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Neph
Operation Meatshield Plexodus
98
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:11:34 -
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Whatever you have to do you can put off until tomorrow. You can go anywhere: stationside, planetside, in somebody else's ship, but you can't fly with a pod. You've got 24 hours without anything you have to do, anybody you need to talk to, and whatever is in your wallet. You're not limited by your faction standings. Where do you go and what do you do?
"It is one of the greatest tragedies of our time that the Caldari and the Matari have found themselves as enemies..."
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Pieter Tuulinen
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
5574
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:31:47 -
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I'd like to go hiking in the Kalaakiota peaks again. I went there for a long weekend during the liberation and had a wonderful time, but haven't been back since the battle.
"Caldari Prime burns, those left behind are choking on the dust and ash that fills the air, and you demand our surrender? Is this a joke? You have only hardened our resolve. Every drop of blood you have taken from us will be repaid -- with interest."
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Teinyhr
Ourumur
485
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:41:58 -
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I would go meet my family, my mother in particular. It has been years I've seen her in person... I wonder what she would say, if what I've become would actually be tangible to her. Of course we have talked, but even the finest of holopresence technology can not convey ... certain presence. |
Kairelle
Raven.Syndicate Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
40
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:44:37 -
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Long winding mountain road and my motorcycle. Don't really care where.
Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu.
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Deitra Vess
Hounds of War. Hashashin Cartel
636
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:55:28 -
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I would probably just do what I do everyday when I'm not in my pod, plan for the next day. |
Markus Reese
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
563
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Posted - 2015.09.11 00:04:40 -
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There is nothing that out of pod can bring me that would compare to being in pod. Now, if I could land and visit those unexplored fringe worlds, that is another matter.
So what would I do if I was out of pod? Same as in pod. Go places and see thing never before seen.
To quote Lfod Shi
The ratting itself is PvE. Getting away with it is PvP.
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Viktor Revon
2
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Posted - 2015.09.11 00:19:31 -
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Sit back, take some time for myself, and take my dear out afterwards.
Those whom have murdered those I hold dear have created a madman, on a path for bloody vengeance, and one with nothing to lose, not even his life.
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Hibou Heluene
University of Caille Gallente Federation
5
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Posted - 2015.09.11 00:26:30 -
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Thera. I'd hitch a ride there and see what could be learned in a day. |
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
242
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Posted - 2015.09.11 03:54:12 -
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I would go to Achura and sample items from every street food vendor I came across.
"I give you the destiny of Faith, and you will bring its message to every planet of every star in the heavens: Go forth, conquer in my Name, and reclaim that which I have given." - Book of Reclaiming 22:13
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Kador Ouryon
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
6
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Posted - 2015.09.11 04:00:20 -
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I wouldn't mind taking a day of to learn to Sun-Surf. |
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Aria Jenneth
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
1566
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Posted - 2015.09.11 05:25:46 -
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Pretty much what I'm doing now: pick a random Federal planet and go exploring. |
Diana Kim
State Protectorate Caldari State
2002
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Posted - 2015.09.11 05:42:05 -
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Training. Or joining the Navy as a foot soldier. Maybe I won't get my Navy rank back, but at least I will get a rifle and a chance to put a railgun slug between ugly gallentean eyes.
Honored are the dead, for their legacy guides us.
In memory of Tibus Heth, Caldari State Executor YC110-115, Hero and Patriot.
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Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
704
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Posted - 2015.09.11 05:52:09 -
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Build a machine of some description, perform maintenance on my ship and my pod, drink coffee. Then go take a walk and drink another cup of coffee. Shop for parts.
Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ EVERGREEN ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~Evergreen ~ Family
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Solu Terona
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
60
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Posted - 2015.09.11 07:53:17 -
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Diana Kim wrote:Training. Or joining the Navy as a foot soldier. Maybe I won't get my Navy rank back, but at least I will get a rifle and a chance to put a railgun slug between ugly gallentean eyes.
