Enthusiasm

TTY31201.11.12

The “coffee” at Foreas Base this morning was crappy as usual, but as the base loudmouth always says, it’s better to have stuff that’s “like coffee” than no coffee at all. Meh, at least we got decent crap to put in it so it tastes less like dirt.

Yesterday I received my promotion to Biotechnician and tried on my newly certified Bio suit, forever putting away that Hazmat junk. Let the Exobilogists play with that stuff, they need it. HA!

Roland, Eaos, and I have been doing our part to keep the Bane forces at bay in the Wilderness. Constant attacks at the Landing Zone have proven to be dangerous at times, they have even taken us by force temporarily only to be taken back. I think both Roland and I have done a good job completing the required missions AFS has for us within the Wilderness, but Eaos still has some work to do. I might help her along later today after I’m done with my daily paperwork.

Oddly enough it seems like these days I’m spending a lot more time acting like an engineer than a medic. I spend most of my time on AFS missions repairing shields and only occasionally tending to people’s wounds. Maybe it’s just that I’m that good at what I do that noone gets hurt. Maybe as we start exploring the Foreas areas or some of the other Allied Planets that we’ll face bigger nasties that will have armor penetration or virulent attacks. That’s when my actual medical skills will kick in and keep my boys (and girls) alive, huh?

Well for now I’m really enjoying the new Injection gun that I was recently certified in. Not only am I certified, but I’m really working hard on my advanced training. My tutor is telling me that I should have the ins and outs of the injection gun mastered in only a few more days, then I’ll have the skill to find holes in any kind of armor even without a virulent needle. Hmmmm, I wonder what other kinds of injection guns are out there? I’m sure my teacher will give me a better one one when I’m fully certified.

Crichton also taught me a bit more about the crafting stations and how they work. I didn’t know you could break down bits of gear you didn’t need to be able to make new stuff. It’s still a bit odd. I wonder where all my genetic engineering training is going toward. I really hope that I’ll be able to create some interesting experiments though genetic engineering… hmmm who to test on?