A.I.T.M (Alone In The Mars) – Again
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A.I.T.M: Log note 1 Log note 2 Log note 3 Log note 4 Log note 5 Log note 6 Log note 7 Log note 8 Log note 9 Log note 10 Log note 11 Log note 12On Earth: Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Log note 1:
My name is Marcus Watney Jr.
Yes, Watney. You may have heard about my father, Mark Watney. He was alone in the Mars because of great sandstorm. I’m now in those same circumstances. Although I have my dad’s Log notes from that time. Now I’m writing my own log and trying to survive until my rescue team comes. Maybe this is my family’s curse? To be alone in the Mars? Who knows…
Anyway. At the beginning of my survival challenge I have been investigating surrounding areas. I have found some plants and planted them in my camp. I have to find those potato seeds my father hid in somewhere in this planet. For now on I have found this place:
I assume it has been a research camp. Just like mine but way bigger. There is even a lake! I prepared sausages and beans on a grill. It was so delicious! I’m already quite bored to cereals, quinoa and yoghurt. I also found a shower! What a blessing! Even though it works only once a week – but it’s more than nothing, right?
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It’s starting to feel very lonely in here. I’m so tired all the time. I also want to chat with my colleagues all the time. It just isn’t the same thing to chat with computer than face to face. It’s quite hard to have face to face contact when you are in the Mars. How surprising.. This really isn’t easy! I’m trying to improve my gardening skills so eventually I could talk with my dear plants. Sounds a bit crazy but you can try out yourself to live alone in the space! I guess you would want to talk with something. Maybe with a rock?
Speaking about gardening. I have managed to plant some flowers which seeds I found on one of my researching trips. I still haven’t found those potato seeds. Where can they be? I have my dad’s map. I hope I will find those seeds soon. I really need something else to eat than those “quick meals for astronauts”!
Everything has started to fell apart. First my computer broke and then the sink. Luckily I was capable of repairing them.
I really need those potatoes. Have I already mentioned that? Okay. I’m repeating myself. Maybe I should go to sleep. I hope I find those seeds tomorrow. If you don’t know it yet, I mean potato seeds.
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*Potato plants take a (way to) long time to finally harvest.
Besides the ones by the BFF house there is also one by the Art Gallery off to the side.
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Thank you.
You are so right about those potato plants! I travelled to the BFF house quite many times before they were ready to harvest (I stayed there as long as Marcus could without falling asleep.). And I only got 1 potato! I didn't know about the Art Gallery.
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Finally! I found them! I have planted my very first potato! Yay! Here it is: (Of course I took a picture!)
Now I’m so much better in gardening. Look out my Bonsai tree! Much better than last time, right?
This is “before” picture: (I have no idea what went wrong!)
And this is “now”:
Now my first potato plant has grown and I researched if it is safe to eat. I followed my dad’s instructions but you can never be too careful, right?
It turned out that my potato was eatable. Here I’m trying it out:
It wasn’t bad at all:
Dad. Now it’s a time to be proud of your son! Soon I will have my own potato garden!
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I have had so fun with this challenge! Thank you for creating it! And also thanks for reading and commenting. About that bonsai: I didn't know that it can go so wrong. It hasn't happen to my sims before. I will post next log entry soon.
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I have planted quite many potatoes now. Now you can really call it a garden! I have started to do some research with my potato plants. I’m trying can I have more potatoes by grafting potato cutting to another potato. Let see does it work..
Did I mention earlier that I’m trying to get promotions on my career? (I’m an Astronaut if you don’t know yet.) First I needed to improve my logic skill. Quite easy and fun. I just crafted a chess table. But then it changed more difficult. Now I have to improve my fitness skill. Fitness?! On Mars!! I tried to jog. But it was too sweaty.
(That flying feeling was quite nice though. Can you see it? My feet doesn’t even touch the ground! How awesome is that?!)
So, jogging wasn’t for me. What did I then? I crafted a punching bag. That’s so much better way to improve my strength! I have already started to gain some muscles.
(Say that you can see them too? I mean those muscles..)
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There is so much to research and he is focusing on his career and garden that he doesn't feel as lonely as before (log note 2). He can also chat with his colleague (with computer or phone) and his plants. Technically he isn't as alone as his father was.
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Today I found a new place. It was some kind of warehouse. There were food and some other stuff (cooking and gardening supplies). I think some of researcher groups before me have built it. Now I can have some grill food every now and then. This time I decided to have hamburgers. It tasted so good! After eating I decided to try out those gardening supplies and I planted some potatoes (Of course!).
I have started to build a new rocket. I have found parts from my old one (which fell apart because of that sandstorm) during my researching trips. I have quite big project ahead but one piece at the time, right?
I read about something really interesting on the internet today. I was browsing one of my favorite gardening sites when I saw it. Instruction for crafting Cowplant. How awesome would it be if I really could grow that plant?! I would be the first who had done it in Mars! Fame – Here I come! (Although I haven’t even really start to grow it yet. But if you have planned it very well, you are half way there - right?)
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Today I found a new plant for my garden. When I returned to my camp I immediately started to identify it. Turned out it was an onion. Unfortunately it’s not eatable kind. I planted it anyway. More plants bigger garden. Do you know what kind of garden has mostly potato plants? (Watney’s style of garden – of course!)
Do you remember my potato grafting experiments? Turned out that it’s not a way to produce more potatoes. So I have done other experiments. Now I have flowers which produces potatoes too. How awesome is that? My Cowplant plan has also advanced. I have produced a dragonfruit. I grafted strawberry with snapdragon and that was the result. Now I’m trying to graft dragonfruit and snapdragon. Let see what happens.
I also have done quite good job with my career. I have got several promotions and gained some career rewards. Here you can see two of them: (And yes. I spent some time playing videogames.)
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