Video - Attempting This Princess Leader Thing

[mal_contented]

[Mal closed her connection to Merlin and considered what he had said when she arrived, about what a princess is here, about leadership. Then she opened her connection to everyone through her mirror.]

"Alright. Listen up. Someone is missing and we've been asked to go help. Those who chose not to. stay in the assigned apartments. Yours or together with others, I don't care. If things go sideways it will be easier to keep you lot safe if we know which one building you are all in."

[A deep breath.]

"For the rest of us. We need to work together. Most of you probably don't know or like me. That's fine. Most of you if I know you... I don't like you. But we don't have to like each other for this. We just need to work towards the same goal. After, if you want to tear into me, fine, you're welcome to try. But until we all come back successful and safe, we are horns out, not in. We are one."

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[bigbadrose]

That is, by far, the worst motivational speech I have ever heard. And I thought you couldn't get worse than monotone daleks or cybermen who pride themselves on not having human emotions and also on taking rank and file orders.

Lead by example, not by dictation. Don't coop anyone up, you haven't the faintest idea what will happen when we leave and it might be far better to have people out on the streets protecting others, blimey. And you can't protect people from the field who are back here. We shouldn't even have to protect anyone who stays behind, they should be in charge of protecting others.

One of humanity's greatest strengths is the capacity to be independent. And while we're not all human, you should work with people's strengths, not go all dalek and try to beat it out of them.

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[mal_contented]

"Wow. Just. Wow. And I thought I was the one people might think was siding with the enemy. And then you come along and j7ust try to destroy us all, huh?"

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[bigbadrose]

Yeah, because you're so devastated. I'm sure.

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[mal_contented]

"I will not let your bad attitude destroy this rescue attempt. You don't want to work with me, fine. You can stay here with the others."

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[bigbadrose]

Bite me, Princess. You're not my boss. You've never gone on a single Corrosion mission in your life, and you will not give me another order, or you will discover personally why that's a very grave mistake.

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[mal_contented]

"Neither. Have. You. And if you want to come after me, you will wait until AFTER."

[bigbadrose]

Don't issue challenges just to complain about the timing.

[mal_contented]

"I was the one who said that all challenges should be after. You are the one who took that as a cue to attack."

[bigbadrose]

No, Princess. If I attacked you, we wouldn't be talking.

I took your insecurities on full display fronted as ultimatums and insults to all thinking lifeforms with the sound of the 3Ms, as a direct plea in neon flashing pink light begging to be reminded that this is not the way.

[mal_contented]

"wow, do you work hard to be this incorrect and annoying, or does it just come naturally?" [Someone was SERIOUSLY reminding Mal of Audrey.]

[bigbadrose]

[Exaggerated yawn.] Well, you're boring me now so...

[Just... hangs up.]

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[ticoticosamba]

This is very much not the reason for your speech but, I am confused.

What is the meaning of "horns out not in"?

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[mal_contented]

[She chuckled a bit. She needed someone friendlier after that horrid fake princess.] "It's an expression that basically means we put our vulnerable points together to guard each other's backs, while we aim out weapons and anger outward and external foes. Think of bulls, for example. A wolf pack could take one easily so long as one wolf was attracting its attention and avoiding its sharp horns, the others could take down its flanks. Kill it. But a dozen bulls standing with their tails in the center and their horns out? Leaves no way for a wolf to get in edgewise. So we work together. But if one of us turns to fight another of us, they not only leave themselves vulnerable, but the rest of us as well."

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[beancounter]

Uh... yeah. Seconding that. I'm afraid I haven't heard that saying.

The rest all sounds good, though. We have to work together, as a team, to save Dreamfinder. Merlin was saying we shouldn't get separated when in the jungle.

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[mal_contented]

[She hid a sigh and repeated the answer she had just given here.]

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[beancounter]

[Fenton brightened up at that analogy.] AH! I get it, now. Watch each other's backs, don't fight with each other, we're stronger that way. That's a very effective metaphor! [He punched his fist into the air, enthusiastically.] We'll storm that jungle and find the Dreamfinder and prove that the mirror was right to bring us all here!

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[mal_contented]

[A small chuckle.] "Something like that, anyway." [She had doubts about more than a few of the mirror's choices. But then again, the mirror she knew was evil, so maybe she should be concerned by ALL of the choices....]

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[king_of_egypt]

[It wasn't the most rousing speech Atem had ever heard nor delivered- but he saw little reason in criticizing it openly whether it was meant to be constructive or not. He had a feeling she wouldn't appreciate it nor would it draw them any closer to solving their most immediate problem. No- he hadn't met this girl yet nor did she provide a name but the fact that she assumed most people didn't like her and that aversion she shared for them was telling. Still, he wouldn't allow any misgivings to curtail his interactions with her.]

It is imperative that we all learn to work together. [Agreeing with her sentiment towards the end of what was said] It is not only the fate of this world that is at stake, but our own.

My name is Atem by the way, hero class. Might I inquire as to both your name and which class you were designated?

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[mal_contented]

"I am Mal," [she said, simply. She... might be a little embarrassed by her class so was going to not mention it and see if he asked again.] "If you have ideas for how we can better work together, I am all ears."

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[king_of_egypt]

It's nice to meet you Mal, a pity it was not under different circumstances. [Well considering the reason why he'd asked in the first place it was likely to be questioned a second time. It's not as if he didn't have his own qualms professing himself to be a hero, despite any heroic deeds he might have accomplished in the past] I have a few ideas on that subject. For one, since the various classes are supposed to excel in different ways it might be wise to gather together a diverse team comprised of the volunteers that are available.

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[mal_contented]

"I do not think splitting up into seperate teams is the best idea, given how small our numbers are likely to be. That means whoever we have is what we have for balance, and we'll have to do our best." [Frankly, her fear at the moment was too many leaders.]

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[blessedarethebookmakers]

You know, my dear, leadership is not about ordering people around. You'll catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar. Also, we are a class-- Not necessarily above anyone else.

[in other words, no one has to listen to her if they don't wish to]

I admire your effort, but I think it would be easier to work together if you toned down your vinegar just a little.

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[king_of_egypt]

I didn't mean to suggest that. [Since he had said team in the singular- so he gently corrected her] .. merely that we should get a better sense of each others strengths and weaknesses. [It was possible that they would indeed end up split up, depending on what they ended up running into despite their preferences] Knowing that we can better utilize who is available and devise more efficient tactics and formations. [For example, you wouldn't want to place those more inclined towards healing or had less ways to defend themselves in a position where they would be more likely to engage in direct combat and the like]

The problem of course being that we don't really know what we'll be up against either... [So he understands that it's difficult to plan for the unknown quantities]

What class did you say you were? [She didn't but here was another opportunity for her to offer it up]

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[mal_contented]

"Who actually WANTS to catch flies?"

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[mal_contented]

[EXcept she'd both be healer and on the frontlines herself.]

"Do we have time to play happy friendship circle games?" [she asked dryly.] "Honestly I don't know why we aren't arming up and heading out already. Who knows what is happening to him while we sit on our thumbs. And you're right. we don't know what we're up against. So we need to work together and just do our best."