text | un: Sasaki

[ex_adept136]

It's occurred to me that since our membership shifts and our backgrounds vary so much, it might be good to compare what we're capable of. More to the point, I was thinking we might be able to help each other pick up relevant skills, if not hone the ones we already have.

If people are looking to train or think they could help others, why don't we discuss that here? I know at least a few of us don't have backgrounds in combat, for example. On our first day here I met someone who wasn't familiar with firearms but might get good use out of the skill, for another.

In my case, I have experience training others and can help with hand-to-hand combat. I can work with people ranging from average human strength to well above it. I've got some skill with swords and knives, but I wouldn't compare that to someone who specializes in them, and that's something I'd like to work on. In terms of non-combative skills, if someone wants to work on something like cooking, I'm reasonably helpful there.

Let's see how we can help each other improve.

[ooc: Please feel free to thread-hop/jack here, that's what this is for!]

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text: un: shuyi

[gunah]

Why do you have so many pictures of the women from this 2012 Olympics?

[ Why, Miles? Explain. ]

[upshur]

[ IT'S LIKE THIS... ]

I was doing an old photographer friend of mine a solid. His assistant called in with the flu, so off I went to London.
Wound up doing a piece on the sexualization of female athletes.

[gunah]

[ Really bruh? ]

So he gave you all those photos as payment for your services?

[upshur]

No, I took all those photos to use for the piece.

[ and then he kept them because yes, he can be shallow too!!! ]

[gunah]

Are they beautiful, the women?

May I see them?

[upshur]

[ .................... 8\ well dang ]

Well, I guess I - personally - think so. They're athletes, so they're incredible, period.

Why not, let me find where I stored them.

[gunah]

Are they beautiful because they are strong?

!!!

[upshur]

Some might argue they're beautiful because they exist.
Blah blah blah, the sexualization of female athletes, blah. I wrote an article on it.
Have a look. Judge for yourself.

[ KWJ.IMG ]

[gunah]

[ Sexualization of female anything is familiar to her too, but it takes her a moment to look, really look, at the photo before replying. ]

She wasn't trying to look beautiful in that picture. She was simply happy, ecstatic, victorious. It didn't matter to her then what she looked like. Is that why she is beautiful to you? Because she isn't wearing her face as it is, instead of a facade?

[upshur]

I'd argue that she's beautiful because she exists.

[ yea........... he's that guy ]

Of all the records and content I had with me, it just so happened to be a bunch of images of women like her. I don't know, after the shit I saw, it's refreshing to remember there's people like her in the world.

[gunah]

[ Miles . . . ]

What shit have you seen, Miles, to make you appreciate all women?

[upshur]

[ shuyi........ ]

Bad shit. You know, just - really bad.
Makes me glad to be around a team made of weirdos that are DECENT, honestly.

[gunah]

And why did you have to witness such things?

[upshur]

Honestly, I don't know. The whole thing was entirely out of my control.

I was just doing my job.

[gunah]

Like pawns in a game neither of us truly understands.

[upshur]

Yeah, just like that. Pawns in some sick game.

Sounds like you're familiar with the feeling?

[gunah]

I am.

A friend once said to me that it is only natural to use and be used by others. Do you agree?

[upshur]

I think that sometimes, you really can't avoid it. And that it's not done maliciously.

Not by most people, I mean. There's always the sickos.

[gunah]

The sickos.

Are you free of them here, now?