Move 2.5 Recap - Revision history

Sasha: /* Talents, family ties, and conflict styles */

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Talents, family ties, and conflict styles

Sasha: /* Talents, family ties, and conflict styles */

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Talents, family ties, and conflict styles

Sasha: /* Talents, ties, and cultural divisions */

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Talents, ties, and cultural divisions

Sasha at 01:33, 22 August 2019

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Sasha at 00:48, 22 August 2019

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Sasha at 00:43, 22 August 2019

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Sasha: /* Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha */

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Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha

Sasha: /* Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha */

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Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha

Sasha at 01:50, 21 August 2019

2019-08-21T01:50:43Z

Sasha: /* Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha */

2019-08-21T01:47:23Z

Intercultural communication, in Communications: Reshad and Sasha

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 Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, and her grief at separation more immediate. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she has tended to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.
-Reshad and Sasha struggle to improve their working relationship. They make some progress, but their efforts are undercut by incompatible assumptions regarding the nature and purpose of conflict. Sasha is very comfortable with open competition, but convinced that in more subtle forms of social maneuver she will inevitably be the loser. (One might note that Remi continues to worry about an initial conflict with Sasha that she has more or less forgotten, in part because of her high tolerance for openly expressed disagreement, and in part because the subsequent argument with Ashari looms larger in her memory.) Reshad is uncomfortable with Sasha's more relaxed modes, which can range between bluntness and bluster; meanwhile, gestures that Reshad considers part of common civility may strike Sasha as mendacious or actively malevolent. The difficulty is compounded because Reshad tends to invoke types of social bonding with which Sasha, between the isolation of her childhood and the different isolation of an immigrant to the heptarchate, has very little direct experience. Reshad has correctly identified Sasha's very real fear of punishment for error, but has perhaps overestimated Sasha's desire to rely on authority, leading her in turn to read threat where perhaps none is intended. It remains to be seen whether Sasha and Reshad will find a way to cooperate, or pursue a competition potentially destructive to the function of the team as a whole.
+Reshad and Sasha struggle to improve their working relationship. They make some progress, but their efforts are undercut by incompatible assumptions regarding the nature and purpose of conflict. Sasha is very comfortable with open competition, but convinced that in more subtle forms of social maneuver she will inevitably be the loser. (One might note that Remi continues to worry about an initial conflict with Sasha that she has more or less forgotten, in part because of her high tolerance for openly expressed disagreement, and in part because the subsequent argument with Ashari looms larger in her memory.) Reshad is uncomfortable with Sasha's more relaxed modes, which can range between bluntness and bluster; meanwhile, gestures that Reshad considers part of common civility may strike Sasha as mendacious or actively malevolent. The difficulty is compounded because Reshad tends to invoke types of social bonding with which Sasha, between the isolation of her childhood and the different isolation of an immigrant to the heptarchate, has very little direct experience. Reshad has correctly identified Sasha's very real fear of punishment for error, but has perhaps overestimated Sasha's desire to rely on authority, leading her in turn to read threats to status where perhaps none are intended. It remains to be seen whether Sasha and Reshad will find a way to cooperate, or pursue a competition potentially destructive to the function of the team as a whole.
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 ==Talents, family ties, and conflict styles==
-Two team members reveal unexpected skills. Alaric successfully persuades Flute to trade gathered data for continued access to rebellion funds. Meanwhile, Seyli is charmed by a mothling, somewhat to their own surprise, and offers to share their enjoyment of drums. This is likely to be both educational for the mothlings and a pleasant distraction for Seyli.
+Two team members reveal unexpected skills. Alaric successfully persuades Flute to trade gathered data for continued access to rebellion funds. Meanwhile, Seyli is charmed by a mothling, somewhat to their own surprise, and offers to share their enjoyment of drums. This is likely to be both educational for the mothlings and a pleasant distraction for Seyli, who still struggles with the new environment and the overwhelming presence of Jedao.
-Sulen also benefits from interaction with nonhumans. While petting Fluffy, they begin to let themself remember a past self who was not invested in upholding the hexarchate. Their most intense emotional ties are still to Ashari, however; without access to them, and without clear institutional guidelines to fall back on, Sulen struggles for direction.
+Sulen also benefits from interaction with nonhumans. While petting Fluffy, they begin to let themself remember a past self who was not invested in upholding the hexarchate. Their most intense emotional ties are still to Ashari, however; without access to them, and without clear institutional guidelines to fall back on, Sulen is somewhat at a loss for direction.
 Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, and her grief at separation more immediate. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she has tended to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.

