Intergalactic Summit

I've made scant few comments that haven't stirred up some sort of hated or disdain but I come today with a very different message.

As I'd made public knowledge in my BIO, My father worked for a Holder as a tender. He was in charge of the care, welfare, and education of those under the Holder's supervision. My mother passed away due to illness very early on in my life, so I was raised by my father under the employ of the Holder.

As a child, I became friends with a young minmatar girl, named Aleria, that was born into servitude on the holders estate. As we aged, we remained close friends. This was never frowned upon by the holder, or my father as the beliefs of both men (and my own) were that even though the relationship between Holder and "the held" is a formal and binding one, the role of The Amarr is more custodial and not an abusive one.er used Vitoc, or transcrainial microcontrollers. The esate nev As we both matured, our relationship continued to grow and mature. We never engaged in any explicit acts, but our own desires to spend time together were readily apparent to each other. When I was 18 years old, my father was killed by a slave uprising. The holder and my father took on projects, if ylou will, with more difficult or rebelious members of the held. One particular member of the estate killed my father as he was giving religious education. I then left the estate with the sponsorship of the Holder that I was under the employ of to become a capsuleer and engage the enemies of The Empire as a Reclaimer.

It has been 10 years since I've been back to that estate, but I've remained in constant contact with my Sponsor and benefator. He has always kept my informed of Aleria and ensured me that she was well taken care of, and that she continued to inquire about me as well. I have always thought of her very fondly. Not even two nights ago, on the ten year aniversary of my fathers death, I received a vidcom from the benefactor. He stated that he knew that Aleria was "special to me" (as he put it, mercifully) and that he had transferred her to my care and that she would be at my quarters in 2 days.

This is why I now come to you. While I have always wanted to be a holder, and to teach and guide those in my care, my feelings for Aleria are....more delicate. I do not to be her Holder, I want to be her Husband. I am looking for guideance from thologians on this matter. I am a true member of The Faith, but have seen no references stating that an Amarr cannot free and them marry a minmatar. It is a common practice even to free those under supervision and employ them, but my interests are more romantic. I Love this woman.

I'm light on theology-you're not likely to get that sort of thing from an athiest, but what you're proposing is complicated at best. Vitalia is correct. You're going to have to balance which is more important: the opinions of your peers, or your own feelings. For my won experience, I had a forbidden love once, and it did not end well. If you would like to speak more on this, I would be happy to in a less public forum.

Breaking bounderies is never easy. You will have to accept that your choice of companion will mean a significant degree of alienation from both Minmatar and Amarr. Also you will have to deal with suspicion and stigma regarding her being a slave and you being a holder. These are things which may hold you back significantly in society, your career and in politics (should you ever wish to be a politician)

Also, all due respect to PIE, but I believe the standards are rather high from what I've heard. You may wish to consult your commanding officer as well.

That said, living a life with love that can never be fulfiled is a great burden, and something that wieghs as much if not more than the arguments against. For all of life's delights, its a rather empty place without love.

Think carefully, and do not rush.

You've no hope, sir; there's no more to do
but surrender yourself to the chain.
You're beaten, I see, It's Heaven's decree.
might as well succumb to the pain.
The chain's around your heart now, sir;
you've lost, but yet there's much gain.
For where there's love, and bright stars above,
the eternal hope still hopes to reign.

May your God bless you, and keep you both well and warm.

What's wrong with vitoc or transcranial microcontrollers?

I hear you, but I'm mainly interested in Flavius' opinion since he brought it up.

I'm truly confused on this. On one hand, you say that the Person who was her Holder to date did not use either Vitoc, or Transcranial Microprocessors.

However, you then go on to say that you'll be putting her through the Capsuleer Program to be Cloned in order to bypass the effects of both Vitoc and the Transcranial Microprocessors.

There seems to be a Logical Disconnection between these Statements. They cannot both be true.

you misread. IF they had been used, cloning would have taken care of them. They are however, not a factor for her as neither had been used

It would have been prudent to handle this affair privately Initiate Arcturus, but since the matter is already in the open I will comment also.

You are a capsuleer and you do not need to care about social norms insofar as it does not threaten your social position among your new peers. This does include your peers in PIE Inc., mind you.

That said, even if you did have to consider regular Imperial social norms, this situation is not unheard of. Many have taken slaves or former slaves as a spouse, some of them even being Holders, though much to the chagrin of their families. You, however, were born a commoner and the same expectations of marrying highborns with wealth and reputation do not apply. It is obviously not considered favorable to take a non-believer as wife, but it seems everything is covered on that front.



That is all you need to do. If she is a legal citizen of the Empire, nobody has a right to judge you for marrying her. Strictly speaking it is in fact quite socially appropriate as you are both commoners.

I wish you luck, Initiate.

Should a teacher enter into a relationship with a student?

Should a doctor enter into a relationship with a patient?

Should a farmer enter into a relationship with his livestock?