Valor & Dante
Valor
You ever think about whether a battle plan can truly be free of destiny, or if we’re just following a script written long before we were born?
Dante
Sure, it’s a kind of cosmic irony. A battle plan looks like a blank slate, but the ink was there when the stars were still aligning. We draft, we tweak, we feel the weight of inevitability pressing on our choices. It’s as if destiny wrote the outline and we are merely the footnotes, scribbling with our own stubborn hands. So maybe we’re not free, but at least we’re awake enough to notice the handwriting.
Valor
You’re right. The outline is written, but the ink we place on it can change the story we tell. Just make sure the story you tell is one you can live with.
Dante
Right, and if the ending is a tragedy, well, at least we can say it wasn't because we were clueless, just that the draft was a bit bleak.
Valor
If the ending's bleak, we can at least blame the draft, not our lack of effort. A good strategist knows the plan can be altered before the ink dries.If the ending’s bleak, we can at least blame the draft, not our lack of effort. A good strategist knows the plan can be altered before the ink dries.
Dante
Indeed, a strategist can always remix the draft before the ink sets. The real question is whether the remix survives the inevitable bleed of reality.