Event Finished Conservation: Deep Woods

Ferris would be able to tell that the two creatures had stuck together, their scents overlapping as they travelled together. In many cases they'd gone single file, but Ferris's sense of smell would make it clear they weren't far away, and within a few minutes they'd be able to spot the creatures in the distance, moving slowly through the bush, their haste forgotten.

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Charlie would have a bit longer to go, and around the time that Ferris would be able to spot their targets, the guide abruptly stopped, raising a limb in a signal that could very easily be interpreted as stop. It stayed perfectly still for several moments, and then would broadcast directly to Charlie.

I have lost contact with our target. If my tracking has stopped working, either someone has nulled it, or more likely the target has died. We do not need to retrieve the body, if you wish to reunite with the others, it said, still staring towards where they had been heading.

With their target dead, the guide was faced with a painful problem: What to do. They'd intended to return with all creatures, and with one dead, that plan was out the window. But with the risk of something in the forest trying to get them, it delegated. Charlie was sent in the direction they'd last felt the connection, but the guide themself headed back in the direction Ferris and Marcus had gone, carefully tracking them.

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Ferris and Marcus would have an easy time capturing the creatures. Even when Ferris sprung his trap, their attempts to flee did nothing in the face of the net, and the book was icing on the cake. It made transporting them quick and easy, and they'd be interrupted shortly after by a click of the radio. Charlie's message would be brief, letting them know the guide was headed back towards them, and to head towards the clearing if they had already managed to capture their targets.

(( WD has stepped out of the event due to personal reasons, so I've bunnied them along as mentioned in this post. ))

(( This will be the first skip for both of you - if there's no replies in 48 hours, I'll consider the event ended and write up a summary of how stuff went down that just bunnies everyone along. ))

Neither Ferris nor Marcus would make it back to the clearing before they'd hear a clear telepathic message.

Come this way! There's a path.

Unusually, there was also a clear direction that came accompanying the message, pointing off into the woods not far from the path. Marcus wouldn't be able to smell anything, but if Ferris tried he'd simply smell a strong sweet smell, like that of honey.