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> Auto On

> Get out of Jeep and scout area, looking first for threats and then for valuable items (a map, food, water, gas, matches, etc.)

OOC: Guess that wasn't such a great idea, then. I thought it might be fun. Oh well. Back to the originally scheduled programming, then

The next two months go by quite quickly. A 21st Century Environmentalist's worst nightmare begins to take place on Aries. Oil wells are drilled down into the crust of the planet, and the natural gas and oil that is found is summarily burned, for the simple goal of raising the CO2 levels of the atmosphere. Attempts to start volcanism are unsuccessful, however, and a seismology team is lost during the process (10 colonists).

A probe is sent to Planets A and E. Planet A, upon further examination, was grossly misidentified. Perhaps related to the software glitches the ship was experiencing when it first entered the system. It is, in all respects, remarkably similar to Earth. Despite being close to its star, it possesses a perfectly balanced atmosphere for human life, has a simple biosphere with no intelligent animals, is about 50% water, and would easily support a colony without any atmospheric cleaning or manipulation. This obviously puts people into a mood on Aries, and there are calls for the relocation of a majority of the colonists to A in the Grand Parliament. Planet A is re-designated "Gaia."

Planet E is much like it was seen before: cold, rocky, crushing gravity and full of poisonous elements to human: arsenic, mercury, and the like.

No real progress occurs on decoding the alien language. It will be a slog, at this rate, unless a breakthrough occurs.

An examination of the ship's systems shows that it will most likely be serviceable in space for a few more decades. Certainly something to plan for, but it will not fail immediately.

Designs for a space drone are created, but the general nixes out the humanoid idea. He does like the idea of making cheap, easy to manufacture space drones for system defense, an the military shipyard begins to crank them out. They each carry four missiles, and then use their engines to maneuver and ram their target. Guidance for these drones comes from the ship. The first few batches are ready for deployment.

A party is held, as the colony has completed its first phase. Much drunken rugby is played. Dances are held throughout the arcology. A few walks are taken in the atmosphere. Weddings are conducted. Much merriment is had. Robotic servants present each family with a commemorative giant asexual bee, for use as a household pet. This is met with much confusion by the colonists, but they seem thankful, nevertheless. Amazingly, no one is stung to death yet.

Time lapsed in system: 2 years, 0 months

> Continually pester everyone until we are ready to leave. It's the long road, not the long stay on the base.

Just joyously discovered that it's possible to manage both a national team and a football club. Was managing the Irish National Team and jumped at the opportunity to manage Manchester United. I'm now going to attempt to fill manchester united with all of my national team to allow me to train my players better while also humiliating England by having their #1 team be filled with irishmen 

Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

Goodnight

> set auto on

> Ask Tiruiun and/or Drago to fashion some kind of bow and arrow.

> Help load the Jeep, continue to try to get the group ready to leave before dusk.