Ever think of maybe putting the combat aside for awhile Kimmy? A few days off does a girl some good.
I'd probably end up hanging out with my mainline crew, game nights are a fun regular event for us, and my head engineer is surprisingly good at Mindclash.
"The Stars will forever call to their children."
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Lord Kailethre
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
270
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Posted - 2015.09.11 08:55:48 -
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Probably just drink myself to death while watching terrible holos. It works for baseliners. |
Praezius Vheruk
Gozantii Industries
812
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Posted - 2015.09.11 09:00:30 -
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~Having been sitting six hours, reading instructions on a little box with a multitude of wires poking out of it--trying to make sense of something more difficult than Takmahl technology, he plugs in the little apparatus, tweaking the microphone several times, to make certain it's well set, clears his throat (roagarrphrahehem) and starts speaking.~
Ice pirate certain I'd bay indy waters locale, wrapping meandering root device yodel lay homey disease ant (Explective Deleted) up tea frenzied lap Nest. been tinning it'd bay a sigh, tea after tea (Expletive Deleted) fur a wile.
~Pausing, he looks over the words on the screen with a slowly raising eyebrow. That's... not what he'd said. Taking off the microphone, Praezius tap-tap-taps it several times, then looks over at another fellow at a console of the Hamazte's bridge, asking him to talk into the microphone.~
What do you want me to say, Captain?
~Nope; that's not what he said, yet at the same time, that's what showed up on the screen. Praezius tips his head, and dives into round two.~
Wither gains to me chess, weasel a lintel sun fall belay the waves, indy moo rising up buxom, tills oar twenty fore ours bay up.
~With a small gathering of folk about the screen, especially as his phrasing is much dirtier than the PG this is making him out to be--not to mention fairly close to insane, he stares deadpan at the screen for a few moments, then unplugs the wires tamped into the console, giving the little apparatus a whip over his shoulder. As somebody behind him ducks the box, he plugs his original microphone back into the console, clearing his throat and then goes on speaking, as he knows at least this simple system will work as he speaks.
Ne'ermin't 'dat. I'sa bae 'appy tae (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted), an't tae ma'e cert'n 'deys nae n'(expletive deleted) box li'e 'dat o'me boat, 'gin. Bu', as fer me twenny fore aours, 's gae bae pret' dirt' iffin I's gae me'ands on one woma'.
~Tapping buttons to send his response in, he gets up and makes to head out for the night, muttering something under his breath, his microphone catching the following, "Ain' no voice changer going to make a fool out of me twice."~ |
Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
705
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Posted - 2015.09.11 09:16:41 -
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Praezius Vheruk wrote:~Having been sitting six hours, reading instructions on a little box with a multitude of wires poking out of it--trying to make sense of something more difficult than Takmahl technology, he plugs in the little apparatus, tweaking the microphone several times, to make certain it's well set, clears his throat (roagarrphrahehem) and starts speaking.~
Ice pirate certain I'd bay indy waters locale, wrapping meandering root device yodel lay homey disease ant (Explective Deleted) up tea frenzied lap Nest. been tinning it'd bay a sigh, tea after tea (Expletive Deleted) fur a wile.
~Pausing, he looks over the words on the screen with a slowly raising eyebrow. That's... not what he'd said. Taking off the microphone, Praezius tap-tap-taps it several times, then looks over at another fellow at a console of the Hamazte's bridge, asking him to talk into the microphone.~
What do you want me to say, Captain?
~Nope; that's not what he said, yet at the same time, that's what showed up on the screen. Praezius tips his head, and dives into round two.~
Wither gains to me chess, weasel a lintel sun fall belay the waves, indy moo rising up buxom, tills oar twenty fore ours bay up.
