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IN THE SUMMER SILENCE,
I WAS GETTING VIOLENT
I WAS GETTING VIOLENT
The tigress stands in front of the lot with increasing disappointment as she reads the cowardice on Atbash's face and hears their offended tones. Save for the one-eyed woman, she is quite certain that they all dislike her immediately after her question. In turn, she instantly dislikes them for their thin skin and stubbornness to admit their poor political choices. Instead of a justification, all she hears is more excuses. She glances at Nui, a silent sigh passing from her black lips. "Thank you, it isn't often to see someone choose harsh truth over coddling others' feelings," she remarks, disliking the rest of the Snowbounders more, almost on principle. Sunhaven may be softer than Quantum is used to, but she enjoys the luxury of free speech, as most people there have thick skin.
She turns to Atbash, ignoring the others. If they think her asking questions about past political decisions is confrontation (as the maine coon said) or rude (as the other did) or so offensive they needed to leave, then she knows there is no point in trying to speak with them. "Yes, I understand you and the Typhoon are different and that the decision was made by only your leader. But you stayed with them for days while humans invaded your home, right? All of you choose to stay with a bunch of warmongering pirates for safety, draining their resources and allowing their leader to die in the fight to save your home. As far as I've heard, not a single one of you decided to flee and stay with the Ascendants - another one of your allies, one who isn't warbound and is far more similar to your ideals than the Typhoon. So, clearly, you were all comfortable enough to stay on their land and eat their prey and live among them - yet now you claim they are incompatible with your ideals?" the tigress pushes, her voice smooth and devoid of hostility. She is genuinely curious; she wants to find a rational reason for all of this, to understand why these tribesmen now act so hostile towards the pirates when they did nothing but receive benefit after benefit from the alliance.
"From an outsider perspective, your claims are contradictory. In fact, I think the Typhoon had a right to be angry and demand resources back from you; they invested time and energy into a one-sided alliance, only for Snowbound to break it off before giving anything back in return," she continued, idly tapping her claws on the ground in a restless motion. All of this political talk made her head throb slightly; the huntress isn't used to standing around discussing matters, as she'd much rather just settle this with a quick brawl and move on. Turning her head, she took a deep breath before she puffed out a smoky exhale and finished, "So, can you see why your promises seem weak to me? Can you prove that your political decisions are rational and not just the result of incompetence or insensible choices? Because there is no reason to your politics right now - it would have been more honorable to stay allies with the Typhoon, yet because you allied with them and then turned on them... it makes for two black marks on your record."
She turns to Atbash, ignoring the others. If they think her asking questions about past political decisions is confrontation (as the maine coon said) or rude (as the other did) or so offensive they needed to leave, then she knows there is no point in trying to speak with them. "Yes, I understand you and the Typhoon are different and that the decision was made by only your leader. But you stayed with them for days while humans invaded your home, right? All of you choose to stay with a bunch of warmongering pirates for safety, draining their resources and allowing their leader to die in the fight to save your home. As far as I've heard, not a single one of you decided to flee and stay with the Ascendants - another one of your allies, one who isn't warbound and is far more similar to your ideals than the Typhoon. So, clearly, you were all comfortable enough to stay on their land and eat their prey and live among them - yet now you claim they are incompatible with your ideals?" the tigress pushes, her voice smooth and devoid of hostility. She is genuinely curious; she wants to find a rational reason for all of this, to understand why these tribesmen now act so hostile towards the pirates when they did nothing but receive benefit after benefit from the alliance.
"From an outsider perspective, your claims are contradictory. In fact, I think the Typhoon had a right to be angry and demand resources back from you; they invested time and energy into a one-sided alliance, only for Snowbound to break it off before giving anything back in return," she continued, idly tapping her claws on the ground in a restless motion. All of this political talk made her head throb slightly; the huntress isn't used to standing around discussing matters, as she'd much rather just settle this with a quick brawl and move on. Turning her head, she took a deep breath before she puffed out a smoky exhale and finished, "So, can you see why your promises seem weak to me? Can you prove that your political decisions are rational and not just the result of incompetence or insensible choices? Because there is no reason to your politics right now - it would have been more honorable to stay allies with the Typhoon, yet because you allied with them and then turned on them... it makes for two black marks on your record."
TAGS • WRITTEN BY AXIOM