Entry 42: Recap, Research, and BMAP
21 May 2021Worldbuilder92
Current System: COLONIADay 410
I can't believe it's almost been a year since I came here... feels like so much has happened, yet also like nothing has.
Well, first a recap of my current state: I am alive, as you can tell. I've been spending most of my time compiling research data I've gathered along my travel to Colonia - did I mention the BMAP project here? I'll create a side-entry after this, summarizing that project. Long story short, I wrote a research paper on bark mounds, and submitted it to both the Canonn Research Institute as well as the Colonia Research Dept. It didn't make much of a splash with Canonn (unfortunately), but the CRD did publish it out here enough that I am now able to introduce myself as a legitimate researcher, instead of merely a passionate amateur. I'm not sure why Canonn wasn't more interested in my report (it's not like bark mounds aren't a viable research subject, right?), but after reviewing the report, I did notice a few loose threads concerning what normally should be done. In particular, I neglected to gather an appropriate control group to compare the bark mound results to.
Fortunately, recent shipments from the Bubble have arrived in Colonia to supply us with newer gear to take more detailed samples. I took time to grab myself an Artemis-class suit with an updated sample scanner and collector, which means that finally I can begin to prepare for BMAP 2.0: The Sequel to BMAP 1.0! Which means I'll need a ship to make that trip...
Also, Cmdr Servatrix challenged me to buy and outfit a T9 for exploration, since I had a T9 before the asylum. Challenge accepted, but I'm gonna head back to the Bubble to get the gear for it, rather than hunt down parts out here. So for now, I've decided to buy and outfit a Krait Mk2 to prepare it for the trip ahead; I know the Phantom's the better explorer in the long run, but... I want to bring a fighter with me, so I can entertain friends as well. :3
So that's been my objective for the past couple days - kitting out a Krait to be my new exploration ship. I would take the Mobula out again, but... I kinda wanna keep her as a memento of my journey. Huh... is this how my uncle was with his cars?
Let's see, what else about me... I've done my best to lose the weight I ended up gaining on the trip to Colonia by not being able to leave my ship much, but it seems I'm destined to be plump for good. This weight just doesn't want to come off, no matter what I do! Grrr... well, on the plus side, I shouldn't need to do much squeezing into tight places for what I do. At least I can now get some regular exercise, instead of keeping cooped up all the time.
As a side note, looking back over my logs, it seems somehow the image files have gotten corrupted. I'll try to clean them up and fix them so they show up again, but for now all that's there is my dulcet tones.
Except, in words, so... whatever. You know what I mean.