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 Picking back up on the question of moth communication, Remi says, "They do seem to understand combinations, don't they? Or at least the ''Cantata'' does. But then, Alaric has confirmed that adult moths, at least, have a fairly good understanding of mathematics." Head tilted, Reshad muses, "We used to teach mathematics with manipulatives. Not just toys with numbers on, but shapes that stuck together, and folding things so you could learn how to map surface to volume. I wonder if they'd like them." Remi nods and takes notes, saying, "The question is how to structure our experiments, if at all. Honestly, just sticking to whatever the mothlings find most entertaining at the moment isn't a ''bad'' way to go, but I wouldn't mind putting them through some equivalent of the basic cognitive batteries." Reshad inquires about the current standard tests: "I'd be very interested in knowing. Not only is it good to understand more about them, but it'll help us to know if they're typical of ...mothkind? And if they are, what they can do, we can expect other moths to do." A flash of expression suggests she is thinking about the rebellion's primary mission.
-==Talents, ties, and cultural divisions==
+==Talents, family ties, and conflict styles==
 Two team members reveal unexpected skills. Alaric successfully persuades Flute to trade gathered data for continued access to rebellion funds. Meanwhile, Seyli is charmed by a mothling, somewhat to their own surprise, and offers to share their enjoyment of drums. This is likely to be both educational for the mothlings and a pleasant distraction for Seyli.
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 Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, and her grief at separation more immediate. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she has tended to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.
-Reshad and Sasha struggle to improve their working relationship. They make some progress, but their efforts are undercut by incompatible assumptions regarding the nature and purpose of conflict. Sasha is very comfortable with open competition, but convinced that in more subtle forms of social maneuver she will inevitably be the loser. Reshad is uncomfortable with Sasha's more relaxed modes, which tend to range between bluntness and bluster; meanwhile, gestures that Reshad considers part of common civility may strike Sasha as mendacious or actively malevolent. The difficulty is compounded because Reshad tends to invoke types of social bonding with which Sasha, between the isolation of her childhood and the different isolation of an immigrant to the heptarchate, has very little direct experience. Reshad has correctly identified Sasha's very real fear of punishment for error, but has perhaps overestimated Sasha's desire to rely on authority, leading her in turn to read threat where perhaps none is intended. It remains to be seen whether
+Reshad and Sasha struggle to improve their working relationship. They make some progress, but their efforts are undercut by incompatible assumptions regarding the nature and purpose of conflict. Sasha is very comfortable with open competition, but convinced that in more subtle forms of social maneuver she will inevitably be the loser. (One might note that Remi continues to worry about an initial conflict with Sasha that she has more or less forgotten, in part because of her high tolerance for openly expressed disagreement, and in part because the subsequent argument with Ashari looms larger in her memory.) Reshad is uncomfortable with Sasha's more relaxed modes, which can range between bluntness and bluster; meanwhile, gestures that Reshad considers part of common civility may strike Sasha as mendacious or actively malevolent. The difficulty is compounded because Reshad tends to invoke types of social bonding with which Sasha, between the isolation of her childhood and the different isolation of an immigrant to the heptarchate, has very little direct experience. Reshad has correctly identified Sasha's very real fear of punishment for error, but has perhaps overestimated Sasha's desire to rely on authority, leading her in turn to read threat where perhaps none is intended. It remains to be seen whether Sasha and Reshad will find a way to cooperate, or pursue a competition potentially destructive to the function of the team as a whole.
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 Sulen also benefits from interaction with nonhumans. While petting Fluffy, they begin to let themself remember a past self who was not invested in upholding the hexarchate. Their most intense emotional ties are still to Ashari, however; without access to them, and without clear institutional guidelines to fall back on, Sulen struggles for direction.
-Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, but this makes her separation from them harder. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she tends to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.
+Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, and her grief at separation more immediate. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she has tended to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.
-Reshad doesn't have Sasha's feelings about hierarchy quite right - tolerance for different types of conflict - some progress, and yet
+Reshad and Sasha struggle to improve their working relationship. They make some progress, but their efforts are undercut by incompatible assumptions regarding the nature and purpose of conflict. Sasha is very comfortable with open competition, but convinced that in more subtle forms of social maneuver she will inevitably be the loser. Reshad is uncomfortable with Sasha's more relaxed modes, which tend to range between bluntness and bluster; meanwhile, gestures that Reshad considers part of common civility may strike Sasha as mendacious or actively malevolent. The difficulty is compounded because Reshad tends to invoke types of social bonding with which Sasha, between the isolation of her childhood and the different isolation of an immigrant to the heptarchate, has very little direct experience. Reshad has correctly identified Sasha's very real fear of punishment for error, but has perhaps overestimated Sasha's desire to rely on authority, leading her in turn to read threat where perhaps none is intended. It remains to be seen whether
