by Melanie Edmonds
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 […]
Ship’s log, 11:19, 15 May 2214 Location: Orbit around Corsica Sol, Corsica system Status: Star Step drive active This isn’t going well. We started the work on Corsica’s gravity tides four hours ago. We had the simulations all calculated, the factors all built in. We had a plan of attack. Everyone agreed that we […]
Ship’s log, 06:30, 16 May 2214 Location: Orbit around Corsica Sol, Corsica system Status: Star Step drive active It’s a new morning and everyone is eager to get going today. We have a new plan, a new way to help this star. The latest simulations ran smoother than our previous ones, and returned the […]
Ship’s log, 14:28, 17 May 2214 Location: Orbit around Corsica Sol, Corsica system Status: Sublight transit After yesterday’s rounds of skimming the corona, pulling streaks of burning gas along in my wake, and letting them fall back down again into new patterns, I feel like my hull is thin and pitted. I don’t have […]
Chief Engineer’s log, 14:28, 21 May 2214 Location: Corsica to Alpha Centauri FTL corridor Status: Sublight transit This is Engineer Monaghan, logging on the 21st of May, blah blah, reporting on the refit of the Starwalker. We’ve been installing a bunch of new gear: check the logs if you want to know what, but […]
Ship’s log, 16:32, 26 May 2214 Location: Alpha Centauri to Beta Apodis FTL corridor Status: Sublight transit Coming out of another FTL jump, I feel like my hull is humming. Elliott keeps griping about stress fractures, even though we haven’t found any yet. Bit and Byte have been scouring my bulkheads and beams, just […]