> So I've completed the first tasks of my new job as Kenneth. (Yay!) The coupling was easy once I read and understood the instructions and saw which circuits were fried.
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> Random tasks not indicated by inventory: broken open the panelling in CG6 but can't take the tubing, cat has escaped to the kitchen, one piece of tubing has been installed, the boy wants a better (probably real) gun, I've completely beat up the soda machine. I think that's everything. I've talked to almost everyone I can meet and think of, more than twice, and I'm now running around the ring in a neat little circle.
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> I've read messages of a pet leash being in the arboretum. I've walked all around it, talking to everyone and I haven't seen the option to get a leash. Nor have I found a way to carry the cactus to its cacti buddies. Could I get a strong, heavy shove in the right direction, please?
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> You're Carrying: 1 Peryolitium Shard, Passcard (CQ60537), Light Tube, Pet Snacks, Small Mirror, Leather Briefcase, Supply Room Card, Radio Receiver, Washcloth, Employment Papers, Business Card, Fire Extinguisher, Plastic Cup, I.D. Card, Crowbar, ISO Officer's Cap, Round Pot

The most important thing you can do is to find someone who might want that shard. If you sit down and talk with him for a bit, you'll see the opportunity to do so. Also, if you've tried to pick up the cactus and were unable, where might you go to patch up the puncture wounds that resulted?