In the distant future, humanity has colonised the Solar System, and the Earth is plagued with various issues, such as civil unrest, food shortages, and climate change. Your character, desperate to leave Earth and relocate to other colonies, signs an exploitative contract with Lynx Corporation to become one of its shipbreakers, who are responsible for salvaging abandoned spacecraft in search of useful materials.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ink.mostepic.win/hardspace-shipbreaker-pay-your-debt-or-die-trying/