Pete's work was slow, and boring. He knew all that he needed to be prepared could be gained through the Cargo Bay... the only problem was affording all these materials was prohibitively expensive. Thankfully, the currency used to purchase crates and supplies from the Nanotrasen Supply Depot automatically replenished, at a woefully-slow pace. And so, Pete waited. He explored the rest of his ship, and found little use for the Genetics Lab. The Xenobiology Lab and the adorable Gray Slimes within were a welcome break from the tedium of waiting for supplies, and so Pete passed the time by breeding Slimes. 

By the time he had enough Cargo Points to buy all he needed, Pete had bred a veritable zoo of man-sized amoebic omnivores filled with incredibly valuable Slime Cores. There were the simple Grays, whose cores made human blood into delicious, nutritious monkeys. There were the Purples, whose cores produced steroids that improved the efficiency of any core. There were the Dark Purples, whose cores made liquid plasma into proportionately more solid plasma, a hitherto non-renewable and incredibly valuable resource. There were the Greens, largely useless except for their cores' mutagenic properties: one dose of mutagen would forcibly transform any humanoid into a squishy, transparent Slime-Person, to whom the other Slimes were staunch allies. And then there were the nigh-worthless Dark Blues, whose only worth came from the frigid blasts of cold air their cores emitted when activated.

Pete would move between Cargo Bay and Xenobiology Lab periodically, checking his progress on both fronts. At last, he had accrued enough points to afford all the supplies he needed, and so he made a bulk order. At the end of his order, a manifest shot out from the Quartermaster's Console. It read:

[quote]Ripley Circuit Crate
Metal Sheets Crate -   50x metal sheet

Metal Sheets Crate -   50x metal sheet

Glass Sheets Crate -   50x glass sheet

Weapons Crate      -   2x stunbaton    2x laser gun    2x box of flashbangs    2x taser

Emitter Crate      -   2x emitters

Seed Crate         -   1x Chili seeds    1x Berry seeds    1x Corn seeds    1x Eggplant seeds    1x Tomato seeds    1x Soya seeds    1x Wheat seeds    1x Carrot seeds    1x Sunflower seeds    1x Chanter mycelium    1x Potato seeds    1x Sugarcane seeds

Internals Crate    -    3x oxygen tank    3x gas mask

Wizard Costume Crate  -    1x Wizard staff.    1x Wizard robes.    1x Sandals.    1x Wizard hat.
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Satisfied, hungry, and bored out of his mind, Pete made an exodus from the pod, locked the hatch behind him, and went off in search of food that wasn't made from processed chimpanzee organs. Spotting a building as garishly-designed as the bar of his homeland, Pete entered the diner with an empty stomach and hungry eyes. It is here that he recognized Cirno, Utsuho, and Jack, along with Rawk and Samus, who were completely unknown to him. Spotting three of the five [s]useful patsies[/s] allies from his previous encounters, Pete gladly approached them. Hopefully, he'd manage to get something to eat without having to pay for it.