fallenambitions | [Written/Accidental Voice]

[...It's been eerily quiet at House #29 lately. The quiet isn't something new to Alexei, or a bother, but it's just strange when you now share the place with someone else that wasn't there. He taps his pen, sitting at his desk and glancing at the blank page in the journal. He's been meaning to talk about something to the general public that he's been holding off for quite some time. Though, it's been a while since the first draft and there hasn't been another...hm.

He just leans back in his seat for a moment, out of the journal's view. People can probably hear several loud banging sounds and then some not so pleasant words being blurted out. Alexei comes back into view again, a hand pressed against his forehead. For a moment there he thought...]

...This is ridiculous. [After deciding that he probably shouldn't broadcast this through voice, he starts to write]

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To the residents of Luceti. My name is Alexei and I know it's been some time since this was discussed, but while we have some downtime, I think this is an opportune time to re-establish the topic about teaching non-combantants how to fight. I know it's been some time since the first draft, however I don't think it will be the last.

The intent for this project was to ensure those with no knowledge of combat who are forced into the draft are able to at least defend themselves. This may also be beneficial in other areas besides the war, enemies within Luceti itself for example. Gaining this knowledge may not defeat the pursuer, yet it may offer time long enough for the right people to come and aid them.

The question now is, to the inexperienced, would any of you be interested in attending these sort of classes to learn the basics of combat and self defense?

To the people who had expressed interest to teach before, are you still interested? If anyone would like to teach in any form of combat, please bring it up with me and tell me your area of expertise. I have an ideal place in mind where classes can be held, but I rather further discuss it off journal. We can decide a time for all of us to meet and properly discuss this if there are people who want this to happen.

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[Her printing's getting more scratchy as she tries to write more quickly and forcefully.]

No, that is not what I am saying! ~~How dare~~

It is not as easy as you are making it sound. People in wars train for years. ~~You cann~~ If it was that easy to counter in a few months then what would the point of that training be?

I never said it was easy and I never said they would defeat someone with more experience.

Learning how to defend yourself can make all the difference to whether you will die or be able to flee from a battle and stay alive. That is the point of this, so they can survive and give them hope, to know they don't have to just stand out there, defenseless.

~~That is n~~ ~~It is not that ea~~ Have you ever been i[At this point, she just descends into angry scribbles that end in a large ink blot. It seems Fenimore pressed so hard she broke what she was writing with. Let's hope that it was just a quill.

She'll be gone for a while as she goes to find another writing implement. If he doesn't respond in that time, she'll continue when she gets back.]

[He looks at what she had written and the partially finished question she had put down. Based on what they've been talking about, he has an idea what she meant and calmly writes a response]

I have been through war. I know what it is like out in the battlefield.

[After maybe a minute or two, she replies. Her printing is lighter, partially because she's realized she was overreacting and partially because she doesn't want to break another writing implement.]

From the soldier's side. [Technically, this should be a question, since she doesn't know. But this is her guess.]

From their side, as their commander.

[The response came quick and short. Considering what he saw before he wrote this entry, he didn't want to get into any further details about it.]

~~Then it is eas~~ [After she crosses that out, there's a short pause as she tries to get her temper under control. It's a bit easier in writing to do so, and she was supposed to be trying to think before she spoke when having conversations like this.

The only sign she's still there for a while is the appearance of some dots as she taps the page. The next part is written even more slowly than before as she tries to keep from flying off the handle over mostly unrelated issues like she has been.]

I do not see a point to teaching people how to fight if they do not know some before. [A pause.] When a normal person is attacked [a shorter pause] the best that anyone can do is to run and to hide. Standing and fighting will only get them killed. [Pausing again, tapping on the page so that more dots appear somewhat at random.] If you are going to teach them, teach them how to ~~do that~~ get away.

[...] Didn't I already state that earlier to you? One of the reason for this, is so they have that chance to run and to keep themselves alive.

[...He's still not sure why she was being on the defense about this] Is there a reason, that you're not telling me as to why you're strongly against this?

[More quickly than the rest, and thus notably more messily:] No reason. It is common sense.

[And then, back to her more normal pace.] I do not think that having a weapon will help in fleeing. It would make the person a target, since they will seem dangerous.

And if they see a person fleeing without one, they will likely go after them as easy targets.

You have valid points, but it doesn't matter whether a person has a weapon or not out there. It doesn't sound like they will spare anyone's lives, and will attack anyone.

~~But if they are with someone who is a danger~~ [There's a pause. She doesn't really know that much about largescale battles, despite being involved in some small way in two of them.]

If you say so. I still do not think that what fighting can be learned will give more than a few seconds of time.

Even a few seconds can make all the difference out in the battlefield.

Besides, this is all voluntary as well. People can decide, if they wish to learn or not. It is just one option.

[There's another long pause.]

It is not like I can stop you.

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