08-26-2024, 01:50 AM
The computer stirred slowly (by 25th century standards), its ancient technology struggling to function on reduced power. Though there seemed to be some damage and/or corruption to the older mission logs and sensor history, the most recent logs were intact, though text-only.
In the entries, the Lord Franklin's Captain, a Walter Lockley, described in full his theft of the Franklin from its drydock and a secret rendezvous with a group of isolationists whose cause he supported. Led by Sociologist and Political Scientist Liam Kiernan, they had adopted a mentality that Earth's continued mingling with alien species would invite war and devastation that would destroy the Earth, and wipe out Humanity. Lockley had agreed to give Kiernan use of his ship to escape the Sol system and found a hidden colony that would survive the oncoming apocalypse.
In his final entry, Lockley described the safe activation of the Lord Franklin's cryogenic system, and signed off with the hope that his next entry would be from orbit of their new home.
In the entries, the Lord Franklin's Captain, a Walter Lockley, described in full his theft of the Franklin from its drydock and a secret rendezvous with a group of isolationists whose cause he supported. Led by Sociologist and Political Scientist Liam Kiernan, they had adopted a mentality that Earth's continued mingling with alien species would invite war and devastation that would destroy the Earth, and wipe out Humanity. Lockley had agreed to give Kiernan use of his ship to escape the Sol system and found a hidden colony that would survive the oncoming apocalypse.
In his final entry, Lockley described the safe activation of the Lord Franklin's cryogenic system, and signed off with the hope that his next entry would be from orbit of their new home.