both of my boys really need to interact with/meet Edward (preeetty sure Fives already has, however briefly and only over the network, but Shen Wei hasn't at all and neeeeeeeds to)
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: the ambition thing is so funny because like... edward clearly worked very hard to get where he is in life, and goes above and beyond to do the work right, but he doesnt have the constant drive. once he's comfortable he doesnt try to keep pushing the ceiling, doesnt want for more, etc
Lark's biggest issue is getting people to Do Things. He has all the ambition in the world and he has a minimum of three plates spinning at a time, but on the Barge he can't just give orders, he has to get volunteers and it's very difficult for him
He and Lark should chat about it, Lark has some ideas and he's spoken to a few inmates about what they would trust, and to wardens to see what their ideas are
Lark veers away from set committees as a whole because a) potential for hierarchical corruption due to b ) rapid turnover rates, which could leave one "veteran" member with undue sway
"But if we could get a majority, or even just get some of the most influential people involved, that would help. It could even create a shift in the culture here that would carry on and influence new wardens as they came in." YEAH this is what edward is thinking
edward can only help so much, but him discovering that while he's been able to skate by and make do, this is still a hole in his knowledge base, could lead to like... offering to study it with him
i had another char (not zhongli) who could interface with usb ports and stuff like that because he's got affinity with data storage as a concept (not necessarily using metal machines, his construction used different materials)
so like i was thinking instead of looking at computers using monitors, he could look directly inside the data stream if it's stored in metal, but of course it's very basic compared to using a screen
lol, just gonna point out someone tried to set up a warden support group for this kind of thing a couple years ago, don't remember who, and I'm pretty sure got shouted down as a naive idiot and nothing ever came of it
yeah they did, but they were also going for a more structured arrangement and everyone in the barge likes to think they're too cool for that shit. gotta go at it subtly!
(as far as ooc planning goes...I've never organized anything on this level so take everything with a grain of salt, but I'd say keep communication lines open [and esp be mindful of people not on plurk, etc] and talk to people about what they want to get out of it/how it would serve their characters)
maybe setting up a kind of like. optional questionnaire ppl can fill out for prompts on what to think about covering what they want / what their characters would do / etc