[video] as sun tzu once said, light 'em up

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There are a bunch of new people around, so...hey, I'm Nate.

[ It's been a while since he posted to the network, but things are starting to get sticky - and not even in the comparatively fun, sweaty jungle way - around these parts and tension feels like it's ramping higher. Crackling in the air. It makes the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He's not in the city, as evidenced by the dense, green foliage at his back. His sketchbook is out, open, but he's talking with both his hands. ]

I realize we're kind of running the gauntlet right now in terms of what's being thrown at us, and we're basically getting ready for an inevitable showdown, and there are already a lot of efforts being made toward preparing.

[ Sonya - a woman he doesn't know - was proposing escape routes and manageable cover strategies for civilian types. It's a good idea to have those routes mapped sooner rather than later. ]

But I've spent a lot of time since we got here getting to know this landscape, the topography. What I'm looking for are people with actual combat experience, whether that's strategic, logistical, or something similar. Fight's gonna come to us whether we want it to or not, and weaponizing the environment is one of the best chances we have at mitigating the risks. Guerrilla warfare isn't pretty, but we have the resources for it.

[ For a moment he looks distracted, thinking of something, writing it down and talking over the act as he does so. ]

So just, um. Call in if you've got the know-how. Thanks.

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[evocation]

I mean, I'm the coolest person here, obviously.

[lifetothefullest]

Obviously. 'Coolest' is definitely the word I would use to describe you.

[evocation]

Wait, was that sarcasm? I thought we were having a moment.

[lifetothefullest]

Come on, you know me well enough to know I'm never sarcastic.

[And that totally deadpan but also completely sarcastic comment aside, he actually means it when he says--]

'Badass' is a more accurate descriptor than 'coolest'.

[evocation]

[Kyna looks genuinely pleased by that.]

You're such a fucking liar.

[And then, softer and more seriously—]

No getting hurt. Promise?

[lifetothefullest]

[He can't actually promise that, but he knows she knows that too and that isn't the point. So instead--]

Only if the same goes for you.

[evocation]

I promise. You're good at keeping me from doing stupid stuff anyway.

[lifetothefullest]

Preventing my friends from doing anything stupid is basically my purpose in life.

[evocation]

That must kind of suck.

[Especially with the number of impulsive personalities they've got running around.]

But thanks. It really means a lot, you know?