AAR Intrepid - an ongoing mission report

[VelocityPolaris]

Log entry 1, KSC command.

Jeb's base log, April Fest. It's getting really boring. I mean, really, really boring. We haven't done a real mission in years. Bill and Bob are off to an "undisclosed location", but since we don't have the funds to space anything, it can't be cool. Those greeping stockholder people. They never give us any money. Gene's been going to meetings almost every day now, and he always comes out with the same frustrated look on his face. They must be giving him a hard time. He says he's been vouching our best ideas, our most efficient, even the safest - and they find some way to shut it down. Most of the volunteer staff left. For paying jobs, can't say I blame them. It's a good thing I only need food once a month and sleep on the ceiling, but the lack of doing ANYTHING is taking a big toll on the 20 or so engineers and pilots and scientists we have left. If Bob were here I know he would do something to keep us busy. Cookouts or camping on the Launch pad or Calvinball or something. No one else wants to play that, they're too depressed. If we don't get a project soon, this space center is gonna close. I can feel it. Jeb out.

P.S. How the geep do we afford these buildings? Almost nobody on staff makes money of any kind, except Bob and Bill, they're on a secret military contract (sorry, gene, I read your log), and Wernher for talking at universities and consulting in his spare time. I don't know how almost everyone is below the poverty line but we have modern buildings.

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Log entry II, KSC command.

Gene was angry at me for reading his log. And taking down the firewall he set up to protect the log. Dunno why they call it a fire wall. It's not a wall and it's not on fire. And logs make no sense either. Why is it called a log? It's not wood. Whoever names things is probably drunk full-time. Anyway, Wernher seems to be brightening up, but he won't tell anyone why. Even Gene seemed remarkably forgiving about the log. Also, he's not going to those meetings anymore. Last night I heard some debating in the Administration building, and then there was shouting, and some loud smacking noises, and Gene came out ten minutes later full of bruises and a slight grin. I saw the medical bay this morning and Erbal was treating some badly punched-up businesskerbals. Apparently they all tripped and fell, or so goes the story. Wish administration would tell us why they seem so happy. We could use happies.

P.S. launching rockets isn't actually the safest way to pass the time. I dug some 'KESTES' model rocket engines out of the junkyard, filled em, and launched them all in one big cluster. After that a group of pilots with their hair on fire came back with my rocket and patiently explained the concept of safety to me. I don't think I'll launch the next engines tomorrow.

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Gene's base log - secure channel, log entry 87.

If anyone reads this, and that means hacking all the firewalls, please don't share this information with anyone. Now, you may be asking, why post it on the cloud then? The answer: I'm lonely. Everyone knows Kerbals don't age in the traditional sense, like most plants and animals. I am... old. If you knew my real age, you wouldn't believe me. But the point is, I'm dying. Well, that's not the actual main point, but in my department that's a big deal. The fact is, Bob and Bill have been on a secret mission with the Armed Forces. What about I cannot specifically say, even on a secure channel where the only audience is my paranoia of hackers (and hackers). What I will say, is that they have been helping to... gather intelligence. I would take Jeb, but he's just too loud. He would never work well on a secret project. He posts all of his log entries on his blog. This better not end up on his blog. Anyway, gathering intelligence with the Armed Forces. We have detected somewhat of a threat - not an exact threat, in fact we don't know - but it's worth every expense in investigating. We've gotten contracts from the government - Darn those stockholders and business types. They don't know what they're missing. We don't need their funds anyway. I don't like the Armed forces. They seem too dangerous. But they've given us complete autonomy for this operation, so I took it. Besides, we have a lot at stake. Specifics I can't give, but a master hacker can probably hazard a guess. So I'm determined to see this through. Fact is, I'm sick, and don't have much time left. Heh, what's time, just another joke? I like jokes. Jokes are good. But even if I don't live forever, at least i'll see this through - our entire way of life will change. Everyone will be informed publicly soon.

P.S. Jeb here. Downloaded onto my blog. Sorry.

P.P.S. So, you know then?

P.P.P.S. No, you said not to read it. I just posted it online.

P.P.P.P.S. You... what...

