"When he wasn’t being attacked by giant fauna, he was a pretty calm guy." (All Systems Red)
Dr. Volescu is a scientist on the PreservationAux survey team. His tasks include gathering soil and mineral samples and analyzing their composition. He makes his only appearance in All Systems Red, and retires shortly after.
Biography[]
Dr. Volescu first appears as part of a survey team for the Preservation Alliance, a Freehold polity outside the Corporation Rim. He's in a four-way marriage and has seven children, all of whom are back home with his partners.
Volescu is gathering soil samples with Bharadwaj when they are attacked by giant local fauna. He's unscathed by the physical attack but left badly shaken, and needs to be coaxed along by Murderbot during his rescue.
When Mensah plans an away team to investigate the DeltFall survey team's status, Volescu is left behind, along with Arada, Bharadwaj, and Gurathin. Upon their return he helps Gurathin investigate Murderbot's systems, looking for any signs that it may be a potential threat. He defends Murderbot in the ensuing fallout, arguing that what they found is evidence that Murderbot can be trusted.
After their rescue at the end of All Systems Red, Dr. Volescu retired from active survey work. Although he does not make an appearance, he is mentioned in Exit Strategy, "Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory", Network Effect, and Fugitive Telemetry. Throughout these books he returns to Preservation and attends Makeba Central Medical's section for emotional support.
Personality[]
Dr. Volescu is a calm academic from a safe polity. He is unused to danger, and tends to stay in the habitat after the initial fauna attack, leaving only when they're forced to evacuate. He spends his time helping Bharadwaj recover and helping his team from the sidelines. When he and Gurathin look over Murderbot's files, he disagrees with Gurathin and argues for a more trusting interpretation.
Murderbot notes that he admires Dr. Mensah, and suspects privately that he may have a crush on her.
Physical Appearance[]
Volescu is an unaugmented human. His physical appearances are not detailed in the books.
The standard PreservationAux survey uniform is grey, and often includes a jacket.