The true brutality of space

[Jacob_Wright 0]

I enter my quarters after the meeting with Captain Patterson, and spending about 20 minutes looking around the ship. I begin putting things away; a few pictures and trophies was all that I could bring with me due to space limits. After getting everything put away nicely, I walk over to a small control panel, and press a button.

 

"Begin log. I have only been on the Challenger now for a few hours, however, the few hours have been some of the most painstaking I have had since 4^th year academy finals. Well, it did have a good start, both Captain Giovanni, and Commander DeGenza, and the MACO commander, 2LT Kimiko seem like a good shipmates. But that's the best part of the day, so far."

 

"When meeting the staff, I completely forgot that the Challenger contained a MACO contingent, making me look like an idiot infront of Kimiko. But, I can deal with that. Only about 10 minutes latter, I found out all of the logistics of this mission, finding a missing ship. This is the part that's made my day terrible. Now, the true nature of life out in space is taking shape, and how brutal it is. We can be blown up by the nebula, or whatever crippled the pathfinder, blown up by enemy's in combat, or shot in person on an away mission. And probably a few things I still haven't thought about. I know in the academy they inform you of these, but the true reality never kicked in, until I am out on the front lines like I am now, not in a office shuffling papers and pouring coffee for an admiral were the biggest threat is burn or paper cut. But I have no intentions of dieing on this mission, and I am guessing the crew has the same belief. End log."

 

I press another button on the panel again, stopping the recording. Then I walk over to bed with some more general readings in hand.

Edited July 25, 2007 by Mark_Davis