Well, today was a bit of a downer really. Took off from Mactan, and on passing Freeport 4, ran afoul of the Navy Upholder Cpt.Jack.Traveler. Given that I was actually stalking an Interspace transport at the time, I proceeded to outrun him through Magellan and California. I was going to swing by Ontario to refuel when he appeared again. Deciding that I could take a bomber in my light fighter (and hell, not a chance I was going to drag a hostile bomber home), I stopped to fight. At which point all my onboards went nuts...
Target comm, navigational equipment, onboard steering, power balance and shield capacitors had a mean system lag of about 11%, in additional to extra data loss. I was lucky the whole thing didn't seize up and freeze me in space, to be honest. Anyway, said moron attempted to open fire and fire a Supernova at me without saying a word. I got away with minor scrape-damage to my shield and nothing more.
[18.12.2010 17:21:46] Dialectius: What do you want, pig? [Cupholder starts shooting] [18.12.2010 17:22:27] Dialectius: Cat got ya tongue?
[18.12.2010 17:23:01] Dialectius: Now, that weren't nice
[18.12.2010 17:23:10] Dialectius: Shooting a man without a word.
[18.12.2010 17:23:25] Dialectius: I've heard that can get people like you court martialled.
[18.12.2010 17:23:50] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: ok, leave liberty [Another lawfool appears]
[18.12.2010 17:29:00] [LN]-David.Ripper: Dialectius, this is the Liberty Navy, cut your engines. [18.12.2010 17:29:00] Dialectius: Wonderful. Two of them.
[18.12.2010 17:29:11] Dialectius: To be honest, I'm doing nothing you say.
[18.12.2010 17:29:19] Dialectius: Not after the way this idiot reacted.
[18.12.2010 17:29:45] [LN]-David.Ripper: Just once it'd be nice you know.... I've got bigger fish to fry. [18.12.2010 17:29:45] Dialectius: It's not nice being shot at without a word, you know that?
[18.12.2010 17:29:57] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: u keapt attackiang liberty property
[18.12.2010 17:30:10] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: tradelanes r not to be disrupted [18.12.2010 17:30:10] Dialectius: Really?
[18.12.2010 17:30:28] Dialectius: Glad to hear you've been stalking me and recording my every action
[18.12.2010 17:30:48] [LN]-David.Ripper: You're a hacker, what did you expect? Tea and a chat? [18.12.2010 17:31:13] Dialectius: Nope. But I did expect the courtesy of being told he was going to attempt to do something other than flail in circles and drool.
[18.12.2010 17:31:46] Dialectius: You mentioned you had bigger fish to fry.
[18.12.2010 17:32:02] Dialectius: Let me improve the genepool by frying this one, while you get lost and do what you have to.
[18.12.2010 17:32:14] [LN]-David.Ripper: *Raises an eyebrow.* That's going to happen.
[18.12.2010 17:32:31] [LN]-David.Ripper: You can handle this Traveler? [18.12.2010 17:32:42] Dialectius: Sure he can.
[18.12.2010 17:32:48] Dialectius: Look, I'm quaking in my boots.
[18.12.2010 17:32:49] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: no prob [18.12.2010 17:33:00] Dialectius: Without your supervision, I'll be dead in a moment. Count on it.
[18.12.2010 17:33:03] Dialectius: Heh.
[18.12.2010 17:33:10] [LN]-David.Ripper: *Grins.* Good luck with that. [Ripper leaves] [18.12.2010 17:33:22] Dialectius: Oh dear. He's going to get me! * Melodramatic* [Another appears and starts sniffing around] [18.12.2010 17:36:17] Dialectius: Lord... Don't you people communicate with each other?
[18.12.2010 17:36:33] Dialectius: Ask David Ripper for the situation
[18.12.2010 17:36:48] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: We communicate just fine. But it seems this fellow here has everything under control. [18.12.2010 17:36:59] Dialectius: Quite so.
