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You run another diagnostic check, though you know full well that everything is in perfect working order. You only look up once the ferry begins to decelerate. The first thing that jumps out at you is another ferry, synchronously stationed in front of … holy shit. That must be the <span class="mu-i">Highest Heaven</span>, because there is simply no other hulk in the boneyard quite like it. She has <span class="mu-s">wings</span>. Not hardpoints or struts that have been aesthetically done up to look like wings, no, those are functional. So then, she has to be atmosphere-capable craft.
Now, for a space-bound tender, she would be rather modestly sized. But for something that is capable of landing on and taking off of a planet, she is massive. As you get off the first ferry and boost over to the second, you can’t take your eyes off of her. You have never seen anything like her. You have never <span class="mu-i">heard</span> of anything like her. And she supposedly has an undersized power plant? Wait, undersized for a typical ship of her displacement, or undersized for an atmospheric ship of her displacement, because atmospheric ships need a lot more power than a purely space-bound vessel does.
Jesus Christ, if it is the latter, then the conduit worms could turn out to be a serious problem after all. Well … there is nothing that you can do about that at this point. You are a man, after all. You have made your bed, now you are going to lie in it. To that end, you are going to need to decide where you are going to start poking around. Remember, you are not alone. There are ... ten, twelve other wreckers here, and you have no doubt that they are all as eager as you are.
> Please choose ONE of the following:
> There seems to be a cargo bay towards the rear of the ship. See if you can slip inside there, and get a better sense of the ship.
> There is an engine cluster straight ahead. Stands to reason that there would be conduits and electronics nearby.
> There is a spot on the wings that looks like an empty weapons mount. Surely, there would have to be some conduits and electronics left behind.
> There looks like there is not one, but two communication relays. If the rest of the ship is as overbuilt as that, then you might have stumbled onto one Hell of a payout, even accounting for damages from the worms.
