The open highway spills into a service plaza washed in bright canopy light. RSV4 rolls beneath it with Dave and Violet still aboard, while Tank Trekker’s tactical truck waits near the pumps.
Tank Trekker climbs down and approaches at an easy pace, his tablet held in one broad hand. Clipped traffic-camera footage loops across its screen, showing the highway, the jump, and the cleared emergency lanes.
Officer Tank Trekker
The patrol officer has already reported that jump as reckless endangerment.
He turns the tablet toward Dave and Violet. One angle shows RSV4 lifting cleanly over the blockade; another shows Dave holding the landing line as traffic continues moving behind him.
Officer Tank Trekker
My cameras also show controlled handling, no contact with the patrol vehicle, and the emergency response getting through safely. That matters.
RSV4
The footage preserves the whole jump.
Officer Tank Trekker
I’m not asking you to explain anything this instant. I’m giving you the chance to see what the record actually says before this becomes a paperwork fight.
✓ Quest Accepted
Obtain the traffic-camera footage
✓ Quest Accepted
Clear the reckless-endangerment report
“I review the tablet footage with Tank Trekker before addressing the report.”
FAILURE (Fair Reasoning, rolled +2)
Tank Trekker enlarges the footage and holds the tablet toward Dave and Violet. They bend over the screen, while RSV4 can only catch fractured reflections across its glass from below.
The jump plays again. The landing remains clear, but the tablet's small display and changing glare hide the patrol vehicle's unit number from RSV4's position.
Officer Tank Trekker
There. The clean angle confirms no contact. The wide shot also gives us the exact time and mile marker.
Tank scrubs backward, then freezes a frame showing the patrol vehicle entering the lanes before RSV4 reaches it. Dave points toward the timestamp, and Violet studies the traffic spacing.
Officer Tank Trekker
You cannot read every detail from there, and I cannot put the tablet in your hands. But this timestamp lets me match the dispatch log.
The review stops short of giving RSV4 direct access to the record, yet the frozen frame opens a practical route: the footage can be checked against the official log before anyone answers the report.
“I review the tablet footage with Tank Trekker before addressing the report.”
FAILURE (Fair Perception, rolled -1)
Tank Trekker replays the footage beside the pumps. Dave and Violet lean over the tablet, while RSV4 angles his twin lenses toward the screen from below.
RSV4
The timestamp is readable. The patrol vehicle's unit number is not.
Tank enlarges the frozen frame, but glare washes across the small display. Dave traces the timestamp with one finger without touching the tablet, and Violet compares the traffic gaps.
Officer Tank Trekker
That is the strongest angle. It supports the landing, but it does not identify the patrol unit clearly enough for me to settle the report from this screen.
He lowers the tablet before another replay can sharpen anything. The review has established the maneuver and timing, but the missing identifier prevents a direct answer to the report.
Officer Tank Trekker
I’ll preserve this timestamp and match it against dispatch. Until that check is complete, the footage cannot carry the whole argument by itself.
“I ask Tank to record my statement”
SUCCESS (Fair Diplomacy, rolled +2)
RSV4
Please record my statement.
Tank Trekker pauses beside the pumps, then opens a fresh incident note on his tablet. Dave and Violet turn from the frozen footage to listen.
Officer Tank Trekker
Certainly. I’ll mark it as your statement and preserve the time, location, and circumstances exactly as recorded.
He starts the tablet’s recording function and angles its microphone toward RSV4, checking that the indicator is active before entering the note.
Officer Tank Trekker
Recording begins now. I’ll attach this to the preserved footage and match it with the dispatch log.
A timestamp appears beside the new entry. Tank saves it, confirms the file is stored, and keeps the tablet ready for the statement.