Intergalactic Summit

I instructed my crew, "Place these passengers in the medical transport unit and the junction of the center roll axis and center pitch and yaw axis." These 5 were quite ill from their experience both before and during their jettison into space. Capsuleer pilots often take little care or notice of passengers not accustomed to space travel. Even in a ship such as our rescue vessel that is a half a KM long and with only a .87 I.M. placing passengers anywhere but at the center of the pitch, roll, yaw axis can generate sickening and harmful G forces. For injured or weak passengers, this is of particular concern. These five made it back to the center OK albeit dazed.

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114/10/03 12:35 Razed Vemonth 5 people

Ah... ignorance is bliss I see.

Now offering freedom to slaves might not be the best solution of it all. They might not be able to handle such 'freedom' properly.

The Nation offers a better treatment for every slave interested. You'll feel no hunger. No thirst. No worries. No suffering. Your minds will be set free. We will provide everything a human being could wish for. No prerrequisites attached. Bring your family along. There is a place for everyone here. In our Promised Land.

Come with us my dear little capsuleers, and feel the heat that is nothing but the eternal storm of darnkess that will rain upon those who dares to oppose us for years to come.

I cannot deny that I sometimes become a bit lost in emotion, a bit of an un-achuran trait for an Achura. Oh well, that is the cross I bear. However, I do not mind bearing it, for it is a hallmark of humanity to experience emotion as part of what motivates and fuels our imagination and experience. As to whether or not I am a free-will cultist, that is up to the judgment of others who also value free-will. I do not accept the judgement of a Sansha loyalist as definitive on the matter, though.

Related to the matters above, I will say that I experienced a great flood of emotion, even elation at the rescue of those list below. To see the surprise of joy on the faces especially of the former slaves but even on the faces of the slavers that they were alive and would live to see tomorrow, generated one of those outbursts of emotion that I am often prone to experience. Guilty as charged.

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114/10/06 16:05 Trafalgar Raw 3 slavers, 7 hounds, 26 former slaves

It's good to see things going well for you Ston. I could imagine their faces filled with happiness when they step out of the jetcan. Made me think of writing this. Hope you like it.

94 living souls on board a deathcan are now safe at our temp center.

Ceaseless argument. That is what I am seeing growing once again on this forum. I myself have a history of guilt in this area. Don't get me wrong. Some arguments need to be made and those who are most skilled should make them. But here, the arguments resemble something else. Arguments for and against the existence of God by those whose lives lend little credence to their point of view... Often times those who argue for a god lose on the basis that their conduct presents a rejection of the morals and values espoused in their spoken theology. I'd rather see you live out your theology in a life that makes me want to "know your god" than hear you talk about theology all day while living a bankrupt life.

It isn't just the theologians doing it. Others claim to hold the secret to releasing all the positives of existence if only their way would be adopted. These same ones daily demonstrate that they themselves are prisoners within persistent human traits such as anger, jealousy, greed, insecurity, spite, unforgiveness, etc. No amount of enhancement technologically, psychically, or spiritually has ameliorated these persistent demonstration of human weakness.

So what to do? I certainly don't have many answers, but I think there is a principle that applies to capsuleers and it comes in the form of a maxim of sorts.

THE POWER I AM GRANTED I WILL EXERCISE FOR OTHERS NOT OVER OTHERS.

When I see this, I am far more apt to see your arguments as credible.

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114/10/10 12:30 Dexler Frost 94 people

On a regular supply run, I checked a can at the gate and was able to rescue 29 ex-slaves. I sent a communication to the pilot seeking to understand why he did this. This is the response I recieved. His name is withheld because he seems to now understand the harm he has done.


People left to die in Space
From: Gaufres
Sent: 2012.10.09 23:27
To: M**** A*****,

As an experienced Khanid Pilot and as a member of the Empire, I know you were taught the proper treatment of your slaves and other people under your care.

How could you just abandon 29 ex-slaves at a Gate to die?

You can not bring enlightment to anyone if they are dead, and as I understand it, the Amarr are trying to enlighten their charges, not kill them.

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His Reply:

I beg forgiveness Pilot as you are correct in what you have said. There is an explanation behind this, but it does not justify my actions of leaving those souls to drift in the cold of space.

When I approached the gate, they had already been jettisoned by anothe ship heading out of the region. I thought to take them with me only to realize that I was entering Caldari space where they would be siezed. I left them at the gate in the hopes that an Amarr pilot might pick them up.

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We call him Sam. That isn't his real name, but he will answer to it and it is a whole lot easier for everyone to pronounce than his real name. Sam is my Vherokior crew chief and an incredibly sensitive and perceptive man. Often, he knows ahead of time that something is unusual in a rescue. Often, the whole crew is better prepared and our center fore-warned because Sam has raised the alarm even before the rest of us know what is happening.

