The New Gaian Front

[Pel]

The three doctrines are:

1. The universality of the "Mother Beast"-- her tissue makes up all of Sirius (in ways we cannot comprehend). We dare not presume to hear Her voice. The Silence of Gaia frees us from moral hesitation. The Mother's health is all that matters. Action is everything (pure, ADHD, ricocheting, careening doctoring). Everything carved from the goddess flesh is a twisted substance and fair game for our crazed form of emergency medicine.

2. As a specialized immune system for Gaia Herself, our ranks and roles are more medical than military: Our Surgeons are our Strike pilots (tasked with the amputation of mining vessels), our Virologists are Infiltrators and spies (they analyze faction politics and House economies to find the most efficient vectors for infection of silly human infrastructure). Our Nurses are in charge of Reclamation and Logistics-- they staff our labs, engineer innovations and dispatch orderlies to clean up the messes Doctors inevitably leave behind.

3. We embrace the paradox of being part of the problem by focusing on scrap to build our laboratories and ships. We are analog and old-school which makes us both inefficient and endlessly innovative. We exalt Junkers as holy scavengers but will quickly turn on them if they violate our obscure principles. Our alliances are fickle (silly humans). Our only lasting allegiance is to Gaia.

So, taking up where I left off... the Three Doctrines, presented more as principles or a "modus operandi" (as it were):

1. The Silence of Gaia --> "Well, She never said we *couldn't* do that! Give it go!"

Belief follows action. Once you've disabled the turrets on three mining vessels and hightailed it through the nearest jump hole you figure it was a good idea. I mean, it was fun, wasn't it?

2. Playing Doctor --> "Just hold still-- don't worry, it won't hurt (me)!"

Futility begets hilarity. I mean, are we looking at a patient or a composting project? You run about trying to "accomplish things"-- it's an exhausting delusion. The decompression concussion and internal bleeding are the most honest things you've done all day! Lie down in the nearest nebula and let the radiation do the heavy lifting. You’ll be much more useful to the universe as a cloud of ionized gas than as a mediocre pilot.

3. We are the problem --> In so many delightful ways!

Admission to our clinic is free-- we are glad to diagnose you! Most patients are technically "alive" by the narrow and boring standards of society, however, from a Doctor's perspective they are a walking corpse that displays a worrying attachment to their skin. Have a spa day! No suit, no ship, just you and the vacuum. It's the ultimate detox.

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