Phoenix Logs/Campaign Logs/Idle Hands I

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Unknown Author, Installation 00, Date 12/13/2552

Recently I have had troubling thoughts.

I am caretaker of this installation and it is my duty to maintain the natural

balance of things, and I have performed my task admirably. But what I have

learned from this experience, this war, is the terrible cost of peace.

For millenia, all was quiet and still and the wonderful designs of this

installation meant I had relatively little to do except making improvements and

the occasional minor system repairs. The paradox is that the better I perform in

my job, the less I have to do.

As a result, I am conflicted by the recent events on this installation. The

damage caused by the invaders and their war horrifies me, but it has given me a

purpose once again. The one constant is that this installation is the most

important thing in the galaxy and I must protect it at all costs. The destruction

that scars the place I am duty bound to protect has focused my thoughts for

the first time in centuries, and so it is once again through conflict that I have

found a renewed sense of purpose. [1/2]