Dust Runner Quarters
"Well, while the others are exploring, the three of us that remained on board can do some brainstorming," Luise says to Adriannah and Gahler.
"How old do you think this facility is? If it turns out to be an alien base, rather than just some really esoteric human culture, any suggestions on where they came from? Do either of you know of any alien races in this neck of the woods? Foreven seems a likely candidate."
"Without knowing their technology limitations, we don't really know how far they may have come to mine this moon. It might help if we knew what they were mining."
"Anyway, amid all the speculation and wild guesses, we should try to figure out a way to get the salvaged equipment onto the ship. Carrying it halfway through the moon seems way too inconvenient and time consuming. Assuming they find an airlock out into the crevasse, is there some way we can put that junk in a cargo net and haul it up to the ship in one fell swoop? We have a cargo crane. The real question may be: do we have enough chain or cable or strapping?"