I'm on a vacation from my wormhole, thanks to a two-day event in which we held a POS from ransom - and then killed it, of course. Off to Dodixie I went - months since I did any salvaging and gank baiting. Paul joined me later, just like old times.
I warped into a mission with a Dominix and found him in the very last room. This mission has a shield around the mission item container, the Imperial Navy Armory. Destroying the shield is necessary to get in there, and the Domi was just butting up against the shield. Assuming he was AFK I went back for my gank-fit Abbadon. Some good tears to be had from taking the mission item. I arrive back and start shooting the shield, when I get a convo request from the mission runner. Expecting tears, I am hugely amused to get the following chat, and play along.
I've cut some other parts where we talk about where he lives, his job, and so on - it made for good trust-building, but not key to the story.
[ 2010.01.08 08:38:29 ] Tiffy Mezzier > lol you scared the heck out of me, I assume your on the dev staff?
[ 2010.01.08 08:38:35 ] Tiffy Mezzier > Thank you by the way
[ 2010.01.08 08:38:53 ] Khalia Nestune > No problem! How long have you been waiting?
[ 2010.01.08 08:39:03 ] Tiffy Mezzier > literally a minute or two
[ 2010.01.08 08:39:06 ] Tiffy Mezzier > that was FAST
[ 2010.01.08 08:39:48 ] Khalia Nestune > Well, there's not a lot of action tonight
[ 2010.01.08 08:40:30 ] Tiffy Mezzier > were you in-system or did you teleport to me?
[ 2010.01.08 08:40:40 ] Khalia Nestune > I was in system, thankfully
[ 2010.01.08 08:40:54 ] Khalia Nestune > You may want to keep back a bit, this may cause some area damage
[ 2010.01.08 08:41:21 ] Tiffy Mezzier > so whats up with this force field? is this a bug?
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:15 ] Khalia Nestune > Oh no, it just has bugs itself sometimes
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:21 ] Khalia Nestune > You couldn't hit it with your drones, right?
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:32 ] Tiffy Mezzier > couldn't target it at all
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:35 ] Khalia Nestune > ahhh
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:40 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I added it to overview in my overview settings
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:43 ] Tiffy Mezzier > still nothing
[ 2010.01.08 08:42:55 ] Khalia Nestune > give me a minute and I'll get it taken care of
The bubble falls at this point and I head straight for the Armory, to yoink the items - which turn out to be a Imperial Navy Gate Permit Container.
[ 2010.01.08 08:43:30 ] Tiffy Mezzier > well that was a light show
[ 2010.01.08 08:43:39 ] Khalia Nestune > hold there for a second, the can may be bugged too
[ 2010.01.08 08:43:49 ] Khalia Nestune > these things usually come in pairs
[ 2010.01.08 08:44:35 ] Khalia Nestune > Nope, it's all good
[ 2010.01.08 08:44:37 ] Khalia Nestune > you're all set
[ 2010.01.08 08:44:42 ] Tiffy Mezzier > thanks m8
[ 2010.01.08 08:44:44 ] Khalia Nestune > Have a nice day =)
You'll notice I was very careful never to claim I actually was CCP or a dev. 10 minutes pass and I haven't heard back, so I decide to check in. Paul has the clever idea to try to drop the item for the guy and then gank his ship.
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:05 ] Tiffy Mezzier > hey
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:05 ] Khalia Nestune > o/
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:10 ] Khalia Nestune > Everything work out for you?
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:30 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I didn't see the gate permits when I looked in the thingy
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:39 ] Khalia Nestune > Oh, hm
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:40 ] Tiffy Mezzier > but I was gonna go back in a salvage ship and check again
[ 2010.01.08 09:27:50 ] Khalia Nestune > You shouldn't need to salvage it
[ 2010.01.08 09:28:01 ] Tiffy Mezzier > oh no I figured it might have been lagged or something
[ 2010.01.08 09:28:12 ] Khalia Nestune > Well, let's see
[ 2010.01.08 09:28:30 ] Khalia Nestune > I suppose I could just give you one
[ 2010.01.08 09:28:44 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I'm gonna check real quick
[ 2010.01.08 09:28:51 ] Khalia Nestune > Go for it
[ 2010.01.08 09:29:02 ] Tiffy Mezzier > might take me a minute to get there
[ 2010.01.08 09:29:19 ] Tiffy Mezzier > so, are you part of the ISD staff?
[ 2010.01.08 09:29:35 ] Khalia Nestune > No, I'm just helpful
I'm not getting banned over this, thanks. I clearly said no to his question =)
[ 2010.01.08 09:30:12 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I'm a game design and dev person, finishing up my degree. Was looking to see if there was anyting I could do with CCP for resume material
[ 2010.01.08 09:30:56 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I actually have a friend who just sent in an application to work for them
[ 2010.01.08 09:31:00 ] Khalia Nestune > If you have done any internships, those would be helpful to list
[ 2010.01.08 09:31:27 ] Khalia Nestune > And you can check out open jobs at http://www.ccpgames.com/jobs.aspx
[ 2010.01.08 09:35:26 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I'm almost to that armory
[ 2010.01.08 09:35:43 ] Tiffy Mezzier > mostly what kind of work do you do? community stuff?
