Post by Jase on Jul 9, 2005 19:57:41 GMT -5
Here's an amusing story that began because one person was dumber than another. Well, maybe I'm not dumb, just
a little too trusting for my own good.
It all started as I arrived home to drop of yet more stuff, when I came across a friendly fellow by the name of Appolo admiring my house. we began talking, one thing led to another, and he expressed some interest in obtaining a Jedi holocron; I had a few extra so I had him make me an offer. He offered me 75k and a Kimoglia; OK, maybe I am dumb, I have no CM skills, and even though he assured me I could call it, I'm still making an appointment to have my head examined. Anyway, 75k is always good, so I agreed. As we traded, he gave me the Kimo, but claimed he had to go to the bank to get the rest. I'm not a complete moron, but since he seemed like a nice guy, and he did have several harvesters just outside my house, I figured what the hell and accepted the trade.
Here's where the fun begins. At this point he tells me he's going to run to the bank and get the money, so I hang around my house... for 10 min. Now I ask him where he is and he responds "Lost in space" Who the hell is he Will robinson? I've never heard of the Jupiter 7 glitch. Now I'm getting understandably suspicious and what happens next makes absolutely no sense. I don't which is more inprobable, that it would even pop into my head to try findfriend on him, or that this freakin' rocket scientist would be dumb enough to put me on his friend list, I know that's the first thing I would do to hide from someone I just screwed. So, after shaking off the bewilderment, I shuttled off to Mos Eisley to confront him; And wouldn't you know it, he had just "unlost" himself mere seconds before I arrived. Long story slightly shorter, he began giving me all kinds of excusses like he has to go back to the bank in FO to get his money. Well after about 10 min of me bluntly calling him a lier, he bluntly told me he was keeping the holocron, I can go screw myself and logged off.
It gets better from here. At this point I consider my options and remember his harvesters, and after explaining my situation to Baile, I was now a proud member of the RSF militia; All that was left to do was wait, but for how long? Not very, maybe a half hour later, the little creep logs back in, an oppertunity I take to throw him a bluff. I tell him that if he ever intends to pay me, He may want to do it before the CSRs get to my ticket I reported on him; remember, I didn't have much of a case, I did accept the trade on good faith that he would complete it. All of a sudden he starts getting real chatty, asking me what a CSR is and what it means. I explain to him that they're the fine people who investigate and ban people who go pulling the crap he just did.
The sad part. Well maybe pathetic would be more like it. Within minutes, he arrives in FO and asks me if I will cancel my report if he gives me my 75k; I say sure, I can do that. He then proceeds to pay me, and I proceeded to do the only thing I could do: I thank him for finaly doing the right thing and ban his thieving ass!!; God, it felt good.
The next two hours did not feel so good; That's about how long he spent literaly begging and pleading for me to unban him. After the first hour I was already growing tired of Emoting, making bad jokes at his expense and generaly mocking him; Besides, I wasn't going to budge, he may have done the right thing in the end, but he did it under the pretense that he was in danger of being kicked from the game.
At this point I couldn't bare anymore and suggested that he take whatever dignity he had left and just walk away; which really was his only option without access to a nearby shuttle. Around this time many of my RSF home boys and girls were starting to come...home. Some of whom had already heard much of what was going on approached him to see what his problem was, or maybe just to see how someone that stupid can even turn on a computer. Anyway, before I know it, Luciotti and Piecubo are stepping forward to defend my honor. The rules were simple, if he fights them both one at a time and wins, he can get un banned; Oh yeah there was also something mentioned about no DB. Too bad for poor Peicubo, Appolo didn't see that condition, and when Luciotti wiped the floor with Appolo in round two , you bet your ass he didn't concern himself with it either.
Needless to say Appolo did not meet the conditions necessary to use the shuttle; But hey, on the upside, at least he didn't have to walk. As for me? I'd have to say that was the best holocron I ever spent
a little too trusting for my own good.
It all started as I arrived home to drop of yet more stuff, when I came across a friendly fellow by the name of Appolo admiring my house. we began talking, one thing led to another, and he expressed some interest in obtaining a Jedi holocron; I had a few extra so I had him make me an offer. He offered me 75k and a Kimoglia; OK, maybe I am dumb, I have no CM skills, and even though he assured me I could call it, I'm still making an appointment to have my head examined. Anyway, 75k is always good, so I agreed. As we traded, he gave me the Kimo, but claimed he had to go to the bank to get the rest. I'm not a complete moron, but since he seemed like a nice guy, and he did have several harvesters just outside my house, I figured what the hell and accepted the trade.
Here's where the fun begins. At this point he tells me he's going to run to the bank and get the money, so I hang around my house... for 10 min. Now I ask him where he is and he responds "Lost in space" Who the hell is he Will robinson? I've never heard of the Jupiter 7 glitch. Now I'm getting understandably suspicious and what happens next makes absolutely no sense. I don't which is more inprobable, that it would even pop into my head to try findfriend on him, or that this freakin' rocket scientist would be dumb enough to put me on his friend list, I know that's the first thing I would do to hide from someone I just screwed. So, after shaking off the bewilderment, I shuttled off to Mos Eisley to confront him; And wouldn't you know it, he had just "unlost" himself mere seconds before I arrived. Long story slightly shorter, he began giving me all kinds of excusses like he has to go back to the bank in FO to get his money. Well after about 10 min of me bluntly calling him a lier, he bluntly told me he was keeping the holocron, I can go screw myself and logged off.
It gets better from here. At this point I consider my options and remember his harvesters, and after explaining my situation to Baile, I was now a proud member of the RSF militia; All that was left to do was wait, but for how long? Not very, maybe a half hour later, the little creep logs back in, an oppertunity I take to throw him a bluff. I tell him that if he ever intends to pay me, He may want to do it before the CSRs get to my ticket I reported on him; remember, I didn't have much of a case, I did accept the trade on good faith that he would complete it. All of a sudden he starts getting real chatty, asking me what a CSR is and what it means. I explain to him that they're the fine people who investigate and ban people who go pulling the crap he just did.
The sad part. Well maybe pathetic would be more like it. Within minutes, he arrives in FO and asks me if I will cancel my report if he gives me my 75k; I say sure, I can do that. He then proceeds to pay me, and I proceeded to do the only thing I could do: I thank him for finaly doing the right thing and ban his thieving ass!!; God, it felt good.
The next two hours did not feel so good; That's about how long he spent literaly begging and pleading for me to unban him. After the first hour I was already growing tired of Emoting, making bad jokes at his expense and generaly mocking him; Besides, I wasn't going to budge, he may have done the right thing in the end, but he did it under the pretense that he was in danger of being kicked from the game.
At this point I couldn't bare anymore and suggested that he take whatever dignity he had left and just walk away; which really was his only option without access to a nearby shuttle. Around this time many of my RSF home boys and girls were starting to come...home. Some of whom had already heard much of what was going on approached him to see what his problem was, or maybe just to see how someone that stupid can even turn on a computer. Anyway, before I know it, Luciotti and Piecubo are stepping forward to defend my honor. The rules were simple, if he fights them both one at a time and wins, he can get un banned; Oh yeah there was also something mentioned about no DB. Too bad for poor Peicubo, Appolo didn't see that condition, and when Luciotti wiped the floor with Appolo in round two , you bet your ass he didn't concern himself with it either.
Needless to say Appolo did not meet the conditions necessary to use the shuttle; But hey, on the upside, at least he didn't have to walk. As for me? I'd have to say that was the best holocron I ever spent
