<< BACK TO RS001 LOG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SENT: 2122-04-17 23:34:09 (novis_earthref) SIGNED: LORA.CARDOSO.2101@304.PORTNOVIS SUBJECT: Comms Trouble -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes the fact that I'll only ever know the same few hundred people over my entire life gets to me. It doesn't usually bother me because this is all I've ever known - why should it be strange? But every once in a while I'll stare up into the sky and see nothing but the vast reaches of space and realize how truly alone we are. Port Novis is a tiny speck in the galaxy, small and insignificant compared to the other groups of humans travelling farther and farther out into the stars. There's less than a thousand of us. The closest human civilization is the lab on Mars, and it's been a while since we've heard from them. They might even be doing worse than we are. That brings me to the reason I'm writing this. Our connection with the UPG systems has failed. That means no outside contact, no news updates, no nothing. We've lost connection with the rest of human civilization. Jed and his crew are working on fixing it, but it's been hours now and they haven't made much progress. Luckily we still have some communications. Everything works locally, just not the systems that send or receive messages from outside the port. A few people have started sending messages to the QEC, although we have no way of telling if they've actually gone through. It's a nice idea, though. And it does feel a bit... cathartic? Writing feels different when you aren't sure if anyone will ever read it. Anyway. Today went completely off course when the comms went out, and I still have a few things to do before I turn in for the night. Let's see... Today's checklist: [ ] fix wiring in the lab card reader [ ] log data for seed growth experiment [ ] sweep up lab I'll probably have to fill in for Dad and clean up the workshop a bit. He always insists on doing it himself but he's still out working on the comms and I have a feeling it'll be late when he gets back. Usually I can convince him to go to sleep if I clean up for him. I'll at least give it a shot. Well, for anyone who reads this, I hope your colony is doing better than we are at the moment. And if you are reading this, at least it's a sign that we can communicate with the QEC. Something is better than nothing, I suppose. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------