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Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.22 23:00:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:"Hm. I am well-content, thank you, Fae-haan. Only, this spry little sparrow does have a question.
"There are many different ways of being functional, Fae-haan. A human is functional, but so is a slaver dog-- or a kitsune. Why is it that you are so certain you are human? And, even if you are, what makes you certain that I am?"
Galm thinks for a minute before he speaks.
"Because I am fallible. I have fears, hopes, and aspirations, which makes me flawed. Some soldiers would see to have their emotions ripped from them and turned into a perfect warrior. They would rather become a perfect weapon than a beautiful feat of life and ingenuity."
He sets down his empty tea cup.
"I once helped evacuate a city of refugees on a gas giant during a drone attack. It was a mess down there, I am still amazed that the entire district didn't fall out of the sky while we were on it. During the fighting though, I--... I was pulling this kid from a building, right? She is screaming and pissing herself while I am just trying to stay focused on getting the two of us out of there alive. All of a sudden, this drone barrels into the two of us and pins me to the ground. I'm wasn't concerned about being ripped to shreds by their freakish metal claws though, I was worried about what was going to happen to that little girl. She was digging herself into my chest, shouting for help and all I could do is lie to her and tell her that everything was going to be alright. Then the damnedest thing happened.
"The drone ripped my right arm clean off and flew away, leaving the kid alive and me, forgive the pun, disarmed."
He chuckles at his own joke.
"I was roaring in pain for quite some time, but eventually the wound clogged up and I carried that poor girl out of there over my shoulder. That drone should have killed me. It had every reason to waste us both. Rogue drones aren't human, they are artificial. Weapons made only for destruction. But in that moment before it spared my life, I thought I sensed something locked inside of that metal husk.
"I don't really know what makes someone human, Ryeon-haani. That stock body you are locked away in is artificial. It is only made to be a weapon. Yet part of me feels like there is something human in it. Maybe I am just suffering from pareidolia, but I could swear I've seen some emotion in you. A small sliver of error that makes you more than just a tool."
Galm's eyes have shifted to a cool blue without him even noticing.
"Sorry if that somehow sounded foolish or melodramatic I... I'm not really skilled at this sort of thing."
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Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative
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Posted - 2013.09.23 00:41:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:Galm thinks for a minute before he speaks.
"Because I am fallible. I have fears, hopes, and aspirations, which makes me flawed. Some soldiers would see to have their emotions ripped from them and turned into a perfect warrior. They would rather become a perfect weapon than a beautiful feat of life and ingenuity."
He sets down his empty tea cup.
"I once helped evacuate a city of refugees on a gas giant during a drone attack. It was a mess down there, I am still amazed that the entire district didn't fall out of the sky while we were on it. During the fighting though, I--... I was pulling this kid from a building, right? She is screaming and pissing herself while I am just trying to stay focused on getting the two of us out of there alive. All of a sudden, this drone barrels into the two of us and pins me to the ground. I'm wasn't concerned about being ripped to shreds by their freakish metal claws though, I was worried about what was going to happen to that little girl. She was digging herself into my chest, shouting for help and all I could do is lie to her and tell her that everything was going to be alright. Then the damnedest thing happened.
"The drone ripped my right arm clean off and flew away, leaving the kid alive and me, forgive the pun, disarmed."
He chuckles at his own joke.
"I was roaring in pain for quite some time, but eventually the wound clogged up and I carried that poor girl out of there over my shoulder. That drone should have killed me. It had every reason to waste us both. Rogue drones aren't human, they are artificial. Weapons made only for destruction. But in that moment before it spared my life, I thought I sensed something locked inside of that metal husk.
"I don't really know what makes someone human, Ryeon-haani. That stock body you are locked away in is artificial. It is only made to be a weapon. Yet part of me feels like there is something human in it. Maybe I am just suffering from pareidolia, but I could swear I've seen some emotion in you. A small sliver of error that makes you more than just a tool."
Galm's eyes have shifted to a cool blue without him even noticing.
"Sorry if that somehow sounded foolish or melodramatic I... I'm not really skilled at this sort of thing."
