The Colonia Letters #4
19 Mar 2024Kira Eyre
Dear Lhorndra,I haven’t written you in a while because there isn’t exactly exciting news to share at the moment. A few days ago, I finally left the Inner Orion Spur and its squabbles for good. What a relief! I am in the Temple region now. As far as I (and the Galactic Exploration Catalog) can see, there aren’t many tourist attractions on my way in this region. So please keep your surely insatiable desire for new exciting photos at bay.
Being a space pilot involves a lot more down-to-earth work than I thought. Well, down-to-planet, I suppose. Maybe I was slightly wrong about all you pilots being flashy and aloof. Besides my new hobby exobiology, I’m now used to finding and collecting raw materials, because I have to. Yesterday, I refilled my AFMU for the first time.
While all the mapping, landing, searching and collecting makes my journey much more bearable, it delays my arrival in Colonia considerably.
Oh! And on a completely other note: I wasn’t prepared for weeks of zero g toilet. It’s tedious business. Every time I have to go to the loo, I’m tempted to land on some barren rock, just to have at least a tiny bit of gravity.
Yours,
Kira