Earth had been destroyed.
I lost my home, my office, my job, and also, my friends.
Had I not persuaded myself to go drink that zero-gravity tequila,
I too, would've perished in that mass of tentacles and sinew...
[[Weep]]
[[Suck it up]]That felt good.
Sometimes, you just have to let loose, right?
Time to get to work.
[[Assess the situation]]Right, you're a man, besides there's no time for tears, there are more pressing matters to attend to.
[[Assess the situation]] I start to look around my old ship, which had unfortunately took some damage while I was escaping Earth.
The vessel was more damaged than I thought,
From the cockpit window, I saw that both wings of the Hojun were cracked and horribly dented, though those specific parts had no intricate use or function, It made the whole ship look terribly run-down.
*I am currently in the cockpit.*
[[Walk down to the main hallway]]
[[Inspect the ship's computer and S.A.I.L.]]
[[Look out the window]]I walk down to the Houn's main hallway and-
Oh this is just a mess,
The whole place was shaken up due to my reckless piloting.
Paintings had flown off the walls,
China had been shattered, furniture had been broken, and many ornaments had gone missing.
The teleporter in the center, however, was still intact.
Aside from the interior losing it's integrity, the main hallway was fine.
*I am currently in the main hallway.*
[[Walk towards the engine room]]
[[Walk towards the cockpit->Assess the situation]]I mustered all my strength and crawled all the way to the navigation system, which to my distress was completely broken, Leaving me literally in the dark.
I might be able to repair it, however.
*I am currently in the cockpit.*
[[Attempt to repair the computer]]
[[Walk down to the main hallway]]I look out of the slightly cracked cockpit window,
At first, I couldn't see a thing, but after wiping the dirt off my eyes,
I started to notice a summer green planet not very far from here,
In fact, it would appear that I was directly orbiting the lush and fertile looking world.
*I am currently in the cockpit.*
[[Walk down to the main hallway]]
[[Inspect the ship's computer and S.A.I.L.]]Placing my hands on the console, I ripped open the system revealing what was underneath.
The smell of burnt plastic and silicon filled my nostrils as I rummaged through the metal box, desperately trying to fix all the mess.
My frivolous attempts to hotwire the motherboard somehow managed to jumpstart my ships Artificial Intelligence, turning on all the emergency lights in the process.
[["S.A.I.L.?"]]I huddle my way towards the engine room in the back and-
Oh, crapbaskets.
The thrusters, they're cracked!
Even from here, I could clearly see the long and terrible seams that covered the precious thrusters.
Well... on the bright side, only those parts were damaged, the rest, along with the engine and FTL drive itself were perfectly fine.
However, I was too inexperienced to properly repair the thrusters,
And even if I was, I would still lack the necessary materials to do so.
*I am currently in the engine room.*
[[Walk down to the main hallway]] The monitor mounted on the cockpits wall had turned on and started to reboot, I sat next to the screen sweating and hoping that all would go well.
Suddenly, the ships twin engines started to whir, the life support systems were running again, and the teleporter began to power up, giving a magnificent blue neon light.
S.A.I.L had finished its rebooting process, soon I was met with the A.I's calm and satiric tone as It gave it's maintenance report.
SHIP MAINTENANCE REPORT
ENGINES: ONLINE
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: ONLINE
LIFE SUPPORT: ONLINE
TELEPORTATION: ONLINE
ERROR 2Xt11ee
SHIP THRUSTERS: DAMAGED
FASTER THAN LIGHT TRAVEL: OFFLINE
Please consult customer services.
end.
[["Oh."]]Well.
Can't hurt to check out that planet outside the window.
[[END]]Thanks for playing my first ever text-based adventure!
I had always wanted to do one of these, without having to fight with some code nonsense and whatnot.
Chapter 2 will come soon,
After I figure out how to use this program fully, that is.
-Standmasster