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Vance is calling Patrick

"Patrick? We've made a tremendous find! I'm sending you some pictures of a symbol, but it isn't the big news."

Vance sends along the pictures he takes with the message.

OOC: If you dont't mind, we will wait until Mr Handy returns.

"We've made an amazing find of sorts ourselves," says Patrick. "We located an ancient temple. I've got photos and video footage, but they're not for the faint of heart. Some of the others lost it back there. You're probably better off not watching the footage, but you might not believe what we saw otherwise. What's your big news?"

"The mounds contain graves, and we some skeletons that didn't look like Homo sapiens. Everyone here is fine. What do you mean by lost it? Can you explain things to me before you send a photo? If I tell the archaeologists here about it, we could probably come to help if someone is in trouble."

"Everyone's fine now, and we're heading back to base camp," says Patrick. "Some of the others screamed and fainted, and one ran away in terror, but we found him and his senses have returned. There was this hideous giant toad-like idol in the inner sanctum of the temple. That was freaky enough, but what happened next was...unbelievable. If I didn't have proof on video, I'd be reluctant to tell anyone about it. A voice actually spoke directly into my mind back in the temple, and then this...thing began to materialize in the chamber. We all got out of there pretty fast. It's possible that it was some sort of hologram or something, but it sure looked real and I doubt anyone with the required technology could have gotten here ahead of us."

"I'll tell everyone else. Maybe we can digitally analyze the footage back at the camp? It probably isn't as difficult to make someone hear a voice in his head as we think, and with all your enhancements someone could probably hack your mind. If we weren't upstaged, then - we are going to make history for better or for worse."

Vance turns to the archaeologists.

"The group in the city ran into something odd. They saw something impossible and panicked. Some fainted, so they are returning to base. They have footage of their discoveries."

"Okay, thanks," says Patrick. "Maybe something did interface remotely with my cyberjack, but even I wouldn't know how to pull that one off. I'm sending you the photos and video now. You might want to brace yourself before you watch it; it's pretty intense. Is there anything else?"

"No. Depending on what everyone else here thinks, we may or may not head back. Vance out."

Vance does not look at the pictures and film, but instead tells the archaeologists about them and offers to show them.

OOC: Is the phone call finished?

OOC,Yes, I'd say so.

"Okay, talk to you later," says Patrick, hanging up.

Vance, return to your thread.