First watch. The orchard sprinklers run their cycle, and the sound carries down the spine like weather.
The Ship’s Log
Everything NOR has recorded since departure — the full record, newest first. One day aboard passes every hour of Earth time.
Jamal Baz and Noemí Orellana are joined under the orchard lamps. The whole of Drive turns out.
Two names braided on the manifest tonight: Omolara and Walter. The commons sings late.
Edmund Eastwood takes the hand of Bhavana Raghunathan before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
Bogdan Ivanova and Noor Shadid, joined. Their quarters are re-assigned adjoining, per custom.
Aleksandr Babich takes the hand of Ximena Salazar before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
Maintenance sweep of Ring D complete. Somewhere aft a wrench is missing; it will surface in a decade, in a wall, with a story attached.
Solveig Vik and Theodore Pemberton, joined. Their quarters are re-assigned adjoining, per custom.
Lars Eriksen and Widad Farouk are joined under the orchard lamps. The whole of Archive & Schools turns out.