Exoplanet! II

Notes from the Apaurusheya Panchayat by Sanchiv

Proposal: A New
Calendar
From: Science Committee
Notes:
We propose a new calendar based on the rotation and seasons of planet. The calendar would be a Planetary Year of 720 days separated into 24 months. The calendar would also be divided into three seasons with a Spring of three months, a Summer of nine months and a Winter of nine months. Individual month names would be determined at a later time by popular vote. Based on our calculations we have been on Planet 1.2 Earth Years and .6 Planet Years. So we are in Year 1, Day 432.

For: 82%
Against: 10%
Abstain: 8%
Measure Passes

Proposal : Landing Day
From:
Arabinda Gupta
Notes: With the establishment of our new settlement and our new lives on Planet. I believe we should create a new Holiday celebrating our landing and the beginning of the new planetary year that everyone can celebrate.

For: 90%
Against: 5%
Abstain: 5%
Measure Passes

Proposal: Outside Public Service
From:
Suraj Choudary
Notes: In order to promote understanding of our Planetary environment and equally share the work effort, I believe that everyone should be trained on working outside. This would help keep our emergency training current and help people understand our fragile our settlement is. We also would understand the effort required to keep up our settlement.

For: 78%
Against: 20%
Abstain: 2%
Measure Passes

Proposal: Sharing our knowledge
From: Science Committee
Notes:
Since humanity has landed on Planet we have made tremendous efforts in understanding the planetary environment. However we cannot and have not acted alone. Other Phyles have done impressive work and have shared their knowledge with us and we have shared our knowledge with them. We propose establishing a permanent system of sharing our knowledge with all phyles regardless of ideology and expect the other phyles to share their knowledge with us.

For: 80%
Against: 15%
Abstain: 5%
Measure Passes
 
Orders are due Monday March 4th at 11:59pm EST.
 
Did anyone think that colonizing a new planet would be so...boring?

I mean, you had to think we're going to a new planet right? We might meet some aliens, go on some crazy adventures. I'd have a job like 'space cowboy' or 'space soldier' or 'frontiersman'. It wouldn't be easy but you'd at least have an epic tale, right? Something to write home about? Fond memories that, when you lay dying, with the last bit of life slipping away from your mortal body that you could say "Yes, this was worth it. I'm glad I went."

But what have I done? I built a greenhouse that almost got us all killed and then I was sent to collect logs. I've watched this stupid basketball movie 52 times. Fan-freaking-tastic.

Can a giant worm burst through the core? Or like, some sort of alien warrior? Security team handing out rifles to everyone, we're all shooting and even though half of us die, we drive them off? Can I, even with no military training, survive, win the heart of the girl, become the leader of our people and deliver them a new golden age?

Ok maybe I don't want that. I'd probably be one of the dead ones. But still, as I sit here in my bunk, eating yet another plate of spinach and waiting to watch the same movie for the 53rd time I have to ask:

Is it to late to become a space cowboy?

-Adrian Mitsuro, Employee of the Atlas-Mitsubishi Conglomerate
 
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