Meropis Downtime

[Dominic Evans]

To: Banks, Pandora; Brannagh, Alecia; [All Civilian Departments];
From: Evans, Dominic;

Hey Guys,

So there's a bit of down-time today what with everyone settling in, I was wondering if anybody wanted to hang out and get to know each other. I know I have a few of you to thank for saving my head when I fell into Meropis last week. What a way to find it though eh

Thanks,
Dominic Evans
Warrant Officer First Class

[Pandora Banks]

To: Evans, Dominic;
From: Banks, Pandora;

Hi Dominic,

That is a nice thought, thank you, but I'm afraid I will be very busy most of today. I have work to do recalibrating the environmental sensors this morning, and then I am meeting with members of the scientific research and medical teams for a little work on researching the possible medical properties of a few plants we picked up on our last excursion. The research is fairly exciting, it holds a lot of promise and potential for improving our community here. You are very welcome to come along and watch if you find it interesting, but I don't know how much fun a bunch of scientific testing will be for you. Plus, you'd probably end up a guinea pig for the chemicals, if the new graduates have anything to do with it.

I will be free only in the late evening, and so if you take a late dinner today I will no doubt see you. This may be downtime for the military, for us poor scientists I'm afraid days off are never really days off.

Hope to see you later,

Pandora Banks.

[Dominic Evans]

To: Banks, Pandora;
From: Evans, Dominic'

Pandora,

Ummm.... I'm alright thanks. Plants aren't really my thing, but if there's anything out there that needs shooting give me a buzz. I might see you at dinner, I heard they're doing a curry tonight using some of those weird pheasant-like birds on the mainland, can't wait to try that! But it sure is going to suck when we run out of ingredients and have to eat bland things likes soup etc. Get it while you can Pandora.

I'm still awaiting confirmation from Conway and his men but I think me and you might be on SM-1 together for a duration at some point in the future. I've already been interviewed about the Executive Officer position. Kind of weird putting a Warrant Officer in that kind of position but... They have their reasons. Well, see you later Banksie

Evans.

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[Pandora Banks]

To: Evans, Dominic;
From: Banks, Pandora;


Banksie eh So much for trying to be formal at the head of the team.

I'll do my best to make it for dinner, although I'd rather we had done a little more research on the alien-pheasants before you military lot started eating your way through them. Interesting fact - like rabbits, the pheasants are coprophagous in times of low food supply. Look it up, and enjoy!

If you change your mind about the plants research, there is always room for one more. If not, I will see you later and will opt for tuna, if it's all the same to you.

Pandora Banks.

[Dominic Evans]

To: Banks, Pandora;
From: Evans, Dominic;

Hey Pandora,

Sorry it took me a little while to reply to this, I had a weird moment where I could have sworn I had some weird alien spidery things under my bed. Then the McCallister twins swung by and invited me to come watch a movie with them, somebody brought a HD TV along, win!

I gather you are probably out with your science team inspecting plants by now, well I think I'm going to make myself useful and conduct some vital research in the field of.. Golf! I've been invited out by a few of the other marines on this expeditions, couple yanks, couple Brits, we're all gonna go find a patch of green near the base and build us a course. Conway says its fine so long as we hide the flags afterward, can't have any aliens finding our golf course can we!

I have no idea what that big c word means, but its not like we have Google out here so I can't exactly look it up. Nor can I be bothered to ask one of the science team members, but I don't like my food spoiled so please don't tell me, kay Good. Right, that said, I've got golfing to do - see you tonight!

- Evans

[Pandora Banks]

To: Evans, Dominic;
From: Banks, Pandora;


Dom,

I apologize but I will not be able to make it to dinner tonight. And I'm surprised anyone is, did you not see the weather scanners. There's going to be a tsunami or some sort of huge storm overnight. No one else seems to have even noticed, let alone spread the message, I swear they think I'm crazy but the scanners don't lie, do they

So just some advice. Stay inside yeah Golf can wait.

Pandora.