[audio // English]

If anyone's having trouble with the comms or other technology that doesn't exist where they're from, I'd be willing to teach.

[Message repeats in text for those who don't speak English. Non-English-speaking illiterates are apparently out of luck ( Read more... )

[text]

When someone is telling you exactly what you want to hear, there's a catch, especially when they insist there isn't one.

[Hmm. She may have to spell this out for the slow kids.]

The mirrors may not be lying, but they're not being honest, either.

[She had a conversation with one and agreed to nothing because she's so paranoid she'd check ( Read more... )

[audio // English]

When someone gives you a name, it doesn't necessarily follow they were telling the truth about it being their name, especially if they have reason to lie.

The principle can be generalized to a variety of conversational circumstances.

[Kusanagi's gone clear past exasperation and into resignation.]

[audio // English]

"Terminated."

[Kusanagi chuckles. It's scoffing sort of a sound.]

For benefit of the newly-arrived and the incurably naive: the cook is dead.

[text]

In light of recent events, I've put together something of a timeline for the curious, and to clear up misunderstandings. In the absence of a rational system of justice, the court of public opinion will have to suffice.

At the outset, Jane Dowe, [user id], who believes herself to be logged into an immersive video game, "initiated Player vs ( Read more... )

[text]

Mr. Hessian, Dowe:

When you woke with your eyes changed, how many times had you died?

Is there anyone else who's experienced the strange pigmentation effect upon resurrection? If so, how often had you died before it occurred?

[The Major's hypothesis: Let her show you it.]

[audio // English]

Cruise ships average 20 knots. That's 37 kilometers per hour.

[Her voice echoes a little, and there's a clink over the comm as of metal knocking against rock.]

At that speed, in a year, a ship could circle the Earth eight times.

((OOC: She is, of course, on Deck 15. She'll respond over the comms, and commentlogs are ( Read more... )

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A military commander bears complete responsibility for the actions taken by subordinates in performance of their duties.

To make this possible, subordinates are required to obey orders immediately and unquestioningly.

Anything less will result in unnecessary casualties, or even a failure of mission objectives.

[text]

Since some of you apparently need to have this spelled out for you:

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is wrong.

The enemy of your enemy is your enemy's enemy. That does not mean they are not your enemy, as well.

There is an extremely obvious alternate conclusion to be reached regarding current events. I leave it as an exercise for ( Read more... )

[textNiccolo Machiavelli, a politician and writer from about 500 years ago, tells of a tactic used to quell opposition in a recently-conquered territory ( Read more... )