The two hikers were initially found by researchers who were taking rock samples in the area. Their scientific equipment also picked up the barrier of this zone. They marked the area off and contacted us.

It has, and that’s a good thing. I say quit while you’re ahead. We’re cutting our losses. We’ve all seen, you know, sci-fi movies – I mean, I haven’t, since I’m not a nerd, but we all know what’s going to happen here. Sure, we could waste more drones, and turn more people into loonies, maybe even send in an android and see what the hell that would do, but instead we’re just skipping all that.