"Mm." Yun Hee turns her face to look out into the evening. "Skilled or not, by admitting you do not really know what makes a person human, you've shown more sophistication than most. Many speak of genetics as though that were a complete answer, or talk about the breadth of human behavior.
"Drones, though ... it seems, now, a bit of a stretch to suggest that they're anything but sentient beings-- which is the problem, really. A few will still try to claim that they're just malfunctioning equipment, but they're much too animal for it to be that simple. But-- they also seem to view humans as prey. They're not what you'd call compassionate. "
The edge of her mouth quirks upward. "Your arm was probably needed for something. Just imagine what uses a drone could have for a fresh human arm."
The smile fades, and she frowns slightly.
"As for the rest, the question isn't whether I lack emotion entirely; I don't. A sparrow might feel all sorts of emotion, maybe some of it strange to us, in the manner of birds; a slaver dog certainly feels emotion-- anticipation, for one, worth drooling over. Animals seem to be more about emotion and instinctive impulse than reason. Maybe that goes for humans, too....
"When I say I am a sword, I am speaking in metaphor. I still feel fear, doubt, loneliness, anger, and on and on, but ... muted, a little. Mostly, I feel little empathy. For this among other reasons, I leave to others the questions of whom I should fight, and why. I do this so that I can focus on playing the part I am called on to play, without distractions. It is my role to be a sword in the hands of others; I choose to concentrate on playing that part well. A human can hold that role, and many have done so. So, however, could many other creatures-- a trained slaver dog, for instance.
"If I question my own humanity, I do not mean to suggest that I am a sword instead of a person. I mean that the human that I used to be is long dead, and that what inhabits this vessel is something else-- her ghost, perhaps, or something entirely different that simply pretends to be her, using her memories." She looks back at the table.
"It's a question without an answer-- I don't claim to literally be some kind of supernatural creature, and Achura Shuijing does not teach that ghosts, demons, or kumiho are literally real. It does, however, teach that stories exist for a reason-- to teach us about our world. It is possible to be literally human, but to play a demon's role.
"As I have said, there is a gap in my spirit, a pit of cold nothing, and little defines me anymore except for my soul-- or my infomorph, if you like; this blot of data behind my eyes. So the question is, do I have a damaged, but human, soul? Or am I a monster, a kumiho who only plays at being human, the better to enjoy tasty human organs?
"If I focus on being a sword, which is more or less the same part for human or monster, the question becomes less pressing. I can be either, and right-action is usually the same: do the job. The rest is unimportant." |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions
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Posted - 2013.09.23 02:53:00 -
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"Well wherever my arm ended up, I hope it is still punching people in the face."
Galm laughs a bit, amused at the mental image he had just conjured. Eventually he calms down and reverts back to his calm, musing tone.
"My, you Achurian are a fickle bunch. Granted I understand the metaphor you employ, I simply believe that a good conversation calls for quite a bit of over exaggeration, blunt statements, and seemingly unrelated anecdotes. Perhaps I should have been a politician instead of a contract killer. Not that there is much difference of course."
He glances at his guests with a smirk to make sure they understand he isn't being completely serious.
"However history has shown that I seem to fall short whenever I try to grossly oversimplify a thousand year tradition like that of your Totality. I hope you can forgive me for that. As for your concerns, I figure it is a matter of just deciding to be human yourself. Can I be honest?"
He doesn't wait for an answer.
"Galm is dead. Has been for a very long time. I've spent days considering this. The memories I carry aren't mine, they are the memories of every Galm that has come before me. Perhaps the Amarr would argue some type of spiritual hocus-pocus carries the soul through different vessels, but any clear thinking individual if given enough time will arrive at the same conclusion that I... And I suspect you... Have reached: We are nothing but the sum of our memories. Learned behaviors and neural connections all directed by a lump of metal in the back of our head. We are, to put it bluntly, living avatars of past experiences.
"Now, one could either deny the realization that we are nothing more than fleshy marionettes and start arguing over the technicalities of what constitutes 'life' or you can realize, just as I have, that it doesn't make a damn difference. Galm died quite a while ago, and soon I too will die. But I am not an individual, I am a mantle. When I pass, the responsibility of being Fae-haan will slip to another copy of myself. Simple infomorph he may be, I still trust him to carry on my legacy. If he is anything like me, he will do just fine.
