Intergalactic Summit

Disappointing.

Gene-editing for everyone!

That, Lord Consort, is what we'll hopefully find out in the months and years to come.

Oh, I absolutely agree. However, the Sisters are even more taciturn than CONCORD, and that's saying rather a lot.

I suspect we'll learn more from the Society on this front, if the Sisters were attempting to sidestep potential oversight from them.

While confusing that the Servant Sisters who have been the harshest critics of the violence and death propagated by capsuleers to then provide technology to expand their numbers, I think in light of the Drifters and the threat they pose, more capsuleers is a lesser of two evils.

People with power generally do not like to share.

Good.


I hope CONCORD never meets your approval.

That always was a good idea from the Takmahl--and it certainly works well enough for a certain Nation to roll a comparable system out on a grand scale.

What I do find interesting, though, is that the Takmahl were and the Nation are exceedingly good at preventing any loose cannons coming out of the process. Biodroid controllers, command signal receivers, and all those other ingenious gadgets come to mind.

The "Big Four", on the other hand, are more squeamish about that sort of thing--or claim to be, at least. The TCMC can do wonders, and the big-"e" Empire did have more than a passing interest in the Master's first designs, but I suspect that to an audience the little-"e" empires would decry the heavy-duty intervention we like so much to be a very bad thing.

"Expanding the pool of viable candidates for naval capsuleer recruitment" could quickly turn into a lot of wilful clones getting hurled back into the vats until they stumble upon a suitable mindset (effective but controversial!), or a lot of capsuleers who--like many of us--decided on being let loose that the guys that trained them really weren't the best fit in the long run (exciting but risky!).

Another possibility is that one nation stole or acquired it from the Sisters and they were forced to release to all to cover their tracks or prevent casting a die in an arms race. Of course, it could also be in an effort to increase our chances in open war against the Drifter as is feared. What is odd is how public the Empress was about advances in cloning before this became public via CONCORD and the SoE.

Pilot Priano;
As usual your concerns are based in what I perceive to be realistic possible origins. Like you I shall keep an eye open to see which track might eventually be proven correct.

I do not have the benefit of access to some of the levels of interaction you seem to have with some of these powerful groups so I listen intently when you make statements and post concerns. Something I think reasonable people should do even if they disagree with your conclusions.

While I publicly stated I indeed am am less concerned with the motives of the SOE that does not imply I am proposing a "Hall Pass" for them or any other powerful group in New Eden. Some groups because of my individual biases start off with more trust, but all groups, governments, and organizations are subject to objective verification. What they do must actually benefit humanity in the New Eden Cluster, that is my standard litmus test , and I do my best to uniformly apply it to all.

I believe we all live in dangerous times, yesterday's bitter nemesis may prove to be tomorrow's crucial ally.
A man far wiser than me once said, "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."
I will stand with all those willing to protect the future of humanity in the New Eden Cluster current politics or current religious beliefs aside.