A conversation between the members of the Second Oberon Survey Team upon arrival in the Oberon System.

Speakers in order of appearance: Stewart Brinton - Senior Independent Surveyor; Diode - Standard robotic surveyor assistant version 3.014.295

Stewart sips coffee.

Stewart: I know I’ve said this before but instant coffee just isn’t the same.

Diode: You have indeed made that observation many times.

Stewart: I just hope that they make a decent cup of coffee on Oberon.

Diode: Several species of the coffea genus were included in their standard terraforming package.

Stewart: I know, that was the first thing I checked in the terraforming report.

Stewart sips coffee.

Stewart: But speaking of reports for Oberon, let’s get started.

Prolonged silence.

Stewart: You already started recording, didn’t you?

Diode: You said to wait until you had your coffee.

Stewart rubs his temples, sips coffee.

Stewart: Fine, let’s get started. This is Stewart Brinton, Senior Independent Surveyor from The Planetary Survey Corps responding to multiple reports from the settlement on Oberon of an unidentified fauna capable of threatening the settlement. The reports are contradictory, but they seem to indicate the existence of a large predatory fauna that was not identified prior to the establishment of long term settlements on Oberon. I reviewed the initial survey, the final terraforming report, and a few other early reports from the initial settlement. Nothing in those reports seems out of order and nothing in them indicates the existence of any large predatory fauna. Prior to the terraforming process, Oberon had an active ecosystem. There were a few small to mid sized predators noted but nothing capable of threatening a group of humans.

Stewart sips coffee.

Stewart: Anything else I should mention, Diode?

Diode: That seems like an effective summary.

Stewart: Anything to report from Oberon? Any incoming messages?

Diode: There has been no response to my hail and I am detecting no communication chatter.

Stewart: Huh, that’s weird.

Prolonged silence.

Stewart: Right, I suppose that’s why you brought it up. How long until we reach a stable orbit?

Diode: Approximately four days.

Stewart: Alright, alert me if you hear anything from the settlement. I’m going to be doing the full wake up workout routine and then taking a sonic shower.

Diode: Understood.