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moppy14w
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago

Stuck in their Shadow. Astronaut or Tech Enterpreneur?

Play the Stuck in their Shadow scenario. Decided to go the be mean to Lewis route (mostly because I don't really like him..)
Gotten to a stage where Lewis has turned up in his space suit (which Nova promptly mocks) and he proposes getting her on board as an astronaut too. Nova's options are to stay a tech guru (a career she's good at and worked hard towards) or become an astronaut with her rival.

My Nova is definitely a techie, getting into programming and robotics as well as video gaming and programming. It's not unreasonable that her childhood dream was indeed to go to space (as Lewis claims) and I was/am considering also doing the extraterrestrial scenario with her, so... is it worth changing careers or not?!?
  • The name Nova reminds me of an astronomical phenomenon, in this case a very bright star. Astronaut seems fitting for someone with her name.
  • "You may be able to pilot the rocketship, but without solid programming, that thing goes nowhere. Without MY work, you'd be grounded here. Never forget that, little "space hero"!"
  • Oooh I feel like it depends on whether you think she is, deep down, still vulnerable to being controlled/pushed around by Lewis. It could be a good story either way.
  • ZazzyKittyn's avatar
    ZazzyKittyn
    Seasoned Newcomer
    Why not keep her as "Tech Guru" for this scenario but in the "Extraterrestrial" have her in the astronaut career but if she doesn't lose her status if you switch careers let her be the astronaut and then tech guru
    Ok that won't work unless you save her to the library in the Tech Guru career before you switch and remember to choose that save of Nova for the "Extraterrestrial" scenario instead of her fresh from CAS