In a way, this was not unlike guard duty, or walking a post, and was a perfect role for a motivated Marine. Janis coded targets based on threat using gray through orange for environmental targets like meteorites, rocks, and meteroids. Orange targets were slated for destruction and given a Sierra designation. These were objects of unremarkable mass and unremarkable movement characteristics, guilty of the crime of being in our way as we punched a hole through the system. I was primarily watching for red targets, hostile targets. Classified with a Master designation, these were targets that exhibited movement characteristics that were intentionally hostile, like maneuvering to maintain a collision course. I didn't stay on station continually of course – we had to eat. Life aboard the Archaea relaxed a bit. We were still at condition Yoke with hatches closed, but movement through the ship was unrestricted. I was able to spend a little time in my stateroom, and the captain even spun up the rings so we could eat normally and sleep in a normal bed.
