Anomalies detected on scanner readings

As Snyder and Walters monitor the scanner equipment during the squad's descent into the caves, a series of erratic light flashes appear—brief but unmistakable signal spikes that disrupt the otherwise routine fossil site investigation. Snyder notices the anomalies immediately, recognizing they differ from normal geological readings and warrant urgent attention. Walters dismisses the disturbances as equipment glitches from outdated technology, downplaying their significance even as Snyder insists on escalating the alert. The moment fractures trust between the two soldiers, planting early seeds of doubt about the team's preparedness for the escalating danger below. key_dialogue: [ SNYDER: The party's making good progress. SNYDER: Is that supposed to happen? WALTERS: What? SNYDER: It was a sort of flare. It only lasted a second. WALTERS: Probably nothing. This equipment's ancient. SNYDER: There! WALTERS: Ghosting. SNYDER: Shouldn't we tell Lieutenant Scott? WALTERS: It isn't worth it. ]