~With a small gathering of folk about the screen, especially as his phrasing is much dirtier than the PG this is making him out to be--not to mention fairly close to insane, he stares deadpan at the screen for a few moments, then unplugs the wires tamped into the console, giving the little apparatus a whip over his shoulder. As somebody behind him ducks the box, he plugs his original microphone back into the console, clearing his throat and then goes on speaking, as he knows at least this simple system will work as he speaks.
Ne'ermin't 'dat. I'sa bae 'appy tae (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted), an't tae ma'e cert'n 'deys nae n'(expletive deleted) box li'e 'dat o'me boat, 'gin. Bu', as fer me twenny fore aours, 's gae bae pret' dirt' iffin I's gae me'ands on one woma'.
~Tapping buttons to send his response in, he gets up and makes to head out for the night, muttering something under his breath, his microphone catching the following, "Ain' no voice changer going to make a fool out of me twice."~
Okay....
Right, let's try this. You could use text system to convey your messages. You can also try the Broca's Area, that's the part of the brain that regulates speech, implant to convey words straight from the mind to an external communicator.
Just don't overuse it. You don't want to end up like me. I usually speak very slowly with a very significant rasp after over-reliance on that implant to communicate to crew, staff and over the Galnet from the confines of my pod.
Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ EVERGREEN ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~Evergreen ~ Family
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Jev North
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security
417
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Posted - 2015.09.11 09:58:35 -
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Most people seem to go for the "blather on the IGS" option. |
Ahman Nahrid
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
14
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Posted - 2015.09.11 10:13:52 -
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Re-enlist in the Royal Navy as a Fighter/Bomber operator. |
Jade Blackwind
Alexylva Paradox Low-Class
631
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Posted - 2015.09.11 10:14:27 -
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I'd do what I do most of the time those days.
I'd park my ship cloaked somewhere in the forsaken wormhole system I happen to be in, and go down to the fourth planet. Maybe with a companion to protect me, or alone.
A small modular cargo terminal I own sits on the plain near the large inner sea. I'd fly around or drive something without a cabin or canopy, as far as possible from the base. Take a walk in the forest, or climb a mountain. Observe the alien life. Or maybe go to the beach, surfing or diving. Something may try to kill me, but I really don't care, and if I kill it, I'll eat it instead. Though most local life forms taste like plastic or worse.
Then the night comes and the sky is filled with the faint ambient glow of the nebula. It is barely seen with naked eyes, but it is there. I listen to the clicks, howls and screeches in the alien bush and try to find New Eden. It takes a ship computer to find it from 1200 LY away, so I can't, but I know where it is.
I look at it, smile and say: "screw you". |
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Rhoxy Runekin
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
9
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Posted - 2015.09.11 23:58:54 -
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I think, maybe, I would go looking for my siblings. |
Leopold Caine
Stillwater Corporation
594
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Posted - 2015.09.12 00:10:16 -
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I'd take your question as an idea and sell it to The Scope.
I hear their reality show ratings have been on the decline lately.
- Leopold Caine, Domination Malakim
Angels are never far...
Stillwater Corporation Recruitment Open - Angel Cartel Bloc
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Artem Kaso
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
8
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Posted - 2015.09.12 00:58:30 -
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I'd love to go back to that creaky old agri site I grew up in and shoot some hoops with whoever the next generation of poor farmers are. I hope my backboard is still hidden behind the industrial equipment.
After that... I'd probably find a bar and see how much my dating skills have dropped since I started using 'hey I'm a capsuleer' as a go-to pick up line.
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Claudia Osyn
Minmatar Confederate Ushra'Khan
1477
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Posted - 2015.09.12 04:21:52 -
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Hmmm, I guess I'd do what I normally do when I have down time...... Run some BPO's, order a pizza, and watch corny Gallente horror holos..... maybe invite Kimmy over for pizza and corny horror holos, yeah, that would be fun....
