CSM 6 – Roc the Vote

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VOTING IS NOW OPEN: ROC THE VOTE PEOPLE!

I believe in Eve Online. I believe it was once one of the most innovative and trend setting games ever created in the MMO industry. I believe it is still a beautiful and immense environment, with the strongest and most loyal community I have ever encountered within an intellectual property. I believe our game has so much potential for its future. I believe CCP can take it there.

All of my beliefs in this are dependent on one point, and one point alone: listening to the people.

A game succeeds or fails not based on board room meetings, or even how good/bad a game might be; it depends on its audience. A game is only as good as its players.

I could tell you about my ideas for EVE; how I would make factional warfare meaningful, how I would make low sec the single best area of space to live, how they should have tea as a commodity instead of just synthetic coffee. I could share with you the same ideas I shared with the CCP Dev Team last Fanfest, about how to create a dynamic and innovative player driven content system, or how the EVE API could be improved upon, as well as working with CCP to build a model that would allow third party developers to actually monetize their efforts, but I won’t. I won’t overpromise on any of these things.

Do you know why?

Because they are my ideas, and my ideas alone. Don’t get me wrong, if the opportunity arises to introduce my own agenda to help shape and mold EVE Online, I would certainly make the best of that opportunity, but to me, that’s not what CSM should be about.

The CSM is the voice of the people.

In the real world, my voice has been a pain in the arse to many over the last 15 years of my career. I’m a technical lead developer; a business analyst. My job is to work with a client, identify their needs, make a granular list, architect a solution for them, then work with the team that develops and delivers that solution to make sure it stays true to the original vision.

I have no fears of saying no. I have no qualms with showing flaws in logic and providing better alternatives. My entire career has been about qualified communication. I have always brought all of my passion to my work, to my hobbies, to my life.

To me, being on the CSM is no different. Qualifed communication is key. There must be passion. There must be an understanding on many levels of how our game works. I have that.

I’ve also already done business with CCP as the face of Capsuleer. I know much about how they work internally. I know people there; some that like me, others that do not.

Capsuleer had over 60,000 users. I know how to market and nurture a well-built product to success.

I am also all about community. Between this blog, my artwork, my music, and everything else I do, I am immersed in many aspects of EVE Online, and only want the best for our game.

So what are you getting when you vote for Roc Wieler? You’re getting an intelligent, charismatic bulldog that won’t back down from a fight. You’re getting a man that will stand tall and proud, shouldering your requests to the CSM, and then to CCP. You’re getting a cigar smoking, exercise driven ex-Matar Colonel that will fight with his last breath for what he believes in.

Prosper or Perish by the People.

@rocwieler

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Valentine’s

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I’ll admit that I got a bit of a rush wearing my officer’s dress formals. My posture was noticeably better, my demeanour possessing more of an air of authority, and the looks I would get from non-military personnel, well, let’s just say I had my choice of any woman I wanted, and probably more than a few men.

I cleaned up real well.

One might have thought I was enroute to an Officer’s gala, or some high profile charity auction, but no, I was dressed up with another purpose in mind. As the magtrain slowed into the central hub station of the promenade, I quickly, yet casually made my way to a nearby employee entrance. My contact was already waiting.

“Everything’s ready?” I asked. He nodded an affirmative, looking around cautiously. I paid him a few isk, which he greedily clawed at, then turned tail and disappeared.

On any given morning rush hour, an estimated 2.5 million civilians passed through this station hub, according to the news. It was one of the highest volume magtrain stations in all of the Republic.

They wouldn’t even see it coming.

I opened the employee entrance. Everything was indeed as I had requested. I rubbed my hands together in anticipation, and set about my work. I had to be quick, but precise; if I handled things indelicately it would be me that suffered for it.

Ten minutes later, everything was set.

There was only one major causeway where the magtrains stopped and passengers disembarked. It was a logistical nightmare really, far too exposed and isolated for security to prevent any real catastrophe from taking place.

I smirked, ready to take them all by surprise.

“Happy Valentine’s Day!” I yelled, holding the first rose up in my hand. I had several buckets of pink and red roses with me to hand out to all the women that morning. It didn’t take long before they started lining up, eager to receive their free rose on this festive occasion.

