22 Sep 2004

Eve Guardian

 

Continuing on our investigation on what success "new pilots" can attain I contacted someone that I have grown to respect. Of course he questions my intents, argues my points, and has often come just shy of calling me a fool. He's honest, intelligent, and very interesting.

 

He is a CA pilot.

 

Pirate!, Pirate!, Pirate!

 

But he is not. When I meet him he was still in the training corps that all new pilots start in. He later joined Freelancing Corporation, one that I unashamedly praise, and spent many hours chatting with me about things. The range of topics were rampant but always with the intent to explore my sense of what is news, what is proper, what is right?

 

Following his own ideals he later become a member of the Gatekeepers. Why I can not say even if I am, at this very moment, trying to interview him. I can only say that I've seen many pilots make the transition to Combat operations, of all kinds.

 

There seems to be a drive in many pilots to eventually seek out the most challenging of opponents. And there are none deadlier, honorable, despicable, and challenging than another pod pilot.

 

The list of prominent names who have changed their careers for this drive is plentiful. The list of those who have joined in what is commonly called piracy is also numerous. These lists are populated with so many names that debating the "rightness" of their decision is beyond the ken of mortal man.

 

So I choose not to.

 

I choose to continue to believe in the person I know then the propanganda I've heard. I choose to evalute him, Cycler, from our mutual experiences instead of the reports of Piracy. And since he, and many others of outstanding nature I know, is in the CA... I am inclined to believe that the CA is not what the propaganda makes it.

 

No more than any other alliance.

 

Cycler is currently qualifed in the Caldari Championship. Having him in there with so many friends leave me at a complete quandry who to cheer. But as to his corporation or alliance, his choice of career... there is no doubt that I will cheer him.

 

The man that would call me a fool.

 

I call him friend.