Tolka

Tolka was a Mondite and Chief Supply Officer under Dr. Amet Mastaba on Daedalus.

The Supply Technician from the Archaeology team under Tolka's supervision, noticed a "discrepancy" in the supply order that overlooked food and medicals for the Team Three troops, and submitted a supply order for Team Three.

K.C. Caynan scolded Tolka for negligence.

Low-level Mondite troops wouldn't respect him because he had held his position for so long. Tolka was furious because of this and Caynan tried to explain it's part of the Mondite philosophy that things must change to progress. Someone who won't change by definition is blocking improvement. He said that change means progress only sometimes, while other times it means things get worse.

Tolka asked him if "low-level" Mondites would follow an established process after being told it was wrong and if they would revolt against an established process even when they personally believed it worked. Caynan responded that it depended on who told them to revolt. If they were told it was wrong, they'd believe it was wrong.

Tolka then asked if a "low-level" Mondite would be able to replace a system with one that would encompass all necessary changes. One guaranteed to be better than the old one. Caynan said they could if the Paragon told them how. He said, "only if the Paragon was right."

He said that not following an established pattern for no reason was as wrong as following it for no reason. Caynan could not understand how he got to such a responsible position as commander.

He managed to evacuate the base.