William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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driftfleet2017-11-18 11:27 pm
selfhelp) wrote in driftfleet2017-11-18 11:27 pm
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Who: Billy Kaplan / OTA
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Iskaulit
When: After all the chaos is settled!
So… all of that was horrible? I think that goes without saying. The less we have of that kind of thing going forward, the better.
Tangentially, but the personnel augment is kind of useless, isn't it? We get an office but not much in the way of marketable skills, we can't do anything with the ships in the middle of a crisis, we're not here for any big damn hero moments. It’s great if we’ve got other skills for that, but we can’t fix stuff, we can’t pilot people out of danger, we can’t arm those who don’t have powers...
...okay, sorry, I'm rambling. Getting to the point! Truth is, personnel - counselling - is meant for the aftermath. Therapy, in other words. If it doesn't exist where you're from, it pretty much means someone whose job it is to listen to you, no judgments, and offer advice if they can. Sometimes it's enough to just have somebody hear you out.
Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm tired of, like… not contributing much. So I'm gonna have an open door policy. Doesn't matter if you're not on my ship, doesn't matter if I don't even know you. You can even use the comm anonymously if you don't like the idea of coming in person. You make the rules.
If you're wondering about my qualifications… well, I've got ears. That's the most important part. But I did also grow up with this stuff- Mom’s a psychologist, I've seen her work, I’ve read some of her books. And I’ve gone to therapy. Kind of a lot. It's not a substitute for the real thing, but it's what I can offer.
Oh, and for the record, this isn't meant to call out anyone with the personnel augment, or steal your shipmates, or anything! This is more of a call to action. If you want in on this we can set up some kind of network.
I’m setting up shop on the Iskaulit and I’m gonna post active hours there. Stop by if you want to talk more one-on-one about it.
[True to his word, Billy’s in a spare room in the Iskaulit - sign on the door - and is decorating the place, though it’s kind of barebones for the moment. He can magic it pretty, but the last few months have been exhausting, so he’s taking it slow.]
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Iskaulit
When: After all the chaos is settled!
So… all of that was horrible? I think that goes without saying. The less we have of that kind of thing going forward, the better.
Tangentially, but the personnel augment is kind of useless, isn't it? We get an office but not much in the way of marketable skills, we can't do anything with the ships in the middle of a crisis, we're not here for any big damn hero moments. It’s great if we’ve got other skills for that, but we can’t fix stuff, we can’t pilot people out of danger, we can’t arm those who don’t have powers...
...okay, sorry, I'm rambling. Getting to the point! Truth is, personnel - counselling - is meant for the aftermath. Therapy, in other words. If it doesn't exist where you're from, it pretty much means someone whose job it is to listen to you, no judgments, and offer advice if they can. Sometimes it's enough to just have somebody hear you out.
Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm tired of, like… not contributing much. So I'm gonna have an open door policy. Doesn't matter if you're not on my ship, doesn't matter if I don't even know you. You can even use the comm anonymously if you don't like the idea of coming in person. You make the rules.
If you're wondering about my qualifications… well, I've got ears. That's the most important part. But I did also grow up with this stuff- Mom’s a psychologist, I've seen her work, I’ve read some of her books. And I’ve gone to therapy. Kind of a lot. It's not a substitute for the real thing, but it's what I can offer.
Oh, and for the record, this isn't meant to call out anyone with the personnel augment, or steal your shipmates, or anything! This is more of a call to action. If you want in on this we can set up some kind of network.
I’m setting up shop on the Iskaulit and I’m gonna post active hours there. Stop by if you want to talk more one-on-one about it.
[True to his word, Billy’s in a spare room in the Iskaulit - sign on the door - and is decorating the place, though it’s kind of barebones for the moment. He can magic it pretty, but the last few months have been exhausting, so he’s taking it slow.]
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You weren't kidding about complicated. I know it can be frustrating not to understand where you can come from. [He's seen it with Keith, and... ok, after a pause, he gently nudges Billy with his right arm, then shows him the metal hand. He should share a bit in return.] The bad guys gave me this - I don't remember it.
[So yeah, Billy, when you said "all the appeal of Bucky Barnes without the aloof personality", you pretty much nailed it.]
I would says sorry but-- complicated as it may be, it sounds like you had a good young life.
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[Billy's gaze drops to the arm, brows furrowed. He'd sort of wondered, but you never know what can upset people, and losing a limb just sounds like one of those things. And it was never really relevant to getting to know Shiro at the start, anyway. But since he mentioned it-]
...Wonder what it is about bad guys that make 'em love giving people metal arms. I mean, doesn't it usually end up backfiring?
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[And amnesia, Billy, giving people metal arms and amnesia, can't forget that. The question actually makes Shiro shrug. Billy's lucky that Kate has already told him about the Winter Soldier. In fact, he owes the guy one for the special punching bag in the Blameless.]
I can access all the touch panels in their bases now so-- I guess the answer is yes.
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Metal arms are cooler, anyway.]
I guess if they're dumb enough to give you a fancy new weapon then they have to deal with the consequences.
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I guess "fancy" is a way to call it. [He takes his hand away to activate it and show Billy the purple glow. Just in case he needed another reason why Shiro is Hawkeye approved.] I think of it as a literal tasting your own medicine.
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Yeah, sounds about right. I've always liked the concept of karma, anyway. So is, uh. Is that thing hard to maintain out here?
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I never did any kind of maintenance on it, actually, except for cleaning it with a piece of cloth. I think it runs on my own body energy.
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[not. he quirks a brow and jerks his thumb towards the couch in the back of the room, only half-kidding. therapy? buddy?]
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...the day will come for that in the future. [He also says half-kidding. Or evading. Who knows.] Meanwhile, do you know need any help around here?
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anyway, he won't push. that's not what this is all about.]
Need? Technically, no. But if you feel like painting or moving some furniture around, I'd appreciate the extra hands.
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[Who hasn't dreamed about having a big buff handsome servant that does as you say, right? Right.]
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Well, my first thought was to have the couch set up separately, but if we're going to have multiple offices, we should have more than one... until then, it should be a central location. So here-
[Billy starts pointing and rambling about locations and feng-shui-ing it up, trying to visualize the end result. Hope you enjoy being ordered around, Mr. Military Man.]