Giving the solo game such a shining review, how can I resist? XD I'll take a look at this series and then likely play Legendary Encounters Firefly in the next few days. ;)
I have a ton of games to cover for playthroughs, but doing Mission 2 of Omega Protocol does sound appealing - perhaps in the future. Thanks for watching!
You're supposed to pick your starting area before you draw your missions for just that reason (so you cant't start at a location for a mission that you already had in your hand).
+Trueflight Silverwing Very correct - I made a bunch of errors on this playthrough and have been thoroughly lambasted at no end in the comments . . . I am planning (not sure when) to do a whole damn verse multi-player playthrough to try and get the rules right and show off the incredible amount of cool expansions for this very thematic and fun game . . . Thanks for watching along!
You pick your starting location first then pick your starting jobs. Also you could pick crew worth zero like the Shepard. Rule book "Game Setup" clearly has step 3: Choosing Ships & Leaders (and location) then step 6: Starting Jobs.