Nice write up! It captures the feel and internal role-playing of the game completely!
Unfortunately, I have become engrossed in the stupid game to the point where it has invaded my dreams - I had FTL dreams last night where my sleep troubles could only be managed by shifting my FTL crew around the ship to assist with getting me to restful sleep.
Same thing happened with Advanced Heroquest in high school, and the same thing happened with Doom II...