Journal of Ariane Steel - Medic & Lab Tech -- "Energized"
(Click here to read the Prologue / Beginning of this story)
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| Waking up extra early |
Today I feel so different when I wake up. Once I shake off the fuzzy headed feeling from sleep, I notice how much more energy I seem to have. Didn't the orientation papers say it would take weeks or longer to acclimate to the cold climate and fatigue was common? I actually feel energetic!
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| Radio workout |
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I've got an hour to kill before I have to catch the work shuttle, and so I decide to do some exercise to the static music on my junky radio. If I'm going to make it here at Ice Station, I've got to stay healthy and keep my body pumped even though its so cold and depressing and the future seems so grim.
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| An important phone call |
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As I'm about to leave my bunker, I get a phone call from my boss, Doctor Lilystone. She asks me how I'm feeling. I tell her I'm actually feeling very well except I'm so hungry all the time!
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| A promotion so soon? This is great news!!
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Dr. Lilystone says to hang in there, things will get better, and this is encouraging. She tells me to report to the main medical facility today and look for my co-worker Robert Boulder, a medic. I remember him from our in-processing examinations. I'm to start pulling medic and nursing assistant duty in addition to time in the lab because the station is so short handed. I'm surprised but happy for a new challenge!
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| Jogging to work and thinking |
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I decide to skip the shuttle today and jog to the medical facility since I'm feeling so full of positive energy. Maybe there was more to that hygienator than I realized? I barely notice the freezing cold and my mind is focused on improving my logic. I think I'll order a chess set and some logic manuals with my first paycheck after the 'corporation' takes their hefty fees.
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| Meeting my co-worker Medic Boulder |
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I've arrived at the medical facility early and wait around until Medic Robert Boulder shows up for work. He greets me and gives me a paramedic jumpsuit to wear. We spend the day tending to new refugee survivors and military personnel with minor ailments. The hours pass super fast and soon I'm off duty. I stop by the lab for a quick research session since my head is so full of ideas and going back to my bunker would mean more boredom, cold and hunger. Best to bury myself in work.
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| Doing some more research after medic duty |
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Somewhere in all these old research files is the answer to a cure... and studying the results of my testing the day before will help too. I'm fascinated by the biological experiments, especially this amazing hygienator. Perhaps I should study its functions to learn how it works and maybe find a way to adapt it for use here at the station. Hmmm...
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| leaving the lab late, after 'curfew' |
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I hardly realize how late its getting - its after curfew and I'm not supposed to be outside! I change out of my uniform and start to run back to the housing area.
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| "Halt citizen - you're not to be out here - get to your quarters immediately!" |
A military guardsman stops me at the gates of the main compound and questions me, but I explain I'm with the medical team and was working late duty. He lets me go without any reports but warns me there are those with the 'corporation' that will not be so forgiving and to watch myself. I get the feeling there's more than meets the eye going on here, but I don't ask questions and hurry home.
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| Discussing work with Dr. Lilystone |
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Outside my bunker, I meet Doctor Lilystone who had come to drop off a new medical specialist security badge for me. She said this would help me get clearance to the facility for late duty which I'm relieved to hear about after my run in with the guard.
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| Dr. Lilystone is excited about developing new medicine |
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We discuss work and how things are going. I'm amazed at how smart Lia (she asked me to call her by her first name outside of work) is and we talk about some ways to create better medicine for the sick since there are no supplies being shipped in at all from the outside. We both agree I should continue my research of the ionization properties in the hygienator and she wants a full report on it as soon as possible. I'm to let Medic Boulder know I will be spending only a few hours a day on medical duty to reserve most of my time to lab research.
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| Dr. Lilystone heads out for a late shift at the hospital |
I call Robert and let him know I'll report to the hospital later tomorrow per Dr. Lilystone's orders. I'm ready to get inside, warm up, eat my one rationed bowl of soup for the day and hit the sack!
Another day down, so much to do tomorrow!
-Ariane Steel, signing out.
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