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Christopher Pike (daretodobetter) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2013-11-08 08:32:00

Entry tags:

!network post, cassie sandsmark / wonder girl, christine chapel, christopher pike (movies), hestia jones, james kirk, james kirk (tos), peggy carter (mcu), spock, spock (tos)

Cameron left last week. Now Zoe and her crew. And apparently she left me the ranch. I imagine I'll be spending a bit of time there - and of course, anyone is welcome to come out and spend some time there. Horses, nature and the open sky. You can see the stars. I think I might do something there for the holidays.

In other news, I - or should I say my body - is not a fan of the damp cold. I miss the dry cold of the desert. Or a spaceship where you don't normally have this problem.

I gave my Military Tactics class this assignment and decided to share it here: Pick an event from the list of militarty disasters and provide a strategy for how you would have proceeded in the face of certain defeat. You can also submit events from the future / other worlds.

[2009 Kirk & Spock]

How long does a commanding officer have to wait for information? Or were you attempting to keep things secret?

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peggycarter
2013-11-08 09:07 am UTC (link)

Not tho' the soldier knew, someone had blundered

The Charge of the Light Brigade offers a simple fix, as it were: a better comms officer.

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	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 09:11 am UTC (link)
	While better communications often help, it's not always that simple. And what do you do with bad communications? Sometimes they can't be avoided. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 09:20 am UTC (link)
	Would you have sent your soldiers, sabres rattling, through a canyon into the mouth of an artillery regiment? Even under orders? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 09:27 am UTC (link)
	Me? Probably not. Though I had some issues with authority in my day and unjust orders. And might have had a self-sacrificing streak. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	needsofthemany 2013-11-08 10:29 am UTC (link)
	I'm sorry to hear that about Zoe, but you know I'm up for seeing the ranch at any time. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 12:04 pm UTC (link)
	I'll give you keys to the pickup even. Pickup, helicopter, and a ranch. It's odd to come into so much. We need to get you a horse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needsofthemany 2013-11-08 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	Is it strange how much that sounds like a will? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	Apparently she had a will. I think because of the baby. So, no, not odd. Selfishly, I'm glad it didn't just go into a SHIELD warehouse. The helicopter doesn't fly yet, but if you're up for tinkering... This one looks like it might be spunky enough for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	[KIRK \| PIKE \| SPOCK] jameskirk 2013-11-08 10:30 am UTC (link)
	~~Please tell me~~...You're talking about out work with Starkfleet ~~Right~~? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[KIRK \| PIKE \| SPOCK] daretodobetter 2013-11-08 12:06 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not an idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[KIRK \| PIKE \| SPOCK] vulcanmind 2013-11-08 01:12 pm UTC (link)
	I did not think that was a secret. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[KIRK \| PIKE \| SPOCK] daretodobetter 2013-11-08 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	I am not referring to your involvement with Starkfleet. Rather your involvement with each other. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	chapelrn 2013-11-08 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	I suck at military strategy. There's a reason I didn't go to command school. I could however use some down time so please feel free to kidnap me and take me to the ranch. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Kidnap you? And here I'd thought you'd come willingly. What are you doing tomorrow? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chapelrn 2013-11-09 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't mean literally. I'll always come willingly especially if I get to see Bulletproof. Nothing actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-10 10:39 am UTC (link)
	You mean to say that your plan is to come out to the ranch and ride and help do an inventory? Excellent plan. We need to get you a horse of your own out there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	girlwonderteen 2013-11-09 12:20 am UTC (link)
	... I can't pick! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-09 07:50 am UTC (link)
	Close your eyes and point to one? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hcjones 2013-11-09 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Couldn't many of the disasters be brought back to the losing commander having too large of an ego and thinking that he could conquer the opposite force even though there times it was clear that there was no way possible? I'm sorry about your friends and I've never ridden a horse. Or been out on a ranch. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-09 07:52 am UTC (link)
	It's not that simple. Some of them - like Napoleon invading Russia - certainly. But some of the defeats were against a much smaller army. The point is - if you know defeat is imminent, what do you do? How do you act? Would you like to? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hcjones 2013-11-11 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Not all of them, of course. Do what I have to do and believe that what I was doing was for the greater good. I do think I might like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-12 11:13 am UTC (link)
	Well, you're welcome to come out to the ranch any time. It's about 45 minutes away. I'm out there most weekends and occasionally during the week when I'm not teaching. I've got a few horses there and looking to acquire more - for various levels of riding ability. And I taught Nurse Chapel to ride. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	schn_tgai 2013-11-09 03:52 am UTC (link)
	I believe I agree with your assessment of the cold here in New York. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-09 07:50 am UTC (link)
	I don't suppose you have any remedies for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	schn_tgai 2013-11-09 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	Little beyond thermal underclothing and raising the temperature of the heating system. I am used to feeling slightly cold in places designed for human comfort but I have rarely experienced Earth winters beyond the ones when I was at the Academy in San Francisco. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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