Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
Arkay 20170617 Dear Diary, After a day of constant inspections and checking rooms and being herded around like cattle, everything seems to have calmed down a bit. Just a bit. There’s still that hint of panic everywhere you go, but at least it’s just whispers and not people panicking out in the open. But yesterday was … Read more
“Oh light oh light oh light this is bad…” Gath panicked as he rushed into the office. Everyone around had been on high alert ever since… IT had appeared in the courtyard. No one knew what to do, it had just stood there, patiently waiting for someone to come out and greet it. “What … Read more
20170615 Dear Diary, Okay none of this is making any sense. The ship is currently on lock-down, with all non-essential persons in their rooms. The police are all over the place trying to work out what’s going on. Another person died. Number three. Her name was Larissa Jordans. But it’s not some random person in … Read more
20170614 Dear Diary, Someone else died today. One of the lower engineers working on communication systems. Someone doing the exact job I’ve always wanted. Well, I’d take any engineering job, but communication engineers? I’d love that… But this… His poor family must be devastated. His friends must be heartbroken. He has a girlfriend apparently and … Read more
“Arkay, I want you to listen to me. You’re tied down, you can’t move, but you can listen. You aren’t going to say or do anything. You’re just going to listen. “Alright. Are you comfy? Silly me. You can’t answer. Well, I’m going to talk anyway. “I’m angry at you, Arkay. You know that. You … Read more
20170613 Dear Diary, Today was a mostly good day! I’ve been moved to a different cleaning team, and, alongside this pair of Septa and a Raptai, we get to clean one of the main server rooms! We were picked because apparently we were the only people who could be trusted. I can resist the temptation. … Read more
20170612 Dear Diary, Sorry I didn’t write yesterday. It was all so damn hectic, I don’t even know. There were three separate drills, one for everyone on the ship in case of a hull breach, one for the general population and a drill for a containment leak for the cleaning and engineering staff. And then … Read more
Right now I don’t want to do anything. I just want to sit and stare at something. I have things I could be doing right now but I don’t care, I’m going to start writing a proper journal about my feelings. Might as well do it now when I’m distracted. The constantly being distracted is … Read more
“I’m still in shock over all of this…” Teekay muttered as he scribbled his way through paperwork. “All this hassle, just to get the same job I had last week. Fucking retarded.” Geekay, Veekay and Enkay, who were busy packing away boxes and moving things around, both rolled their eyes. They’d been listening to Teekay … Read more
20170610 Dear Diary, Daisy here, and I’m totally pooped. You’d think for a basic salary they’d give you more breaks. While most of the people here don’t actually have jobs, I’m getting up at 6am and not finishing until 6pm. I’m free to do pretty much whatever I want after 6pm but it’s a hard … Read more
20170609 Dear Diary, My name is Daisy Callaghan. I’m on the SS Star Soarer, a ship that’s taking a thousand civilians of assorted races to a scientific colony called The New North. The trip is supposed to take two months, but that’s assuming we don’t run into any problems along the way. Mostly hostile star-travellers … Read more
“I don’t believe you!” Seth growled. “For real? The High General managed to convince all of them?” The other members of the Θ-Class Ksa were all equally dumbfounded and shocked. “There’s no way he managed it!” Renth gasped. “The old Vice General tried for decades and…” The Ksa all began muttering among each other. Only … Read more
I’ve done something. I don’t know if it is good or not. Guess we’ll see. It all started when I reached the dome. I assume it’s Death’s place, because it’s much more heavily defended than everywhere else. There were Veth wandering around, but one of them came up to me and started talking. He called … Read more
A circle of generals. That had always been the collective term for a bunch of Rethan Generals, mostly because their leaders had always sat in a circle. One of the first things Elkay had done when he got into power was to bring back that tradition. He’d always enjoyed the Circle, it made Elkay feel … Read more
I’ve been wandering around for ages. Not really sure where I’m going, except towards the big dome. It’s the only real thing on the landscape. Everything else is just generic plains, with the odd rocky outcrop or dead tree. Oh and the river and its many reeds. But that’s about it. I haven’t seen the … Read more