by mega raptor » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:16 am
Bronx stood in the shade of the trees, absent-mindedly watching the river flow by as he wandered about his thoughts. He was somewhat troubled, recently, he had noticed he was becoming impulsive. For starters, he had began his plan with little fore-thought, even having to improvise his lie that had almost lead to his downfall. And now the Tyrannosaur distrusted him. He could have come up with a better lie, or tried lying to the Suchos so that he wouldn't of had to lie and instead have been telling the truth. But that would mean that the Tyrannosaur wasn't killing for fun, he thought. So what could I have done?
And then, there was also using the Troodon as a spy. Bronx found it troubling that he had not bothered to find some way to test his loyalty, and now there was the possibility that the Troodon would tell the Tyrannosaurs that he was plotting something. At least I was smart enough not to tell him anything about the actual details of the plan, he mused. Then things could have gone quite wrong. The last part of the plan requires an element of surprise, if I miss out on that, then there's a great chance I could fail.
I'm distracting myself again, aren't I? he thought. Bronx chastised himself, and then refocused on what he was crituiqing himself for: his impulsiveness. Patience was required to meet his goals, if he was too impulsive, things could come crashing down. Too many points required subtle manipulation or even outright lying, often it would take patience simply to convince the others of his point of view. Acting on impulse was not the way too do it...
It's you and me against the world. We attack at dawn.
This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper. - T.S. Eliot