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[ex_adept136]

[Haise has talked with several teammates about the lack of cohesion, and how difficult it is for all of them to coordinate. It was something he'd meant to discuss, or perhaps encourage others better suited, to bring up when they had some down-time. In the wake of a rather heated debate he chose to sat out on, he thinks maybe conversations about how they unify can't wait]

It seems that some of us may be feeling a little hot under the collar after recent events. Since I am an advocate for mercy, and am only alive because as much was extended to me when others may have argued against it, I don't want to touch on moral disagreements. Our stances will naturally differ, because our organization doesn't give us any unifying principles to abide by.

As a member of the CCG, I had very set guidelines to follow. Those weren't all things I agreed with, or felt right about. But they did maintain order, and did keep people safe. They made us an effective team, and more than once it's come up with colleagues here that we might benefit from that.

This was something I'd hoped might come up on Oska, when people had time to relax, but considering the circumstances...

Would any of you be interested in opening that discussion? That is, talking about our backgrounds, where we're coming from, and what we believe. If we start there, surely we can find a way to work together. If we're constantly at odds with one another, that isn't good for anyone. When I first joined, that division was certainly in place, but those I disagreed with still took the time to speak with me, and we did have common ground. I'd like to suggest that, as a team, we try to find that...for all our sakes.

Edit: Although I spoke of my own background in the example I provided, by no means am I suggesting that everyone do the same. Most importantly, we need to establish where we stand on issues we're often confronted with in our line of work. These things would inevitably show in our actions, so speaking on personal matters is not necessary for discussion.
What each of us believes and what course we're inclined to take is what I mean to inquire about.

[ooc: Naturally, thread-hop/jack as desired]

Comments

[predomination]

It's only lingering Perdition's Rest guilt that caused a problem. I had a feeling it might, and I was one of the ones who vouched for bringing the Taraxa back as prisoners.

There was always a risk, of course. And I can't even say for certain that a complete lack of mercy would have changed things either. Zymandis might have just found another way. We're not the only team that uses Oska as a thoroughfare, after all.

[ex_adept136]

Good point. Among all the debates, I'm not sure we paused to consider that we're just one team, and while we know prisoners we'd brought back were apparently involved, I don't recall details on how they escaped. To that end, it could've been another team's prisoners or a lapse in security...or all manner of factors we're not privy to.

I likewise advocated for keeping prisoners and captured some myself. But if we decide that it's all on us, and that only our actions count for better or ill, we're magnifying our own significance past the point that we ought to, bearing what you've said in mind.

That we operate well does matter, but we had no way of knowing the outcome.

[predomination]

Cassie-san seemed to be quick to place blame for our bringing them, but the facts remain that we didn't let them loose. You can't blame the enforcers for what the prison guards failed to do.

[he can say that because he has been both.]

But self-importance seems to run quite heavy in this lot. I can't say I blame them for it- many of us had significant roles to play in our own worlds, but that only excuses a lack of flexibility so far. I didn't like to be considered one more cog in a machine when I first arrived here, and that hasn't changed now. I've just... adjusted my perspective a bit.

[ex_adept136]

Indeed she did. I have some disagreements with that, concerning where responsibilities ought to be assumed, but I suppose little would come of voicing as much.

[Coming from the CCG, he has distinct ideas about how this works, as well. He's been responsible for certain prisoners, and this much was set clearly into place...not tacked on after something went wrong for others to eschew responsibility]

It might be a matter of adjustment for all of us, one way or another. For my part, I was always a cog in the machine, but I wasn't accustomed to so many other factors and so little organization.

[predomination]

And I'm accustomed to having better control over my surroundings and the people in them.

[which he makes sound as nonchalant as possible, even in text form. it's not always about manipulation. it could just as easily mean he knows the people in his sphere and knows that they'll do whatever it takes.

which is true. there's just a lot more push than necessary.]

But it can't be helped on a grand scale. It has to come on an individual level first.

[ex_adept136]

We're all out of our element, albeit in different ways. If only we could leverage that commonality.

[Though he suspects as much isn't entirely possible.

Some of them have been here too long, and with the disparity in their arrivals, it would be difficult to use that shared circumstance to work better with one another. Easiest to stick with common interests, it seems]

But I suppose you're right.