Entry 43 - Day 23

Firstly, I'm still here.  I had a couple of close calls, but I'm still alive. I just... 

[pause] 

I guess I needed some time to get my head together and to make a plan. If I'm going to do more than just survive here, then I need a goal. Something to keep me moving forward, you know?

Anyway, I've started to swim closer to The Aurora. There's lots of wreckage there to be salvaged, so much that I needed to upgrade my little storage tube into a double-decker storage tube!

I've also been spending some time gathering up plenty of salt deposits and catching Peepers & Bladder Fish, so I have a good stock of cured fish and drinkable water in storage. Hopefully, I shouldn't have to worry about going hungry for a while, which means that I can focus on part two of my plan.

When I was scavenging the wreckage, I managed to scan enough damaged parts for my PDA to create blueprints for a Mobile Vehicle Bay.  I remember Ozzy saying in his voice log that his Life Pod was almost crushed by the Seamoth bay, so I was thinking that maybe there's some Seamoth wreckage around there... Maybe enough for the PDA to recreate the blueprint?  I mean, it's got to be worth a shot, right?

Anyway, I used some of my resources to build the Mobile Vehicle Bay. I've deployed it next to my Lifepod, so that I can sit on top and look at it.

I can't do anything with it yet, but it's more like a commitment, or a statement of intent... Maybe a promise. To myself, to Ozzy. To everyone else who didn't make it. 

Once I have a Seamoth, maybe I'll feel a bit braver about exploring further afield or finally getting access to what's left of The Aurora. 

Ryley out.