"We're all ghosts of our past. Immortals just have the advantage of not losing all their progress when they pass. I suspect that statement could open a field of new paradoxes and logical fallacies with some of my previous statements. But hey, you are right. It is a question without an answer." |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2013.09.23 03:07:00 -
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Denak just remained silent throughout the conversation, deep in his own thoughts while sipping on his tea. They were having an interesting conversation, he paid close attention to it, he just didn't have anything worthy of adding. So instead he just continued drinking, glancing at his palm every once in a while. |
Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative
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Posted - 2013.09.23 05:44:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:"However history has shown that I seem to fall short whenever I try to grossly oversimplify a thousand year tradition like that of your Totality. I hope you can forgive me for that. As for your concerns, I figure it is a matter of just deciding to be human yourself. Can I be honest?"
He doesn't wait for an answer.
"Galm is dead. Has been for a very long time. I've spent days considering this. The memories I carry aren't mine, they are the memories of every Galm that has come before me. Perhaps the Amarr would argue some type of spiritual hocus-pocus carries the soul through different vessels, but any clear thinking individual if given enough time will arrive at the same conclusion that I... And I suspect you... Have reached: We are nothing but the sum of our memories. Learned behaviors and neural connections all directed by a lump of metal in the back of our head. We are, to put it bluntly, living avatars of past experiences.
"Now, one could either deny the realization that we are nothing more than fleshy marionettes and start arguing over the technicalities of what constitutes 'life' or you can realize, just as I have, that it doesn't make a damn difference. Galm died quite a while ago, and soon I too will die. But I am not an individual, I am a mantle. When I pass, the responsibility of being Fae-haan will slip to another copy of myself. Simple infomorph he may be, I still trust him to carry on my legacy. If he is anything like me, he will do just fine.
"We're all ghosts of our past. Immortals just have the advantage of not losing all their progress when they pass. I suspect that statement could open a field of new paradoxes and logical fallacies with some of my previous statements. But hey, you are right. It is a question without an answer."
"The Totality is not a tradition, Fae-haan; it's a reality, the simplest thing there is: everything. It's our difficulty in processing and expressing it that makes descriptions of it, and our places in it, seem contradictory.
"'Human' is a category we have concocted for our own use. It's a word. I can decide it applies to me if I wish, with all the duties it implies, but it won't change the ... underlying issue, which is existential."
She lifts her colorless eyes to Galm Fae's.
"There's a lot more to this, but this is probably the simplest sample:
"I'm a kinslayer, Galm. You understand the implications? I'm sure you can infer from my talk of honor and responsibility what family means to me, in principle. In practice, I violated that bond in about the most serious way possible, and did it on a whim, casually, because I felt like it. Sometimes, very rarely, when I'm in just the right mood, I can even feel a little bit sorry about it.
"The core of my frequent feeling that I'm something other-than-human is that human is something difficult and troublesome for me to be-- not least because, if i took that really seriously, I should probably end myself. At some point, there is a question whether it is better to be a miserable, damaged human or a happy, healthy monster.
"Scruples really are a bother ... especially when you don't actually have any and are just sort of playing at it in hopes that you'll grow some." |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions
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Posted - 2013.09.23 06:53:00 -
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Yun's words rip through Galm like a hybrid round. As soon as he registers what she has said, his stomach drops, feeling as though he had just swallowed a brick of ice. He's not really sure what he is suppose to feel. Pity, empathy, disgust, no word seems to convey the utter dismay that overtakes him. He reaches for his tea cup and shatters it in his hand accidentally. He glances over to Denak, expecting some form of reaction out of him, then turns back to Yun's colorless eyes. He finds it hard to maintain eye contact as he beings to speak, stammering over his words.
"I--I... If you will forgive me Yun, I mustn't judge. Whoever you were before doesn't mean that is who you are today. It's just..."
The dull something behind his tongue was growing louder now. His face twitched as it tried it's hardest to claw it's way. He felt it crawling around behind his eyes, swimming through his thoughts trying to distract him. Waiting for him to slip up so it could find its way out again.
"My kin were taken from me. I couldn't imagine any person who would willingly mur--"
He twitches again.