A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
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Kyoko Sakoda
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
270
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Posted - 2015.09.12 05:31:20 -
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Get high by the beach. |
Diana Kim
State Protectorate Caldari State
2004
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Posted - 2015.09.12 06:02:33 -
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Usually beaches are somewhat low, and when you need to get high, you ascend mountains. Provided it isn't actually a water world with little to no land mass, where beaches are actually highest points.
Watch out to not be washed away by a wave. On water worlds they might be rather...huge.
Honored are the dead, for their legacy guides us.
In memory of Tibus Heth, Caldari State Executor YC110-115, Hero and Patriot.
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Lyn Farel
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
1405
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Posted - 2015.09.12 06:51:06 -
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I do not know... The same things that I do now...? |
Gottin
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
11
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Posted - 2015.09.13 17:50:32 -
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I would take my old executioner and travel out to the ends of the regions just to see the stars. |
Sinjin Mokk
Khanid Interstellar Survey and Security
637
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Posted - 2015.09.13 18:16:10 -
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What would I do without responsibilities and without a pod?
Probably decompose.
Dark Amarr: Rumors!
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Che Biko
Alexylva Paradox
795
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Posted - 2015.09.16 21:33:12 -
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Jade Blackwind wrote:I'd do what I do most of the time those days.
I'd park my ship cloaked somewhere in the forsaken wormhole system I happen to be in, and go down to the fourth planet. Maybe with a companion to protect me, or alone.
A small modular cargo terminal I own sits on the plain near the large inner sea. I'd fly around or drive something without a cabin or canopy, as far as possible from the base. Take a walk in the forest, or climb a mountain. Observe the alien life. Or maybe go to the beach, surfing or diving. Something may try to kill me, but I really don't care, and if I kill it, I'll eat it instead. Though most local life forms taste like plastic or worse.
Then the night comes and the sky is filled with the faint ambient glow of the nebula. It is barely seen with naked eyes, but it is there. I listen to the clicks, howls and screeches in the alien bush and try to find New Eden. It takes a ship computer to find it from 1200 LY away, so I can't, but I know where it is.
I look at it, smile and say: "screw you". I'd join Jade.
Coordination Channel for Consolidated Space Rescue Cooperation
Open Letter to the Aidonis Foundation Directorate
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Kador Ouryon
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
11
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Posted - 2015.09.16 23:22:48 -
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It's not so grand as traversing the vast and unexplored tracts of space but I would spend my time outdoors learning to Sun Surf or perhaps if I am lucky enough find a cliff face and do some Free Climbing.
Never ceases to amaze me how good it feels to sit at the top of a cliff you conquered relying on nothing but you own merits.
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Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
711
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Posted - 2015.09.17 02:33:13 -
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Kador Ouryon wrote:It's not so grand as traversing the vast and unexplored tracts of space but I would spend my time outdoors learning to Sun Surf or perhaps if I am lucky enough find a cliff face and do some Free Climbing.
Never ceases to amaze me how good it feels to sit at the top of a cliff you conquered relying on nothing but you own merits.
Reminds me of when I took my Voluval. To get to the ritual site I, and the shaman who accompanied me, had to trek across the barely terraformed wasteland under the baking sun, under the cover of a superfine-dust storm, and the freak thunderstorms that inundates the entire terrain. After crossing that terrain we had to climb a mountain of jagged rocks.
All the while we had to battle the possibility of starvation, suffocation, dehydration and violence by wildlife (especially wild slaver hounds) and wannabe 'Cartel' bandits and their various modes of transportation.
Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ EVERGREEN ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~Evergreen ~ Family
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Rauour Engil
Rabies Inc.
13
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Posted - 2015.09.17 11:01:43 -
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24 hours only? I would get some friends over, drop some Blue Paradise, fly the Opus into orbit above Manarq VI, turn the antigrav off and consume a **** load of cryllisium. Not that I ever get the time to do that **** anymore. |
Gwen Ikiryo
Alexylva Paradox Low-Class
617
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Posted - 2015.09.17 12:17:47 -
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Unfortunately, the majority of Capsuleers probably consider the profession a means to avoid responsibility itself. |
Marcus Gord
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
85532
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Posted - 2015.09.17 12:53:44 -
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I'd like to take out a sailing boat on a nice temperate planet, I think. Just me, the sea, my boat, the strength of my back and sweat of my brow.
