Trust and Secrets. They form somewhat of a paradoxical juxtaposition. We tend to only tell secrets to whom we trust, yet it can be hard to trust someone who keeps secrets.

People who tell you secrets will tell yours to others as well, but people who keep juicy secrets from you are just plain mean; and there's one reason why I'm a misanthrope at heart, I guess.

You're about a 'lemme drink they're blood' away from it. And if 'they' are Gallente, I'm not even sure you haven't done that.

Although her views are a little, uh, "fringe," Ms. Kim's not actually unique or even very unusual in that.

At a glance, it can actually be a little hard to find daylight between the Caldari outlook and the Sani Sabik, unless you look at it from the right angle. Both groups seem to see the world as a kind of howling wilderness where only the strong survive, and so end up a little obsessive about strength.

There is a bright line, though: the Caldari, in the end, are about individual strength as a necessary ingredient in community strength-- and part of individual strength is knowing when you're becoming a burden on the community and it's time to take that long walk in the snow.

The Sani Sabik seem to be more about personal power, and typically aspire to live forever even at the expense of ... well, everybody. It used to be that just meant eternal spiritual life, but, now, with cloning, I guess that's changing a little in places.

The only thing the Caldari are aiming to make immortal is the Caldari. Individuals are expendable, as long as the whole moves on.

"The Winds care for us, not for you or me."

Although her views are a little, uh, "fringe," Ms. Kim's not actually unique or even very unusual in that.

Except, Aria, that she's clearly redefined 'The State' in her own personal headspace, to mean 'Me'. Anyone who disagrees with her is called a traitor. The statements of the CEP itself are denied and ignored in favor of Kim's personally-preferred version of reality.

She wraps it all in a manic declaration of loyalty to the State, but in the end, it's all about her aggrandizement, about her glory.

So very blooder.

So-- here's the question, though: if that's what she's doing, can she tell?

The Sani Sabik, by and large, definitely can.

Counter-question: If she can, would she ever admit it?

So-- here's the question, though: if that's what she's doing, can she tell?

The Sani Sabik, by and large, definitely can.

Oh, she knows what she's doing. I had the unfortunate first hand experience and was too naive to see what's going on initially.

Except, Aria, that she's clearly redefined 'The State' in her own personal headspace, to mean 'Me'. Anyone who disagrees with her is called a traitor. The statements of the CEP itself are denied and ignored in favor of Kim's personally-preferred version of reality.

She wraps it all in a manic declaration of loyalty to the State, but in the end, it's all about her aggrandizement, about her glory.

So very blooder.

Characterizing Sani Sabik only by self-aggrandizing ambitions is as accurate as saying if something has a pedicel it's an apple.

Funny, it sounds a lot like one of my Red Protocols.

Fortunately, I didn't do that. Saying 'self-aggrandizing behavior is reminiscent of the Blood Raiders' is not 'All Sani Sabik only ever act like that' or even 'self-aggrandizment is all there is to the Sani Sabik'.

It's more like if I were to take your statement as not really bothering with my meaning, and only responding with that you wanted to see in it, and say 'how very Amarr'.

You know, if I did that.

Ok, what did you say then when you posted "... it's all about her aggrandizement, about her glory. So very blooder."?

Ok, what did you say then when you posted "... it's all about her aggrandizement, about her glory. So very blooder."?

He said

do I have to make the shirt short enough that people can tell I don't wear shorts, too? NOT A 'HE'.

I feel that would help

If I typo enough, will we get nudes?

I'd prefer to reward people for typing correctly, myself.