Entry 33 - Day 17

Okay, so it's been a couple of days.  I decided to put my focus into constructing a base, or at least trying to.  Mainly as a way to take my mind off what's been happening recently or to give myself time to process it all.

The Fabricator did have the blueprints for a Habitat Builder as part of its survival package, so that was a good start.  Anyway, I'd stored enough titanium and quartz in the pod to be able to make myself a small structure and get it powered with solar panels.

It's not much, but at least I have some more space for storage now and I can start making plans for a bigger, more permanent base once I find a good location.

I feel better for having accomplished something.  I look at this little place and I'm proud of what I've achieved.  I'm proud that I've survived this long to achieve it.  It means I can survive longer; at least long enough to build somewhere I can call home and start living.

I need to stop being afraid of this place.  I mean, for sure it's dangerous, but so are other places and we've manage to thrive there.  I might not be a trained engineer or specialist, but I've built something here that'll make my life a little easier and that means I can do it again.

No one else will be coming to rescue me, but that also means that no one else will die because of me.  I doubt there are any other survivors from the Aurora, so the only person I have responsibility for on this entire planet is myself.

That thought is actually quite freeing.

Ryley out.