Commander's Personal Entry - November 22nd, 3303
22 Nov 2017Orion Starhunter
Well we have left HR 1185 and returned to our home of the Avalon system, and in the process turned in some good cartographic data.While I did bring the crew home for the holiday, a thought has been burning in my head these last few days. Word of Colonia has spread and I can't help but feel like I should mount an exploration mission and head out that way to see what all the buzz is about.
While this trip is over 22,000 light years from our current position, it would give us a chance to cross the 5,000 light year barrier that is required to unlock one of the engineers. Along with this, would also allow us to carve our names in the universe for some undiscovered items.
I'll definitely have to talk it over with the crew before plotting our course, but as it goes for this area of the Universe, things are a bit boring. There is only so much cargo, passengers, and bounties you can hunt before the exploration bug in you gets out. I will have to contact Cmdr. Indigowyrd, and see if he and his crew would like to partake on this exploration mission. If not, then we will be on our own.
In order to make this trek, I'm going to have to reoutfit the Discovery, and lose the fighterbay, but replace it with a 6A Fuelscoop. Will have to see, may need to keep the fighterbay just in case we stumble into some pirates. There is always the option of "basking" with a 4A fuelscoop, plus could actually lighten up the Discovery by removing her passenger cabins and replacing them with cargo holds...
For now, I am heading up to the observation deck and will enjoy the next few hours with a good book and some Earl Grey Tea.
Commander Orion Starhunter
USS Discovery
NX 1301
Avalon / Noctilux Station