So, imagine it. Here you are trapped on a backwater moon orbiting a gas giant no one is interested in. Sure it has been terraformed and is livable, but would you call gas mining a living? You want out. Out there! Amid the stars. Well kid, do I have a deal for you.
Locations
- Gangway and loading dock (Are they clean? In good repair? scorched with blaster marks? painted with a symbol or graffiti?)
- Primary airlock (is everything bolted down correctly? is the pressure indicator cracked? are there odd stains that defy easy explanation?)
- Medical station (Does it have basic supplies? Is there a vid screen for medical instructions? Do the automated surgical arms look well upkept?)
- Captains quarters (Is this still filled with the mementos of the prior owner? Does it smell bad or good in here? is there a badly hidden "secret" panel?)
- Crew quarters: double bed (is there a lingering scent of old socks? does it have an in suite shower? are the mattresses just thin plastic covered foam? Is there anything under the beds?
- Cockpit (is there old chewing gum stuck under the seat? are there obvious signs that some equipment has recently been replaced? Is there a sticky dried substance inside of the life support control panel?)
- Engineering room (Is there a liquor still hidden in one of the lockers? Are all of the tools clean and ready to use? is there a rusty red patch on the ceiling that appears to have been missed by the cleaning crew?)
- Mess hall/ kitchen (is there a lingering smell of past meals? It there a table but no chairs? An old fashioned paper cookbook? The shadowy image of something in the oven?)
- Rec room (is it cramped with exercise equipment? Empty except for an old dart board? Have a large screen monitor and a tangle of old fashioned VR gear?)
- Cargo bay (full of empty crates? Smells like a herd of goats? Suspiciously sparkling clean?, greasy like an old garage?)
Objects
- weapons locker (biometrically locked? empty accept for a quasi legal fractal knife with a duct taped grip? Has a grenade taped to the back panel with the pin laying next to it?)
- false panels (very well made and would be invisible if not slightly opened? Hanging by 1 hinge? Only has a roll of electricians tape inside?)
- portable info tech devices (tablets synced to the ships data base? An old cell phone from a provider that doesn't even exist in this system, a cyber-deck with a broken data jack cable attached?)
- tools (a full and well labeled toolbox? A crazy expensive liquid nano smart tool? A single rusty hammer with a wooden handle?)
- an old service jacket (military issue with some ballistic armor sewn in? a courier jacket with a dozen access patches? a restraint suit top?)
- space suits (oft patched and antique? Modern but with a cracked visor? silvery military issue with laser reflective qualities?)
- drugs (old fashioned glass bottle of whiskey?, medical derms, ? an old pill bottle labeled as a universal antipsychotic?)
- good luck charms (a rabbits foot- probably cloned? A feng shui mirror?, an ace of spades taped to something important?)
- translation lenses (goggles? A thin transparent sheet? A hand lense stuck on some strange pictographs setting?)
- a stone egg, slightly warm to the touch (a hand warmer with low battery? An old gag gift with a company logo on the bottom? A stone egg with a hairline crack which emits heat)
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