“There you go, beautiful.” I said to one homely woman as I handed her a pink rose. Her cheeks flushed as she quickly took the rose and continued on her way.

“A beautiful rose for a beautiful lady.” I said, handing a red rose to an older woman, who smiled back at me, her eyes brighter than they were a moment before.

I had no agenda really. I simply had woken up that morning when the idea had hit me.

Women should be coveted each and every day for all the wonderful things they are, but words are just lip service, and honestly, it doesn’t take much to make a simple gesture of appreciation.

I had bought up every rose from every flower shop in the promenade, and arranged to have them ready for pickup. Of course, there were far too many people for me to do this alone, but I had thought of that as well.

Several other Tribal Liberation Force pilots, past and present, had responded to my NeoCom message only hours earlier. They filed in, in full dress, and began handing out roses to the masses.

“For you, my dear. Thank you for being all that you are.” I said, handing a rose to another wonderful lady. She smiled a beautiful smile back at me and spoke, “Thank you, Colonel, for what you’ve done for all of us.” She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek. I smiled.

Like I said, it doesn’t take much to show appreciation.

I had purchased roughly five thousand roses; half of them were here with me to be handed out. A genuine smiled crossed my lips.

—

It had been a long and trying day. Nothing had seemed to go right for her since she first woke up that morning. She slid her ID card along the door lock to the station quarters she rented out on an annual basis in this lowsec station. All she wanted was to have a shower and go to bed; the sooner this day was over, the better.

As she entered her room, she stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes opening wide in astonishment. She quickly scowled, regaining her composure, and crossed the rose filled room to her desk, looking for the card that would surely have been attached to the delivery.

The damn roses were everywhere: on the floor, on her furniture, on her bed, in the bathroom. There must have been thousands of them. She finally found the small envelope and tore it open.

I miss you babe. Roc was all it said.

Mynxee smiled and felt herself tearing up a little inside. She quickly pushed her emotions back down, throwing the card to the floor. Asshole, she thought, as she began undressing to take a shower.

Despite her foul mood though, she did take a moment to stop and smell the roses.

Candidacy

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I truly think CCP is afraid of me.

Either that, or they’re sick of what a pain in the ass I must be to them.

The story thus far…

I wanted to run for CSM 5. I knew Mynxee was running, and we speak often about the trials, tribulations, victories and frustrations she has endured as CSM 5 president. I think she’s done an amazing job, and set the bar very high for any that wish to continue her legacy. Anywho…

I wanted to run for CSM 5. I submitted my application, and was rejected. When I petitioned and demanded an explanation, it turned out that I had received fraudulent ISK. That was news to me. At the time, the Capsuleer iPhone application for EVE Online was doing very well, with around 60,000 users. PyjamaSam and I were even occasionally receiving ISK donations from players for our efforts. Apparently, one of those donations was with ill gained ISK. The Capsuleer Accounting character, of course, had split the donation 50/50 between PyjamaSam and Roc Wieler. Capsuleer Accounting was a lifetime free account I had received during a promotion for the initial boxed version of EVE Online with EB Games managers.

It was literally the fight of my life to get my account unbanned, and while Roc Wieler continues to live and breathe to this day, the free lifetime Capsuleer Accounting account was removed. It was the best I could make of the situation, and frankly, the alternative was worse.

I swear though, that sometimes I wonder if CCP is so crippled by lack of consistent internal policies and is devoid of internal communication that it’s virtually impossible for them to make the right decision when it comes to ascertaining the truth of a situation.

Don’t even get me started on Capsuleer.

Fast forward to the call for CSM 6 candidates.

I submitted my application on the first day the call went out only to find through the automated system that my application was denied. The reason? Affliates of CCP are not eligible to participate in the CSM.

I’m an affiliate? Again, news to me.

It got me to some quick thinking about my level of involvement with CCP. What had I done in the last year that would’ve classified me as an official affiliate? Was it the NDA I signed when we began negotiations with CCP in regards to Capsuleer? I didn’t think so.

What else could it have been?

Then it dawned on me that only two months ago I had applied, and was accepted as an official fan site of EVE Online here at Roc’s Ramblings. But that really shouldn’t make a difference, should it? I did a quick scan of the official fan sites listed. I saw many names of previous CSM members, as well as the current CSM 5 president, Mynxee on that list.

So where was the precedent for this?

