Grounded
January 3, 2010 in Uncategorized by tehmastersword
“What do you mean my license has been revoked?”. The tall man before me did not appear to be stepping down any time soon. Time to quit the enraged tough guy act then.
“Concord protocols clearly state that any Capsuleer accused of the charges brought before you is to be temporarily grounded in station until a hearing has occurred. Any attempt to leave the current station will result in Concord… intervention. Do you understand?”
“Screw it”, I sighed. “Your hearing will take place within the next 72 hours” he replied, and with that, the official pivoted on his heel and left, a path creating itself in the mob of people crowding the station.
Thats what I get for being a little too aggressive with the locals, I guessed. I wouldn’t let the time go to waste then. There were plenty of things for me to do that didn’t involve… doing anything. Up until that point, my attitude had been that being docked up was a waste of time when I could be out flying, destroying things, mining rocks, SOMETHING. As much as I didn’t like the situation, I would certainly make use of the next two or three days doing something productive, after a nice day’s worth of rest.
The next day was filled with activity, in spite of me not once leaving my quarters. After many a jest from my corp mates about the recent trouble I had gotten myself into, I focused my attentions to researching more recent fittings used by fellow Capsuleers for my ships and was surprised to see that with a few modifications, I could have been getting much more performance out of them. A quick check on market prices for the necessary modules set my spirits low for moment. It was really irritating me that I was not out in space engaging in wallet-happy activity. I was no business mogul, so staying docked up did no good for my pocket, and I was no rich man by anyone’s standards. Eventually I gave in and made the transaction, giving my crew orders to have the specified changes complete within the next three days, hoping the changes would pay for themselves.
I really had to stop getting myself intro trouble. High Security space was not for me.
It is however where the money is at.
Be mindful of suicide ganks. It pays to not afk these days.
Ha, well I wasn’t ganking anyone. This post and the following post are completely fictional filler stories to fill in my absence from EVE the past two weeks. I am aware though of the suicide ganking going on with Hulkageddon.
It’s not just hulkageddon. A lot of people have been testing the Artillery buff by suiciding on anything remotely profitable in highsec w/ tempests, maelstroms, etc.