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Li ShangYin
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Posted - 2003.10.05 12:04:00 -
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Sauna
En route to Dantumi V, 1900 hours 24th
The humming sound of the ship could be felt throughout the Shiina Ringo, all the way into the Sauna aswell. Inside, Li Shangyin, often just called after his old call sign Dstroy sat enjoying the evening with a good session of sitting naked in a room sweating.
The only Scorpion class battleship ever produced to have included a sauna in itÆs tight quarters, she truly was a one of model. Li remembered the look on the chief engineers face when he heard the demand for a wooden oven to warm it. The good old days. Remembering those also brought up memories of other times and events, most long forgotten by most. The silent ring of the messager drew Li back from the memories and into the evening ahead. Time to get going.
Joseki
Orbiting Dantumi V, 0900 hours 25th
Misako wandered along the corridor, the goal clear ahead, one door after the other slightly glowing with the T through the semitranslucent glass. Tedotamo Tech. , her employer, part of Taggart Transdimensional Inc. . Just one more corridor to the left and sheÆd be there, at the door. Pure white, no insignia, just the blue TTI logo, making it clear only Exec and above aswell as their personal staff could enter.
Stepping through the door Misako saw him standing at the window, looking out. The room was as clean and empty of items as always, the go board standing in the middle, and almost nothing else present. Li was still looking out, her entrance having no reaction. As always, no emotions or feelings showing, sheÆd gotten used to that aswell. A small smile crept to her face, well almost no feelings... No time to for those thoughts now, Li was in a totally white traditional kimono. White, Death, the end. The significance drove the smile of her face. Her eyes wandered to the board, the stones already partly in place. A joseki, no the stone in the middle of the board was odd, she knew the kifu, a classic. He had shown it to her once. Just some more stones left and black would loose.Myooshu, a brilliant move he had called the stone in the middle, she sat down at the side of the goban.
Tedomari
Li sat down to the goban aswell, seeing Misako already seated on the reflection of the window.
9
He put down the stone, words were not spoken, 8,7,6 follow silently. The game approaches tedomari, the last move.
5,4
Both know the yose well, replaying the game always comes up with the same thought and conclusion for Li. It is a brilliant move, so far ahead of time, so far reaching in its complexity. Brilliant indeed.
3,2,1
Both look at the final board. There is no doubt about the outcome of the yose, the end game was clearly won through a single stone positioned earlier. A single tear falls onto the goban, simplicity and patterns always fascinated Li, the silence hanging in the room.
öDid you send out the messages I gave you?ö, a nod answers the question, without saying Misako takes out a small chip, Li starts up a console in the room. She is watching him, the hazelbrown eyes following his every move. Once again LiÆs focus goes to the answers, to the messages recieved. He is relieved, not enough for a smile, but the future does look intresting. Time to make more moves, insert new stones into play, tedomari always leads to yet another game, another set of moves, challenge.
Into The Rain
He is standing still once again, the text and video isnÆt changing anymore, the words that have been said unknown to her. The suspicion is there though, he would not dress so formally, in white of all colors without a reason. He turns around, the change in state of mind clear to her at once, something, unexpected, no unimaginable has happened within him. She notices heÆs understood she noticed it.
A smile on his face, for a brief moment. Then he raises his hand a little and nods into the direction of the last wall. Completely clear except for a painting. Words, old names, it takes her a second to grasp the words and their meaning.
öRonin, Yojimbo, the road between,
heaven and hell
She will walk down that path,
steering clean of either side
That is the true path
Still some will cry
Still some will laugh
Into the Rain and always forwardö
It hits her.
HeÆs done the unthinkable. Death indeed, he is no more, the rock now becomes water. Ronin.
öPlease read the last message I had you hold on to until I state otherwise, then send it onward to the list I attached to it.ö
öFor immediate distribution to the list attached,
Friends, allies, workmates, enemies and people in general I have had the pleasure of meeting, while the next step for me still is undecided the old path has reached an end, and thus I hereby with these few words would like to announce to you my resignation from Taggart Transdimensional.
