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“Have you notice the Animals eating anything that they shouldn’t be - like something metallic?” He asked the villager - wincing as he asked because he was certain that was no doubt a stupid question. But if he could identify the source of the foreign object, it would help in determining the next course of action.

Ensign Thomas Buckingham - Medical

The woman looked up to Thomas at his question. “..On the ranch here? Heavens no! I mean sometimes the outer pens will get a bit windy and lighter flecks of this or that from the fabric weaver up on the hill will drift down once in a orange moon here. But even then its very rare that I think they would eat something. Why did you find something?” she said.

GM CockRoach

“Yes, I have” Buckingham said, the state of his puzzlement was clear in the tone of his voice. “It’s a piece of metal - only about a quarter of an inch thick and about the thickness of a sheet of paper.” He explained. “Have you any ideas where this might have come from?”

Ensign Thomas Buckingham - Medical

The woman squinted a bit at the tricorder screen. “..Too thin to be anything from the fabric factory. Next nearest thing that produces metal of any size is almost 2 miles off! Anything that thin would be even further. Probably from the main colony hub at best. Anything else is a mystery to me. Can you remove it?” She asked.

GM CockRoach