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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#821 - 2013-04-15 18:16:04 UTC
Being liked... When I observe the community of people we rescue, I find that being liked has to do with very basic things like being friendly with and interested in others when you are with them. It happens in an unassuming way and is so simple and obvious.

When I observe the capsuleer community in contrast, I see a different dynamic and it makes me take a harder look at myself. Like many, I can easily see the weaknesses in others and miss the fact that I have the very same problems I am quick to criticize in others. So, do we capsuleers as a group really have a greater-than-is-healthy need to be validated? Rather than accepting the simple ways of being liked, do we go beyond the veil in our attempt at self-validation? Yikes, who wants to be that way? But, maybe I am and maybe you are.


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115.04.14 20:15 Maledicat Jovakko 5 slavers, 26 former slaves
115.04.15 17:53 LegendaryVan Ellecon 46 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#822 - 2013-04-16 15:02:27 UTC
To all those who have recently suffered the trauma of violence, whether directly or through the grief of seeing loved one die or become injured, our hearts go out to you in prayers and concerns and in deeply felt sympathy. May all perpetrators of violence and terror be justly punished. May all those who suffer under such violence receive help, comfort and mercy.

DSTON commends and thanks all those who quickly and selflessly act in times of violence and terror to see to the needs of victims and bring merciful order to the chaos that violence brings. May our leaders act with wisdom and restraint at these times. May all of us guard our own hearts from the hate and anger that can consume us in our feelings of helplessness and frustration.

((a moment of silence for those who perished in Boston))

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115.04.15 22:55 chrispy bacon 9 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#823 - 2013-04-16 19:52:44 UTC
Krik and I had time for a cup of coffee in the Leaning Tower Cafe while the cargo doors and latches of the Mayflower are being re-greased and checked. I told Krik that the last name "sinabbi" sounded familiar. "Where have I heard that before?" I asked him. "Its one of those creapy things you hear when passing through an incursion zone," Krik replied. "That's right." I've always wondered what that means.

Our current rescue strategies are placing most of our newly rescued people on the Caldari side of the border. We have found this to be a safer method, especially for multiple can rescues. As a result, we are adjusting our staff for the time being. I have been meaning to contact a Concord representative regarding the issue of our growing number of slaver detainees. Perhaps this week sometime.

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115.04.16 18:27 Augustine Romanov 14 people, Jean-Franco Ferre 5 slavers, 6 hounds, 15 former slaves
19:40 sinabbi 73 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#824 - 2013-04-19 13:37:45 UTC
During a maintenance inspection our chief engineer caught a "whiff" of coolant. Closer inspection revealed a failed flange gasket in our CPU cooling system. The Mayflower burns her computers hot due to the near constant use of cloak. We cannot afford for those systems to fail. The flange seal was repaired and we are back on patrol.

In spite of the extensive knowledge that a capsuerr possesses, the pool of knowledge to maintain and keep even the smallest fleet of ships up and running, is extensive beyond any one person. Spending even five minutes with one of my engineering crew reminds me of how limited is my "superior" knowledge. I would never have known the smell of a "whiff" of coolant. I'm grateful for engineers with the experience and noses to catch these things.

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115.04.19 12:49 Gintoci 20 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#825 - 2013-04-20 15:05:18 UTC
DSTON wishes to take this time to do something that we do not often do and perhaps should more often do. We want to acknowledge and thank the hard working men and women of Concord and her affiliate branches for daily risking life and limb in the enforcement of law and the maintaining of peace. We are grateful. We also congratulate you on recent efforts to safeguard all of us from those who seek to do harm. Your hard work has resulted in the removal of those who have no regard for life. Hats off to the ((BPD et.al.)).

Patrol work continues. Our engineers have upgraded our CPU systems on board the Mayflower. In particular, they have added improved efficient cooling systems meeting the cpu demands of the onboard cloaking systems. Thanks. I have already noticed an increased smoothness in her operation.


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115.04.20 11:18 PETAMINUS 10 people
12:11 SpeedHaulOne 129 people (30 former Elite Slaves, 99 former Slaves
14:49 Chronomatron 3 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#826 - 2013-04-21 12:42:32 UTC
Gladius, ,Feanor, Verin, Bowman and May Cotton, and Halfred and Bell Greenhand, greeted Tahrmal and me with the words, "You need to meet the additional Elders." Our breath left us when they took us to what we thought was going to be a conference room but was more like an auditorium. Over a 150 people were there; men, women, Matari mostly, but Gallente, Caldari, and even Amarrian and Khanid. All of them were chosen representatives of a growing community of people who used to be slaves. While this growing community waits to be repatriated and settle in to the community at large, they are led and helped by people of merit, wisdom, and compassion. Our core group of Elders continues to share power and influence while serving the whole community with selfless devotion.

We left the meeting with renewed confidence that when we rescue someone, or a group of former slaves is given to our care, they enter a community where they will not fall through the cracks.

