Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 18:49:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subj: [Cixi] Reactions to Matoaka

At 07:01 PM 5/7/97 -0700, Matoaka wrote:
>At 03:40 PM 5/7/97 -0700, Cixi wrote:
>>Cixi immediately steps up, "What we need is leaders and structures in an
>>army.  One studied in a skill is best suited to lead.  I have only heard of
>>one, Shaw and propose he lead.  
>
>Plan:
If Cixi looks in Matoaka's direction, she'll see a frown and a half opened
>mouth as if saying, 'Are you nuts?'

Cixi does not look at Matoaka during her speech, but rather Benjamin and
then Shaw.

Upon Shaw's comments, Cixi neither smiles nor frowns.  She acts as if not
hearing any of his mentio of "barbarians"

>Plan:
If Matoaka sees her, she will approach Cixi tonight and ask her why the
>frown.  After she is done with her display, she will ask her to justify
>such disgust.
>

Cixi sighs as she looks downwards, her shoulders sagging to steal from her
the air of defiance and strength.  She looks sidelong at Matoaka, "You.  I
know of your people.  They belonged to the land as mine did."  Cixi licks
her lips lightly before continuing, "When I was but a child, stories lived
of monsters that rose up from the sea.  They rob children from their beds
and break grandmother's hearts."

A rigidity returns to Cixi's stance as continues, "In my time, a deamon
arose from the east.  It stomped on my people.  Killing all that it
contacted.  It raped our woman.  It used our people as shields against their
brothers.  It joined with a white devil and thought only of ruling the world."

She pauses, letting the words sink in, "This deamon went under the banner of
a red sun and called themselves descendants of the gods.  This deamon was
called Japanese."

With a large inhalation, Cixi concludes her story.  A weight seems to almost
lift from her shoulders.  She says no more, pretending instead to head to bed.