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[Captain's Log - Date: May 18th, 823 A.S.] [Commander Matthew Hemlock]
I suppose there's no real need to make another one of these. Events are far too recent for me to easily forget them. Still, for posterity's sake, I guess I'll make another just do I can remember in the future when my old age finally catches up.
I got a call today from Ms. Cortez. She explained to me that this 'Reaper' guy has kidnapped her sister. This I suppose was the only way he felt he could strike back at me. Kidnapping. Kidnapping a young woman. Ms. Cortez told me she hasn't even seen her 25th birthday yet. All of this just to get at me. Well, I guess it worked.
We held the funeral today. Rosco, McTavish, Orliandre and Herrick can now rest in peace, and wherever they are, I hope they're rooting for us. Strangely enough, all four of them wanted to be cremated. Not an issue, seeing as how the ship happens to have an oven on-board hot enough to do it, but still curious. I've had their ashes placed in the memorial room on Deck 6. They deserve better, but this is the best I can do. I just hope that we don't have to keep doing this.
The rest of the casualties from the attack have recovered. The remainder of the guys who survived have returned to active duty, and Millianne's water broke earlier today. I hope she can keep going after what happened to Chase. She needs to. I know she's going to have hell on her back with this child she's bringing in, but I'll be with her every step of the way, one at a time, until she can continue without help.
We've camped out deep in the Omicrons. I just hope the resident Zoners don't throw us out given the trouble our presence has caused. I know some of them will understand, but I just hope their friends will believe them.
And before I forget, I need to make it clear to Sanchez that my safe is not to be touched. He may not know the combination, but that doesn't mean he can go fiddling with it when I'm not around. There are things in there best left alone.
Hemlock, out.
[Log Edit]
Alright. While I've told the crew what my real intent out here was, the don't actually seem too concerned about it. Reyes didn't seem all too pleased that I was hiding it, but then again I don't really think she was too surprised by it either. The rest of the crew seem to have mixed feelings about it, but they look overall rather positive given our current situation. Maybe we do have a future in the Order.