OOC:
the perception checks will be [Hard] due to the wind driven snow. Visibility is just under 10 feet. Additionally add 1 setback die due to the darknes and 3 for the storm. Tiny already rolled, and we'll keep that roll, no need to re-roll.
ref page 226 in AoR core rulebook
Perception- Tracks or anything i see outside the hatch?
Total: 2 Failure, 1 Threat, 1 Triumph
The icy snow is driven almost sideways. You can't even make out the mountain you're standing on, let alone any tracks. If someone left footprints the storm would have wiped them out by now, everything looks native.
What sticks in your circuitry however is the force required to open the hatch. Your left arm servo reported a voltage decrease of 3.72 micro joules of electricity. That corresponds to about 68 newtons of force on the hatch to break the ice around the opening.
Statistically speaking that's more than a human would be able to provide with one arm to an upward hatch while on a ladder in bulky clothing. Your conclusion therefore is that you are alone, and the recruit did not come this way.
Take 1 more strain for your servo joint which seems to be stiffer now after the power spike.