Telo looked to the windows again, not standing up though. He’d prefer to get this flying thing over and done with as fast as possible. Those were some pretty big trees - the only trees back on Earth he could think of that would be able to compare were the Redwoods.
Luckily for them, the area that they were at seemed to have a clearing, an area where the trees seemed to be spaced out. The only thing they had to worry about landing on there were the rocks, which even then weren’t that big.
Kaz carefully brought them down to land in the clearing, letting out a relieved exhale as the pod settled on the grass. Or, whatever it was on the ground. He didn't know. He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again. He unbuckled and stood, looking through the front window to see his first real glimpse of this strange moon
Relieved that they were out of the air, Telo stood up shortly after. Being in space was one thing; weirdly enough he was less bothered by it than being in the sky.
“Air should be breathable at this altitude…” He mumbled, more to himself, looking out to the trees beyond. There didn’t seem to be any sort of movement outside, no noises - nothing, yet. That could change, but the thoughts were buried in his mind for now.
Telo doesn’t take his time when he turns to the door, not even bothering to announce that he’s going to step outside. First one to walk on the new moon that humans have never been on? His pleasure.
The door opens, and he’s not dying immediately- a good sign. He takes a step out, boot pressing into warm ground. Telo’s quite happy with the achievement of being the first human to set foot on Alao; well, to tell the truth, he didn’t want the other man to be the first to set foot.
The sun peers through the tall trees above them - it looks to be day, early to midday at the most.
Kaz sighed faintly, following Telo out. He squinted for a moment, looking around at the planet. He crossed to the control panel, and set it up to continuously monitor outside temperature and air quality, and then looked around again. "We should find the nearest source of fresh water." He said slowly. "That…seems like our best plan. And then…we need to figure out some sort of shelter. Somewhere to sleep tonight. I don't know how long days and nights last here, yet."
Telo looked up at the trees. Weirdly enough, there wasn’t that much noise in the environment around them. Generally, you’d expect to hear some small creatures in the distance, maybe in the trees. But perhaps he was just used to hearing animals or insects back on Earth. This was a new world, after all. He dismissed any paranoia that he may have had within minutes of being on the planet. There just wasn’t that much noise or ambience at all, unusual to him.
“I don’t know about you, but I’m also curious as to where that signal came from.” He spoke, referring to the very static that pretty much brought them to this moon. “We’ll focus on our own survival right now, though. Fresh water seems like a decent goal.”
"Survival is more important than the static, though I'm curious too." He replied with a shrug. He listened to see if he could possibly hear any running water, then pulled out a scanner. "Hopefully this works." He mumbled to himself, frowning faintly.
The scanners were able to pick up most life forms, and of course water, usually. Keyword being most - it wasn’t guaranteed to pick up some life forms, as they had to meet a specific criteria to do so. Any scans in their current area displayed no lifeforms aside from themselves, but there would seem to be a percentage of water east of the clearing. Scanners also served as a compass in a way, since they showed direction.
Telo glances at Kaz, then briefly walks back into the pod, only to return with his rifle moments later. It’s an impressive thing - sleek and black, but a slightly older model. He doesn’t quite feel like being defenceless out here, and the rifle is a good start, though he is going to eventually run out of ammo: the unfortunate truth.
Kaz set the escape pod as home, so that they could come back easily without getting lost. He looked over at Telo, and grabbed a smaller gun, tucking it in a holster by his side. "Let's head out." He said, heading in the direction that the scanner indicated. He knew they should also try and find some edible,. native foods. They had seeds of course, but it would still be best to find at least some edible things that were native to the planet.
“Alright.” With that said, Telo begins heading off first. He still can’t shake off how strange it is, that he hasn’t seen any sort of wildlife yet. Or maybe he’s just looking forwards to seeing an alien, which, in a way, he dreads. What sort of creatures dwell on this planet?
“Pretty quiet out here,” Telo observes.
"Yeah." He agreed quietly as he walked with Telo. His lips pressed together faintly. He couldn't imagine being trapped here for the rest of his life, with Telo, of all people, but…it didn't seem like he had much choice. This was going to be shitty, no matter how long they each lived. He mumbled something in Russian beneath his breath, rubbing his face with a hand, then returned to following the locator towards the water source.
Telo briefly peered at Kaz when he mumbled something inaudible to him, before looking ahead again. It didn’t take long before he started to hear the sound of moving water. Nothing like a rushing river or big waterfall - it had to be a smaller stream of some sorts, going through the forest. But that was a good sign at least - liquid water.
