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Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.24 22:25:00 -
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My first thought, after regaining consciousness, was That's funny. I can't feel my legs. My second thought was Please don't be mind-locked. Please, please let me have passed the final test.
What a strange feeling this is, floating weightless above the clouds. I wasn't prepared for the sensation of it. Each conduit, each piece of hardware, flexing within me like a muscle. The itching tension of my shield emitter. The exhalation of my magpulse thrusters.
I have ascended.
Achura glitters beneath me like a jewel. From here I can see settlements, cities, scattered like motes of dust over the planet's night side. It's not the first time I've seen my homeworld from orbit, but it is the first time I've seen it with such clarity. I can see each streetlamp, each glowing window, peering up at me like florescent eyes. I can see my family's estate, sprawling over the countryside in the pre-dawn. The buildings look so small. Like toys, scattered and forgotten.
Normally, I would not indulge in such physical elation. But I have studied, and I have trained, and I have labored tirelessly. I have emerged victorious. And I feel fantastic.
I am seeking employment. What I'm looking for: education, companionship, and State service. What I can offer: diligence, initiative, and loyalty. I am ready for this new life.
Plug me in, New Eden, and put me to work. |
Evi Polevhia
Phyrean Logistics Inc.
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Posted - 2012.10.24 22:32:00 -
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Itsumaden wrote:Plug me in, New Eden, and put me to work.
You'll regret saying that. Last person to say that was locked into a Retriever and forced to dig out Veldspar for five years.
Don't worry, your feeling of specialness will wear off. |
Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.24 22:53:00 -
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Quote:Don't worry, your feeling of specialness will wear off.
Has yours? That's tragic. You are a member of an elite social order, one of the exceedingly few New Eden citizens with the fortitude to survive ascension into this new stage of human development, and you don't feel distinguished?
At least you've been able to maintain a healthy sense of levity. |
Graelyn
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
323
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Posted - 2012.10.24 23:34:00 -
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That moment you speak of...
I can barely remember anymore...
This was once an amazing blessing, wasn't it? All of this? + Cardinal Graelyn + Owner/Operator, "The Summit" YR113 Amarr Loyalist of the Year
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Evi Polevhia
Phyrean Logistics Inc.
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Posted - 2012.10.24 23:34:00 -
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Itsumaden wrote:Quote:Don't worry, your feeling of specialness will wear off. Has yours? That's tragic. You are a member of an elite social order, one of the exceedingly few New Eden citizens with the fortitude to survive ascension into this new stage of human development, and you don't feel distinguished? At least you've been able to maintain a healthy sense of levity.
Compared to every sentient thing that draws breath, we are special. We are near immortal. The best of us wave a hand and an empire rises. Or falls. But amoung those Capsuleers, no, I do not feel special. I shall build a fortress to call my own that shall protect me and mine, but I am not exceptional when compared to all the others who do the same. This is not tragic, this is a statement of fact. |
Uraniae Fehrnah
VokoV Class Act Cartel
160
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Posted - 2012.10.24 23:38:00 -
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You'd do well to see capsuleerhood for what it truly is; the product of a series of genetic quirks. We are no more special than people with naturally red hair. We are a genetic anomaly paired with very specific hardware that does little else than let us react more quickly than a traditional Command Crew.
Any illusions you have about immortality are exactly that, illusions. The technology used to allow data transfer from one mundane sack of biomass to another is always advancing, and our "monopoly" on forestalling permanent death has already been broken by one group of people in the cluster. It is only a matter of time before all the technology and genetic information that "makes you special" is obsolete and replaced with a more refined and more widely applied version. We aren't some new elite social caste, not in the long run anyway, we are the prototypes of a new social structure, one that is still just as volatile as all the ones before it. |
Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.25 00:05:00 -
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Uraniae Fehrnah wrote:We are the prototypes of a new social structure.
So said the first creature to evolve wings and take flight: "Meh, I'm not that special. We'll all be flying soon enough."
Graelyn wrote:This was once an amazing blessing, wasn't it? All of this?
