Daily mussings of an underling

Bad luck to the max...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:00 GMT

Just when I finally meet a great girl, I get sent out on another mission. It wouldn't be so bad, but I will be missing another opportunity to see her. Now don't get me wrong, I love the excitement of going on a mission. But I have this burning desire to see her again and again. It's interesting, every time I see her I feel week in the knees and fluttery in my stomach. I don't know what that all means yet but I guess it might be love... Did I admit that out loud?

Well in other news, I read the latest copy of the Earth Gazette and I can't believe what the government is doing. I mean really, demonising one group of people. It just boils my blood. Not that there is much that can be done. I just hope it doesn't get to out of hand.

interesting thing I heard the other day. Seems that the eastern alliance has started a colony on Mars now as well. That makes me a little concerned since my parents have been working on teraforming for the last few years. i hope they are doing well and not having any trouble with them. As I understand it, that is part of what we are doing, bringing aid to our colony and more security. I really hope they are OK. Well I must go to my duty station and move out. So till next time.

so far so good...

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Not really sure what to think so far. I think we are hitting it off "very well" But then it's to early to tell. though I am having a hard time concentrating. Not sure if its the sleep deprivation or that I find myself lost when ever I gaze into the blue seas that are her eyes. I know this is only a first, dare I say date, but I find my self falling for this mysterious girl from earth.

You know I don't even know where she is from... She mentioned it I know, but as for where it is on a map... well I don't think I could point it out. Will have to look it up when I get back to my room tonight. Always good to show some interest in where they are from.

Whoops she is coming back from the powder room. Got to go.

I stared straight into the eyes of death and an angel rescued me.

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:22:00 GMT

well I flew in my first space combat mission ever! It was exhilarating and scary as hell. Everything went well at the beginning and we took the enemy by surprise as they where trying to infiltrate the convoy. I shot down 2 enemy and the others in our group scored equal kills. Then things started going south. We where still outnumbered and to make matters worse one of our group was damaged early on.

We quickly dispatched the drone fighters but there remained one that we couldn't get. I was in hot pursuit of one of the last fighters but it lured me away from the others. He quickly turned the tables on me and I was no longer the hunter, but the hunted. The words of my instructor came back me in vivid relief. The battle field is like the ocean, it is a fool that thinks he can change the course of the tide. But when you use the energy it produces you can gain incredible strength.

Ironical though the words where of little comfort as the enemy kept getting tone on me and it was everything I could do, to just stay alive. Eventually it was Oksana that came my rescue after she had taken care of all the other drones. She was able to dispatch the fighter and save my ass.

Now I am faced with a cunundrum... She basically made me take her to diner. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think its a chore by any stretch of the imagination. In fact she is deadly hot! But I have always had a policy of not dating members of my team. Though I am not sure if this is a "date" or not. I guess you can say I am severely confused.

Did I mention she's hot? I mean come on. 5'4, long dark brown hair and eyes that pull you in to their depths. I could be lost in them for ever...

So why should I be worried? I'm not sure. I have always been a cautious man. Call it a strength or weakness. But it has kept me safe for a long time.

Well I have to go pick her up. Not even sure where I should take her. But she has been stationed here longer than I have, so she probably knows where the best officers mess is. I will post more after.

My first impressions on a space battle...

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:51:00 GMT

It's an interesting thing, flying into battle for the first time. I have flown for many years shuttle craft and transport craft. then I joined up and flew combat missions on earth. Each time it was full of excitement. But the outcome was always a fore-gone conclusion. always safe or we heavily outnumbered our foe. but today, for the first time I flew into battle in space into odds that have to be considered suicidal. the funny thing is, most of the shadow old guard say this is nothing new. To me, i am just happy to survive to fight again. Though I will admit it's the biggest high I have ever been on.

Now I wish I I could have a real steak dinner instead of the simulated food that they serve on deep space flights. but I think I will save food rant for another installment.

Another day another dollar

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:41:00 GMT

Well all was quiet on the space front... I was kicking back, enjoying a meal then the devil himself swoops down on us unsuspecting mortals. It's hard to believe a ghost from the past shows up and starts firing on us. by ghost I mean the Lori. Though I suspect it's not really the Lori anymore. More fighters than you can shake a stick at. anyway, the short story is I don't get to finish my meal and I find my self sitting in the cockpit of a VF-1 waiting for orders. To say I was scared spittles is the understatement of the year. i don't know how the others do it. Though I did hear that it gets easier after a few dog fights. Just wish I had spent more time in the similator...

Not sure why I get the dregs of the fighters though, just because I am new here. you would think that they would issue something a little newer to us. Oh well. could be worse.

If I don't survive this, give my love to my parents on Mars.

I almost forgot to mention...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:49:00 GMT

I almost forgot to mention...

Wave sure gets himself into hot water. It's like he has a target on his back or something. Anyway, he was having one of those spats with one of the female officers. That isn't so unusual, but I could see that the Captain was getting a little miffed with the disruption. Almost wanted to say, "Get a room you two." But then when you are outranked, it's not a good thing to rock the boat.

There seems to be a lot of that kind of stuff going on around the ship and you almost have to wonder if the earthly seasons have any effect here in space. It sure feels like spring somehow.

I don't want to be the gossip, but, Between FireGirl chasing after this mysterious Fireman. (Sure looks like Fireman that was killed in a firefight.) Nice enough guy, this Fireman, but he has a hard time getting accepted since he is a transfer from Southern Cross. Of course the real interesting bit, at least I find her interesting. Oksana. The dark haired black eyed beauty. Her Russian accent melts me to my sole. She was transfered in with Fireman and the others from southern cross. She and Fireman seem to be chummy, just not sure how chummy that might really be. They do seem to spend a fair amount of time together when they are off duty. Probably why FireGirl has started drinking heavily again.

mischief and trouble makers.

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:47:00 GMT

Every wonder what the day might bring? Well I found my self doing just that. I think I will live to regret that, well maybe not the liv part. But you get the idea.

Anyway, I woke up and all was great we where a week out to space and nothing had really happened except a unruly captain thought he could tell our good captain what to do. Big mistake. I suspect she will throw him out the nearest air lock next time. Then the fun really began. A ship shows up at our rear and gets all the convoy all mixed up and heading in different directions. That in it's self wasn't so bad, but then they launched far more fighters than a ship that size should be able to launch. To make matters worse, it appears to be the Lori! that can't be good. The Lori was the first of the line and what the DarkFire was based off. But the question that really needs to be asked is where did it come from and what happened to the original crew. I have heard that the captain, Edmund Henderson, was a quiet competent commander that had taken the lead on many such projects in the past. So what happened to them and how did it find it's way here... I guess we will find out soon enough, but finding out the hard way always sucks.