I messed up.
10 Jul 2023Totallynotademon
I'm so stupid.I was flying down to the last moon to harvest these crystal shards. I admit I was coming in a bit fast, but I knew I could slow down in time. I engaged my retros and reached over to flip on the lights.
I don't know how I did it, but at 400m above the surface I accidentally hit the boost on my main thrusters. My heart sank when I heard the engine spool up. I pulled up immediately but I knew I was done for. In front of me there was a mountain, and at 475 meters per second I had no chance.
I woke up in my escape pod in a valley. I was thrown almost a kilometer away! Fortunately I landed not far from a rather large collection of crystal shards. I activated my distress beacon and only hours later was picked up by a commander who also happened to be out here looking for antimony. They picked me up and brought me to their fleet carrier. I was checked out by the medic and released.
Now I'm sitting at the carrier bar while I wait on my new ship to be delivered. Hey, they've got Eranin Pearl Whiskey! I've always wanted to try it...