by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 16:12, 5 January 2214 Location: Corvus FTL Corridor Status: FTL transit (tethered) We are being honoured by a visit today. We’re coasting between jumps, waiting for the Bountiful‘s FTL drive to recharge and spin up again. I’m twiddling my virtual thumbs, waiting for us to get where we’re going. There’s not much […]
Chief Engineer’s log, 09:20, 29 December 2213 Location: Corvus FTL Corridor Status: FTL transit (tethered) This is not what I signed up for. Fuckin’ pirates on my ship, calling the shots. Like they know how to do my job. They don’t know shit about engines, or how this ship works, or the fact that […]
Ship’s log, 19:42, 22 December 2213 Location: Mouth of the Corvus FTL Corridor Status: Sublight transit, half speed Here we are – the Corvus FTL corridor. Somewhere in here, we’re going to take a left turn and end up… where we hadn’t originally planned. They won’t tell me. I guess they’ll start sending me […]
Ship’s log, 15:13, 8 December 2213 Location: Intersystem between the JOP and Corvus FTL Corridor Status: Sublight transit, half speed We’re almost to the FTL corridor. I’m tucked in the middle of our little fleet: a single, small sheep between three over-zealous sheepdogs. I’m limping along with both wing engines disabled and several thrusters […]