20100725

Then you really might know what it's like

What would I do, if I found out my CEO was working for the Amarr. Betraying our people even as they pretended to lead the defence of the Republic.

It's hard to say.

I talked to a woman who said she killed her CEO. She'd been in an impossible situation, and she'd fought to stay alive. And now she can't go home. And the man, and woman, who put her in that situation; she killed them too.

So now STRIX is no more, betrayed from the top, and she's in EM. SoERR take in Federation loyalists who can't stay in the Fed any more.

She said that Gerrard or Arthur, or other SoERR pilots would vouch for her. I asked if they would have vouched for Zagamesh too?

She shrugged and said she wasn't sure. She didn't look like she needed me to believe her, or perhaps she was so hurt that she didn't care if I believed her.

I don't think she is a spy. I think she's someone who needs to find something to believe in again.

Maybe we're it.

20100715

It's been one week since you looked at me, threw your arms in the air and said I'm crazy

It's been one week since I joined Gradient. It is both the same and different from what I expected. I'm spending more time with Nelle, which is great, and flying more.

It feels strange being the newcomer; the prospect. But it means I can look at things again, and try to learn them anew. I've started learning industry. Gradient is amongst other things, a very strong industrial corp, and they do it by having everyone do a little bit. So I'm learning my part.

I've been asked a few times why I left ReAw. I've heard a few comments about Re-Aw, but mostly they... We seem to look at them like a slightly disreputable cousin, who we love dearly, but who irritates us from time to time.

I miss Re-Awakened. I feel in some ways like I ran out on them, but in others like I didn't really have a choice.

Gradient feels like a place I can be useful.

20100706

Moving on out

I have been a grumpy bastard for a couple of months now. Trying to be reasonable instead of making a quick decision meant stewing in the bile waiting for a chance to fix things.

I should have made it quick the first time.

Strangely, I feel more at peace having made a choice. No more worrying about what can be done. Sometimes nothing can be done, and trying just makes it worse.

I'm enjoying looking forward.