2nd of Septober, 5501
Morning
Klein, Paine, and Denis have moved on.​ Now there are two of us.
​
Three, if you count Nic, our prisoner from the raid on 13 Jugust, but he does not seem keen on joining our ranks.
Afternoon
A trader passed by. Offloaded some bulk goods in exchange for: 750 silver, 500 steel, and a bit of chocolate.
Delegated new work orders with Coleman.
​
My responsibilities revolve around doctoring, wardening, and research. Coleman focuses on construction, art, and research.
​
We both share cleaning and hauling tasks.
4th of Septober, 5501
Morning
Convinced Nic to join us.
​
It turns out, he possesses a wide array of skills. He is experienced in crafting and mining, something we lack right now.
His real strength lies in plant work, so he has volunteered to take over all of the farming duties that we have been neglecting.
​Afternoon
RIESLING.
​
My sister, whom I hadn't seen in what feels like a lifetime, crash-landed nearby in a transport pod.
​​
She was in a bad state, suffering from paralytic abasia, leaving her unable to walk. Coleman carried her safely back to the colony.
Where did she come from? How did she find us here?
​​
For now, she's unconscious, and we'll have to wait until morning for any answers.
5th of Septober, 5501
Morning
Nic and Coleman dealt with a raider in the eastern caves. They returned shortly, a bit battered but victorious.
​
Later, when Riesling (or Sis as I've always known her) regained enough strength to speak, she asked for Schlitzer.
​
Schlitzer! How did she know Schlitzer?
​
She fell asleep before I could ask.
6th of Septober, 5501
Morning
My son has run wild.
​
At breakfast, Coleman succumbed to the same wild state that took Marjot.
​
Nic managed to subdue and capture Coleman and secured him in the colony prison.
​
I find myself hoping we can avoid repeating the same decision we faced with Marjot. I cannot let my son walk into the wild.
​
With Coleman incapacitated, the burden of his responsibilities now falls on Nic.
7th of Septober, 5501
Morning
It appears my luck wears thinner than I’d hoped.
Nic died today.​ A swarm of manhunting guinea pigs overran him.
​
​Nic was cornered against a slate wall, with no means of escape. The multitude of small, sharp teeth and claws inflicted countless wounds.
​
He bled out just outside the colony walls.
With Nic's passing, a profound sense of isolation engulfs me. I am alone.
​
Riesling lies immobile and mostly unresponsive.
​
Coleman remains lost in his feral state. My attempts to reach out to him have been futile. He is as much a wild creature now as the animals in the valley.
13th of Septober, 5501
Morning
I start my day with the mundane, tending to my own needs. Sustenance. Hygiene.
​
Afterwards, I spend time feeding Coleman and Riesling.
​
In the fleeting moments of tranquility after chores, I immerse myself in research.
​​Night
Tonight, something extraordinary happened.
​
Riesling, against my own medical predictions, suddenly recovered from her paralysis. It was so alarming that for a moment I questioned my own expertise.
​
With Sis’s recovery, the silence of the colony is broken. Suddenly, I'm not alone in this struggle. There’s someone to talk to, someone to plan with.
14th of Septober, 5501
Morning
As I went about my morning routine, Sis approached me. She had noticed Schlitzer's name on one of the bedrooms and asked about him. I recounted (with difficulty) how Schlitzer was killed in a raid on the 6th of Aprimay, and how her nephew Tommo was taken from us.
​​
She revealed the answer to the question that has been burning at me. Schlitzer was her husband.
She had received a distress call from him on that fateful day, which had led her to embark on a journey on a cheap shuttle, where she must have contracted the abasia.
Night
Raided. Again.
​
The killbox worked like a charm. No injuries to speak of.
​
Sis captured one raider, a marine named Lover. Lover's skills as a marine could be invaluable.
Jugust 5501...|...Decembary 5501
