Post-crash log 1, Day 1:"This is Ensign Kenna Shepard of the TCS Aurora, Ariadne Taskforce of the Terran Commonwealth's 3rd fleet. And it's...uh...Oh-900 Sol time, according to my omni-tool.Sometime earlier this morning the Aurora went down in orbit of this planet, I have no clue why, and my pod's circuitry was damaged during our decent, meaning i can't activate the damn radio beacon!" she yelled in frustration, panting heavily as she tried to reign herself back in.
"Its okay, you're gonna be okay. You can do this." she whispers, more to herself than anything, but the mic picks it up. With a calming breath, she begins again. "Okay. So, for the duration of this little...detour, I'll be recording and transmitting on the short-wave of this tool. Hopefully the other survivors will pick up the signals and lend a hand. I'm going to take stock of what i've got on hand aboard, see where to go from there. Ensign Shepard out."
Post-crash log 2, Day 1:
"This is Ensign Shepard again. Well, i'm not really sure what I expected from a group like Alterra, but it was certainly a bit more than this."
She sighs, "Let's start with the bad, shall we? Two high calorie nutrient blocks, 2500 calories apiece. Usually that's two days worth of food, but not if you're biotic like me. That's at best a day if i don't push my biotics too hard. Six liters of water. Likewise sufficient for a few days for non-biotics, but not so when you have to digest near twice as much. Two flares and a flare gun. I suppose they could be useful for firestarting, but given I'd rather avoid having another fire in my pod, I'll put that thought aside. I can use it to signal the other survivors, and I'll do so once just after sunset here, but it seems otherwise pointless. I certainly couldn't use them if the pod were in space, and I won't be signalling a passing spacecraft with it anytime soon.
"Okay, now the good news. There's a built in medi-gel dispenser with enough shots to last a month if i'm not reckless out there. And there's an Aketon enviro-suit! I have to admit, I wasn't sure I'd see one unless I hooked up with some Troopers again, but its welcome surprise.
"With that suit, I think I'll be more comfortable exploring around my pod tomorrow. I know that, per the last update my 'tool got from the Aurora's network, the planet ought to be Terran friendly, but you never really know until someone has tried it themselves, do you?"