[INDEX OF RECENT ENTRIES]: Apr. 2, 2414 Graduated from flight academy at the top of my class. Dad looked proud. Nikolai was in the audience. He and Klaus have a present for me apparently. They wont tell me what it is. Probably something from the metalworks. Hail Big Ape Apr. 4, 2414 Nikolai hands me a plated vest. Bulletproof. Durasteel-alloy. Says to keep it hidden. Still buzzed from commencement. Hail Big Ape Apr. 10, 2414 Dad left for a business trip today. I don't know for how long. He wouldn't tell me. EDIT: Hail Big Ape Apr. 11, 2414 Surprise visit from mom! Left the hospital to visit me after dad left. Can't leave her job for long, though. Being a birthmother is demanding. (I'm secretly glad I was chosen to be a pilot, even though it's a less prestigious profession.) Hail Big Ape Apr. 12, 2414 Mom went back to the hospital and dad is still gone. Took a joyride today in my new standard-issued frigate. Saw some floating space junk which was neat (but probably a hazard). Still don't know what the vest is for. Klaus and Nikolai were absent from the metalworks today. Hail Big Ape Apr. 13, 2414 Dad is still gone. I'm getting worried. Still no news from Klaus or Nikolai. Are they sick? I hope it's not Ape Flu. Hail Big Ape Apr. 14, 2414 Weird message on PDA. Not from government. Somehow passed censors. Said dad was in the bunkers beneath the capitol. Don't know why. I'm going to find him tomorrow. I hope he's o.k. Hail Big Ape Apr. 15, 2414 Walked in on the vice chairman's meeting. Found dad. Apr. 16, 2414 Thought Reassessment scheduled for tomorrow. Apr. 17, 2414 HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE HAIL BIG APE Apr. 18, 2414 Klaus is dead. Apr. 19, 2414 Nikolai and I escape. Apr. 20, 2414 Nikolai is dead.
ENTRY No. 114 Apr. 21, 2414 Shot down by MiniKnog. Landed on barren planet. Crash-landed. Embarrassed. Smells like Formaldehyde. There is a barrel of brains. Why am I carrying a barrel of brains? Probably important. I don't remember much. Thought Reassessment was the worst. I don't recommend it. My head hurts. Hail Big Ape
ENTRY No. 115 Apr. 20, 2414 "Rescued" by USCM. Treated like dirt. Didn't know what I was expecting, asking help from humans. A blue-eyed boy almost spit on me. Sent to an interrogation room on a separate ship against my will. Questioned. Water-boarded. Sharp bamboo reeds shoved under fingernails. Didn't have any useful information. Go figure. And the humans question why the other races are not fond of their United Systems.
ENTRY No. 116 Apr. 21, 2414 Day 2: Marathon. I saw the blue-eyed human male again. His genetics are pleasing. Should I ask him to mate with me? I better take this slow. I wonder if he has a cloaca. EDIT: Humans do not have cloacas.
ENTRY No. 117 Apr. 22, 2414 Long day. Met a glitch named Elizabeth who brought me to Taranis. A knight gave me some cash for new ship parts. Said he was an adversary of the MiniKnog. Feeling thankful. Feeling hopeful. Returned to Marathon and met a human named Yung who took me to his workshop. EDIT: I owe him 753 px. for expenses. Gotta find a way to repay him.
ENTRY No. 118 Apr. 23, 2414 Started ship construction today. I'm thinking isokinetic cannons. Still deciding. Yung has been telling me about his adventures and friends which makes me feel sad. I miss Klaus and Nikolai. And mom. And dad. Head is hurting badly too. Flashes of MiniKnog propaganda. Big Ape. Night terrors. Gotta stay on my toes. Cutting helps. Gives me an edge. Makes my mind go icy. Well, off to bed. Goodnight.
ENTRY No. 119 Apr. 24, 2414 Had a lucid dream last night about Though Reassessment. I'm not usually one to get afraid over nightmares either, but I swear I could feel the scalpel wriggling into my brain and smell the antibacterial spray--that horrible, yellow mist! I should probably quit the late-night bananas...
