After a long hiatus from EVE and blogging due to many RL related reasons, I’m finally back. I’ve been back for about a month, but actually got my name on the killboards a few times last night, which I have to admit felt amazing. So, now that I have a reason to write about my yarring exploits, I decided to drop the roleplaying antics (for now) and just get on with it. Viin won’t be updating as much, as he’s not really a blogger at heart, but I’m sure he’ll be back soon. So now, Blogganeers is a ‘classy’ pirate girl blog!
What has happened since we last blogged? Viin joined Hellhounds and promptly ran out of sub, which sucked. I have since resubbed him, and we are looking forward to causing havoc throughout New Eden, this time without him being technically neutral to me!
Last night was my first fleet op in a long time. I’ve only been on a few, and each time I’ve been a bit nervous. Last night was no different, particularly due to how long it’s been since I actually buzzed around and did PvP. My last few fleet ops were fairly quiet and ended with several of my Rifters blowing up, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. There was a slightly bigger turnout this time round. I hopped onto Viin’s account to steal some of his ammo (I know, I’m such a loving girlfriend) and then prepped for the run.
We started out from Vitrauze and had a fair amount of frigates in the fleet. This made me feel a bit more comfortable, because at least there were other people doing the same role as me. Just before we all got started, I was undocking to go to another station to get my ammo, and was immediately locked down by a Drake. I didn’t have an insta bookmark, and had another nine seconds before I could redock, so I was hastily making my way back to the station and my shields just dropped. I panicked, but luckily got docked up before my armour was torn apart. Thankfully Mynxee came to the rescue with an insta and I was able to escape him quite easily. We started moving shortly after that, and it was an eventful night. I got my name back on the killboard (and on our alliance killboard for the first time!) several times, and it was a really good laugh. I even tried my hand at scouting, which I haven’t done before, and learnt a few more things about flying with a fleet.
My nerves had mostly dropped by halfway through, and I was sad to have to leave for bed after a few hours. One thing that I have most definitely learnt is that I am really in the mood for some solo roaming again! I used to spend my evenings out on my own in a Rifter, crawling belts and looking for trouble. While Viin often accompanied me, or some of the Hellcats, sometimes it just felt good to be out on my own. I still remember my first ransom. I didn’t even have to ask, I was told, “I know how this works” and my wallet flashed with glorious ISK, so I let the poor guy (and his friend) go with a big grin on my face. I can’t wait to start making money from harassing other people again.
It looks like the spirit has returned, so expect to see more of me in the near future. It’s good to be back!
