Musashi Innovations Research Log - Ahri Morikawa

[Ramke]

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Tomakomai Research Log - Entry 1

Well, things sure have taken a turn. With Tomakomai, our orientation switched completely. I guess it's about time - I've really had enough of sitting in the Omicrons. Though Hokkaido is not much better. We can't have windows facing the sun, arguably one of the most pretty views that Kusari offers, because of the extremely thick radiation.

It's actually impressive how quickly the installation expanded, and not just in the sheer amount of hull panels to stave the radiation away. We've went from a very small office and warehouse to effectively multiple, large, departments all focusing on their own research. We even have our own space to work, rather than shifting around in shared open plan labs like we did in Omicron Delta.

It was so quick, in fact, that we've already been sending expeditions to uncharted territories. Honestly, looking at the pictures, it makes me wish I could see the sights myself. Asaki sent me some data feeds from his Drone, and I'll be honest, the views are absolutely stunning. I've even taken to drawing my own stylised version of it. What's being innovative if not finding new ways to present work for a different angle?

I've had a chance to crack into the crystals they've found there - it's nothing like anything I have seen before. The conditions to cause this kind of crystallisation must have been a result of some utterly catastrophic, never-witnessed event. What's more is that the materials department discovered that some kinds of space-borne alien organisms were feeding on the crystal, refining its edges - to the point where they've managed to make them so reflective that we could use them for our own research. I've requested as much of these reflective crystals as we can get a hold of - it has untold value for experimentation on our side. We have quite a few ideas on implementing these reflective crystals into our work, and I've tasked my free team members with experimenting with them in our designs.

I met with one researcher yesterday who helped myself and a contact within the KNF gather materials for our experiments - not quite sure what department she belonged to, but I was more than happy to have a transport around for this. The poor girl didn't know what we wanted the Gaian wildlife for, but I could only give a vague answer. I think it's best if people don't know.

It turns out the Naval Forces found a large contingency of Blood Dragons, and luckily the salvage of the battle that followed was more than enough material salvage for us to recycle. Beats buying it off the market, for sure. I guess the Omicrons really do teach you to keep calm in danger, because I don't remember flying that confidently in a while. A bit too much, because my reactor nearly went into meltdown a few times...

With upper management pushing for innovation, I think things are progressing as best as they can. We've got the financial backing, the room, and the materials. I have an excellent team under me and my manager seems mostly pleased. Mostly. It's a lot of stress to perform right now.

Not all is doom and gloom, though. I've convinced my manager to let me keep one of the creatures we received. It's really cute, a small predator that looks somewhat like a cat, but with four, big ears, fluffy, and with big green eyes. We locked eyes when I saw it arrive, and I couldn't help but feel bad for the creature - especially when I've heard we've shipped too many for fear of some of them dying before arrival. I think I'm going to name her Ori.

Ahri Morikawa, Technical Research Team Lead
The spearhead of the never-seen-before