Proximity Alert
D0G has been on patrol for six hours, thirty-three minutes, and seven seconds, plodding in a slow circle with a quarter-mile radius and the Borealis at its center. Ever since Shephard's scouting party left his scanning range five hours and two minutes ago, there has been nothing but flat scrubland as far as the optic can see.
Alyx had offered to send D0G with the scouting team, but Shephard declined. D0G doesn't really understand why, but it doesn't matter. Alyx is smart and Shephard is smart, and D0G does as he's told. And he's been told to patrol the perimeter, so that's just what he's going to do.
He can still think about other things, though. Like how upset Alyx was when he last saw her. D0G wishes he could have stayed with her to make her feel better, but this is where she wants him to be. Maybe she's feeling better now because of that. He can't really tell without going back, though, and that would make her feel bad all over again...
Alyx had offered to send D0G with the scouting team, but Shephard declined. D0G doesn't really understand why, but it doesn't matter. Alyx is smart and Shephard is smart, and D0G does as he's told. And he's been told to patrol the perimeter, so that's just what he's going to do.
He can still think about other things, though. Like how upset Alyx was when he last saw her. D0G wishes he could have stayed with her to make her feel better, but this is where she wants him to be. Maybe she's feeling better now because of that. He can't really tell without going back, though, and that would make her feel bad all over again...