P.P.P.P.P.S Peace out.

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Aurora personal log

KSPLLC-AEV-2107

Hey guys, Jeb here, and I am in SPACE again! I know you've got a questions, (unless you dont) but long story short, our space program is back up and running again. So I'm up here in the lovely spaceplane Aurora, along with Bill, who is mostly back from the military, and we are floating weightless again! Hold on... Bill just corrected me about how we're actually not weightless, but experience it because we're free-falling. Awesome feeling, anyway. So, our actual mission is classified, but I can tell you- hold on, Bill wants to talk to me.

Bill: What are you doing, Jeb?

Jeb: updating my blog. Why?

Bill: BLOG!? Oh, for - This entire mission is classified! Officially, this spacecraft does not exist and is not out in orbit, and you're on your BLOG!

Jeb: Well, if the viewers are like me, they have an array of radio telescopes and transceivers in their backyard, so they're probably curious.

Bill:...Fine. It could make an ok cover story. As long as you don't reveal the real purpose we're here, you can update your blog.

Jeb: Ok. I don't know it anyway.

Bill: You weren't at the briefing?

Jeb: I was, but I brought my Iplatform and played EGGSCOM for most of it.

Bill: ...

It's a wonder he doesn't notice I'm typing the entire conversation. So anyway, mission backstory. Gene said to come to his office, and he had a bunch of brass in there, and one started talking cheese -peace, national security, grave matter... kind of got bored, so I pulled out my Iplatform. Didn't have Eggscom before on it. Still a fun game. Got to the alien base attack when Gene took my Iplatform. He told me Bill and Bob were back, we were government funded now, and I was flying the Aurora to orbit. I asked him what the meeting was about and he looked kind of distant, then told me to figure it out. I don't remember what we're supposed to be doing, but I took a photo montage.

This is us taking off, not sure how this was taken.

The view from the cockpit. It's a very bad view, thank cod for third person view, even though I don't know how it wörks.

Flying through a cloud. Thank cod for third person view.

Neeeooowwwwwwwwwwww. Airplanes.

CUZ MAYBE WE'RE A FIIIIIIIIIREWORK - ow Bill what was that for?

We made it through the Shoop da Whoop layer - what's that Bill? Atmospheric Compression Plasma.

We made it to space here. Oh, Kerbin is so beautiful that if this was my first time up I might have had a heart attack. I think I did on my first mission.

A space view of RLS O'Brien. (Ridiculously Large Storm). Weather report: If you live in the Dosido islands or West coast of Scoffland, probably want to start some disaster prepping.

And that's it. Right now we're scanning for some sort of - oh right, classified. Sorry Bill. So, soon you should get a nice surprise, unless you're a taxpayer. Can't tell you what it is yet. I can tell you two things though. 1: it will be extremely dangerous. 2: We're accepting applicants from the internet.

Just list your name and qualifications below for a chance to become hired for this death-defying nearly top secret government mission that I forgot the name of. Jeb out.

Edited April 5, 2015 by VelocityPolaris

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Going to Florida for Spring break. Don't expect as many updates.

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Bob Kerman Personal Diary, Tuesday.

Jeb and Bill are in space. I miss the fellas already. Gene is putting everyone back to work, and no one else seems to mind extra shifts, so I'm pulling my weight. Love to right what we were doing for the military, but that's too secure information to be typing. Engineering is really scratching their heads. They have a tight deadline to finish our contract, and they're the best to work on it. And a secret project. It really messes this place up. The space program runs on trust and teamwork, and having secure information that your friends can't know really messes it up. Some Kerbals have kept from talking to anyone. I hope the classified stuff ends soon. I'm going to ask Gene if I can get a few volunteers from outside the compound, (yes KSC is a compound now with fences and everything.) to do stuff like dish out coffee and tea and foods. Also, my job is liaison officer to military. So I report the project's progress to the military correspondent, the Lieutenant. He's really creepy. He tells me what the military wants this project to have, and I go and tell the engineers a version of that. My other, non official job is idea man. I come up with workable suggestions for the hardhats and work with them to build it. Bob out.