Fair.

Udo and Verity waved off the jet as it took off from the flats.

Verity looked around, apart from the truck left for them by the first group, she couldn’t see anything in any direction.

“This really is a barren spot.”

“Yeah, but at least its a solid desert, we should be able to drive it pretty easily.”

“Is it like this because of what’s at the site you think?”

“It’s not likely, we can tell from satellite images the site itself has plant life there.” Udo Climbed into the truck.

“But doesn’t this desert surround the site?” Verity got in with him.

“That, or maybe the site causes things to bloom even in the desert.” Udo smiled at Verity before turning the ignition. She could tell he wasn’t really all too sure himself, and she could tell that excited him.

“This is perhaps the most interesting thing you have ever studied isn’t it Mr Udo?”

Udo set the Truck off along the flats. “I’d be lying if I said no, I’m a mystery man personally, and lately I’d been running out of mysteries, thinking all the scientists of the past had it best when everything was new and unexplored.” Udo looked over to Verity, “I’m sure you can relate, you know doubt have it different to the cutting edge reporters bringing people the kind of news they never thought could happen.”

“I suppose, but I never felt there is a shortage of things people should know” Verity smiled back at Udo.

“On that I can definitely agree with you.”

–

After half an hour driving, and still no sight of anything but the flats, Verity had to ask;

“How do you know where we are going?”

“I don’t, there’s no way to tell.”

“What!?”

“Compasses are no good because of the interference, and other equipment would be even more useless, its entirely possible the other team is still driving around the flats looking for the site.”

“Really? Couldn’t you like… use the stars or something when it turns to night?”

“We would, but the site creates a certain aurora, like the northern lights, but it’s too strong to make out the stars beyond it.”

“Well wont that give away the site’s position if its giving off light?”

“well its not the sight itself that generates the lights, its wild magnetic behaviour, and because we don’t understand that yet-”

“you cant follow it right?”

“Precisely.” Udo smiled, he was pleased the reporter was smart as well as Attractive.

The two continued to drive in what Udo believed to be the correct direction.