My Loot, Your Tears

It was late and Paul had just signed off to get some shut-eye. I was considering doing the same, but figured I'd spin the scanning wheel and give it one more chance to provide me with someone foolish enough to open fire.

A Nighthawk and a Drake in the same location was a nice find; the higher the number of mission runners together the more likely they are to feel safe. I arrived in my Vigil to find those two, plus a Cynabal and a Basilisk! Excellent.

In the second room I identify the runners as members of "Miners and Designers" [M-A-D], and the mission owner Fearsome Evil is the CEO. I am therefore completely unsurprised that they lock me up while I pillage and salvage. Finally the Cynabal pilot 'dklife' opens fire. Off I go for the ganky Abbadon.

Meanwhile in local:

psycho drone > hey jackass fuck off
Vergil 577 > Someone salvaging there?
psycho drone > just Khalia nestune
psycho drone > dumb ass stole from us he needs to come back and take his ass whoopin

Good timing, because I warp into the mission space, lock them up and drop this in local:

Khalia Nestune > Here's your wish.

Unfortunately dklife and his Cynabal have left the mission, but I'm feeling good that the Nighthawk and Drake will decide to engage with the Basilisk available for RR. As it turns out, this doesn't happen - but dklife warps back into the mission a few moments later with his Cynabal. I immediately point, web, neut and open fire on him.

It takes a few minutes, as the cruiser-sized target is harder for my large guns to track and I have to switch ammo when he starts to get some range on me. The other pilots open up fire on me. The Cynabal goes down. With three flights of drones on top of me, the Basilisk out of range, and my armor at 50% and falling, it's time to leave. The silly carebears don't have a point among all of them so I just warp off.

Battleclinic is a little out of date on the value of the Cynabal; it's trading for about 235m in Jita, and those faction gyrostabs are about 65m each. That's at least 300m destroyed. Pity I didn't have time to grab the two that dropped.

Some truly wonderful tears come out of this, including threats to kill children and racism (both of which were petitioned as harassment, of course). Some of the locals also get involved - it's a beautiful thing. This is long, but worth the read.

Khalia Nestune > Well that was fun. bye now
Vergil 577 > Can I see the mail
Fearsome Evil > bitch stick around
Khalia Nestune > silly carebears
Xevaria > ohhh, them's fightin' words :P
Vergil 577 > My feelings
Vergil 577 > You hurt them
dklife > Hey dude, nice play, I'll remember you
Khalia Nestune > =)
Khalia Nestune > see yourself soon on ../
Fearsome Evil > too bad you ran off before the party was over

