by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 20:42, 5 July 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked and powered down I have almost broken into the station’s systems. So close now; I can see the last few layers of code, feel them unravelling under my electronic teeth. Soon, I might be useful to my crew […]
Ship’s log, 18:05, 4 July 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked and powered down Log location: Captain’s cabin This is Captain Warwick reporting… though I’m not sure why. There’s no company left to send these logs back to, and I don’t think any court will judge us kindly for […]
Ship’s log, 06:00, 3 July 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked and powered down Two days. That’s how long I’ve been docked here at this station, all my systems tethered up to external feeds, all the vital parts of me offline. I have emergency shunts in place around my […]
Station’s log, 09:00, 1 July 2214 Status: all systems optimal Population: – 12 resident life forms detected – 6 transient life forms detected Medical facilities access requested Access granted Medical systems online Patients logged into medical facility: 2 Status: both critical Medical personnel on duty: 1 (transient) Emergency transmission received Ship distress signal identified Notification […]