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Battle Tactics and Strategy; Thursday, Fourth Period [04/04].
Naturally, Ignis liked to have a solid strategy and plan for each of his classes, but something teaching at Fandom had taught him over the years was that there was some merit in a certain flexibility. His intention for his lesson today had taken many forms over the past week, and had even been in back-and-forth deliberations pretty much up to the moment he walked into the classroom. Not his preferred method, but that just highlighted why his decision to stick with his original intention bouncing off of last week's lesson was the correct one.
Even if now it did feel perhaps slightly pointed.
"Last week," he said, and, my, how the mastery over his facial expressions had slipped considerably these last few months, as the faint hint of a smirk surfaced quite unbidden, "I propose the idea that an important aspect of battle tactics and strategy is knowing which battles are worth fighting and which are not. Now, clearly, this can be a rather subjective matter: what one deems as something worth fighting for may not be worth it in the perspective of another. There are, of course, countless philosophies on the matter, which we could easily fill an entire class period focusing on, but, instead, I would much rather be interested in the words and motivations of those in this classroom than the dusty musings of those we may never meet.
"Simple as that," he said, with a nearly careless wave of his hand, "or is it? Let's hear your thoughts. What is worth fighting for for you? Is it different, if we are talking about war compared to your own personal battles? What are those differences, and how do they change things? Challenge each other, try to open your mind to other perspectives. Unless, of course," he chuckled, just faintly, "you feel that challenging your classmates is something not worth fighting for, at which point I simply must ask, well, why not? Where do you draw your lines? How do you pick you battles? Let's discuss."
Even if now it did feel perhaps slightly pointed.
"Last week," he said, and, my, how the mastery over his facial expressions had slipped considerably these last few months, as the faint hint of a smirk surfaced quite unbidden, "I propose the idea that an important aspect of battle tactics and strategy is knowing which battles are worth fighting and which are not. Now, clearly, this can be a rather subjective matter: what one deems as something worth fighting for may not be worth it in the perspective of another. There are, of course, countless philosophies on the matter, which we could easily fill an entire class period focusing on, but, instead, I would much rather be interested in the words and motivations of those in this classroom than the dusty musings of those we may never meet.
"Simple as that," he said, with a nearly careless wave of his hand, "or is it? Let's hear your thoughts. What is worth fighting for for you? Is it different, if we are talking about war compared to your own personal battles? What are those differences, and how do they change things? Challenge each other, try to open your mind to other perspectives. Unless, of course," he chuckled, just faintly, "you feel that challenging your classmates is something not worth fighting for, at which point I simply must ask, well, why not? Where do you draw your lines? How do you pick you battles? Let's discuss."
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But even if you haven't been spending the whole of your time contemplating such conversations, Ignis has no doubt that there was still a lively discussion to be had.
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Huh, odd. Liliana certainly hadn't noticed any kind of potentially pointed commentary in today's lecture. In anything, she seemed very relaxed, examining her nails, making a mental to note to schedule another manicure.
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"I am a mutant teleporter. My powers manifested explicitly so I have an escape from any situation," she continued. "There are academics," *cough*XAVIER*cough* "--who could likely write an entire thesis on the subject of how mutations often manifest in response to stress or trauma, and how that impacts what powers are gained."
"I was forged to be a weapon long before I was a teleporter. I can wipe out an entire plane by letting go for a fraction of a second. So if I go to war... it is not something to be done lightly. Only in absolute defense of those who cannot protect themselves."
"Mind you," Illyana's smile was sharp, "--a beat-down, however, is often very good for myself, and the egos of other people. If there is a single target I can eliminate which will fix a great number of problems, well, it would not be the first or last time I have made that choice."
There was an entire urban legend about the ghost-wraith girl of I-20, and her trail of dead men!
"Sometimes, assassination is the best option, but that's also why I keep people around me who are better at ethics than I am." Illyana shrugged. "I am good at ending problems, smarter people than me should be the ones solving them."