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Previously on the [[EI3: Uprising, Part 2|Previously]], on the [[Evergreen Initiative]]:

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While traveling to the [[Wobbler]] solstice celebration, <u>Team RTH</u> came got stuck in the mud from a torrential downpour. While trying to unstick the V-150, [[Marcus Meyerbos]] noticed a USGS marker and called everyone out to search for another <u>Evergreen Initiative</u> bolthole. After a relatively short search, <u>Team RTH</u> found the bolthole and found another survivor, [[Gustav Augustus]] of Team Sierra Tango Bravo. While [[Charlotte St. Claire]] and [[Ford Lincoln Mercury]] got "Gus" up and oriented, ''Marcus'' and [[Pi Heinzen]] went back to work on the V-150 and soon found themselves approached by a group of travelers. Friendly contact was established with [[Clan Rising Sun]] of the Taholah peoples led by Zeke & his wife Chandra, traveling with Marie, Leon, Sonny and Chiba. They expressed great interest in knowledge of the Forefathers, apparently their term for those who lived before "Death came from the above!" ''Pi'' and ''Gus'' introduced <u>Clan Rising Sun</u> to the lore of MacGuyver, and the ''Marcus'' had to ride a horse back to the bolthole when everyone stopped for lunch and realized that ''Ford'' had been left behind. ''Ford'' finally came out with the still functional power unit for ''Gus's'' stasis pod and rode back to the group with ''Marcus'' hunted up some from fresh meat and dragged it back a little later.

After arriving at the <u>Solstice Gathering</u>, the Team managed some sleep before being inundated by people interested in trading and seeing the people who liberated [[Riverton]]. Several people were directed along to <u>Riverton</u>, including ''Michelle Rubin'' and ''Jack LeGrand'', who possessed a lot of spent shell casings and handyman skills, respectively. <u>Clan Eagle</u>, sister clan to <u>Rising Sun</u>, were also very interested and friendly, but the third clan, <u>Orca</u>, seems to be deeply involved in raiding coastal settlements. ''Pi'' and ''Gus'' worked on creating a modern physical and cultural map of the area.

While bedding down for the night, the <u>Team</u> was awoken by Kent and Cybil, parents of a missing child named Mikey. They thought he might have been snatched away into the dangerous woods holy to the [[Wobbler]] sect. After some pleading, the group went to talk to the <u>Wobblers</u> and were disconcerted to feel the effects of the ground vibrations about the <u>Wobbler</u> buildings under construction. ''Pi'' and ''Charlotte'' were given permission to delve into the woods in search of Mikey. ''Gus'' and ''Ford'' stayed to talk to the <u>Wobblers</u>, while ''Marcus'' monitored events from inside the V-150. Barely an hour had passed before ''Pi'' came fleeing back to the <u>Wobbler</u> camp in a panic and with a streak of her hair turned white! She said that ''Charlotte'' had been lost and they hadn't found the child. The rest of the group gathered their courage and went in, where ''Marcus'' quickly picked up the trail, leading them into a fight with strangely muscled beasts of humanoid build. Suffering some fierce claw wounds, the team managed to fight off the beasts and retrieve both ''Charlotte'' and Mikey.