Tick-Related Incident
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 logged to Dr. Tobias Luttero, entomologist. Metadata indicates that Dr. Luttero had a history of such incidents during his initial experiments on tick behavior.
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[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]
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TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]
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