"Who would make the same choice you have. I'm deeply sorry. I wish I knew what I could say, but I find myself at a loss for words."
That was a damn lie. Mountains of words were building up in his mind, waiting for the dam to burst so they could all go rushing forth like a torrent. He tired to think of those words, know what was amassing inside him, but every time he tried he couldn't remember. Only two or three words could surface at a time. He knew if he cast himself any deeper into those thoughts the something would be there waiting for him.
Stupid, stupid, stupid...
Pure. Must... Pure.
Extinct! All extinct!
He convinced himself the something meant nothing. Nothing could come of listening to the something, because something was very wrong with the other thing... He was the... What?
He shakes his head and the thoughts are gone. His hands are trembling heavily.
"Ryeon... I'm sorry..." he whispers, defeated.
"All those times we spoke, if I had any idea...." |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2013.09.23 07:37:00 -
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Denak came motionless for a moment when Yun spoke, glancing over to her right after she talked about her being a kinslayer. His gaze briefly met Galm's ever-changing eyes too, his face remaining fairly blank before his eyes were set back to Yun. "She killed her own parents, Galm's were taken away and I abandoned mine. What a merry bunch we are." he thought to himself, keeping his blank expression and not speaking a word out loud. After a while, he just let out a heavy sigh, turning his head away from the two to look at the storm still raging outside.
He didn't really know what to say, the whole topic was difficult for him so he would rather stay out of it, wandering his own thoughts. Death seemed to be a popular subject for him to think about, glancing at his scarred palm again, and then the reflection of his face from the nearby pond. He was asking all kinds of questions to himself, which he was unable to answer. It frightened him, depressed him, yet he decided to keep those thoughts to himself, no use bothering everyone with it.
"I don't really have anything to say, sorry. Don't mind me." he eventually speaks to the two, before continuing to stare at the storm and listen to the rain. |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.24 03:05:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:... He finds it hard to maintain eye contact as he beings to speak, stammering over his words.
"I--I... If you will forgive me Yun, I mustn't judge. Whoever you were before doesn't mean that is who you are today. It's just..."
....
"My kin were taken from me. I couldn't imagine any person who would willingly mur--"
He twitches again.
"Who would make the same choice you have. I'm deeply sorry. I wish I knew what I could say, but I find myself at a loss for words."
....
He shakes his head.... His hands are trembling heavily.
"Ryeon... I'm sorry..." he whispers, defeated.
"All those times we spoke, if I had any idea...."
Yun Hee's eyes are half-lidded.
"You would have spared the feelings of Grandfather's murderer?" Her smile is liquid helium. "You thought I was a soldier, like you-- poisoned, a little bit, perhaps, by troubling experiences, but fundamentally similar, a trained killer with a battered soul; nothing darker than that. You did not understand, Fae-haan; that is all.
"The kumiho is another one of these stories that comes down from gods-know-where. It is like your kitsune a shape-shifting animal that can take human form, but there are differences. First, a kitsune may have up to nine tails, but a kumiho always has exactly nine. Second, and more important, while the kitsune may be friend or foe, a kumiho is a malevolent horror that feeds on human organs-- hearts or livers, depending on the story. She takes the form a girl or young woman so that she can prey on humans-- typically family members-- without fear of retaliation.
"I no longer consider it feasible to reach out to the Black and see where its whispers lead me. I have seen that end, and it is nowhere pleasant. But knowing that does not banish the pit of nothing in my soul. Kill a human's warmth, or dampen it nearly to extinction, and what do you have left but a predator?
"I have no particular desire to be a demon, but if I functionally am one, what does my desire signify?
"It is best, really, for all concerned that I am now confined to small, relatively frail forms, rather than bodies equipped with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. I cultivated a taste, you see, for gardening with fire. Scatter missiles like seeds among unhardened orbital structures, and watch the flowers bloom...." Her eye wanders back to the steaming pond and its bobbing, boiled fish.
"Admittedly, I was maybe a little dark at spirit, even for a capsuleer, but you can see why I wouldn't want too many more creatures like me in the universe. We'd be trouble, including for ourselves." |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.24 04:20:00 -
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Fitting. The kitsune, and th--...