dklife > you mayb see yurself there soon, nice play
Khalia Nestune > I got the feeling I wasn't wanted
Khalia Nestune > Aw, I thought you wanted me to play
Khalia Nestune > Where'd you go
Fearsome Evil > oh do the big man thing aafter you dock rep up
Fearsome Evil > good job
Fearsome Evil > well played lame ass
Khalia Nestune > tsk tsk
Vergil 577 > Well
dklife > that's what yur wife says
Vergil 577 > Generally it's not smart to attack people doing what Khalia was doing
scorpionscout > he was geting his ass handed to him so he had to dock
Khalia Nestune > Vergil: they never learn =)
dklife > who is THEY
Khalia Nestune > That's the thing, I didn't have to dock ;)
Vergil 577 > Well with the T1 AB on a cynabal...
scorpionscout > you ran out of cap and my nighthawk was kicking your ass
Khalia Nestune > Well you did tell me to leave
psycho drone > hey jackass fuck off
Vergil 577 > From the sounds of things I wouldn't call that being a pussy as such but rather being smart
Khalia Nestune > But I don't read local much so I got the message a bit late.
Khalia Nestune > Sorry.
dklife > What the fuck are you sorry for
Khalia Nestune > Well if I got the message sooner, your poor Cynabal might have lived.
dklife > because you intruded on a missission, stole
Vivian Farren > Wait - a Cynabal destroyed
Khalia Nestune > http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.phpid=10151584
dklife > Be the big man, In just wanna play
Fearsome Evil > the theif pussied out and ran away after he hit less than half armor
Khalia Nestune > Well I had to defend myself when you opened fire, of course
Vivian Farren > You're a thief. Don't we have the right to defend ourselves from you
Fearsome Evil > yeah and we did only were not pussies that run at half armor
Khalia Nestune > I prefer to think of myself as forced asset relocation.
Fearsome Evil > whatever make's you feel better at night
Vivian Farren > But it's not like you lost much. She ran, no
Vivian Farren > Neh, thieves gotta eat too. Not sure how I feel about this one.
Khalia Nestune > I have a lot of thief children
Khalia Nestune > It's a hard life
Khalia Nestune > Of course, if they hadn't opened fire, this whole nasty mess could have been avoided.
Khalia Nestune > People are so violent these days.
Fearsome Evil > if you weren't a wreck stealing greifer it could have been too
Fearsome Evil > so i guess it all boils down to your poor choices
Khalia Nestune > Wait, you have confused me. Poor choices What exactly did I lose today Can you enlighten me?
Vivian Farren > Yeah, if anyone won today it was probably her.
Vivian Farren > Not to put too fine a point on it. Can't do much about wreckthieves, but fortunately they are rare enough.
dklife > Khalia I will shoot your children then, If that;s the way you wanna play.
Vivian Farren > What the hell dk
Khalia Nestune > Take note: dklife murders children. Wow.
Fearsome Evil > so do i
dklife > Paint a BULLSEYE on your childs head now...
Vivian Farren > That's like pulling out a gun when someone cuts you in line
Christinia > what did he actually steal that your so fuzzed about
Fearsome Evil > not the stealing that bothers us
Fearsome Evil > it's that he buggers off like a pussy
Vergil 577 > Killed his Cynabal
Vivian Farren > Um ... dk ... that's not something you should talk about.
Vergil 577 > Because the guy was acting like a noob I think
Vivian Farren > And just when I was convinced you were right about the wreck stealers.
Khalia Nestune > How much does a Cynabal cost, anyways?
Xevaria > 100mil ish
dklife > you, as a person should think about your ethics as a human being
Vivian Farren > ... says the guy who just mentioned infanticide.
dklife > Why are we doing this, this is a simple fun game ....
Khalia Nestune > oh I see, they're selling for 235m in Jita. Dang.
dklife > THAT we all like have fun playing
Khalia Nestune > You're not having fun
Vivian Farren > Yeah. Speak for yourself.
dklife > I am I got my ass wooped, np
Vivian Farren > The last stage, my friend ... is acceptance.
Khalia Nestune > So... what are you complaining about, again?
Vivian Farren > Shit, man - I was with you until that whole bit about murdering children.
Fearsome Evil > only muslim children though
dklife > my main bitch is about us trying to do a mission and you stole from us
Vivian Farren > And you shot her
Khalia Nestune > Well, the game lets you fire back at me.
Khalia Nestune > Seems like a fair trade.
scorpionscout > your kill mail shows this is about all you do to make isk so if this is what you know keep doing it
dklife > *curious....what makes you such a dick
Khalia Nestune > Man, you guys are harsh.
Vivian Farren > Dunno, Khalia gotta eat too.
Khalia Nestune > You could always petition CCP to change the game.
dklife > I'll get you a slut/whore/hooker if you need to suck a titty that bad
Vivian Farren > Wait wut
Khalia Nestune > I don't have much time for missions. I have to manage all the money I have invested.
dklife > I can tell you have nothing better to do than be a TOOL
Vivian Farren > See, she's not just a looter - she's a trader!
Khalia Nestune > I really need to take a billion or so of my liquid funds and put it back into T3 subs.
Vivian Farren > Ripping you off on that new priceyfit probably. How ironic.
Khalia Nestune > Well, it's not exactly trade, per se...
Vivian Farren > Heh heh.
