by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 16:53, 9 March 2214 Location: Offshore docking, Hong Kong, Earth Status: Docked and powered down Here we are! Earth. Home planet. Terra Firma. Well, it’s not very firm here. I’m too big to dock directly on the mainland, so they’ve assigned me a tether spot out in the waters of Repulse Bay, […]
Ship’s log, 18:02, 7 March 2214 Location: Transit Lane 42-N7, Home system Status: Sublight transit I thought Earth would be prettier than this. Danika has been here before, and she’s seen it from a pilot’s perspective. Mostly, that means that she noticed the traffic: lots of it, barely contained within navigation lanes, moving slowly […]
Captain’s log, 17:12, 6 March 2214 Location: Home system Status: Sublight transit near Venus Log recorded: Captain’s cabin This is Captain Warwick reporting. We have made it into the Home system and are currently making our way around the dark side of Venus on our way to Earth. Starry brought us into the system […]
Chief Engineer’s log, 08:50, 4 March 2214 Location: Alpha Apodis system, Apus constellation Status: Sublight transit towards close orbit around Alpha Apodis Sol Log location: Neural link from Engineering immersion chair A to internal ship systems, Circuit 249991-B16NM (Elliott is on a grassy slope inside Starry’s head. He has raised himself onto one knee, […]
Chief Engineer’s log, 08:45, 4 March 2214 Location: Alpha Apodis system, Apus constellation Status: Sublight transit towards close orbit around Alpha Apodis Sol Log location: Engineering …can’t he just do it himself? I’m not the only one capable of– oh, the log’s on. Right, right. So, the captain has asked me what’s going on […]