Remembering Where We Come From

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  1. I’d be lying if I said I remember my father, but my mother; she was always there for me. Regarding the deadbeat, she’d always tell me that he hid many things from her. Things she found out over time, because she’s got friends in high places. Let’s just say the family isn’t proud of who I share half a chromosome with. Old lady Tanaaka, a friend of my mother’s, was responsible for how I grew up. For the ceremonies she taught me, for the mind tool of the Caldari- of our people- being ingrained on me from a very youthful age. She taught me of Wayism when my mother was too busy attending Corpo meetings. No doubt, mother’s job was important. No doubt still, that I felt much like an orphan in a surrogate home.

  2. I grew up on a colony in Akiainavas V or rather, on a ship orbiting it. Haven’t ever been much of a surface buff, haven’t felt much gravel beneath my feet. It was all steel walls and distant views of stars, of planets, and far abound constelaltions. In fact, constellations became a fascination for me. Astronomy became an interest that I just couldn’t shake, ever balanced by the down-to-earth attitude of the one who raised me like her own son. Spent my day cycles practicing tea ceremonies, studying the Way, becoming spiritually apt. Spent my night cycles dreaming of getting out there and traversing the stars like some astral planeswalker.

  3. We don’t talk about my sister. Not that I could even say much, but she was always the favored one. Went to those aforementioned meetings with mom, learned early on how to be a ruthless business woman. i was- my family’s backup plan in a lot of ways. Now, at least, I’m old enough to recognize that. Sort of telling, isn’t it?

  4. My sister was mortified, father unknowable (though I sometimes wish he would write, or give a sign of existence at the petty least)- my mother was overjoyed. Capsuleer training was littered with work and a lot of trial and error, but having studied in the SAK of the Akiainavas system, I felt prepared for anything. I… was definitely wrong, in retrospect. Capsuleering is like surfing on invisible waters, only you have to trust that they exist. I admit there’s charm to thinking myself some space ace for my people, but I’m all the more conscious of my position; just the son of a big name working under SuVee, performing an expendable but romanticized craft. But I don’t care, so long as I get to live among the stars.

#607201-5P1D3R.M0N-k3y at your service.

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I was born into the scientist caste, and both my parents are in service to Ishukone. My father specializes in mechanical engineering, while my mother works in the biological sciences. I had the usual upbringing that most corporate kids get, but my parents were pretty involved with raising me, compared to some other families I knew at the time. Due to their marriage not being completely sanctioned by State (Mom’s an ethnic Gallente who’s ancestry traces back to Caldari Prime, while Dad’s your run-of-the-mill Deteis), they tried their best to live up to the State’s expectations.

To me, they managed to balance both their careers and being parents pretty well, although that also took a large toll on them. Dad, for example, would often be called away for weeks at a time, and I know he feels like he missed important parts of me growing up. We managed to make it work, though, and I’m still in regular contact with my folks.

Due to my parents’ roles, they tended to be stationed at a variety of locations, depending on what the company needed at the time. At my birth, they were working on a corporate space station, Korama III, and I was born at the medical facilities there.

From then on, I lived all over the place- mainly in other space stations, but there were a few colony assignments scattered about as well. I was still pretty sheltered (scientists tend to keep to themselves, even amongst the rest of the corporation), but there was the occasional exposure to outside influences.

Unfortunately, no- My parents did try to have at least one more child, but it never worked out (both through natural and scientific means). I do have a wider extended family, but it’s mainly been just us three.

They were very proud, but mostly relieved, I think. I was “selected” (read, groomed by the State) to become a capsuleer since I was pretty young , and based on how many people actually survive the process…. Well, let’s just say my parents thought there must have been some sort of divine force looking out for me through that process. They were less pleased when I went independent versus staying with Ishukone, but still proud for the most part.

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  1. Who were your parents: Mr and Mrs Vuhs (names withheld to protect the innocent) were local leaders in the mining community around a star called “Slays” .

  2. Where were you born: In some ship, travelling somewhere in the Fislipesnes constellation.
    Where did you grow up: All over the Placid Region.

  3. Do you have any siblings: None. I don’t even think they wanted this kid, but they sure didn’t want two.

  4. How did your family feel about you becoming a capsuleer: They were glad to have me out of the way, making something of myself instead of getting into mischief locally.

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Well, here we go. I’ll make it quick:

1: My mother’s name is Feana that of my father doesn’t deserve it to be mentioned. He killed my mothers family, raped and sold her and 9 months later I was born. With my father’s black hair and his green eyes. Truly a gift.

Despite that, my mother loved me. We together were the only family we had left. - She’ll be forever in my heart :heavy_heart_exclamation:

2: So I grew up, together with her as slaves on a farm on a rural backwardish planet outside empire space. I didn’t even know of the existence other inhabited planets until later in my life.

To be honest, I miss that time. - No dear Amarr, that doesn’t justify slavery!

With 16 my mother suddenly died and I was open for sale, so I ran away. It took me over a year but finally I reached the place my ancestors came from. The place my mother always told me, just to find out that everyone was dead which my mother never knew. - Probably for the better.

Now I’m getting depressed again. Thanks!

Anyway, my tribe did welcome me and I lived for a while together with some distant relatives. - We don’t abandon each other! Mostly.

To fast forward: I got married, then lost my unborn child, found out the name of my father, tried to kill him, which ended in failure. - Like most things in my life back then.

3: At least I did found out that I had a half sister and a half brother. I met them once. She was nice. He was supposed to die but overpowered me instead. Yet he let me go.

After that I was done with them all. A stranger in my own world, who literally went to the stars. So I left, some may say ran away again and was welcome by the Gallente.

4: Then someone had the great idea to turn me into a Capsule Pilot, don’t ask for details, but it has its reasons why I’m a permanent student at the University of Caille. - Sometimes I feel like a guinea pig, thrown in a glass of water to see if it can survive.

Oh, how did my family feel about that? Nobody knows. All who matter are dead! :tada:

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I was born on the large Ishukone voidfactory orbiting the first moon of S-U8A4 V, known among its residents and other locals as Isiiketa. The identity of my parents I can sadly not divulge, there is so much black ink in my biography that you might think it’s a Gallentean corruption report. I can however say that they were your typical mid-level employees of a mega for the most part, even if out there in the fringe the social norms you would expect to find upon a Caldari station were quite a bit more lax.

I lived a rather normal childhood, while my parents weren’t rich by any means work in Syndicate entitled them to certain … bonuses if you may, that allowed us to live a secure life. Now you might think that piracy might be a big problem out there, but considering Isiiketa had a carrier group assigned to her defence in addition to whatever the Syndicate could muster made any ruffian think twice about mounting any serious assault. I will not deny though that there was a certain seedy element among the lowlifes aboard.

No.

They don’t know, because as far as most baseliners are concerned I died fourteen years ago.

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I will be born among friends.

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