fourteen: (steady → I don't think that you remember)
[XIV] Xion ([personal profile] fourteen) wrote2012-07-01 11:45 pm

oo48 [voice]

[ It's been just over a week since the storm and the infiltration, and the self-repair Shifts are finally kicking in. It's been a busy time, and Xion has been throwing most of her energy into helping fix what's been broken. But with things finally starting to calm down, and with lingering thoughts of the draft and a certain conviction on her mind, she settles down with her journal to make an announcement. ]

... for those of you who knew Suki, you knew she also headed the Kyoshi Warriors here in Luceti. Now that she's gone home... [ A deep breath. ] ... I'd like to see the group continue. So, if none of the existing members have any objections ... I'll be leading the Kyoshi Warriors from now on. For those who don't know me, my name is Xion.

[ It's a little more formal than she might normally speak. But this isn't really a casual thing, is it? She feels a certain pressure - both to live up to Suki's teachings, and what may well be Sokka's expectations. More than anything, she feels a need to do right by Suki's memory for Sokka's sake - and for the sake of all the other girls in the group. ]

The purpose of the Kyoshi Warriors ... was to teach people how to fight. Or a different way, if you already know. It's a group just for girls, right now. [ She pauses. It strikes her as strange, in a way, to separate out the genders. Deep down, she never saw the point. ] Considering things happen like the drafts... everyone should have a basic understanding of combat, if they want. Just to stay safe. You don't have to know anything about combat to be a part of it. We'll teach you. So if you want to join, come talk to me.

( Filtered to the existing members )

Anyway, guys, I think we should keep practicing every Sunday like we've always been. I know we missed about two weeks with the draft and Suki going home and everything... but we'll just have to make up for it!

Oh, and I guess, while I'm here... what do you all think about letting boys in?
godbent: (Oh.  Oh I see...)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ l o l and now one of her Brigade is leading another organization. Maybe she's just tired or knows how small this thing is, but she decides to see this as outreach]

Defensively, right? [Fighting, that is]
godbent: (...Except that one time.)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-01 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't the basis of the style redirection? [It's for girls, right? which in her mind is a very very good thing and letting boys in would be criminal] That's less easy to apply offensively, unless I've been misunderstanding it.

[From Sokka and Suki (to some extent) and Winry...]
godbent: (The whole damn world)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-05 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
It does, but making an an aggressive style is just unfortunate to my ears. After all, it's about equalizing girls. [A hum] That's probably just me.
godbent: (Yogurting Always)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-13 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Xion, I don't know what it stands for, I'm just saying my perceptions of it! I liked the idea of a woman's fighting style, that's all.
godbent: (Seriously I cried a little)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-17 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[...] In my world, and I'd wager dozens of others, therefore, women have never had an equal position socially to men for centuries upon centuries. Even if it's better now back on Earth, it's still not perfect - couple that with the fact that men are on the whole physically stronger to the average woman [HERSELF EXCLUDED] it's necessary in a way.
godbent: (I don't know how to react)

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[personal profile] godbent 2012-07-19 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry?! Why should you be sorry?! If you've never experienced it that's all the better for you, and you know what it's possible that isn't the original MO of the Kyoshi warriors and I'm just projecting! I'm just urging you to consider that for some people, that might be something they project onto the group. So don't be sorry, just consider that from here on, that's all.

[Huff] Jeez, you're a leader now, right?

[WHEN DOES SHE EVER APOLOGIZE SHE IS YOUR LEADER :I ]