[CR]Colonial Remnant Message Dump

[Yngen]

David Helion: "yea so an Erisian, a Gaian and a hooker walk into a bar. The Gaian says to the Erisian: She is not to be touched! Only viewed from afar and loved! The Erisian says, son, she's already so much podge you'd need to be lightyears away to view and still love her!"

-laughter throughout-

"Those Gaians need more hookers haha, maybe they'll stop worshipping planets, yuuuck yuck yuck!"

Amidst the ruckus the Admiral enters from the back of the lounge and surveys his pilots. Seeing Atalante in the corner fuming, he walks to the front of the lounge.

"TEN HUT!"

"As you were."

"I have an apology to make.

Some of you have expressed concern in our current course of action. Lords know none of us expected to find the 13th trib only to start squabbling with it.
It took 2 wars and near extinction to unite the 12 Colonies of Kobol. Centuries of fighting amongst ourselves over resources, ideals and Gods were ended when presented with a common foe. You all fought and died for your families and your people and we are all standing here in the midst of the 13th tribe because of your sacrifices. Until now, all that has been asked of you all is to kill machines. Now we have a chance to build a home for ourselves far from the dangers that drove us here. Now instead of heartless machines we are confronted with powerful idealogues. Human beings with belief systems totally alien to, and in some cases in conflict with, our own. Our new opponents wish to make a conflict of ideals, to use an otherwise noble and egalitarian religion as a front to deny us the home we deserve. The Gaians don't care that the warm breezes of our homes were wiped away with mushroom clouds. They don't care that we are the last of a culture that spanned an entire star system but was reduced to a mere 35000. The ELF don't care that every habitable planet in Sirius is overpopulated by semixenophobic cultures, or that we would become the dregs of the galaxy if not for the promise of terraforming. Make no mistake. Our very survival as a people is at stake every time you strap into a Viper. No one here is as horrified as me at the idea of killing humans. But don't make the mistake of thinking you are doing this because of someone's religion. Don't let the lives of those we lost getting here be wasted at the doorstep to our salvation because someone uses a religion to justify murder and piracy."

The admiral exits a very quiet lounge. Pilots shift uncomfortably in their seats, their previous activities forgotten for a moment. Maria steps out behind the Admiral.

"Sir..."

"If you still want the retirement tommorow, stop by my office and I'll have the paperwork for you."

"Sir..I..."

"Look, your people need you.....I need you. But I can't have viper pilots out there with conscience problems. So make your choice."

"Yes sir."

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