A Ninja's Reaction to Strategic Planning Meetings

[ninja_coder]

 
[Figured this out last week, but haven't gotten around to posting it until now.]

I am beginning to understand why I have felt uncomfortable in Clan Nettobuku's high-level planning meetings: Much of this planning has to do with the terrain of Izumi Province. I don't really know my way around Izumi. Indeed, they didn't hire me to know my way around Izumi; they hired me for my knowledge of Ōmi Province, since Nettobuku's plans will require them to conquer territory in both of those provinces.

The Nichiren priestesses who guide our path are all very familiar with Izumi, as are Binya the Sōtō Zen monk and Tomo, the mercenary captain. When we're discussing strategy, the others can all describe which locations are of strategic importance, and which trails and paths people tend to move along, and where there are impassable cliffs or uncrossable rivers. I don't know any of these things.

I know large parts of Ōmi Province like the back of my hand, and can (and do!) give useful input when we talk about our operations there. For a while, I'd been a bit worried: At my last clan, I felt that I didn't get to give any input in strategy meetings... "and now at Nettobuku, I keep my mouth shut when we talk about strategy? What's wrong with me? Do I not even know what I want?"

I feel better now, having realized why I've been so out-of-sorts in these high-level meetings. Binya says it was much the same for him when he first arrived (and he says he's learned far more about the terrain of Izumi than he ever expected to).

Comments

[grymnir.livejournal.com]

Sales, huh? Good luck.

[y2kdragon.livejournal.com]

New castle, local ritual is different that you are accustomed to. Remember your Zen training, and just be. Understanding will come in time.