G'Kar of the Narn

Subject:	deserted island
Time:	4:36 pm.

This week's discussion topic -- Mollari's responses aside -- seems most apt, as my ship is now docked and I am about to embark on the search for the renegades who seek to destroy the Rangers. If they are willing, I would be proud to be accompanied by

legate_damar and my own dear

natoth, for the sad truth is I am more conspicuous, these days, than I should be comfortable with, and that could pose unforseen dangers. However, with these brave companions at my side, I am convinced we shall find the rebels and deal with them swiftly and completely, that

_delenn should never worry again for the safety or the good name of her Anla'shok.

Customs clearance, as always, is interminable, and so I have several hours to kill while waiting for the medical and security crews to deem my ship spaceworthy (and, no doubt, to ensure that I am not smuggling contraband -- why they could not use this method to seize all suspicious-looking ship's captains and passengers in the hopes of finding Vir's attacker I suppose I will never know -- these Earth notions of justice leave much to be desired) -- and while I wait for

legate_damar and

natoth to prepare for our departure, I will take this opportunity to respond to Mollari's desert-island registry, and provide a response of my own.

If I were stranded on a deserted island...

Mollari no doubt expects me to argue the fact that he has cast me, in his fantasy, as hunter/gatherer, but he is quite correct. The wilderness is no stranger to me, nor is self-sufficiency, nor solitude.

In point of fact, provided this hypothetical island had a decent supply of fresh water and indigenous wildlife on which to feed, I should be quite content to spend the rest of my days there and never be bothered the trouble that comes from associating with diplomats, politicians, warmongerers or disciples. That there are likely just as many who would gladly see me gone seems to make this a most pleasing arrangement all around.

I would take with me my book, of course, and a good supply of ink, and those would be enough.

However, this challenge postulates a third item, and so: I take with me the G'Quon Eth plant Mollari presented me with not long ago. It would serve as a good symbol of my spirituality, would provide familiarity and ambience when burned, and would remind me of what I have left behind: my people, my traditions, my world, and my friends. The fact that the plant was a gift from Mollari is inconsequential, of course -- but I will admit that in the long, dark nights I am destined for on this island, it will do me well to have something of his to talk to, and to argue with, with the added bonus of its inability to argue back.

Citizen G'Kar
Fandom: Babylon 5

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