Lastnight i had my first experience with this type of fellow Pirate.
Was in a duo sloop session my crew mate had to dip so i wait in port for a random to set sail with. Low and behold one shows up 10 min later (much drinking and music played) However something seems off with this Pirate from the get go due in part to them simply running in a circle around the mast... 10 min pass with me attempting communication... nothing...
"Arrrrrg well" i think time to set sail!
Away we go, off into the murky night one coherent able Pirate and his (looks less than able) Salty Nutmeg crewmate who is still running in circles around the mast at this point... and continued to do so at times in hilarious fashion whilst we were fired upon. I think i even screamed at them for assistance more than once then membered they were stuck in the dance of the Nutmeg...
I'll skip ahead and save you the pain of our voyages story, mainly due in part to it being a boring one suffice to say after an hour however the Order of Souls quest was completed and we were setting of back to port.
This is where my Salty Nutmeg of a crew mate stops his dance and types in chat "Hello sorry i was afk" to which i reply "Not cool but it's fine ye Salty Nutmeg" needless to say they seemed rather genuine as we entered port. We proceed to cache in the first 2 skulls and as soon as they do the one they have... P**F just like that they dc from the session.
Guess this sort of thing is bound to happen from time to time.
No idea if a kick option would be the best solution (i have none other i could suggest) think i'll just try to make the best of it when and if it does happen again. Like to give people the benefit of the doubt but when all else fails there is the report function. I understand the total frustration it causes to any given session though.
Fair winds and Good Hunting.