‘Is the air breathable?’ I asked, considering removing the helmet in favour of improved visibility as I clambered out of the cockpit and leapt to the ground. ‘I am detecting an unnaturally high level of methane in the air.’ My ship pulled to a halt and hovered down towards the misty ground, its landing gear unfolding from small flaps underneath. ‘Indeed, it would appear a recent event has caused an imbalance in the planet’s natural environment,’ Jenkis announced through the earpiece in my suit as I clicked the thick glass explorer’s helmet into place. ‘It doesn’t look that similar to Old Earth,’ I muttered, looking out at the grungy landscape flashing beneath me and up at the thick brown clouds that blanketed the sky above. After several minutes the ship dipped through the clouds and the ground beneath became visible through the cockpit’s protective glass. My ship bucked and swayed as it punctured the planet’s atmosphere, vibrating fiercely whilst bright flames licked its exterior. ‘I see, well take us a short distance away from the S.O.S signal, wouldn’t want to land in the middle of a warzone now would we?’ Multiple continents of land separated by large bodies of water and inhabited by numerous biological species.’ ‘Not so much sir atmosphere should be stable with similar landscapes and ecosystems to Old Earth. ‘Do we have any data on Idraska, Jenkis?’ J.E.N.C.I.S – Joint Engineering & Navigation Control Intelligence System, has been with me since we inhabited the abandoned space station after fleeing Old Earth, and found him installed in the station’s A.I systems. Having received a distress call on my way back to the space station, I re-routed the target co-ordinates of my ship’s nav-guide, buckling up for atmospheric entry when we finally arrived. Sixth planet from the sun in the Grebulan galaxy Once upon a time I applied for a position at Chucklefish studios with the hopes of joining their writing team and help bring their indie sandbox adventure “Starbound” to life… Below is a short story I wrote in support of my application for anyone interested in reading a sample of my lesser work.Įxploratory Report 032: Planet Idraska.
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