Merry Christmas! May your stockings be full of tempests, and your presents be Aeoluses!
However, as an officer of the GTVA, you should be aware of the following rules that come into effect this new year:
1)Never use any derogatory terms about Shivans. This is to help our diplomatic teams become better acquainted with Shivans. Acceptable terms include "physiologically enhanced sentient life-forms" or "respiratory impaired extra-terrestrial non-homo sapien beings"
2)Do not refer to Bosch in any way that could be offensive to former NTF officers. Remember, being politically correct is better than provocatively court-martialed. This should help foster better relations between us and NTF fanatics.
3)Do not talk of any battles between the GTVA or the GTA/GVP against any of the following: GTI, the Shivans, the NTF, the GTA/GVP, or any pirate groups. This, too, should help us foster better relations with these groups.
4)Do not slurp coolant fluid
5)If asked about classified information, deny it all.
6)Everything that is correct comes from Command. Command has a team of specialists working around the clock to give you, the pilot, the best intel available. Any information such as reports of another species, warnings of a large Shivan force, and/or ideas by fellow pilots that could save the GTVA
7)Headz are a natural part of Vasudan society, and should not be talked of in public
8)Fighter groups will always be sent where a Destroyer would do ten times better, and vice versa
9)Destroyers are never to deploy more than ten percent of their fighters in any one battle, as opposed to the twenty percent before this year
10)As Steak has been found to be enjoyable to both Terrans, Vasudans, and in some cases, Shivans, he-er, it will be srved at all parties...
Note: You, the pilot are always wrong. Command is always right. The reasons for this are classified beyond my level of clearance, so I'm as much in the dark as you.
[This message has been edited by WMCoolmon (edited 12-24-2001).]
