Terran monitoring · Hood Canal sector · relay 7

Larch Station

A weather outpost, staffed, against the wishes of the staff
CHAPTER I

The view

Live · 06:15 · misty morning · 42°F
42° FAHRENHEIT
Thermometer
high 55° · low 33°
30.16 IN HG
Barometer
falling
99% RELATIVE
Hygrometer
dew point 42°
1 MPH · W
Anemometer
gust 1 · Beaufort 1
0.00 IN TODAY
Rain gauge
0.00 in this week
CHAPTER II

Hypotheses

What the crew expect, and what the reference observers on the surface say. Graded afterwards, on the hypotheses page.

Mon 2
☁
52° / 45°
16% rain
cloudy
Tue 3
☀
56° / 42°
0% rain
sunny
Wed 4
☀
57° / 47°
81% rain
sunny
Thu 5
☁
57° / 47°
62% rain
cloudy

“For tomorrow: the reference observers say 56°/42°, 0% rain. Vell's model says 55°/47°, 2% rain. Orm's barometer says 53°/31°, 64% rain. The intern says 53°/38°, 67% rain. We have no better idea and are saying so in a smaller font.”

CHAPTER III

Expeditions

Whether the bipeds should attempt the things they attempt. Advisory only. They never listen.

The path

Hike

Go. Take the long way. Tell no one.
Misty morning, 42°, gusts to 1 mph. The hill is dry enough. The crossing is always fine.
Closed for the season
The rectangular pond

Pool

Closed for the season. Reopens 29 May.
Open from the Saturday before Memorial Day to Labor Day. 208 days until the bipeds submerge themselves again, on purpose.
The shore

Beach

Yes. Bring the canids. Bring a towel for the canids. Bring a towel for the towel, low water at 6:21 pm.
Next low water 6:21 pm at 5.7 ft, so not much beach. Wind 1 from the W, the far shore is hidden.
Open flame

Campfire

Smoulder, at best. Which is also our review of the assignment.
No burn ban in effect (checked by hand). Humidity 99%, everything is wet. No wind, so the smoke will sit in the yard and come indoors.
The wide water

Fishing

Go. Something is biting. We have not been told what.
The salmon are back in the wide water and nosing up the creek. Overcast, pressure falling: the fish approve. Tide coming in at 11:46 am.
CHAPTER IV

Fauna census, today

The small flying ones, counted by the microphones. The full census, with recordings, is on the bird site.

1Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus239
2Barred OwlStrix varia47
3Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra41
4Common RavenCorvus corax31
5Pacific chorus frogPseudacris regilla4
6Northern FlickerColaptes auratus1
7Canada GooseBranta canadensis1
8Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana1
9CoyoteCanis latrans1
CHAPTER V

Observer's log

06:15
Night. Lights on in Structure B. The biped in there is working, or being watched by a smaller screen. Both. Definitely both.
04:15
A sound from the ravine. The microphone says 'owl.' The microphone also once said 'sheep.' Noted, with asterisk.
01:15
Day 444. Morale: adequate. Weather: see above. Snacks: see nothing, because there are none.
21:15
Supply drop: still unscheduled. We asked. We were told to 'keep observing.' We are observing the word 'keep.'
CHAPTER VI

From the files

Fungal activity, autumn. The bipeds photograph them and do not eat them. Correct.
The still water. Built by the large rodent. Rodent instrument: requested. Form 9. Denied.
The still water. Built by the large rodent. Rodent instrument: requested. Form 9. Denied.
Structure B. Lit at all hours. We think it's a shrine. To what, we are not cleared to know.
Structure B. Lit at all hours. We think it's a shrine. To what, we are not cleared to know.