Mothership Character Flash Fiction

I'm joining a Mothership campaign soon, playing through Gradient Descent. I've made a point of avoiding spoilers but was also asked to come up with a character so I can build relationships with the crew. It's a permadeath game where you drop out if your character kicks the bucket so it might be misplaced to put so much work into a character that might just die but I really enjoyed the concept I settled on, so maybe I could reuse her in some fiction in the future. Or maybe I'll even survive!!!

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Ship's Chaplain Personal Log: 171

Present: DR. JOANNE PAUL LIVESEY

Star-date: <BAD INPUT>

Ship Name: <BAD INPUT>

Sector: <REDACTED>

New crew coming aboard in <REDACTED> days. No psych profiles have made their way over yet but what else is new? The synthetic tomatoes are growing well, nice and plump, a proper fistful. Can't recall whose idea it was to make a greenhouse in the storage bay, over the patch where the engines bleed heat. Must write a card to thank them. Possible candidates are: <REDACTED>. The therapy lamps finally gave up the ghost today. Budget is tight, only restock for those who suffer for Interstellar-Affective Depression when the psych profiles come through, or I'll just have to keep a minimal reserve. Dreams continue to revisit locations from home, increase dosage? Could be worse. Ship's computer attended morning service today for 'data-gathering'. Administered confession, though why programme an AI that always observes the whole crew and ship a concept of shame? Something for the follow-up paper. Hang on, incoming contact. Yes? I - <BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT BAD INPUT> Hello! Dr. Livesey here. If you are in need of urgent psychiatric care or at risk of harming yourself or others please inform the ship's computer at the nearest terminal at <REDACTED>. If your inquiry is not urgent, please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. God bless!

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