Well, my oddest game ever came to an inglorious end. Seems the RNG got tired of being merciful and pulled out all the stops <_<;
Location: Nebula sector. Status: Out of fuel. I wait around for a turn, and a big Slug ship shows up, with 3 shields and weapons, plus the requisite teleporter. The boarders were more-or-less easily dealt with thanks to the Crystal Alien's ability, but the ship itself was a major pain, single-handedly bringing me down to around 25% hull, making me waste my entire stock of 15 missiles because everything kept missing, and warping away when it was down to three hull points, giving me nothing in return.
Wait again, a ship shows up. Long-range scanners reveal that it is indeed hostile, so I cloak away.
Wait again, with the distress beacon on. No one shows up at all.
Wait once more. A ship offers to trade some fuel for drone parts, which I happily accept.
Ready to warp out, checking the nearby systems for plasma storms, and the game tells me that the rebels are NOT, in fact, being slowed down by this particular nebula sector. In fact, they're right on my tail and would have been on me if I had been forced to wait again.
So I warp right into a big Mantis ship. Fewer shields, but more weapons and I'm still completely out of missiles, leaving me only with a burst laser. Two Manti board right in the middle of the shield room, forcing my crew member to run for it while I desperately attempt to drain air. They make a beeline for the bridge, and in the meanwhile continuous weapon fire has wrecked my weapons room, the life support, and damaged the shields enough that they no longer work. I died without dealing a single point of hull damage to the Mantis ship or even killing the boarding party. Yay.