Indeed, Cardinal. A blessing. One I hope persists in the years to come. Even now, as my orbit swings me wide out of the night shadow of Achura and into the open sun, I can feel the solar wind crackling along my hull.
It's a cleansing feeling. I feel complete. Reborn. Whole. Do you not? I guess it makes sense, the novelty of these sensations diminishing with time, although it makes me sad to think that I may someday be unsatisfied with "all of this". |
Romvex
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.25 00:23:00 -
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Itsumaden wrote:
Plug me in, New Eden, and put me to work.
with pleasure Warning: Hyper-Elitist Egomaniacal Space God. |
Ottom Ephesianos
Mirkur Draug'Tyr Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2012.10.25 00:27:00 -
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Graelyn wrote:That moment you speak of...
I can barely remember anymore...
This was once an amazing blessing, wasn't it? All of this?
Yes. Technological advancements are blessings under the disguise of human ingenuity. Their uses are at the discretion of free will but they are blessings non the less. You of all people should understand that Cardinal Graelyn. |
Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.25 00:30:00 -
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Romvex wrote: with pleasure
More levity. You're funny, Gallentean. Who knew capsuleers could be such comedians? Although I guess I shouldn't be surprised, considering your employer. |
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Nashuar Attor
Atomic Production
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Posted - 2012.10.25 01:40:00 -
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[/quote] Indeed, Cardinal. A blessing. One I hope persists in the years to come. Even now, as my orbit swings me wide out of the night shadow of Achura and into the open sun, I can feel the solar wind crackling along my hull.
It's a cleansing feeling. I feel complete. Reborn. Whole. Do you not? I guess it makes sense, the novelty of these sensations diminishing with time, although it makes me sad to think that I may someday be unsatisfied with "all of this".[/quote]
If you can feel the solar winds then I suggest you speak to your cheif of engineering about recalibrating your sheilds. If the harmonics are such that you can feel something as superficial as solar wind then you will surely feel the first salvo fired at you, and believe me, on that day you will know what it feels like to be Reborn. |
Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.25 01:56:00 -
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Nashuar Attor wrote:If you can feel the solar winds then I suggest you speak to your cheif of engineering about recalibrating your sheilds. If the harmonics are such that you can feel something as superficial as solar wind then you will surely feel the first salvo fired at you, and believe me, on that day you will know what it feels like to be Reborn.
Sigh. Why do people always assume idiocy? Is it so hard to believe that I might disable my emitter for a moment to enjoy the sun?
I didn't expect to need to justify my proclamations of joy by explaining why I'm feeling what I feel. But sure, I'll talk to my Chief Engineer. Maybe he'll just forget to turn the shields back on, and I just won't notice because, you know, I'm so inexperienced, and stuff.
It's not like I'm a graduate of the State War Academy or anything. |
Graelyn
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
323
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Posted - 2012.10.25 03:11:00 -
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Quote:It's a cleansing feeling. I feel complete. Reborn. Whole. Do you not?
I understand the way you feel.
Perhaps, one day, when you've spilled enough blood, when the lives you've taken can no longer be given any accurate accounting, when you can no longer remember the faces of your fallen friends, the Wet Grave will take on a different meaning in your life. + Cardinal Graelyn + Owner/Operator, "The Summit" YR113 Amarr Loyalist of the Year
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Vad Lander
Interstellar Brotherhood of Eternal Warfare
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Posted - 2012.10.25 03:24:00 -
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Itsumaden, I welcome you to the stars. It is a wonderful feeling, even to this day for me. I encourage you to seek out your peers who also enjoy the life style you now partake in. I myself am willing to help you in your early days if you want it. I find inspiration that the state has a new emperian to call its own. |
Itsumaden
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.25 03:54:00 -
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Quote:Perhaps, one day, when you've spilled enough blood, when the lives you've taken can no longer be given any accurate accounting, when you can no longer remember the faces of your fallen friends, the Wet Grave will take on a different meaning in your life.
Perhaps. I imagine that time will tell.
You're a sage man, Cardinal. As I'm sure you're aware, your accomplishments are well known, even among planetbound Achur. It would befit me to take your wisdom to heart.
