Intergalactic Summit

I have been requested to keep this person anonymous but a generous pilot has donated a prowler and the necessary skill material to the Disciples. I will be training for its use immediately. The training will take some time.

The rescued people are an interesting lot. many groups who were rescued together say that they do not want to be separated when they are transported to new places in different regions of space. They neered death together and they wish to take new risks and experience new life together. We have them to be patient as we prepare to use blockade runners to accomplish the transport of larger groups.

To our benefactor, we say thanks. Oh yes, he also donated a large sum of ISK for future training and equipment purchases.

LESSONS FROM FIELD DRESSING

I recently spent some time with my friend planetside. I have mentioned him before. He has chosen a simple life of sustenance living together with his family. Hunting and growing what they need to live, understanding the environment and respecting its intricacies; these are what characterize my friend.

"How can you eat meat and not be willing to touch the blood of the animal killed for your sustenance?" He has asked me this question. So, I went on the hunt with him this time. "It is time that I teach you how to field dress game, my friend" That is indeed what he did. To make the story short. My hands were inside the animal to remove its entrails, heart, lungs, liver, etc. This is done so that the body cools quickly and the meat is cleanly and safely processed.

There is a feel, smell, and sight of real blood from the animal that is killed so that we could eat.

SO...

Warriors of old touched the blood of their enemies. This could not be avoided. Warriors of old understood the meaning of life and the significance of taking life for a just or necessary cause. But now? The capsuleer floating in his vat of ectoplasm, never touches, let alone sees the blood of the men and women he kills. Yet, the most violent among us dares call himself/herself, a warrior. So sanitary our killing has become. So neat, so tidy, so clean and without smell and feel. push a button, kill your enemy. Do you know what his blood smells like? I thought not.

You are more machine than warrior.

The Disciples of Ston bid you peace.

I am struggling somewhat with the corporate leadership learning curve. To help in one area, I recently replaced our regular secure water depot with one that has audit capabilities. I am trying to keep track of when and how much I have to supply it to keep up with Center needs. Assuming we will be adding such depots for other supplies, I will need some way to anticipate inventory and production requirements.

I would have to disagree with you there on my part as it is a habit of mine to harvest the body and blood of my fallen foes, the very essence of their life being drained leads them to see such visions of enlightenment.

I recommend you try the blooding process yourselves sometime as it is most purifying.

To accommodate the expanding services of the Disciples of Ston, we have hired and transferred several staff members for our corporate HQ in Korama. Secretarial/Clerical staff, security personnel, as well as janitorial staff have been hired and transferred to the HQ. These individuals are all people whom we have rescued and have requested to work for our organization. 43 former slaver hounds are now being trained as service dogs by 27 trainers. We have added secretarial and janitorial staff to the Vocational training center. We have aded additional security staff to each Corporate division. We have 40 inmates now at our detention center. Additional security staff will be added from time to time if the center grows in population. We have requested the assistance of Concord in this matter and have opened our center to their inspection. Lastly, we have opened a Development Office Division for future plans and provision for those plans. It is currently staffed lightly, but that may change. We anticipate steady growth of both our vocational and academic centers.

Disciples are reminded to make these employment options available to any you may rescue from space.

Might have been bait for a trap. Could have been the reason you did not get any response back and that he fired upon you when you took the bait. That would be my reasoning.

I have read that depending on the climate, the average human consumes between 2-6 litres of water per day.....so long as we are not setting up in a desert, we should be on the lower end of the scale.

I have setup a small water production facility to supply the Center #4. I am not sure how much we will be producing once it is up and running, but any surplus will be deposited into the appropriate container.

FOR WHOM DO YOU SPEAK?

I have reflected upon recent interactions and have come to the conclusions that many of us are less independent than we would like to think. No one wants to be purely the mouthpiece of another even when faithfully representing the interests of another, our own individuality is important, to most anyway. However, lately I have wondered if many pilots are merely mouthpieces of others. I wonder if you may have thought the same.

It seems like there is a bit of deja vu in the so called "new voices" coming out of the academies. Have contemporary teacher forgotten to teach capsuleers how to represent themselves in a unique, individualistic way? It seems so. One could almost make a game of guessing who specifically is being represented in some of the voices heard these days.

The Disciples of Ston bid you peace

The residents of our Matriculation Centers have requested that we open a Minmatar Cultural Center at one of our locations. With the acquisition of a second Khumaak, the former slaves who now live in Amarr space under the protection of our centers have determined that it would be a valuable addition to have cultural education at the Centers including a hands on cultural museum. At this point, we have only two items for display, but we anticipate over time adding several more. The residents desire to have objects from many different cultures be a part of the cultural center. Right now, we think it will open at Center #3 for the simple reason that it is easiest to get illegal items such as the Khumaak there.

The Disciples of Ston need help in the form of suggestions and recommendations. The residents of our Matriculation Centers wish to establish a Minmatar cultural center with our help. The problem is that among the Disciples, I am the only Minmatar. I myself am a former slave and even among the tribes, a bit more irenic than others. We would appreciate suggestions from those more steeped in tribal culture as to what would make a cultural center meaningful and educational for the residents and their children. Thanks, in advance.