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Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-03-18 23:13:00

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:mingle, aidan reilly, ianto jones, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), nico di angelo, pavel chekov (au), suzaku kururugi, ton phanan

[Day 419] [Mingle / Closed to Defense Force]
[Kitty waits until the team gathers into the Defense Force headquarters. Once upon a time this team was big enough that having a meeting inside would have been uncomfortable. That hasn't been true for awhile. She loudly taps a pen against a desk a few times to get everyone's attention before she starts.]

You were probably hoping I scheduled this surprise meeting so I could deliver a long speech at you, and your hopes are being fulfilled. [A pause as she once again considers not moving forward with this.] I have been thinking about the Defense Force and where it started and how it's changed and the direction it could or maybe even should move in for awhile now. We're a smaller team than we once were and I've been wanting to refocus our efforts more on the investigation side of things, but our numbers don't reflect that. I think a lot of us are here because we do something similar back home. We protect. We fight. We have a team to support us. We wanted that here too, but I'm not sure the needs of this prison support that now. I'm not sure they ever did. I'm not saying we haven't had successes. We have. I'm proud of what we built and what we've accomplished even if it's surprising how completely unpopular a team for saving lives and getting people home is. [She's taken the brunt of that message too. Complaints and criticisms from what they did to stop Spike from attacking people to just not getting everyone home within a few months time against impossible odds.]

I think it's time for a fresh take on this idea. And the thing is... It's not going to be with me. [Just looking out at everyone.] I don't think leading a team is what I should be doing right now. It's meant a lot to me. It's been the only thing that got me through some hard times. But it's not here for that.

I've talked to Jack and he's not going to be moving into the role either, so where this leaves us is kind of up to all of you. And before anyone volunteers I just want to say take some time to think about it. Think about whether you have a direction and a passion for it. Also, it won't be my call to make what happens next, so you'll just have to see if others will follow if you want to lead. Which means, for the moment, there is no Defense Force.

[And with that her speech is over. Time to see what comes next.]

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	candothat 2017-03-26 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Eh. I don't know about most people, but I would have happily been talked at for another twenty, thirty minutes." That's part joke and part truth. Even though he might not want to hang around for a long speech any more than the rest of them, he certainly doesn't mind listening to Kitty. "May I ask what you think of this?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2017-04-10 02:27 pm UTC (link)

He chuckles. "I think you're potentially somewhat biased in favour of listening to Kitty talk!"

Then he shrugs. "And the whole of this?" Gesturing around at the general lack of shock or outrage amongst the gathered team - not to mention the notable absence of several people. "I think it's probably time. I think we've lost our sense of purpose and it's time to move aside to make room for something more relevant."

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	candothat 2017-04-10 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, true. I can see now that my attempts to remain impartial at work have failed." He wasn't trying very hard. Professional distance is almost impossible to maintain in such a small place with so few people, and it's really not worth the effort. He nods, agreeing with Jack's assessment. "What would be more relevant, I have no idea." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2017-04-11 11:46 am UTC (link)

Professional distance has always been something of a problem in the DF. Kitty after all has had pretty intense relationships with both Reid and Jack, in different ways, and now with Chekov too. Not to mention that the other two leaders in recent months, Jack and Ianto, have been going through a hell of a lot of changes in their relationship too. That probably didn't help the poor Force at all!

"Yeah, me neither," he admits with a shrug, but he doesn't sound too worried. "I'm sure something will come together to take its place. Things tend to." He grins. "And in the meantime, if another major threat shows up, I'm sure we'll all step up to fight it as we always have."

Separately, disorganised, but still mostly successful.

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