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Will you abandon ship or take control?

“Put down the pistol,” you instruct. “Let’s talk this through.” “I won’t be talking,” he responds, laser pistol shaking in his hand. “But if you have any last words, now’s the time.” “One of your guards saved my life. He released me from cryo and gave me this disk. I’d like to know what’s on […]

“Put down the pistol,” you instruct. “Let’s talk this through.” “I won’t be talking,” he responds, laser pistol shaking in his hand. “But if you have any last words, now’s the time.” “My team means everything to me. Don’t you feel the same way about your crew? Doesn’t it kill you inside to wipe their […]

As a spy, these are the moments you train for. You reach up and grab the captain’s wrist, pushing the gun upward. There’s a struggle. He fires into the ceiling.   You manage to grab your electric prod, and use it to repeatedly shock the captain. His body collapses to the floor. On the ship’s comm, […]

As a spy, these are the moments you train for. You reach up and grab the captain’s wrist, pushing the gun upward. There’s a struggle. He fires into the ceiling.   You manage to grab the laser pistol in your pocket, which you swiped off one of his dead guards earlier. A few skilled shots and […]

You run at the superior officer. With a cold stare, she blasts you in the stomach. You immediately collapse in pain. Then you hear a closing door, followed by the escape pod launching. You struggle to look up. There’s a monitor on the wall showing the escape pod’s trajectory on radar. After a few minutes, […]

The superior officer turns her head for a second to load into the escape pod. Her last mistake. You run at her. She tries to turn and fire, but it’s too late. You slam the officer’s head against the escape pod door frame, knocking her unconscious. Enter the escape pod.

The superior officer turns her head for a second to load into the escape pod. Her last mistake.  You dash for the laser pistol in your pocket, which you quietly swiped off a dead guard earlier. A few skilled shots later, she’s nothing but ash. Enter the escape pod.

The escape pod has a hard plastic seat. A seatbelt automatically flies across you and you’re locked in. An emergency comm console flies down, but there is no navigation. This ship is designed to be shot out and picked up. The metal door in front of you closes. You jolt back into your seat as […]