Tales from the Hole: The Simple Things

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by Jack Carrigan

Exhaustion swept over me, as did the acrid smell of burning tobacco and stale beer as I stepped through the door of The Black Hole. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the dim lighting, and it had taken me a while to find the place. Coming down from the capsuleer levels of the station always made for an interesting adventure. Most people could care less, some were overly friendly in an obvious attempt to get me to spend ISK on their wares, and others were just overtly hostile. Continue reading

True Stories: Roc Wieler

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Virginity Lost

I’ll never forget my first time. I was still fresh from the medbay, not even a week old immortal, full of arrogance and dreams, completely indestructible. I was such a naive idiot.

I had given up a lot to volunteer for the capsuleer procedure, but believed there was no cost too high for the payout of immortality. My personal rage at what the Amarr had done to not only my people, but to me personally, was enough to block out any required sacrifice.

I had been one of the fortunate ones who survived the process and became a pod pilot. It left me changed, scarred, sterile. I would never be the same. I never wanted to. Continue reading