[Oh, so he's been conscripted into this now? ...Well, okay. Faintly, he hopes she's not being sarcastic, because he's about to sound real dumb otherwise.]
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
I'll go back and start counting
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
You seem like you've done this sort of thing before.
Well at least whoever it is is consistently an asshole
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Everyone wants things + more than half this crew had no idea what they were agreeing to when they signed on. Just because recruiting is good at manipulation doesn't mean everyone who said yes is just looking out for themselves
I wouldn't go that far. I think people's perspectives tend to get colored by their actions
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
don't worry! I agree with you. I think people have a lot of reasons for joining. the ones that weren't tricked anyway. it's giving this place too much credit to say they make a deal we bought into, fair or not
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
I've been seeing if anyone's been having trouble digging themselves out. we could probably just count the empty holes
no subject
Probably faster to run IDs but sure if you want to count holes I can work on that and we can meet in the middle
no subject
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
I'll go back and start counting
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
You seem like you've done this sort of thing before.
no subject
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Here I was thinking 'digging up graves, that's a new one'
no subject
I MEANT with head counts and keeping things organized. I have more experience putting people in graves than taking them out
[A belated moment later, he realizes how that sounds.]
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
not that I have much!! I meant because of the war at home. I don't think I've ever dug up a grave
no subject
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Fingers crossed today isn't the big day
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
There's a war where I'm from too. Good way to make people detail oriented
no subject
you can say that again
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
I was just a pilot. maybe the detail oriented part only happens to marines
no subject
Maybe it's the rank
[Which is a dick thing to say, but factual so of course she's going to say it. Not like it's relevant here anyway.]
no subject
your file says you're a commander?
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
me too
[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]
no subject
Oh
[And:]
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Different training maybe
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Anyway
no subject
probably that's it the rebel alliance was pretty informal
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
I'm sorry to hear war is so common. you're not the first person I've talked to who has another war going on at home
no subject
Crew's made up of 85% desperate people. It makes sense most of them are coming out of a bad situation
[Not that she counts herself in that percentage. You know. For clarity.]
no subject
that's a kinder assessment than I've heard from most people. Last time it came up someone told me people only agreed because they were selfish
no subject
Did the person who told you that include themselves in that boat?
no subject
they did
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
but I like your theory better
no subject
Well at least whoever it is is consistently an asshole
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Everyone wants things + more than half this crew had no idea what they were agreeing to when they signed on. Just because recruiting is good at manipulation doesn't mean everyone who said yes is just looking out for themselves
no subject
I wouldn't go that far. I think people's perspectives tend to get colored by their actions
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
don't worry! I agree with you. I think people have a lot of reasons for joining. the ones that weren't tricked anyway. it's giving this place too much credit to say they make a deal we bought into, fair or not
no subject
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
That's a good attitude to have
no subject
Thanks I guess. It just makes sense. you shouldn't make excuses for people who are holding you hostage
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
but I was tricked into being here so I guess that colors MY perspective
no subject
I wasn't. Still gives them too much credit
no subject
really? you didn't strike me as the type to come willingly
[Uh.]
FROM: skywalker.luke@cdc.org
not that that's any of my business! sorry I know that's a personal issue for a lot of people
no subject
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
You don't have to apologize. I'm the one who said it
no subject
do you want to talk about it?
no subject
What's there to talk about
no subject
not much I guess! I figured you wanted to
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)