Minerva at Titan

Minerva At Titan

After eighteen months in the Kuiper it’s good to get back to the semblance of civilization. The locals are a bit miffed about the elections back on Earth, but it’s not like they didn’t get a vote, too. It’ll blow over. It always does. But for now, the Skipper decided to stay away from the orbital stations and keep us in an independent orbit. We’ll shuttle down to the Commonwealth base at Culver in shifts for shore leave.

It’s going to be good to get back on a solid world again. Titan might only have about Lunar gravity, but it’ll feel good once I adjust back to the lack of Coriolis. We’ve got three months of refitting scheduled before the run to Neptune, so I hope to get some ice cave exploring done while I’m here.

I just have to get past those “Native Rights” protestors. Hey losers, they’re microbes! Mars has them. Hell, Venus even had them in its atmosphere before we started bombarding it with comets. All the gas giants have some sort of bugs floating around in them. I can’t see how tromping through some caves in a sterile space suit is going to cause any damage. Especially given the substandard waste disposal procedures at Culver. Why aren’t they protesting that instead? I’ll bring a mag gun with me just in case, though. Self defense and all that.

-Personal log of Lt. Commander Joan Hsiao, Executive Officer, TCSF Minerva, June 10 2175.