Dept. of Petty Affairs — Smile Doctrine
Filed by: Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand · Tribunal Chair, Dept. of Petty Affairs
Subject: Mastery Through Restraint
I used to think if I was fast enough, I could fix everything—or ruin everything—before the world caught up. Speed was a weapon. Anger was the engine.
Then one day, the road caught me. And I realized: there’s no medal for being first to crash.
Now I just smile. Not because I don’t care— but because I finally learned how to stay in control when everything else wants me to swing.
If I joke, it’s to keep the blade sheathed. If I cut the line, it’s because someone insisted on wrapping it around my throat first.
I don’t burn people anymore. I let lessons light themselves.
Tribunal Note: Humor is pressure control. Mercy is optional. Peace is earned through pacing.
The Smile isn’t surrender—it’s containment.
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Filed and stamped by Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand, Tribunal Chair (DPA)
Doctrine: Don’t bark — bill.
Motto: I don’t flex, I calculate.