THIRD ORDER ♛ ANONYMOUS TEXT

[decrees]

[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.]

Comments

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[neurotoxined]

[...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]

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!

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[newberktown]

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.

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[paladinlost]

[See, normally he doesn't advertise the whole 'king' thing, but for a question like that...]

Would that be the people as a whole, or only a group that despises you for a decision that more overtly benefitted others?

[pretentions]

I'm neither a monarch nor a ruler; however, I understand situations where failure isn't an option, as well as being faced with expectations that seem difficult, if not impossible to meet.

Is this an immediate life-or-death situation for those you lead?

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[atrueheroine]

[[................................

You're not quite as obvious as you think, Logan, but Page is perceptive enough to sniff you out. At least, she's 80% sure it's you. What are you even doing?

She won't bother with the anonymous feature.]]

Depends on how badly you failed to meet expectations, and the level you sunk to.

How far did you sink?

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[usedsuperpower]

I do not fail.

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[failures]

I can't answer the expectations part cause I'm trying to figure that out myself, but uh. If I fail at one thing, I try something else. I figure there's something out there I don't suck at, you know?

Though I don't think you can just stop being a ruler, huh? Did you tell them it's for their own good?