Kaz took a deep breath, closing his eyes and then opening them, looking down at the stream. "Well. That's certainly better than nothing." He said after a moment, crouching and dipping his fingers in the water to feel the temperature. He was unsure he wanted to drink it, and he had forgotten to bring a container to test it in. So unless Telo had remembered, then they'd have to make another trip sometime to test it.
“You did bring something to put the water in… Right?” Telo walked up to the stream, just the tips of his boots barely making contact with the water. Telo didn’t - he’d left the majority of his supplies back at the pod, something he normally would not do, but he supposed he was just eager to explore.
"Uhm…no." Kaz replied. "I thought you would, seeing as how I'm the one that grabbed the Scanner." he cocke his head a little bit, splashing his figners in the water and flicking it lightly at Telo, then returning his attention back to the stream. There weren't any fish, or fish-like creatures, that he could see, so he didn't think it would provide food. But water was even more necessary than food, really.
“Nope. Really though you would’ve brought something…” Was that mild disappointment in his tone? “Besides, I grabbed my rifle. One of my first thoughts is defense, and I really, really don’t wanna get ambushed out here.” Telo closed his eyes, nodding to himself. He only opened them when the water droplets landed on his legs.
A light, cool breeze casts through the air, probably the first bit of wind that Telo’s felt since arriving on the moon.
"The scanner isn't picking up any lifeforms." Kaz replied, raising an eyebrow slightly. "So, I'm not really sure what you think we could be attacked by." privately, he knew that Telo could be right; there could be lifeforms here that the scanner just didn't see, but he didn't want to admit that. Besides, he had grabbed a gun too.
“There are certain things that can function as a disruptor to the scanner, preventing it from picking up that specific thing. Believe me, I would know.” Telo explained without looking at him. Instead, he focused his eyes at the sky. “So if there are any animals out that with a ‘disruptor’, we’re probably not picking any of them up.” He didn’t bother to go too into depth with his explanation. It didn’t seem like he was going to explain any further either.
Kaz raised an eyebrow a little, wondering what Telo meant, but not asking. "I see." he said simply. "I'm sure adjustments can be made, though. If you would care to explain how this so-called "disruptor" changes it?" he raised his eyebrows in a slightly challenging manner.
It was a moment before his question came. “What do you mean by changing it? The scanner’s signal or something?” Telo didn’t quite understand what he was asked, but he wasn’t going to directly say that he didn’t understand it.
"Ah– my apologies." he said, thinking to find a way to rephrase his words. "You said that the scanner cannot pick up animals with one of these…"disruptors", yes? Well, there must be a way to reprogram the scanner to pick them up. Do you know of a way to do that?" he studied Telo, hoping that the question made sense now. If it didn't, he wasn't sure how else to ask.
“Nope.” Came Telo’s short answer. To tell the truth, he really didn’t know - that sort of technology was never his specialty. In the past, he only used what he was given, with no questions asked. Though the Scanner did originally make its debut as a scanner to only track humans, not non-humans, so it was probably possible to program it to get past those disruptors. But Telo didn’t know.
He looks to his right, towards other trees.
"Hmm." was the only answer Kaz gave, turning his attention to the scanner and going into the settings to try and figure out if there was a way to try out his idea. The problem would be differentiating between trees and actual lifeforms…and that was running on the assumption that there was lifeforms here. He caught his lower lip between his teeth. He was no programmer, and so he prayed that this would be simple to figure out, and wouldn't require programming expertise.
Telo continued to look at the trees, only pausing when his eyes finally focused on some of the trees closest to him. Particularly, this one tree..
Telo wouldn’t call what showed up in his mind fear, but it definitely made him stiffen, seeing what almost looked to be a quill, or several quills piercing the reddish bark of the tree. Telo turned and slowly approached the tree which wasn’t far from their current position in order to get a closer look.
Kaz continued working at the scanner, a soft frown tugging at his lips as he did so. Telo had managed to get around on his blind side, so he didn't have peripheral awareness of the other man. He swallowed faintly, still tapping at the settings to try and figure out if he could change anything. Anything at all, really. He chewed at his lower lip for a moment.
As Telo approached the base of the tree, he could see a lot more clearly now, that the quills were slightly transparent in the light, with a golden-yellow tint to them. But that wasn’t the only thing he could see - almost burns, marking the tree instead. They weren’t burns like you’d see from lightning or a fire, though. No. These burns almost managed to tear their way through the entire tree, splashing to the other side and managing to scrape the surface.
While Telo was busy inspecting the tree, wondering what exactly had caused these strange markings, for a split second, something else would appear on the scanner. It would show up a bit further East. But it would almost immediately vanish.
