What should I do with smugglers?

[silverleaf]

Right now it is really awkward. Unless they are on my known pirate list, I just pretend not to see them, because they don't stand a chance against my capship. That I believe is the right thing to do because I won't ruin someone's day no matter what my RP.
However, just sitting there and PMing him with //get out quick is really not a good option. But neither is pretending to be AFK and just saying comms failure.
I tried the usual 'halt' but then I don't have the slightest idea what to do next. I don't want to blow up his cargo, neither do I want him to lose credits, and as I'm not a pirate I'm not authorised to take bribes either.

So, I'm looking for an IN RP way to say 'get out, continue what you're doing, I'm not here for you, if possible don't mess with me again and take another route, if not, carry on.'

Thanks, and fortunately I very seldom find myself in this situation.

Won't be in game till the server is on my list though, and I have been away for some time, how long before my LAC is gone? Like how many months is the wait before character delete? Because BEFORE this happened, I haven't been on for some time too. (Even though it probably won't suceed) is there a way to appeal for it back or is it DELETED deleted and not just deactivated?

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