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

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!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 09:20 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)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 09:49 am UTC (link)
	We're cut of a similar cloth, you and I. Though I don't know so much about the self-sacrifice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Well, apparently my subordinates sometimes feel the need to 'rescue' me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	Such is the burden of commanding officers who inspire love in their subordinates. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	Or the foolishness of young officers. I miss the fleet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	Love and foolishness walk hand in glove, I find. I'm sorry you do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	True. We seem so.. scattered here. There was a sense of home in Starfleet. Apart from missing space, it's the sense of being part of something bigger than yourself, that sense of identity, of serving a greater goal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	There are people who try to make that happen here, sir, but I suppose in a world that's a big as this one - with voices clamouring left and right to be heard - we all feel alone or lost from time to time. Often, I certainly do, and the best advice I can give you is to find yourself a wagon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	It's made me toy with the idea of SHIELD or the military but well... the beauty of Starfleet was that it wasn't military. Not that I'd pass SHIELD or a military physical yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	peggycarter 2013-11-08 01:16 pm UTC (link)
	While this world doesn't seem to be prepared for intergalactic travel, I think there are quite a few options for one with a more benevolent perspective. Have you considered Greenpeace? Further, have you considered applying the principles of Starfleet and creating an interplanetary group. I think you'd likely have quite the following, sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daretodobetter 2013-11-08 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	Greenpeace doesn't have the diplomacy/exploration aspect. It'd be more like the UN forces... but those are military and I am not the young fit man I used to be. Would there? I- It's crossed my mind, but I'm not sure how to go about it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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