"So, Captain, how you feeling? Do you recognize this town or know where we are? Also, I don't recall if I already asked, but what is your name?"
Talk to Captain. If he needs boosted senses to identify this town, provide it. If not, kneel toward the ground, amplify my sense of smell to 1000%, and try to detect any faint scents, such as from any other people who may have walked through these woods. Based on the strength of the scents, try to estimate when people last traveled through this section of the woods.
(Since we are near a town, I'm trying to use a boosted sense of smell to determine if people are frequently traveling through these woods. If so, we may need to be cautious about hunting parties or patrols finding us if we stay here too long.)
"No, I don't think you asked me that. My name is Fred... Fred Johnson. I suppose I'm not really a captain anymore though. I've never been to this town. But, the fact that there is a town here tells me that we are fairly close to some of the main cities. The vast majority of this worlds population are near or in a grouping of several cities. With the largest, New Manila at the center. I would suggest that we try to go there at some point."You enhance your sense of smell, what previously would have been impossible to smell becomes as clear as day. People definetely travel here frequently, whether they are hunting, or just children playing out here. Luckily, it seems that the last scent is around 5 hours old. You doubt many people will be out here until tomorrow, as night will fall soon.
((The captain has rather nice talent for sleeping for not waking up after all that mess. And just how primitive is this village?))
He
may have heard the commotion and decided to feign sleep instead... The town is built primarily with wood sawn from the local area, each building made unique due to the handmade nature of their construction. The main building is built out of composite plastic sheets, designed to last basically forever, and be very resistant to the elements. It looks like they use power sparingly, there are solar panels scattered about, and there is a good chance they might have some sort of generator inside. Most of the houses have chimneys, they must burn wood.
Aside from the simple (for the future) manners of it's construction, the town is clean, and the water in the delta looks to be clear of debris. They seem to be a frontier town, living by their means. Conserving resources when possible.
Newton sits in the truck with Fridge and Ed, scritching the latter behind the ears and taking a moment to relax, both physically and mentally.
Podunk, eh? I hope it stays this idyllic in the days to come.
How ya doin' Ed? Holding up okay? Say, what's the datajack in your neck all about anyway? And what's with the all blue eyes, little buddy?
Ed stares off into the distance, remembering something maybe, he snaps out of it at the sound of your voice. He barks a bit, in your head you hear
"They created us..." he nips Fred on the arm lightly
"...as companions, meant to work with people like you all." he cocks his head to the side
"Don't all of... my own, have eyes like this? I'm not sure what the metal thing is, maybe that's how they taught us things?" ______________________________________________________________________________________________
"Well, I'll take the delicious delicacies then"
start eating those things
"So huh, any idea why the federation kidnapped us? What do we do now?"
Telgus rubs his neck and stares at the ceiling
"I.. have no idea my friends. Is there anything they want from you? Anything you did to them beforehand?"Eat things too, I guess. Always good to eat things.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Well, you two seem to be able to handle yourselves. Good soldiers are hard to come by these days. It's about the shuttle that you were on. I'd like you both to try and find out where they are going and why.
I'll be honest, this won't be easy, and it won't be safe. The plan is that you infiltrate the main military citadel in New Manila, this planets capital. Once inside, try to figure out what those shuttles are doing. We can supply you with equipment, a few men to aid you, and transport to New Manila. Are you in?"
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