Eyesight Technology wrote:I am unclear how crew exits the spacecraft when needed. How do they go to a planets surface? In FTL, there are a few events that require the crew going down to the surface. (Like the 'Madman' event) Eh, well I suppose I'll just make something up. It'd be unrealistic to land the star ship...
Jake took another scan. Yes, this beacon was empty. Save for the huge crystal-blue planet floating below them. Jake stared as its lush green surface and sparkling oceans, with a few white puffs drifting across the surface.
Jake thought about the mission as he watched the planet twinkling below him. A beacon was only recently placed here. This planet is unimportant - nothing remarkable. There's no reason for anyone to go here... And scans suggest no one has. Jake thought.
As Jake stared at the planet, he thought about Don.
"I always put the lives of my crew first" Jakes father had once said. Then Jake thought about the fires. "Second, comes the needs and wellfare of me' ship." His father had said.
Welp, look at me now, Dad. One of my crew is dead, and I lit my ship on fire in the middle of an uncharted nebula.
"Third, is the morale and emotion of my crew," Jakes father said.
Wait! I haven't blown that yet! That's what we need. We're just a bunch of kids stuck in the middle of nowhere. One of us got decapitated, and the rest of us were almost burned alive. As Captain, it's my duty to protect my crew, not just physically - but also emotionally.
Jake activated the com, "This is Jake to all hands. We are taking the landing pod to the surface of this planet, for some fun. It's not a mission - It's some time to relax and reflect on... all that has happened. The ship is fully operational, and we deserve some rest after... our loss. It's not required, but recommended. Meet at the landing pod in one hour. Bring surface supplies for 1 Earth-day. Be sure to notify me if you choose to stay behind, though I don't recommend it!"
Well it looks like I've missed out on a whole damn lot 
JK I blame myself for not checking on the thread, you'd think I would've learned my lesson from sunday
WOL had, nothing to say. He could say without doubt that this was the second most stressful day he's ever had, not only had they been caught as soon as they jumped to their first beacon, but the beacon immediately after, contained a slug raider lying in wait just to make his day a little more brighter.
If that wasn't enough, they attempted to hack the 02 system, which WOL had to manually prevent under the threat of asphyxiation, and IMMEDIATELY after their whole ship was set ablaze, yes, he was no doubt the luckiest engi in the entire Galaxy.
At this point, he was 90% dead, and 110% tired. After suffering a fair amount of burns, during an attempt to put out the fires, WOL marched towards the medbay in order to get them healed. When WOL entered, he saw his captain, Jake, passed out on one of the medical units, Bren, on one of the beds, and lux, tending to the wounded.
Normally he would've shown a large degree of concern, however, he just couldn't muster enough strength to care right now. He shuffled robotically towards an unoccupied healing unit and strapped himself in, he waited in silence until his wounds we're finished recovering, and shuffled back towards the Engine room.
After some amount of time, he assumed that the rest of the crew had recovered, as they jumped onwards to the next beacon. Sensors detected no ships, which he then breathed out a sigh of relief. The captain announced over the damaged intercom, that the crew take time off for a full earth day, on a seemingly hospitable planet.
As much as WOL would like to go explore on, God knows where, he would much prefer the option of resting onboard a safe and comfortable ship instead. WOL walked towards the medbay, "Tell the captain that I'll be spending my downtime sleeping it off" he said to a passing crew member. Not even bothering to wait for a response, WOL walked in the med bay, and chose the most comfortable bed to lie in.
WOL lied on the bed and tried to make himself as comfortable as he possibly could. Eventually, he drifted into sleep, and a red dot on the side of his head indicated that he was currently on standby.