Give the CE a pet.

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I feel like you could just invent a new species for CE's pet, this is a space station where you can give yourself laser eyes by changing a dna gene, I don't think creating a heat resistant animal would be that unrealistic in such a place.

I think a frog would be fun.

Rock worm might work too if you want to tie it into mining, although you should probably keep it away from the coal stockpile.