In the year 5057, the solar system and it's closest neighbor, Alpha Centauri are grossly overpopulated.The next habitable planets are found in the system of Epsilon Eridani, so humanity has once again struck out to to conquer the stars. Interstellar travel is possible, but only at 10% of the speed of light. It takes nearly a hundred years for a ship from Earth to reach Epsilon Eridani.
In the first wave of colonization, nearly a billion people left the solar system, in a flotilla with an unfathomable number of ships. The strain on the solar system's resources was such that all further colonization was immediately outlawed, and stayed as such for almost a thousand years.
In 4950, Alpha Centauri's most habitable planet Rhea was struck by a comet, completely destroying it. With this , emphasis was put on continuing to colonize the outer reaches. Most of the refugees from Rhea were immediately put into suspended animation and sent to Epsilon Eridani....
Our story begins here...
You're in a stainless steel, coffin like structure. On small window is immediately in front of your face, but you can't see anything out of it. The only thing you can see is a small screen just at your chest level.
Initializing wake up routine...
Human 184 life signs nominal. Administering stimulants.
Hello Human 184, spacecraft temperature is 24 degrees C. Currently running diagnostics...
Muscle stimulants and nanoregenta administered.
Capsule will open shortly...
As the door to your capsule swings open and your eyes start adjusting to the harsh light, you hear a tinny, computerized voice over the intercom.
"184.. emerged from stasis. Total duration : One hundred seventeen years, 40 days. "
As you stumble out, a man in a white coat walks over to you and stops you with a hand to chest. He has extremely wrinkled pale white skin, no hair, and the circles around his eyes suggest he may have not slept for a long time.
"One eighty four, congratulations. You're in the first one thousand awake. That makes you... well you're alive. "
He takes your pulse, and unhooks some tubes from your back, which lets out a frost that engulfs the area for a short time. You can barely see his face as he continues speaking.
"You're in better shape than most. There's a computer in the next room, walk over to it, and look at some documents while I'm helping some of the others. I need to tell you these things - you were at Rhea before it got ripped to pieces. You were one of 100,000 that escaped, and one of 8,435 that are on this particular ship.
You have been in stasis for a hundred and seventeen years. Nobody you ever knew is alive, unless they are on this ship. I'm sorry. Now go to the computer."
He takes his hand and guides you over to a computer.
There are several menu options, which you can access by touching them.
This is the first task of the players. Your record consists of a name, age, sex, and former occupation on Rhea. First reasonable consensus will be accepted.
The 4th planet in the Epsilon Eridani's system is the nexus of colonization in this area of the galaxy. It is slightly larger than Earth, has a few moons, and as of 750 years ago was completely terraformed. The atmosphere is completely breathable, and freshwater is abundant.
5000 : Epsilon Eridani 4 has not communicated with Earth in over 50 years.
4940 : EE4 communications are sporadic. Many resource shortages noted by colonial leaders.
4902: The last operable spaceship, the Daedalus has been dismantled at the capital of EE4.
4863: The seventeenth major war on EE4 has ended with both sides withdrawing all troops from the city of Pontifex. No leaders were willing to commit on the nature of the cease fire.
4839: EE4 has a population of 1.2 million.
4294: EE4 reaches a population of 5 billion.
More?
Other locations :
[Meeting Room/Mess Hall]
[Sleeping Quarters]
Basic jumpsuit
Plastic slippers
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Topic: Epsilon Eridani - A suggestion game set in the far future. (Read 759 times)