I immediately initated communication with CCP to find out what the deal was. Something I should mention is that if you are accepted as an official fan site, you are classified as a media site, and as such, get one free year on your account.

CCP Diagoras was kind enough to point out that was the reason my application was rejected. The system flagged me as a free account, pretty much the same as a trial account, which also cannot apply, and with good reason.

My understanding then was this: You can work hard at promoting EVE Online through your blog, bring passionate opinions and stories about New Eden to those that might not yet have had the opportunity to experience our wonderful game, and while you are rewarded with a complimentary year, which is nice, you are denied other avenues to express your opinions, or to improve the overall quality and direction of EVE itself.

To me, it showed a flawed approach to the CSM. I mean, Mynxee’s blog is listed, so she must’ve received a free year, right? And yet she ran for CSM, so where is the precedent for this “ruling” ?

So I’ve been working with/against CCP Diagoras in this matter, seeking resolution. I pointed out the flaws in logic, only to be repeatedly told that there is no impartiality, and that no CSM member, past or present, was able to apply for CSM while under their complimentary year of EVE Online.

The simple answer must seem to be that I simply ask for my blog to be removed as a media account, but that doesn’t seem right to me. I worked hard for that status. Why should I be penalized for my efforts?

I did ask if that status could be suspended, then reinstated pending the results of the CSM, but there was no reply to that. I also asked that since my media account status started during the middle of a paid subscription period if I would be entitled to the remaining time on my paid subscription should the media account status be revoked. No answer to that.

As it stands, CCP Diagoras is going to discuss my situation with the CSM body this coming week. CSM members also receive complimentary play time during their tenure. There is the possibility that my media account reward status can be transferred to my alt account, thereby allowing Roc Wieler to apply for the CSM. I am agreeable to that. I hope the CSM are as well.

I truly believe I have a lot of industry related experience, as well as a fierce passion and dedication to bring to the CSM table.

If anyone ever thought politics was easy, they would be dead wrong. I haven’t even managed to apply for this political position yet, and look at the hoops I’ve had to jump through to even get this far.

Part of this ordeal makes me think that perhaps I’m suicidal to want to be involved in this. A bigger part of me believes that it just reinforces the need for someone of my caliber to step up and continue to hold CCP accountable for their actions as Mynxee has.

I guess we’ll find out together.

20 Minute Firefighter

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Had the opportunity to do a tremendously challenging workout today. No pre-amble. Let’s get right to it. (for those that do not enjoy my fitness related posts, please do not unsubscribe, I am working on a new blog specifically for fitness related material).

20 Minute Firefighter

DUMBBELL PUSH/PULL

  • Begin in a push up position (feet spread), dumbbells in hand
  • Lower chest to floor (keeping body straight)
  • Press back to starting position
  • Row left dumbbell to chest
  • Return to starting position
  • Repeat for right right dumbbell row

That is one rep. I did 6 reps with 20 lbs.

INCHWORM PUSH UP

  • Bend over and reach both hands to floor
  • Walk on hands out to push up position
  • Perform a push up
  • Walk on hands back to starting position

TIP: Keep a tight mid-section during exercise. I did 8 reps.

LEG CURL & ARM PULLOVER

  • Begin on back with arms and legs fully extended
  • Curl legs up toward chest, then back to starting position
  • Curl upper body up and reach dumbbell toward feet
  • Slowly lower upper body back to starting position
  • Each curl/pullover equals one repetition

I did 8 reps with 20 lbs.

MULE KICK

  • Begin on hands and balls of feet
  • Kick both feet up over head
  • Focus on pulling with abs on the way back down

TIP: Feet should be higher than head at top or arc

I did 10 reps.

Ok, that’s the four exercises. Not too hard, right? Yeah.

Now, set your timer for 20 minutes. Your objective is to perform as many rounds as possible within that 20 minutes. No rest. One set of all 4 exercises constitutes a round.

I did 4.75 rounds, but aim to do better next time.

Good luck!

Hit the Deck!

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WARNING: Today’s post is a blatant attempt towards improving your overall health and lifestyle choices. If you still refuse to get off your ass and improve your quality of life, click this link NOW!

Fit Deck

We all know I believe in good health. I constantly testing different training approaches, nutritional plans, exercise routines, and fitness styles. A sampling of any population will reveal how diverse our fitness needs are; good thing there are so many customized approaches out there!

