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Tootplanet: Explorers’ Logs Planet 7-14-2

Mar29

Supplementary Exploration Log – P.Date 198

On a planet this small, I thought we’d run out of things to explore.

Today, I found a canyon barely wider than my hips, and in that canyon, I found a thriving species of mice.

Planetary Date 252 

We’ve spent a week exploring a lake that is barely bigger than a swimming pool but deeper than anything short of an ocean trench has any right to be, especially on this tiny planet.

Its water is potable, its southern beach is beautiful, and its animals range from the adorable – tiny rainbow fish the size of a fingernail! – to the outright terrifying.

Falip nearly died when something grabbed her leg and dragged her under.  From her scrambled reports, it was a many-armed creature the size of a man.

We haven’t been able to find any other sign of its existence, but we intend to keep looking – and to be very careful in that water.

 

Tootplanet: Explorers’ Logs Planet 7-14-2

Feb15

Explorer Log Planet 7-14-2

The landmasses here are small, but that makes sense: the planet is small.  By all rights, it shouldn’t have a breathable atmosphere, but it does, and we will take that.

We landed on a continent that is about twenty square miles in a rough comma shape, and in five days have explored much of it.  It’s separated at the tip by a channel we can almost jump across to another landmass of similar size, and there is even a lake about an acre across.

I keep expecting to discover this is a practical joke.

Planetary Date 26

We’ve been here nearly a month and I am fairly sure nothing is a joke.

We’ve been mapping this as seriously as if we think it will take us our entire tenure, and we continue to find interesting anomalies.

There was the chain of volcanoes, for instance.

Or the tiger-like creature that came up to our knees but was very sharp and had not one but two rows of teeth.

It might be a tiny planet, but it’s still trying to kill us.

Planetary Date 92

The short days and nights on this planet are a little distressing, but it is to be expected on a planet this small.

We have cataloged no fewer than 100 species of animal and 50 plants, although many of them are variations on themes.

The pocket tiger has a cousin, a pocket wolf.  This one is even more violent, albeit smaller.

And did I mention the hawks?  These things are like rocs to this planet, despite being only a little larger than an Earth eagle.

Our habitation is steel-reinforced and cement-roofed.  I’m still worried about the two pregnant women.  Around here, the birds might really steal the baby.

Planetary Date 192

We’ve moved our settlement to the other side of the planet, a trip that took us three days and ended up with us nestled on the side of the tallest mountain here.  

We’ve made book-standard accommodations to our habitat, including blasting a cave in the mountain for storage, but considering the footprint of this place, we are trying to limit out modifications.

Here, we are better protected from the small but deadly animals, and we have set up a pen in which to breed some of the more tame herbivores.

Planetary Date 292

We’ve moved our settlement to the other side of the planet, a trip that took us three days and ended up with us nestled on the side of the tallest mountain here.  

We’ve made book-standard accommodations to our habitat, including blasting a cave in the mountain for storage, but considering the footprint of this place, we are trying to limit out modifications.

Here, we are better protected from the small but deadly animals, and we have set up a pen in which to breed some of the tamer herbivores.

The planet might be trying to kill us, but it’s also feeding us very nicely.

 

Tootplanet: Captain’s Log

Feb15

Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub. 14

We came out of superspace almost in front of this planet, and from the looks of it, we were not the only ones who had.  Circling the planet, we counted at least ten landing stations, flying all sorts of colors, in all sorts of styles.  None looked like Home, but several looked like we could probably fit in with minimal effort.

We made a note to visit on the way back. Sailors always enjoy a bit of shore leave, after all.

Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub. 14

We explored more of this sub-section than we’d originally intended, but it was surprising to find so many uninhabited planets so close to what we’re calling the Spaceport planet.  Or maybe not: nobody wants the campsite next to the bathroom, after all.

Three long days’ plainspace travel from Spaceport, we found a small but entirely habitable planet. And by small I mean tiny: This thing is almost approaching Little Prince status.

Nevertheless, we sent down a small team.  If they have not explored the entire planet by the time we return, I will be surprised and disappointed.