9.14.2330 First Officer's Logs
12 Sep 2023Peristrophe "Peri" Chin-Riley
Mr. Coe and I are prepared to set off into the Akila back country in search of a missing artifact piece. While the possibility of shedding further light on the artifact's purpose is exciting, I am equally thrilled to be given a chance to survey the Akila flora and fauna. Prior to our departure I was given a chance to explore the FSC Capitol. I have to admit, I'm not sure what I expected but this is far from the bastion of liberty that their government insists it is. It seems in the free star collective both the rich and the poor are free to sleep in a tent in the mud. I guess if there's one thing I can give them credit for its this; at least Akila doesn't hide its poverty below ground like the UC does. Supplemental
We have retrieved the artifact and are returning to New Atlantis. I hope that in the future we can avoid any large scale shootouts with the local Shaw gang. Mr. Coe and I got into a heated exchange outside the Atalanta prior to boarding. It seems he does not approve of my prior attempts to communicate with the gang leader and avoid a fight. Coe insisted that it was useless, that the Shaw gang were too far gone to be worth talking to. I ... may have called him a thoughtless asshole, which in hind sight, was not an effective diplomatic strategy. I guess I couldn't stand the "I told you so" look he gave me when the Shaw gang started shooting. We're lucky we made it back in one piece, minus the chunk of my earlobe that a particle beam took out. Need to remember to go to Enhance and get that fixed. Anyway Sam Coe can go kick rocks on Barret's ship but I'm not inviting him along for another mission.