August 31st, 2552 – Sunset Explorations Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Tequila explorer Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting We kept a perimeter and patrol around the planet while the rest of the exploration team went planetside. If I thought the planet looked gorgeous from space it was even better from within the planet’s atmosphere. It wasn’t a steady low light […]
Read More 244-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 30th, 2552 – Scouting Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting After a day of waiting and observing we saw no more flashes, no more openings from the well – so the pilots were sent out in teams of two – at least one military pilot in each team. I drew G-man, who […]
Read More 243-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 29th, 2552 – Proceeding with Caution Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting The exploration team deployed this morning, with me waiting in the wings just in case I was needed. Sitting just outside the planet’s atmosphere I had a lot of time, and very little to do, other than the usual, keep […]
Read More 242-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 28th, 2552 – Set Sail Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting So, while we were cross-training, the fleet was traveling towards one of the places we’d found. It’s been dubbed Tequila Sunrise by the military- because from the survey images, and review by the science teams, 95% of the planet is in […]
Read More 241-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 27th, 2552 – Military Crash Course Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting Something has changed in the dynamic we’ve been dealing with – it seems that the science team managed to talk to the military and it’s been decided to tone down some aspects of our training. It took some time but […]
Read More 240-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 26th, 2552 – Military Cross Training – Protocol Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting Today we learned about protocol. Military Protocol to be exact. While they’ll never get the spit and polish and snap they’re used to from their own people, it is something we need to know so that when things […]
Read More 239-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 25th, 2552 – Military Cross Training – Tactics Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting Today’s lesson in Tactics actually started bringing things together in a way that made sense. Now that I had at least an inkling of how troops moved and the people manning them— I had a better line on […]
Read More 238-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 24th, 2552 – Military Cross Training – Take two. Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt in training Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting I was once again cleared for training – Which I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t taken that extra week, but a week of light duty in the fleet will never compare to a week of doing nothing […]
Read More 237-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 23nd, 2552 – Caught Red Handed Truck Driver/Messenger Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting In the morning I cleaned up my campsite, removed Lil’bit from my hammock and tucked him in my pocket, where he yawned, curled up, and fell back asleep. Then I headed back out into space and stepped sideways back a week and […]
Read More 236-Valkyrie’s View: A Year Among the StarsAugust 22nd, 2552 – Recover, Regroup, Reload, Repeat. Goldbricking Pilot/Mechanic/Jump-Gate Navigator/Grunt Kat “S-Kat” James Reporting Today I ask myself the important question, “is it really goldbricking when you’re on assignment?” There was a problem with one of the couplings on one of the cargo containers so, I’m spending at least another day planetside. I decided […]
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