In a few moments you will have an experience that will seem completely real. It will be the result of your subconscious fears transformed to your conscious awareness.
http://i.imgur.com/LM2NKUf.png
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Lyn Farel
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
1409
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Posted - 2015.09.17 18:57:07 -
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Now that I think of it....
I would like to have responsibilities... I mean, maybe I could feel a faint sense of purpose out of this...? |
Diana Kim
State Protectorate Caldari State
2021
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Posted - 2015.09.17 21:29:45 -
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Lyn Farel wrote:Now that I think of it....
I would like to have responsibilities... I mean, maybe I could feel a faint sense of purpose out of this...? Join the State Protectorate, ma'am! We will give you purpose to live and to help others.
Honored are the dead, for their legacy guides us.
In memory of Tibus Heth, Caldari State Executor YC110-115, Hero and Patriot.
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Lyn Farel
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
1410
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Posted - 2015.09.17 22:05:50 -
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Thanks but... I think I will have to refuse, respectfully... |
Kador Ouryon
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
13
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Posted - 2015.09.17 22:26:10 -
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Elmund Egivand wrote:Kador Ouryon wrote:It's not so grand as traversing the vast and unexplored tracts of space but I would spend my time outdoors learning to Sun Surf or perhaps if I am lucky enough find a cliff face and do some Free Climbing.
Never ceases to amaze me how good it feels to sit at the top of a cliff you conquered relying on nothing but you own merits.
Reminds me of when I took my Voluval. To get to the ritual site I, and the shaman who accompanied me, had to trek across the barely terraformed wasteland under the baking sun, under the cover of a superfine-dust storm, and the freak thunderstorms that inundates the entire terrain. After crossing that terrain we had to climb a mountain of jagged rocks. All the while we had to battle the possibility of starvation, suffocation, dehydration and violence by wildlife (especially wild slaver hounds) and wannabe 'Cartel' bandits and their various modes of transportation.
I can't say I find the prospect particularly appealing..... that being said I have somewhat of an affinity for hot climates. Deserts, tropical regions, and the like.
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Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
716
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Posted - 2015.09.18 01:22:23 -
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Kador Ouryon wrote:Elmund Egivand wrote:Kador Ouryon wrote:It's not so grand as traversing the vast and unexplored tracts of space but I would spend my time outdoors learning to Sun Surf or perhaps if I am lucky enough find a cliff face and do some Free Climbing.
Never ceases to amaze me how good it feels to sit at the top of a cliff you conquered relying on nothing but you own merits.
Reminds me of when I took my Voluval. To get to the ritual site I, and the shaman who accompanied me, had to trek across the barely terraformed wasteland under the baking sun, under the cover of a superfine-dust storm, and the freak thunderstorms that inundates the entire terrain. After crossing that terrain we had to climb a mountain of jagged rocks. All the while we had to battle the possibility of starvation, suffocation, dehydration and violence by wildlife (especially wild slaver hounds) and wannabe 'Cartel' bandits and their various modes of transportation. I can't say I find the prospect particularly appealing..... that being said I have somewhat of an affinity for hot climates. Deserts, tropical regions, and the like.
There are plenty of tropical islands on worlds controlled by the Amarr, aren't they? I believe the Amarr culture rather adores the sun.
Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~ EVERGREEN ~ Evergreen ~ Evergreen ~Evergreen ~ Family
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Quattras Peione
Gentlemen of Fortune.
