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May 18 - May 29, 2023
You consider ’Mechs to be a necessary tool, yet you do not see these glorious war engines for what they truly are—the highest evolutionary state of mankind’s drive for conquest. A warrior may not become one with his BattleMech—though that legend persists—but in his ’Mech, he can reach the pinnacle of his personal abilities.
She’s the grandmother type, but no one gets to be the head of the Maskirovka by baking cookies—unless those cookies are laced with cyanide and fed to one’s rivals.
No greater love hath one man for another than to lay his life down for his fellow man.
Even a reanimated corpse would have more humanity in his eyes.
“Did he say anything that did not require such mental contortions to understand?”
“What have I done to deserve this plague of idiots?”
A strong person associates with strong people, and a weak ruler gathers a court of sycophants around himself.
Politics is for those who know how to navigate the intricate and subtle patterns fate weaves.
In a universe where knowledge is power, ComStar’s peaceful façade seems to hide a very strong body.
“All wars are popular as long as your side is winning,
