Starship Launch

The first breath burns your throat. You cough, blinking smoke from your eyes, trying to make sense of the tangled wires and sparking consoles. The ship’s interior smells of ozone and burnt plastic. “Systems fried,” you mutter. “Perfect.” Outside, an alien sun beats through fractured glass. If you want to leave this rock alive, you’ll have to rebuild your ship from whatever you can salvage. [[Look around for anything useful]] [[Step outside and begin scavenging]]

You squeeze through the buckled airlock and stagger into a harsh, blue daylight. The sun is too bright, the sky swirling with purple clouds. Shards of your ship glitter in the dust, wreckage to the east and west, and the ground itself cratered from impact. “At least the air’s breathable,” you say, trying to sound brave. In the silence, your voice is oddly small. [[Head back to your wreck->Start]] [[Explore the Crater Field->Crater Field]] [[Search the Alien Forest->Alien Forest]] [[Head to East Wreckage->East Wreckage]] [[Head to West Wreckage->West Wreckage]] (if:$hasEngineCore is true and $hasFuelCells is true and $hasFlightComputer is true and $hasNavBeacon is true)[[Head to the Launch Pad->Launch Pad]]

*You cough, waving smoke from your face.* You find some old schematics that seem to have fallen from the emergency compartement. (set: $hasSchematics to true) As you scroll through you find that you need four different peices to make an emergency ship to leave the planet. [[Storage Locker]] [[Leave->Start]]

You are an explorer on a far reaching interstellar journey through the stars. Everything is quiet. You see a beautiful planet that is lush and full of life. Suddenly alarms start blaring! Alert! Alert! Engine Failure! Automatic Thrusters disabled! Your going down! The gravitational field of the planet has you in its grasp. You buckle into your seat and prepare for an emergency landing. [[OH NOOOOO!->Start]]

Alien Forest<c> Alien trees arch overhead, their bark a shimmering orange beneath shifting bands of moss. You catch faint, animal sounds, chirring, skittering, something heavy moving just out of sight. [[Continue]] [[Back->Step outside and begin scavenging]]

East Wreckage You head East towards the wreckage of your vessel. You find yourself going towards a gourge. As you head into the gourge there is some slime in your way. There is a precarious rock that looks moveable. (if: $Rockfall is false)[[Examine the rock]] [[Back->Step outside and begin scavenging]] (if: $Rockfall is true)[[To wreckage->Hurray!]]

West Wreckage The West Wreckage groans in the breeze, its hull split open like a broken ribcage. You catch the tang of ozone, the unmistakable sizzle of live wires. From deep within, a rapid metallic clicking, some failing relay, or maybe something alive, echoes out. “Great. Just what I needed,” you grumble, sizing up your next challenge. [[Approach the blocked door->Blocked Door]] [[Peek through a broken window->Broken Window]] [[Circle the wreckage for another entrance->Circle Wreckage]] (if: $hasPeekedWindow is true)[[Reach through the Glass->Shut Off Power]] [[Back->Step outside and begin scavenging]]

The rock is tall and looms over the slime. It looks like you could wedge something into the bottom to topple it over... (if: $hasStick is true)[ (transition: "fade")[\ ''You grip the stick and wedge it under the rock. It shifts slightly... something might give.''\ ] [[Push harder!]] [[Stop pushing]] ] [[Back->East Wreckage]]

The forest is getting very thick now. The trees are looking overgrown. You start to hear different sounds... maybe critters? Maybe monsters?! [[Look around for anything useful->Find Stick]] [[Continue->Continue Forest]] [[Back->Alien Forest]]

You find a stick! This could be helpful! “No sudden moves,” you whisper, gripping your makeshift stick. “Don’t be food today.”(set: $hasStick to true) [[Back->Continue]]

You see a small clearing in the forest, this clearing is still far off but you don't see anything useful yet inside of there. As you continue to look around there seems to be smoke in the distance. [[Continue to Smoke]] [[Continue to Clearing]] [[Back->Continue]]

