You walk over to the pirates at the table and interrupt their conversation. Upset, the leader says, "what do you want?" You explain that you want to be a pirate. "So, you want to be a pirate? Well, let's have a little test. We's were just discussin' a fleet of merchants headin' for the Levo system that we's were goin' to destroy. How's about you take care of that for us? If you come back and the merchants don't, we'll make you one of us!" They all laugh as you leave and set out on your mission.
