She put the soil in a test tube, sealed it and placed it carefully in her pack. Strapping her pack to her back again, she turned toward Lars. “Thanks for helping me out,” she said. “I really appreciate it.” “Not a problem,” Lars said. “How does everything look?” “Not too bad. Air and vegetation samples seem to show humanity could live here. Soil seems a bit acidic, but might still be able to work. I'll have better data once I get everything back to the lab and run more intensive tests.” “Good job, Cassie. For your first landing, you did very well,” Lars said patting her on the shoulder. Cassie appreciated his praise. She started walking toward the ship when she heard a noise off in the distance. It sounded like someone falling and snapping branches. Her first thought was it was one of the soldiers patrolling the perimeter, but when she looked at the holographic map next to Lars she saw no other red dots near their location.
