Written as a prelude story starring a character used by Bujold in the Vorkosigan Saga, it was republished as the first six chapters of The Vor Game.
He leaves without waking the man, and the next morning returns to finds him sober and capable of explaining to him his new job as the base meteorology officer.
By this he gets to meet Metzov, the base commander, who punishes him for what had happened, particularly for not following the instructions from the manual which specified parking spots, and for that reason he had let his vehicle and other tools be covered by the mud.
Miles wakes up after a two-hour sleep and listens to sirens - while men were moving a couple of barrels, one fell and broke, letting out a mutagenic poison invented as a terror weapon.
There is a revolt, and all of the men are thrown outside by Metzov into the polar conditions, naked, and left to die unless they clean up the mess.