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[aluminumandash]

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[ After the message (warning?) has blared two successive times, Rust waits about an hour and sends: ] Progress on locating unauthorized transport?



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[cactusy]

I'm fine. Do you not know what a drone is? Like a-- mini-helicopter that's operated remotely.

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[aluminumandash]

Fancy. Any insignia? What's, ah, what's the range? [ And, well: ] What'd it do?

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[cactusy]

No markings that I could make out, but it was moving at a good clip, twenty, thirty feet off the ground. Hard to tell for sure. Could have been scouting, could have been a delivery drone - it had a claw attached to the bottom.

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[aluminumandash]

Be hell to maneuver in the jungle. [ Now he's just thinking out loud. He pictures a children's toy; pictures an oversized mechanized wasp. ] How'd it move, erratic? Or to a pattern.

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[cactusy]

Quickly, smoothly. Like it was on a mission. Definitely either moving autonomously or being controlled by someone who could see what they were doing - I'm guessing onboard cameras.

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[aluminumandash]

Seen cameras anyplace else?

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[cactusy]

Nope. I'm pretty good at identifying hidden ones, too.

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[aluminumandash]

Got any pointers? [ The edge to his voice is barely perceptible. ]

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[cactusy]

What year are you from?

[Sorry, Rust; this question is relevant, she promises.]

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[aluminumandash]

[ After several beats of disbelieving silence: ] '95.

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[cactusy]

[And she, in turn, just sounds wearied by that answer. Sure, okay. 1995. Whatever.]

They could be smaller than what you'd expect. Better battery life, or even solar-powered, so no need for actual cords and outlet plugs. Look for blinking lights at night.

Think about where you would want to mount a camera if you were trying to monitor an area, and go from there. Consider placement, height, vantage points.