Dstroy out.ö
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A spring day at the edge of the world.
On the edge of the world once more the day slants.
The oriole cries, as though it were its own tears
Which damp even the topmost blossoms on the tree.
-- Li Shang-yin, Exile, ninth century A.D. |
Sacred Blade
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Posted - 2003.10.05 12:20:00 -
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Greetings Li ShangYin from Endless Corporation.
Although in the past our two Corporations have not always seen eye to eye we would like to open the door of opportunity to a great warrior such as your self.
P.S Excellent story
Have a Good Day Citizens
Have a good day Citizen's.
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Sacred Blade
Sabaoth Representative to Metatron Incorporated |
Yangja Isuko
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Posted - 2003.10.05 12:57:00 -
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i concur with sacred blade.
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Blizzeye
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Posted - 2003.10.05 13:10:00 -
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I like the part of that Go game :)
never knew the game untill I saw some anime of it, looks like fun to play.
and ofc it's always fun to have more corp members...so you are free to join :)
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Voss Matsu
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Posted - 2003.10.05 13:17:00 -
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Hopefully your new path will help be laid by Endless. We would always gracefully accept quality people such as yourself. The doors are open for youself, as long as i get to spend some time in that sauna 
[OOC] Nice story mate
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Cuisinart
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Posted - 2003.10.05 13:32:00 -
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Well done
Vision without action is a daydream
Action without vision is a nightmare |
Creeper
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Posted - 2003.10.05 13:54:00 -
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Looks like my members have spoken Dstroy.
While it is always a sad and stressful time to leave your former associates behind, may your future path be brighter.
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Elve Sorrow
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Posted - 2003.10.05 13:57:00 -
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Indeed the Doors of Endless Corporation are open for you Sir DStroy. |
KnightDelta
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Posted - 2003.10.05 14:02:00 -
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As you can see, DStroy, the doors of Endless are indeed open to you - it is only up to you now to walk through them.
I hope you make the right choice!
[OOC: That's possibly the best resignation story I've heard in a long time... Good job!] |
Lady Alexandra
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Posted - 2003.10.05 14:47:00 -
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I am sorry on your behalf that you had to leave the corporation you had enjoyed being in for a long time. You have been seen as a respectable man during my time in eve, and i hope you will find a place where you can continue enjoy the game and be respected.
The Endless Doors are open, as many of my comrades have spoken before. The most important thing of all, is that you find a place where you are welcome and respected :)
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Nasty Ways
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Posted - 2003.10.05 14:48:00 -
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9 EC replies so far..
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who didnt know
that there are
NO FAIR FIGHTS
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Sacred Blade
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Posted - 2003.10.05 14:53:00 -
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Indeed we are back in Force.
Have a Great Day Citizens.
Have a good day Citizen's.
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Sacred Blade
Sabaoth Representative to Metatron Incorporated |
Anla Shok
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Posted - 2003.10.05 15:01:00 -
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"how dull it is to pause, to make an end,
to rust unburnished, not to shine in use."
shine with me my friend.
OOC: a wonderful text you wrote..
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Femme Fatal
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Posted - 2003.10.05 15:14:00 -
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Looks like you have your own personal fanclub..
and I think its dropping hints......
Oh, and good luck with whatever you do ;)
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TornSoul
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Posted - 2003.10.05 17:02:00 -
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When the world changes, sensible men changes along with it.
Lets hope it will be for the better, you've made a good start...
 BIG Lottery
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TripHammer
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Posted - 2003.10.05 18:10:00 -
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Greetings Sir DStroy, we at Endless would like to first say how sorry we are for your Corporations recent demise. But tomorrow is a new day and with it brings new hope, and new opportunities, so please feel free to join us for a beer at #Endless-Corp on stratics, maybe we can discuss a new position for you.
