Letters to the Stars/Cpt. Maxxendorf - O1

Cpt. Maxxendorf of the Foundation, 
Glorious Experiment of Colonization by Automated Labor Force has begun in good step. Imperial Factory Ship Foundation, and its soon to be assembled cargo, rode the leylines thankfully without incident. While not the assignment I had hoped for, I can see why this may be a natural fit - and could blossom into an opportunity. My years of personnel management should serve... as soon as I figure out how to work the punch cards properly.
At present C.E. Goodeve is the only officer who can grasp their function, but as I understand it much of the details are out of our hands. The mission on print is simple - run the factory, reach the planet, deposit the "men", and the work will do itself (mostly). I must admit I'm out of my depth with this level of technology, but there's no way the bureau could trust a ship of this size to be run solely by engineers. Efficiency of operation is going to be key to this endeavor - which is why I've assigned X.O. Chompski to the management position. With him at the helm, I'm confident that the "factory" will produce admirably.
Unfortunately, there has been a slight hiccup in the day-to-day operations. The body of one of our foreman was discovered half-ejected from waste. Looks like it was bisected in the chute and his upper half was left behind; the corpse is really quite mutilated, so we were barely able to identify the man. While an unfortunate blow to output, there is a more worrisome aspect to this gruesomeness - when the body was found, some of the operators claim that particular foreman was working the production floor.
I have my suspicions, of course. The X.O. is not convinced - says some of the workers were "just confused" - but I've heard of these kinds of operations before. And on an experimental colony ship like this one? Heading to lands unknown with untold materiel aboard? Well, it's better to be safe than sorry. Despite his laments of "overwork" and "insomnia", I've tasked X.O. Chompski to submit the crew to mandatory physicals in transit. This will take time, but if I'm right... catching a creature like this so early in the mission could be an impressive feather in my cap.
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