Ninja Salvaging Series 2 - Empty threats

Reason I love ninja salvaging is because every encounter can be a different story. While after awhile you start to see patterns and some situations may feel similar, most of them are still unique. This time post will be about carebears and their threats.

Threatening fist

While doing my salvaging operations I meet Ravensten and his Kronos. As an old ninja salvager, I feel that these days carebears do not appreciate their ships that much and therefore are likely to take potshots while flying something shiny. Some carebears choose harsh language and threats as a weapon of choice for their pvp. Ravensten was one of them. It all started when I got a convo request.

Ravensten > sad dude

He wanted to tell me on how pathetic I look salvaging and looting other peoples missions.

Ravensten > please leave you as a wreck ?

Zosius > lol

Zosius > so scared

Ravensten > haha

Zosius > like you can hit me with your big ship

This time I choose arrogance as my socializing style. Since he feels so superior in his Kronos, perhaps I can trigger a response.

Ravensten > np gimme 2 mins to log my alt ;)

Zosius > just leave wrecks to me

Zosius > and you are free to go

Zosius > how about you pay me 50mil

Zosius > and we call it a day

Ravensten > I would rather wait for my incomming corp mates

Looks like Ravensten feels his Kronos might not be enough to kill my Enyo. He opted for a backup from his corpmates and logged in his alt for that extra firepower. He needs all the help he can get before engaging.

Zosius > I will just warp out and come back when they are gone

Zosius > great for waisting their time

Ravensten > cool then they only need stay till I finished lol

Zosius > Im in no rush

Zosius > I know those wrecks will be mine in the end

Ravensten > cool

Ravensten > I would pop em before you would get them lol

Zosius > all i see is talk

Zosius > and your precious mission is not being done

As we talk, time passes by and d-scan looks clear. I add his corp as red and watch local if there are any people coming. I also do a check on his corp background.

Doesn't look too impressive. Records show 1 kill and 36 losses since 2011. In any case, Kronos is a ship worth putting effort hunting. I decide not to risk it and get my 2 logi pilots ready on standby and aligned. Last thing I would want is random Vexors warping in and driving my Enyo out after getting aggro. I am prepared and continue to taunt him.

Zosius > Kronos without drones, so funny

Ravensten > dont give a fuck about the mission just killin time lol

Ravensten > who doesnt have drone ?

Zosius > that's all you can kill

Zosius > you dont have

Zosius > with gallente

Zosius > and no drones

Seeing as he knows he probably will not hit me with his guns, I try to poke him from another direction and make him show his drones. A light set of drones are killing frigates just fine. Perhaps he will go for it?

Ravensten > you mean those drones ?

Zosius > crap

Zosius > let me just salvage man

Ravensten > Im not some nab you know lol

Zosius > i have no idea

Zosius > drones usually hurt

Ravensten > 10 do lol

While he was busy showing off his drones I noticed an extra Kronos on scan. There are no corpmates in local, but make no mistake, there is an extra ship warping in. This is it. I see Kronos land on grid.

What will he do? Will he unleash his drones on me and shoot with his far-away Kronos? You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.

Ravensten > and from 70km those guns can hit you

Zosius > who knows

Zosius > whats up

Zosius > my 50mil is still valid

Zosius > to leave you alone

Ravensten > ok bored now

Zosius > nice show

Zosius > now you can go home

I try to taunt some more. He got 2 Kronos on grid and there's only my Enyo. For sure he should be brave enough and show me what for? Instead, he just seem to be shooting his drones. Is he trying to practice his small target shooting with large guns?

Zosius > shooting your drones?

Zosius > practicing your aim?

Zosius > you really are hopless lol

Zosius > 2 marauders and cant do anything

Zosius > i guess i will have to stick till the end

Ravensten > hope you enjoyed wasting your time cya around

Zosius > laters

In the end, neither of his corpies arrived and neither any of his Kronos took a shot at me. Perhaps he realized his 2 marauders would not be a match for my Enyo and decided to leave his mission. Of course declaring victory for wasting my time. It's interesting perception. My goal is to mess around and anything done to distract missioner from his mission is already a victory. But I don't blame Revensten. Probably me coming to his mission was most exciting experience since his Ishkur loss back in 2011.