Intergalactic Summit

Ms. Vero;

This is naturally a delicate subject, so understand that I navigate it carefully.

In the first place, the important part is that any pilot that participates in our fleets will receive an equal share of any Drifter salvage we recover. Because of this, ARC is currently the best avenue for acquisition of this technology, and pilots of all allegiances are accepted on our operations provided that they follow fleet commanders' instructions. Indeed, some of our most dedicated pilots are Matari. Khaprice is notable in having made a considerable effort to accompany our operations despite the difficulty in joining us, and we've also had assistance from Ushra'khan in some cases.

As I say, ARC accepts assistance from any party willing to fly with us, and provides equal share of proceeds to all pilots. We believe the Drifters warrant this degree of cooperation, and seek to demonstrate its utility.

Now, those holdings that are donated to ARC or acquired by internally-run operations we do reserve the right to prioritize access to. For example, with obvious reason, Zainou is given priority access to IKAME's holdings, given that they have a long history of acquiring Sleeper salvage, and we have a working relationship. I believe coordinator Lagann has been in discussions about allowing Kingdom and Sisters access to the ARC reserves, as well. Coordinators Valkyier and Edios haven't established priority access channels yet, but I suspect we'll be arranging that soon.

Were we approached by Federation or Republic research teams, provided sharing of research results with ARC and the greater research community, I'd be willing to pursue that. As you can imagine, I might prefer a Duvolle research team over a Roden research team, but at that point we're cutting hairs.

Essentially, I'd love to see a return of the spirit of Crielere, and we are watching Upwell with interest to see if they would be an appropriate party to pursue relations with on that basis. Our participation in the research component race was on the basis of that interest.

So-- apologies for the wandering response, but hopefully you understand that any response must be nuanced.

I see IGS hasn't changed much!

Rumour-mongering? I was only speculating on the reasons you'd mention me in your post. I tried to buy drifter elements once due to apparent rarity, declined since said rarity was fabricated, and now I'm rumor mongering? You certainly do seem biased, as you admit.

Regardless, I'm not sure what I'd expect to gain from it, and I resent the suspicion. I could profit from the rumored price fixing, as could anyone paying attention to the market, but I'm sure that would be short lived and relatively fruitless.

The only operations I'll lead are against those who threaten traditional means of travel in our galaxy. If these rumors turn out to be true, I'll see you in space.

Niraia,
Cynosural Field TheorySupremacy

Ms. Jenneth; nothing to worry about. You're being careful to note that your experience is as a pilot in a fleet and not as a coordinator, and that's a much-appreciated thing.

I'd also like to voice my appreciation for the pilots who fly with us. Empire-loyal pilots fly alongside Matari militiamen, Pandemic Legion pilots and Goonswarm pilots engage Drifters alike, and our operations run smoothly.

While I don't expect that this like-mindedness extends outside of our operations, that we're able to benefit from collaboration with so many pilots of diverse background is heartening.

That you're actually a Caldari officer and not a toy soldier. To be blunt, Kimmy, Priano has brought more verifiable facts to a single argument with you, than you have brought to the entire IGS since I've been here. You make claims, you accuse and point finger. But I have yet to see you post one shred of evidence that hasn't been met with a rebuttal you could cope with, without stooping to ad hominem. As an effective means of combating any enemy propaganda or furthering the propaganda of the state, you are the single biggest failure since the dawn of information warfare. You should stick to shooting things that aren't your mouth.

For scientists, an answer to a question, or solution to a problem, is not true until proven so. And sometimes that means revealing what mere mortals already knew, like, say the fact that getting to the hospital quicker can save heart-attack victims, or, the seemingly far-fetched idea that exercise is good for you.

Here, I'll illustrate this once more.

• Students who do homework get higher grades.
• Men slow down when walking with their girlfriends.
• Men stare at women's boobs.
• Overeating can lead to a weight gain.
• Magazines mostly feature young women. This can give older women bad body image.
• Restricting high-risk individuals from owning guns saves lives.
• Reading is good for your brain.
• The IGS is where productivity comes to die.

Okay, I made up that last one. I should actually write a paper on it since I'm stuck at the office anyway.

A scientist, a publisher and a test subject all in one person!

I am genuinely confused, Diana, could you please back all your claims with facts?

Former Caldari State Executor Tibus Heth as a True Caldari Hero and Patriot.

If you don't mind.

I'm quite interested in the matter, really, with all these rumors of the investigation reopening, and it so happens that Diana volunteered to back all her claims.

I also need some material for my "The IGS is where productivity comes to die." paper. I can't be the only sample, you know.

So a win-win, as I see it.

That'll go into the "experiment" section.