My Loot, Your Tears

My security status dropped to -3.00 over night, from an event which I’ll post up here after the video footage becomes available. Because of this I’ve moved operations to Emolgranlan until I am able to bribe CONCORD into letting me back in Dodixie.

My very first attempt to find some action in Emolgranlan found a fellow named Outlaw5tar and his Maelstrom, making Minmatar space a safer place by destroying Angel Cartel operatives. Of course this leaves a lot of space debris and I was quick to help clean this up.

Outlaw5tar, no doubt unfamiliar with our services, hailed me and we had a nice chat.

[15:54:02] 0utlaw5tar > may i help you?
[15:54:11] Khalia Nestune > I thought I could help you, actually
[15:54:17] 0utlaw5tar > no
[15:54:18] 0utlaw5tar > you cant
[15:54:21] Khalia Nestune > lots of trash here I can clean up for you
[15:54:22] 0utlaw5tar > so you might as well leave
[15:54:26] 0utlaw5tar > its ok
[15:54:29] 0utlaw5tar > i got it taken care of
[15:54:40] Khalia Nestune > no no, I know people often feel shy
[15:55:14] Khalia Nestune > I’m glad to provide this service
[15:56:09] Khalia Nestune > you seem to be collecting a lot of large ships near you
[15:56:17] Khalia Nestune > I’ll clean those up as soon as I can
[15:57:07] Khalia Nestune > no worries, I can clean this up and you can finish these off whenever you like
[15:58:09] 0utlaw5tar > kk
[15:58:13] 0utlaw5tar > thanks for the service
[15:58:26] Khalia Nestune > you’re quite welcome!

Outlaw5tar must have some unfinished business as he leaves the area. He returns a few minutes later, and seems to have some problems with his targeting systems, as it establishes a lock on me.

[16:01:12] 0utlaw5tar > ill let you know when i am done if you would like
[16:01:34] Khalia Nestune > sounds good
[16:07:16] 0utlaw5tar > you should just wait a minute
[16:07:18] 0utlaw5tar > then it will be all yours
[16:07:26] Khalia Nestune > please go ahead
[16:07:35] Khalia Nestune > I can work around you

He leaves again.

[16:10:46] 0utlaw5tar > damnit you made me forget ammo
[16:11:05] Khalia Nestune > ah, a bit forgetful minded are we
[16:11:17] 0utlaw5tar > i got worried cause i thought you were going to take my missions objective
[16:11:21] Khalia Nestune > I think I can drop some from these wrecks if you’d like
[16:11:25] 0utlaw5tar > i have had that happened to me before
[16:11:48] Khalia Nestune > there is an objective other than shoot everything?
[16:11:59] 0utlaw5tar > see thats what i thought
[16:12:03] 0utlaw5tar > but there isnt
[16:12:07] 0utlaw5tar > i just looked again
[16:12:47] Khalia Nestune > well the, your Gist battleships await you
[16:13:30] 0utlaw5tar > in warp now

Well now, Outlaw5tar has returned with a Thrasher. Oh dear, he’s opening fire on me. Unfortunately my trusty Vigil has some issues aligning to something and warping out, and soon explodes.

[16:14:45] 0utlaw5tar > <3
[16:14:56] Khalia Nestune > tisk tisk, now I need to go get one of my replacements
[16:15:04] Khalia Nestune > it’s a good thing vigils are cheap
[16:15:08] Khalia Nestune > and I keep a large stock on hand
[16:15:15] 0utlaw5tar > good for you
[16:15:45] Khalia Nestune > SCC is very good about these occasinal losses, thanks to insurance

Well I’m going to have to be a little more careful. Unfortunately the market for Vigils in Emol is dry and I have to fit a Rifter to complete my duties in cleaning the field. I come back and clean up my previous wreck and a few others. My hold soon fills up and I have to leave.

[16:36:07] 0utlaw5tar > you dont want to play with me anymore/
[16:36:14] Khalia Nestune > hold is full, sir
[16:36:18] Khalia Nestune > I shall be back =)

I return and continue my work. However Outlaw5tar seems to be intent on keeping me from my appointed rounds and eventually opens fire. At such a massive distance I suffer no harm, and Outlaw5tar immediately leaves… and leaves his drones?

[16:42:46] Khalia Nestune > leaving so soon?
[16:44:53] Khalia Nestune > I’m afraid your drones have met an untimely demise :(
[16:45:04] 0utlaw5tar > its ok
[16:45:07] 0utlaw5tar > i got them for free
[16:46:25] Khalia Nestune > pity, they have such good market value
[16:46:41] 0utlaw5tar > ill survive
[16:47:05] Khalia Nestune > tsk tsk tho, you really should take care of your drones better
[16:47:53] 0utlaw5tar > its ok
[16:47:58] 0utlaw5tar > its just a game
[16:48:15] Khalia Nestune > Sir. internet spaceships are serious business!
[16:48:45] 0utlaw5tar > indeed they are

At this point I am a little worried, so I decide to stay at the location of the Angel Cartel’s camp with a Covert Ops ship so I can monitor when 0utlaw5tar returns. I am rather miffed by the loss of my trusty Vigil, and I do believe he needs to learn a lesson. When he returns a few minutes later, I retrieve my Harbinger battlecruiser and open fire on his ship.

Unsurprisingly between my fire and the Angel Cartel ships, he soon crumbles into wreckage (which I have to clean up, of course).

[16:59:38] 0utlaw5tar > lol
[16:59:42] 0utlaw5tar > i was watching lost
[17:00:19] Khalia Nestune > I am afraid it is you who is lost, in all senses
[17:00:33] 0utlaw5tar > snap you sir are cunning with words
[17:00:40] Khalia Nestune > *bow*
[17:02:57] Khalia Nestune > oh snap
[17:03:00] Khalia Nestune > faction loot
[17:03:25] 0utlaw5tar > win!!!
[17:03:41] Khalia Nestune > or lose
[17:03:42] Khalia Nestune > heh

If you’ll note in the time stamps, it took over an hour for this scenario to play itself out. Be patient, be persistent, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am and is filed under Capers, Ninja Salvaging. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.