-Sasha has actually forgotten that Remi took against her, because he's a giant nerd and she is more comfortable with open conflict, and because Ashari is scarier
+Meanwhile, Remi continues to worry about an initial conflict with Sasha that she has more or less forgotten, in part because of her high tolerance for openly expressed disagreement, and in part because the subsequent argument with Ashari looms larger in her memory.
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 Picking back up on the question of moth communication, Remi says, "They do seem to understand combinations, don't they? Or at least the ''Cantata'' does. But then, Alaric has confirmed that adult moths, at least, have a fairly good understanding of mathematics." Head tilted, Reshad muses, "We used to teach mathematics with manipulatives. Not just toys with numbers on, but shapes that stuck together, and folding things so you could learn how to map surface to volume. I wonder if they'd like them." Remi nods and takes notes, saying, "The question is how to structure our experiments, if at all. Honestly, just sticking to whatever the mothlings find most entertaining at the moment isn't a ''bad'' way to go, but I wouldn't mind putting them through some equivalent of the basic cognitive batteries." Reshad inquires about the current standard tests: "I'd be very interested in knowing. Not only is it good to understand more about them, but it'll help us to know if they're typical of ...mothkind? And if they are, what they can do, we can expect other moths to do." A flash of expression suggests she is thinking about the rebellion's primary mission.
-==analysis==
+==Talents, ties, and cultural divisions==
-While interacting with Fluffy, Sulen begins to let themself remember a past self who was not invested in upholding the hexarchate. Their most intense emotional ties are still to Ashari, however; without access to them, and without clear institutional guidelines to fall back on, Sulen struggles for direction. Ione's memories of family are less fraught than Sulen's, but this makes her separation from them harder. Her efforts to understand the cultural differences among team members are complicated by the fact that she tends to rely on some combination of her own empathic powers and other family members' complementary skills. However, Ione and Sasha are able to connect on the basis of a common interest in scientific inquiry. If Sasha's more personal interest in Ione persists, the team may have to confront the conflict of interest problems posed by a combined living and working environment. However, at this stage the existence of the common project, and Sasha's willingness to reveal a talent outside hexarchate norms, is a boon for team morale.
+Two team members reveal unexpected skills. Alaric successfully persuades Flute to trade gathered data for continued access to rebellion funds. Meanwhile, Seyli is charmed by a mothling, somewhat to their own surprise, and offers to share their enjoyment of drums. This is likely to be both educational for the mothlings and a pleasant distraction for Seyli.
-Alaric earns some income for the team
+Sulen also benefits from interaction with nonhumans. While petting Fluffy, they begin to let themself remember a past self who was not invested in upholding the hexarchate. Their most intense emotional ties are still to Ashari, however; without access to them, and without clear institutional guidelines to fall back on, Sulen struggles for direction.
 Reshad doesn't have Sasha's feelings about hierarchy quite right - tolerance for different types of conflict - some progress, and yet
 Sasha has actually forgotten that Remi took against her, because he's a giant nerd and she is more comfortable with open conflict, and because Ashari is scarier
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 Uneasy but contrite, she finds Reshad alone in Communications, and asks, "May I interrupt you for a moment?" Reshad says, "Certainly. Just a moment." She finishes entering some data, then turns, gestures at a chair, and asks, "What's on your agenda?" Sasha says, "Thank you. That seemed very effective, just now," and makes herself sit. She goes on, "About [[Move_2.4_Recap#Sasha.27s_office:_Reshad_and_Sasha.3B_messages_involving_Cantata_and_Sulen | our conversation, earlier]]. I failed to appreciate the information you might give, and in doing so I endangered our operational effectiveness. I do not know what the appropriate recompense is, but I will endeavor to provide it to you, if I can."
-Reshad says, "Thank you. I appreciate your apology." She reflects that Sasha's current subdued manner supports the hypothesis that she is unnerved when Reshad wears "the elaborate ornaments and makeup" that make her feel most like herself. Aloud, she says, "The best recompense would be effective operation." She tilts her head; one of the strands of hair she intentionally disarrayed earlier slides down her neck.
+Reshad says, "Thank you. I appreciate your apology." She reflects that Sasha's current subdued manner supports the hypothesis that she is unnerved when Reshad wears "the elaborate ornaments and makeup" that make her feel most like herself. Aloud, she says, "The best recompense would be effective operation." She tilts her head; one of the strands of hair she intentionally disarrayed earlier slides down her neck. Sasha holds eye contact, trying not to flinch or stare at Reshad's hair. She is aware that she has not yet made [[Naxarat#Etiquette_and_Customs | any of the eight types of formal Naxorian apology]]. She asks, "Do you require a record? Or a note in my report?" hoping that Reshad simply wants a written-record apology, and does not intend to use an unfinished apology as a weapon later.
 Confused by the obvious cultural disconnect, Reshad decides she must speak more bluntly, counting on a soft voice and tone to convey good intentions. "What I'd prefer is not a note or a report. Rather, expect that things will change on the ground, and that we will have to change with them." Matching Sasha's eye contact, she adds, "We aren't the Kel. We will not have absolute obedience. Instead, we must have trust."

