Starside, Entry #033
09 May 2022Alexander Jameson
INITIATING ANUBIS OS. USERNAME: cjameson1879
PASSWORD:**********
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WELCOME BACK CAPTAIN. APPLYING ENCRYPTED CONNECTION
Initiating Recording Playback...
AUDIO RESYNTH: ACTIVATED
LOG #032
LOG TYPE: AUDIO/VISUAL
RECORDING LOCATION: CAPTAIN'S OFFICE, FNS SHROUDBREAKER (FARRAGAUT-CLASS VESSEL)
SYSTEM NAME (REPAIRED): HIP 69982
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The sound of a cappuccino machine pouring a cup of coffee can be heard. Jameson grabs the cup and takes a sip, sitting down in a chair next to the window of his office.
I'm taking some time to think back on how this all happened, you know? My entire life has been with a finger on the trigger aiming toward a single target. And every time I pull that trigger it brings more and more devastating effects each time I fire. Looking back, I now know that I wasn't firing bullets, but blanks.
I like to think about my time back in the academy. Playing paintball as training for ground ops. They almost permanently banned me from playing since I damn near never missed a shot. One of the other cadets caught me in the shoulder, with a kill shot aim no less. So I simply returned the favor by popping a paintball in the middle of his head from across the field the round after. Poor guy had a bruise the size of an ice cube for the entire week. Paid for his drink as an apology. I haven't seen him since graduation.
Now, look at me. Sitting in a chair, staring out at my home star, in a ship bigger than my own blinded ego. Makes you think how far someone can go with a decent aim and the will to survive in this galaxy. And every morning I wake up, wondering when I'll find a way to escape the world. And I-
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Hey Dad, what's the code to the hangar?
42788, your mother's and my anniversary.
Thanks!
Don't get yourself killed trying to pilot that fighter.
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Dominoes. That's all that this fleet is. And what scares me the most is how much of an effect my return will have. What happens when I walk into that bridge for the first time? Will the conversation start with words or pistols?
Captain, your ship is prepared for departure.
Thank you. Heading down now. Anubis, end log.
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