You’re the one that made a big deal about it. I live my life by the Scriptures, and I’m pretty open about that to people that ask.
If you’re living your life by a set of twelve rules that compel you to come up with a plan like the one you did, even as foolish as it is, I want to know what they are.
I’ll admit the original plan was pretty bad, but it was a draft, and until we got more people on the matter, it would remain bad until we made a new one.
I… personally feel a little touchier about it - even though I shouldn’t. The names of the Virtues - single words, by the way, do seem unassuming in nature, and often garters the wrong kind of attention. This really isn’t the place for this and I don’t feel comfortable discussing it.
Never mind. A friend of mine told them to me.
Honesty
Compassion
Valor
Justice
Sacrifice
Honor
Spirituality
Humility
Badassery
Coolness
Smooooooth-ity
Awesomesauce
Stop being a dork, dork.
I love you, too, Arra.
That’s cute. Funny, you got about 8 of them right in some form. I can discuss it with you later, but I think that will do for now.
Trust me, garter attention is the very best kind of attention.
In particular if stockings are involved.
It’s a long story, and I’m saying nothing else about it.
Alright, alright. We’ve done enough heckling of the new guy, I think.
Let’s keep the discussion of belief systems to private comms, perhaps? Winds only know how many different philosophies and belief systems exist in this cluster, after all.
Mr. Vas’Hiigara, I’m going to be frank. A lot of the dismissive responses are not necessarily due to this involving the Drifters, necessarily. Rather, there’s an unfortunate tendency for new pilots to these circles to announce themselves with, well, grandiose schemes. Certainly, enthusiasm and bold plans are to be lauded. However, in some cases these plans look more foolhardy than enthusiastic and bold. This is because the simple logistical requirements are, in truth, overwhelming. If all the existing Drifter-directed organizations cooperated and made a full effort, we could maybe sustain this for a few days before spending our energy.
With apologies, such an expenditure of energy would be more of a threat to us than to the Drifter, given that their resource gathering operations seem to somehow skip the hives themselves.
The surest way to get more traction for your ventures would be to build up yourself, to build up an organization, to demonstrate competency and capability, and to work from that base.
It’s easy to engage in bold declarations when others are spending the resources, the pilots, the simple time and energy to enact a strategy.
It’s another thing altogether when you, and an organization you build, enact that same plan.
Those of us with knowledge would surely encourage another Drifter-hunter and another Drifter-hunting organization, but first you must demonstrate your drive with more than words.
An interesting, and at times amusing, read…
Mr. Vas’Hiigara, if you wish to destroy the vile things, then welcome. You should seek out those who have made it their life’s mission to see them eradicated. Perhaps Sekhmet Alizabeth would speak with you. Though she may be inclined to strike you down for your ignorant insults, I will tell her she may not.
The only way I would carry this plan out is if Empress Jamyl Herself, returned from Paradise, flanked by a thousand Sefrim blowing trumpets, and illuminated by the actual Light of God, told me personally that I should. Even then, I would ask her if She was sure. If She was really, really sure.
The whole ‘diplomatic negotiations with Drifters’ thing certainly requires a high bar, considering.
Or Mitty tells you to.
SHUSH YOU!
Hmpf.
Especially considering they do not talk?
They’re capable of communicating. CONCORD didn’t give them recognizable IFF beacons and identities, you know. They did that, themselves.
There was also the “fooling people into delivering Jove DNA samples” thing. It might be that they lost that capability somehow when they lost Hilen Tukoss, but it’s not like he’d probably be hard to replace if they wanted.
Hello random crew-thing. We regret the necessity of intercepting your escape pod, but have an opportunity we believe will intrigue you. How would you like to be the new voicebox of the Vigilant Tyrannos? The work requires no qualifications or higher brain function. Please continue screaming if you accept.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”
Splendid!
And now all I can imagine is a Drifter with a tophat and monocle.
I’m actually seeing it as a Drifter door-to-door salesman…
