Kepler 186f Salvage Run

The year is 2347. Earth is a memory, a legend whispered amongst the neon-drenched corridors of orbital stations and Martian hab-domes. Humanity, scattered to the stars after the Great Collapse, clings to survival in a vast, unforgiving galaxy. You are a Scavenger, one of the unacknowledged pioneers, the daring souls who brave the forgotten corners of known space in search of relics, technology, and anything that might fetch a decent price on the black market. Forget heroic narratives and grand destinies. You're not a Chosen One, a saviour, or even particularly competent. You're just trying to make rent on your cramped berth aboard the rustbucket starship, the *Serendipity*, while dodging corporate patrols, pirate ambushes, and the occasional ravenous space leviathan. Your latest contact, a jittery information broker with a cybernetic twitch and a penchant for over-caffeinated tea, claims to have located something truly special - the coordinates of a Pre-Collapse Earth survey ship, the *Argo*, supposedly lost centuries ago near the outer fringes of the Kepler-186f system. The broker, naturally, wants a hefty cut, but the potential payoff is astronomical. Recovering any intact technology from the *Argo* could secure your future for generations, or at least get you out of debt with the Triad Syndicate. The Kepler-186f system is hardly a vacation destination. Whispers of strange anomalies, hostile indigenous lifeforms, and abandoned experimental facilities cling to the system like cosmic dust. It's a dangerous gamble, but desperate times call for desperate measures. So, Scavenger, dust off your plasma pistol, patch the leaky hull of the *Serendipity*, and prepare to face the unknown. Your journey begins now. Choose your starting skills wisely. Will you be a charismatic haggler, a skilled pilot, or a tech expert capable of hacking ancient systems? The galaxy awaits, and your survival depends on it. Remember, out here, there are no second chances. What will your legend be, scrawled across the void in rust, salvaged tech, and a whole lot of luck?