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Thread: A chuckle for the smuggler
SnotFondler wrote:
Well, ive just had a fun little experience.
Im sitting around outside my house, grinding Spices 4, when I get a tell from the guild's armorsmith, Blackwasp (This is a rough outline of the conversation)
BW: Hi, can you slice some armor for me (We had previously hit upon me slicing his armor professionally, so he can sell it on)
Me: Yeah, sure, how many pieces
BW: About 250 pieces
Me: Ummmm... yeah, ok... (Kind of dumbfounded)
Now, I charge 100c per %. Although I do deals for my fellow guildies, were talking serious cash here. considering I had about 10k in my bank at the time, I jumped on the chance.
Even if I get 10% slices on EVERY piece of armor, at 100c per %, were talking 250k creds.
Kiet Mur'Zunni
First night as a slicer ...
Last week Ifinish my first master prof, Master Chef, and right after that I get my Slicer title. That was a nice night. And it got better.
I set off to the Coro SP to try out my new slicing skills while I track down some tailors and BE's. The cross-training aspects for a smuggler are very rewarding. We stand around, making deals, sharing tellsand writing emails and then serve customers as they arrive. So I get my first official customer as a new Slicer in the Coro terminal. It's a french trandoshan spamming that he needs a slice, in english. In spatial he asks if I can slice for him. My roleplaying reply was, "Keep it down because the Empire doesn't approve of my talents." This completely confuses the lad. Luckily I can manage pretty well in French so I lay out the deal ... I slice on the sliding scale. So in7 slices I get 40K+ and he adds me to his friends list.
I head outside and see someone wanting to get app xp from someone. We agree to help each other. Since,I just made master chef, I only had 20 app xp left to my name and really needed the app xp for master smuggler. While that xp exchange occurs I get another slicing customer.
He has four weapons and doesn't care what I charge and waits almost 10 minutes. At the time I reply and say, "I charge on a sliding scale." He remarked how he did not care what I charged. "Ok, then pay me 50K," was my retort. He says at the same moment, "I'd pay 100K." Without batting an eyelash, I say, "Fine. 100K it is. Deal?" He answered, "Deal." I slice 4 weapons, don't even give him the results, get my money and he adds me to his friends list. Bing. Bam. Boom.
Just the other day ...
I get a few customers and the last one had the fabledbag-o-guns. Ah, my first sac-o-slicing goodness. He had 12mega death rifles in there. I make some complimentary comments that he must be a really tough character. I slice themand charged72K and I get the 85K escrow email. He was so damn polite and respectful that I couldn't believe it. He added me to his list.
I think, in general, I'm a very pleasant person and it shows in-game. Either that or myburgundy border yellow mini dress, my freckles, toned body, my gentle lavendar color and faded lekkuhighlights really have an effect on people. The funny thing is, my avatar is an adolescent twi'lek. I made her small and slender with very small boobs, but people go nuts over her. I only did that so I could age her over time. Should we be frightened?
h, cool. so how much for a T21 and 2 pieces of armor?
) i only mastered smuggler a few days ago I was standing in this city and forgot that I had my master smuggler tag up and this guy asks me to slice a full suit of armor. The cituation is that him and about 6 other guys are in a huge battle with each other with duels and using launcher pistols so the lag was terrible.
I tell him that I usually charge 5k(although I could care less about the money cause I mainly slice for my guild and they never tip me).
He says okay and hands me over a nice suit of stun armor. which I slice.. now the lag is so bad that I am about to write a response(update him on slice) to him when the slice menu pops up right when I hit enter and I cut the wrong wire... I am freaking out so I decided since its one if the arm pieces that Ill just be bad and ignore it. I keep him updated on the other stuff trying to be more careful and then give him back his armor.
I tell him I got some bad emcum slices so Ill charge him less... I charge him 30-40k I forget instead of the 45k.
Its great to be a bad smuggler.
Moral of the story is dont slice when your in lag hell.
Not really a chuckle story, but I thought I'd share a pair of macros I hit when I'm slicing- really seems to make people's day sometimes.
Armor:
/emote sets %TT's armor down in front of him and opens an upgrade kit;
/pause 8;
/say Hrm... let's see... surely this part is too thick already... these energy dampeners are woefully underpowered... surely this absorption layer can be thickened...;
/pause 7;
/emote puts %TT's armor back together very gingerly, as if afraid something might explode.;
/pause 5;
/say Alright, there you go friend, I'm sure that'll... improve... the armor. Just don't go telling the imperial authorities who hooked ya up.
Weapons:
/emote takes apart %TT's weapon using a set of tools from a hidden pocket.;
/pause 8;
/say Hrm... let's see... we don't need this, or that... this is just a safety mechanism... surely this power regulator isn't maxed...;
/pause 7;
/emote puts %TT's weapon back together very gingerly, as if afraid something might explode.;
/pause 5;
/say Alright, there you go friend, I'm sure that'll... improve... the weapon.
Edit for looks.
Message Edited by ikolian on 08-18-2004 07:05 PM
now i'm just 45k of pistol experience away. hope to start contributing soon!Dude: Nice outfit.
Me: Thanks, the ladies love the hot pants.
Dude: They're not the only ones
I then spot the dude as he turns and runs out of the cantina, leaving me with an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. Needless to say, I switched back to my black/red thin striped pants for the day.
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