Intergalactic Summit

I am Caldari, sir. (Well, sort of.) I also used to fly with Veik.

Veiki's ... well....

Funnily, we kind of share a tradition. We both see ourselves as weapons, tools for others' hands. Only, I tend to interpret this in a minimal sort of way, for such a strong statement: I try to be a simple, well-crafted blade, dependable, sturdy, balanced, and easy to use efficiently. Other than that, I'm just a person.

(... part of which is occasionally requiring more care than I ideally probably should. Stupid emotions.)

Veiki's ... as a sword, Veiki would be the kind with blade catchers, three blood gutters, a spiked pommel, a mercury channel, a serrated edge, a serpent-curved blade, and a hidden mechanism for coating the blade in poison. Oh, and it would be huge.

A little hard to use well, maybe. ... Probably really, really hard to live as. I'm not sure she knows how to be that kind of sword and also still a person, so, she keeps kind of trying out different modes. Maybe kind of like experimenting with which fittings and features to attach.

So, you get genocide Veiki, with spalling ammunition and reflexive crew-targeting features.

And, diplomat Veiki, who actually gets along with people while constantly reminding you she's messing with your head.

And, Templis Veiki (the latest model!) who claims she's just dropped all pretense and gotten down to the very important business of being absolutely awful.

... It's not really a matter of logic, sir. I think she's just trying to find a way of living with herself. It's hard to find a comfortable way to sit, or stand, or lie down, when you could accidentally eviscerate yourself just by rolling over.

It was a deal conducted with a Nation affiliate for the repatriation of Caldari citizens in return held by the group. I evaluated them to be a competent organization potentially useful in combat operations and thus useful to have around operationally. Yes, Nation is a threat to the State and yes, the group were all sons and daughters of whores but they were my kind of sons and daughters of whores.

It's called pragmatism, look it up. It's the reason I never bothered much with Amarrian groups -- they're about as useful in combat as a chocolate tea cup.

However, it is not like I have not kept a lot of Gallentean and Minmatar I have captured on my staff. After all, it's always better to surround yourself with competent enemies who will work out of gratitude to stay the blade than to have a single friend who will betray you out of envy.

Veiki's ... as a sword, Veiki would be the kind with blade catchers, three blood gutters, a spiked pommel, a mercury channel, a serrated edge, a serpent-curved blade, and a hidden mechanism for coating the blade in poison. Oh, and it would be huge.

If I had to be a weapon it would be a Kaalakiota Arms NL-14 Tactical Pistol chambered in 5mm electrothermal. Not entirely popular and often underrated but still offering some of the best accuracy in class in a rugged and reliable frame combined with a munition with great ballistics profile in terms of both penetration and wound profile.

When I found myself afraid for my soul, I came to the Amarr because I knew they'd see something wrong and want to help me fix it, while the Caldari would just offer me a stiff drink and advise me not to think about it. I've sometimes wondered if that was a little unfair.

Apparently not. ... I guess ... Tibus Heth wasn't necessary. We're capable of being awful all on our own.

... I'm glad I got out when I did.

I dont see and Gallente prisoners of war in Caldari space. Oh wait Diana Kim kills them for the fact of there affiliation. Yes... Perhaps we Gallente Loyalists should start taking this approach.

But we are better people. So Prison Camps it is, and damn that is a sad thing to say.

Do better Kim, and stop aiming your guns with cameras it is getting sad.

Is that sad attempt the best you can do at spinning this? One Capsuleer murders Prisoners of War therefore our government is totes justified in torturing and mistreating ALL the prisoners that get handed over.

While I don't want to get myself involved in these politics, I don't think Miss Valentina implied that at all, Sir.

I don't have much to say on this, but a few points must be made.

Pilots, Diana Kim brought this same topic to the fore some months ago, but with less documentation. Her words were roundly dismissed and mocked, despite that she spoke the truth.

As much as we may think it reasonable to dismiss Ms. Kim's words without consideration, we should all realize that bias serves to cloud vision. When a capsuleer you dislike or distrust speaks, do not dismiss them out of hand. Knowledge can come even from unexpected quarters.

As to the matter at hand, I think we all agree that this inhumane activity should be addressed, just as we decry the senseless violence and bloodshed found in other places.

By failing to act, by dismissing the words of someone out of hand, you condone the actions of these jailors, and make light of efforts to address other such acts.