He glaces over to the pond, the steam still rising higher into the ever darkening sky.
Son of a *****, I'm the tanuki.
Whether intentional or not, the symbolism visibly unsettles him. He twitches once again, this time rushing for his bottle of Frentix and pouring himself a cup of tea. Hastefully, he pours a dash of the drug into his drink and takes a long sip. The tea has gone cold, but he ignores it and continues to guzzle down his cup. When he finishes his shakes seemed to have stopped, at least momentarily.
"There are few things that the Caldari covet more than kin. You can understand how foreign the concept is to me. Granted, I only ever knew my immediate family. The concept of killing your grandfather though, while still alien, seems much less of a sin then killing your own father and mother. I had suspected that you had a past as a capsuleer. I'd just never asked myself why you might have made the change.
"I suppose it was a noble act, binding yourself to such a weak form to save the world your destruction. Yet I find myself feeling a bit..."
He pauses, thinking of the right word.
"... Smaller when I stand next to you now."
He remains silent for a few seconds.
...
"What was it like? Having all that power?" |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.24 05:01:00 -
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"Alienating, intoxicating ... toxic, actually." She frowns slightly. "The mind's function is not greatly changed; only its context. Capsuleers often oversee the lives of many hundreds of thousands of people without even noticing that those people exist. A capsuleer rules, or, in extreme cases, is, a sort of sapient, mobile, and usually very heavily-armed city-state. It's a divine perspective. It may not be possible for a human to exist as such a being without becoming corrupt."
She sips what little remains of her cooled tea, hairless brow scowling in thought. She grimaces only slightly.
"But why I left ... I left primarily to save my own miserable hide, Fae-haan. Capsuleers will tell you they're immortal; don't believe it. We're closer to that than they are, by far. They can die, easily. They've all seen it. They all know it. They just don't like to admit it.
"Some schemes of mine had gotten badly out of control, and the consequences were approaching a breaking point. So, it was time to go: inhabit another life, and leave someone else to bury the bodies. I didn't cover my tracks quite as well as I intended, as it turned out, but ... I'm actually much harder to reach, now. I'm probably no longer worth the trouble." |
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Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.25 05:43:00 -
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"Sounds enticing. Having access to all of that firepower, it seems like something out of a dream to me. At one point I had aspired to be a capsuleer, but that was never to be. I just... I always craved the feeling of having the ability to mold the world to your image by your own devices."
His eye flicker blue for a split second.
"Hmm. I suppose that made me sound a bit more like a megalomaniac than it did in my head."
Low levels of light barely illuminate the temple as the blue sun ducks beyond the horizon. The sound of light raindrops hitting the leaves in the gardens seems absolutely serine compared to the thunder rolling off in the distance.
"So what are you to do now? You must have ambitions." |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.25 18:25:00 -
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"A few. Trying to shape the universe, though ... it has this way of moving in ways you did not expect, twisting out of your hands, turning your intentions back on themselves, until, if you succeed in remaking the world in your own image ... it will no longer be an image you would want to see in the mirror."
She rotates her teacup in her fingers.
"For my own part, I no longer aspire to change the world, or even to chart a clear path through it. I will be content to play my part to the end. Although ... that, itself, is a part of an ambition.
"I am a clever person, but that is not a rare thing. Wisdom, now, that is a more difficult quality to find. That is my ambition, Fae-haan, the work of a lifetime, like as not: I am tired of merely being clever.
"I want to be wise." |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2013.09.25 20:44:00 -
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Denak was thinking of things on his chair for quite the time, barely listening to the conversation between Yun and Galm anymore. His tea had gone cold already, and since he still had nothing worthy of adding, he sighed to himself again while setting away the teacup.
"Well, since I don't really have anything to comment and you don't seem to be needing my company, I'll be on my way." he notes, giving a small bow to both Yun Hee and Galm.
"Prataya yavati haacu bhadaanas." he says while straightening his coat a little, walking away from the two and heading towards the exit. |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.25 22:13:00 -
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"Ah. Forgive me Denak. With you so silent it was hard to remember you were still there."
Galm rises and shakes his hand firmly before he leaves.
