Wreck of the Blue Rhapsody

In the salt-grained sky, a beautifully-ringed gas giant holds the attention of all who enter this nameless system. Within this vast cloud of stone and ice, a dead vessel is hidden, albeit barely--the Blue Rhapsody. Among the rocks and debris, your ship's scanners can just barely pick up the smooth, artificial shape of the ship. A 180' staryacht, several years old, a Bird of Paradise-class, if you're not mistaken. Emblazoned on its meteorite-pocked hull, its title--Blue Rhapsody. The engines are cold and silent, but the hull looks relatively intact... and so the questions arise. 
== The History ==
Blue Rhapsody was the star yacht of the one and only "Emperor" Indigo Blaze, a musical superstar. He was part of a band, Positron, but made his biggest hits after leaving. He married his sweetheart, Lili Jean Parajuli, famous host of Cosmic Cooking. The two of them piled their countless gifts into the star yacht for a round-trip honeymoon--and were never seen again. 
=== Outsider Theories ===
Some folks believe that the wedding wasn't just a new chapter between Lili and Indigo, but the start of a conspiracy to fake their deaths, retiring to some far-flung planetary equivalent of Telluride Colorado. 
== The Damage ==
The luxurious vessel is fairly clean, save for the couple's bedroom, which seems to be preserved in time as a total mess. A bear-like rug is the final resting place of Indigo Blaze--his skin is unusually matte and grayish--medically-inclined PCs will notice that he was preserved post-mortem with a nanostasis injection. A path of blood leads out from the room to the pool atrium, where the body of Lili is wrapped up in towels, likewise preserved. 
== The Survivor ==
The two had a single traveling companion, a cybernetic snake-man named Boa Klaws. He is completely loyal to the two, although his allegiance has gone from a focused fervor to a more somber, funereal sense. Unfortunately, his specific programming choked when he saw the starbound pair fighting each other viciously. Lili had narrowly managed to kill Indigo before succumbing to her wounds. 
=== Sidebar: Boa Klaws ===
Boa is a low-sapient AI, capable of predicting threats to Indigo and Lili--typically happy fans, angry Positron fans, and countless paparazzi. Boa was built to look sleek, powerful, and tough, a combination of semigloss scales, carbon, and chrome. Boa will initially be sleeping somewhere in the yacht--even coiled along vents or rafters, and will react quickly to any intruders, attempting to rout them back to their airlock without getting into a physical fight.
Boa is not a simple combat machine, and can be reasoned with. A techie PC (or one skilled in rhetoric) may be able to broker a deal with Boa, if they can convince him it's something that "preserves the legacy of Indigo and Lili Blaze". However, if the PCs try to escalate, Boa will remain adamant on his duty as guard. There is no glory in defeating Boa in a physical fight, and although his legal status may not be recognized, killing him is definitely a Bad Guy thing.
== The Story ==
Boa Klaws is a combat-oriented LAI, and isn't sure what could've made the pair attack each other. There was a series of escalating arguments earlier in the flight, during which Boa was often shut off or sent away. Boa suspects the unusual spike in aggression may be due to a substance... but will be initially hesitant to divulge the details of the Blaze's drug habits. According to Boa, the two were actually going clean, more or less, but were enjoying quite the quantity of gifted alcohol.
One of these vintages is not like the others.
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