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There's been another message from the Sunbeam!  Apparently their scanners have detected the debris field that was left from whatever it was that caused the Aurora to crash.  Now their captain believes that the distress signal is real and they're coming to get me. Apparently they're quite a way out, so it'll take about a week to reach here.  We were 10 months out from the nearest phasegate when the Aurora crashed, so it's not a big surprise that it'll take them so long.  I know I can survive on this planet, so it's just a matter of doing just that until the Sunbeam arrives. I'm in danger of actually having a little hope.

I'm still buzzing from last night.  I can't quite believe it.  I don't want to leave the lifepod in case I miss another message from the Sunbeam, but I need to keep myself busy. I've collected enough materials to fabricate a Seaglide, so I'm flying around underwater now and should be able to explore further afield.  With the radiation suit I might even try getting closer to the Aurora.  There might be something useful in the wreckage, although there's still plenty of wrecks around here I need to look over. So, I guess that's the plan for today.  Go look for wrecks, as well as build up more stocks of food & water.  Okay, I have a plan.  Let's do this.

There's another ship out there!  They must've picked up the Aurora's distress signal and sent a message to check up on us.   I remember hearing about some Alterra captains having a reputation for misusing their distress calls for non-emergency situations, so I can't blame them for being cautious.   It's so good to hear another human voice that isn't pre-recorded though.  Whoever this Captain Avery Quinn is, he's alive, out there somewhere and looking for me. I try not to hope too much, because I think the disappointment might kill me faster than starvation, but the longer I can survive the better my chances of rescue are.  I don't know that I could get back to sleep now, so I guess I'll go up on the roof and look at the stars for a while...  maybe try to spot which one might be the Sunbeam.