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True Adamance wrote:

Damus Trifarn wrote:

I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet.

As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art.

Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance.

I find hope in that comment, that our people will not forever be at odds.


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Damus Trifarn The Yellow Lantern Corps 37	Posted - 2013.10.09 02:28:00 - [1] - Quote I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet. As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art. Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance.
Damus Trifarn The Yellow Lantern Corps 39	Posted - 2013.10.10 00:49:00 - [2] - Quote True Adamance wrote: Damus Trifarn wrote: I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet. As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art. Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance. I find hope in that comment, that our people will not forever be at odds. Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations. That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together.
Damus Trifarn The Yellow Lantern Corps 39	Posted - 2013.10.16 01:37:00 - [3] - Quote Yun Hee Ryeon wrote: Damus Trifarn wrote: Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations. That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together. Are you sure of that, Mr. Trifarn? As much as I like the Templar Crusader, he would see your people re-enslaved, and eventually mine taken or converted, as well-- to what he understands to be a good end, yes, but we, liking our own cultures and beliefs, might disagree. If he favors peace between the empires, it will be only for so long as that peace furthers that end. The Templar Crusader's dream of peace is a conqueror's dream of humanity united in service to the Amarrian god, and no worlds left to conquer. I thank you for your concern and words of caution. However, I must always be hopeful that the Amarr and Minmatar can find some way to exist peacefully together. I guess that hope would come from my roots as a Sebiestor. The kinship I have with my brethren is something that has supported me and brought me great joy throughout my life. Even with the death of my father, I was never without some comfort in the form of the people that would come out of their way to uplift me. That kinship is something I would like to share with everyone, and I am always be willing to stretch out my hand to let another into that peace. Adamance hopes to see everyone united under a religion, I hope to see them united through kinship. Different, yes, but also similar in that we want to see unity. Hopefully that can give our people a start in peace, even if our start is on different ends of an ideological spectrum. Gotta be optimistic in these times, for I have a lot of time ahead of me to dream about.
Damus Trifarn The Yellow Lantern Corps 39	Posted - 2013.10.17 03:42:00 - [4] - Quote Yun Hee Ryeon wrote: Admirable ideals, Mr. Trifarn; may they serve you well. Watch them closely, however. There are those in this cluster, notably Sansha's Nation, that prey on frustrated idealists. Dreams of peace can ferment into something intoxicating-- and deeply toxic. I have watched it happen more than once. Our conflicts are persistent, and many a dreamer has found the thought, "What if we could make them peaceful?" impossible to resist. All you have to give up is all respect for human autonomy-- and, of course, you have to place absolute faith in a megalomaniac who's been known to neglect to program certain of his subjects to secure their own food supply. Please be aware of that issue. I'd rather not have even one more idealist we'll eventually have to render irrevocably dead. I will always be aware of that issue, with both my mind and the attention of my kin. I believe that if I sacrifice the human spirit on the altar of peace, there is no more peace to achieve. I have merely created a way for a spirit to be eradicated and the remnants forced into a safer, but ultimately more enslaving form of life. I would become someone who creates an entirely new form of existence for humans rather than a more peaceful version of our current existence That being said, feel free to end me should I stray from that belief. May your ideals lead you to keep idealists turned bad in check, and to avoid the same pitfalls.