You enter your lab, ready to call your allies over for another shift's worth of chores. Your eyes are drawn to all of the new 'decorations' your lab has. Eight security cameras that were not there moments ago are scattered across the walls and ceiling of your lab.

All of them immediately lock onto you the moment you step in. Digital eyes staring right into your very soul. As soon as they register who you are, they go back to their default position. Okay! That's. That's going to be a nightmare to deal with. Sponsorships, sponsorships...

The fax machine you bought is situated in the corner of the room

You notice that one of the walls has been scrapped clean to reveal another airlock. Guess your other anomaly's here. You might've missed out on whatever loot was hidden away in there, sadly.
>SCRAP FOR AIRLOCKS DC has been reduced! Chance of loot has also decreased!

It doesn't take long for you to call over your acquaintances via FRIENDCHAT. It takes a bit to remember the MAN's username but you have an actual way to contact him now! You still can't remember the exact specifics of what he says, though. Weird.

Right as you finish calling them over, you hear a knock outside your lab. Ah! SACA's here with those botanical supplies it promised. There's not a lot but it's better than nothing.

>You obtain two bags of soil, three ceramic pots, a bag of fertilizer and a water can!

Your two allies arrive after you finish dragging in everything. Lucy flashes a beaming smile to the best of her ability, "W-well! I-It's been a wh-while since I've worked with someone else. L-let's try to have a good shift!"
You smile back, "I hope we can have a good shift too."

The Man is about as forgettable and blurry as he always is. The only real difference this time around is that you can pick up a lot more happiness in your vague conversations with him. You greet him and he greets you back. Lucy tilts her head as she sees you talking to thin air.

"...W-who are you talking to?"
Right, the Man says, don't worry. He says he'll try his best to not make you look insane in front of her.

STATS REVEALED!

LUCY
PHYSICAL HEALTH: FRAGILE.
MENTAL HEALTH: DOING FINE

TRAITS:
[MEEK] - She won't make a fuss, for better or worse. (Her presence passively reduces how much MOOD anomalies lose, regardless of source. -6 penalty to speech checks while she's in your party.)
[FELLOW RESEARCHER] - A second head to bounce ideas off of. (+5 to researching samples, artifacts or experimenting on anomalies.)
[DISEASED] - She's not winning any Olympic medals any time soon. (-5 to any and all strength or agility based tests. PHYSICAL HEALTH is capped to BLUE.)

THE MAN
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH: ???
TRAITS:
[JACK OF ALL TRADES] - He claims that there's nothing he hasn't tried at least once. (+2 to all skill checks, passively improves the bonuses you gain from studying BOOKS.)