Shrug... ran into some LPI named Bob_Smith in a Liberator and only noticed a bit late that he had Swatter Mines, was going to let em cruise out after telling the bomber that was in the area but the fight seemed committed to at that point.
Tried to give some cash after the fight and it said char does not exist.
Dunno if it was a new player or someone doing one of those "no respawn" characters. Either way, kudos for the fight.
kudos to SwiftWing, for possibly writing the most intriguing and entertaining bug report I've ever seen!
It is probably only a matter of time before this turns into a creepypasta