] I have always considered the profound distinction between
] ninjas and pirates to be an absolute one. One was either
] ninja or pirate - there were no inbetweens. One
] personality type was skilled and proficient, elegant and
] silent, contained and constrained, honourable and
] spiritual. The other type loud and flamboyant, gregarious
] and unrestrained, life-loving and vigorous, passionate
] and strong. I thought all people must pledge their
] allegiance, or be categorised accordingly.
]
] The other day at work, another binary pair was presented
] to me - a co-worker who doesn't declare people pirate or
] ninja, but instead elf or dwarf. For him, humanity falls
] into doers and thinkers - elves being elegant and
] timeless, conceptual and refined, abstract and beautiful
] while dwarves are practical and structural, hard-working
] and no-nonsense, down-to-earth smiths and makers.

The other day at work, another binary pair was presented to me -- a co-worker who doesn't declare people pirate or ninja, but instead elf or dwarf. For him, humanity falls into doers and thinkers -- elves being elegant and timeless, conceptual and refined, abstract and beautiful while dwarves are practical and structural, hard-working and no-nonsense, down-to-earth smiths and makers.

White-haired elven ninja, dressed in black. Definitely. (Shadow warriors?)