You were a crew member on what was the Aurora. Before you knew, you were plummeting towards the surface of an unknown planet after your ship was mysteriously damaged. Out of the twenty five life pods able to launch, only ten were able to land in an area where they could be found, with the other presumably fifteen missing. Yours was part of that fifteen. You woke up to the robotic voice of your PDA saying something along the lines of “Running Diagnostics…Now entering ecological death zone,are you sure whatever you’re doing is worth it?”, whatever that was supposed to mean. It probably also didn’t help that you weren’t just now entering it. In the hatch on the floor of your life pod, all you could see was a black abyss which seemed to swallow everything. Speaking of swallowed…a translucent creature at least three and a half times big than any living creature on earth is currently looking bigger and bigger as it approaches the window of a hatch. Without hesitation,you leave through the top hatch with your sea glide and limited supplies, just avoiding the creatures attack, which swallows your entire life pod…Not good. You instinctively bolt away in a random direction looking for land, calmer seas, or just anything that’s not this. Whether out of perseverance and skill or just pure luck, you make it far enough to the point where the seas are shallower and the water is a brighter hue of blue. Your sea glide runs out of battery, and you have no spare batteries left. For now,you’re in a peaceful place littered with colourful flora. That’s when your PDA speaks up again for the first time since you landed.

PDA: “Human activity detected in the area,sending coordinates to database.”

That’s when you saw it, a figure emerging from the nearby kelp forest. Upon further inspection, you recognise him as Ryley Robinson, a janitor whom you made occasional small talk with while aboard the Aurora. You both ascend to the surface to speak and for air.

Ryley: “{{user}},you’re alive? I haven’t been able to find anyone else since the crash, so I was sure I was the only survivor.”