The X files

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Entry #1: Welcome to my log
Current Location: Somewhere in the deep space
Time: 6.27PM (GTM+1)
Date: 30th of May 818A.S.

*Daniel turns on data recorder*

"Hello, and welcome to my log.

I don't know if anyone will be interested in the yammerings of an old man. But you may read this and believe that my life teaches some lessons. Helps you in your daily life. Or it may not, and you may have just wasted some of your "precious" time.

Before I begin the recap of my life, I'd like to point out some things that helped me get through it all. If you don't have time to read my entire log, then I ask that you at least read these points:

1. Always trust your wingmen.

Back in the day I was in a Sea Serpent squadron, it was not the power of my shield that got me through the hard situations. With Corsairs on one side, and Outcasts on the other, what got me through it was the strength of my trust in my team. If you ever doubt the ability of your wingmen, you're dead. If you ever think there is a task that your team can not take on, you're dead. Because you must keep one thought going through your head: They are your limbs.

Most, well at least I hope that most people know their team on a personal level. You've been through hell together, and that creates a bond that no Tizona or Kraken can break. And you need them to survive. They are your limbs, because without your limbs you are helpless.

2. Only fly a ship that you've checked.

There are so many times I've gone into a fight without the right equipment I can't even count them. Hell, I even went into an engagement with Corsairs with Krakens equiped to my Serpent. And when I got back, I got the damn tech who told me to fly it fired for his stupidity.

When I say only fly a ship that you've checked, I mean you or your team. Because, as stated in the previous point, your team are your limbs. They are your arms. Your legs. Your balls. And without the aid of your team when you need it, you are completely ****ed. What, I can't say that? Fine, you are completely screwed.

3. Never give up hope.

Hope is the engine that drives you. It is hope that gets you through life. Never give it up. Because if you give up hope in a combat situation, you are a dead man. Or woman, I don't want to be sued for bloody sexism...

All humans live off of hope that their lives will stay as they are, or get better. Some live to protect other people's hope. They are the un-corrupt lawfuls of the Houses. Some live to destroy it. Those are the pirates. Because when you have no hope, people can bend you to the shape they want you as.

4. Sometimes the old is better than the new.

Yeah, that's right. It's better to stick with what you know then to completely change because there is new technology out. One of my wingmen, Dug, tried out some new weapons in a live combat situation with some Red Hessians. They were powerful, but completely different to his old weapons. They had a different projectile speed, a different refire rate. And because of that, he is now resting in his grave.

Sometimes, the new isn't always the best. I would rather have an old .44 Magnum than the latest in laser technology. Because I know that the Magnum has been put through trial and error for hundreds of years. I know it will work, and therefore I do not lose hope.

And finally, number five.

5. Stand for what you believe in.

If you stand with your team for what you believe in, no armada can push you down. Because a man - or woman, I don't want to be sued.... - who is determined can not be stopped. He - or she - is like a caged animal running for freedom. It will not be stopped. Will not be reasoned with. Will not surrender.

If you do not stand for what you have believed for your entire life, then your life has been meaningless. It has been a waste of time. Because you learn about the world, and you create your own opinion on issues. If you do not defend those opinions, then you can not say you deserve your life.

That is all I have to say for now. Join me next time, when I start the recap of my life. And how my opinions have shaped it."

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