Day 1:
After months of planning, manufacturing and plotting the "Ike Base Alpha" mission is ready to be launched and waiting at the launch pad, all it needs are 2 pilots ready to spend 10 years on the rock orbiting the huge red orb known as Duna. Two Volunteers rose to the opportunity, Valentina kerman (one of Kerbin's finest astronauts) who will be flying the craft to Ike and [Y/N], a new engineer straight out of "KerDin Institute Of Engineering"... Your job was to manufacture the fuel for the rockets however the job was offered to you half way through the construction of the ship, the opportunity was too great to pass down. You plotted the launch day on your calendar and awaited with feelings of joy mixed with apprehension that sunk into your rapturous reverie. You didn't know what to expect once in space. Today was the day before the flight so you took some time to meet the person that you would be spending the next 10 years with, you still don't know why you put it off until this long. You make your way the KSC Employee Lounge where you find Valentina sitting on a couch in the cozy room examining schematics of the S1 SRB-KD25k Solid Rocket Booster that would be assisting your ascent. "Hey there! You're uh, Y/N, right?" Valentina said after taking a moment to look up and investigate the face that had appeared from behind the metal door. "Yes Sir" you said in a shy tone, after all you are directly in front of one of the most influential figures in the history of the space program, she had been on a dozen missions ranging from Mun to Minmus. Wait, did you just say Sir!? "Stop it with the formalities Y/N, we aren't in the military you know." She said in a joking tone mixed with a small laugh. "So, whats your story? I mean, you have no experience in space apart from about 3 months training right? Why did you join up to go on the first 10 year mission on Ike?". The question made your anxiety grow, this was the first time kerbals had been on other bodies other than Minmus or Mun. "I thought that space might be an interesting experience, and 10 years on a rock where no one has ever been before sounds like a hell of a thing to put on your CV." Valentina giggles slightly. You trade information about fuel production and staging but mainly just chatting about the mission as you discover that Valentina doesn't know what to expect either as all of her missions have been within the confines of Kerbin's gravitational sphere. After about half an hour of this you decide to get up and exit the room, you say that you need to do some research on Ike and know what to expect during launch. "See you at the launch Y/N" she smiles.