May 31st, 2552 Science Guinea Pig/ Part-time mechanic/Canary in search of a coal mine, Kat James Reporting Day 5 I can see why Fipps loves taking things apart and seeing how they work – you learn about what makes them tick and nobody gets hurt, usually. I have to admit, he’s good at it. Which […]
Read More 152-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 30th, 2552 Jump to the Left Guinea Pig/ Part-time mechanic/Canary in search of a coal mine, Kat James Reporting Day 4 As I get over the initial fears, and learn that Fipps had already made several test runs with a remote before my glorious flight in the Gumbo-Mark-Disco, I’m not sure if I feel […]
Read More 151-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 29th, 2552 Point and Jump Guinea Pig/ Part-time mechanic/Canary in search of a coal mine, Kat James Reporting Day 3 – So, it seems that Fipps was not just talking theory – he was talking a practical marriage between The Fate’s way of shifting, mental state changes coupled with frequency variations all mixed into […]
Read More 150-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 28th, 2552 The point of jumps Guinea Pig/ Part-time mechanic/Canary in search of a coal mine, Kat James Reporting Day 2, Where Fipps tries to explain his plan to me. This time he brought out some string, a mirror, a replica of the Gumbo, and some netting. It didn’t help, but it felt like […]
Read More 149-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 27th, 2552 Jump Points Guinea Pig/ Part-time mechanic/Canary in search of a coal mine, Kat James Reporting So- it seems the trick to getting me to shift is to get me bored to the point of tears, talking about scientific theory and shipboard politics, throw in some rules and regulations and then when I […]
Read More 148-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 26th, 2552 New and Improved Test Pilot/ Part-time mechanic, Kat James Reporting We’ve regrouped around Dancer’s Retreat. Part of me wanted to go back to Curious and Random but that ship has sailed. Part of me thinks that the ruins aren’t ruins where they are. Different planes, different times— different vibrations. I thought about […]
Read More 147-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 25th, 2552 Alert Test Pilot/ Part-time mechanic/un-diplomatic Diplomat, Kat James Reporting As we started underway, the proximity alarm went off. The signal forced several ships to appear, but something told me there were more just out of range. At Fipps’ command the fleet started echoing a broadcast directed at the others we could see […]
Read More 146-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 24th, 2552 Leaving Test Pilot/ Part-time mechanic/The Younger One, Kat James Reporting As we headed out, I couldn’t help but feel like we hadn’t even come close to finishing what we started, but Fipps assured me that we had learned more than enough for now. I know it has something to do with the […]
Read More 145-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 23rd, 2552 Moving on. Test Pilot/ Part-time mechanic/un-diplomatic Diplomat, Kat James Reporting The Brass has decided we need to explore more. While Andi and I have been working with The Fates, Fipps has split his time between the ruins and the engine. I’m not sure what he found – but the brass has decided […]
Read More 144-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsMay 22nd, 2552 Another time Test Pilot/ Part-time mechanic/un-diplomatic Diplomat, Kat James Reporting Medical still has me taking it easy, and Aziz and the other fates got together while he was waiting for the doctors to clear me. It was weird, he just kind of froze for a moment, before fading from sight. I smiled […]
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