Intergalactic Summit

Hello, all capsuleers crazy enough to still read IGS.

Having been otherwise engaged for a couple of years and now having come fully back, I have noticed a significant shift in how the public Summits of capsuleers are these days: it has become much harder to see people take anything seriously.

Sure, there were always nutcases and jokes and shady associations and innuendo and what have you.

But it seems that these days there is increasingly a public competition of who makes the best quip or has the fanciest dress or shows the least passion for their fights. The undercurrent of life and death is limited to Sabik competing about who is most Sabik (amusing at first but gets old fast, sorry) and Diana Kim hating the Federation (at least some things never change).

So, in this thread, I dare you to tell me what you take seriously.

You can choose to interpret that any way you like, but if you have difficulty, here's some questions to help you to find the answer: What do you wake up for in the morning? What still makes you cry? What would you kill for? Who would you save or kill, if you could? What do you most regret having failed at? What still makes you proud to remember?

I take the health of my corporation and alliance very seriously, both in terms of combat and financial health and cultural. I also take any word or bond with other organisations very seriously, there are far too many free targets and enemies in this cluster to consider the reprehensible act of betrayal.

I think that sums up the core of what I take very seriously.

I like the humour that pops up once in a while. It serves as a nice break in between the hate and mudslinging. Humour is something that can connect people and I hope it helps breaking down some of the distance.

As for your question. I value the wellbeing of my clan and my family. Many things that I do as capsuleer is for their benefit and I feel I have a responsiblity since I was bestoved both massive wealth and power.

Chocolate.

I am not much for discussin politics so my serious face must be a rarity here.

My children.

God, my integrity, my family and friends, my people, my home. That's a short list of the most important things.

In a broader sense, I take too many things too seriously.

That's an interesting assumption, there. That what you take seriously should be about politics, let alone those of the four nations. Or that IGS should be just about those things.

Science! Is serious business.

I take honesty in dealings seriously.

I take personal loyalty and betrayal between myself and those close to me seriously.

I take my oaths seriously.

Everything else is secondary to that.