Contact. You kick off the berth and slide into the pilot seat, taking the ship off Auto as you do. Correction, three contacts, pretty far out. Vanduul never raid this far into the Empire... your heart sinks as you mutter to yourself: "Pirates."

You keep bearing and speed, keep shields at current levels. Don't do anything to make them think you're itching to fight. You never know, they might just pass on by. You can't tell what pack they belong to. You've run across pirates in the past, even done business with a few, maybe you'll get lucky...