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scene: Holding onto a signal balloon, Mr. Rivo floats away…

narrative: Having sent up a signal balloon, all Captain Nee and Verter could do was to wait.
// scene: In a park at a family picnic a balloon floats out from behind the distant trees…

narrative: It was within minutes of the balloon’s launch that the first crows took notice. But again these were not ordinary crows, they were LAMAVs (Low Altitude Micro Air Vehicles) piloted by the Alien Fliers. Upon first spotting the balloon the bird’s navigator would have identified set points of landmarks, triangulated with the relative location of the floating balloon. Calculating wind speed and // scene: The classic blue crow graphic embellishes this panel.

narrative: direction, the LAMAVs then began flying search patterns. Circling in quadrants. From the navigator’s calculations and flying into the wind, it did not take long before the cackle of caws and croaks filled the air. Mr. Rivo’s bird had been located. Crows filled the tree tops with noisy chatter... as Captain Nee and Verter waved back. // scene: Three crows swoop in…

narrative: A lone crow landed in the meadow, near the downed bird... // scene: A lone crow lands near the downed bird of Captain Nee & Rivo.

narrative: After the door opened, and the pilot & copilot got out, Captain Nee and Verter went to greet them...

caption: [Captain Nee] “We got pelted with BBs. We had to ditch....” // caption: [Rescue Pilot] “Is your crew alright?”

caption: [Captain Nee] “Yes and No. We’re alright. But our navigator didn’t let go of the signal balloon, and he just floated away...” // caption: [Rescue Pilot] “Navigator. He knew where he was going then...” // caption: [Captain Nee] “Not hardly.” // scene: As the two pilots talk… Mr. Rivo floats farther away… // narrative: Continued…