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"There is pride in death.  Warriors who fail to understand this fact are not warriors at all.  A Garthan warrior..."  He struck his own chest for emphasis. "... appreciates this concept.  I doubt only Garthans would express shame and embarrassment if they were in your shoes; those who are warriors would rather die than be in your predicament.  We are not your comrades, we are not your people, yet you need our help.  You seem to suggest having pride in how your society cooperates.  That is admirable.  But when your people fail, to lack shame is rather detestable. 

 

"Yes, he-"  The Garthan sergeant pointed at the Shofixti corporal.  "-is my comrade, and on the field of battle we would gladly die for each other.  But you are not in battle.  Your ship failed its purpose.  Perhaps it is easy to stand at attention and glare at passers by, but in so doing you leave your engineers and workers helplessly scurrying about to find solutions.  One who fails to provide aid to one's own comrades has no honor!  You leave them flailing about without lifting a finger to help."

 

The Shofixti glanced nervously between the two at this point, and slowly backed away while preparing to alert additional troops.

 

Madness, she thought; surely those that would take death, of themselves, and those they protect, in trade for a false glory could only be such. No Sesarin would grace such a creature with even Memory; yet here stands one who believes he will see pride in tragedy. And to ask that a Sesarin work as Asersin! She was unsure whether to feel offended that she would be asked to defy her Tribe, or to be amused by the clear foolishness of a creature that believes a Sesarin could possibly do the work of the Asersin; were this some manner of child, the answer would be clear, and she would not be inclined to merely strike down this creature where it stood and save the lives it would inevitably sacrifice in its own name.

 

Still, she now knew what this creature was.

"We," she gestures vaugely towards the other Sesarin, who are now watching this encounter quite intently, "Are (Sesarin) Warriors. It is the place of the (Asersin) Builders to repair our (Sirvenal) Inheritor. It is neither our ability or purpose; nor would the (Asersin) Builders seek or wish our aid in their tasks for it is their ability and their purpose. When you take to war, do you take a Plow or a Blade?" She pauses for a moment, "But you are not (Sesarin) Warrior. You are (Sevarin) Soldier; without thought and seeking tragedy. You speak of Honor but you would see it betrayed for pride; to see those protected die that you might not be seen truthfully. Our (Sirvenal) Inheritor has failed, the work of the Tribes (Solvarin) Scientists and (Asersin) Builders; if there is shame, it is theirs. But the (Sesarin) Warrior has not failed, for the Tribes Without still live." She again pauses, this time making a point to look away from the Garthan, "I will speak no more to the exile of honor and broken of mind."

 

And with that, she returned to her place among the Sesarin, who promptly return to their injuries and rest, as though the Garthan had simply ceased to exist.

 

The Engineer bowed again.  "Understood, Lead Builder.  As stated earlier, I will take both of you to our Captain.  Perhaps our superiors have already informed him of nearby facilities where we can undertake the procedures you mentioned."

 

The two of them nod simply and await direction.

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Madness, she thought; surely those that would take death, of themselves, and those they protect, in trade for a false glory could only be such. No Sesarin would grace such a creature with even Memory; yet here stands one who believes he will see pride in tragedy. And to ask that a Sesarin work as Asersin! She was unsure whether to feel offended that she would be asked to defy her Tribe, or to be amused by the clear foolishness of a creature that believes a Sesarin could possibly do the work of the Asersin; were this some manner of child, the answer would be clear, and she would not be inclined to merely strike down this creature where it stood and save the lives it would inevitably sacrifice in its own name.

 

Still, she now knew what this creature was.

"We," she gestures vaugely towards the other Sesarin, who are now watching this encounter quite intently, "Are (Sesarin) Warriors. It is the place of the (Asersin) Builders to repair our (Sirvenal) Inheritor. It is neither our ability or purpose; nor would the (Asersin) Builders seek or wish our aid in their tasks for it is their ability and their purpose. When you take to war, do you take a Plow or a Blade?" She pauses for a moment, "But you are not (Sesarin) Warrior. You are (Sevarin) Soldier; without thought and seeking tragedy. You speak of Honor but you would see it betrayed for pride; to see those protected die that you might not be seen truthfully. Our (Sirvenal) Inheritor has failed, the work of the Tribes (Solvarin) Scientists and (Asersin) Builders; if there is shame, it is theirs. But the (Sesarin) Warrior has not failed, for the Tribes Without still live." She again pauses, this time making a point to look away from the Garthan, "I will speak no more to the exile of honor and broken of mind."

 

And with that, she returned to her place among the Sesarin, who promptly return to their injuries and rest, as though the Garthan had simply ceased to exist.

 

 

The two of them nod simply and await direction.

 

 

BPS Infinite Decorum, Bridge

 

There was a troubled expression on the Captain's face as he was patched through to the local command center in Changsha, Earth, PW-2.

 

"Good sirs."  The Captain turned to the pair.  "I regret to inform you that the Brotherhood does not have a modern Starbase set up in this region yet.  We have only recently established our foothold here, you see, among those who share kinship with one of our many races.  Several of the Humans in our ranks hail from a parallel universe to this one, and as such have reunited with their kin who hail from their parallel homeland.  In other words, these people have a Starbase in orbit around the third planet, but its technology is still relatively primitive by our standards.  We are uncertain whether it can provide sufficient services for your ship.  Still, we will begin docking procedures if you wish it."

 

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Scene of the recent argument, Thirty Minutes later\\

 

The offending Garthan strolled away, muttering irritated comments to himself, and was followed by a few other Garthan warriors.  In the interim, the Shofixti corporal received the next shift, who consisted of mostly humans and Shofixti who might seem less...  Irritating to their Sesarin guests.

 

A Vux nurse walked by, and the Corporal addressed her, loudly so that the Sesarin might hear.

 

"How's their prognosis, Shefix?"

 

The nurse stopped in her tracks, and gave the Sesarin a nervous glance before turning to her colleague.  "If we knew their biology, I could give you a better picture, Naginata.  But as it stands it's not good.  They seem stable, but several of the injured crewmen are still complaining about severe pain.  Nothing seems to work, not morphine, not cannabis, not hydrocordone.  We gave them low doses at first and none of the doses seemed poisonous, but these guards here don't seem to know enough first aid to help us in that regard...  I fear that if we don't get to one of their infirmaries soon, the worst may happen..."

Edited by Shex

"The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel." - Horace Walpole

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