"Moitte, Kalamari-haan." |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.26 00:08:00 -
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"You were hardly an intruder, Mr. Kalamari." Yun Hee's voice is soft as she returns the bow. "But, as you will. Good night." |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.27 05:36:00 -
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Galm turns to Yun, removing his cap casually.
"Now then Ryeon-haani, will you be leaving as well? I would hate to keep you from any business you might have to attend to. If not, than I would be more than happy to continue entertaining a friend." |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.28 04:17:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:Galm turns to Yun, removing his cap casually.
"Now then Ryeon-haani, will you be leaving as well? I would hate to keep you from any business you might have to attend to. If not, than I would be more than happy to continue entertaining a friend."
"Hm. I do not wish to overstay my welcome, Fae-haan. Although ... it's difficult not to notice how close you've built all this to the outer perimeter of the Summit. Do you have a door or a gate that leads outside the walls?" |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.28 06:31:00 -
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"Believe me arvumaa, I never tire of entertaining guests. Speaking with a young woman is a refreshing change of pace from being cannon fodder on a glassed battlefield. Besides, I don't like sleeping that much these days anyway. Whether the sun is up or not means little to us immortals."
He cocks his head to the side, shifting to a defensive stance. He decides that Yun has been open enough with him that he can trust her and relaxes a bit.
"The temple itself is a few stories above ground level. It was largely my desire to leave it open to the elements for spiritual reasons. However... There is more to this facility than the temple itself. Should you wish to do a bit of exploring I could show you the garage below. Kaalakiota Okusaika leaves it outfitted for whenever a drop is organized. I have neglected to inform Denak of the venture. I don't believe he would approve of the act. Anyway, if you wanted to explore the planet we you could exit through the garage and take one of the Sagas stored down there." |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.28 15:14:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:"Believe me arvumaa, I never tire of entertaining guests. Speaking with a young woman is a refreshing change of pace from being cannon fodder on a glassed battlefield. Besides, I don't like sleeping that much these days anyway. Whether the sun is up or not means little to us immortals."
He cocks his head to the side, shifting to a defensive stance. He decides that Yun has been open enough with him that he can trust her and relaxes a bit.
"The temple itself is a few stories above ground level. It was largely my desire to leave it open to the elements for spiritual reasons. However... There is more to this facility than the temple itself. Should you wish to do a bit of exploring I could show you the garage below. Kaalakiota Okusaika leaves it outfitted for whenever a drop is organized. I have neglected to inform Denak of the venture. I don't believe he would approve of the act. Anyway, if you wanted to explore the planet we you could exit through the garage and take one of the Sagas stored down there."
Yun Hee's eyebrow-free eyebrows rise. "You've stashed hidden military assets in CONCORD sovereign territory? That is audacious, Fae-haan. Hm. Well, in lieu of potentially giving your secret away for personal reasons, I think I'll just go invest in a rope ladder. That, at least, should get any curious persons looking in the wrong spot." |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.28 18:35:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:Galm Fae wrote:"Believe me arvumaa, I never tire of entertaining guests. Speaking with a young woman is a refreshing change of pace from being cannon fodder on a glassed battlefield. Besides, I don't like sleeping that much these days anyway. Whether the sun is up or not means little to us immortals."
He cocks his head to the side, shifting to a defensive stance. He decides that Yun has been open enough with him that he can trust her and relaxes a bit.
"The temple itself is a few stories above ground level. It was largely my desire to leave it open to the elements for spiritual reasons. However... There is more to this facility than the temple itself. Should you wish to do a bit of exploring I could show you the garage below. Kaalakiota Okusaika leaves it outfitted for whenever a drop is organized. I have neglected to inform Denak of the venture. I don't believe he would approve of the act. Anyway, if you wanted to explore the planet we you could exit through the garage and take one of the Sagas stored down there." Yun Hee's eyebrow-free eyebrows rise. "You've stashed hidden military assets in CONCORD sovereign territory? That is audacious, Fae-haan. Hm. Well, in lieu of potentially giving your secret away for personal reasons, I think I'll just go invest in a rope ladder. That, at least, should get any curious persons looking in the wrong spot."
"Har har," Galm laughs sarcastically.
