What to do, what to do...
The Emperor has issued a challenge to me, outside of the lessons in strategy and studying of Sun Tzu to which I am supposed to be devoting myself. This challenge is to take the offensive in plotting against him, rather than sitting back and "taking" whatever he deals out. I agree, but in the past have believed that I lack the necessary resources to wage such a war... For example, here is a list of all of the "plots" that I am aware of l'Emperor having run against me:
Blind first date
Serenade by barbershop quartet
Visit to Seattle for Christmas
Snoqualme Falls
Visit to Florida
Visit to Seattle for Les Mis
In addition to these actual "plots" there has been the following "general evilness":
Opening doors for me, even if it means racing me on rollerblades
Roses
Regular care packages with chocolate, games, and books
Given my poor memory, I'm sure there are others that have disappeared temporarily into the mists of time, hopefully by the time I get home from work I will recall more of them.
I cannot possibly compete at that level of plotting, both my limited resources and my lack of creativity (at this time... I am working on it) preclude it. However... now that I've reviewed the sorts of plots he has run in the past... they cover a very narrow range of options. I believe that with a little thought I may be able to come up with some things that are completely "outside the box"... hmmmmmm...
When I ask myself why I've been such a "camper" thus far, there are a number of different answers, and none of them are the sort of thing that would stop me under normal circumstances. I think it's just never occurred to me that I COULD "plot back". But I believe I can, and I will, and it shall start today, because I already have a few ideas, and I've been delaying too long... *rubs hands in anticipation*
posted by Liz @ 1:11 PM
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1 Comments:
I wouldn’t necessarily call it camping per se, more of a defensive stance. Similar to, say, the Maginot Line the French built between World Wars I and II. That *does* lead to a rather obvious conclusion as to it’s effectiveness in the long run. A reactionary stance is just that, “reactionary.” It permits the other side (whomever it be) to seize the initiative. Once they have the initiative it can be very, very hard to get it back if they don’t want to let you have it. Just food for thought.
-Kemper, Knight of the Dragon, Lord Marshal of the New Order
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