Captain Rodriguez:
After receiving our orders to inspect the wreckage in the asteroid field and another month’s journey of complete and utter boredom, we have finally had some excitement. Navigating the debris and asteroids have proved to be a small challenge to my crew. Small indeed, but at least it beats running the same drills day in and day out. That, and now we have something new to look at instead of darkness. Rocks. Floating rocks. Oh, how I hate this mission. Give me some action!
Anyway, we have sent a team of lab rats over to the debris. I suppose it’s a good break to get those squinty eyed pencil pushers off the ship for a little while. While they do not like being called “lab rats”, I find it gives me a little pleasure, so they can get over it.
Preliminary reports tell us that they have found some salvageable equipment and parts. The stuff may be valued at about 90 credits worth. So yeah, that’s a fair trade. Nine months of “exploration” away from our families and we get to look at rocks and bring in about 90 credits worth of junk. Don’t get me wrong, its just that me and my crew are trained for planetary defense. Hence, the class of vessel we are in. This vessel was not made for permanent dwelling. It, my crew and myself were meant for orbital deployment around our home planet, not some Easter egg hunt in the middle of nowhere!
Well, as soon as the lab rats are back we’ll head over to what might be another Star System. Who knows, we may finally see action.
Oh, and before I forget, I heard that they finally finished the first scouting ship. Same speed as ours, but equipped with better sensors and can sustain a crew in space for a prolonged period of time. I had hoped that they would come out here and bring us back home to do our job, but no, they are being sent the opposite direction.
Ok, I am done venting; now I’ll put on the dutiful Captain’s face and follow orders. I hope no one ever reads this…