I tried to pirate once, as a farmer alliance guy. I stopped one of those miners who was returning from his trip to the ore sellpoint. I tried to ask him what he had eaten, did he prefer rice or synth paste, and asked for a small contribution to the farmers cause.
Perhaps I took longer than supposed to. Perhaps my inexperience in piracy made me unaware of it, but when he started stalling at the end when I ended my spiel and made my demand, I should have guessed he already had backup on his way.
Piracy isn't just fancy threats, piracy isn't just a opportunity to prey on the wealthy. Piracy is a risk, a dangerous bet. Most of the occasions it might be more dangerous to the pirate than to the assaulted pilot.
If you die to a pirate, you lose some money and time, and you may try again.
If die as a pirate, you have lost an encounter, and the presence you had established has a pirate wanes for a while....
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Looking back, I see little meaning as to why I wrote this. I can see how most pirates, probably the experienced ones too, do like to keep it short when robbing someone.
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