The Trap

WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?
-- Death appeals to Azrael
(Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man)

Disclaimer: Before I start, I included the entire combat log, it's long but I feel taking bits out is not right

I walk into the NovaKane hangar this evening with a slight headache, some days it's just best not to get out of bed but things need doing and there's always something to do.

An associate reports something curious, Electus Matari Claw and Dramiel in the direction of the 2/10 plex but the Dramiel kept appearing and disappearing off scan and the local comms net.

Eventually it's just the Claw, the Dramiel is now gone.

"It's bait you know?" says Keira
"Of course it's bloody bait" I reply.

Keira can state the obvious in such a mocking tone.

"Guess I'll be going in then" I say as I board Sgt Angua.

The associate reports the Claw, still in the direction of the plex, I enter the black and set warp directly for the gate.

I land, the Claw only 20 clicks away, he engages as I land, quickly trying to control range...

[ 2011.02.03 22:21:54 ] (notify) Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) has started trying to warp scramble you!

MWD have recently been updated to work in all deadspace complexes, but it is now more important than ever to fit your ship accordingly as I engage back, first webbing and then scrambling the Claw's propulsion...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:05 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw).

The Dramiel appears on scan, the trap sprung, as the Claw starts to shoot at me...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:07 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias lightly hits you, doing 88.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:09 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias hits you, doing 104.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:11 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias heavily hits you, inflicting 127.3 damage.

His range control is poor as I'm now on top of him, I open fire...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:12 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), causing 191.3 damage.

Dramiel lands from it's warp and engages as it does so...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (notify) Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.

Claw is primary target...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.

Swing and a miss, but the fight is far from over...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 354.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias lightly hits you, doing 99.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 37.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), inflicting 486.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias hits you, doing 121.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 39.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 252.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 127.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:21 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:23 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias heavily hits you, inflicting 181.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 20.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 139.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 149.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates as Wasp begins to explode.

The Claw explodes, I turn all my attention on the Dramiel...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Approaching What Where ?
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:26 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 87.4 damage.

Webbed and scrammed but I'm bleeding atmosphere and fuel into space...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 29.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 20.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 31.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:29 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 365.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:30 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 123.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:31 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 356.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 18.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania strikes you perfectly, wrecking for 104.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 98.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:33 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:34 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 161.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:35 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 586.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 43.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 25.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 21.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 95.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:37 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), causing 257.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:38 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:39 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 438.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 45.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 33.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 171.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:41 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II lightly hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 261.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 30.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 33.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 42.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 161.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 427.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 409.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 136.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 39.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 16.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 18.6 damage.

The fight is close, but in the end...

[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 195.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:49 ] (notify) True Sansha Stasis Webifier deactivates as What Where ? begins to explode.

Dramiel down, the pilot warping his escape pod out just as I achieved lock.

Kane Rizzel > gf
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > login trap not work
Crazy Vania > I'll keep trying to figure out ways to kill your dare
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > but gf none the less :D

So I was baited, of course I was, it's as easy as that, there could have been a Concord billboard with BAIT in bright shiny letters and I still would have gone in.

Why? you may ask... Hehe, y'all should know by now but mostly I do it cause I love it.

Sgt Angua is fast earning her keep and continues to impress me.