Neutron Star Surfing
21 May 2019Iwari
I was headed back home after visiting Sag A* when I dropped into the exclusion zone of a neutron star while supercharging. Panic set in. What do I do? Uhm… let’s start with breathing, the 4-7-8 technique here, all right now turn off all essential modules. “I can do this,” I said to myself. I turned the AFMU on to keep my canopy alive. Here I am being tossed about the jet cone worrying, I finally pick a destination, the only way out is high-waking, I charge the FSD, taking massive heat damage now, warnings keeping going off, cracks in the canopy. Alright, here it is I’m aligned just a few more seconds. “C'mon... DAMNIT!” the FSD malfunctioned, thrusters offline, hull at 50% integrity. Panic sets in, all my exploration data, those water worlds I scanned all these neutron star first discoveries 4,000lys worth, I can’t give up! Alright, let’s try the FSD again… nope, well hull is at 42%. Ahh shit, there goes the life support! Seven minutes or less now. Okie FSD Charging… alright, here we are, just have to lull a bit until I’m aligned. Okie time for some boost, oh lord this was a mistake spinning faster now. Hull is at 38%. Stopped spinning and my heat is back at 52%, let’s charge the FSD again. Alright, let’s see what my other modules are at, oh lord not looking good. “5, 4, 3...”.
“WHAT!!!” I exclaimed c: <-- (happy face)
“Engage!”
Somehow while fumbling around in my modules I managed to make the jump, but I wasn’t out of the woods yet. I needed to get that life support fixed asap. Dropping from supercruise turn off everything, let the AMFU fix life support. Life support online, atmosphere restored. Whew! I can’t believe I escaped the Jet cone while in the exclusion zone. Now to fix up my ship the best I can and make headway to Colonia.
“Maybe I’ll Rename this ship ‘neutron star surfer’ or buy a paint job and call it ‘Silver surfer’” I told my friend