As you head towards the smoke you find a piece of the Navigation Array from your ship in cinders. One of the panels is cracked and sparking. There is debris everywhere. [[Pry open panel]] [[Examine the wreckage more]] [[Back->Continue Forest]] (if:$hasNavBeacon is true)[[Back to Start of forest.->Alien Forest]]

You open to a clearing, everything seems nice and quiet. You see a tree in the middle of the clearing. Looks like a nice place to nap. [[Nap?]] [[Back->Continue Forest]]

As you pry open the panel, you find the parts you need to make the Navigation Beacon! [[Nice!->Continue to Smoke]] (set: $hasNavBeacon to true)

You see nothing of importance... just broken wreckage and nothing more. [[Back->Continue to Smoke]]

You lay in the shade... your eyes start to get heavy. You drift off to sleep. Suddenly you hear running towards you, you stand to try to fight but your too groggy. You are killed by a Forest Animal... [[It was worth it!->Booleans]]

The rock tumbles over with a great crash! (set:$Rock to true) The rock has made a good bridge for you to walk across! [[Hurray!]]

You head towards the East Wreckage out of the gourge. You see about half of your original ship sitting in the sand. (set: $Rockfall to true) It's smoking and you see wires everywhere with deadly sparks. (if:$Wires is false) [[Go into Wreckage]] (if:$ExamineEastWreckage is true) [[Head to back of Wreckage]] [[Examine the Wreckage]] [[Back->East Wreckage]]

The rock wobbles more towards you... you don't have a good way to run from it! [[Brace for impact]]

You get smushed by the rock... how uneventful. [[Oh well->Booleans]]

You find that the Sparks are coming from a battery compartment that is over towards the back of the wreckage. (set: $ExamineEastWreckage to true) [[Back->Hurray!]]

Around the back of the wreckage you see Batteries that are connected to the sparking wires. It looks like the wires can be pried off... [[Pry the wires]]

You use your stick to pry off the Wires. The wires stop sparking. It's safe to go inside. [[Nice!->Hurray!]] (set: $Wires to false)

As you head into the wreckage you see three different rooms off in the corridor. As you can recall one is your room. One is a tool area. The other leads to the Engine Room. [[Your Room]] [[Tool Area]] [[Engine Room]] [[Back->Hurray!]]

Inside your room you find some old photos. Your favorite blanket, and your favorite stuffed animal, Stuffy. Stuffy looks in rough shape from the sparking wires. You find nothing else of value. [[Back->Go into Wreckage]]

You find tools al over the place. You think to yourself "Damn, it looks like a missile went off in here." [[Look around]] [[Back->Go into Wreckage]]

You look into the Engine Room and try to find anything of use... It's smokey and you can't see much. [[Examine the Engine Core]] [[Back->Go into Wreckage]]

You find multiple tools that are strewn around but something catches your eye, it looks like a pair of bolt cutters! (set:$BoltCutters to true) [[Hell yeah!->Go into Wreckage]]

You see the Engine Core and it looks intact! (set:$hasEngineCore to true) [[Good stuff!->Go into Wreckage]]

You see your old storage locker but its locked by a thick lock that you lost the key from during the crash. (if:$BoltCutters is true) [[Cut the Lock]] [[Back->Look around for anything useful]]

Inside you find a plasma cutter and a welding torch! Could be useful for making the ship! [[Hell yeah!->Look around for anything useful]] (set:$PlasmaTorch to true)

Crash Land (set: $hasEngineCore to false) (set: $hasFlightComputer to false) (set: $hasFuelCells to false) (set: $hasNavBeacon to false) (set: $hasSchematics to false) (set: $hasStick to false) (set: $ExamineEastWreckage to false) (set: $Wires to true) (set:$BoltCutters to false) (set:$PlasmaTorch to false) (set:$Rockfall to false) (set: $hasInsulationGloves to false) (set: $hasCrewBadge to false) (set: $inventory to (a:)) [[Begin Adventure!->Scary Sounds]]

