Intergalactic Summit

Such a mundane topic, but it has been at the back of my mind for a while now.

I notice there is a considerable amount of capsuleers with scars on their face, and we do have the technology available to apply so-called 'designer' or cosmetic scars.

Though, I'm curious. Which of you have actual, legitimate scars on your face, and which of you are just wearing it cosmetically?

It goes without saying that the vast majority of individuals who pass through a military career emerge scarless as far as their face is concerned as, you know, we're sort of trained to avoid getting injured in the face, as well as considering modern medicine. The torso and legs also remain the easiest targets, and that's where the occassional plasma burn or bullet wound of mine reside (though showing them off to anyone is no one's business).

Who uses swords and sabres in modern warfare when we have guns to blow your hands off anyway?

My eye and the accompanying scar came from a ship boarding action against an imperial navy battleship that had somehow wandered into Covenant space (it was very early in my career as i was no more than a petty officer then and it was many years before i became a capsuleer) apon breaching the bridge the Captain and his lackeys seemed to be reluctant to surrender and in the ensuing melee my eye was lost to a well placed bayonet slash, needless to say the ship was taken eventually and the surviving crew enlightened.

I keep it now as a reminder.

I keep my scar as a memory. Is it the scar on this body the original? It's actually hard to keep track of which body is which, or whether I've lost that body. I don't think so, though.

They all have it, though. I feel consistancy is important.

I think you're missing the psychological aspect of wearing scars. Intimidation can be an effective method of getting what you want, and being layered in scars and war paint can certainly impact ones preconceptions. Whether they live up to their bark is an entirely other matter, but who needs to fight when you can convince them without ever taking a shot?

Very well said love, thank you.

I did at one time have the scar corrected on all my clones, but with that correction...I also lost sight of just who I was and what I stood for. This scar is more than just a scar to me. It's a memory and a memorial.

I like my scars I had more though when I was in the navy. Now a days the scars I have are not nearly as large they used to be.

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint any curious people, but it's plain to see I have no impressive scars on my face, or anywhere else for that matter but you'll all simply have to take my word on that.

It seems to me that what's already been said is a good indication of possible rationale for keeping scars consistent across our clone bodies. I have to say, I do certainly understand the thinking and the feeling behind the notion of preserving them as a token to remember something about our lives before and during capsuleerhood. I'll even go so far as to say the practice sounds extremely similar to my own reasoning for one of my tattoos. Further I can see that it is not all that different from nearly any other personal choice to honor and remember something important. It may seem superfluous to some, but I'd be willing to bet even the people who find this practice of keeping scars odd are also people who have their own personal tokens of remembrance. A specific holoimage, even a hard copy print, a bit of jewelry or some little bauble, perhaps a random gift or something as mundane as the preferred tool, toy or even a weapon. What I'm trying to say is that, even though it might seem odd, it's really, in effect, no different from any other memento.

And then of course there is what Lady Vitalia might be hinting at. Of course I might be reading too much into the words, so Silas feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but simply put not all people find scars to be disturbing or something to avoid at all. It's not terribly difficult to look around and find some examples of subcultures that actually encourage the accumulation of scars. Some people even seem to take it as far as to pursue it as a form of pleasure, both in a more carnal sense as well as artistically even. Of course there are also those...less than well people who don't seem to be able to justify cutting or burning themselves for any real reason at all.

My original clone has a small scar under an eyebrow from accidentally headbutting a doorjam, but I don't think it's at all visible. Oh, and I nicked myself shaving once with this clone, but again, can't see it.

The only visible scar I've got (that is, the only one I'm willing to show you lot) is the one on my mouth, which I obtained by means of a fight. An actual in-person, physical fight, no spaceships involved, in a less-than-salubrious Caldari drinking establishment. A fight which, before you ask, I didn't win.

Well, I maintain I won the moral argument, but there's only so far that can stretch when you're lying on the floor on the far side of the table from where you started out.

I keep the scar as a reminder of... well, let's just say of several points I want to remember.

As for whether any future clone of mine would have it re-created cosmetically, you'd have to ask her when and if the time comes. I can't speak for anyone but me.

This.

Sometimes, forgetting why you hurt inside makes the pain all the worse.