Log #1
Location: Hyperion Excavation Site, Mars
I was awakened by the Captain for an urgent maintenance mission today. "The robots went crazy," he said, referring to the newly opened mine site. I jumped onto the lift with the team, but for some unknown reason, it failed and collapsed.
I don’t know if the cables snapped or if there was a system failure. I blacked out during the crash. Woke up buried in debris, pinned under a collapsed support shaft. Somehow, I survived. Just a few cuts and bruises. Could’ve been worse.
Most importantly—my AI scanner withstood the impact and is still operational.
Now I'm trapped deep underground. There's no contact with the surface or my team. I'll attempt to navigate the area and find a way out—or at least establish a signal. Until then, I'll record everything. If I make it out, maybe these logs will help the science teams. If I don't… well, perhaps someone will find them someday.
Log #2
It’s hard to believe, but under the Martian surface… there’s life. Not just microbial leftovers or fungi scraping by in a crack—no, it thrives here. Whole ecosystems pulse with color and movement.
Some things look almost familiar, like Earth ferns growing in damp spots. But others—others are nothing like anything I’ve ever seen. One gigantic bud opened as I got close, revealing… an eye. Just an eye, unblinking and watching. I thought that thing—plant? animal?—was going to eat me.
But it didn’t. It just watched my every move.
I am safe for now. Hope no other creature decides to have me for lunch.
Log #3
I don't know how long it'll take for the others to find me, or for the base to send help. My AI watch tells me to be prepared for anything, and my stomach is already cramping from hunger.
At least I’ve still got my scanner—it’s the only reason I’m not dead yet. Helps flag anything too toxic to eat.
Came across some unknown purple fruit earlier. Desperation got the better of me—I took a bite. Bad call. My entire body turned inside out. Felt like poison.
Luckily, my next find was more edible: a weird fruit that looks like a tomato but tastes like grapefruit. Not exactly a meal, but enough to calm the gnawing hunger for now.
Time to keep moving.
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