Crater Field The Crater Fields stretch out before you, blasted and smoking. Your boots crunch on scorched stone as you weave between shattered panels. In the heat haze, strange insects flicker from shadow to shadow, one lands on your sleeve, glowing faintly, then zips away. You scan for anything worth saving, trying not to think about what might be lurking below the ash. You see: - A heap of Sparking Wreckage - A patch of Blue Fungi - A Creaking Antenna - A sunken Mini-Crater - Something Moving at the Edge of your vision [[Inspect the Sparking Wreckage->Sparking Wreckage]] [[Check out the Blue Fungi->Blue Fungi]] [[Climb up to the Creaking Antenna->Creaking Antenna]] [[Approach the Mini-Crater->Mini Crater]] [[Investigate the moving shape->Moving Shape]] [[Back->Step outside and begin scavenging]]

(if: $hasFuelCells is true)[ The compartment is empty now—only broken tools and burned wires remain. [[Return to the main area->West Wreckage]] ] (else-if: $powerOffWest is true)[ With the power off, the wires are safe to move aside. (set: $hasFuelCells to true) [[Take the Fuel Cells and return->West Wreckage Return]] ] (else-if: $BoltCutters is true and $hasInsulationGloves is true)[ You put on your insulation gloves, steady your hands, and carefully snip the live wires with your bolt cutters. The hazard cleared, you step inside to find the **Fuel Cells**! (set: $hasFuelCells to true)[[Take the Fuel Cells and return->West Wreckage Return]] ] (else-if: $BoltCutters is true)[[Cut the wires]] (else:) [You need something to cut the wires—and something to protect yourself from the current. [[Back away->West Wreckage]] ]

You circle the battered hull, boots crunching on broken glass. Suddenly, a fat insect the size of your fist bursts out from a panel— You nearly drop your tools, but it just scurries away. A little further along, you spot a busted locker. It’s jammed, but the bolt cutters might do the trick. (if: $BoltCutters is true)[ [[Try to open the locker->Locker Surprise]] ] [[Give up and return to the main door->West Wreckage]]

You wipe grime off the window and peer inside. Among the dangling wires, you spot a blinking red light near a small circuit box—probably the control for the door's power. (set: $hasPeekedWindow to true) [[Return to the main entrance->West Wreckage]]

You carefully reach through the broken window and flip the main breaker on the circuit box. The sparking wires outside go dead with a final sizzle. [[Go back to the blocked door->Blocked Door No Sparks]]

With the power cut, you safely push the tangled wires aside and step into the compartment. There, you find the **Fuel Cells**, intact and ready to grab! (set: $hasFuelCells to true) [[Take the Fuel Cells and return->West Wreckage Return]]

You cut the locker latch and swing the door open. Inside, you find an old flight manual and a worn holo-photo of your family. Not useful for repairs, but a reminder of why you want to get home. [[Pocket the photo and return->Circle Wreckage]]

You step away from the ruins of the West Wreckage, fuel cells clutched tight. Your heart pounds—not just from the danger, but from the memories this place stirs up. [[Return to the surface->Step outside and begin scavenging]]

(if: $hasFlightComputer is true)[ The sparking wreckage is just that—a wreck, and nothing left to salvage. [[Return to the Crater Fields->Crater Field]] ] (else-if: $powerOffCrater is true)[ With the power dead, you can safely retrieve the Flight Computer. (set: $hasFlightComputer to true) [[Return to the Crater Fields->Crater Field]] ] (else-if: $hasInsulationGloves is true)[ You slip on your gloves, push the sparks aside, and pry out the **Flight Computer**! (set: $hasFlightComputer to true) [[Return to the Crater Fields->Crater Field]] ] (else:)[ Sparks snap at your hands—too risky to reach for the part bare-handed. [[Try anyway->Sparking Danger]] [[Back->Crater Field]] ]

(if: $hasCrewBadge is true)[ The fungi pulse gently. The insects ignore you—they’ve already taken what they needed. [[Back->Crater Field]] ] (else:)[ You notice tiny alien insects using the fungi as a nest. As you watch, one carries away a shiny scrap—your old **crew badge**. (set: $hasCrewBadge to true) [[Take the badge and return->Blue Fungi]] [[Just observe the bugs->Blue Fungi]] [[Eat the Fungus]] ]

