Five years after the thrills of saving an entire planet from destruction, the character is stuck in a boring desk job that demands piles of tedious paperwork instead of menial cleaning duties.

To make things even more dull, spacetrucks are fully automated, so it will pilot itself once the proper coordinates are entered.

But the task does authorize the use of a robot assistant, and coincidentally enough, Floyd, a beloved companion revived at the end of Planetfall, is one of the choices.

There are two living things on board: an ostrich and an Arcturian balloon creature, both apparently in perfect health.

Before long, Plato attempts to kill the player; Floyd is conflicted between the two friendships but reluctantly destroys the other robot.

Before the player can put a stop to this, however, Floyd reappears, completely under the evil influence of the Zeenak pyramid.

After the pyramid is defeated, Oliver finally comes to life, and seems almost to be a reincarnation of the once-childlike and playful Floyd.