Heart Broken (In Game)
In my third universe now. Did a really long play through in my home universe where I avoided constellation and the factions for 50’ish levels and 200 hours of play. I kept busy being a space libertarian, not taking sides, and looking after my self. I made outposts and farms, I took bounty’s, did lots of exploration, and had fun in the Starfield universe.
I stopped playing for about a year after that, life got busy. When Freelanes was announced I made time to play again. I decided to check out the rest of the game this time and went back to Constellation to join in. I rescued this intriguing woman, though I think she really needed rescue in.
She became my closet ally as we unraveled the mystery of the artifacts. She accompanied me on most missions. She was there when the only other friend I had, Barrett, was shot and killed on the eye by the person that would shape the trajectory of the rest of my life.
She stayed by my side while we visited the moon of earth. Expolered the runs of Earth and learned the truth behind it’s demise. Ultimately she stood beside me while we decided to the buried temple. I would not side with either of the invaders in my universe so the two of us killed them both.
After helping me uncover the truth of the artifacts and the unity I helped her in return. We tracked down former friends of hers and a contact to her past. We told each other we loved one another. But Unity was the goal. So I stepped through.
I arrived in new universe and told the people that looked like my friends the truth about me. I met another version of my love but she was the same person. A man that looked like my friend Barrett survived this time. I owned it to my friend to help this version of him find peace with the lose of his husband. With that done I left that universe behind.
This third universe I decided to repeat my life, in place of dead version of my self. I missed my love and gave into that pain. I don’t know if the me of this universe would have met her and fell in love but I did. We married and were happy. Until the Hunter returned. I made sure to keep Barrett safe. If the hunter wanted him he’d have to get through me. The universe didn’t take to kindly to that. The Hunter still spilled blood, my wife’s.
I saved my friend and lost my love all over again. The first time we made the choice to jump in to the unknown hoping to find each other again. This time she was taken from me. I was on the verge of stepping out the airlock when I heard a transmission. A kindly shanty song by a lonely traveler. I don;’t know if the universe knew I needed to hear that song at that moment. But I did need it.
Sorry for the long story, and I know my writing isn’t great. I think this is an amazing game and while I meta engineered a tragic story for my Starborn to lose some of his humanity I though it was amazing that the singing captain just happened to be right where I jumped after Andrja’s death.