This week with Arlene and Jeff:
...With her inertialess tractor beam, Ship put them down twenty feet to the left of the entrance. First stepped out toward the entrance, obviously intending to lead the group and consequently taking the most vulnerable position. Jeff and the General passed a glance, and both shrugged. Jeff also noted that the entrance had been cleared of larger rocks that were piled to the side – presumably by the Team.
As they stepped past the entrance, Whitworth took his radio off his belt. “This is General Whitworth calling the Science Team. Whitworth calling the Science Team,” the General repeated.
After a moment of silence, he called again, but still, there was no answer.
All had turned their headlamps on as soon as they stepped past the entranceway, which they had determined while still on Ship, was approximately twenty feet wide by ten feet high, and at this point, was generally level. This held true past the first curving turn of the tunnel and continued for the next hundred yards of the winding path before it began to slope downward at a slight but noticeable angle while the width of the passageway quickly reduced to twelve feet or so...
Have a goodun;
Roust