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Rahu12, from the city of Mumbai, is still attacking me. He left me alone for most of today, so I was able to improve some stuff and generate about 100 troops - mostly spearmen. I knew he was probably just letting me gather more resources for him to plunder, perhaps trying to lull me into a false sense of security or something like that.
I had sent messages to my nearby neighbor...
From: LadyArkham
To: Stelistul
Subject: Help please?
Hey,
Rahu12 has been farming me for several days now, and I don't have the time between attacks to recoup and get my defenses online. If you'd be willing to help me militarily, I could send you 2000 wood, iron and clay every day for the next week, and possibly longer.
I hope this agreement is amenable to you.
--The Lady
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Along with the message, I sent 2000 wood and 2000 clay, as a kind of sign of friendship.
I didn't hear back from Stelistul the whole next day. It occurs to me that I haven't heard from Stelistul at *all* since the first week we joined the game and made a loose informal non-aggression deal. I began to wonder if maybe he's inactive now...
Two days later, no word from Stelitsul, but several more debilitating attacks from rahu12, mostly during the night when I'm not around to do anything about it.
So tonight I got fed up.
From: LadyArkham
To: rahu12
Subject: Truce?
Please stop farming me.
If you want to work out some kind of tribute arrangement, I'd be up for that...
Otherwise, I'm going to keep donating my resources to surrounding villages when you try to attack me. It isn't going to be worth your time to attack me.
From: rahu12
To: LadyArkham
Subject: Re:Truce?
HI nice to meet with u !i thought ur not active !
can u help me to get a good farm!i've no plans to hit active fellow.
Instead of sending to others Please send those resources to me ! i need them desparately
tell me what u want & i'll help u out!
waiting for ur reply!
I thought about this for a few minutes, in context with my other efforts the last few days...
From: LadyArkham
To: rahu12
Subject: Alternative Target
If you're looking for an inactive player to farm, try Stelistul at 531/266. He's got a big village and I don't think he's been online in a long time.
Meanwhile, stop attacking me for a day or two, and then we'll talk about me helping you out with resources. When I'm not being attacked constantly, I usually have several thousand extra sitting around that I could send to you, so if you stop attacking me for three days, when my merchants get back I'll send you something big.
--The Lady
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Meanwhile, I've completed one of the major quests in Sryth, which makes me happy. ^_^
Tyler and I survived one of the most tedious and boring labs we've ever done. We were also the first pair out, which bodes well for the rest of the year. Last semester, Rachel and I were usually the first ones done. Apparently, Tyler and his partner were pretty fast too. Since Tyler's partner and mine have both left for greener pastures, (Rachel a different school, the other guy for the Business department,) we'll make a good team.
Although I'm not quite sure how to respond when he asks my opinion on getting his bleached-blond swim team hair cut into a mohawk, or shaved mostly off except for one side to comb over, or shaved off except for a fringe at the back... I just... it's a crime for any guy to do that to their hair... *cringe*
*happy sigh*
I can sleep in tomorrow morning, and then tomorrow is the OSG meeting!