You quickly cover the EGG with some random object before snapping another photo. This time, the photo comes out a little better but there's still some visible distortion where the covered egg is. Interesting, seems like you can't record the EGG via photographs OR recordings.

You set the two photos aside. That's all you could really gleam from this little experiment. You'll have time to study the EGG later.

"SACA. I'll need your help for this."
"SPECIFY YOUR TASK, VINCENT." "We're going to repair as much of this place as we can. Spare parts are over there." "UNDERSTOOD."

Colt offers to help but you tell him to rest. You'll have him help you out with IN LIMBO later.
You don the ill-fitting and oversized welding mask that you got from the catalog. Time to get to work.

>2 SUCCESSES!

This would've taken you hours before but having a giant robot really does speed things up. SACA trails behind you with armfuls of spare parts as you do your best to repair the walls and floor of the lab. You wonder how it even got this bad since you know the cigarette mold doesn't mess with metal. Whatever.

Your welding work is pretty clumsy but it gets the job done. SACA does its best to fiddle with the pipes that you're way too fucking afraid to mess with. Weld spatter is one thing but you dealt with plumbing one time and it still haunts your nightmares.

"Hey, freak. What the HELL did ya do to this place?" Colt polishes his rifle as he nurses his wound.
"Hey! Blame the last guy who worked here. He went AWOL for some reason and, hey, I got left to pick up the scraps."

"Robot. Who worked here again?" Colt grunts.

"PREVIOUS OWNER: YOVANI DREMU. LAST KNOWN SIGHTING: LAYER 4. SECURITY HAS ISSUED TEN COUNTS OF PUBLIC INDECENCY AND FIVE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT SINCE HE LEFT HIS POST."

"Vince, ya ain't gonna end up like that freak, right? I swear, every weirdo they throw into this lab gets mauled to death within a week."

"Well! I survived four days! Three more days and I'll be king of this lab! You'll see" You try your best to sound cool but...
"Pft. That was cringeworthy."

"Hey!" You click your tongue. "Treat the guy who patched you up with a little more respect." "Just sayin', man."

You hate to admit it but yeah, he was right. You turn your focus back to repairing the lab. Your welding is pretty shotty but SACA helps to hammer in anything too out of place with its big, giant metal fist. You wait for it to replace any super damaged piping before welding some metal sheets onto the walls.

Once all is said and done, your lab looks, well, not brand new but it's structurally sound. There's no massive gaps in the walls or floor anymore that anomalies could slip through and you replaced most of the rotten, corroded metal that's too damaged to salvage. You also managed to clean a lot of grease and grime off whatever was left behind.

With the piping fixed, you don't hear any hisses of steam either. It all just works now. One less thing to worry about.