Extensive Terraformation

**Extensive Terraformation** is the second full episode of Marsfall, and second episode of the first season.

## Description

*Jacki and Chip venture to a neighbouring colony as Doctor Levy operates on LTC Melissa Walker, while ANDI tries to manage keeping everyone together.*

## Episode Summary

The episode opens with ANDI recording a personal log on Sol One, continuing the same day as last episode. He notes that he is running checks and analyses to see if he can figure out what happened, both to him and the colony. He notes that he is getting overwhelmed, and that this is new to him. He will have to evolve.

Meanwhile, Chip Heddleston, Dirk Wiles, and Jacki O'Rania are preparing to investigate the signal received upon landing. ANDI prepares to play telephone between the expedition and the colony due to atmospheric interference.

Jacki, Chip, and ANDI discuss the terraformation and potential time spent in stasis. ANDI also explains the twenty year self destruct on artificial intelligence, using that to gauge the maximum time passed.

As they continue, ANDI and Chip goof off together, creating tension with Dirk and Jacki.

When the expedition arrives at the source of the signal, they find an old, decrepit colony that supposedly arrived four months after Sequoia.

ANDI briefly changes focus, and discusses Melissa Walker's treatment plan with Dr. Keila Levy. He makes notes that she has enhancements, and Keila shows her displeasure at the body modifications as well as ANDI's healing capabilities, like nanobots. As they perform her the surgery, Keila remarks that she's never met a computer who could assist in surgery, but she prefers "old-fashioned" medicine, and isn't a fan of ANDI.

ANDI informs the expedition that the surgery was a success, while Dirk finds an entrance into the colony through the duct system. Chip refuses to go in, but Jacki snaps at him for his amateur and insubordinate behaviour. He relents.

The expedition loses short-range comms, and Jacki sends Chip back to the buggy. Dirk and Jacki try to boot the colony so that ANDI can connect, but something crashes into Jacki and cracks her visor, and Dirk goes missing in action.

ANDI informs Keila of the problems, and looking at their vitals determines that Dirk was electrocuted. Chip gets Jacki back to the buggy, and then goes back for Dirk's body. While he's gone, Jacki puts on record that she believes she was punched, not hit with debris.

When Chip gets back, they listen to the distress call that was picked up. It contained a cross-colony code indicating beyond hopeless survival chances, and they quietly make their way back to Sequoia colony.

The episode ends with a personal log from ANDI. He notes his progress on determining the date, and his concern for Jacki after the away mission. He believes there is always a reasonable explanation for events.

## Characters

* ANDI
* Jacki O'Rania
* Chip Heddleston
* Dirk Wiles
* Keila Levy
* Lieutenant Laki (recording)
* Mateo Alvirez (cameo)

* Arnold Flint (mentioned)
* Julius (mentioned)
* Claudia Escelante (mentioned)
* Melissa Walker (mentioned)

## Trivia

* This episode used to be titled "Chapter 2 - ANDI" as it followed ANDI's perspective.
* This episode introduces the shadows, although not by name.
* This is technically the first episode that Mateo appears in, although it is only in background, overlapping dialogue during ANDI's logs, and he has yet to be introduced.