Vad Lander wrote:Itsumaden, I welcome you to the stars. It is a wonderful feeling, even to this day for me. I encourage you to seek out your peers who also enjoy the life style you now partake in. I myself am willing to help you in your early days if you want it. I find inspiration that the state has a new emperian to call its own.
Thank you for the warm welcome, pilot! As for seeking out my peers: this post is a big part of my initial effort to reach out to the community.
I will certainly contact you if I find I need assistance. I'm not looking for charity, but I would always welcome an experienced voice to provide guidance or help point me in the right direction. Reliable and worthwhile fluidcomm channels, for example, are something that I'm having a particularly difficult time tracking down. |
Gussarde en Welle
Fruidian Logic The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2012.10.25 03:56:00 -
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Evi Polevhia wrote:Itsumaden wrote:Plug me in, New Eden, and put me to work. You'll regret saying that. Last person to say that was locked into a Retriever and forced to dig out Veldspar for five years. Don't worry, your feeling of specialness will wear off.
Everything he says is true. |
Jev North
Anshar Incorporated
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Posted - 2012.10.25 09:24:00 -
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Itsumaden wrote:I have ascended. Enthusiasm, but not to the point of randomly capitalizing "ascended." Good. I think you'll do fine.
If you are serious about wanting to work to further the State, there are several Caldari-aligned capsuleer collectives you might find interesting - Wiyrkomi Honor Guard, I-RED and Lai Dai Infinity Systems spring to mind. Each has their own political, philosophical and practical approach, so at least one of them should fit fairly well, no? |
Rana Ash
Gradient Electus Matari
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Posted - 2012.10.25 12:47:00 -
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Before you take up serious work, take time to travel out beyond the highways.
To the not so populated systems and listen to the suns, it's very relaxing and almost like music.. |
Roga Dracor
Fury Lords Intergalactic Brotherhood
266
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Posted - 2012.10.25 13:06:00 -
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Indeed, welcome to the fold. Keep your childlike appreciation or your good fortune. Avoid the cynicism and graft that abound amongst the "brethren". You will do fine.
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then, and it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.
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Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
599
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Posted - 2012.10.25 13:07:00 -
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Roga Dracor wrote: Indeed, welcome to the fold. Keep your childlike appreciation or your good fortune. Avoid the cynicism and graft that abound amongst the "brethren". You will do fine.
Who are the "Brethren"? Last I looked, capsuleers were anything but brotherly. |
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Roga Dracor
Fury Lords Intergalactic Brotherhood
266
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Posted - 2012.10.25 14:01:00 -
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:laughing:
It was sarcasm and dark humor of a sort. Hardly suprising that it was lost on you, Tiberius.. You are of the model I advised he avoid..
Only extreme cynicism would lead to the abandonment of free will in what small measure is still available to us, such as you display. Ask your master to tweak your comprehension algorythems. They appear to need it. It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then, and it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.
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Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
602
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Posted - 2012.10.25 14:08:00 -
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Roga Dracor wrote::laughing: It was sarcasm and dark humor of a sort. Hardly suprising that it was lost on you, Tiberius.. You are of the model I advised he avoid.. Only extreme cynicism would lead to the abandonment of free will in what small measure is still available to us, such as you display. Ask your master to tweak your comprehension algorythems. They appear to need it.
Yes. Cynicism is what makes me fight for the only feasable path to Utopia. |
Jev North
Anshar Incorporated
99
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Posted - 2012.10.25 14:43:00 -
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Tiberious Thessalonia wrote:Who are the "Brethren"? Last I looked, capsuleers were anything but brotherly. Did you grow up with brothers, Tibs? |
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
604
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Posted - 2012.10.25 14:52:00 -
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Jev North wrote:Tiberious Thessalonia wrote:Who are the "Brethren"? Last I looked, capsuleers were anything but brotherly. Did you grow up with brothers, Tibs?
