Nico heat/rut spent with Milly? 😌 it’s just a thought I’m having rn. Bc he likes her so much and maybe liv/raz aren’t available at the time bc they’re not doing well or away on a trip with elendira and he and Milly get along so well that nai agrees that maybe it would be a good idea for him to try things out with her!! At least this way nico can experience having someone’s complete full attention bc when nai is caring for him he’s always also constantly distracted by vash’s daily life needs. Idk I just think it would be cute. Beloved beefy girl taking care of this desperate whiny little wolf boy
worlds most insufferable dog vs worlds most patient owner
The more I learn about Civil War politics, the more I'm convinced that Lincoln's most impressive and useful leadership trait was that he never let his pride get in the way of doing his job.
Other people in Lincoln's position would have come to Washington with something to prove. They'd have resented the insults and tried to disprove them. They'd have tried to seize power and credit, rejected help, spent a lot of time trying to reach a certain level of respect.
Lincoln's response to, "You're just a backwoods lawyer with no executive experience who makes too many dumb jokes," was pretty much always, "Yeah. And?" He had no interest in petty personal power plays. He had a country to run. There was a war on. It didn't matter what people thought of him so long as the job got done.
He was aware of his personal shortcomings and was always willing to accept advice and help from people who had more knowledge and experience in certain areas. He presided over a chaotic Cabinet full of abrasive personalities who thought they were better and smarter than him, but he kept working with them because they could get the job done. For example: Stanton was absolutely horrible to him when they were both working as lawyers. Just incredibly mean on a personal level. But when Lincoln needed someone to replace Cameron, he swallowed his pride and appointed Stanton as Secretary of War, where Stanton proceeded to be mean to everyone in the world, but he whipped that department into shape and kept it running efficiently through a very chaotic war. Pretty much no one except Lincoln would have been able to put up with that. He could put up with people who were personally difficult if they could do the job he needed them to do--which he was only able to do because his own ego didn't get in the way.
Lincoln's example is a prime demonstration of how humility isn't underrating yourself--it's being so secure in your own abilities and identity that you don't need to attack anyone or defend yourself to prove your worth. He knew his shortcomings, but he also knew his strengths. He was willing to give other people credit for successes and take blame upon himself for failures if it kept things running smoothly. He was secure enough in his own power that he could deal generously--but firmly--with people who tried to undermine him. In a city full of huge egos, in a profession that rewards puffed-up pride, that levelheaded humility is an extremely rare trait--which is what made it so impressive and effective.
thank u!! he really kinda is all of my favourite character things rolled into one package (negotiation of principles/investigator-truth seeker-negotiator with reality and the narrative/obnoxious character whose narrative reward for participating in the story is getting to be even more authentically obnoxious/deeply and hauntingly aroace
They learned this in the Polar Scouts, 100%. It's a technique meant to reassure smaller creatures, and/or make them feel less intimidated. Prove me wrong (you can't).
Started teaching Odyssey jump-ups to help get him back in shape for the hunting season! Hes a cheater tho, he just jumps to his perch first instead of to my glove LOL. I'm not too worried about that tho cus right now I just want to get him used to the overall procedure of jump up -> reward with meat tossed on the ground -> repeat.
Right now I'm just working on getting him in shape until his feathers finish growing in (you can see the patchiness in his tail where some of the feathers aren't full-length yet LMAO) and then it's HUNTING TIME BABY!!! Fingers crossed that he'll actually manage to catch more than 2 squirrels this season LMAO