03-11-2016, 02:58 PM
Greetings. I am Cricket. At the behest of my sadly one-armed operator, the one you refer to as Colonel, and his technical difficulties in communicating via this medium, allow me to transcribe his message. I assure you it is verbatim, lacking only the subtle nuances of his...very expressive tone. And expression, such as it is. Ahem.
"I have yet to make my presence known here because I saw no need. I have met with Smith in person and we have spoken. I have agreed to lend him aid in return for an attempt at regaining a measure of civility and making amends for my actions during the events of my tenure in Teucer's....domain.
But since I have been brought up, I can state it plainly: it may be colored slightly by personal viewpoint — but then everything said by anyone to have ever walked this or any other world is — but everything Smith has said is true. I cannot speak for the motivations of the others, as we communicated very little. In my damaged condition at the time I may not have been operating at peak efficiency to remain as logical and objective as I should have, and my memories are hazy at best. An excuse? Perhaps it might be called that, yes.
Regardless, I must counter your arguments with ones of my own to be considered: what does what a person is matter? Whether they are a supposed hero or a common man, are they exempt from crimes because of that? Set aside your blinders of personal admiration and historical heroism and look at matters objectively. And for that matter, what does the length of one's existence here matter? A wrong committed is a wrong committed, be it against a new arrival or one who has been here a number of years.
.....I have said too much. Let my own past experiences sway my thinking. I consider my objections null because of that, but I leave them here for consideration regardless. I have said my piece on this matter now."
And that is all he had to say on this matter. He holds no capacity for, as some organic lifeforms might call them, "gentler" emotions....and he was a soldier before coming here, without kindness, so his tone was quite harsh, but I assure you he meant no insult.
Best regards, Cricket;
at the behest of Colonel.EXE
"I have yet to make my presence known here because I saw no need. I have met with Smith in person and we have spoken. I have agreed to lend him aid in return for an attempt at regaining a measure of civility and making amends for my actions during the events of my tenure in Teucer's....domain.
But since I have been brought up, I can state it plainly: it may be colored slightly by personal viewpoint — but then everything said by anyone to have ever walked this or any other world is — but everything Smith has said is true. I cannot speak for the motivations of the others, as we communicated very little. In my damaged condition at the time I may not have been operating at peak efficiency to remain as logical and objective as I should have, and my memories are hazy at best. An excuse? Perhaps it might be called that, yes.
Regardless, I must counter your arguments with ones of my own to be considered: what does what a person is matter? Whether they are a supposed hero or a common man, are they exempt from crimes because of that? Set aside your blinders of personal admiration and historical heroism and look at matters objectively. And for that matter, what does the length of one's existence here matter? A wrong committed is a wrong committed, be it against a new arrival or one who has been here a number of years.
.....I have said too much. Let my own past experiences sway my thinking. I consider my objections null because of that, but I leave them here for consideration regardless. I have said my piece on this matter now."
And that is all he had to say on this matter. He holds no capacity for, as some organic lifeforms might call them, "gentler" emotions....and he was a soldier before coming here, without kindness, so his tone was quite harsh, but I assure you he meant no insult.
Best regards, Cricket;
at the behest of Colonel.EXE