Intergalactic Summit

Some of their members do appear to have longstanding personal issues with some of the principles.

Also, I've heard they're actually a splinter group of the Liberation Front of Intaki, which itself split off from the People's Front of Intaki. The PFI, of course, was originally formed by dissidents who found the Intaki People's Front too stifling.

Bunch of bloody splitters, the lot of them. Or so I've heard.

Thank you for clarifying, sir.

Of course, this begs the question of what motivated the campaign, and who would have had the resources to carry out such activities so very discreetly.

Interesting theory! You'd think if that were they case they would have been more elegant with the phrasing of the headline... but who knows?

Well, now he put a fine point on it didn’t he. So much said with so few words. It’s almost as if I don’t really need to read further to ‘know’ what the usual suspects are going to say.

I'm sorry, but there were words, and you clearly said you don't read when there are words.

Your meaning here isn't quite clear. I'm hoping you meant something ... better.

Maybe a few more words?

Maybe you really are just that predictable.

What entertains me is that his initial misreading was "Angel," which apparently Ms. Jenneth does in fact believe Mokoto Priano to be. According to the ancient "pure of heart" holy Amarr meaning, of course... not the modern pirate connotation, I shouldn't think.

Perhaps his instincts for avoiding overwrought prose served him well after all?

Well, except that the only one who's made that claim... is you.

Aria described Makoto as someone who seeks truth, someone she trusts and looks up to. That doesn't mean she thinks Makoto is 'pure of heart'.

So, perhaps you should avoid emulating James by arguing against things nobody but you said in the first place?

Nope.

Ms. Priano is human. Limited. Flawed. Like anyone. No one has to be a sefrim or other celestial being for me to look up to them. I look up to Pieter Tuulinen and Desiderya, too, and they're actually pretty scary people.

I don't ... actually think so much of myself. I tend to admire people who have qualities I value, but lack in some way. I'm not much of a leader, but I believe in structure and planning, so I tend to admire capable leaders who plan, organize, and use their resources effectively. I prize knowledge, but I'm not much of a disciplined scholar, so I admire scholars who have more focus than I do.

Most particularly, I don't trust myself very far. Aside from being, experientially, about two years old, I'm not a very good person. I'm maybe a little soft-hearted, but that's not really the same thing. I admire decency and good judgment. Those things impress me most of all.

For me, Des and Pieter kind of embody the first quality. Ms. Priano kind of embodies the second (and a good dose of the first). But it's the person who embodies the third to me to whom I've sworn my service.

I'll let you figure out who that might be for yourself. It's not hard, if you don't hate reading. ... or, maybe, since I'm so predictable, you can guess?

They're none of them celestials. They're just people, who are better at a range of stuff than I am. I admire them for that.

That's all.