The samples for a comparison of C12 to C13 are being prepared. Analyses for DNA and RNA are underway. The microbiologists are sampling for bacteria. Hours pass by. Everyone is too excited to sleep.
Time appears to be endless.
There is so much to do before Nivla beams down again. In the wet lab, Naej is investigating a mucilaginous bag surrounding another worm-like organism. One of the tubes is being prepared for dissection. The red feathery plume is quickly retracted as the tube is removed from the liquid. Aras makes an incision into the tube and begins to twist until it opens.