"It's all harmless enough. They're all secured Gurista made LLAVs that will track back to a long dead arms manufacturer in case they are ever intercepted. None of them are equipped with weapon systems and have been retrofitted to run contraband weapons and intelligence assets into and out of the Summit. I haven't had to use it yet, thankfully, but it prevents the Temple from becoming completely anoenkraativ. Still, might be better to invest in a ladder anyway. The less people who know how to access the garage the better, and you really... Hmm...."
Galm eyes Yun's armor.
"Well, you don't really have the proper attire to pass for a Gurista." |
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Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative
Lokun Listamenn
300
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Posted - 2013.09.30 04:17:00 -
[81] - Quote
Galm Fae wrote:"Har har," Galm laughs sarcastically.
"It's all harmless enough. They're all secured Gurista made LLAVs that will track back to a long dead arms manufacturer in case they are ever intercepted. None of them are equipped with weapon systems and have been retrofitted to run contraband weapons and intelligence assets into and out of the Summit. I haven't had to use it yet, thankfully, but it prevents the Temple from becoming completely anoenkraativ. Still, might be better to invest in a ladder anyway. The less people who know how to access the garage the better, and you really... Hmm...."
Galm eyes Yun's armor.
"Well, you don't really have the proper attire to pass for a Gurista."
"Really, no one in a dropsuit does. Hm." She frowns slightly.
"Respectfully, Fae-haan, you may wish to go more for civilian all-terrain vehicles than for anything even slightly military-- particularly something as attention-grabbing as a logistics LAV. Something that can endure combat well is still less likely to succeed in a smuggling mission than something no one looks at twice.
"You could save your budget for sensor-dampened, hidden compartments and the like. Better not to be caught smuggling at all than to be able to survive five times as long once you are, right?" |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions
DARKSTAR ARMY
106
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:21:00 -
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"I agree with you to an extent. I only ever leave the facility in civilian attire. Though I am not too inclined to adopt civilian transport for these missions. Most supply caches out on the planet are in the backwoods or other areas were most basic transport can't cut through, and nothing else provides a generator powerful enough to support a fusion accelerator and twin Jovian power cores. If they catch me at all, I would like to see them try and keep up."
His eyes glow even brighter, showing how much he enjoys talking about his tech.
"Then you need support for long range scanners, cloaking mechanisms, active shielding to dampen collisions on uneven terrain... I've sunk a lot of hours into fitting my rides."
He attempts to shake his enthusiasm for the topic.
"Sorry, I should stop. Otherwise I would be inclined to talk all day. Or, ehm, evening that is."
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Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative
Lokun Listamenn
303
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Posted - 2013.10.02 22:39:00 -
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"Well ... I'd expect them to bring in fliers if they caught you. And with Gurista markings ... hm. Well, at least you're not all that likely to be captured alive. In any event, perhaps I will go and look into a ladder.
She bows, and picks up her mask and cowl.
"Thank you for a lovely experience, Fae-haan." |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions
DARKSTAR ARMY
107
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Posted - 2013.10.03 01:22:00 -
[84] - Quote
He bows respectfully with a smile.
"It has been an honor Ryeon-haani. You are welcome in the temple anytime." |
Cormack's Modified Griefer
Expert Intervention
Caldari State
78
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Posted - 2013.10.03 03:03:00 -
[85] - Quote
A young man in a caldari assault suit adorned with minmatar orange smears slowly strolls into the temple. As he does this he mutters "I would appreciate the caldari lifestyle more if the megacorps could find peace, how else could they hope to evict gallente soldiers from their space if they're building ships to counter each other's?."
He quickly pulls up as much information as he can find about kaalakiota on his neocom as he sees an unknown figure approaching.
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Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions
DARKSTAR ARMY
107
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Posted - 2013.10.03 05:36:00 -
[86] - Quote
Galm barrels into the temple, seeming considerably more disoriented than he did mere hours ago when speaking with Yun Hee. He hides his face behind gold trimmed aviator sunglasses and clutches at his gut in pain. He paces back and fourth, ducking in and out of offices as he searches for supplies. Eventually he locates a syringe and jams it hard into he sternum.
He walks back out into the temple and rests his full weight on one of the stone statues, slouching over as he curls in on himself. He tucks his head into his bomber jacket, trying to breathe. He looks up for a moment and realizes he has a visitor.
