Journal of An Angry Terraformer: Rachel Sloane, PhD

[Aaron_Cianci]

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Journal File, 16 October 825 A.S.

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So much for my first assignment being exciting.

Apparently, as part of my "acclimation" to Coalition protocols and military operations, they decided it would be good for me to sit in on a trade mission. I had to fly all the way to Omicron Mu, take second-in-command of a hauling ship, and then escort it to Omega 54. Apparently, we're in deep with the Red Hessians, and they needed some cargo delivered. It was probably the most boring thing I have ever done my entire life. Thankfully, there was another ship with ours, and the commander of that vessel - I don't even remember his name - was at least good for conversation on the trip.

This whole environment is new to me. I've never been anywhere near a military before. The Coalition is so small in terms of population, and the political organization so vastly different from Liberty, that I feel out of my element. Even with my expertise as a scientist, it's clear that I'm going to need to be fulfilling multiple roles. I hope it doesn't distract me too much from what I came here to do. I want to get out into the exclusion zone on Jiang-Xi and start seeing how badly it is irradiated. That is going to be the biggest obstacle in my work.

I also need to research Coalition laws regarding genetics and reproduction. They need a population spurt, and fast. Just giving them a beautiful planet isn't going to be enough. But, this is the sort of challenge that I love.

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