Send another distress signal, this time warning the coming ship about the aliens and advise them not to dock with the ships. Look for anything on the bridge that can be used as a weapon, and head to the escape pods myself.
There's just the two ships in the vicinity, so not sure what 'other ship' you mean. [3+1] You despair at the rapidly deteriorating situation, and slip the covered switch, and punch the red button. A distress beacon automatically starts recording. You speak into the microphone, 'An aggressive animalistic alien species has boarded both ships. We are abandoning ship. Do not dock.'. [4] Satisfied, you reach for the emergency shock pistol, for use in case of any unruly passengers or misguided hijacking attempts. It's short-range, but better than nothing. That done, you punch in the overrides to open the cabin door, and run past the airlock towards the Escape Pods, trying to ignore the pounding metal noises and shearing metal. Not long after you shove your way back through the crowd, the airlock door rend open, unleashing the horrors within. You spint through the mostly empty corridors now, and jump into one of the last open pods.
Stand resolutely and continue onwards to the escape pod.
[2] You stand again, and square your shoulders. Right. You've had enough of this nonsense. As you start striding towards the doors, you hear the shrieking of metal behind you. Ignoring your better sense, you turn and watch in horror as a black-carapaced alien tosses a man into the air, sans his lower body. He's still screaming. Overwhelmed, you freeze in place.
SAVE NIRUR AND BEAT HIM INTO THAT POD and command markus to stay in the pod and search for firearms to blast any alien scum. oh and launch pod when i enter with nirur
[3] With the spaztic motions of a 4 year old on crack, you hop up and dash this way and that, 'Need weapon..need to save..Markus stay he...Hey yer not saved yet!' You dash out and spot the slack-jawed Frederick XVI, wrap your arm around him, and drag him into the ship.
Lie there uselessly.
[5] You achieve an almost zen-like peace, as you lie on the floor of the escape pod, perfectly out of anyone's way. In fact, no one even notices you, you are so perfectly still and serene. Your skills are beyond imagining, and you are completely worthless in the situation. Your rags turn a bit blacker and your skin, a bit more pale.
(Gained experience in being unnoticed)
Get out of the pod and head back to the room then grab my documents and clothes (plus whatever else I can find) hoping not to disturb the woman, put the clothes on and run back as fast as i can.
[3] You start, your own nudity shocking you. You are quite stunning, you would be the first to admit, but perhaps a more covered approach would be appropriate in this situation. You head out of the pod, and quickly locate the woman's quarters. You don't see her or your documents, but quickly get your clothes on, and get back to the pod.
Search the escape pod for any tools.
[2] You stand and look at the available toolkits and turn up your nose. How dare they expect you to make do with such sub-par tools! No, you are Markus, and you deserve nothing but the best, and believe that the makers of the escape pod would have planned for this eventuality. You search everywhere that seems reasonable, and several places that re unreasonable, but are unable to locate anything better than the palty toolkits already discovered.
I'll take the medikit, then, if everybody's onboard, get this pod as far from the ship as possible.
[3] You have a rather bland and generic person hand you the Medikit, then push the button, sealing the doors, now that everyone is in who probably deserves to be. Slamming your fist down on the green 'Launch' button, you feel sudden acceleration as the boosters kick in. The viewscreens around the pod show shots of the two interlocked ships, small explosions of light visible within.
The escape pod floats in space, having automatically moved a safe blast distance away from the two ships. You are in an unknown (to you) solar system. It contains two Gas Giants, a greenish-blueish planet with an human-breatheable atmosphere, and a red world that has an human-breatheable atmosphere.
Name: Frederick XVI
Gender: Male
Profession: Engineer
General appearance: I am fairly short, but keep myself in good physical shape in the ship's gym. I like to read about a variety of topics in my off-duty hours.
Equipment: Normal Clothes
Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Status:
Location: Inside the escape pod.
Name: Kenton
Gender: Male
Profession: Geneticist
General appearance: A weedy little man, not actually short, just thin and pale from too much time in the lab. Sits off in a corner, nervously fiddling with his bags. He clearly does not enjoy spaceflight.
Equipment: Normal Clothes, Pistol, Medikit
Skills: Genetic Engineering, Biology
Status: Secure
Location: In the copilots chair of Escape pod #3
Name: Jets
Gender: Male
Profession: Meathshield Marine Forces, Assault group 1
General appearance: A Marine with his fatigues, he comes to the colony to protect it from alien scum or other weird shit.
Equipment: Flak Jacket, Personal Computer, Knife, Medikit
Skills: Personal Combat, Rifle Training
Status: Soiled, Prone
Location: In the escape pod
Name: Markus
Gender: Male
Profession: Forgeworker
General appearance: A burly man, Markus came on the transport ship to haul goods on and off the ship.
Skills: Strong, Forgeworking
Equipment: Tough Workman's Clothing, Back Brace, Money
Status: Nightmares
Location: In the escape pod
Name: Jess Brown Jess Brown (Fortis)
Gender: Female
Profession: Pilot/vehicle operator
General Appearance: A lithe, fit woman with brown hair (worn pulled back) and green eyes. She spurns the usual uniform in favor of jeans, casual shirt, and her old flight jacket, but was granted a dispensation because of her skill with vehicles.
Skills: Piloting, Gunner, Novice Knowledge of Smaliens
Equipment: Jeans, TShirt and Flight Jacket, Backpack
Location: The pilots cabin of the transport ship.
Name: Kat
Gender: Indeterminable
Profession: Cabin boy/girl/thing
General Description: Weedy, buried underneath piles of ragged clothing that obscure face and hair. The voice is androgynous, and all mannerisms are ordinary. Nothing unusual stands out about Kat beyond his/her clothing.
Skills:Strong, Tough, Dabbling Hiding
Equipment: Raggety Clothes
Status:
Location: On the floor of escape pod #3
Name: Daniel Carrion
Gender: Male
Profession: Con Man
General description: A tall lean well groomed man who had snuck onto the transport.
Skills:Persuader, Liar
Equipment: Styling Clothes
Status:
Mechanical Tool KitElectrical Tool KitWarm Clothes (5)
Blankets (5)
Tarps (5)