Log 14: An Explorer's Life For Me
12 Jul 2021Tala Wren
It seemed like any other system to the untrained eye, but as a veteran explorer, I know better than to balk at the number of bodies in a system.26-enough that there's likely to be something interesting, but not so much that I feel like I'm going insane. So I start running the full-spectrum scan; this part is always kind of fun, especially when I get into a rhythm. After hunting down every last celestial body in the system, I start browsing through their properties, making mental notes of ones I should check out for terraforming potential.
In total, I end up with five high-metal content worlds that look suitable, and one Earth-like, which is a surprise. I guess even out here, so far from inhabited space, one can find places that tempt them to settle down.
In all, it looks like a potent system; as I set about flying around and probing each candidate, I can't help but wonder what it might be like to live out here. Unfortunately not a very practical thought; personally, my lifestyle revolves around moving about the galaxy. When I'm not on an expedition aboard Razorcrest or my deep space exploration carrier, I live with the rest of my mercenary crew aboard their carrier.
And as much as its entertaining to consider what life might be like on these planets, they are much too far away from the Bubble to be of any concern to the major powers; I mean, hell, this is even too far for the Colonia Council to care about.
Oh well, at least I know the data gathered will be useful in terraforming efforts, and I know the scientific community will love the data I've gathered on black holes during my trip to Peak and back; I've seen more black holes in the past 24 hours than I have in the entire rest of my life. Peak alone had three of the damn things, so naturally I had to take all of the readings I could.
But it will be a while before I return to inhabited space to actually sell all of this data; I'm making the trip to Beagle Point. Many consider this pilgrimmage to be a right of passage; only explorers who are genuinely serious about roaming the galaxy even think about travelling 65,000ly from home.