Day 1:
I don't know how we did it. We actually got away from those pirates. Captain Jackson was right about them being afraid of the asteroid field. Don't know why, really. It doesn't look all that dangerous.
Day 5:
We've crash landed on some rock in the middle of this field. I know why the space pirates didn't follow us in here. But the Captain set up a distress beacon, so we should be home soon, which I'm more than happy to do. It's Kenneth's 4th birthday today. I wish I could have been there for it. I hope Anne understands. She's usually upset about things like this, but I'll be happy just to see her again.
Day 15:
No sign of rescue yet. Some of the crew are getting kind of anxious. There's talk to trying to fix the ship to get out of here. The only way we can do that, though, is to try to rewire the escape pods to navigate around the field so we don't collide with the other rocks.
Day 28:
Someone took my suggestion to heart, it seems. We've been working with the wreckage of the ship and the escape pods to fashion our own little space crafts. They're building theirs to manoeuvre around the asteroids. But there are just too many. Nobody wants to use the guns, so I guess I'll put them on mine. It'll take some sacrificing of speed and movement, but I'd rather make my own path.
Day 39:
It's all done. The beacon didn't work, so we're launching our escape pods tomorrow to get off this rock and get back home. We should have enough rations per man for all of us to get home. I can't wait to see my darling Anne and my son Kenneth. I hope the Space Corps hasn't told them I'm dead or anything. I don't want them to think anything has happened to me.
Day 41:
I'm all alone. They're gone. Everyone. They tried to get around the asteroids. They weren't fast enough. I tried to tell them. God, I tried to tell them. Now it's just me. I'm lost in this asteroid field. I don't care, though. I have to get home. Anne and Kenneth need me. I can't just give up and die. I'm going to blow this whole damn asteroid belt to dust if I have to. I will see my family again.
