Adrift — 18 of 21

Section - Bridge

To say command desc:

say "[ln 2]The first vessel";

if badgeMem is listed in mems of player:

say " contains a familiar face. Rorge Anderson. Lead Runtime Scientist. Even now as the ship is seemingly falling to pieces, Rorge manages to slumber soundly. Though in fairness the vessel hardly gives him a choice.";

else:

say " contains a man you've seen before, a flicker of a memory crosses your mind but flits away before you can grasp it.";

say "[ln 1]In the second vessel";

if CommMem is listed in mems of player:

say " lies Leandra Ramm. Commander E.D.N Tabernacle. Even in hypersleep her look is stern. Yet there is a softness to her that you cant quite explain.";

else:

say " is a woman of refined beauty.";

say "[ln 1]Finally, the third vessel";

if revelation is true:

say ", a curious raised rectangle just above the viewing pane is covered in frost. You check the others, they have matching rectangles on their vessels as well. Wiping them clean in turn you reveal name plates. Rorge and Leandra. A smile crosses your lips. You head back to the third vessel and draw your thumb across the plate.[ln 2]A memory flashes through your head.[ln 2][italic type]Well that about wraps it up, I have done all I can. Now our fate is in the hands of the Tabernacle, though really they have been and will continue to be my hands. We could never test my solution back home, cloning has always been far to controversial. But ethics can take a back seat when the survival of our race is at stake. Besides there is no one I trust more with my life than myself.[ln 2]The command vessels are downright luxurious compared to the lodgings of the crew, but after all my hard work I deserve a quality rest.[ln 2][roman type]The memory fades....[ln 2]Your mind reels. It is your name you see labeled on the vessel. Looking inside you see the spitting image of yourself, only decades older.[ln 2]Your wrist startles you with a loud beep. You look down at your fast transit unit to see a message now being displayed. 'Ship Status: Fully Operational... Zero errors detected after alloted lifespan. Prepare of reclamation' You take one last look back at your figure resting peacefully in the vessel. Then everything goes dark.";

end the story;

else:

say " holds an unremarkable figure, old and wrinkly, peacefully slumbering beneath the viewing pane."