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Originally Posted by SteveS
For pirates, the most sensible approach is probably to aim some really scary looking weapons at the victim, maybe launch a target drone to demonstrate that they're real, and politely ask, "Would you be kind enough to open up your cargo doors and shove a hundred or so D-tons of your most valuable cargo into space. It would be most convenient if you would strap it together so it doesn't drift apart while we load it. To thank you for your assistance, we'd like to be able to turn off our weapons and not give your very expensive starship or your esteemed crew a taste of what we just did to that target drone."
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"Captain, what is that ticking sound I hear inside the container".