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Hire and escort
escort follows you
you run into a pirate
escort distracts/kills pirate/gets killed
then either you pay the escort or you get pirated
eitherway everyone is happy because you were just included in a great RP
as a few people have already said, how many NPC transports/convoys do you see flying around without fighter escorts? Well I've seen a few but they generally have them.
And don't say there aren't any mercs around, because I fly around in my merc fighter desperate for jobs, and barely any traders hire me because they'd rather try their luck solo, into dangerous territory, which imo doesnt seem very RPish.

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