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 Relaxing somewhat, Sasha says, "I keep trying to tell them we control the fucking atmosphere. But I don't think there's any mystery as to Seyli's concern." She elaborates, "The problem for Seyli will be how you manage" to set aside Jedao's familiarity with the threshold winnowers, and the historical decision to attack his subordinates. Reshad smiles politely at Sasha's remarks on the atmosphere, saying, "I can hope Jedao doesn't choose to provoke them. But I'll try and inoculate them first, against the more likely explorations. I don't want to leave them and Jedao in any proximity, as far as possible." The feigned smile makes Sasha tense; she reminds herself that Reshad has been acting like "staff," not like a competitor. She says, "Thank you. We will also have active monitoring. Is there anything else you need from me, right now?"
-Reshad notices Sasha's breath catch, and fits this into the larger pattern of Sasha's reactions. As a test, she tugs at the neck of her own jumpsuit. The active monitoring seems obvious and she thinks Sasha is being somewhat condescending, so she stands, smiling brightly, and says, "Right now? No. But I'm looking forward to working as your peer. Unless there's anything you need?" Sasha classifies Reshad's gesture toward her jumpsuit as a deliberate attempt at manipulation. Hurt and uneasy, she says, "The honor of the acquaintance is entirely mine. I shall cease imposing on your time," nods, and leaves the room.
+Reshad notices Sasha's breath catch, and fits this into the larger pattern of Sasha's reactions. As a test, she tugs at the neck of her own jumpsuit. The active monitoring seems obvious and she thinks Sasha is being somewhat condescending, so she stands, smiling brightly, and says, "Right now? No. But I'm looking forward to working as your peer. Unless there's anything you need?" Sasha classifies Reshad's jumpsuit gesture as a deliberate attempt at manipulation. Hurt and uneasy, she says, "The honor of the acquaintance is entirely mine. I shall cease imposing on your time," nods, and leaves the room.
 ==Ione, Remi, Reshad, Seyli, and the mothlings; accompaniment from the ''Cantata''==