They had already been on the planet known as XTF465 for a few days and already tensions were running a bit high.  Just one of the effects of cryo sleep.  Max had seen it before.  He had spent a couple of years on another colony and as each team landed, you could feel the tensions running high.  He chuckled to himself as he listened to them snipe at each other.<br/><br/>This is why he often stayed off to himself.  He knew better than to get in the middle of their squabbles.  He focused back on his samples he had collected the day before.  He was astounded at the results.  He had jumped on board with this company to find cures and he seemed to be awfully close now.<br/><br/>He recalled his early days in college.  His parents had passed on around this time.  Both tragedies he didnt think about or even with to remember.  They would have been proud.  34 years old now and with Rememdium Corp, a company dedicated to making a difference, not making profit.  Or at least he hoped that was still their goal.  It had been some 6 years since he had seen anything close to earth.  Probes had been scouring the outer rim for planets to explore and possible plants to test and hopefully find some medicinal use for.<br/><br/>And of course with all of this, he had little time for anything other than career.  If you could even call setting up small colonies every two years a job or career.  He had nothing back on earth really.  He had been space hopping for some time.  He sighed deeply and decided he could stand the background bickering no longer.  He went to his quarters, gathered enough gear to be out in the field for a few days and headed toward the main hatch.<br/><br/>The atmosphere here was very much like earth, which was welcomed.  The last place they had helped colonize had very little if any atmo.  Setting up the terra production was hard enough, but then having to set up atmo plants to produce any breathable atmosphere and set up proper gravity was a pain.  Here, all that wasn't needed.  He filled out the logbook near the main hatch which would show anyone else he was leaving for a time and the coordinates he planned to explore.  A few days out in the wilds would do him some good.  The hatch opened with a swish as he made his way into the lush forest.<br/><br/>