Yes, and with any luck, none of them got the particular genetic anomaly that is the ability to be capsuleers. So far so good! |
Logan Fyreite
Stimulus Rote Kapelle
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Posted - 2012.10.25 15:45:00 -
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If simple graduation were the means to true ascendancy then that would be something.
The question of your ascendancy remains to be answered. Perhaps over time you will ascend beyond the moral trappings impressed upon you and leave the petty beliefs and prejudices of your, or any, planet bound life behind. Perhaps when you can look at the old republics, empires, and stagnant baseliner governments and see their rules and laws as just so many useless words, perhaps then you will be truly ascended into something new, something beyond what you were yesterday and are on this day.
Perhaps when you, when we, are able to let go of those things, the things that tie you down and keep you from your true potential, then you will have ascended. I too hope that one day I rise to that level as well, but at least now I, we have the time to try.
Welcome to the community as it were. Good luck. |
Jev North
Anshar Incorporated
99
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Posted - 2012.10.25 15:46:00 -
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Tiberious Thessalonia wrote: So did I - although there might be cultural differences, it's why I think that 'brotherly' is fairly apt. They fought a fair deal, but though that involved lots of noise and fury, most of the real damage was, hm - collateral.
I'll excuse myself from further conversation in this thread, though. I think it's far enough off topic as it is.. |
Anabella Rella
Gradient Electus Matari
282
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Posted - 2012.10.25 15:49:00 -
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Uraniae Fehrnah wrote:You'd do well to see capsuleerhood for what it truly is; the product of a series of genetic quirks. We are no more special than people with naturally red hair...
Wait a minute now, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself until you said this Pilot Fehrnah. You mean that I didn't hit the jackpot twice by being genetically compatible with pod technology AND being a natural redhead? I am disappointed...
What you want is irrelevant, what you've chosen is at hand. |
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
604
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Posted - 2012.10.25 15:58:00 -
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Jev North wrote:Tiberious Thessalonia wrote: So did I - although there might be cultural differences, it's why I think that 'brotherly' is fairly apt. They fought a fair deal, but though that involved lots of noise and fury, most of the real damage was, hm - collateral. I'll excuse myself from further conversation in this thread, though. I think it's far enough off topic as it is..
When me and my brothers fought, my parents took our toys away and punished us in accordance with our crimes.
Concord does not have the ability to punish us in accordance with our crimes. |
Scherezad
Lai Dai Research Spacelane Security
211
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Posted - 2012.10.25 17:40:00 -
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Itsumaden wrote:My first thought, after regaining consciousness, ...
Plug me in, New Eden, and put me to work.
Congratulations Itsumaden-haan! Welcome to the family. You are now one of the Lords of the Stars. I'm very glad that you were able to avoid the wet-grave, it is a miserable experience which I wouldn't wish on anyone.
Please be aware that your greatest test is just beginning, however. You are not immortal - though it feels like it, sometimes. You are not superhuman - though baseline concerns seem smaller, now. Your thoughts are still dominated by emotions - though they take a detour through processing networks form time to time.
The greatest threat to a Capsuleer isn't an enemy fleet, or the eldrich machinations of the Jove. The greatest threat to you is yourself. You are now vulnerable to a host of cognitive diseases you were earlier immune to. Fragmentation, cognitive dissonance, psychosis, hallucination, and the eponymous Capsuleer's dementia name only a few. Your very sense of self, your identity, will slowly be picked apart in the coming years, through copying, processing, forceful modification and the occasional involuntary bout through a fluid router. This does nothing to mention the emotional strain of dictating the lives of thousands and ending the lives of many more.
Gird yourself, Itsumaden-haan. Be aware that your thoughts can and will betray you, and your emotions will lead you to dark places whether you wish them to or not - and whether you follow them or not.
May the solar wind always warm your hull, and may it lead you to happy harbours. |
Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
381
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Posted - 2012.10.25 21:22:00 -
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Take the time now as a new capsuleer and decide to use your power for others rather than exercising it over others. Decide now to be a servant of others rather than a lord over others. Selfishness is your greatest enemy and greatest temptation.
May New Eden be a better place because you choose well.
Ston The Disciples of Ston bid you peace |
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