Entry 3 - Day 1

 

The lifepod's solar cells have been able to suck up enough power to launch the secondary system.  Apparently, this is an unsurveyed planet with the snappy designation of 4546b.  The Aurora crashed due to suffering orbital hull failure - cause unknown - and there are no signs of human life detected... which is total boll since I'm alive!  I guess the lifepod's sensors are just as fried as the radio.

However, they have detected increased radiation levels, which is supposedly consistent with damage to the Aurora's drive core.  I'm not an engineer, so I'm not sure entirely what they means, but it doesn't sound good.

Since the lifepod has been able to confirm that there's a safe, breathable atmosphere, I've ventured out on to the roof for a look around; There is nothing but water everywhere!

It's actually quite beautiful, but it's also a bit of a shock finding out I'm on an ocean planet, especially after 13 months on-board a capital ship.  The closest I got to swimming was a resistance workout in zero-G.

There are some kind of birds flying around, although they sort of look like feathered stingrays.  Maybe they evolved in the water before taking flight?  I don't know, I'm not a xenobiologist either... I'm not really cut out for this.  

Hopefully someone more qualified than me survived as well, with enough of a skillset to keep us both alive...  I just need them to find me.

Ryley out.