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*'''4: Writing:''' - It's good to have things written down, so I want you to write your name on the sheet of paper in the [[Security Checkpoint]].

#Head out of the maintenance shaft through the same door you came in.

#Go south past the arrival shuttle and then to the right.

#There is a small office with gray and red floors there with a desk which should have a pen, a sheet of paper and a recharger.

#Get to the desk, pick the pen from your pocket or from the desk and click on the sheet of paper.

#Write "Assistant %Your_Name_Here% arrived on SS13 on %Date here%" (Example: Assistant Matt Droid arrived on SS13 on 27.11.2010) and hit OK.

#Put the pen back in your pocket or on the desk and examine the note (Shift+click it).

*'''5: Radio:''' - Okay, you're an assistant, which means you can theoretically work anywhere and assist with tasks. Practice dictates otherwise, but we won't pay lazy asses round here, so try to get a job now. Try to ask someone if they need assistance.

#Using the radio is simple. Instead of using '''say "Hello"''' like you would to say things to the people around you, you use '''say ";Hello"'''. Basically you add a semicolon before your message. Some departments have department radios (such as security, engineering, medical...) To use these, you write '''say ":h Hello"''' As an assistant, however, you don't belong to a department and as such don't have a department radio so the :h won't work.

#Be polite and professional when asking. An example of how to ask: say ";This is assistant %name_here%, I've just arrived on this station and am wondering if anyone needs assistance with any job."

#Then you wait for a reply, if someone says they need you, then go to them and learn from them, you can continue these exercises at any times. If the call ends up with you dead on the floor, don't get mad, it happens all the time.

#If you don't get a reply, continue with this exercise.

*'''6: PDA:''' - You have been issued with a portable data assistant which you should now have in your pocket. I want you to enable the PDA's flashlight and send a message to some random person.

#Open your PDA by clicking & dragging the PDA to anywhere you can see on the screen. You can also take it in your hand and use it by clicking it again or pressing Page Down.

#The PDA has several tools available. Different department's PDA's have more specific tools like health analyzers and power monitors. Yours is simple however and only has a few basic tools.

#To enable the flashlight click the 'enable flashlight' link at the bottom. Note that the flashlight is very weak. You'll see the difference in dark areas such as maintenance shafts.

#To send a message, open the Messenger from the main menu.

#You'll see a list of detected PDA's, click one at random and send a message to them. Message's content is your choice, if you can't think of anything just say "Hi!", don't get upset if the recipient doesn't answer, they're probably dead or just very busy.

#Close the PDA.