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// Manager's Log Entries 1 
// Story: *Friendship Not Included 
// by Liquid Truth 
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Cycle 0


I've woken up at the target location, but colonization efforts have already hit a hitch. I was supposed to land on the planet's surface but became trapped many kilometers underground instead.

I need to calm down. It's crucial that I succeed in establishing the colony here and begin mounting efforts to escape to the surface.

There are three Duplicants that came with me: a yellow pegasus, a purple unicorn mare, and a blue earth pony stallion. Their bios suggest that they are a builder, a scholar, and a miner respectively. I'll have to make use of their abilities with as much efficiency as possible, lest we die a slow, suffocating death.

Also, have I told you that I found absolutely no means to produce oxygen? Because I found absolutely no means to produce oxygen.

I'm afraid we will fail before I can even try.





Cycle 1


The small breathable air pocket we've found ourselves in proved to be a miracle, as it contains traces of oxylite enough for my Duplicants to breathe. Other than that, we aren't in any immediate danger. I'd estimate three cycles to set up oxygen production before my Duplicant's lives are at risk.

There are pockets of clean water all around us, too. Convenient.

I've also found something truly miraculous yet . . . off. There are algae around us. Lots of them. I can easily synthesize oxygen from them through an oxygen diffuser, and it will sustain us for quite some time before I'll need to find more sustainable means of oxygen production.

But how could organic substances exist on this planet? I get that the flora and fauna came with the colony's seed, but the database suggests that algae weren't part of the colonialization plans.





Cycle 3


I've almost synthesized enough Ooze to print another Duplicant. Once it's ready, all I'll have to do is choose a blueprint.

It'll be helpful to have another helping hoof in the colony, but it'll also mean another mouth to feed and lungs to fill. I'll have to recalculate if it is a wise choice to make.

Of course, I can always print supplies to help my existing Dupes instead. I'm sure they'll appreciate it.





Cycle 4


I've decided to print another Duplicant from the Ooze I've synthesized. The bio says that she's pretty fast and has quite the muscle; she'll be useful once I've extended the colony big enough. Not in the meantime, though.

But something about working with the Pod made me feel . . . nostalgic. It gives me a feeling of comfort and passion, yet burdens my mind with restlessness. Sort of like it's something I've been working on for my entire life. While that is literally the case, I'm suspecting the feeling came from my past; maybe the Pod got here because a past version of me failed to establish her colony, forcing her into a Deep Sleep before I got awakened?

Will I end up failing again?





Cycle 7


I hadn't noticed it before, but my Dupes regard the Pod quite fondly whenever they're passing by. Sort of the fondness a foal might have for a parent. I'll be more than happy to fill this role for them, should they desire.