061:1345 - Pod 39 - Emergency Log Start Critical event detected Occupant secured Eject sequence initiated Telemetry to primary vessel terminated 061:1412 - Pod 39 - Occupant Log Started Ugh, I never thought I’d actually use one of these bloody things. Frack, my head hurts. Whoever is listening to this you really need to tell the emergency planners something. When you guys design future escape pod drills you really need to throw in explosions, screaming, and just throw the trainees at the pod. Get the whole ‘realism’ aspect going. Damn my leg must be broken. Thank God for implants, I can’t feel my leg at all. Speaking of which, my head is swimming, I think they’re putting me to sleep for some rea... 061:1414 - Pod 39 - Occupant Log paused. Occupant lost consciousness. 061:1432 - Pod 39 - Occupant log resumed. Wha? Where? John? Damn, it really happened. The bastards really did it. I... I can’t believe they’re all gone. I don’t see any other pods, can I be the only one left? No no, that can’t be true there were over five hundred people on the ship. Still... I can’t see any emergency beacons. Or any wreckage. Was I blasted that far away? What if I drifted too far for the search parties to find me? Damn it girl calm down think! Think think think. What did the cute ensign say when he gave you the safety briefing? Communications, communications, suit comms! That’s it! 061:1435 - Communication array activated Yes! Hello? Anyone out there? I mean, Mayday mayday! Why do we still say that damn it? Mayday! Anyone out there? This is Ensign Hanna O'Brian late of the TCS Excalliber. Can anyone hear me? My emergency beacon is activated and broadcasting on all Terran Confederation frequencies. I have a concussion and one broken leg. My suit is broadcasting my medical information on a sub channel. Please respond. Anyone? 061:1437 - Communication array returned to beacon mode occupant log paused 062:0021 - Occupant log resumed Okay it’s been what? Six hours? Damn. I know these things are designed to keep people alive for two weeks but still. Time flows slowly when you’re floating alone in the void. Oh sure I’m a veteran spacer, been traveling between the stars for years. What we all forget is that by and large we don’t sit in empty space for any length of time. A jump calculation here and there and then bam back in a solar system. There’s nothing that prepares you for this. This complete and total nothingness that I’m currently stuck in just seems to be sucking the life out of me. When get back to civilization I’m so going to need therapy. I figure I’ll be picked up here in four more hours or so. The rest of the fleet should have reacted by then. So I won’t need to record any ‘last thoughts’ on this silly recorder. 062:0024 - Occupant log paused 062:1222 - Occupant log resumed Ow my neck. They need to make these things more comfortable. I mean it’s disturbingly coffin like, they should really do something to make those stuck in these things more comfortable. So what’s the time... what? Twelve hours and no pick-up? Damn! System log... system log... no contacts? Where the hell is the fleet? They know where we were going, and our schedule, we should be reported lost by now. Unless... no. No way the Therans attacked the fleet. They’d be wiped out! They’re not that stupid. A bit crazy but not stupid. Damn it I hate politics! I should have paid a bit more attention to what was going on. Bloody hell... 062:1227 - Occupant log paused 063:1219 - Occupant log resumed Okay I am literally going insane. There’s nothing to do in this pod. I can watch old vids but only the 2D ones. Cheap pod makers only stuck basic screens in here. I don’t feel like reading, and emergency rations are always bad. At least keep the system up to date! This thing’s database hasn’t been updated for two years. I know in the end I’m just trying to keep myself distracted. It’s been two days almost and still nothing. I’m beginning to think things have seriously gone wrong in the Confederation. No way they’d tolerate a fast destroyer being gone for this long with no contact, let alone the Excalliber! I can only hope that John is safe... 063:1222 - Occupant log paused 064:0010 - Collision detected Beacon offline Life support offline Propulsion system offline Energy reserves reduced to critical levels 064:0010 - Occupant log resumed Something hit me! How the hell can something hit me in the middle of deep space? The pod is shutting down, the lights are out. Oh god... John! John where are you? 064:0011 - Occupant log ends 064:0012 - System log ends