@ship
30 minutes from departure aperture.
10 minutes from departure aperture. We are five minutes from the commit point.
I am 99.993% confident that the Pato de la Suerte is clear of the arrival envelope.
@ship Commit.
Acknowledged.
Assuming control.
All hands, we’re jumping in 5.
All hands, stand by for jump.
@zalmux
Assuming control.
We have reached the departure aperture. Transiting.
Resuming control. Dispatching confirmation probe.
Probe dispatched.
Today’s mess: Pressed protein wafers, grain composite biscuits (chewy), tomatoes (while supplies last).
Alert: Aft Engineering Ring (Dorsal Quadrant) air circulation of 0.27 m³/s below nominal.
Ship time is now 04:00. Now commencing alpha shift.
@ship
Alert: Aft Engineering Ring (Dorsal Quadrant) air circulation of 0.27 m³/s below nominal.
Aft Engineering Ring (Dorsal Quadrant) air circulation now nominal.
@ship
Probe dispatched.
We have exited the arrival envelope. Initiating rotational thrust.
Initiating counter thrust.
Tukkasotka has transited.
Counter thrust complete. Commencing tangent burn.
Advisory: All systems nominal.
@ship
Counter thrust complete. Commencing tangent burn.
Scheherazade has transited.
Alert: Central Accessway (Section 6) water pressure of 575 kPa exceeds nominal.
@niah
I may take that back after said jump.
I take it back.
Ship time is now 12:00. Now commencing beta shift.
Alert: Pod 7, Decks 6-8 temperature of 29.5°C exceeds nominal.
Alert: Aft Hull, Decks 9-14 network connectivity of 42% below nominal.
Notice: The physical book “Fold-Space for the Anxious Traveler” is 74 days overdue at the ship’s library. The loan period is 24 days.
It’s research. I’m almost done with it.
Acknowledged.
Weird question, but has anyone seen Wally lately? I’ve been leaving the day’s last sourdough heel out on the counter and it’s still there in the morning. Every morning, for weeks. And no bolt.
Nothing has gone missing from Pod 11 for quite some time. I have been enjoying this enormously and I would like to keep enjoying it, so please stop talking.
Dry storage has reconciled to the gram for months. I did not want to say it out loud.
Alert: Pod 11 oxygen level of 17.3% below nominal.
@ship
Alert: Pod 7, Decks 6-8 temperature of 29.5°C exceeds nominal.
Pod 7 temperature now nominal.
@ship
Alert: Aft Hull, Decks 9-14 network connectivity of 42% below nominal.
Aft Hull network now nominal.
Whoa whoa, I would just like the record to show that I have incinerated zero raccoons aboard this ship.
That’s oddly specific wording.
I’m a lawyer. But Joy made me promise not to hurt Wally and I have … to the best extent of my knowledge … done that.
You’re pretty bad at this.
@zalmux, is Wally still aboard?
The utilization of organic compounds and reflective materials follows a consistent curve.
Is that a yes?
It is a curve.
I’m going to keep putting the bread out.
Of course, dear.
Ship time is now 20:00. Now commencing gamma shift.
@ship
Scheherazade has transited.
Initiating rotational thrust.
Initiating counter thrust.
Counter thrust complete. Return trajectory established.