Ahhh, it feels good to be in space. The Kennedy Space Station is a great place to be especially after all of the heat we had to deal with. Even John was grateful to step out of the shuttle pod and into climate controlled paradise.
There are three decks on the ship. Deck one is the living quarters, complete with a gym and a pool. Deck two is the labs, and deck three is the mechanics and spare parts bin.
As we were pulling up to the station we could see the Cthulu docked on the underside of the ship so that it was right where it could be serviced and built. It looked a lot bigger in person, and also a little bit less comical than the pictures we had seen yesterday. The ship was painted a tasteful white, and the engines were a dark gray. On the underside of the ship I could see the bay doors to the main landing capsule that we would use to descend to other planets in. The pictures yesterday had made it looked like a spider.
Once off the shuttle pod the first place I went to, along with Andrei, was the swimming pool. While it was far nice up here than in Africa (or Florida), we still needed that finishing touch to really cool off and be comfortable.
We also got the chance to explore the ship. Again, it was much bigger on the inside than it had looked on the outside. The garden area extended to all three decks to give plenty of room for the trees and whatnot. The labs were nice and clean and fully stocked, the beds were -believe it or not- comfy, and the pilot's seat was the best seat in the whole universe. Why? Not just because it was the comfiest chair ever, and not because it was the seat that belonged to the man that would get to fly history, but it had a cupholder on the right side next to the arm so that I could fly the ship without spilling my drink. Wonderful.
The ship even had weapons, and while Hyosuke would be in charge of those I still took a look at them. Six big torpedoes sat in the cannon bunker, and there were several energy chain guns around the ship itself. While this was a peaceful exploration mission, we knew that there was a great chance of danger and we intended to survive.
Tomorrow is launch day and we have to be up early. Let's hope I can get some sleep tonight. This is Jack Babylon, signing off.
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