Intergalactic Summit

Well, I always got my crews from Mama-K directly. Still do, for that matter - it's just that the recruitment pitch has changed from "Join and murder evil Gallente invader scum" to "Join and murder evil Alien invader scum". Capsuleers are always going to get respondents to their adds - even freaks like Nauplius - simply because the damn money is so good. I sweetened the deal by paying benefits, insurances and other gratuities and salaries in isk - accepted everywhere - and paying out to kin in the event of death. No questions asked.

I've been running the same deal long enough that I get pretty good recruits, now. Most of 'em are volunteers in the sense that they signed up to make themselves a pot of gold. Some of them, I'm sure, are volunteers in the sense that they were voluntold that unless they signed up for the Capsuleer crew program, they might well be losing their jobs due to some sort of heinous screw up. No matter. I don't even unseal that part of the file - I just run them through my HR program and make sure they're full psychologically evaluated before I let them near a duty station.

If they break while I have 'em, then I do what I can to fix 'em and then I retire them. If they were broken before they got to me, then me and a couple of big Civire lads have a word with the recruiter via a length of metal piping. That's passing me goods that are unfit for the intended purpose and I treat it like any supplier breach of contract.

Are they volunteers? Really? I get my share of people that owe nasty sorts a lot of money. I get my share of people looking to forget a past error. I get my share of people who are out here because they have a sick wife or a sick kid or because their family had a grevious reversal of fortune. Does that make those people leveraged employees? No more than I'm leveraged - I've got a wife and kid to support. I've got employees who rely on me. I've got friends and comrades who need me.

Interesting stuff, Mr. Tuulinen. Thanks for the perspective.


You're a capsuleer. You're already hugely wealthy and you're not risking your life. Those three facts you listed at the end don't put you on equal footing with any of those types you listed above.

Thirty brave Matari Warriors held back the unstoppable Amarr religious fanatics equipped only with Firetails.

The outcome has been the complete re-assertion of control of Auga by the Minmatar and a civil war within the Amarr ranks.

I hope this answers your question.

Sounds like PIE's made a scapegoat for the failure to take Auga from 30 Firetails.

I personally don't think this is going to be a problem for PIE.

Actually, we did not really take part in the brief 'offensive' for Auga edeity's pathetic machinations mustered. We are quite content as long as original Amarr territory is out of danger of being occupied. A more accurate statement would be the blooder has tried to make a scapegoat out of us.

Deep down inside, you were always rooting for us, Mizzy. You know we're cool.

I would be impressed if they undocked.

Mean to you? I'm sure there are plenty of Blood Raider sympathizers that would be willing to hug you. Might lift your spirits.

The Drifter are as alien as anything we've ever encountered, Diana. Their technology is alien. Their motivations are alien. Their loyalties are alien. They have no language that we've discovered and no discovered home in known space.

Stand me next to an Amarr Holder, Matari Shaman, Gallente Senator - I guarantee you I can find points of kinship with all of these. But a Drifter? If they aren't alien they are the nearest damn thing that we've ever discovered to it.

Or blasters, bro, 'cause, like, blasters are totally better, dude.