Have you ever considered, after a particularly brutal event, just hanging up the tricorn, cutlass and the black flag? Stopped being a pirate for a hobby?
It doesn't matter if you are a historical reenactment performer, pirate entertainer, or just really like pirates and enjoy dressing up and playing the part! Do you have a break point or level that could drive you away?
What could make you so disappointed, saddened or angry enough to give up being a pirate?
Have you come close to leaving the hobby? Ever taken time away?
Or is it that important that you could never say farewell?