@platypus
> The space pirates do not, however, rape, pillage, and murder the passengers and crew. Instead, they audit the cargo and notify their accomplices to buy commodity options based on their insider knowledge.
> Thus: your typical space pirate metaphorically wears a grey pin-striped suit, swarms aboard a merchant vessel with a spreadsheet between his clenched teeth, and has retirement plans involving a senior partnership in a firm of accountants. (Captain Jack Sparrow he ain't.)