[story] ATCv2#7

On 2008-01-30, Thomas J. Boschloo <nospam RemoveThis @hccnet.nl> wrote:
> emmel wrote:
>> There is a time for thinking, there is a time for trusting someone you
>> know really well to have done the thinking, there is never a time to
>> blindly follow orders from some idiot who just happens to be upstream in
>> the sommand chain. YMMV
>
> Sometimes there is no time for thinking. Only for acting quickly as a
> well oiled piece of machinery. It is killed or being killed. Which

Sure, for the military never has the time to a plan or something... come
on, you can't believe that.

> brings me to the point of a trusting a *Hungry* 'Red?' Dragon!!

Erm, yes. I see there might be a problem with that one...

> It is not the obedience I have a problem with, but the emphasis on it
> being _blind_. How do we know we're not walking right into her throat?

There's no reason for the blind not to see... just not... visually, I
guess. Then again visions might work.

> OTOH, her intentions might be good and she might protect us. Imagine
> being protected by a dragon! That is the stuff of fantasy motion
> pictures! Then *WE* will be the ones doing the eating!! ::hahahahahA::

Erm, whatever you say. I'll just be off to get some dragon hunting
gear...
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emmel wrote:
> On 2008-01-30, Thomas J. Boschloo <nospam DeleteThis @hccnet.nl> wrote:
>> emmel wrote:
>>> There is a time for thinking, there is a time for trusting someone you
>>> know really well to have done the thinking, there is never a time to
>>> blindly follow orders from some idiot who just happens to be upstream in
>>> the sommand chain. YMMV
>> Sometimes there is no time for thinking. Only for acting quickly as a
>> well oiled piece of machinery. It is killed or being killed. Which
>
> Sure, for the military never has the time to a plan or something... come
> on, you can't believe that.
>
>> brings me to the point of a trusting a *Hungry* 'Red?' Dragon!!
>
> Erm, yes. I see there might be a problem with that one...
>
>> It is not the obedience I have a problem with, but the emphasis on it
>> being _blind_. How do we know we're not walking right into her throat?
>
> There's no reason for the blind not to see... just not... visually, I
> guess. Then again visions might work.
>
>> OTOH, her intentions might be good and she might protect us. Imagine
>> being protected by a dragon! That is the stuff of fantasy motion
>> pictures! Then *WE* will be the ones doing the eating!! ::hahahahahA::
>
> Erm, whatever you say. I'll just be off to get some dragon hunting
> gear...

In retrospect, I believe not being too hasty is a good plan.

If still you must hunt us, promise me you'll use every part.