DJ Turn It Up [MEETING]

*Valentine* · 03-04-2016, 10:24 PM

Mercy was the first to make her interest known. He expected nothing less from her. When her attention was diverted to young Lykos Valentine's gaze darted across those gathered in search of the next to offer an opinion. It quickly returned to her as soon as it became clear she was speaking to him again. For a moment he didn't understand what she was talking about. He was so focused on raids and getting opinions on raids that the switch back to mentors went over his head briefly. After a beat it clicked. Oh. Her students. ”That's fine. Do you have any target suggestions?”

Next was Avalon. She seconded Mercy's enthusiasm and threw out Celestial as a suggestion. His ears pricked forward at the mention of the Plains. There was a pack on Cataleya's old stomping ground? His tail flicked in agitation. Paying that pack a visit was very appealing. He'd chased one idiot off that land and should this new leader prove to be as incompetent then he'd have no problem doing it again. The King nodded, but he wasn't ready to part with an opinion yet. He still wanted to hear what more of the pack had to say.

Esti was next. She also shared the enthusiasm for raiding and her response brought a faint smile to his lips. ”When do we start?” Good question. ”I would like to raid this season, so if we can reach an answer today, perhaps in the next couple days.” Valentine's gaze drifted to Felix as he spoke. The brute started out strong, offering an opinion that countered the ones before it, which was fine, he'd been hoping for a debate, but very quickly Valentine became aware of an undercurrent of something in Felix's tone that wasn't appropriate for a meeting. While it was fine to share an opposing view, doing so rudely was not and Felix's tone and expressions bordered on unacceptable. While Valentine was scrutinizing Felix, Cascade spoke up. He cast her an amused, sidelong look before nodding slowly. The King mused quietly, ”He has, hasn't he?”

”Pleaaaase...” Valentine's head snapped around so he could lay eyes on Ashmedai, whose tone definitely was not acceptable. He held his kids to a higher standard, so while most might not have found the way he delivered his words offensive, Valentine found it downright repugnant. His kids knew how to behave in meetings. From day one he'd made it clear how important respect was among peers. Out among rogues and rivals? Fine, he could go hog wild and fling insults and be snippy until his heart was content. But among packmates, even rude ones? Unacceptable.

The needling wasn't enough to warrant calling the disrupters out by name, but Valentine recognized that the situation needed to be handled in its infancy before it had the chance to grow into something he would have a hard time stomping out. ”I would like to remind everyone that this is open to all opinions regarding raids. It's this way because I trust that each member here is capable of handling opposing views rationally and with professional maturity.” So speak to one another like grown ups, dammit.

Birna gave him a detailed answer, one he appreciated greatly. He nodded along as she spoke; clearly she'd put some thought into it. She got one detail wrong that he needed to correct lest members think they would be facing terrible odds. ”A defending party can have as many as ten wolves and no more, same as the raiders.” So the packs suggested by name thus far were Celestial, Abaven, Donostrea and Fiori.

Atreides spoke up next, casting his vote for Celestial. Upon hearing his reason - and Dragon's – Valentine frowned. What had Dragon been doing so far from home? It was a good thing Atreides and Integra had been there. Who knew if those threats could have morphed into something more sinister had not the two warriors been there. Even though it hadn't, Angelus was right. There was a lack of respect that needed to be addressed.

"Can I raid with you guyth, Dad?" Lisp and all those words were music to his ears. He grinned at Chaos before parting with the words, "We'll decide who goes after we pick a target." A few more members confirmed their desire to join in, and once it became clear that no more suggestions were being made Valentine finally threw his two cents in. "I'm not particularly keen on starting nearby and working out, although if the majority are in agreement in regards to doing raids that way I'll agree to it. My reason is this: not every pack needs to be raided, nor should it be. What I suggest is a respect thing as much as a training thing. Currently we need nothing. We have prey, water, shelter, herbs." Alright, maybe the pot behind the barn didn't really count... "Which of course could change at any point, and should it, of course we should reevaluate our priorities, but until then the spoils are, as Angelus said, not a top priority." Valentine paused for a moment, his gaze briefly rolling heavenward. "I agree that Borealis should be out of the running this round." He paused to think. "I would also like to take Abaven out of the running this round for political reasons; we might be getting together with them sometime soon for joint training." Trouncing them in training could be just as good as raiding without having to burn that bridge to the ground. And Bass still owned him a favor. "So that leaves Celestial, Donostrea and Fiori. I myself am partial to Celestial. Thoughts?"

OOC: Long post is long. If I've forgotten to respond to a post let me know and I'll edit if necessary. Next round is due 3/14. Those who don't wish to participate in the raid are now free to leave, and no exit post is required. Because Revenge, Rhythm, Illume, Seraphim and Rhyme didn't post again they don't get the option of joining the raiding party.

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