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 subsection than originally planned: it was surprising to find so many uninhabited planets so close to Spaceport-planet. Or maybe not: nobody wants the campsite next to the bathroom.
3 daysā travel from Spaceport, we found a small, habitable planet. By small I mean tiny, approaching Little Prince status.
We sent down aā¦small team. If they have not explored the entire planet by the time we return, I will be surprised.
#tootplanet
Explorer Log Planet 7-14-2
Landmasses here are small, reasonably: the planet is small. By all rights, it shouldnāt have a breathable atmosphere, but it does & weāll take that.
We landed on a continent that is ~20 sq. mi. in a rough comma shape & in five days have explored much of it. Itās separated at the tip-by a channel we can almost jump across-to another landmass of similar size. Thereās even a lake ~ 1 acre large.
I keep expecting to discover this is a prank.
Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 17
This planet looks so much like Earth from a distance that I checked all our readings 3 times.
Indeed, it is inhabited-the continent we had to keep resisting calling Africa shows signs of dense population & industry, as does all of the southern hemisphere.
We caught a few video transmissions, & they seem remarkably humanoid, although with little-to-no cold tolerance.
We sent 3 polite greeting probes & took more photos than strictly necessary.
#tootplanet
Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 17
On the far side of Sub17 we found a smallish planet teeming with life and sparkling with silver speckles.
The mountains, the water, even the animals seemed to glitter, and much of the plant life is a gilvery-drey.
There were more animals on this planet than we had ever seen in one place, but no signs of civilization.
We sent down a team with a well-armored settlement pod. Some of those animals were definitely carnivores.
Explorer Log Planet 7-17-2
The glitter, it turns out, is biological.
We landed, & everything was fine for the first 2 days. We noticed no dangers in the air, nothing on the surface or the rainwater that would cause us issues.
We sent Spifio out as our canary, and after two days he was glittering.
The thing is, thereās nothing wrong with Spif yet, not as far as we can tell, except the glitter. And the way words seem to glitter in the air when Spif speaks.
So far, our filters are holding out. Weāre giving Spif a week to see what happens with the glitter.
If only Spif didnāt SPARKLE so much when we said he had to stay outside.
Explorer Log Planet 7-17-2
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We all sparkle now.
After 5 days we let Spifio back into the enclosure.The only ill effect seemed to be the glitter hanging everywhere & the animals seemed much more interested in sparkling at Spif than in eating him.
Turns out the glitter has a pheromone which says āone of usā, except that thereās several different pheromone sets.
#tootplanet / #tootfic (~1/2)
#tootplanet / #tootfic (2/2~)
Good thing they sent us down with a splittable pod, because I canāt stand the sight of Spif, Lee, or Garana now and Tellie almost strangled Lee last week.
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