The Adventure

You've all flown/hitchhiked about three miles, and you're even more out in the boonies. During your flight, you didn't see much besides woods, two-lane country roads, a trailer park, and a few fields planted with various crops.

But as you land in a medium-sized parking lot, you now see something quite interesting: a building that's somehow both hi-tech and bland, surrounded by a cotton field. Towers, rods, and the like cover the roof, and there's another tower separate from the building. There are a handful of vehicles in the parking lot.

A sign near the main entrance reads "Scanlon Weather Research - Facility #3." Right now, you don't see anyone else around.

Strangely, the temperature dropped precipitously when you got within about 200 yards of the facility. The summer heat was blazing at about 95 degrees F; now it's a cool 65 degrees F.

Small Fry has landed in the trailer park everyone saw when flying north, specifically in the middle of the rutted road that runs through it. It's a smaller park, with maybe 10-15 trailers...though the road curves through a wooded area, so there could be more trailers "back yonder." You can't see a sign or name for the park; maybe it has no name.

Nobody is out and about. Probably inside, hiding from the heat, or at work. A Golden Retriever, however, has noticed the strange being that fell from the sky, and trots over. It sniffs Small Fry in a friendly manner. If Small Fry investigates the dog's collar, she'll see his name is "Jefferson."

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I suppose I should give the Golden stats, just in case.

Friendly doggo (1)

Rocketeer browses through various media, but can find no distress calls, or really any news at all about the facility. Even the website for Scanlon Weather Research is unhelpful. It doesn't list any staff (or even any addresses or phone numbers) and uses generic phrases like "leading weather research organization" and "advanced meteorological techniques."

As for Small Fry and Jefferson, there really wasn't a need to win over the dog, as it was already friendly! Jefferson tilts his head and watches Small Fry's display with keen interest. He can't figure out exactly what it's all about, but it's a break from the monotony of the trailer park!