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==Ibn Sahl, Open-I (26 April 2008)== | ==Ibn Sahl, Open-I (26 April 2008)== | ||
At this time, the Uni was dec'd by a one-man corp. The Uni's membership was about 1200. The diplomatic team contacted Ibn Sahl to see why he wanted to take us all on. The answer: Honor. | At this time, the Uni was dec'd by a one-man corp. The Uni's membership was about 1200. The diplomatic team contacted Ibn Sahl to see why he wanted to take us all on. The answer: '''Honor'''. | ||
Chip writes: | |||
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Ok, so after Kelduum oked it today, I asked Ibn Sahl of Open I why he'd declared war on us. | |||
It could probably have gone better. Chat log follows | |||
Chip Mintago > Pardon me | |||
Chip Mintago > I notice that you have, by yourself, declared war against Eve University, | |||
to which I belong | |||
Ibn Sahl > Honour permitted no other response! | |||
Chip Mintago > Uhm, ok | |||
Chip Mintago > I just hoped maybe you could let me know why | |||
Ibn Sahl > What? | |||
Ibn Sahl > Because I could stand the insult no longer | |||
Chip Mintago > Wait, as sec, ... sorry, I'm not up on the details | |||
Chip Mintago > Did we do something? | |||
Chip Mintago > What is the greivance? | |||
Ibn Sahl > I have made six attempts to communicate now | |||
Ibn Sahl > I first sent mail to Kelduum Reevan, your diplomat | |||
Ibn Sahl > When I received no response I sent a follow up | |||
Ibn Sahl > With no response to that I sent another follow up | |||
Chip Mintago > We've been busy | |||
Ibn Sahl > Who is my corporation that your diplomats haven't even a moment to discuss | |||
an offer of skill materials that I made them? | |||
Chip Mintago > I'm sure it's just been overlooked | |||
Ibn Sahl > I then spoke to members of your corporation three times on your | |||
Eve University channel | |||
Ibn Sahl > Three seperate occassions | |||
Ibn Sahl > On the second, Ixxc told me I would receive a response from your diplomats | |||
Ibn Sahl > Still nothing. Six contacts. And with an offer to donate to you. I have a proud | |||
nature. I can no longer stand the insult. What course is there but war? | |||
Chip Mintago > Ah | |||
Chip Mintago > So, ... wait, this is because we uhm didn't talk to you? | |||
Ibn Sahl > What would become of a man who no longer had any reason for defending | |||
himself from insult? | |||
Ibn Sahl > What affects does he keep if he has lost those in which lie | |||
his weapons of defense and attack>? | |||
Chip Mintago > Ok, but uisn't this expensive? | |||
Chip Mintago > I mean, what do you get from fighting a thousand people | |||
Ibn Sahl > Must I profit materially? | |||
Ibn Sahl > Can you see no reason for action but profit? Should all morals be based on | |||
what serves your purse? | |||
Ibn Sahl > You smell of the shop! | |||
Ibn Sahl > Of course I cannot prevail | |||
Ibn Sahl > I am not a servant of my purse | |||
Ibn Sahl > I abhor the vulgarity of the view that everything must be done for money | |||
Ibn Sahl > Would you establish all galactic intercourse on the basis of mutual services, | |||
so that every action appears as a kind of payment for something? | |||
Ibn Sahl > These are the moral values of the old galaxy | |||
Ibn Sahl > It is in the soil poisioned by these values that our galactic culture now withers. | |||
Chip Mintago > Ok | |||
Ibn Sahl > If you can genuinly not conceive of action based in honour, | |||
then the situation is worse even than I had imagined | |||
Chip Mintago > look<br>I'm going to go... | |||
Ibn Sahl > The parochial narrowness of your principle repels me | |||
Ibn Sahl > This is why we require aristocractic segregation from the masses | |||
Ibn Sahl > From the Chip Minargos that would barter even matter matters of life and death! | |||
Ibn Sahl > It is the clear, instinctive and fundamental basis of any noble man | |||
that he will fight to avenge insult | |||
Ibn Sahl > It is not a question of your profits and losses | |||
Ibn Sahl > Have you never put your life in danger over honour? | |||
Ibn Sahl > Haven't you wished to leave behind your accounting room, | |||
your merchant's ledger and indulge the passion to defend your honour? | |||
Ibn Sahl > Greatness of character does not consist in assembling property, Mintago! | |||
Ibn Sahl > Throw out your ledger. Train for the arts of war. Give in to your passions. | |||
Chip Mintago > It's just something is burning on my stove | |||
Chip Mintago > I'd like nothing more than to talk about this some more, | |||
but I'm going to have to go | |||
Ibn Sahl > Have you not even the courage to confront me? Say you are leaving like a man! | |||
Ibn Sahl > Say that you abhor me, or that you will not talk to an enemy | |||
Ibn Sahl > Where is your soul? | |||
Chip Mintago > I can smell the smoke from here. I need to go | |||
Ibn Sahl > Even in conversation, can you only blather? Can you only say we are friends? | |||
Chip Mintago > No I like you. I sure am not in any way someone you should hunt | |||
or anything like that | |||
Chip Mintago > I just need to get some sleep you see. | |||
May I say what pleasure it has been to hear about your positions on these matters | |||
Ibn Sahl > Your talk is cowardice. If you were bolder and stronger | |||
you would openly confront me with the contempt you must feel | |||
Ibn Sahl > Where is your pride | |||
Ibn Sahl > I call you a coward and you just blather? | |||
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[http://azjolnerub.21.forumer.com/a/ramblings-of-a-roleplayer_post1453.html The Conversation] | [http://azjolnerub.21.forumer.com/a/ramblings-of-a-roleplayer_post1453.html The Conversation] | ||
[http://www.eve-ivy.com/ | [http://www.eve-ivy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8657&highlight= The Uni Thread] | ||
==Privateer Wars (Spring? 2008-2 Jun 2008)== | ==Privateer Wars (Spring? 2008-2 Jun 2008)== | ||