[cputnal]

Just a question. Bit long winded.

Yesterday, a SF and I needed about 300-400 JNs each (I'm BW, hes LE) So we decide to do a DA A in NR.

Well, there are two 60ish toons standing there, begging us to go with them. Neither has fog. Both had b-day cake maxed. One may have had squirt. Lots of "please", "can you help me", you know the drill.

While we had rather just do the 3 floors with the two of us, we say OK, "Lets work together", "I need more JNs", etc. We stood there and SF chat for aminute to decide to do this. So they clearly understood that we were SFs.

So we are heading to the first set of cogs and one of the 60ish toons says "Use the Speedchat" "I can't understand you". So I say, "No thank you", "Sorry I can't".

Well you would think that she was doing me a favor by being there. She proceeded to continuously chat the entire time - you know, randomly typing to annoy the other three of us. continuously. And saying "Use the Speedchat", "I can't understand you." Well, dear, thats the whole point of SF chat - I don't want you to understand me.

So we fog, they ele, first set goes down. My friend and I keep chatting, ignoring her. After all, we didn't ask her to come, she asked us.

First set of puzzles. I get there first, and say "I'll get this one". I start clearning the mine sweep. She promptly runs around me and triggers the cogs.

Fine, I use Lvl 7 squirt to get rid of them. My friend uses lure - she throws out marbles....argh. But both my friend and I say "No problem.", "lets use squirt"

We get to first skele-cog room, she continues to fake -sf chat to annoy everyone. We take them out using my friend's organic bday cake, my lure and the other toons throw. She uses marbles again. I suggest "You should use a different gag". She says "no."

Second floor, more of the same. She tells us to use SF chat, she trips another set of holos, uses trap, etc. When we get hit, we tune them up while they work gags. We do suggest gag selections (ie: "I'm going to use lure", "Lets all go for the same cog", etc." We never said or did anything negative, although this little experiment in random altruism cost several level 7s.

Third floor. At this point, it is clear, at least to me, that she isn't 6 or 7. More like 12 or 13, and being as obnoxious as she can be. I can't remember if we had a 3rd set of holos or not. I don't think so.

Finally on last set of cogs. She pulls out an aaoogah. I say "You should choose a different gag", shes says "No". I say "I'm going to use lure". And she continues her fake-sf chat. Well, if she doesn't want my lure...

Meanwhile, the other 60 has played as a team member, tuning up, following gag selection, etc. Well played. So, he needs a tune up for 6 or 7 laffs, my friend tunes him up. The troublesome toon is down 2 or 3 laffs as well. We decided to see if the other 60 toon would tune her up. He decided not to. (yes, he had lvl 3 tu) So he was as annoyed, it seems, as we were. So we all passed.

So, we all sit back and watch her aaogah the final set of cogs. Uh oh. Well, if you've ever been in a DA, if you are the only one who hits the cogs, you are toast. And of course, she was. As she went sad, she was all "You Stink". "That wasn't nice", etc.

So I ask - did she, or did she not, deserve her fate? Yes, I could have thrown out a Unite. Or for that matter, used a level 7. But at no time in the whole DA did she once act polite, as a team member, or anything else. She used speedchat with enough facility that it wasn't just a young kid fooling around. She was very quick with using phrases that only a much older kid would be able to use. She constantly told us to "hurry", or "Use the Speedchat" or "No" to gag selections.

Should we have let her die? Or is this how the rep of "bad big toons" gets started? Am I obligated to save the life of a toon who clearly has no understanding of team play, politeness or civility?

Of course, the three of us who remained danced. The other 60ish toon was happy, got the law cogs it needed, and the experiement in random kindness was at least partially successful.

Just looking for your thoughts.

thanks,
Craig