I am junking up this beautiful community with this junk

[jacksonian]

All the other starters are so beautiful but instead I'm coming in and ruining everything with this useless post with this sad sack
Comment to this post and I will write you something

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[use_everything]

[There's a slight curl of his lip at the practices of Jackson's Whole.]

Fortunately, not that far gone, agreed. Though it seems to have been enough of an ideological shift for this country's enemies to define themselves as such. From the propaganda one might think this country holds all possible advantages.

[The look is curious, sharp, challenging, the same studying test as he often gave his son growing up. There's a prompt here, an expectation.]

[jacksonian]

[ What does that look mean? He expects something. Looks of expectation...unnerve him. But nevertheless, the clone, hesitantly, ventures: ]

It seems like that's a necessary part of their self-image. And a method of control, too. On Jackson's Whole, they say that if you're smart enough and ruthless enough you'll succeed - but here, they say that if you work hard enough, you'll succeed. That means if you're not successful, you're not working hard enough. You're lazy. It probably suppresses class conflict.

[use_everything]

[The Butcher's expression folds, closing a little. Still, he tilts his head in acknowledgement.]

To some degrees, as long as the economy prospers in general, there's not as much of an issue as it would seem to beg.

Hm. Still, I imagine you've had some dealings with the Jacksonians, at this point.

[Studies aside, with the Fleet, it would be almost inconceivable not to.]

[jacksonian]

[ Was that the wrong thing to say? Count Vorkosigan looks...unreadable. But he's not leaping at the clone, roaring his rage, either... ]

I've had some, of course, yeah. [ Does Aral know about Naismith? Yeah, of course he does. ] I can't say I've enjoyed them much. [ Which is a true answer for both the clone and for the man he's pretending, inexplicably, to be. ]