Electus Matari is at this time not involved in any official capacity in any operations in the Khanid Kingdom. We are looking to the Republic for guidance on this matter, and we of course follow the Republic in condemning in the strongest possible terms the violent suppression of legitimate grievances and feel saddened that the situation has come to this point.
Electus Matari does not, as a matter of policy, censure or sanction the actions of individual pilots, outside of our specific Rules of Engagement and certain other general prescripts. Therefore, we have no comment, or, indeed, comprehensive information, on actions of individual pilots, or forces under their control, in the Kahah system.
Our humanitarian operations, naturally, receive refugees from Khanid, without any change in policy. If there are questions regarding our policies and operations, and/or complaints about potential violations of our RoE we encourage you to always talk directly to our diplomatic staff.
On behalf of Electus Matari Command
Elsebeth Rhiannon
Apparently still a diplomat
I swear, the day someone corners an EM member and asks them for a straight out answer to something like âwhat color is the skyâ or âdo you even existâ, theyâll shriek, stutter and then disintegrate in a puff of vague, a slight howling sound gently forming what may be the word âmaybeâ on the wind.
Elsebeth, I love you and all, but one day you and EM will have to publicly do more than vaguely exist.
In easier words, to paraphrase, the diplomatic exchange goes something like this:
âHey! I saw your guys in Kahah!â
âYea?â
âAre they supplying weapons or something to the rebels?!â
âI donât know, and frankly donât care all that much. Probably, though.â
âArenât you going to stop them?!â
âNo?â
I did once watch one side of a diplomatic row that took roughly forty minutes total. The side I watched managed to conduct the entire thing using only the following words:
As rank and file for EM, Ms. Rhiannon is not technically a diplomat. Though, Iâm sure the term Public Relations Secretary would be very apt in this instance.
âWhat color is the skyâ is such a vague enough question that you can hardly be expected to give a non vague answer. The sky is different in caldari space as it is in Gallente space , not to mention Minmatar space, then of course there is the time of day - night time looks different to daytime, are there clouds covering the sky?, is it winter or summerâŚ
A better question would be - âwhat colour is the sky on Pator at midnight during the height of winter on a clear summers night?â - but then there are few such people out there that like to ask such detailed questions, and they also seem to expect such detailed answers to vague questions and then complain when they get vague answers.
Iâve stopped trying to correct the Summits at large, but Jaq, kindly donât call me âMs Rhiannonâ, itâs⌠all sorts of wrong, culturally. If you insist on being painfully formal, try âCaptain Rhiannonâ or just âRhiannonâ instead.
And I am still listed as emergency diplomatic contact in case of friendly fire or some other horrible mess, and occasionally I get to write these statements for them actual high-ups, and I have covered for Ferista when sheâs away. Itâs just certain⌠official relationships that do better without me.
Yes, formalities will be kept, as old habits die hard. This also leads into the fact that corporate ambiguity is just as hard a habit to break when the Public Relations Office would possibly unintentionally sever ties with its parent country by speaking out of turn.
