True.
Sometimes when cruising through empty systems you get that forever-alone-feeling. But that's my imagination of infinte space. It can be damn lonley. But if you're meeting someone at the end of nowhere, someone, who had exactly the same thought as you just had, that's what I love when playing my Freelancer.
You just need to talk much then. From where did your 'new friend' come from, what are his aims, what is his story - who is he?
Most people here at Disco - especially the 'veterans' who do still play, although (as Stefz said; Disco is dying), especially they are quite creative when it comes to RP interactions. The quality stays, but it's true... the quantity of RP interactions is decreasing. Sadly. Let's hope for more activity within the next update - or final?