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That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
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It used to be the ultimate act of pettiness
Oh, I should have been clearer.
Most cases i've heard of are either a large disagreement happening in the org, which lead up to it, or the leader being contested and decided "screw y'all".
Could it have been better? Sure, I mean I didn't have any leadership credentials at all and I certainly wasn't as good at approaching things as I thought I was in hindsight but honestly, the only reason I even pushed for the role was because it could have been so much worse if I hadn't because--and I have friends who will attest to this--the renaissance came at a really bad time because the Shield had -no- good prospects for leadership, especially with one half actively blocking the other half from being part of the founding because of drama inherited from their old houses.
I mean one of the founders wanted to erase the dueling ceremony for HR5 without fighting for it just because Cyrenian leadership said they didn't approve of dueling between citizens.
Did I wind up ignoring input? Yeah, sure, I'll admit to doing that a little in my excitement and desire for momentum. I wanted to get things done and wound up deciding things by committee wasn't going to be a fast way to do it. I actually already had plans for the House Hall from the start and brought it up to the initial leadership with their thoughts on what I had in mind (I remember mentioning it to @Aerek and @Lilian at the very least with accompanying map planned out) and the only other person who expressed interest in doing something about the House Hall presented her plans way after mine had been written up and brought up to our Patron (the reason for the delay had more to do with our original Patron disappearing).
The House item? I bought that with my own personal credits because I wanted something nice for the HLs to play with without dipping into House funds. If my leaving hadn't been so abrupt, I'd have told them what I wanted for them was to add their own individual touches to it. I could go on and on but let me put it this way, @Kenway.
My leaving HL and subsequently the House was a surprise for everyone in the House. I wasn't in a good place and I was telling myself that I only wanted to finish the House Hall so and that was it, because I didn't feel like I was doing a good job of things and that was literally the last thing in my docket that I didn't want to leave unfinished. My leaving the House was a more personal decision based on all the rough patches I was having at the time but the thing is there was one other House Leader who really wanted me back. Kept asking me to think about it and pushing for it and I kept saying no and I kept saying was that part of it was that it was up to the new leaders to do what they wanted without me pottering about and second-guessing them. Because I wanted the House to be able to stand up on its own and evolve naturally without having me looking over their shoulder. Hell, I was even thinking it might have been nice to have a formal ceremony welcoming you to your new role no matter what I personally thought of all the drama and backroom deals behind your ascension. I got the role because I wanted it and was at least marginally qualified enough to get it, you got the role because the other two better prospects couldn't stand the thought of the other being HL.
So it's nice to know that you spent all that time indulging a vendetta and your own personal ego before clinging on to HL while being dormant for a good chunk of your reign. But I suppose I will allow that this is a thread about pettiness.
And here's the thing, every other House in Achaea had members complaining that they didn't have a House with history and lore. That the renaissance was bland. The Shield never once had that happen in the forum, it had the exact opposite. People raved about the lore, the fact that the House had cool imagery and for all that you worked so hard to remove my name, you can never ever take the fact that I had a hand in that away from me and all the lore things I added were always meant to be seeds for people to do whatever they could with. The only reason it was "secret" was because no one else ever approached me with their own ideas and that didn't mean no one contributed or contributed well. I may have started the ritual for the Duel of the Valley but Aerek formalized it so that it was structured and added his own mark in the House with the Oath. My time there was both horrible and exhilarating because of all the successes and disappointments and I consider it my biggest failing that I was never able to wean out the timidity Cyrene's bred into all our combatants. We never dared enough and people fought me all the way whenever I wanted to push Cyrene's boundaries.
So that's my peace, though, I will add that I'm not surprised at the Cyrenians who liked your post. Cyrene's always been good at gossip and assuming the worst in their fellow Cyrenians, especially in the people who like to police their fellow citizens. Next time if you people really want to indulge in your self-righteousness, why not good ahead and drop me a message to let me know all the horrible stories you've heard about how I sacrifice children in the night. I'd rather flat out know than pretend we're all making nice and singing kumbaya.
- Limb Counter - Fracture Relapsing -
"Honestly, I just love that it counts limbs." - Mizik Corten
- Limb Counter - Fracture Relapsing -
"Honestly, I just love that it counts limbs." - Mizik Corten
:popcorn:
Plus, it's a really nice plaque.
Also, I can't say I ever wanted to choke-slam you but those were some great times, huh?
Also, when I could title people, I'd get annoyed at all the constant title changes people were asking (like everytime they got a new boyfriend, or discovered a new last name by virtue of a super distant relative) so I'd annoy them back by deliberately titling them wrongly a few times before getting it right.
- To love another person is to see the face of G/d
- Let me get my hat and my knife
- It's your apple, take a bite
- Don't dream it ... be it
The most recent one I recall was with the Crown Merchants (could be some after).
I completely forgot about that, thanks @siena for the trip down memory lane. As an aside if anyone still knows @Bayla, where ever she went off to, tell her hi for me.