March 7, 2016

Day One Space Blues

Short Fiction

[-------Begin Transmission------] sender: bop@scarce-ent-ltd.dublin.gateway.kyklos.galaxias reply-to: pilot@cmdrblp.space to: clog_bop@scarce-ent-ltd.dublin.gateway.kyklos.galaxias date: 23 Feb 3302, 13:20 Hrs UTC decrypt: cipher-enabled filter: minus

After spending much of the previous day being distracted by nothing more than average star systems I vow to press on aggressively to reach my goal of the galactic core less I go mad in the desolation and emptiness that is the space in between. Another 1K ly goal for the day.

Waypoint: [redacted by Minus filter] Jump #: 50 Expedition jump #: 100 Distance from base: 1,993.03 ly Note: certain portions of this message were redacted by DSSV Marvin III's AI. [-------End Transmission------]

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