Stardate: 203278

We’ve been hammering back pretty quick to GE0, some issue with the communications responses from their end. Everything is checking out ok at this end, and it’s rare that GE0 can’t broadcast a signal. Gwen is running a team to check for other interference while I lead a few guys down to ensure that no Plasma circuits are overloaded. So far, all ok.

>error unrecognisable signal

Got to go, Gwen’s on to something and Chief wants us all to meet up for a quick meeting.

Stardate: 203277

 Just found out that I have a "meet and greet" with the Captain in a few days. I wonder if he'll remember me from the ceremony?

Stardate: 203276

Chief said that he wanted me to do a plasma systems check, because we might be heading off soon. All systems checked out fine.  Apparently he will be organising me a team of ensigns that he wants trained up in plasma skills. Looks like we’ll soon have a “plasma department” how surreal!

Stardate: 203275

I can’t believe how people look at you so differently when you’re no longer an ensign. I wonder if the Captain gets this too? It’s a little scary.

Stardate: 203274

Well that was, interesting.  Apart from the hangover (note to self: NEVER drink the Meegan rum), it seems I’ve lost some friends in the “ensign” world and gained a few in the “officer” world. Some people get so jealous.  Thankfully Gwen wasn’t one of them. Oh, and it looks like I’m getting my room back. Glad of that after last night’s embarrassments.

Stardate: 203273

Can’t sleep. Ceremony is in about 8 hours time. Trousers fitted fine. Might go down to the Sports Lounge and take it out on a game of photon split.

I am so nervous.

Stardate: 203272

retinal scan initialising
scanning
ident- systems engineer Mulder, Joseph

retinal scan complete - errors acknowledged
Power-down cycle...complete
 
**system initialising**
>dbase online<
level 1 diagnostics...running...complete
Updating firmware…complete
level 2 diagnostics...running...complete
System Errors Listed Below :-
no errors

retinal scan initialising
scanning
ident-systems engineer Mulder, Joseph
retinal scan complete - no errors
Accessing Personal Logs
System Ready - Clearing Screen. . .

Please Use Retinal Scan to Log In
waiting…
 
retinal scan initialising
scanning
ident-ensign Mulder, Joseph
User locked
User log opened
Voice notation system started

 

So that’s the upgrade done. Now where did they put my altered dress uniform?

Stardate: 203271

Turns out that the “twit” from GE0 was a Chief Commanders son. Turns out this same guy was responsible for winning a competition to name the Mars Space Station. His winning entry? Mars Space Station.  Chief has got me to remove all the upgrades with his name on them until we can investigate further.

 

Oh, and I’ve got to find my dress uniform… and somebody that can adjust it around the waist a little. Just a little.

Stardate: 203270

Great. Some “boffin” at the GE0 has created a plasma filter with such small particle elements stopped the flow of the plasma. Within seconds we’d backed up the plasma and it ruptured a few conduits. We’ve removed it again and Chief is getting in touch with them to prevent the same filter going out to the rest of the fleet. Twit.

Stardate: 203269

We’re in dock now and the Meegan’s have got a load of updates from GE0. Some of them are really cool, a couple are a little suspect – not so sure they’ll help us. Anyway, Chief wants them all installed and until the ceremony, I’m still an Ensign – so off I go!

Stardate: 203268

I just can’t understand how…

 

>incoming message – Captain Cartier, Edward– Authenticated
>accept?

 

Yes

 

>Ensign Mulder, Joseph

> 

>It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been nominated a promotion from Ensign to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

> 

>An official graduation ceremony will be arranged in a few days, but it is protocol that you are advised with a few days notice in case you have any objections.

> 

>Please ensure any objections to this promotion are noted by reply within 24 hours.

> 

>May I be the first to congratulate you, your outstanding work in the past weeks has been a benefit to us all.

> 

>Captain Cartier

 

Oh My Word!

Stardate: 203267

Somebody’s taken my plasma pen. The thief, I’m gonna kill em.