[18.12.2010 17:40:07] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: I think Traveler can handle it. [18.12.2010 17:40:20] Dialectius: Sure he can. I'm in mortal peril here.
[18.12.2010 17:40:43] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: st lest he knows ir
[18.12.2010 17:40:45] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: it [18.12.2010 17:40:50] Dialectius: Heheh. Sure I do.
[18.12.2010 17:44:19] Dialectius: C'mon, keep hitting me with mines! That's how you're gonna get me! Heheh. [A LNS cruiser mooches over]
[18.12.2010 17:44:46] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: You aren't supposed to give us advice you know. [18.12.2010 17:44:55] Dialectius: This one needs some help.
[18.12.2010 17:45:08] Dialectius: Seriously. You should by him a bib and pacifyer for his birthday.
[18.12.2010 17:45:13] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: I really don't think a cruiser is neccessary
[18.12.2010 17:45:15] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: seems to me u keep running [18.12.2010 17:45:39] Dialectius: Do I? I'm just seeing if you turn green and muscular when you're angry
[18.12.2010 17:45:39] LNS-Freedom: Moons: Yes, Matt, Engage the Target when you're ready.
[18.12.2010 17:45:59] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: c4
[18.12.2010 17:46:04] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: Roger that, moving in to assist. [The fighter opens fire too] [18.12.2010 17:46:41] Dialectius: So who exactly is doing what now?
[18.12.2010 17:46:55] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: Damn that thing is agile
[18.12.2010 17:47:23] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: i keep nibeling, just cant bite his head off [18.12.2010 17:49:07] Dialectius: Good luck you two.
[18.12.2010 17:49:16] Dialectius: Shame I don't have better thrusters, really. [Cruiser opens fire]
[18.12.2010 17:51:44] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: This would be easier for everyone if you went home. [18.12.2010 17:51:50] Dialectius: Oh I know.
[18.12.2010 17:51:59] Dialectius: Easier isn't always better though.
[18.12.2010 17:52:40] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: I think it would be in this situation. [I shoot a trade lane, ignoring the people shooting at me] [18.12.2010 17:52:49] Dialectius: Whoops. I just broke the law. Naughty me.
[18.12.2010 17:52:49] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: You don't have to die
[18.12.2010 17:52:54] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: And I dont have to chase you for 5 hours [18.12.2010 17:52:59] Dialectius: Oh, I don't intend to
[18.12.2010 17:54:07] Dialectius: Currently I'm just debating the best route back
[18.12.2010 17:54:24] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: In a cargo pob
[18.12.2010 17:54:37] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: I mean pod... [18.12.2010 17:54:38] Dialectius: How clever.
[18.12.2010 17:57:21] Dialectius: You suckers really don't give up, do you?
[18.12.2010 17:57:35] Cpt.Jack.Traveler: we're the navy
[18.12.2010 17:57:38] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: Not until you're gone
[18.12.2010 17:57:43] Adam.Roberts: I see.
[18.12.2010 17:58:07] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: OOPS
[18.12.2010 17:58:14] [LN]-Matt.Falconer: I shot you [18.12.2010 17:58:16] Dialectius: Huh. That'll teach me to talk and fly at once.
After a while, my malfunctioning equipment got the better of me, and a lucky shot from the fighter sheared the front of my Falchion off. I ejected, and was snatched up by a Rogue patrol who'd been circling, but keeping their distance from the fight themselves. Just as well they were there. Wouldn't want to have started a precedent regarding us and prisons. I hear that later on a DSE cleanup crew turned up to salvage the 80% of my ship that was intact, and tow it off for R&D. Those bastard Rogues who saved me chased them off and sold my ship back to me. Heh, they're businessmen, I'll give them that. Got a shuttle back from Alcatraz to Mactan. The Falchion is in Vespucci undergoing repairs however.
Given that I had nothing else to do for the evening, using the Los Angeles phonebook, I picked Caal C. Cabaniss, then trawled the Neural Net for her profile address. It's now being bombarded with midget porn by 300 zombie servers. That's DDoS with style!