Alex Chou's Log for: 1/4/2352 20:52


There was an accident. A technician, Elizabeth Carlyle, is laying unconscious in the surgery room. Neither Dr. Moore nor his surgeon would say whether they thought she'd make it.

For days now there's been technicians all over the Constant's hull. The Vinak are already heavily patrolling the inner orbits of the Volga System. The goal is to finish replacing the rest of our Active Camo panels before reaching their patrol routes. I ordered that the repairs go forward while the Active Camo was activated. That's against regulations. I am positive that it is because everyone keeps reminding me of it: Steele, Quid, every random engineer or technician that I talk too. I never changed my mind and still haven't. If we turn off our Active Camo, the Vinak will detect us. It's as simple as that. Of course, we could just leave the hull in tatters and take the long way around the System to avoid the patrols. In any other situation that is what I'd do, but we have a deadline of when to reach the rendezvous point. If we miss it now, we'll never hook up with the rest of the remaining Human forces, and I'll never be relieved of command.

As of Yesterday, 90% of our Active Camo panels were in place, but repairs still weren't happening fast enough. So, I ordered Quid to recruit anyone he thought could help. Unfortunately, that included a Jr. Shipmate who had a 12 week course in basic ship repairs.

That Jr. Shipmate was, of course, Elizabeth Carlyle. She attached the panel and it instantly went into Camo mode. This must of caught her by surprise because as it flipped over she somehow got pinned between it and another panel. Fortunately, she was with a group that rushed her inside the ship and to the infirmary. When I heard I went to visit and, very briefly, talked to Dr. Moore about her status. I was there when she was taken into surgery, and I caught a glimpse of her. After seeing her bloodied and bruised body, I damn near threw up. I don't know why though. I've seen many people, living and dead, that looked worse.

System Command: End Log