<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=47183.msg2292421#msg2292421">Quote from: Question Mark on 30-09-2009, 20:11:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">When the Colonel thinks conditioned, he thinks “Able to tolerate pain, discomfort, and a general lack of pleasantries with minimal complaint or loss of effort or morale.”  In other words, his “conditioning” (which was only used loosely, really) is to make people as efficient as possible.  It does not imply meaningless suffering or punishment, nor does it have sexual connotations.  He’s conditioning them to survive, to be able to endure so they can work harder and longer for the betterment of all.  It’s not only a matter of physical conditioning, like how many pushups one can do, it also involves the mental and emotional aspects.  These survivors have just lost their entire way of life.  All of them have lost friends and family, and now they’re stranded on an unknown planet with no hope of rescue.  I wouldn’t be surprised if a good number of them ate a bullet.  The Colonel hopes that, by giving them something to do (rescuing wounded, scouting out pods, and, later, building a shelter at the CACC) he can stave off that suicidal shock and allow the people to acclimate to this horrifying situation.<br/><br/>However, it seems Rijka and Aura have discovered a handy coping mechanism already.  ;) <br/><br/>Also, <em>I</em> am not in charge.  The Colonel is.  Even then, he’s only in charge of the surviving military folks.  The civilians are tagging along because he is a figure of authority and a source of supplies and protection.  So, you <em>could</em> say he’s in charge, but the only people he exerts real authority over are the military personnel.  No one else has any obligation to listen to him (yet), and he knows this.<br/><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Ok I hear what you're saying.   :D   ;D