Such was the case today. We warped into the patrol area and Sam said, "Captain, that death can contains chaos, utter chaos!" "What do you mean, chief?" I responded. "I'm not sure, but we need to be ready. I feel we need separate compartments and to clear the center section for the injured. I feel this is different than any rescue we have done." My crew got to work immediately and we approached the can even as I contacted the temp center to have the triage crew ready. When we scanned the can and saw what was aboard, our jaws dropped. Sam was right, there was chaos aboard. As soon as all were aboard, we raced back to the center. Best is the least amount of time spent on the ship. Once back at the center, things were a little calmer, but nothing has settled down by any means. We have a lot of sorting out to do on this rescue. Priority is to get everyone fed and medically checked out. Twenty two are in our trauma center and will be transferred to Dresi ASAP. The rest seem OK, except for the woman claiming to be Oura Madusaari. She has had to be sedated for her own protection and safety.

Concord has not been able to help us on confirming her identity due to the fact that they inform us that there are currently 18 refugees in their records all claiming to be Oura Madusaari. This presents a bit of a challenge for us. Who is the real Oura? Our center staff have a lot of work ahead in the next few days.

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114/10/13 20:51 AgenMm 20 people
114/10/15 17:39 Anthony VanOrthon
10 former Elite Slaves, 120 female exotic dancers, 20 male exotic dancers, 1 freedom fighter, 9 homeless persons, 22 seriously injured former slaves, 40 janitors, 140 Marines, 170 militants, 1 person claiming to be Oura Madusaari, 30 prisoners, 2 slavers, 3 hounds, 29 former slaves, 4 stranded pilots, 183 Tourists.

We value the lives of those we rescue, even those of the slaver and the former slaver hounds. We see in these lives intrinsic value. There is another kind of value that is an extension beyond the intrinsic. It is the value we attach to those who have, through their actions, personality, kindness, and quality of goodness established a growing edifice of value. This value grows over time and is a product of the appreciation that others have for you.

I had a brief conversation with such a person today while out on patrol. She had recently come out of a great physical challenge; an illness of sorts. She has a long road of recovery ahead of her. Not being terribly skilled with words, I struggled to communicate with her that she is valued by many and that her good deeds of kindness to many have built up a considerable edifice of value.

We all have that potential, but do not all choose to develop it. Even the former slavers rescued today may choose to turn a different direction. There is always potential to see our skills, knowledge, talents, knowhow, etc as tools to serve others rather than ourselves. We see that even as a reality for the hounds we rescue. That is why we seek to retrain them as service dogs.

Our hearts are with the young pilot during her recovery. May peace and well-being abide with you.


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114/10/17 15:18 Impera Patra 4 slavers, 10 hounds, 14 former slaves.

Thank you for your kind offer of assistance, Captain Welle. The most important help would be to keep your eye out for death cans wherever you go, especially in border situations. We are willing to take any rescued people into our program here at DSTON.

The rescue detailed below resulted in 47 people making it out alive. The 22 seriously injured former slaves that we picked up the other day are now stable enough for transport to Dresi. This hopefully will happen in the next few days. We have asked the other passengers if any of them have any information on the one claiming to be Oura. Dead ends are all we have reached so far. She seems to be quite mentally disturbed. We have contacted the staff at our center in Ation to prepare to house and care for her until this is all straightened out. It will take some time to sort out the transportation needs of the 183 tourists. The militants and Marines present a sticky situation as it seems they were involved in some covert plans in the ongoing conflict among the sovereignties. They are patient and no leader has yet emerged and no one has yet requested to contact a consulate. We will continue to provide for their needs until we know more. We are offering employment to all the exotic dancers, male and femaile as well as to the janitors. The wages and benefit s we offer are more than competitive and we also provide a good cause. Those who take employment in our centers generally enjoy what they do and find the work meaningful and satisfying. Finally, the prisoners will be housed at our Yulai detention center. Some if not all would have been executed otherwise since their crimes involved the accusation and conviction of heresy, treason, and murder. They will not be executed under our watch.

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114/10/18 23:15 Jacob Svensk 47 people

The Disciples of Ston are often criticized for our small deeds of rescue. "You make no difference," so the charge is read. Self-proclaimed "large minded" capsuleers scoff at the small deeds impacting small numbers. 76 people saved. Not a universal impact by any stretch at least at first glance. Surely to the 76 who go on living it is a univere sized act. This is enough for us; but there is more to it than that. The so-called "big-mindedness" of the capsuleer most commonly has to do with pushing the scale of killing, depravity, cruelty and so forth to astronomical limits. This is big-mindedness to some apparently.

What if many smaller deeds were done by many more? What would the cumulative impact be? How does this begin? It begins when capsuleers choose to do what has little impact but what is right anyway. It begins when more and more choose to do the small good deeds before there is any assurance that others will follow. One needs an intentional blindness to the massive scale of evil around us to begin such a journey. One cannot forestall doing good, just because the evil of others makes your good seem small.

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114/10/20 12:28 Jaso Lopez 76 people