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Stinky wiped a glob of lime-green slime from his visor. He was waist-deep in a pool of polluted water, frantically tightening a pipe segment while a nearby Morb made a sound like a wet accordion. Above him, the flickering overhead lights cast long, shaky shadows against the cold granite walls.

They had come here for a new start, but the asteroid was a greedy host. It took their calories, it took their sleep, and now, it was taking their air.

The rhythmic thump-hiss of the Algae Deoxidizer was the only heartbeat the colony had, and today, it was skipping beats. Oxygen Not IncludedData edycji: Dzisiaj, 13:41P...

Stinky leaned against the damp tile, his chest heaving. He had five minutes before the next pipe burst, ten minutes before the Mush Bars ran out, and a lifetime of digging left to do.

On the floor above, Mi-Ma was running on a manual generator until her legs turned to jelly. Every rotation of the wheel sent a tiny pulse of power to the Carbon Skimmer, which was currently the only thing keeping a rising tide of Carbon Dioxide from drowning them all in their sleep. Stinky wiped a glob of lime-green slime from his visor

"Oxygen levels at twelve percent," the colony AI chimed with terrifying politeness.

Just as the last light flickered toward darkness, a loud clunk echoed through the shafts. Stinky let out a muffled cheer through his mask. The new Electrolyzer hummed to life, venting a fresh, cool mist of oxygen into the main shaft. For now, the pressure was holding. They had come here for a new start,

"Well," he wheezed, picking up his multitool. "Back to work."