decrees: (REGRET ♛ i hecked up)
King ♛ Logan ([personal profile] decrees) wrote2012-12-09 05:17 pm

THIRD ORDER ♛ ANONYMOUS TEXT

[Logan has been the King of Albion for twelve years. His reign is at an end, however - his sister staged a coup and will take the throne as soon as he returns to Albion. Logan isn't upset with her - if anything, he's relieved that he no longer has to deal with everything. He's relieved that he doesn't have to face down the threat of incoming darkness - a threat he's known about for four years and hasn't been able to stop. He's confident that his sister can handle the throne, but it isn't a position he ever would have wanted to put her in. He does care about her in his own stunted way, after all.

It's been nearly eleven years since Logan's mother, the previous Queen, died. She was the one who united Albion under a monarchy and ruled for fifty years of peace and prosperity. Yes, there were issues - any country with 6.5 million people is bound to have them - but she handled them all as best she could and will most likely go down in history as a benevolent, wonderful monarch. She would be disappointed in him; Logan's positive of that much. He started his rule as a monarch dedicated to his people, but circumstances drove him to become a tyrant.

He's spent the day being far more subdued than usual, keeping to himself and occasionally examining the 'Gear, but it takes hours for Logan to finally get up the courage to actually post to the network, even anonymously. He's adapted to this world far better than he ever thought he would, and now that he has adapted, he's finding that he rather likes Johto. He doesn't have the same responsibilities and expectations placed on him. He's free. It's not something he ever would have thought he wanted back home, but it's something he's finding that he's desperately needed this entire time.]


How do you deal with failure? How do you deal with not living up to the expectations set for you?

I believe there are some monarchs or rulers here. How do you deal with the people of your nation despising you for what you've done, even if what you've done was for their own good?


[...He's kind of the most obvious anon. Just let him pretend, alright.]
neurotoxined: (I'm doing science 'cause)

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[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[...she is never going to understand how humans work.]

I'm going to guess this is only relevant because you've already messed up really, really badly. At which point you're already dealing with it. Just probably not very well. And if you're going to ask someone else to tell you how to deal with your own failures because you can't figure it out yourself, you're making me wonder how good a ruler you are. But I'll humor you. For now.

Can't you just tell them it was for their own good?
kingbowser: (Hrmph)

[personal profile] kingbowser 2012-12-09 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
my minions just deal with it! they're far too loyal to complain to ME.

as for those mushroom kingdom morons who defy my reign, they whimper and cry while their heroic nuisance of a plumber rushes in to ruin our fun

and if i fail, i just come up with better plans like becoming invincible and stealing all the world's wishes. it's stupid to sulk over your screw-ups, anyway!
neurotoxined: (Got my own thing; I am testing)

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[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[What. Wow. Are you dumb?]

It doesn't sound completely impossible. It sounds stupid. Tell them that it was for their own good and move on. What difference does it make if they believe you?
neurotoxined: (I don't need your world to validate me)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
And I'm guessing you're going to lead them against whatever this threat is. Ideally speaking.
neurotoxined: (I'm doing science 'cause)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet you're over here wanting us to hold your hand through dealing with the fact that people might not like you.
neurotoxined: (Tests are the issue of the day)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't blame me for your being vague. The questions are warranted.

[...no they aren't, GLaDOS, but okay.]

Have they already removed you from your position of power? Or at least, are they going to? That I can help you with. Maybe the living up to expectations part too. It depends on what sort of issues you're having. You're not giving very much to go off of.

You messed up. People hate you for it. You can either accept that they hate you, or not accept it, but if it's for a greater purpose you have to just work through it. You don't have a choice. That's what I think you don't understand.
newberktown: (oh you just had a baby congratulations)

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[personal profile] newberktown 2012-12-09 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not so hard, when you get enough practice in that area. I actually became an expert at failing or disappointing others. Eventually when they get so used to you failing, it really makes your successes stand out and they'll be much more impressed.

[Clearly that was the best advice.

...Or maybe not.]


What you should really do is focus on what you're good at, especially if you really are doing it for the good of others. They should realize it eventually.
neurotoxined: (I'm doing science 'cause)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Is she more competent than you? No, really, that's an actual question. If she is, then prepare her to deal with it. If not, then fight to take your position back.

Though I don't see the point in all this "I would rather not put her through that." You're making it sound like everyone in your nation is going to have to deal with this whatever-it-is that you are all having to deal with. Is she going to have to deal with it eventually or not?
neurotoxined: (It's what's in my heart)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I've dealt with someone like that. Sort of, anyway. She turned out to be a pretty good ally. At least, when it came to fighting against...well.

Not so much a greater evil.

More like a greater stupid.

But you get the idea. She did a lot of annoying things at first. Tried to remove me from power. (That was a bad idea.) And there were a lot of other things that she did that I still haven't forgiven her for. Probably never will. But she was a good ally against the stupid thing, and that's what matters.
neurotoxined: (Got my own thing; I am testing)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to assume she hasn't killed you yet, then. The person I know did that to me. She's lucky that I got better.

Or, well, maybe not so lucky. It just put her back where she started at first. But she was lucky in the end.

Anyway, there's a story behind all that. It's just really long, and really idiotic in parts. And it involves a potato. I'm not sure how much you want me to tell you, but I don't see why not.
newberktown: (that doesn't sound right)

[personal profile] newberktown 2012-12-09 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Uh. Well.]

People can come up with positive things to say about me, now. [Mostly.] But with my track record, it did take fifteen years.

[And, you know, him almost dying.]
neurotoxined: (It's what's in my heart)

[personal profile] neurotoxined 2012-12-09 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It involves this person that I used to work with. An orphan. Not very attractive. Not stupid, but I can't say she was too smart either. She was supposed to do science with me until she was done doing science, at which point she was supposed to go be disposed of like all the others.

She didn't like that. And then she murdered me because she didn't want to do her job.

I got better. Eventually. But it's not too easy to get over just being murdered like that. So I made her do more science, and everything was going pretty well.

[After I fixed the lab up. Because who would have thought murdering the one in charge of maintaining it would lead to it not being maintained? (That's sarcasm, by the way. Most people here can't tell for some reason.)]

Anyway, she tried to kill me again, using some moron she found in the labs for help. She put the moron in power, and because with great power apparently comes great stupidity for the moron in question, he shoved my brain in a potato and proceeded to nearly blow up the labs.

That's all dealt with now. Obviously. And I don't have to worry about either the girl or the moron anymore. We fought him together. I got to use heavy machinery. It was...pretty cool, actually. Even if I was still a potato at the time.


[...she does not seem to realize that that probably raised more questions than it answered, um]
newberktown: (destroying things by accident)

[personal profile] newberktown 2012-12-09 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
To be fair, that was pretty easy to do when their roofs were on fire.

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