Entry 2

Dear Diary,

Today's the day. In just a few short hours the fleet will arrive at the docks of Eath-Vahn where we will then proceed to the city itself. It feels as if I'm living in a fairy tale but a nightmare at the same time, really. From what I've seen and read, the Land of the Unknown is a truly beautiful place with lush green forests, deserts of golden sand, mountains that reach for the heavens…I can hardly contain my excitement!

However, that's all a mask for the danger the Unknown holds. Wild dragons, scorpions the size of a motel, spiders that jump out of the ground, poisonous plants, fog that makes one lose their way in the Forgotten Forest…and of course, Atlassian Military itself.

We were given free reign over the ship and allowed to explore freely and do as we please for the last day of our voyage. Naruto and I have continued to grow closer, and I was able to check on Alvis today in the first time in what feels like an eternity. I wasn't lied to when they told me Jessica would take good care of him. She has proven to be a much better mother than I could ever hope to be, and she and Chris are a nice couple. I have yet to ask how they met, but it's a difficult topic to approach.

Night Hawk came to us earlier and gave us our new uniforms. A uniform for each region in the Land of the Unknown, or at least the regions we can venture into, anyway. Several areas are locked down by the Atlassian Military, and only a few with special permissions may enter these areas. From what I've gathered, there are three regions that are sealed off: The Synroin Desert, the Haunted Wastes and the Land of the Seventeen to the far North.

I know why the Synroin is sealed off. It's where the mightiest animal in the land lives. The Synddereevvokk Dragons. They feed on the radiation in the area, and some of them grow large enough they could swallow this entire ship whole! Which is a scary thought. I pray we never run into one of those…thought it would be quite a sight. As for the other areas…I know little about them other than their names.

Our uniforms are made of fine materials that allow our bodies to adapt to the environments a little quicker than we normally would, and have certain technologies within them that can cool us down or offer some warmth if they detect our bodies are getting too hot or too cold. The Bahmah Desert to the far East easily reaches 140 degrees by midday, and shelter is hard to come by. Crossing this desert is impossible without the right equipment, and at least four months' worth of water supply. Forests also tend to get fairly humid, too, and our outfits help with that as well.

Neither of us have tried our uniforms on yet, or taken the time to look at them, but I'm thinking it's time to stop writing and actually do as I was instructed. My old clothes are basically trash at this point, so unless I want to do some shopping when I get the money…these are all I'll have.

Next time I write, I will have set foot in the Land of the Unknown.