You’ve pretty much decided to choose C, and ask him where the bullet came from.
“You’d best stay on the dock and try to figure out where they are,” Celling answers to David. “Can you tell us where the bullet came from?”
“It came from the dock,” David replies. “Left side.”
At that point another radio call comes in. This one is from Fansworth. “Celling!”
“Fansworth!” Celling replies. “We got a message a while ago that the rebels were on the dock. Can you confirm the identity of-”
“That was my message, damnit!” shouts Fansworth. “They’ve barricaded themselves in what looks like a tackle shop! We’re trying to break down the door right now!”
David’s voice cuts in on the transmission again. “Alright, Celling, I’ve got a lock on the enemy Protinam. They’re on the dock for sure. I can collaborate what Fansworth is saying. They’ve went into what I can see from here is labeled the Billy Bob Joe Bait and Tackle shop. And besides that I now have a few options open, see.”
“What are they?” asks Celling.
“Well, I could spend some time locking onto the enemy’s mental patterns so that I could track them anywhere,” he says. “Or I could actually link into their minds and do some more interesting stuff.”
“Interesting sounds good. What kind of stuff?”
“I could look into their current mental states to get an idea of what their plans may be,” he says. “Or I could look at their memories. Figure out what they know and how they know it. Or deposit an idea into their minds to make them think it’s their own. Or, just full on telepathically send a message to them.”
“The Protinam are telepaths now?”
“To a limited degree, and it wouldn’t be possible with that ostentatious display of Visionary energy anchoring me to their location. What do you want?”
How do you respond to the dock situation?
A: Move to the dock immediately.
B: Don’t go. Let Fansworth lose, it will discredit him.
C: Stay at a distance and provide fire support/cover the routes of escape.
D: Something else…
What do you tell David to do?
A: “Work on tracking for now. We want to know where they go!”
B: “Can you tell us what their plans are?”
C: “Figure out what they know.”
D: “Try to manipulate them to doing this…” (provide idea)
E: “Tell them this on our behalf…” (provide message)
F: “Don’t do anything. Mental attacks are falling to their level a bit.”
G: Something else…