Draft 3:
Title: Astronauts Demand More Space
Prerequisites: Space program
Issue: After weeks of grueling research, the crew of the @@NAME@@ Space Station claim they’ve had enough. With the @@NAME@@ Space Program refusing to cave to their demands, you have been called in to clear this gridlock.
Option 1: “How am I expected to live like this?” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, a crew member aboard the station, over a video call. “I sometimes go up to thirty-six hours without a single second of sleep! We demand breaks every two hours, with ten hours of sleep time. Also, mind spicing up the palette while you’re at it?”
Effect: @@NAME@@ space stations put five-star hotels to shame
Option 2: “I mean, I understand their concerns, but there’s a bigger picture to this”, says @@RANDOMNAME@@, director of the @@CAPITAL@@ Space Center. “Each minute on that station costs us thousands of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@! If they are unable, or unwilling, to complete the tasks laid before them, we can easily find some suitable replacements.”
Effect: @@DENONYMPLURAL@@ astronauts train for missions by living in wire-filled caskets
Option 3a (Market-planned economy): “Humans are so last epoch”, claims Anne Droid, CEO of @@CAPITAL@@ Dynamics, “Rob- ahem, autonomous humanoids can work for days on end without rest, can perform dozens of complex tasks simultaneously, and won’t complain about its environment! If you show us a few @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@, this tech can be yours. As for the obsolete humans, well, we could use a few technicians.”
Effect: aspiring astronauts of @@NAME@@ have their dreams crushed by metal feet
Option 3b (State-planned economy) “The problem is that living beings need things”, adds your Technology Advisor, “So, why don’t we swap out our biological assets with mechanical ones? Then, we won’t have to send food, mail, and air every month or so! As for our crew members, eh, I’m sure they will enjoy a more down-to-earth position.”
Effect: aspiring astronauts of @@NAME@@ have their dreams crushed by metal feet
Option 4: “Look what you’re doing, @@LEADER@@!” shouts @@RANDOMNAME_2@@, a passerby, who mysteriously made @@HIS@@ way into your office, “These poor people have to live in a tin can for months on end, spend every waking second working their behinds off, and get grilled for taking a breather! How would you feel in their situation, huh? Save us some tax @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@, and end this madness!”
Effect: rocket scientists struggle to cope with general labor
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