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[lineman]

Does anyone know what the following means?

This Danforth 5, we are Oscar Mike.

This is Danforth 6, we are Oscar Mike.

This is Danforth 7, we are Oscar Mike.

And so on.

All angels one, maintain to 206.

Time to put Grandmother to bed.

I believe I accidentally listened in on a Red Talon radio frequency. There was more talk of this “Grandmother” that I failed to write down, before I realized who I was listening to.

The only piece that somewhat makes sense to me is “to 206.” That’s a Seattle area code, so maybe they are heading to Seattle? Unclear as to who this “Grandmother” is, though. They were not talking about “Grandmother” with any fondness.

Regardless, thank you to Prescott for the radio lesson.

Comments

[trustmeimadoctor]

Oscar Mike > OM > on the move. Why are they going to Seattle?

[malting]

I haven't heard of any new factions or gang activity from the people passing through.

[trustmeimadoctor]

Maybe there's a gang of mean old ladies.

[castnet]

feral grandmothers do sound like a lethal threat.

[malting]

I wouldn't cross one before the apocalypse, I definitely wouldn't now.

[fixeddown]

Nickname for a big feral?

[trustmeimadoctor]

Could be. But what?

[lineman]

Nothing about a “Grandmother” at all? So whatever or whoever Grandmother is, less likely to be a rival group.

[malting]

Nothing I've heard, and people are chatty.

Who knows more about Red Talon's operations - is it fairly normal for them to mobilize so many like this?

[lineman]

I’m not sure. There’s nothing left in Seattle. Could 206 refer to someplace else?

[fixeddown]

There are [...] some things left. In Seattle.
Maybe they have a project there.

[lineman]

Oh, I was not aware. […] I never went back.

Perhaps Grandmother is a project that got out of hand? Some of the radio operators were talking to each other as if they wanted to destroy it. I do not think they were command, though.

[castnet]

[...] this doesn't bode well

[lineman]

It is possible this was internal Red Talon business I overheard. […] Remotely.

[castnet]

wonder if it's possible to keep tabs on them this way or you just got lucky

[lineman]

I think I heard them in the 250-300 band, but if they are all headed to Seattle, perhaps they will be out of range now? Unless there are still Red Talon operatives in Danforth.

[halligan]

got in a scuffle with one of em last night but prescott ain't seattle so [...] probably not me

[lineman]

A scuffle? What happened?

[halligan]

he said some shit and i threw a punch then the rest of it's your classic hallmark romance where we beat the shit out of each other til his CO pulled him off me


pissed off nat pretty good. wouldn't recommend that.

[malting]

I wouldn't recommend it either.

[lineman]

I don’t have much experience with Red Talon. Is it typical of them to provoke?

[odinochka]

This explains where all those Red Talon helicopters were flying to on Thursday.

[lineman]

All of them to deal with Grandmother? Grandmother cannot be a single person or entity, in that case.

[odinochka]

Before the outbreak, there was new research emerging that suggested bacteriophages are able to communicate by leaving molecular messaging for their kin in order to coordinate future infections.

Perhaps the virus that causes Black Fever is able to do something similar on a far grander scale.

[lineman]

Did you encounter anything like this in your own research?