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McDonell Benedict "Kazuhira (和平)" Miller ([personal profile] warandpeace) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou2016-03-07 09:24 pm

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I've written up some training routines specifically geared towards stealth and retrieval. I would like to grab some volunteers. There are higher levels of difficulty.

The training room is also open for other trainers to provide firearms and combat training, and also basic self-defense is available of course. Let me know what you'd be interested in.

On a more personal note, for those people that know me, or are acquainted with me, and have very good intentions? Try not to fix me up for a little while. I know it seems like a fun hobby, but I'm not really feelin' it.
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[personal profile] whatdidisay 2016-03-10 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
You certainly seem qualified for it.

( he says, having been on the receiving end of it. )
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[personal profile] whatdidisay 2016-03-10 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
( the problem is this: ivan doesn't like being capable. being capable not only makes him obligated to be in danger -- funny, coming from a man who joined the military, ivan knows -- but makes him stand out. and someone, somewhere, might consider his competence as a threat or an opportunity. the continuation of his life, the lives of the three people between him and the barrayaran empire, require him to be smart enough not to have anyone think he can be manipulated and dumb enough for no one to want him to be emperor in the first place. being mediocre allows him to skate by, unnoticed and unimportant.

the problem is also this: he's coming around to the idea that he can keep his head down and out of trouble all he wants here, but that trouble? it's still going to find him. there's just not enough of a population, they're already singled out for not being from this universe--

it's complicated.
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Any chance you give lessons on how to be as much of an innocent bystander as possible instead? ( he tries, weakly, before switching to something more serious. ) I'll think about it. That's not a yes, alright? I just-- we'll see if I need something to make up for the lack of my twice yearly review sessions with ImpSec.
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[personal profile] whatdidisay 2016-03-10 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
( well that doesn't sound too bad. )

Pretty sure walking away from a serious problem is better than running. But it would just be more of the stuff we did on planet, right?

( he'd found that to be fairly okay, and they didn't teach stealth in the barrayaran military. not to the extent he thinks kaz is offering. )
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[personal profile] whatdidisay 2016-03-10 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That doesn't help.

( what sort of problems are ten story problems and how does ivan avoid them? )

I'll think about it and let you know in a few days how it shakes out. ( alys vorpatril didn't raise a son who only responds when things are positive, even though in ivan's estimation, that's easier. ) Thanks, Kaz.