The stilted opening works so very well as a ships log. The gaps between the lines painting the busy ships life, thoughts jotted down in stolen moments.

Not only are the musing themselves poignant and touching, they seem highly appropriate for the station. Reflecting on a persons life, how it contracts to the choices of another, and the futility of it all. There is a fair amount of room for comparison between pirates and ranking officers in the fleet, as life has lead them both there, one through hardship, one through duty, it may not have been a path either chose. Two sides of the same doubloon which you contrast so very well. This is just beautiful to read!