At the edge...at peace.
31 Dec 2024C. Instinct
Captain‘s log – AIRV Big SisterDate: 31.12.3310
Condition: GREEN
Carrier Location: Coriccha
Personal Location: Schau Flyi oo-q e5-4
Entry: 49
It has been a While since my last entry. So long in fact, the Thargoid “war” is over now. All Titans have been destroyed and there is no more Thargoid activity being reported in the bubble. Even though I did not log any of our actions here, the Big Sister has been active along the front lines the entire time and I was personally present in the final battle for Sol. But I am not willing to report much of that in this public log. It is time to move on now and move on I did. The crew has been working exceptionally well during all this so I decided it was time to grant them all some vacation time. That’s why the big sister has “Dropped anchor” in the Coriccha system for the time being, allowing the crew to go on extended shore leaves. I myself have taken a time out too. A time out from all of civilization that is. The black is calling me again. And I mean the true black. I hitched a ride on the AZSF Morning Star to AI space. From there I took my new Mandalay long range explorer on a dive straight down towards the lower edge of the galaxy. On my way there I have been busy with bio research and cataloging planets & systems of course but really don’t feel like talking about that much. I will share some pictures of the most notable discoveries here but those were not the reason I went on this journey. The reason was the view I am facing right now. Because right now, I am sitting in a system with a single star, no planets, at a galactic altitude of -2,904 and looking straight into the intergalactic void… I have never felt more at peace.
An unusual shape of Fonticulua, forming a nice “nest” for weary explorers
Another unusual shape of Fonticulua, I personally had not encountered before
I have encountered an abundance of water worlds on my dive, often with other terraforming candidates in the same system
even close the edge of the galaxy, Thargoid probes are a common sight near ammonia gas giants.
Some impressive Electricae, a rare sight even for an experienced explorer I believe
The one and only earth-like world I encountered on my dive
The night sky getting emptier but no less beautiful nearing the void
Prasnium Sinuous Tubers growing on a planet with no atmosphere
The one and only Ammonia world I found on my dive
Nothing special on this moon but a sight worth capturing in a photo
at the very edge with nothing but the true black ahead…
