Transcript of Entry - Crew #62: VEERA SCHNAPP

SO, THIS IS THE FIRST DAY ON OUR JOURNEY.
THE FEELINGS ARE A MIX OF EXCITEMENT AND SADNESS
SADNESS, MOSTLY BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT... NO ONE WANTS TO LEAVE THEIR FAMILY BEHIND.
BUT I  SUPPOSE THIS IS NOTHING PARTICULARLY NEW TO THE SPECIES. SO LONG AS WE HAVE BEEN EXPLORING, FAMILIES HAVE BEEN LEFT AT HOME. I THINK THEY HAVE SOME COMFORT IN THE NUMBERS – THIS IS QUITE A LARGE CREW FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION – A LOT OF BRIGHT MINDS ON-BOARD.
EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES AND THE SHIP, AND EVERYONE IS AN EXPRET. WHAT THE FAMILIES MIGHT FIND UNCOMFORTABLE, HOWEVER, IS THE SECRETIVE NATURE OF THE MISSION.
NATURALLY, THE CORP DECIDED NOT TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS FOR SECURITY, BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT WE SHOULD BE LEFT OUT IN THE DARK. THERE WERE VAGUE HINTS, AND THE CORP KNEW ALL TOO WELL THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STOP A SPREAD OF RUMORS, BUT THAT'S JUST ABOUT IT. UNSUBSTANTIATED SPECULATION.'

BUT A CONSTANT THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS, IS THE ONE AND TRUE TULLA. SHE LIGHTS THE STARS ABLAZE WITH A BURNING PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE TOO FEW PEOPLE LIKE HER IN THE UNIVERSE. WE ARE COLONY-BORN – BROWN WITH THE STARS IN OUR HEARTS. SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS SHIP ARE EARTH-BORN, AND THOUGH I DON'T LIKE TO GENERALISE, IT'S EASY TO POINT THEM OUT. THEY LACK THE PURE SPARK OF WONDERMENT – THEY'RE HERE FOR BUSINESS. STILL, THAT DOES NOT MAKE THEM BAD PEOPLE. WE ALL HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS AND COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS. WE WERE SELECTED BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON, THE CORP THOUGHT WE WERE THE BEST PEOPLE FOR THE JOB.

IT MUST BE KEPT IN MIND, THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MISSION OF ITS KIND. OTHERS HAVE GONE ANOMALY-HUNTING BEFORE US, AND OTHERS WILL LIKELY GO AFTER US. IT'S TRUE, SOME MISSIONS WERE LOST OUT IN THE BLACK – THAT'S SOMETHING NOBODY WANTS TO THINK ABOUT – BUT THOSE MISSIONS WERE IN MUCH DEEPER SPACE THAN WE ARE GOING. OUR TRAVELS ARE ALSO GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE – NOT BECAUSE IT HAS TO, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE PURPOSEFULLY OBSCURING OUT PATH TO PREVENT UNWANTED STALKERS FROM TAILING US TO OUR DESTINATION.

IN THE END, I HOPE WE'LL FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING AND MAKE IT BACK WITHOUT TROUBLE.
HERE'S TO A GOOD ONE!
VEERA OUT.