And so it begins...

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Planet Date 05262012: Finally launched probes today. Johnson in his continuing effort to earn my approval made 6 of them, spending a 25% of our limited resources. I kept my cool though. It could have been 60. We launched them about 3 hours ago. Should have some results soon. Dr. Sassern Found a pet or two and some plants she is excited about. Told her as long as she keeps them quarantined I don't have any problems. Course now she wants a bigger lab. Something about helping the population along


"Johnson, how are the probes doing?

Sir, we have had two probes send back reports of nearby systems.

Excellent. Anything resource worthy?

Yes sir. One system shows both a gas and jovien planet within it.

Excellent and the other system?

The other system has only rock planets in it with the exception of the Terran planet.

Terran Planet!! That's great news. We can aventually send a colony there.

Um sir. What if it's inhabited?

What if it's inhabited? Don't you know if it's inhabited Johnson? I mean you do have a probe there, right?

We had a probe there sir.

What do you mean had?

Well the probe scanned that system on it's way to it's destination system.

Johnson, anytime we find a terran planet we need to scan it for life and find out if we have neighbors. So tell the probe to turn around and go back to that planet.

Yes sir. We have a problem with that sir.

No WE don't have a problem with that.

We don't sir?

No WE don't. You Johnson. YOU have a problem with that.

Yes Sir.

Now then. I want you to turn the probe around and scan that terran planet.

I can't sir.

JOHNSON!

SIR, I can't. I told the computer not to accept any more commands from me until the probes finished their current orders.

Because of last time...

Yes Sir.

Computer!

Voice access denied.

COMPUTER!

Voice access denied.

Johnson?!?!

Sir, you remember we used the crowbars to get you out of the crysis tube.

Yes, I remember and that has what to do with this?

Well we damaged the tube trying to get you out.

GET TO THE POINT!

The computer thinks you died in space.

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I need a drink.

I'm sorry sir.

Get away from me Johnson.

Yes Sir."