voice; un: mccoy - cw: eventual talk of starvation & related topics

[homeostatic]

( Good morning, shit sucks, what else is new. He's all-business, and all-pissed-off for them, any of his earlier levity gone: )

This is McCoy. I've completed my analysis of the food here. Not easy, as whatever seems to be affecting Kaidan's equipment is also affecting mine.

Everything we've been fed here has no nutrients. Scans I've taken of myself show acute malnutrition, which I can only assume are reflected in the rest of Group One's organic folks. Though we all lack physical symptoms, I'm not keen to test the limits of whatever potentially-orb-wrought horseshit's making us feel fine, and I don't want us to all collapse from organ failure when we get back to the station.

( A crack spiderwebs through his voice, but it's gone in his next breath. )

I've prepared emergency supplement packs for all of Group One who will need them. They should get you back to baseline, or as close to it, taken in tandem with meals every other day. You can pick them up in the clinic even if I'm not here. Group Two can pick theirs up starting Saturday, and Group Three the day after that. ( McCoy's tone turns severe: ) These packs are in limited supply, and have been made to address the specific nutrient losses of each group, not for distributing to your friends. If you think I'm talking about you, then I sure as Hell am.

I've also discovered that none of the animals here can serve as a viable food replacements-- eggs, chicken, mutton; there are no vitamins, minerals, no protein, no calories.

Those who brought rations with you, stick to eating them. If you have enough to share these next few weeks without harming yourself, do so. Unfortunately, I will have to ask everyone else to continue eating what's available to us. Not eating at all is not an option-- you might starve for real, as I won't have enough supplies left to keep your stubborn hide alive.

I'm not gonna sugarcoat this, once those packs are gone, that's it. Conserve your energy. Stretch what food supplies you do have. If you find yourself feeling weak or dizzy, comm me immediately. If I find out anything else, I'll let you all know.