Write a 400-word or less, science fiction story. The story is set on a planet called Mesiea's Bite. It is a bitter frozen planet whose colonists live in artificial habitats. Alistair has just returned from a successful hunt. He joins an engineer, Samantha, in the communal eating area. She is struggling with a power problem in the habitat. Alister and Samantha discuss the problem. 
Alistair entered the communal kitchen and dining area. He found Samantha hunched over her datapad, her brow furrowed in deep concentration. He grabbed a bowl of hot soup from the pot on the cooking plate and joined her, curious about her progress in solving the power supply issue that plagued them.

Samantha looked up, her eyes tired but determined. “Alistair, I’ve been analyzing the power fluctuations, and I think I’m closer to locating the source. I just need to check a few more things. I don’t need to mention what losing our heat would do.”

“No, you don’t.” Alistair’s heart sank at the thought. The bitter cold of Mesiea’s Bite was unforgiving, and the habitat would lose heat at a rapid rate without a reliable power source. It would take only a few hours for the temperature inside to reach life-threatening levels.

He leaned over to look at the data displayed on Samantha’s screen, a labyrinth of fluctuating graphs and perplexing numbers. 

“Engineering is not one of my strengths, but that looks bad.” He said.

Samantha nodded, her expression a mix of determination and concern. “It’s quite unstable. I’ve reached out to the maintenance team, but they’re already overwhelmed with other repairs. I’ll have to find a solution without them. How was your hunt? I thought I saw the harvesting crew go out.”

Alistair’s mind raced, searching for a way to assist Samantha in her efforts. “It went well. I got two young bulls before the herd dispersed.”

Samantha’s eyes brightened with a glimmer of hope. “Well, at least we eat!” Samantha grinned. “I’ll scrape up a team if it kills me and see if I can keep this place warm enough for us to enjoy dinner.”

“Count me in. I can wield a wrench if someone points me at the correct nut and bolt.” Alistair grinned.

Samantha laughed. “Done. You have time to finish your snack. We still need to isolate the faults in the system.”

Alistair nodded and watched as Samantha rushed off. He hurriedly ate another spoonful of his soup. It might be a long time before he ate again. The habitat was the only thing between humanity and the icy, unforgiving planet.
