Snippet #2543883

Nathan, tired, hurt, and with a possibly snapped bone, had taken the opportunity to feign unconsciousness and then crawl away as soon as the Misu was occupied.

He had no weapons. No communications devices. No food, no water, no medicine. No allies, and plenty of enemies.

He gave a weak chuckle and leaned back, far away from the Misu village, sitting against a tree. He dismounted the external oxygen backpack he wore and placed it on the ground next to him for comfort and then stared at the village peacefully. Soon he would fall asleep, and hopefully he would never wake up.

Nathan sucked in a breath, closed his eyes, and for the first and last time since his arrival on Norline, smiled.

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The human did not sleep.

He sat against the tree, still, but sensors showed he did not sleep, and if he did, he only fell asleep recently. No external damage was reported to the human's hazard suit, but X-Rays showed a dislocated bone.

The human would be salvaged.

Threesix extendex one of the mechanical grabber arms built into it and picked up the human's still shape, and began moving him along, trudging back to the base.

Threesix had decided to leave the research base when he detected strange heat signatures off in the distance, suggesting a heavy fire. Finding the human, however, had triggered a priority which Threesix acted upon.

When it finally reached the base and transmitted proper security codes, Threesix moved through the base's interior, heading for the medical bay.

A wall encountered it. The doorway to the medical bay was far too small for Threesix. Machines, however, were proactive.

Rockets solved the issue without too much structural damage, and opened up just enough space for it to maneuver the human through the jagged metal and onto a medical bed.

Whether he would awaken remained to be seen.