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115.04.20 16:19 (blue) (name withheld) 8 people, Dean Snowden 2 people
115.04.21 12:20 Megidda Jubilee 4 people, Jacob Stoner 43 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#827 - 2013-04-23 12:52:51 UTC
In our Matriculation Centers, the news of Karin Midular's condition has been received. If one is able to feel a spiritual focus, then one can feel here in our centers. Millions of former slaves are engaged in a variety of spiritual forms, prayers, songs, chants, meditations, recitations, etc. There is sound, sight, but even more a palpable feeling of focus. Affection, strong and pure is being focused in a unified direction toward one person loved and respected. It is a moving experience to witness.

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115.04.23 12:34 Ice Qube 10 people (Former Elite)

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#828 - 2013-04-24 13:09:05 UTC
It doesn't happen that often, but now and then, the timing is such that, during a rescue, we will witness a pilot in the act of dumping passengers in a deathcan. In principle, I know that all these occurences are the same, but when I see it happening, the experience is different. What is the pilot thinking the moment she gives the command to jettison 50 people to near certain death? This particular pilot is in the employ of The Scope. Said to be the chief news agency of our cluster, will it get reported in their news service? "Scope Employee Dumps 50 people to Their Death." It boggles my mind how the economies of scale have created a justification for killing, callous and unmitigated.

I like the Leaning Tower Cafe, because it is one of the few greasy spoons left that is sit down with real waiters and waitresses. Today, Galdius, Krik, and myself sat down for coffee while the Mayflower was undergoing post flight inspection. It was slow in the cafe so the waitress had time to join the conversation. She is an older (59-61?) woman, Deteis. She heard us talkiing about Karin Midular. We've been here enough now, that she knows our faces and the basics of our work. She said, "I feel for the Matari people; to see a loved one suffer and fear losing her is a great sorrow." "Its too bad our peoples can't be friends, you know, on the big scale of things" Yes, we all agreed. She refilled our coffees and resumed wiping the counter.

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115.04.23 17:12 Cpt nok1z, 27 people
19:15 Feoro 11 people
115.04.24 12:37 Batosha Naskingar 21 people, przero 50 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#829 - 2013-04-25 18:08:10 UTC
“I sensed I was in trouble, so when I had the opportunity, I slipped in with a group of slaves heading for a debarkation bay in the station.” This was part of the story told us by one of the people we rescued today from the death can. Now and then, we rescue people other than slaves and their stories are often interesting. This man’s story is quite intriguing. He was picked up with a group of 70 others, 50 former slaves and 20 former Elite Slaves. When we docked in the temp center in Caldari space, this man identified himself as a member of a diplomatic consular mission from the Republic that was in the Empire to consult with members of the Amarrian government. The mission was regarding recent issues with the Caldari State and possible retaliatory terrorist activity against the Federation after the Caldari Prime incident. Why? we asked. "Some within our government are trying to ease tensions with the Federation over the Midular situation. If we could make efforts to prevent terrorism aimed at the Federation, we could make headway in this through Amarrian diplomatic channels." This Minmatar Emissary claims that talks began going badly and that some of their group disappeared. Fearing for his life, he managed to stow away aboard a capsuleer transport heading out of the Empire. That’s when he ended up dumped along with the others.

At this point we have not verified anything this man has told us and we are not sure that he is who he claims to be. I struggle with the plausibility of his story. We will try to find out more in days to come. We do know that he desperately pleaded with us to get him out of Caldari space. We told him that he was safe at out temp center and that no harm would come to him. However, he begged to be taken elsewhere. “If I am discovered in the State, I will be killed.” He was nothing if but sincere. I told him, that later today, I would arrange to transport him to our office in Yulai. He was comfortable with that. As I post this, I am getting the DSS Cab ready for a trip to Yulai.


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115.04.24 14:49 bruce69 10 people (Former Elite Slaves)
115.04.24 13:05 Amin lon 71 people (20 Former Elite Slaves, 50 Former Slaves, 1 Minmatar Emmisary)

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#830 - 2013-04-28 00:37:44 UTC
My time has been spent between patrols and visiting our guest in Yulai. I will be going back there at the conclusion of this patrol shift. There have been no other problems at any of our other centers and our temp centers are busy as usual. 81 rescued as reported below.

Wall of Shame:

115.04.26 18:18 Ze Ka 43 people
115.04.26 20:03 Domian Dorn 28 people
115.04.28 00:27 Gareth Burns 10 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#831 - 2013-04-29 01:09:50 UTC
The First Pilot on the wall of shame is not a relation; at least I am not aware that he is.

I have called in a favor and have asked a pilot I know to take my patrols while I attend to Mr. Cobbs until the situation with him is solved. Hopefully reports will continue here while I attend to other things.

Wall of Shame:

115.04.28 12:35 Yasik Momaki 11 people, Les Grom 10 people (Former Elite)

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Edaine Numenor
Numenor Benevolent Holdings
#832 - 2013-04-29 12:55:25 UTC
I will be patrolling in Ston's place for a while since he managed to embroil himself in another mess. There was a little problem with this rescue in that I forgot I had my safety on. Ston forgot to tell me that rescuing is illegal and requires a safety partially disabled.

This fella had his can labelled "slaves" but had left it yellow. It looked like a trap, but I managed to get the single slave out on the second try when I figured out the safety thing.