- Our Ways Are Endless
The only way to survive in a world is structure and communication,
without which chaos reigns and defeat will follow... |
Jade Constantine
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Posted - 2003.10.05 18:38:00 -
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Fantastic story, well done, and good luck in whatever you do henceforth.
Love and peace
JF Public Forum |
Discorporation
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Posted - 2003.10.05 19:54:00 -
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Excellent, DStroy.
I can heartily recommend Endless Corporation, as per usual ;)
[Heterocephalus glaber]
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Yalson
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Posted - 2003.10.05 21:28:00 -
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Edited by: Yalson on 05/10/2003 21:31:02
Through a small window pane the sun of Veisto bathes a sparsly decorated office room into a orange light. Leafing furiously through a stack of data sheets a small man of caldarian ancestry scribbles notes on an antiquated notepad, shaking his head from time to time.
With the Propel Dynamics station slowly orbiting the fifth planet of the solar system, the light gradually fades as the planets moves between the station and the sun, almost imperceptibly replaced by dimmed, indirect light in the office. Scratching a salt-and-pepper beard with his left hand, the right hand reaches out for a switch embedded into the surface of his desk, flicking it once.
Just a few moments later a large door with an embossed Q-LABS logo slides open, allowing a pale Gallentean to enter the room. The new arrival clears his throat and looks at the Caldari expectantly.
"Alanor, glad to see you're still around at this late hour. First of all, I'm starved - this is going to take much longer than anticipated. Could you get me something edible?". Not really waiting for an answer the Caldari stands up, stacks the data sheets with his notes and hands them to the man adressed as Alanor.
"Next, those need to be filed right away. Compare them with the notes from last week and send the update to the board, they seem to be waiting for them already. And most importantly, get me Li ShangYin on a terminal. I need his version of the Oberon incident from two years ago. There's no way I can make sense of the event beneath all the propaganda, I need someone who's actually been around. That would be all... "
Fiddling with the stack of papers Alanor seems to pale another notch, glancing at the door behind him a few times before finally clearing his throat. "But.. Sir? Didn't you read your personal messages this evening?"
Furrowing his brows the Caldari returns to his desk, swiftly opens his terminal and begins browsing through a rather large list of messages, skipping a few before hesitating and moving back to the previous one. He reads it, flinches and slowly sits down to read it another time.
Rubbing his face with both hands he sighes silently, then looks back to the still waiting Alanor. "Nevermind what I just said, ignore the food too. Just get me a single malt, and make sure I won't be disturbed.". Relief clearly visible on his face the employee hurries away, only to return a few minutes later with a glass containing a golden-brown liquid. Almost apologetically he backs towards the door and closes it behind him.
The Caldari shakes his head once again and reaches for a drawer next to his desk, fetching a rather rare book printed on real paper from it. The shrink-wrapped book still has a note afixed to it, congratulating someone for his promotion to full employee. He squints his eyes, studying the title - Book of the Five Rings - removes the wrapping and leans back on his chair, opening the book to the first page.
"Told ya I'd read it, some day."
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Li ShangYin
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Posted - 2003.10.07 08:38:00 -
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I'd like to thank everyone for their comments, and also apologise for not posting in here sooner, ironically it seems even leaving TTI does create alot of work for me, forums aren't high on the priorities list so it took a while. It is also nice to see people from a variety of backgrounds within EVE respond, although a certain corp seems to be in the mayority here so far, many thanks to them especially.
My future plans are still being worked on, although certain things seem more intresting than others, it's only clear that right now atleast I don't really long to do the exact same things I've been doing for a little over the last year within TTI.
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A spring day at the edge of the world.
On the edge of the world once more the day slants.
The oriole cries, as though it were its own tears
Which damp even the topmost blossoms on the tree.
-- Li Shang-yin, Exile, ninth century A.D. |
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