Thus far, my single favourite piece of fitness equipment has been the TRX Suspension Trainer. It was developed and refined by a US Navy SEAL, and let me tell you, it’s effective. I use mine several times per week, and even went out of my way, spending time and money, to become a TRX Professional Trainer. For an investment price of under $200, it’s already paid for itself several times over.

But this post isn’t about the TRX.

This post is about a small company called FitDeck.

What is FitDeck?

FitDeck is an innovative approach to address one of the most fundamental issues people have with exercise; it’s boring and repetitive. Believe it or not, your body agrees with you. It thrives on constant challenge. It likes when you change things up.

To that end, FitDeck founder Phil Black, former US Navy SEAL and Navy SEAL instructor (sense a trend in the things I appreciate yet?) put together a small program to keep people excited about exercise. He wanted to make it fun again! If it isn’t appealing, we won’t do it.

His business model? Quite brilliant in its simplicity really. He created a deck of exercise cards.

How’s it work?

It’s pretty straightforward. See below.

This is a sampling of four exercise cards:

  1. The colour bar across the top of each card refers to the body category it focuses on. This is consistent across decks, making it easy to mix and match your routines as you expand your product.
  2. The coloured circles refer to time/repetitions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Keeps thing simple.
  3. The main area of the card is for a large visual representation of how to perform the exercise itself. As a personal trainer, I can tell you, the attention to proper form in these cards is appreciated.
  4. In addition to the visuals, the bottom portion of the card has written details for each step of the exercise.

Also included with every deck are a set of overall stretches, sample routines, a product catalog, and a plastic protective case. The routines provided are a great way to kick start your use of FitDeck.

Where do I get FitDeck?

You can get FitDeck at http://www.fitdeck.com

If you browse through their product offerings you will quickly see there is a great versatility available; from athlete level to pregnant women, to those in physiotherapy (visit the website of Winnipeg physio clinic for more details), to kids and the elderly. Here are just some of what they offer:

  • Bodyweight
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Stretch
  • Prenatal
  • Postnatal
  • Travel
  • Office
  • Dumbell
  • Medicine Ball
  • Pull Up
  • TRX (woot!)
  • Exercise Ball
  • Balance Dome
  • Kettlebell
  • Core Blast
  • Plyometrics
  • Stairs
  • Combat Sports

They also offer many specialized sport decks, and bundles of multiple decks to really boost your collection!

My Experience

I actually picked up my first FitDeck, the TRX deck, while earning my certification. It was affordable and right there in front of me, so I tried it out. I was instantly hooked.

So I went to FitDeck and ordered one of their bundles. That is where the lack of polish in their ordering process began to show.

Firstly, I live in Canada, and often when I visit a site, it asks me during the Checkout process if I want USD or CAD. If I choose CAD, it will either relay the order to a Canadian distributor, or at least inform me of one before committing my checkout process.

No such luck at FitDeck.

If you live in Canada, look carefully in the bottom left corner of any FitDeck.com page. There is a Canadian flag. You need to click that if you want to save yourself hassle ordering in Canada. That will take you to an ugly page that looks like it was designed by a fifth grader that simply shows you the products again.

You have to click the Buy Now navigation link.

From there you have to choose which distributor to use, either in Alberta or Ontario. I live in Ontario. There are two choices. The first one seems sketchy, as it’s a guy’s email address and phone number. Yeah, I don’t think I’m trusting my credit card information to that one, so I picked the other, a relatively well known martial arts supplier. By now, I have four windows open in my browser, just to order the damn thing. Bad user experience.

Once I get to CW Martial Arts Supply ( I just saved you this entirely painful experience), it doesn’t link through to the FitDeck product; I actually have to do a search. So I quickly type in FitDeck to the Search field in the top right of the website and voila, I’m good to go.

What an entirely painful process.

The best part, of course, is I never saw the Canadian flag, so I ordered from the main FitDeck site.

Upon successfully fulfilling my order, I received an email confirmation of the order; standard best practice. Point for FitDeck.

From there, it’s standard best practice in eCommerce to also send you an email notification when your product is sent out, along with a tracking number. For the $25 US shipping fee, one would certainly hope so!