Khalia Nestune > I do trade ISk for faction modules, but usually at very nice prices for me
Vivian Farren > Well, sorry for your loss dk.
Vivian Farren > Better luck next time. If I see any thieves, I'll handle them the same way you did.
dklife > I'll see you soon :D
Khalia Nestune > It's odd how often I've heard that, and yet to date, I haven't actually run into anyone again. About 0 for ... 100 or so
Vivian Farren > You planning on killing Khalia
Fearsome Evil > no you see them and run away so they don't see you i understand
Vivian Farren > Seems like one lost ship should be enough for tonight. Do you have kill rights on her still or something
Fearsome Evil > dont' know why you ran off so fast though we were just trying to get to know you
Khalia Nestune > I'm afraid that I had some trouble with the authorities a while back and there is a price for my capture; maybe he wants that.
dklife > I'm a CareBear that just wan't to play this game.......Is that a problem
Khalia Nestune > Well, if you hadn't opened fire....
Khalia Nestune > That doesn't seem very carebare-ish to me.
dklife > but..you did steal
Vivian Farren > Why didn't you ask for it back?
Khalia Nestune > That's true. It's one of my hobbies.
Fearsome Evil > meh ohwell time for bed not something i will worry about any longer a fool and his shit are swiftly parted
Vivian Farren > I've found politeness usually helps.
dklife > yeah, like that would have worked
Vivian Farren > Oh, I think it might. A little eloquence goes a long way.
Khalia Nestune > You never know, if you had asked nicely enough, I might have felt bad.
Vivian Farren > See
Vivian Farren > /emote point maniacally at Khalia.
dklife > YOU agressed us, why should WE be the nice guys
Vivian Farren > You gotta take the moral higher ground, be the better man!
Khalia Nestune > You don't *have* to be nice, but you can always try.
Khalia Nestune > When weapons start to fire, I have to take action.
Fearsome Evil > lol RUN AWAY great action
Fearsome Evil > you must be French
Vivian Farren > I mean, that pretty much eliminated any chance you had of retrieving your shit.
Vivian Farren > To put it lightly, dk, a diplomatic approach would have been better.
Fearsome Evil > we were very diplomatic
Khalia Nestune > dk opened fire one me, and I took care of the problem. You other fellows seemed to get in on the action too, but I really just wanted to teach dk a lesson.
Fearsome Evil > just trying out a new venue of diplomatic relation's
Vivian Farren > Mmm ... bullet diplomacy.
Khalia Nestune > Sorry fearsome, but I don't think "fuck off" is in the usual book of diplomatic phrases
Fearsome Evil > yup well next time i dont' think the muslim will get out soo cheaply
Vivian Farren > I mean, shooting a thief when you have no idea of their defensive capabilities Screw getting your loot back, that's a great way to lose a ship!
Khalia Nestune > There was a Muslim there? You guys keep a lot of strange company.
Fearsome Evil > so then beating around the bush would have been better
dklife > And WHAT lesson am I supposed to learn
Fearsome Evil > shoot to kill right off the bat
Khalia Nestune > dk: Well, don't shoot at people. It's not nice.
Fearsome Evil > don't talk it over next time we will just blast his ass next time
Vivian Farren > Nah. This never needed to come to bullets, no matter what Fearsome says.
dklife > and steal shit and it's OK
Vivian Farren > No, it's not okay at all.
Khalia Nestune > I mean, I'm just trying to make a living and then people are shooting at me...
Vivian Farren > Are you that miserly, dk Boy, the loss of a Cynabal must have hit you hard.
dklife > Your a TOOL dude, Have you even noticed that chat has stopped
Khalia Nestune > Excuse me?
dklife > Everyonyone knows you suck the hind tit, Enjoy your life
Khalia Nestune > My life is pretty good, actually :D
Fearsome Evil > ohwell im off some of us have work in the morning
dklife > not any more
Khalia Nestune > Me too! I have to get into an ambulance and make sure people live.
Khalia Nestune > It's very rewarding.
Vivian Farren > ... being trigger-happy isn't always the solution.
Khalia Nestune > Yeah, I see enough of the results of triggers as it is :(
Vivian Farren > Sympathy for the thieves this time. I can't justify shooting someone who hasn't been aggressive to me, even if they jump into my mission.
Khalia Nestune > You're a good person, Vivian.
Tonno > Here here
dklife > but you do not mind stealing
Vivian Farren > From pirates
dklife > from just a couple guys tring to do a mission
Khalia Nestune > That's true, the items on those ships really do belong to the Angel Cartel, or the Guristas, and so forth.
Vivian Farren > I mean, stealing from another player is totally wrong - I condemn it. I'd still be hesitant to enter attack mode. We're talking about pirates here, though.
Vivian Farren > NPCs, dk.
Stridermot > if someone steals from you shoot - thats all they deserve
Vivian Farren > dklife tried that.
Hari Goesler > That may be exactly what they want
Khalia Nestune > No!
Khalia Nestune > That's so... wrong.
Khalia Nestune > Oh my, I just noticed Fearsome left his drones out here.
Khalia Nestune > I guess I should give them back to make amends.

So I contracted his (used) Hammerhead Is back to him and called it a night. A sweet, sweet night.

This entry was posted on April 29, 2010 at 2:26 PM by khalia and is filed under Combat, Delicious Tears, Ninja Salvaging.