Steve ran at the boulder, trying to jump on top to get a better view. He'd crouch down to avoid being seen while looking around. He knew there was nothing he could do for the poor smoldering man.
Acrobatics: [4,6+7] = 17
Stealth: [4,10+11] = 25
Perception: [7,8+16] = 31
The boulder provides literally zero cover. On the plus side, aside from your friends, there is no one to see you surveying the landscape. Devastation continues in every direction, but, you believe you can see actual greenery a distance to the south. You also see a fair deal of movement, which you are guessing to be underlings.
RL: Search Prospitan, see if they had any info on where the Dersites are leading from. Then give Prospitan a proper burial.
The prospitian has nothing but his (her?) clothing, and what appear to be bite marks contributing to his (her?) death. No clues here.
Alex assists you in your attempt to bury the dead.
Hmm...
"Well, there goes plan A. Let me look around to see if there's anything else we could use."
>Look around for something that could be used for a ladder. Barring that, a utility room or a stop button that doesn't involve destruction.
You look around for another room you may have missed, but the factory appears to consist solely of two rooms. You don't spot anything that could be repurposed simply either. To top it all off, you can't find an off switch.
The salamanders, for their part, attempt a different tactic, attempting to form a lizard pyramid to reach the fruit. This goes about as well as the previous attempt.