ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Medical Diagnostic Log PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: Luttero, T. [ID: TLUT], Gabriel [ID: GABR] TOPIC: Tick Domestication Efforts SUMMARY: A recording of a minor medical incident .opused to Dr. Tobias Luttero, entomologist. Metadata indicates that Dr. Luttero had a history of such incidents during his initial experiments on tick behavior. =================================================================== [footsteps, interface chimes] [TLUT]: Dr. Tobias Luttero, requesting medical assistance. [GABR]: Researcher credentials verified. Would you prefer self-treatment or machine assistance, Dr. Luttero? [TLUT]: Ah, I got it; it's not too bad. [machinery deploys] [GABR]: My auto-diagnostics detect considerable tissue damage. Please state the reason for your visit. [TLUT]: Uh… four lacerations from tick mandibles and… one, two… maybe three blisters from exposure to vesicant toxins. [GABR]: That sounds painful. Automatic suture kits and topical steroids are in the cabinet to your left. [TLUT]: Thanks. I think it's time to call off the domestication study. Captivity doesn't suit ticks. The little guys went from indifferent to aggressive in a matter of weeks. [GABR]: Please treat your injuries promptly, Dr. Luttero. [TLUT]: Yeah, yeah, I know. I expected some level of adaptation from the local fauna, especially after we started studying them in detail. [TLUT]: But evolving toxins so quickly? Oh, I think it's a direct response to our continued ecological presence. Honestly, impressive. [TLUT]: Huh, don't think blisters are supposed to look so… stringy. [GABR]: Warning. Flesh necrosis detected and spreading. My apologies, Dr. Luttero. Please remain stationary for auto-scalpel deployment. [TLUT]: Whoa, whoa, wait! [machinery whirs] [door closes] =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]