I received no such email as the days passed me by. FitDeck states their product will arrive within 10 business days. I’ve had a rash of issues with delivery companies over the last three months (still waiting on several Christmas presents to arrive that were ordered in early November), so I was skeptical and concerned regarding my first purchase.

I called their 800 number. It doesn’t work in Canada. That made me a little more nervous. Thankfully they provide a local area code number as well, so I called that.

At the time, I had no idea who Phil was. To me, he was just the guy that answered the phone when I called. I found him rude and abrasive, just like me. Needless to say we didn’t get along well on the phone. I felt I was treated as though my business didn’t matter, and I was literally questioned and put on the defensive. Now that I know Phil was a SEAL, I understand where he was coming from better, but it still leaves for poor phone etiquette. Point lost for FitDeck.

The main point of contention I had during that call was that my order was physically sitting on the shipper’s desk, ready to go, but they don’t ship things everyday. I don’t know the logistics behind shipping, but to know that a paying customer’s order has been processed and is just sitting there bothered me.

A few days later I received an email from their shipper, Cyndi. Even though I still didn’t get an email with an order confirmation or tracking number (yes, I checked my spam folder), she was patient and very thorough in her explanation of how things work for them. She also provided me with a tracking number.

The tracking number didn’t work on the appropriate courier website. That made me more nervous.

Cyndi tried to explain to me that couriers don’t always register their tracking numbers on the website. I call bullshit really. I do a lot of online ordering, and I have never, not once, been provided an invalid tracking number.

I even threatened to post a very negative and hostile review of FitDeck on my blog. Tee hee.

But true to her word, the package arrived on the 10th business day. Everything was packaged well, no damage. I am quite happy with my product.

So, here’s my scores:

  • Product value = 8
  • Ordering process = 3
  • Customer Service = 6
  • Overall experience = 6

I definitely think anyone can benefit from FitDeck, and in fact I recommend that each of you pick up at least one deck to try. I also believe that FitDeck needs to improve their level of professionalism in regards to their online ordering process, but like I started out with, they are a small business, so I’m sure there is room to grow.

I will continue to buy additional FitDecks, but next time, I’ll go through CW Martials Arts Supply. Maybe it will save me a bit of headache.

Oh, and when you do order your FitDeck, tell them Roc says hi. I’m sure they’ll like that. A lot.

ISK Guide 3.0

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I’m a simple man. I shoot things. I get shot at. I like women. Women like me. It’s a good existence.

Something I’ve never fully grasped, nor particularly excelled at, is finances. When it comes to my ships, I fly whatever I can fit, from Rifters to T2/Faction fit Lokis. If I have ISK in my pocket while in the company of a fine female(s), I’ll spend what I have.

I need to get better at managing my money, or finding better ways to profit.

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If only there was some type of offering, some book, some guide, that could help a regular guy like me understand the many ways of making ISK within New Eden. Isn’t there someone, anyone, that can help me?!?

What’s this? Oh sweet mother of chicken, it’s ISK Guide 3.0!!! And it’s FREE!!!

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Seriously, download it. It’s free.

ISK THE GUIDE 3.0

Thanks to the good folks at EON Magazine, as well as the author(s) of the guide for all their hard work. Hopefully they’ll release a hard copy of this book for me to buy.

The End of Immortality

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///OPEN COMMUNICATIONS///
///CONNECTING///
///START OF TRANSMISSION///

RECIPIENTS: ALL OPEN COMM CHANNELS, ORDER OF THE SHADOW SECURE COMMS, SHADOW NAVY SECURE COMMS

“This is Commander Jack Carrigan of the Shadow Navy. I have been engaged against the Sansha Incursion in the Kakol Constellation, and despite best efforts, have been able to push them back only so far. I am piloting a Drake-class Battlecruiser registered 0-157, named Embla. My navigation systems have failed, and I fear that I am far off course. I heard of the Incursion while checking local channels in the Metropolis Region of the Minmatar Republic.

My fleet took substantial losses, but we managed to destroy a Vanguard-class Sansha Mining Colony before everything went wrong. If anyone receives this, I am making my best attempts to return to Eram to keep things in line. My Aura unit is unresponsive and I fear for the integrity of my cloning process. I have a request if I cannot return. Do not let Sansha Kuvekei establish a foothold in Eram, or Algogille, as both of those places are like home to me. Keep fighting until your very last breath, and make those bastards suffer as those who have fallen victim have.

