August 2, 3341
The ship was a long, chestnut-brown, rounded rectangle. Well, to be precise, it tapered slightly at the front end. At the back, near each vertex, was a 230 meter radius centrifuge mounted upon a vertical axle, made to produce slightly greater gravity than Orestes.
This was the great ship Jupiter, made to find other civilizations. Of course, not all may be peaceful, so hidden weaponry was onboard. Many of the delegates and ambassadors onboard were in hibernation, and had been for ten years. This led to the expression among those that had already been awakened that "One day we found ___ years have got behind us". Even so, those that had been awakened only were so because they asked before the journey to be woken so many years into it. Even after nearly half a millenium with long-term hibernation, and a millenium since it's invention, some Orestesi were still wary of hibernation computers gone mad, or any other accident that may arise. So, some chose to be among those awake from the beginning of the mission to the end - whatever that end may be.
Now the dull red light of Proxima Centauri was shining on them, if that could be called light. To give an idea of the sheer coolness of this star, the scientists onboard told the diplomats that they were less than half the orbit of Orestes is to Daedalus from Proxima, and the ship's outside was hardly 90 degrees above absolute zero.
But the monotony of this day would soon end, and Proxima Centauri would soon be of more value than was once thought.
OOC: I'd like some other race to discover Jupiter. Hence the title suggesting all the diplomats would soon be awakened.
