Plastic Sediment from Cave Floor

Fine plastic residue clinging to the cave walls and Turlough's cloak, its unnatural smoothness contrasting with the raw stone. The material hardens where exposed to air, forming irregular crystalline edges. Range kneels to examine the flecks, his fingers leaving faint impressions in the damp plastic before it stabilizes. Granular plastic residue clinging to the cave walls, caught in the folds of Turlough's cloak as he presses against the rock. The material's unnatural smoothness contrasts with the raw stone, its presence unexplained in the pristine cave environment. Range kneels to examine the flecks, his fingers leaving faint impressions in the damp plastic before it slowly hardens where exposed to air, forming irregular crystalline edges. Narrative significance: An anomalous trace of advanced polymers left behind by the Tractators, visually cementing their predatory connection to Frontios. Its momentary pliability gives way to rigidity, mirroring the creatures' latent threat—contained in the ground but always expanding.