Should this be my last transmission, do not shed a tear for me, as I have learned what immortality is. It is flying at full throttle into the gaping maw of the abyss, and living to tell about it. It is feeling your blood run hot as you approach a Revenent, and cut loose a salvo of Heavy Assault Missiles while enemy fire rocks your ship. It is feeling the searing pain as your hull rips apart, only to watch from your capsule as the enemy is torn apart by the final volley from your guns before they fell forever silent. It is launching into a battle you know you can’t win with your closest friends on your wings, and smiling as you see the sun through your viewport. It is doing whatever is necessary to ensure that those you love never suffer at the hands of a tyrant.

I am an immortal, as even long after my demise, I shall live on, in the thoughts of my dearest loved ones, and in the nightmares of my most hated enemies. I am Commander Jack Carrigan of the Shadow Navy, and I am a Capsuleer.”

///END OF TRANSMISSION///

It was two days later that I had received his transmission. By the time my team was able to track down the originating point of this transmission, I knew what we would find.

The battlefield was a junkyard of littered ship debris, stripped by scavengers for reselling; nothing of value was left. I slowed my Rifter, and the SNR shuttle flying with me did the same. It would be my responsibility to scan for any incoming and potentially hostile ships for the next few hours as the search and rescue teams deploying from the shuttle meticulously searched for any signs of life.

Hopefully, it would just be some peace and quiet while we did what I required for my friend, though I honestly didn’t expect to find him alive. My NeoCom beeped.

From: Mizara Del’thul
Re: Call to Action

Ah right, yes. The ‘noble’ Gallente who attempted to enslave our entire people through cultural obliteration and assimilation into their collective which is nothing more than corruption, tyranny and annihilation of any heritage that’s not directly Gallentean. Let’s go sucking their body-modified fifth extremity again, right.

The Gallente Federation can burn for all I care after their insiduous attacks on our very spirits and ways. They’re as bad as the Empire, only better at hiding it under a veneer of ‘democracy and justice’. At least the Empire and State are honest creatures.

I will have nothing to do with this. You’re suggesting taking away the resources and effort needed to deal with the Empire and freeing our people in order to defend other nations and races? We have our own troubles to deal with. Leave them to their fate because we have one of our own to concern ourselves with.

But then, why should I be surprised by this? You’re the one who’s aimed for the annihilation of our ways and identity through breaking down the principles which make us Minmatar.

Go ahead… I will remain Matari, not some simpering Gallente whore.

Breaking down the principles? What booster was this pilot on? Even though it was frustrating sometimes to deal with people who were as thick-skulled and opinionated as me, I wouldn’t trade the straightforward, speak your mind approach we all shared for duplicitous double speak that never helped quicken a solution. I tempered my reply, knowing that our corporate directors monitored these correspondences.

Two things, if you please:

1. I am not suggesting in any way that K’S be pulled from the front lines of the war against the Amarr; just as I would not suggest we ask U’K proper to come out of nullsec and assist us. What I am suggesting is that since we’ve been loosely allied with the Federation against the Caldari and Amarr, that perhaps we take advantage of this common enemy to build a little bit of good will with the Gallente we can use later.
2. I have never comprised the principles of my Brutor heritage, nor the ways of our people. I am proud in all I do, knowing that I walk the walk without blemish. I can only assume you have me confused with someone else.

Again, it’s just an invitation, with no judgements on my end if you want to play the racism card to hide your cowardice.

Always your brother,
Roc

That ought to get a rise.

The hours passed by without event, the teams keeping in touch with me, and with one another. There were no signs of life, no signs of survival. It was complete annihilation.

My NeoCom beeped. My guess was Mizara had replied.

Cowardice, is it? Call it what you wish. I have more important matters to attend to, like the third of our people still kept chained in the Amarr Empire.

My reply was straightforward this time.

I don’t disagree with your decision there. The freedom of our people is always our priority. I look forward to flying with you against the Amarr every opportunity we get.

The search teams wrapped up shortly thereafter, and after a brief report, I headed back to Rens. If you’re still alive, Jack, I hope you let me know.

I hated saying goodbye to friends.