by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 12:26, 19 July 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked and powering up Environmental systems online Artificial gravity online Inertial dampeners online Station hardline connection terminated Umbilical feeds shutting off Umbilicals disconnected Location: Engineering ELLIOTT: (sitting on a stool, he’s surrounded by projected readouts from all the […]
Ship’s log, 13:37, 19 July 2214 Location: Near Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Adrift, engines disabled He’s actually coming. I had half-expected him to refuse and stamp off in a huff. Am I prepared for this? I don’t know. All this processing power and not a clue about what to do. […]
Captain’s log, 15:57, 21 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 on the situation at Sarabande Station. Things here continue to be… as crazy as ever. We are dealing with the ghosts as best we can, which […]
Ship’s log, 15:04, 22 July 2214 Location: Near Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked, powered down I’m almost ready to go get my sister. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t excited. And scared. The captain is nervous about how the crew of the Celestial Strider is going to […]
Ship’s log, 16:02, 22 July 2214 Location: On approach to the Cerces black hole Status: Sublight transit External comms CELESTIAL STRIDER #1: (male voice) Battlestations! Battlestations, everyone! Weapons hot! STRIDER #2: (female voice) What? I’m busy with the engines here, so we don’t fall into this black hole and die, and now you want […]
Ship’s log, 16:40, 22 July 2214 Location: Approaching the Cerces black hole event horizon Status: Sublight transit, Star Step drive active There are so many people talking at me that it’s hard to keep up. They don’t like my idea. Thing is, I’m not hearing any other options. Any other ship would cut and […]
Ship’s log, ??:??, ?? ???? ???? Location: On approach to Sarabande Station Status: Sublight transit Something’s wrong. There are no blaring signs; little hints poke up here and there. They get under my hull plating and prickle at me. Something’s wrong, they whisper and hiss. It’s worse than a siren. External comms CAPTAIN: […]
Captain’s log, 18:03, 13 September 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Close orbit Log location: Sarabande central control room Almost two months. It’s hard to believe that the waiting is over. Finally, my ship is back. I shouldn’t have allowed her to Step without everyone on board. I know how […]
Ship’s log, 10:19, 14 September 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked, powered down Here I am again, back where I started. Resting in the same position in the same dock, gripped by the same clamps, the same docking bridge suckered onto my side. It feels like I’ve gone around […]
Ship’s log, 22:55, 14 September 2214 Location: Sarabande Station, near the Cerces black hole Status: Docked, powered down I think the captain’s plan to share our story with the Celestial Strider‘s crew is going as well as can be expected. They were wary at first: not of our story, but of our intentions in […]