Glad to see another person joining in, Bomberman.
The approach can be pretty straightforward. I'd suggest starting off with 'waking up' In Traverse Town, and possibly meet up with Aarik while you're there. Gives you a good way to learn the interaction, and you both get a chance to build up your chars for when someone with a ship manages to get back.
Just pick up how you want your character to play, and go from there.