In reply to Leticia Lensgrove (msg # 944):

The next day of tracking is very productive. As sunset approaches, you find a campsite with evidence of multiple persons! These tracks do not seem to be the person you set off to find...but this region should be deserted according to the authorities.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

We pass this to the Shuttle for them to relay to the authorities; we send an area scan with a camera and specific pictures of anything that seems important.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 946):

The area is particularly heavily overgrown and rough, with many bauxite laden rocks strewn around. The valley seems to be at the head of a long canyon with a small creek still running through it that is similarly heavily overgrown. You would be about a days travel up the creek at full speed, which is about trice as fast as you have been tracking at.

Authorities suggest this may not be the lad you are looking for, but they are interested all the same.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

Might be so... but we tracked the group through here.

Leticia, can you have a look around and see if you can find any sign of the young man and perhaps which way they left with him.

"Well, thank you, Sdian, my dear. Of course, I'll get right onto it. I might never have thought of that myself," she replies with heavily ironic amusement.

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OOC: 09:10, Today: Leticia Lensgrove rolled 12 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,6,4.  Tracking 14

In reply to Leticia Lensgrove (msg # 949):

There are no other signs of anyone departing or arriving at the camp, nor any signs anymore was forced to do anything. Or any signs of foul play.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

How interesting ... they came but did not leave. So they are either still here or Scotty beamed them up.

Leticia doesn't know Scotty.

In reply to Leticia Lensgrove (msg # 952):

It's from the STAR TREK TV series ... Likely before your time ;-)

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 953):

No signs of anyone leaving or arriving other than the group arriving and departing that you were tracking, I mean. There are no Scottys you know of in this universe who can beam them up!

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

Is there a nearby cliff or somesuch where they could have gone upwards?

In reply to Leticia Lensgrove (msg # 955):

No. But the group as a whole seems to have headed further up the canyon.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

Leticia point up the canyon, "Tracks go that way. We follow."

In reply to Leticia Lensgrove (msg # 957):

Same group as last time (Duran, Leticia and Sdian)?

Duran is concerned about tracking multiple unknown targets into high canyon walls...

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

OOC: Sdian's call..

Makes sense... Shuttle can you scan the upper reaches of the canyon for us...  let the security folks know too... they may want to pay it a visit in force.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 960):

The response from local security is that they will be ready to deploy in 30 minutes, and here within 90.

Roll a scan for the upper reaches of the canyon.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

On it Sdian

09:46, Today: Jurelda Cabeceira rolled 8 using 3d6 with rolls of 3,4,1.  Elec. Ops (Security)

In reply to Jurelda Cabeceira (msg # 962):

The scan reveals only a couple of very discreet antennas at the top about 12 miles from your position, corresponding to the deepest part of the canyon. No ambushing force detected at this time in the upper reaches.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

Pass that along to the Local Security

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 964):

The local security redirect the group they are sending, ETA there 80 minutes.

Your actions in the meantime?

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

Stand Guard and Have Jurelda watch from above a safe distance.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 966):

And on the ground? Continue tracking? You are still some distance away.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7

No, in dense cover you could walk into a trap and never know it until you were cooked.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 968):

Ok. So what do you do? Scout? What is your plan when backup arrives.

Sumerfelt, 12 Dec 2183, supplies 5,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $6,658,786. Spare Cargo space: 0/7