Sensor

You both set out to the east, which is the direction indicated on the homing device. You start out slowly. It takes your bodies a while to adjust to the subzero temperatures (equipment at your base camp puts it at -20F) and the half-light makes you cautious. After a bit, your eyes adjust and you warm enough to move more quickly. The wind is bitter and you keep your goggles on tight. The flat ice sheet you are on starts to give way to a rocky downward slope. Mac, it is easy for you to collect a few sharp rocks, and you pick a few to bring back.

After a half hour, your homing device gets a stronger signal. You can still see only 100 yards or so in front of you, so you hear a metallic ringing before you can detect what is causing it. It is coming from the direction of your homing device. You instinctively start into a low crawl and make for the sound. You have binoculars, which are equipped with thermal imaging and range finding. You turn them on and can spot two human shaped heat signatures 250 yards out, down a slight (likely rocky) slope. Your homing device has a very strong signal at this point; obviously, whoever is here has your sensor.

The question now is, what do you want to do? You can slowly make your way down the hill, but the rocks are too small to give you much cover. You can circle around and try to approach from the other side (where it is flatter and you’re less exposed), but you are already feeling the effects of the cold and may end up with frostbite if you stay out here too long. You can just boogie back to base camp and come up with a story (or report that you failed). If you approach I want to know how (quiet or loud and which direction). If you attack, how close do you get before shooting (and are you going to shoot first)? Mac is holding the rifle (he is the better shot), you could probably shoot someone from 100 yards out in this light. If you shoot one person what is your plan for the second (assuming there are only two people)?