 

Ok, scrub that from the logs, in case the Doc reads this - I’m going to file a complaint through the proper procedures. And no Doc, I am not suffering post traumatic wormhole experiences. That’s if you ever read these logs. Mind you I guess by the fact I’ve mentioned the Doc’s name twice no, three times now that the computer has probably started analysing this log for common signatures. So she probably will get a copy of this. And now I am chattering on like no tomorrow.

 

I’ll pop by for a check up, Doc.

 

 

Stardate: 203266

Just heard that we’re making our way to the Meegan Space Port. They’re a really nice bunch of people. We’ve even had a few of them become personnel in our fleet in the past. They’re the kind of people that would run ahead to activate the automatic door for you. I hope we get a few days there, they are great hosts.

Stardate: 203265

I am getting sick and tired of Mr Know It All. You know, he told me his name but it got lost in the torrent of information that apparently I need to know to live. You know, important stuff like why they gave up looking for the quadzammonamutheblubblub decimal place in PI because Circles are perfect enough. You know.. stuff like that makes me sleep so much better at night.

 

And no, I am not losing my cool.
 

Stardate: 203264

Wow. If only the Freedom had followed us through.  Gwen and a few others noticed that there was a tear in the wormhole on the way back and we felt the Freedom might have been able to follow through without being battered too much, but it closed a few minutes after.  Mr Know It All is complaining about my snoring. I’ll be complaining about his lack of work before too long. He is so proud of himself and just will not get on and do the jobs he’s given.

Stardate: 203263

Everybody has secured everything down ready to go back through the wormhole. Everybody is nervous about the journey. Looking out the window, I can just make out the Freedom's rear beacon, and the wormhole is dead ahead. People are saying it wasn't as bad on this ship, but knowing what the Freedom suffered, I'm a little worried.

Stardate: 203262

Wow.. The Freedom is heading back the long way. That'll take years! A brave move, but the safest one in light of the damage she got from the wormhole.  A few of us think that if they were pulled through, either by us or the wormhole, but with all power off, that she might get through. But it's all a guess.

 

Sounds like Know It All is returning, so I'm going to start my shift.

Stardate: 203261

Oh charming.

 

I am now having to share my quarters with somebody from the Freedom.  Mr Big Head Know It All, is off to get his first assignment from Chief.  Loads have come from the Freedom, because their Captain doesn't want to risk going back through the wormhole.  Although a few of us in engineering had thoughts about that, but Chief wouldn't listen. Oh well. back to my plasma checks.

Stardate: 203260

Grief, we going to run out of spares if I find more plasma corruption, that wormhole has really hacked us about a bit. I bet most of the officers think that we got through really lightly, but it's a real mess down here. No wonder the Freedom was so crippled.

Stardate: 203259

Back in my old cabin. Its nice to be back here again in my old space. It's a little smaller, but it's big enough for me. And I know my way around this ship.  Lots of work to do, it didn't get as much of a beating as the Freedom, but a few of the plasma circuits got burnt out.

Stardate: 203258

It was the FORGE!  YAY for Captain! They spent most of yesterday helping us to fix some necessary stuff, and our Chief has managed to get the Subphonic drives back online, so power is being regenerated. Gwen came over to help and I got a big hug from her! So happy now. I think we're all going to be transferred back to our respective ships as we all need to be running at 100% efficiency and we all know our own ships well. Just waiting to get the order to teleport back now.

Stardate: 203257

 Ok, so it wasn't stars last night, but today I certainly saw something. Something else has followed through the wormhole and I just hope its friendly. Without any scanners, or external lights, its hard to make the shape out. It won't matter soon anyway, this oxygen is getting a little thin..

Stardate: 203256

It's probably an odd thought to log, but I don't really want to sleep when I could be sleeping for a long time when the life support goes. Think I made out some stars this morning, but then, I'm starting to see Mum's Cornish pasties floating outside too.