Start a Colony

Humanity didn’t stumble into the stars—it planned for them. The Erebus was never a desperate escape, but a calculated leap. A colony ship carrying thousands in cryostasis, sent across the void toward a world that promised something Earth could no longer guarantee: a future. After more than a century in transit, the journey is complete. Eden Candidate-3 has been reached, orbit secured, and systems report success across every major parameter. By all accounts, the mission is proceeding exactly as intended. But arrival is only the beginning. Before a single colonist can be awakened, the planet must be proven safe—not through distant scans or predictive models, but through direct human presence. That responsibility falls to you and your Primary Recon Team, the first to wake, the first to descend, and the first to face whatever truly waits on the surface. Every decision you make will carry weight. Where you land. What you trust. What you ignore. The line between caution and progress is thin, and the cost of getting it wrong isn’t theoretical—it’s human. The ship is ready. Your team is assembled. The planet is waiting. And nothing out there has been tested yet. And of course thanks to lewdleah for InnerSelf 🎭