Stardate: 203233

We are

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against our will.

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deep underground that I doubt the remote log is

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must try. We have a plan, but it’s

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Stardate: 203232

The Forge appears as a fast moving star, even visible in daylight, about every six hours or so. I haven’t seen her for over twelve hours now, and Sash has no acceptable answers. Everything is still ‘broken’ and I believe the Forge has been taken. All the crew are gathering discreetly so we can decide what to do.

Stardate: 203231

Sash is trying to make us feel ‘at home’ but I’m sure there is something else going on. I’m trying to think of a way of communicating with the Forge using this remote log function, but it seems futile. No one has any reason to access my logs in my absence and I don’t know enough about the units to hack them anyway. On the off chance, if anyone receives this message, send an RP immediately.

Stardate: 203230

We are still on Tolan soil as their teleports are still down. And apparently their entire communication system is also down. I’m very uncomfortable with the whole scenario and am constantly pursuing the Commissioner. I doubt the remote logs are even working.

Stardate: 203229

At our attempted exit last night, the Tolans told us that their teleports had broken down. I’ve requested clearance for one of our remote pods to land, but Commissioner Sash assures me it won’t be necessary. This is the first time I’m using the remote function on the upgraded logs, so I’ll be interested to see what the quality is like.

Stardate: 203228

>memo send, all crew members

As many crew as wish, and do not have shifts, are invited to the surface for a party being held by the Tolan people before our exit tomorrow morning. I recommend those who can make the most of it as I cannot guarantee when we will next have a viable surface to stretch our ground legs.

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Stardate: 203227

Commissioner Sash assures me that the scan is with no ill intent, purely their protocol, which I understand. In view of the fact that they didn’t even start scanning us for 2 days, he tells me it is a demonstration of trust.

Stardate: 203226

DuMond tells me we were scanned all night last night. That concerns me a little, so I’m trying to contact Commissioner Sash.

Stardate: 203225

Last night was a great success – the Tolans certainly know how to meet and greet. We’ve brought back some detailed charts of the area, modules of Tolan history and some code for replicating typical Tolan recipes. The bean dessert sounds particularly good.

Stardate: 203224

I enjoy initial contacts, especially when they go as well as yesterday’s did. The Tolans appear very hospitable and have invited crew to the surface tonight. Protocol directs that the team comprise of myself, a medic, one of the tech staff and at least two security personnel, although we won’t make a big deal out of that.

Stardate: 203223

Now that everyone has started to calm down, it has become apparent that we overshot our planned trajectory more than we initially thought. Enough, in fact, to find us in the vicinity of an unchartered planet.

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Received, on my way. An unchartered planet that has just hailed us.

Stardate: 203222

What a ride! Not only did we beat the previous record, we smashed it. In fact I had to order helm to throttle back when we completely overshot our run length. Everything appears to be in one piece and there is a real buzz amongst the crew.

Stardate: 203221

All systems are secured and Tommy says we’re good to go. I just hope that doesn’t mean he’s turned the safeties off. Here we go again.

Stardate: 203220

True to his word, DuMond got us back online and even says we can take another run at the record. We’re rescanning from our present coordinates to see if we can run from here.

Stardate: 203219

We’ve had better days than yesterday. Before we even reached half the present record speed the engines completely shut down. Ancillaries too. DuMond assures me he’ll have us back online within an hour, but at the moment we’re floating in space.

Stardate: 203218

In one hour, we do a Čerenkov run. It is potentially quite dangerous, as a miscalculation could pull the ship apart or run us into a star. Nonetheless, GE0 were very precise about our coordinates as it gives us one of the longest clear runs in the area. Tommy is confident. We shall see.

Stardate: 203217

Engineering are pulling double-shifts to tweak the engines to their maximum output. Just as well they were purged recently, they're close to peak efficiency now.

Stardate: 203216

I have said yes, so in two days this craft and crew have to be ready for a Čerenkov run. In case we tear into a million pieces, allow me to explain to my family. Various Galaxy Explorer ships have been closing on the speed of light for some years now, and various crews are approached every year to try and break the previous record. GE0 believes that this crew, and specifically DuMond, are up for the task. I agree.

Stardate: 203215

On arrival at our new coordinates I received an encrypted message from GE0 asking if my ship and crew were ready for the enclosed mission. It's very tempting.

Stardate: 203214

DuMond assures me that the engines will be ready by the end of shift today. Just as well, as GE0 has sent us our next coordinates. No mission, just coordinates. Interesting.

Stardate: 203213

retinal scan initialising
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ident-captain Cartier, Edward

Thank you Marisa. You and I must have that conversation about increasing the medical bay’s capacity – I believe you’ve earned that much. I’m slowly returning to regular duties, amongst my first being a report to GE0 about the Matak’s viral weapons. My next will be why the subphonic drive appears to be inoperable.