Date: 02/01/09

Arorangi arrived today. Five days in a shipping container and she didn't look too bad. The person who'd been caring for her on the way here looked a bit sad to see her go, but she left pretty much immediately after dropping the critter off. The critter sure wasn't what I had expected. She's pretty much just a lump of green fur. Anyway, seems pretty low maintenance so we'll put her in Enclosure 13 for now.

Date: 02/03/09

I've found the time to look at a few more of the files concerning Arorangi. Seems like she's gonna need more help than I thought. I'll get the guys to sort out a better habitat. I'll also have to assign Daniel to be more or less her full-time caretaker. He can handle it. She spends most of her time sleeping, anyway.

Date: 02/17/09

New enclosure completed today. Arorangi moved in and seems pretty pleased. So am I, now that we have full access to 13 again.

Date: 03/05/09

It's Arorangi's birthday! We don't actually know her birthday so we just decided to have it today. I also gave her some almonds and she loved ‘em. I reckon they'll be her new treat now.

Date: 04/16/09

We've given Arorangi a full physical checkup after Daniel saw her limping a little. It turns out that some of the muscles in her legs have withered. We're getting some of those leg therapy doodads that dogs use. We're also putting extra nutrient pills in her food. I'm hoping this doesn't need to involve surgery.

Date: 05/15/09

Arorangi has made something of a recovery. She's perked up and is finally able to walk short distances. I've never seen Daniel so happy. We'll keep her in the leg therapy gear for a bit longer to make sure the healing process is completed.

Date: 11/26/09

Well, Arorangi seems to have come down with a cold. I reckon she'll be able to tough it out. We've given her medicine and made sure she's nice and cosy. This cold weather's made our hands full with all the sick critters around here.

Date: 10/16/10

Arorangi is sick again. I think it's the same thing as from last year.

Date: 12/22/11

Our resident ball of feathers is sick again, poor thing.

Date: 12/04/12

Arorangi seems to be getting ill around this time every year. That’s just what comes with age, I guess.

Date: 02/18/13

Arorangi usually gets back on her feet at around this time, but she’s not recovering. We’re moving her to our on-site medical bay. The bay is constantly air-conditioned and we can easily monitor her status. Obviously, we can’t try and do anything beyond just giving her medicine and keeping her warm because blood transplants and the like are impossible. We just have to hope that it doesn’t get to the point where intensive care is necessary.

Date: 02/21/13

I’m worried about Daniel. He’s spending a lot of time with Arorangi. Normally that’d be fine, but he’s not sleeping as much as he should and as far as I can tell, he hasn’t gone home once. I’m going to stop by at some point and talk to him.

Date: 03/09/13

We’ve had to go and put Arorangi down.

She had a good run, she was probably around 208 at the time and she saw all the best life had to offer. Daniel found her one morning in a very bad shape called the rest of us in. At least she went out with dignity. We got a vet out here with all of the equipment and we even gave her some almond treats before she had to go, not that she was able to eat any of them.

The important thing is that she was peaceful. And I think having us, her caretakers and friends there with her, put her at ease.

She was a good old bird. We’ll miss you, Arorangi.