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theclipper_tlv2022-08-07 02:56 pm
wildguardian) wrote in theclipper_tlv2022-08-07 02:56 pm
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[He settles himself on a sofa in a corner of the common area, along the very base of the tree, and lifts his wrist to a comfortable level to smile at the camera. He's done this before. It's performative as fuck, and he doesn't enjoy it, but it's past time that he got over his sulk and started getting people motivated here.]
Good morning, Clipper! Some of you I know and some of you are strangers, but we can welcome one more lovely day on this new boat together regardless. To the strangers: Zhao Yunlan! Formerly of the Barge, and even more formerly of Dragon City's Special Investigations Department.
I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk to all of you about happiness. Peace. Indeed, justice itself -- because I'm sorry to say I think our dear Nurse's head is not in the right place on those topics, and we could all get some better results with just a little change of perspective.
Anger, you see, is the natural response to injustice! Think back to the last time in your life you got real peeved -- what caused that emotion? I bet you were thinking, That's just wrong, or You can't treat me like that, or How could you do that?
It's a powerful feeling, and don't get me wrong, it sure as heck can be misdirected and cause some real harm in the world.
But the true cure for anger is to gather the strength to go after injustice. Not listening to happy music and putting on a smile. You know it as well as I do! Don't you feel that anger lingering in your heart as long as the wrong goes unfixed?
[He grins at the camera, sharp.]
Who ever repaired a wrong just by saying they were fine?
[And with a grand gesture of his free hand:]
I open the discussion! How do we make a better world? How can we improve this good ship?
Spam
[Zhao Yunlan spends most of his first week either moping in his room or moping generally around the ship. He'll participate in his assigned shifts, but he's hopeless in the kitchen and hopeless at custodial work, outside of the truly unskilled tasks like emptying garbage cans and hauling buckets of soapy water.
Once he's gotten his week of uselessness out of his system, he's choosing to become aggressively involved. Expect him to plop down next to you on the couch and strike up a conversation, Barge transfers and Clipper natives alike. He'll volunteer to tell stories at storytime, and launch into tales of war or murder investigations past if he's able to take the mic. He'll... be stuck washing dishes on every kitchen shift, because he doesn't seem to have the least idea of which flavors can safely go together and which ones will create a heart-rending abomination of a dish.
Sometimes, after the evening storytime but before it's late enough to sleep, he can be found leaning on the railing and staring up at the treehouse and the useless, opaque ceiling above it, lollipop stem jutting aggressively from his lips, expression very far away.]
Good morning, Clipper! Some of you I know and some of you are strangers, but we can welcome one more lovely day on this new boat together regardless. To the strangers: Zhao Yunlan! Formerly of the Barge, and even more formerly of Dragon City's Special Investigations Department.
I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk to all of you about happiness. Peace. Indeed, justice itself -- because I'm sorry to say I think our dear Nurse's head is not in the right place on those topics, and we could all get some better results with just a little change of perspective.
Anger, you see, is the natural response to injustice! Think back to the last time in your life you got real peeved -- what caused that emotion? I bet you were thinking, That's just wrong, or You can't treat me like that, or How could you do that?
It's a powerful feeling, and don't get me wrong, it sure as heck can be misdirected and cause some real harm in the world.
But the true cure for anger is to gather the strength to go after injustice. Not listening to happy music and putting on a smile. You know it as well as I do! Don't you feel that anger lingering in your heart as long as the wrong goes unfixed?
[He grins at the camera, sharp.]
Who ever repaired a wrong just by saying they were fine?
[And with a grand gesture of his free hand:]
I open the discussion! How do we make a better world? How can we improve this good ship?
Spam
[Zhao Yunlan spends most of his first week either moping in his room or moping generally around the ship. He'll participate in his assigned shifts, but he's hopeless in the kitchen and hopeless at custodial work, outside of the truly unskilled tasks like emptying garbage cans and hauling buckets of soapy water.
Once he's gotten his week of uselessness out of his system, he's choosing to become aggressively involved. Expect him to plop down next to you on the couch and strike up a conversation, Barge transfers and Clipper natives alike. He'll volunteer to tell stories at storytime, and launch into tales of war or murder investigations past if he's able to take the mic. He'll... be stuck washing dishes on every kitchen shift, because he doesn't seem to have the least idea of which flavors can safely go together and which ones will create a heart-rending abomination of a dish.
Sometimes, after the evening storytime but before it's late enough to sleep, he can be found leaning on the railing and staring up at the treehouse and the useless, opaque ceiling above it, lollipop stem jutting aggressively from his lips, expression very far away.]
Re: Kitchen
... Though, honestly, I would appreciate better record-keeping as a general rule on all these ships. Much as I hate report writing, they're a decent resource when you need 'em.
Re: Kitchen
[ He'll focus a little on the cleaning before he explains that. ]
Words give things shape and definition. Depending on the person who's using the words, they can be weapons or they can be healing tools. Information can be used in plenty of ways. And while I see it being a net positive in a place like the one I've heard you came from? It's a little more complicated here.
Re: Kitchen
But it does seem like there's a lot less dedication towards actually helping people and a lot more emphasis on shutting down any bad behavior around here.
Re: Kitchen
Got it in one.
It's a justification for 'treatment' that someone might not have otherwise.
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Re: Kitchen
How depends on the Assistant's report.
Like I said: double edged sword. I see the benefit and the problems with it, but I also see the problems weighing more heavily.
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[His eyebrows are raised with interest.]
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But it's hard to call someone out effectively when you have to follow the rules just as stringently about that as anything else.
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