We are now a couple years 'behind' which is no problem at all -- an ill-considered choice is often a bad choice -- but it does mean that I'll be continuing the timeline as quickly as orders permit for a bit here.
2004, Part 2
06.15 -- Another anomaly to investigate for
Dr. Aslik Deesh. Apparently some debris from fleet action, 22% risk factor.
06.22 -- Rimdur survey complete.
Dr. Tellis Perj reports that there are no resources to be found, but some matters of interest to the physics dept. He continues sweeping the area, moving on the class-M star Ferathon.
Meanwhile, we have now finished surveying enough habitable worlds to satify Society Dept. Director
David Corperial. Here is the department's take on what we have uncovered:
Both the Society and Engineering departments will benefit considerably here, accelerating their efforts for about two years each.
7.10 -- Ferathon has a single arctic world, nothing that we can settle.
7.17 -- The second energy station is ready in Maghama. Much to
Dr. Corperial's chagrin, the Mildrosch will now journey to Norgon to build a pair of mining stations there without getting a research station up and running yet. After that, by the word of
Inquisitor Laren, all building materials other than what is needed on Humboldt will be set aside for building a colony ship to send to unknown destinations.
8.21 -- Deesh reports in on the anomaly in Wexellia. His report follows, but I note here for the record that we have been quite fortunate. Most of them have been low-risk, but Boojie smiles on our efforts to research anomalies for certain. By the law of averages we ought to have failed at least one by now.
Pursuant to Dr. Warlord's standing orders, Deesh was givfen prompt funding approval, and began investigating the wreckage immediately.
9.23 -- Having arrived in the Norgon system about a week earlier, the constructor begins work on the first mining station.
10.2 -- The Society Dept. has finished analyzing the readouts from the Alpha aliens, and moves on to the Betas. They have been named the
'Tiyanki', and the recommendation is simply that we maintain a respectful distance should they again journey to our part of space.
2004 comes to a close with no further news of significance. The fifth year of our journey is complete.