>> Awhile back (this would have been pre-9/11 and post barracks bombings) they forbid Marines in some stations from that tightest stubble because it was more obvious as a target that Steve's Stars. <<
That makes sense.
*chuckle* It's why officer's insignia became less conspicuous over the centuries. A big red crest made you a fucking spear magnet.
>> If they could train other Marines how to stop 'looking like a Marine' on need, they'd probably offer up eye-teeth. <<
There are ways, but it's difficult. The skills to be dangerous and appear harmless rarely coexist in the same person. They can be taught, but there's an underlying talent issue too.
It's similar to the problem SHIELD is having with medics: you can get people who are brilliant at health care, or tolerant of shadow work, but to get both you typically have to accept a lower quality of each.
>> Deadly is dime a dozen, but also looking mostly harmless? Priceless. (Bucky:Color me impressed.) <<
Sooth.
Even in this piece-of-crap body, a truly observant person will clock me. Most people make the mistake of thinking I'm harmless, but that's because they're not good observers, sometimes even if trained. The clues are there, unless I go out of my way to hide them.
Now, granted, I could clock Phil too. His remaining tells are a lot the same as mine: that subtle air of alertness, the lack of a panic button, just plain not being scared by things that would rattle most people. But he's capitalizing on the fact that a majority of people see the surface, not the content, and it works.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2014-08-29 01:47 am (UTC)That makes sense.
*chuckle* It's why officer's insignia became less conspicuous over the centuries. A big red crest made you a fucking spear magnet.
>> If they could train other Marines how to stop 'looking like a Marine' on need, they'd probably offer up eye-teeth. <<
There are ways, but it's difficult. The skills to be dangerous and appear harmless rarely coexist in the same person. They can be taught, but there's an underlying talent issue too.
It's similar to the problem SHIELD is having with medics: you can get people who are brilliant at health care, or tolerant of shadow work, but to get both you typically have to accept a lower quality of each.
>> Deadly is dime a dozen, but also looking mostly harmless? Priceless. (Bucky:Color me impressed.) <<
Sooth.
Even in this piece-of-crap body, a truly observant person will clock me. Most people make the mistake of thinking I'm harmless, but that's because they're not good observers, sometimes even if trained. The clues are there, unless I go out of my way to hide them.
Now, granted, I could clock Phil too. His remaining tells are a lot the same as mine: that subtle air of alertness, the lack of a panic button, just plain not being scared by things that would rattle most people. But he's capitalizing on the fact that a majority of people see the surface, not the content, and it works.