Base-Beta Jeremy The afternoon found me in the kitchen, lost in my own world as I danced around, preparing for dinner. The music blasted in my ears, the beat driving me as I chopped, stirred, and hummed along. It was my escape, my moment to forget everything else. After my impromptu dance session, I handed off the laundry duty to my newly dubbed *Loyal Starfish* and went to my room to charge my iPod. I’d been without it for what felt like forever, and I was eager to dive back into my music, but it was dead. Typical. So, I settled into a quiet patience while I waited for it to charge. The morning had been spent at the medical tent, where Dr. Spencer was surprisingly talkative. He’d been more than happy to see me speaking again. During my punishment, he’d ignored me completely, which ha