Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Day Three
I'm getting along here pretty well right now, and I've even done a substantial amount of work. It's just about quitting time, so I'm gonna post my blog now.

I was up pretty late last night, because my dad had some work to do on the computer and got off after 1AM. I was on until about 2 o'clock word-processing the newest chapter of "Ninja Kai", so here you go!

Chapter 3: Part 5

--now where'd I put that... AHA! THERE'S my jump drive!--

“The one thing our villae has in common with the outside world,” Gaijinkage explained as Kai walked with him, “is the statistical inevitability of an extremist view.”
Kai remained silent as they strolled cautiously to the training grounds. The thoughts in Kai’s head couldn’t combine to put together a sentence worth saying. The best sentences complained about the violence in Konsetsuo or pitiful reasoning for Kai to leave the crazy village.
“I don’t want to be the target of anyone’s anger,” he finally blurted out. “I just want to have my stake in something, and I want it to be something I have some control over.”
“Don’t be silly, Kai! You have no more control over the current situation than I have of the village. I have my people’s respect, but by no means any real control. It really all comes down to an issue of trust. Trust brings respect and that respect permits leadership. I’m the leader of the village because of the respect of the villagers. I have their respect because of the trust we have for each other. Who trusts you, Kai? Can you earn someone’s respect?”
“I suppose Yoshi trusts me… I met him at the academy.”
“I trust you, Kai. Booshi trusts you too. It takes a keen mind to grow up in a house owned by evil hearts and still know what it is that makes something right and what makes another thing wrong.”
“Do you know what it’s like?” Kai tried to understand.
“Yes, but that’s a story for another time. I can’t just give you ancient history lessons every time I see you.”
Kai grinned as Gaijinkage did.
“Your stake in life… Kai, I want you to know that whatever you choose, your stake in life is here – at no cost to you – so long as you want it. The village is just a great big family and every member is important, every member is special, and every member has a mind of their own. You can’t control someone else’s mind, or at least no one in this village has been warped enough to try… so I’ll be sure to give discipline…”
Kai turned sharply to see that Gaijinkage had vanished behind him. He continued to turn until he saw a bloody arrow pointed at his face. The back of Gaijinkage’s pierced hand now obscured a distant shadow in the treetops.
“Your audacity speaks volumes, Konsetsuo!” Gaijinkage bellowed. “You and your uncle’s poorly defined honor has wasted enough of my time and I won’t stand for it any longer!”

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No Further Questions...

Sorry, no questions today... Thank you all for answering them, though! I enjoy every comment I get. See you tomorrow!
-Krustyknuckles
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