"Ah, hello..." he begins, his words slightly slurred. The golden halos in his eyes seem to glow through his lenses as he stares Cormack down.
"Welcome. Apologies, you seem to have caught me at a bad time." |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
707
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Posted - 2013.12.10 10:31:00 -
[87] - Quote
Denak quietly entered the summit temple in the quiet early dawn, carrying a small brown bundle in his arms. The entire temple was being showered in the first rays of the blue star. It had just rained and the air was filled with the fresh smell of all the different plants in the garden, and it was a very pleasant scent. Instead heading into the paper offices like last time, he instead found himself a remote spot on the gardens with a view of the rising sun, which happened to be a fairly large rock sitting slightly off the garden path.
He sat down cross-legged on top of the rock, placing the brown bundle down and sorting out its contents neatly in front of him. It contained a brown ceramic cup, various bags of different ingredients and boiling hot water stored in a thermos flask. Humming a quiet chant to himself, he poured the boiling hot water into the cup, mixing the different ingredients which began forming a pale green, then a dark red liquid. Finally, he pulled out the final bag from the bundle, which contained dark green leaves, which he crushed and minced with his hands, pouring them into the cup to finish the drink he was making.
He chanted to himself a few more minutes, watching the blue star rising and shining its rays over him very closely, before taking a single sip of the liquid in the cup. Then he closed his eyes, remaining perfectly still, his lips moving just enough to continue his quiet chant.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published 05/12/13
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Sawdeth
FACTION WARFARE ARMY
39
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Posted - 2013.12.16 21:23:00 -
[88] - Quote
Upon patrolling the garden, a young man who calls himself Sawdeth, sees Denak in the garden as if he's meditating. Curiously he walks right by Denak.
Sawdeth is wearing a Amarr heavy dropsuit, in origin. The Amarr emblem was seared off in its place is a symbol of the Caldari State Peacekeepers although he looks like he's mid to high ranking no more than a mere Captain.
"There is more than meets the eye, especially in combat." Said Sawdeth to himself out loud hoping that Denak would get the message clear to him. Then the Captain slowly walks away toward the edge of the temple garden.
I will saw the tables of solitude. They say that death is no longer an option. Make it Sawdeth's problem, c u in game.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
736
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Posted - 2013.12.16 21:46:00 -
[89] - Quote
Denak could hear the footsteps approaching long before Sawdeth could notice him, but he remained still. Even as Sawdeth walked by, watched him curiously and spoke out loud, he didn't even flinch and remained still. When the footsteps began getting quiet again, he snapped out of his trance-like meditative state, glancing down at his cup, then at the person walking away. He sprinkled one more ingredient into the liquid before downing the rest of it, packing all his things back into the bundle, making his way to Sawdeth.
"It is not shameful to not know, it is shameful to not ask." He replied, bowing to the Amarrian as a greeting. It was rare that there were visitors to the Summit, as he seemed to be its most frequent user, so whenever he saw a new face, he got curious.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Dec. 13th
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Sawdeth
FACTION WARFARE ARMY
39
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Posted - 2013.12.17 00:15:00 -
[90] - Quote
Denak was curious upon seeing Sawdeth even long before he was even noticed. Sawdeth replied with a formal greeting.
"I've been to these Summits many times in the past, Mr. Kalamari. All I am allowed to say is these summits is where leaders of the four nations try to settle things or play the blaming game. I asked my commanding officer if I could be excused from this current summit."
Right as Sawdeth was about to finish he'd noticed something strange about Denak Kalamari, maybe a familiar face he'd seen years ago.
"As I've been through countless battles, many casualties on both fronts. I'm beginning to think and believe that we were once human souls upon volunteering for the program. Two years ago I signed up for the top secret Templar One Program, I didn't like what I've seen and done. One thing I will add is we are being watched on every vantage point."
Then two CONCORD officers walk by while Sawdeth gave them a deep grin while the two officers are laughing about themselves as they walk to the other room.
"Be careful what you wish for, you might receive it."
Then Sawdeth walks away and goes back on patrol.
I will saw the tables of solitude. They say that death is no longer an option. Make it Sawdeth's problem, c u in game.
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