It hs been a while since I've done this. Mining and research have been the focus as of late.

Wall of Shame:

115.04.29 12:40 Skorpio81 Tsuruomo 1 slave

Liberating slaves wherever, whenever, and however I can.
Edaine Numenor
Numenor Benevolent Holdings
#833 - 2013-04-30 19:21:48 UTC
Ston will be back on patrol now.

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115.04.29 17:16 Gyromir Itinen 34 slaves

Liberating slaves wherever, whenever, and however I can.
Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#834 - 2013-05-01 13:19:13 UTC
Thanks Edaine. It is difficult to concentrate on my duties knowing that somewhere someone is plotting significant violence. 91 people have been rescue since I returned after Cobbs was abducted. I fear the worst for him. Poor man. I don't think he will be able to withstand the methods that will be used to extract the information they want.

I hope, profoundly hope that Operation Whitehall is able to decypher the information need in time to deploy the necessary force to stop Sky. I can't believe I am hearing myself say that I hope "force" is deployed. I feel sifted.

We have managed to remove and deactivate all our vessels of the bugging devices planted by Northern Coalition operatives. The data recovered confirms that they were both receive and transmitting information. They knew exactly when and where to nab Cobbs. They also know that we would not be armed or capable of escape.

The first pilot on the wall of shame seems to be bitter about how his domestic life has panned out or not panned out.

Wall of Shame:

115.04.30 20:10 PSYPH0N 28 people
115.04.30 21:19 Athena Eneas 3 people Reese Vyvorant 10 people Steeve Yaken 50 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#835 - 2013-05-01 22:59:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Ston Momaki
Shortly after the rescue listed below, I was contacted by the security chief at our Yulai office informing me that they had captured an infiltrator, a spy if you will. After the 69 below we settled in I made my way to Yulai. We suspect he is associated with the Northern Coalition and Marlona Sky.

We are not sure what we are going to do with this.

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115.05.01 15:29 Calfs Anders 69 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#836 - 2013-05-02 17:44:17 UTC
"We were on our way with this team of specialist slaves to a Joint Harvest Plantation in Federation Space." This is what one of the slavers told us after he learned that he would be with us for a long while. "All of this was unofficial, of course. SOme of our best Ag people are slaves. And they are in demand"

We are anxious about manyt hings these days. The fate of Mr. Cobbs occupies much of my thought. I do wonder how he was/is being treated by Ms. Sky. We also have our own prisoner to tend. It tests our resolve to remain true to ourselves. People often begin a sentence with these words, "It is war..." Often follows are justifications of the worst kind. This we cannot do. This prisoner must not be harmed but treated with humanity. We have asked him to help us prevent the violence planned by Ms. Sky.

I am anxious for Operation Whitehall. There are few more competant than Ms. Scherezad and her team. They will figure this out, I hope, in time.

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115.05.02 13:01 Arag Odalin 2 Slavers, 8 hounds, 13 Former Slaves (Ag supplies)

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#837 - 2013-05-03 13:42:52 UTC
*Ston leans over a stale cup of coffee and his data pad in the Leaning Tower Cafe as he prepares this report. In spite of being a clone, there is a strain in his eyes and he feels a headache coming on.*

Two more groups of slavers, hounds and slaves enroute to Joint Harvest plantations out side of Empire space were rescued yesterday and today. Aparrently there is a feeling among some corporate managers that sentiment is changing, shifting back toward an aggressive slavery stance. These groups were to be part of an ongoing slave labor presence illegally established outside of Empire borders. We will see to it that these never have to see those plantations and that their handlers, though criminals, will be treated humanely and protected from lethal reprisals for getting caught.

We feel like we have been trudging through the muck and mud of this whole affair regarding Marlona Sky. The news is not good. It appears that there is a real Nyx and that she does have it. It pains my heart to find myself appealing to violent people to stop her. There are times when in the pursuit of peace, inner peace must be suspended.

Wall of Shame:

115.05.02 20:37 Jean-Franco Ferre 5 slavers, 4 hounds, 24 former slaves
115.05.03 00:33 Acacias Severasse 24 people
115.05.03 12:30 Hytrons 3 slavers, 6 hounds, 50 former slaves

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#838 - 2013-05-04 21:01:00 UTC
We are very anxiously waiting for word from the team working on Operation Whitehall. From early conversations, we think we may be running out of time before Pilot Sky attempts her plan. There is little I can do but wait and continue patrols. We continue to see normal trade traffic and the usual number of those dumped and abandoned to die. We do what we can.

Wall of Shame:

115.05.03 18:19 Rom Fehrnah 23 people)
115.05.04 16:19 (blue) 10 former Elite
20:53 NoLubeLarry 20 people, Xen Arthie 47 people

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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
#839 - 2013-05-05 13:25:15 UTC
I guess there is nothing for it but to stay busy doing rescue work while waiting for information from Whitehall. Two rescues reported below.

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115.05.04 21:19 (blue) 2 people
115.05.05 01:18 Troublesome Times 76 people

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Che Biko
Alexylva Paradox
#840 - 2013-05-05 15:02:39 UTC