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Hanna fell in line beside Sherry and Jake, moving with a calm but urgent air toward the towns. "That sounds logical to me," she said, seconding the plan to split up. "There is no real danger factor for us in this situation. Small numbers, cover more ground, sounds aces, commander." Her voice brightened on 'commander,' light and joking.

A hand raised to point a finger off to the right. "I can take the eastern edge over to the main road. Jake, want to take west? And then Sherry," she gestured toward the swath of space directly in front of them, "in the middle? If we move in a grid, we should be able to cover every nook and cranny."

Sherry had to grin. She didn't think she:d ever been called 'commander' before. For half a heartbeat she'd thought she'd perhaps overstepped, but then she realized the way it had been said. And she did kind of like it. At least right then, when they were not really marching off to the Sahara or their deaths or anything. Nope. This was a nice little training exercise. Probably safe, probably fine.

"I like that plan," she said, nodding and looking down the path in front of them. "Nice and orderly." Not to mention easy to follow.

She glanced at Jake, adjusting her headset while she did. "Yeah. There could always be something lurking. We'll just keep in contact. Updates and such." Which would be easy with the headsets.

Certain she couldn't fiddle with her gear any more, she grinned at each of her companions in turn. "Let's be off." And with that, she went on down the path, leaving them to their own.

Sherry did her very best to watch the path before her. Looking this way and that. Just...what would these clues look like? She really had no idea. Pausing to check over a pile rubble (an old wall) she found nothing. Same thing at the next old structure, and then the next. Maybe she'd need to poking around in old houses? Oh, dear. That would take ages. Surely Dakota wasn't that mean.

It was when she came to something that might have been a shed at one time that she found something. There, taped to the inside of an old, rusted door that was stuck partially open, was a piece of paper.



Sherry turned her headset on. "Hey guys! I think I found one!"

Jake hadn't gone far when he heard the headset crackle, Sherry's voice coming in clear.
"Nice work!"
It seemed he didn't have to ask what it was, as Hanna already proposed that question, so he continued looking also, checking the ground and miscellaneous cracks to see if one of the clues could have been stuck inside.

He finally managed to find one underneath a trash can (why was it even there?), and pulled out the slip of paper, frowning as he read it.
"I think... I found one also."

The Death trainee listened carefully as Sherry read off the clue. "The ocean, maybe? Insanity monsters there... People go to the beach sometimes to search, but not the water. Maybe the Cove? Wait, not the Cove. Hunters don't stay away." She thought out loud, tracking down more answers in her mind a bit better than she was doing in person.

Then Jake chimed in that he had one too.

Okay, why was everyone finding clues but her? They were the dream team... minus Hanna. "Okay, guys, now I think you're just showing off," she said, increasing the diligence of her search. She spotted a corner of paper and darted forward to snatch it up. "Oh wait, I found... never mind. False alarm. Gum wrapper."

Her mind strayed back to Sherry's clue.

Hanna listened to Jake's clue, but continued to cover ground in her area. Maybe they had hidden one clue in each sector of the towns, which meant hers was going to be discovered next? It would be so embarrassing to find nothing and solidify her place as weak link, at least in her own mind. "Maybe all three answers together are the answer, but each are a different link. Who went into the Jungle and did not return?" she asked, still searching with a vengeance.

Her section of the towns was mostly empty. Hanna picked through a small garden, checking under watering cans, on doors, under rocks, but everything came up empty. She had just started down another road when Sherry's voice buzzed to life on her headset. "Definitely a clue," Hanna said, a sigh touching her voice. "I'm pretty sure that officially makes me the mascot to the dream team." Making light of it was easier than feeling disappointed.

"Let's meet back up where we separated and talk it over."

Mind reeling over the clues, Hanna trudged in the direction that she came from. Old location for Argus testing, someone who went into the Jungle and did not return, and the only uninhabitable place on the island. What did it all mean?

Sherry looked concerned for a moment. "Mascots are great! And besides, this isn't over yet. I'm only good at finding things, we still have to think about this, and report in to see what else is in store for us."

Tucking her clues in her pocket, for momentary safe keeping, she turned back the way she'd come. "See you guys in a minute."