I have an agenda. You have an agenda. Philney and Greco have an agenda. We all have agenda's. Mine is PERFECTLY clear. Philney's is perfectly clear. Greco's is perfectly clear. Orian, what is your agenda?
So Orian, I ask you a question if you are brave enough to answer it. A brief answer is all that is required. If you loved SG-E as much as you say you did, and you knew I would push my agenda no matter what, why would you lie in bed with the huns, compromising your alliance? Remembering that o25 and o15 were at one time a safe zone from the huns. You could have left the status quo, never befriended sparky and greco, and kept those oceans safe from The Huns and we would have left you alone. Keeping those oceans safe from the huns, would have met that SG-E would have been safe from ever having to really join in the war.
You put them in a position, by jumping to The Huns part II, of having to make a choice. Cool about 5 of them have chosen to stick with you and join Relentless...but the rest, have not chosen you. Get over it. You and I forced the issue brother. It is that simple. They had to chose, pro-hun or anti-hun. It was that simple. You knew I would not allow neutrality (esp. with you giving cities to huns and growing in hun territory) and knew most of us wouldn't. Stop putting it all on me, and look inwards my friend. Sure, I forced your hand. But you showed your true colors. Guess what, so did I. I'll do whatever it takes to keep fighting The Huns. You'll do whatever it takes to save your own hide.
Hide however you want, your plan failed. It is that simple. Plans fail. My plan of having a training alliance with you as a leader failed. I admit when I fail. I tried to take a city from JSouthern recently and failed. I fail all the time. But you can't keep dwelling in the past. You create a plan. If it fails, you move to plan B. It is really that simple brother. Past intervention, dwelling on things, making up stories, defiling names, etc. they are all meaningless drivel. Things pan out how they pan out - there is only so much you can do. We tried to save o36. We failed. You tuck your tail and run away for a day and the next day come right back. You have to keep trying with new plans, not sticking to same broken idea day after day. Adaptation man, adaptation. That is what being a leader is about. Adapting. All you have to do is adapt to your environments. Did I fail at that sometimes? Of course. I am man enough to admit it. Once PDizzle, VHk and Nickossa were gone - I failed to adapt. There were 100 factors in the downfall of LoC, but the number one factor was me failing adapt to new climates, new people, new friends, new foes, etc.
Jeez man, seriously.
(p.s. I would not openly suggest people move to relentless, a) it tips us off they are taking in hun sympathizers b) destabilizes their relationship with both sides and c) places them in a position they don't want to be in)
Sun Tzu teaches us to always give our enemies a graceful way out, right? (thanks philney) I am offering you yours right now.
I have told you how my plans have failed. I am an out and out failure. But I am still here trying. You are the same, sometimes plans fail, but you are still here trying. That is commendable. Most people just quit after losing a city or two, or having a plan fail (we have seen it on both sides of the war non-stop) - but those of us, who are brave - keep on going. It is people like us, love us or hate us, that make this an actual game worth playing.
The people who make do with the little time on their hands to help out and do their part, they are the people that matter. Those who keep trying no matter the circumstances. You are one of those people. There is no need to defend or justify past actions, just move past them. Life has changed, the climate has changed, attitudes have changed. Everything has changed. We can't keep clinging to the past. The future shall be your salvation.