You carefully climb the bent, creaking antenna mast. The view is dizzying, but you spot a tangle of wires running from the sparking wreckage to a half-buried junction box. Suddenly, the antenna sways—a large alien bird flaps past, making you nearly lose your grip! [[Investigate the junction box->Junction Box]] [[Climb down quickly->Crater Field]]

You slide into the small crater. The ground is soft and warm, and for a moment, you relax. Suddenly, a cloud of tiny, harmless bugs erupts, spooking the hell out of you. As you brush off the bugs, you spot something snagged on a root—**a pair of insulation gloves**, mostly intact! [[Investigate the roots->Find Gloves]] [[Climb out->Crater Field]]

A small, wary alien creature darts from cover, watching you with wide eyes. It points a stick at your gloves (if you have them), then gestures toward the sparking wreckage and mimes “shocking” itself. [[Thank the creature->Crater Field]] [[Back away slowly->Crater Field]]

You grab for the Flight Computer. A bolt of electricity throws you backward. Everything fades to black... [[A shocking end->Booleans]]

You notice tiny alien insects using the fungi as a nest. As you watch, one carries away a shiny scrap—your old **crew badge**. (set: $hasCrewBadge to true) [[Take the badge and return->Blue Fungi]] [[Just observe the bugs->Blue Fungi]]

You reach the junction box and flip its corroded breaker. The sparking from the main wreckage fades away. (set: $powerOffCrater to true) [[Check the Sparking Wreckage again->Sparking Wreckage Power Off]] [[Return to the Crater Fields->Crater Field]]

With the power dead, you can safely retrieve the Flight Computer. (set: $hasFlightComputer to true) [[Return to the Crater Fields->Crater Field]]

As you dig around the roots you find some **Insolation Gloves**! (set: $hasInsulationGloves to true) [[Hell yeah!->Crater Field]]

Launch Pad You arrive at the battered Launch Pad, battered but still standing among the alien weeds. The console is fused and the escape craft sits silent. You’ll need all your parts and tools to finish repairs. (if: $hasEngineCore and $hasFlightComputer and $hasFuelCells and $hasNavBeacon and $hasInsulationGloves and $PlasmaTorch)[ You slot the components into place and use the plasma cutter with your gloves on to free the final jammed connection. The console sparks, then glows—systems coming online at last. [[Escape!->Victory]] ] (else:)[ (set: $missingList to (a:)) (if: not $hasEngineCore)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Engine Core"))] (if: not $hasFlightComputer)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Flight Computer"))] (if: not $hasFuelCells)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Fuel Cells"))] (if: not $hasNavBeacon)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Navigation Beacon"))] (if: not $hasInsulationGloves)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Insulation Gloves"))] (if: not $PlasmaTorch)[(set: $missingList to it + (a:"Plasma Cutter"))] You’re missing the following to launch: (for: each _thing, ...$missingList)[• _thing ] [[Go back to scavenging->Step outside and begin scavenging]] ]

You soar away from the planet, the battered escape ship holding together as stars fill your view. You’ve survived—at least for now. ''Congratulations! You escaped.'' [[Play again?->Booleans]] (dialog: "The ship powers up! You clamber aboard, initiate launch, and blast away from the planet’s surface. You're safe... for now.") (set: $hasEngineCore to false) (set: $hasFlightComputer to false) (set: $hasFuelCells to false) (set: $hasNavBeacon to false) (set: $hasSchematics to false) (set: $hasStick to false) (set: $ExamineEastWreckage to false) (set: $Wires to true) (set:$BoltCutters to false) (set:$PlasmaTorch to false) (set:$Rockfall to false) (set: $hasInsulationGloves to false) (set: $hasCrewBadge to false) (set: $inventory to (a:))

You try to cut the wires, but a surge of current runs up the handles! (You’re thrown back—stunned and smoking.) [[Should probably find some gloves...->Booleans]]

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You start to halusinate and get very groggy. In your stuper you fall of the edge of a the crater and land in the bottom. Your legs are broken and everythings going dark. [[Sounds like you had a falling out...->Booleans]]