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** Subject: Membership Application **

Name: Jirou.Hiyama
Age: 24
Citizenship: Citizen of the Kusari Empire



Born and raised on Planed Kyushu, I am the second son of Hodaka and Saiko. My family is in business servicing rice farming machinery for several generations. My childhood was a happy and peaceful one. I was given freedom and enjoyed the best a life in the countryside could offer. Back then life seemed filled with endless possibilities. My favorite pastimes included tinkering with and modifying machinery as well as roaming the vast lands surrounding my home town with friends. The smell of fertilizer always brings back those days.

As a teen, between school and work in my dads’ shop I could not find much time for anything else. However, a quiet Kyushu farming life soon started to bore me, but I sought to satisfy my adventurous spirit. My greatest wish was to join my uncle Kiyoshi on his ship “Tanpopo” and embark on one of his famous journeys. He always brought souvenirs he had picked up from far regions of space and the stories of his enterprises had captivated me for a long time. So I devoted myself to studies completely, knowing I had to prepare myself if I had a hope in hell of surviving beyond our cozy little planet.

I understood that more money lies in trading rice than cultivating it and interspace commerce became a natural attraction for me. My uncle was a Samura employee, known for his knack of getting good trading deals. He encouraged me on my career choice and when I turned 18, I was allowed to accompany him on his ship. He became my mentor and we shared a very strong bond. I joined him for many journeys, gaining in experience. Uncle Kiyoshi even let me pilot the ship and I learned from him greatly, the experience helped me in securing my school diploma afterwards (picture: me before my pilot exam). After Graduation I acquired a small transport vessel: a freighter type 21F "Drone". I wanted to earn my living and wealth with my own strength, but it was not easy at first; however, I managed to keep a favorable balance, trading rice and other necessary commodities. Doing, what I thought for me was, exceptionally well, after a few years I had gained sizeable wealth, providing for my family whenever they asked.

Soon after I turned 23, while en route to New Tokyo, my ship laden with rice, I received a message from home, saying my uncle had been a part of a fleet who had encountered with an unknown enemy, however there were signs of the GC involvement. The Samura officials were refusing any information regarding the incident. Although I cannot confirm my suspicions, I hold them in a large part responsible for the incident and am convinced of a darker side of their group. Only 2 of the 16 ships in his fleet returned. Those who managed to escape knew nothing of the fates of their comrades. A search party was launched to where many of the ships were shot down: Hokkaido system, for which I volunteered. I spent several weeks trying to find any sign of my uncles’ possible escape, spend nearly all my money bribing cooperation officials and different groups’ agents for any relevant information about his capture or death, but my attempts were futile.

My uncles’ wish was for me to become my own man, work hard and not get involved with power-hungry corporations. I find it my duty to him, and also to myself, to conduct myself in a manner that would make him proud. Later I found out that in his will he had left me with a large amount of credits. I was now able to ply further with my trade goods, but growing ever wiser; I cannot help but feel that I had luck to thank for my success as a trader. Realizing ever so better the dangers of space, I knew I had to, for my and the sake of my family, find a way to make life safer in this often hostile space. I started looking for like-minded people free of the constantly present corruption. The IMG stood out from the rest and had a reputation for hard work and fair policy.


Entrusting to you my life story, I now send a request to the IMG.
Sincerely Yours, I am,
J. Hiyama





The Independent Miners Guild goals outline:
Maintaining good relations with the Houses of Sirius, pursuing political and financial independence, caring for its people and encouraging hard, honest work.


What can you contribute while inside the Guild ?
I may be young, but I have my ship, my eagerness to learn and my loyalty, all of which I offer to the IMG.

Which are your personal reasons for joining the Guild ? Also, which IMG Department would you like to be part of ?
I could not help but be impressed the time I saw an IMG convoy go past and since then I have wanted to be a part of your combined power. The IMG members whom I have approached with requests for information or help have been very forthcoming.
I apply for a position in the Transport Division.


Skype Name: jirou-b7e317
Playing on the server: A few weeks. Haven't joined any player factions so far.
Sanctioned: Never. I read the Rules carefully and am not planning on being sanctioned.



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Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way. When they talk about outer space, they make you feel the silence, so unlike the Earthly kind — and the lifelessness. Whatever the adventures, the message is always the same: humans will never feel at home out there. Stanislaw Lem