Intergalactic Summit

I'm sure you'll see it again one day. The new gold plating on it looks fantastic.

Can't wait till the day I can show it off at Rens in an imperial formation.

Spes Aeternam says: "My work was beginning to pay dividend. I was admired in a capsuleer program, fast-tracked for a career in the Republic Navy officer. I spent long years training my mind and body for war, but nothing would do anything for my damaged soul."

But his official record says that he graduated from capsuleer school today. Let all just say what is obvious here. Spes is a liar and an Amarrian stooge. He may even be a Brutor in body with an Amarrian infomorph. Who knows. One thing is for certain. He is not who he claims to be in this thread.

pff

I will take advice on what I should do from my betters, not my lessers.

I think this one can't decide if it wants to be an Imperial, a Matari, or a Blood Raider - with all this bloodlust talk.

I would put up some bounty for your corpse for the Holder murder, but you have nothing of worth yet to make it worth anyone's time.

A turncoat can usually be forgiven, but a double turncoat shows a pattern. I foresee a life of low-level mercenary work for you, or perhaps as director of Goonswarm.

Haw haw haw!

Hey Spes, you should check out Lord Vaari, of the Church of Providence. I hear he's looking for new companions, and I think you're right up his alley.

Everyone's been helping you, but no-one's telling you what you want to hear, so you're choosing not to listen.

Also, what brand of spirits do you prefer? Let me know where you are and I'll contract you some. Now that's it's confirmed that you're a sinner destined for eternal damnation let's get this party started.

Come to think of it, I don't think escaping Damnation is really that hard. It's really slow.

To quote the teens who hang out on the street corners on Luminaire, "Cool story, bro".

Did the Ministry of Propaganda... I mean the MIO... give you this script? If so, they really need better writers. This yarn would fail as a children's after school program, much less a drama for thoughtful adults. Too formulaic, hackneyed, predictable. Full of poor acting. I give it 1/2 star out of 5. If I'd rented this holo I'd demand a refund.

That is a very poor sort of attitude for anyone to have regardless of them being Matari or Amarrian. You should take advice from any who are willing to offer it. This is perhaps the point where you and I differ on the meaning of "taking advice" so I'll be more clear. In my mind, taking someone's advice is simply hearing them out and evaluating what they have said. What you do past that point is naturally up to you. However, if you start to simply dismiss someone's words entirely because they are "beneath you" or your "lesser" then you invariably end up missing out on genuinely good advice, eventually.

It is certainly true that Rens is can be one of the more...unkind areas of the Republic, but it is by no means the measure that you should gauge the rest of the Republic upon. Shortly after my own graduation to flight status I ended up living in a quiet corner of the Republic, and I rather enjoyed my time there. Granted I was not wandering from city to city on any of the planets, but I did make it a point to take in the life and atmosphere aboard a variety of stations, including a few that were directly under the control of one tribe or another.

Furthermore, after relocating back within Empire borders I found myself rather interested in Matari culture and in particular Matari spirituality. I've had the honor of being able to sit and listen, to watch and learn, from three separate tribal shamans. In the span of roughly 4 months I've come to greatly admire and appreciate Matari tradition. In those few months not only did I learn a good deal, but I like to think I also helped a few others on their own paths through life.

All that aside for a moment, I was born and raised under a traditional Amarrian roof. The Empire and to some extent always will be. I may take the time to learn of the Matari, the Gallente, the Sani Sabik, and yes even Sansha's Nation, but I have lived my life as an Amarrian (some, myself included, would say a rather poor example of one.) So, you're asking for advice on how to proceed, how to atone. Well here is my advice.

Accept what you have done. Accept that it has left an indelible stain upon your soul. Do not let yourself foolishly think anything you can do will somehow make up for what you have done. Then and only then can you choose a path for your life and walk it with any honesty. If you can lay in bed, still, quiet, and calm in the middle of the night and be honest with yourself, ask yourself something. "How best do I serve God, by dismissing and ignoring some of His children, or by embracing them?"