[While Lexa herself was once waited on hand and foot back in Polis, part of that was for the sake of appearances, of presenting herself in a certain way. Though her hair remains long, it's been a long time since someone sat at her side and braided it. In addition, she doesn't have the same fortune of having someone to help her dress herself. That was lost when she came to the Station, but she came from a rough enough life before her time as a novitiate that it was never much of a concern. She knows both privilege and hardship, and she also knows the necessity of certain clothing.]
If anyone needs help in picking out a more suitable set of attire, feel free to ask for my assistance.
[As it goes for the whole bit about shame and whatever, Lexa doesn't seem too concerned. She just also isn't paying much attention to that, instead more focused on getting the set of robes that suits her best—aesthetically, that is.]
iiia: at ease and observing: part one
(We'll need to determine how to play their games before we proceed. Let's observe politely, and act as if we are enjoying ourselves.) [Though the games themselves don't seem too complicated, Lexa wants nothing to be held against her. Upon arriving in this area, she finds herself needing to seem domineering, to seem as if she's at ease with all of those—and for someone like her, "ease" and "domineering" are synonyms. They may be a spiritual group, but she had been spiritual back home. Power isn't removed by what someone believes in; if anything, that only strengthens it.]
(I intend to play soon.) [Just in case that's not clear.]
iiib: the veranda and the ... dead
[Thanks to her training as an emotional block of ice, Lexa is able to steel herself quite easily in the face of those who are obviously dead. She finds herself observing them silently, politely, without staring. But anyone close to her will be able to pick up a hint of her taking mental notes, though the notes themselves are concealed to her and her alone.]
(We'll have to learn how they manage that,) [she offers to anyone close enough to her. It's just a statement, but one they need to keep in mind.
Otherwise, she's polite, willing to share and pick up the language of those around her, to understand what it is that she has to say and do. Here, she at least feels at peace and in her zone, so to speak.]
vi: friends or enemies
[Some part of Lexa can't help but appreciate the wording of the speech, and there's a sense of ease with which she provides her attention. Among her people, it's rare that someone offers a speech unless it comes from her alone, being the Commander. Within the separate clans such things happen, but she's not as aware of them as she might have been when she was among Trikru. But that was a long time ago, and their ways are less riddled in a sense of "monarchy" than, say, Azgeda.
It does help to know that different nobles can speech with ease, and can make a political declaration with little resistance. Their placement is part of it, to be certain, but it will at least put some of the Hosts' delegation at ease moving forward. It will make sense if there are clashes in a sense of who is in charge if they are representing different groups, at least to some degree. For her part, it will require an adjustment in her thinking, but Lexa is all too prepared for such a thing.
When enough time passes after the speech, she proceeds to reach out to the other Hosts:] (It would be helpful to see who may be well on their way to identifying their enemies. I find it curious that she speaks as if we can all reach a common cause by the end of this, but brings that up just the same.) [But she thinks it's mostly lip service, and that there is something more to be gained by it.]
wildcard
[Throughout all of this, Lexa will be in full-on Commander mode. She'll expect anyone who's moving with her to respect her space, to act on her behalf, and to take her orders at face value. This may or may not lead to some snarky commentary, as she slides into such a ... Top Dog mode so easily, so to speak.
Needless to say, perhaps, but Lexa will definitely be enjoying the challenge of being a ranking official in another culture.]
no subject
[While Lexa herself was once waited on hand and foot back in Polis, part of that was for the sake of appearances, of presenting herself in a certain way. Though her hair remains long, it's been a long time since someone sat at her side and braided it. In addition, she doesn't have the same fortune of having someone to help her dress herself. That was lost when she came to the Station, but she came from a rough enough life before her time as a novitiate that it was never much of a concern. She knows both privilege and hardship, and she also knows the necessity of certain clothing.]
If anyone needs help in picking out a more suitable set of attire, feel free to ask for my assistance.
[As it goes for the whole bit about shame and whatever, Lexa doesn't seem too concerned. She just also isn't paying much attention to that, instead more focused on getting the set of robes that suits her best—aesthetically, that is.]
iiia: at ease and observing: part one
( We'll need to determine how to play their games before we proceed. Let's observe politely, and act as if we are enjoying ourselves. ) [Though the games themselves don't seem too complicated, Lexa wants nothing to be held against her. Upon arriving in this area, she finds herself needing to seem domineering, to seem as if she's at ease with all of those—and for someone like her, "ease" and "domineering" are synonyms. They may be a spiritual group, but she had been spiritual back home. Power isn't removed by what someone believes in; if anything, that only strengthens it.]
( I intend to play soon. ) [Just in case that's not clear.]
iiib: the veranda and the ... dead
[Thanks to her training as an emotional block of ice, Lexa is able to steel herself quite easily in the face of those who are obviously dead. She finds herself observing them silently, politely, without staring. But anyone close to her will be able to pick up a hint of her taking mental notes, though the notes themselves are concealed to her and her alone.]
( We'll have to learn how they manage that, ) [she offers to anyone close enough to her. It's just a statement, but one they need to keep in mind.
Otherwise, she's polite, willing to share and pick up the language of those around her, to understand what it is that she has to say and do. Here, she at least feels at peace and in her zone, so to speak.]
vi: friends or enemies
[Some part of Lexa can't help but appreciate the wording of the speech, and there's a sense of ease with which she provides her attention. Among her people, it's rare that someone offers a speech unless it comes from her alone, being the Commander. Within the separate clans such things happen, but she's not as aware of them as she might have been when she was among Trikru. But that was a long time ago, and their ways are less riddled in a sense of "monarchy" than, say, Azgeda.
It does help to know that different nobles can speech with ease, and can make a political declaration with little resistance. Their placement is part of it, to be certain, but it will at least put some of the Hosts' delegation at ease moving forward. It will make sense if there are clashes in a sense of who is in charge if they are representing different groups, at least to some degree. For her part, it will require an adjustment in her thinking, but Lexa is all too prepared for such a thing.
When enough time passes after the speech, she proceeds to reach out to the other Hosts:] ( It would be helpful to see who may be well on their way to identifying their enemies. I find it curious that she speaks as if we can all reach a common cause by the end of this, but brings that up just the same. ) [But she thinks it's mostly lip service, and that there is something more to be gained by it.]
wildcard
[Throughout all of this, Lexa will be in full-on Commander mode. She'll expect anyone who's moving with her to respect her space, to act on her behalf, and to take her orders at face value. This may or may not lead to some snarky commentary, as she slides into such a ... Top Dog mode so easily, so to speak.
Needless to say, perhaps, but Lexa will definitely be enjoying the challenge of being a ranking official in another culture.]