#bo-journals

[betwixt-ourselves]

Personnel File: BLUP5

Name: “Blue” Field: Medicine and Pharmacology Position: Chief Medical Officer Education Level: Medical Doctore Psychiatric Evaluation: Blue is an indomitable optimist. Which is probably a good quality to have in your medic. Though their consistent faith in others can be seen as naive, it's always encouraging when your future successes are treated as foregone conclusions. They're often seen pestering Yellow, but as slow to socialize as Yellow is, it's probably a good idea for them to stick together. Additional Notes:

Crewmate

Blue is not squeamish when it comes to cadavers. They'll be the first to point out potential murder weapons simply based on how the victim died. It's a useful tool when searching for potential killers, though they will tend to believe anyone who says they're not guilty on principal which has led to frustrating meetings.

Parasite

Blue is the easiest parasite to pinpoint in any given cycle. They are out to have a good time and play up being evil, so it's difficult for them to really find prolonged success as a murderer. It's when they're paired with a particularly insidious partner that they're their most dangerous. The parasite seems to play up their enjoyment of the spotlight, and being a little over the top, which is... an interesting tactic. It does make me think the traits they target in each of us aren't necessarily the most efficient for murder. I'll have to compare notes with Yellow to see if there's some kind of pattern...

Monster

Blue's monster form has yet to reveal itself, but I've included a sketch of what it could potentially look like. I think it suits them.

[betwixt-ourselves]

Personnel File: LIMP6

Name: “Lime” Field: Diplomacy and Linguistics Position: Chief Communications Officer Education Level: PhD, can speak 6 languages Psychiatric Evaluation: Lime's ADHD is well documented, and I think they sort of embrace it as a part of their charm. They're known to be forgetful and easily distracted, but they display a joy in simple pleasures and exciting new ideas. This can make them difficult to work with, but no one is ever upset when they have to. Additional Notes:

Crewmate

As a crewmate, you might assume Lime is oblivious, but they're actually incredibly tuned into the movements of everyone in the station. They seem to act like it's all a game or pretend not to know what's going on. Which can be frustrating but if you know how to talk to them, like Blue seems to, you can get a lot of useful information from them.

Parasite

Lime as a parasite is almost completely indistinguishable from their normal selves. Which is very problematic when you're trying to find out who is murdering all your friends. I'm unsure if their blitheness is just part of their personality or some kind of tactic to make it difficult to tell what their intentions are. Lime is either incredibly vapid, or incredibly dangerous.

Monster

Lime's monster form only ever appears if they're cornered and their guilt is obvious. It's difficult to say how their personality alters, since they've decided to only speak in what I can only assume is an original con-lang as a parasite. They then take to sabotaging the comm tower, making it impossible to keep track of any vital information and turning the base into a creepy horror game where they...Well, let's just say it's for the best to oust Lime as a parasite as soon as possible.

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Personnel File: YELP6

Name: “Yellow” Field: Xenobiology Position: Chief Xenobiologist Education Level: Medical Doctor Psychiatric Evaluation: Overall healthy. May suffer from mild anxiety. Has a history of Impostor Syndrome. Recommend structured feedback cycle with emphasis on successes. No medications prescribed. Additional Notes:

Crewmate

When uninfected, Yellow appears to be mostly the same as always. They will often keep to themself, and not take on too much responsibility unless required of them. They can be helpful with logically pointing out who is acting suspiciously, but will often not do so unprompted. Potentially stemming from confidence issues as a result of previously noted Impostor Syndrome.

Parasite

Oh boy... Parasite Yellow. Of those of us dealing with the parasites, Yellow seems to have taken the most to this weird game we're playing. At first they were just as terrified and anxious as the rest of us, but as time has gone on they've...let's say 'adapted'. They are often excited to be infected lately. Like it brings them a rush of some sort. Comparing notes with the others we sort of determined that it seems to interact with our minds in different ways unique to the individual. With Yellow, I'd say it probably alleviates their performance anxiety, and rewards them with a heavy dose of serotonin when acting in alignment of the parasite's designs. They are eerily efficient when it comes to killing, often able to do so quickly enough to appear elsewhere and construct a plausible alibi. When I get the chance I should discuss with them possible alternatives so that their bloodlust doesn't become an addiction.

Monster

We rarely see Yellow in their monster form. Usually only appears in moments of extreme frustration. Such as when Lime continuously shut doors in their face during a chase. They appear to grow several spiny horn-like protrusions, claws, and a thick tail. Their demeanor is much more overt in this form, opting to being intimidating and blatant about their aggression. It does make them much easier to avoid, at least.

[betwixt-ourselves]

Personal Journal 001

I've been meaning to write these for a while, but... I guess I just kept putting it off. Things have been kind of off, lately. Since the infection started, we've had multiple fatalities. Including myself. If that seems strange, that's because it is. Every morning seems to reset things. Everyone wakes up again, and the infected ones are usually back to normal. But then someone else is infected next. It's...isolating...not knowing who you can trust at any given moment. But at the same time there's kind of a freedom to knowing you'll just wake up in the morning right as rain again... I digress. I may be the first to complain that there's no point to all of this, but I do have a job to do. I haven't updated the personnel files since we landed on Polus, but I think after the last year or so of this "situation" it's probably best to make some addendums. I'll start with the one most on my mind right now, I guess.