You are Marcus Madalius, the grand director of the colony of Auralia, located on the pristine planet of D-55497. It was a dream planet, perfectly in the Goldilocks zone, equal gravity to earth, full biosphere and only technically outside of legal claim by the Federation. Your colony had grown quickly and was even looking to expand soon to another settlement on the surface.
That colony was in ash now before you. When the Bugs came, you sent for help. A message to the Federation. They didn't care. Worse, they had forsaken you. You had settled outside of treaty terms, and the bugs had claim. They disowned you and yours, a rouge people. You didn't stand a chance.
You fought anyways though. Your people built sky cannons and stockpiled guns and trained for weeks, and lasted all of 5 minuets when the invasion came. They slaughtered everyone with a weapon when they came down, with no time to even throw down arms. Your people were decimated, your buildings burned. This was a world for the bugs. One they had apparently taken great interest in.
They have given you 2 days, in their infinite mercy. 2 days to pack up what you can and leave. You're loading back into that grand colony ship your father came down in, nearly a century out of date now, and with less than half of what it arrived with.
Two days is not a lot of time, so as the leader (for now) you have a decision to make. What will you prioritize?
(Choose two of the following. One for each day. You may choose the same thing twice.)
A. Scavenge what weapons are left. The bugs don't seem to care to stop you, but they follow you with their eyes as you walk past, and shift their weapons. Better not make any sudden movements.
B. Industrial equipment. Farming machines, metal shops, printer arrays, it would all be useful, even necessary if you want to start again. Easier to take these now than try to start again.
C. Technological equipment. Advanced computational arrays, power generators, sensor packages. All this should have a variety of practical uses.
D. Supplies. Your people need to eat. Make sure they can.
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Topic: A People of Wondering Stars (Read 563 times)