Fred and Astra are part of the bridge crew of a mercenary spaceship.
The 'RFT Redundancy' was known throughout space for taking on missions of
nobillity and rescue [1]. Of course, they always demanded to be paid
handsomely. And so they were. Life was good.
[1] Rescue as in princess or captured documents or kidnap victims.
Everyone stopped to answer distress calls. Faking one was just not
done, all the known civilized worlds would turn on your society.
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The 'Redundancy' is taken over by the autopilot.
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Evil humans conquer the ship.
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Several well known fictional characters turn up on board. Including, to the detriment of efficency for the male crew, the Streaking Naked Maiden Of Voloptous 5.
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A rogue Science Vessel fires Josh Burbank at them.
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Fred finds the Captain's Quarters filled from floor to ceiling with Maylasian Monkey Sprites. And no Captain. (Fortunately, MMS' made good fuel).
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A distress call from a trusted species comes in. A trusted, hermit species. Nobody even knew what they looked like.
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Fred realizes that advances in feminism don't exist here, as Astra's uniform is one centimeter on the right side of decency.
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Cosmic prankster Aardva3 removes the ship's entire waste processing system. People have to 'go' in an airlock and cycle it out.
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A meteor severely damages the ship. They are rescued by Merlinites, who don't understand it's rude to temporarily change people's shape.
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The dreaded 'Encounter Circle' virus infects the ship.
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