The Escapement Mechanism, Prologue 1

Gerty took a detour through the medical tent on her way to the latest test of the escapement mechanism. The stretched canvas shelter was only about one-third full, and though it was a temporary building, to her it had become a permanent fixture of the base layout. As they were not in an active combat arena, the injuries being tended to inside were not serious: broken bones, a few convalescing from…