160
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Posted - 2015.09.18 15:50:47 -
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Well, if it weren't for the perpetually-young clones I would be getting a bit old for the lifestyle I lead now. I'd probably go back to teaching at the State War Academy. The board of directors has been pushing for a revised edition of The New Face of Conflict for a few years, but I simply haven't found the time to write revisions yet. Otherwise I would retire to the Peione Estate and pass the reigns of the Foundation on to my eldest daughter. She's just past thirty years now, some responsibilities would do her good.
Dr. Quattras Alvar Peione
No, I'm not that kind of doctor.
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Pieter Tuulinen
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
5599
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Posted - 2015.09.18 17:27:50 -
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You might find that your abandonment of our culture and religion would interfere with your acceptance as an instructor at the SWA, let alone your ability to write doctrine for training there. As some doors open, in life, others close.
I'm just saying. You should consider it.
"Caldari Prime burns, those left behind are choking on the dust and ash that fills the air, and you demand our surrender? Is this a joke? You have only hardened our resolve. Every drop of blood you have taken from us will be repaid -- with interest."
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Quattras Peione
Gentlemen of Fortune.
160
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Posted - 2015.09.18 19:31:06 -
[43] - Quote
I understand your stance, Pieter. Of course, I don't think in such a life I would have come to embrace that Amarrian faith.
Please understand that while the hard-liners adamantly insist that the culture and religion of the Amarr are inseparable, I believe otherwise. I still hold loyalty to the State and the ways and spirits of my ancestors, and personally see God and Cold Wind as different names for the same Power. I do believe that if I were to wholly embrace the culture of Amarr that my wife, a Sebestior, would take some issue with it.
Dr. Quattras Alvar Peione
No, I'm not that kind of doctor.
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Pieter Tuulinen
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
5609
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Posted - 2015.09.18 19:52:27 -
[44] - Quote
Quattras Peione wrote:I understand your stance, Pieter. Of course, I don't think in such a life I would have come to embrace that Amarrian faith.
Please understand that while the hard-liners adamantly insist that the culture and religion of the Amarr are inseparable, I believe otherwise. I still hold loyalty to the State and the ways and spirits of my ancestors, and personally see God and Cold Wind as different names for the same Power. I do believe that if I were to wholly embrace the culture of Amarr that my wife, a Sebestior, would take some issue with it.
I personally see far more similarities between God and The Maker than God and Cold Wind. Not only would you have to accept the concept of God having someone raised above him in authority (which I'm certain would make Aldrith VERY stern) but Cold Wind is particularly concerned with the Peaks, and the Athran's are very set on God's focus being much wider.
Regarding the culture element, I have to say I found it amusing that you put your hand on your heart and proclaimed your enduring loyalty to the ways of our ancestors whilst then claiming a Sebiestor wife. Now, don't get me wrong, I personally find Sebiestor women very appealing, in my opinion they are very compatible with the Civire outlook on life and make excellent friends, lovers and partners - but one can hardly take one to wife and then claim to be following tradition!
"Caldari Prime burns, those left behind are choking on the dust and ash that fills the air, and you demand our surrender? Is this a joke? You have only hardened our resolve. Every drop of blood you have taken from us will be repaid -- with interest."
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Arrendis
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1457
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Posted - 2015.09.18 19:52:54 -
[45] - Quote
Pieter Tuulinen wrote:You might find that your abandonment of our culture and religion
Would it constitute an abandonment of Caldari culture and religion if he was paid to convert? I mean, huge, huge stacks of money here. Cuz I always thought that was the heart of Caldari culture and religion: money. |
Jinn McKellin
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2015.09.29 20:05:19 -
[46] - Quote
One last visit to my home world to watch the Sun set. |
Jennifer Maxwell
Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate
327
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Posted - 2015.10.01 11:31:51 -
[47] - Quote
I would spend the time with a very important friend of mine; one whom I've been neglecting lately. My friend would talk at length about criminal cases, both past and ongoing, and I would quietly listen. |
Pieter Tuulinen
Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Multicultural F1 Brigade
5645
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Posted - 2015.10.01 13:54:11 -
[48] - Quote
Arrendis wrote:Pieter Tuulinen wrote:You might find that your abandonment of our culture and religion Would it constitute an abandonment of Caldari culture and religion if he was paid to convert? I mean, huge, huge stacks of money here. Cuz I always thought that was the heart of Caldari culture and religion: money. You may be projecting, here.