[ 2010.01.08 09:35:44 ] Khalia Nestune > If it's not working, I can drop it in a can
[ 2010.01.08 09:37:39 ] Tiffy Mezzier > nope armory is empty
[ 2010.01.08 09:37:42 ] Khalia Nestune > sorry, got a number of convos going
[ 2010.01.08 09:37:52 ] Tiffy Mezzier > no worries
[ 2010.01.08 09:37:54 ] Khalia Nestune > oh ok
[ 2010.01.08 09:37:55 ] Khalia Nestune > um
[ 2010.01.08 09:38:06 ] Khalia Nestune > I don't have that location saved still, can you warp to... planet III?
[ 2010.01.08 09:38:19 ] Tiffy Mezzier > ok
He shows up in his salvager. I want Domi kill!
[ 2010.01.08 09:39:38 ] Khalia Nestune > crap
[ 2010.01.08 09:39:48 ] Khalia Nestune > it has the item locked to the ship you opened the can in
[ 2010.01.08 09:39:53 ] Khalia Nestune > the first time
[ 2010.01.08 09:40:00 ] Khalia Nestune > do you still have your domi around
[ 2010.01.08 09:40:06 ] Tiffy Mezzier > yeah
[ 2010.01.08 09:40:14 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I'll get it
[ 2010.01.08 09:40:23 ] Khalia Nestune > I can give it to you that way, I'll be here, have chats I'm doing
[ 2010.01.08 09:40:47 ] Tiffy Mezzier > sounds like fun :P
And sure enough, he comes back with his Domi. Paul is setting up a destroyer for a pod gank, since we figure maximum tears from betrayal and pod kill.
[ 2010.01.08 09:44:52 ] Khalia Nestune > one moment, got a few things going on
[ 2010.01.08 09:45:00 ] Tiffy Mezzier > np
[ 2010.01.08 09:47:11 ] Khalia Nestune > there you go
[ 2010.01.08 09:47:27 ] Tiffy Mezzier > my hero
[ 2010.01.08 09:47:28 ] Tiffy Mezzier > thanks
He takes it, I lock him up, and pew away. He's got a decent tank even with my two heavy neuts, so I warp in my alt to provide RR while Paul stands by for pod gank. When it's clear he's going to lose, he tries a ransom, which I take, and then kill him anyway. Paul tries for the pod kill, but he had to rush to fit a ship and it doesn't work.
[ 2010.01.08 09:47:41 ] Khalia Nestune > guess what
[ 2010.01.08 09:47:46 ] Khalia Nestune > you just fell for it =)
[ 2010.01.08 09:49:46 ] Tiffy Mezzier > *sigh*
[ 2010.01.08 09:50:04 ] Tiffy Mezzier > can I give you money?
[ 2010.01.08 09:51:16 ] Khalia Nestune > how much?
[ 2010.01.08 09:51:37 ] Tiffy Mezzier > I have 100
[ 2010.01.08 09:51:43 ] Khalia Nestune > 150
[ 2010.01.08 09:51:51 ] Tiffy Mezzier > *sigh* fine
[ 2010.01.08 09:51:56 ] Khalia Nestune > roger
[ 2010.01.08 09:52:21 ] Khalia Nestune > firing stopped waiting for money
[ 2010.01.08 09:52:29 ] Tiffy Mezzier > already sent
[ 2010.01.08 09:52:43 ] Khalia Nestune > SUDDENLY BETRAYAL
And down he goes.
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:13 ] Tiffy Mezzier > you have kill rights on the pod too?
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:17 ] Tiffy Mezzier > that sucks
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:24 ] Tiffy Mezzier > well it was a good scam
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:27 ] Khalia Nestune > yeah you might want to dock up for a while
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:41 ] Tiffy Mezzier > what sucks
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:46 ] Tiffy Mezzier > is that the 150 I gave you
[ 2010.01.08 09:54:54 ] Tiffy Mezzier > came out of 300 I had to pay off a friend for subbing me
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:05 ] Khalia Nestune > I can't believe you fell for that
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:10 ] Tiffy Mezzier > me iether
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:21 ] Tiffy Mezzier > honestly I play this game like once a week
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:32 ] Tiffy Mezzier > never been good with the intricacies
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:44 ] Khalia Nestune > Everyone is eve is out to get you =)
[ 2010.01.08 09:55:52 ] Khalia Nestune > Like the X-Files: Trust no one
We later got him on voice chat for conversation and hilarity. He actually got friendly with us... expect more out of this in the future. This was hugely amusing and fun, and it makes me wonder why I hang around in a wormhole. I think I need to move one of my alts out to Dixie again, or get another character going.