Cartic Chauhan

I banned the vendings.— Cartic Chauhan, meeting log (Thakur Cross Service Station)

Cartic is a minor character — a Lead Technician with the Indian pirate crew at Thakur Cross.

His PDA is a meeting log from after the EU workers left: seven cases of dizziness, blurred vision, and thirst; a station-wide vending ban; samples sent north. He rejects Padhy's intentional-poisoning theory while admitting the machines may be the source — water is Mercury's softest target, and the crew cannot afford proper suits. Giriprasad Dinakar's PDA later curses Chauhan's ban — a tech like him, not the pirate boss.

PDA Contents

Odd symptoms after the EU workers left (meeting log)Seven reported dizziness, blurred vision & constant thirst. I banned the vendings. We seized unopened drinks already dispensed. I don't buy Padhy's deliberate poisoning theory, but infection may start at the vendings - we sampled stock & sent it north. What argues for intent: the infection hits us at our softest spot. Like everyone else on Mercury, we're at the mercy of water. If this is deliberate, it's a filthy move. The perps know we can't afford proper work suits - or keeping them maintained. I'm trying to deal with local Russian Fed forces for funds or work suits. Fear theirs would be in worse shape than ours. Few of us left, but service still needs eyes. One block holds only an eighth of a wagon - N14 too. Watch other modules' processes.