The heart of Caldari society is survival and it should be noted that money can be exchanged for goods and/or services. These are useful for survival.
"Caldari Prime burns, those left behind are choking on the dust and ash that fills the air, and you demand our surrender? Is this a joke? You have only hardened our resolve. Every drop of blood you have taken from us will be repaid -- with interest."
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Arrendis
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1478
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Posted - 2015.10.01 15:48:43 -
[49] - Quote
Pieter Tuulinen wrote:You may be projecting, here.
I might also have been joking. |
Rook Moray
Cell 13 Salvage
46
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Posted - 2015.10.01 16:35:12 -
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Sleep.
I mean a really, good night's sleep. At least nine hours in a real bed on a nice world with comfortable weather and gravity. Going from my last year at University right into the pod, I don't think I've managed more than six hours (usually with company) on a station cot (those things are NOT beds).
No gym. No exercise, not even swimming. No combat training. No gun range. No meditation. Regular clothes, not a flightsuit. No glasses. No skills jacked in my brain.
Have a good meal. Not the pre-processed nutrition-filled dreck you get on many stations, but a meal made from local indigenous plants and fish and mammals, skillfully crafted by a local from local recipes. Not spacer food.
Read. A story. Not a technical manual. Not a treatise on ship combat strategies. Not the specs for a ship or a gun or a drone. Not the news. Not this f*cking Summit. A story. Maybe even from a book (mashed tree pulp bound together and printed on with ink). A story with characters and a plot and depth and the good guys win, the bad guys lose and everyone has a happy denouement.
Then a nap. Then more food.
Then I'd tend bar someplace. Not a spacer bar, but a local bar or club in a decent-sized city filled with locals. Good music, good booze, good drugs, pretty people to look at and just listen. Listen to their thoughts, their dreams, their complaints. Get an idea on what their lives are like. Hear them b*tch about their kids, their bosses, their spouses. Have you ever had a conversation with someone who has never killed someone before? It's f*cking weird.
Then, late night, I'd go for a walk. In a silent city after hours, open sky. No domes, no spaceports. Just silent urban environment after it's gone to bed. Feel the presence of buildings, the residual warmth of the pavement, hear the distant sounds of ground cars, hover bikes and people. Walk in city shadow and starlight.
Walk until I get back to that bed and sleep again.
GÇ£When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.GÇ¥ -Guristas Proverb.
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Anyanka Funk
Hematology Advancement Program Sani-Sabik
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I don't get why you can't do this anyway.
One day without responsibility. I only have my corporation to worry about. But if I didn't have them. If I could do anything I wanted for one day. Without a pod. So, I can't do anything that would kill me. So no flying in space. I would go to a Blood Raider Prison Camp. I want that experience of pure devotion to red god. To be forcably re-educated. To be at my lowest point and rise from my cell, from my pod, from my ward, from my camp, and back out into space. By the glory of red god. One day, won't be enough. But if I had just one day to do whatever and be able to go back to my life as a capsuleer. I would start the sentence. To empathize with those criminals according to covenant law and experience the hardships they must overcome to be released as a member of society in the covenant.
So if I'm asked by a so called Sani Sabik or another Blood Raider about my devotion to red god and Grand Master Omir Sarikusa. I can show them my prison record. That I survived even the most brutal tests of faith and not only survived but continue to be devout.
Maybe I will end up there one day. Maybe I'll go to another prison and do the same thing there. Maybe I'll start my own prison camps. |
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