by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 10:27, 25 April 2214 Location: Landing route, Dyne Status: Atmospheric entry trajectory Two and a half days. The trap has been propped open for two and a half days and there has barely been a sniff at it. I wish that was a good thing. I wish that made me feel better. […]
Ship’s log, 10:41, 25 April 2214 Location: Landing pad 25D, Netix Spaceport, Dyne Status: Landing Landing gear extended. Landing manoeuvres complete. Docking clamps engaged. Powering down… Sublight engines offline. Thrusters offline. Weapons offline. I am landed. My systems are winding down and I’m preparing to unlock my outer doors. Outside of me, pale […]
Ship’s log, 10:55, 25 April 2214 Location: Landing pad 25D, Netix Spaceport, Dyne Status: Docked and powered down I have a blank spot inside me. A surge from a device overloaded my sensors and I can’t see anything inside Cargo Bay 1. I’m deaf and blind and senseless. It’s like they cut a piece […]
Chief Engineer’s log, 22:19, 26 April 2214 Location: Debris ring, Sconnor orbit, Dyne system Status: Stationary Logging immersion chair data Engineering immersion chair active Log location: Nexus 25-bravo-16 (The Chief Engineer’s avatar appears at a crossroads. Around him, buildings sweep up in smooth curves, like softly shifting glass. Light flows beneath the surface […]
Captain’s log, 08:45, 28 April 2214 Location: Debris ring, Sconnor orbit, Dyne system Status: Stationary Log location: Captain’s Cabin This is Captain Warwick, reporting on the deaths of Dr Seth Ebling and SecOff Riley Swann. They were killed three days ago while trying to compromise the security and freedom of this ship and her […]
Ship’s log, 14:22, 1 May 2214 Location: Dyne to Alpha Centauri FTL corridor Status: Sublight transit Here I am, treading the back-trails of the universe. We are almost to the next stop on our journey: the Alpha Centauri system. It is the meeting-place of the first FTL corridors that were ever charted. Once upon […]
Ship’s log, 12:17, 4 May 2214 Location: Asteroid belt, Alpha Centauri Status: Stationary Ident confirmed Systems initialising AI protocols engaged Sensors online Sublight engines online Thrusters online FTL engine online Environmental controls online I am free again! I am out from under the binds that stop an unidentified ship from running. I am […]
Ship’s log, 09:51, 7 May 2214 Location: Asteroid belt, Alpha Centauri Status: Stationary Location: Bridge (The centre of the Bridge is dominated by a holographic representation of an asteroid belt, with the small blinking green light of the Starwalker holding position among the drift of rocks. Stretching out from the ship’s position and marking […]
Captain’s log, 21:14, 8 May 2214 Location: Approaching FTL corridor to Corsica, edge of Alpha Centauri system Status: Sublight transit This is Captain Warwick reporting. We are on our way out of the Alpha Centauri system, heading for the next destination on our list: Corsica. The first phase of the refit has been completed. […]
Ship’s log, 23:42, 13 May 2214 Location: Orbit around Corsica Sol, Corsica system Status: Maintaining orbit This is one of those days when we really miss the people we’ve lost. Not their faces or their cheer. Not the way they lighten the mood or make the work easier. Today, we miss their hands on […]