Wally Stanislaw, part 1

Yesterday, Rome and Rei came across Wally Stanislaw's name on the list of candidates that the Darwin people thought they may be able to convert. Rome knew Wally because he was one of the very few Essessoni that ever showed an interest in learning the Vuduri language. Rei knew him as well and did not think he was the kind of person that would ever aid the Darwins. Maybe they could track him down and ask:

     “And that’s it?”
     “No,” Rome replied. “OMCOM, isn’t he one of the scientists you are supporting in the geology wing?”
     “Yes,” replied OMCOM. “He has his own subscription channel. His research regarding the geophysical history of the planet has been extremely illuminating. He has found a wide variety of interesting objects buried deep under the ground. He believes there may have once been other kinds of life forms on this planet.”
     “Really?” Rei asked. “How come nobody ever mentioned this before?”
     Rome turned to her husband. “Several scientists have approached me about having their own research resources within OMCOM. I have said yes on each occasion but I have not been monitoring the information flow very closely.”
     “Well, it’s probably a dead-end anyway,” Rei said. “He doesn’t sound like he had much interaction with them in any event.”
     “If you would prefer, you can ask him yourself,” OMCOM offered. “I see from MINIMCOM’s coordinates that you are within a few kilometers of his current research site.”
     Rei looked at Rome who shrugged. He turned to Bonnie. “What do you think?”
     “I think no stone unturned,” Bonnie replied. “How could it hurt?”
     “OK,” Rei said. “MINIMCOM, can you take us to where Wally is working?”
     “Already there,” MINIMCOM replied. “Just buckle in for the landing as this is somewhat rocky terrain.”
     Rei and Rome buckled into the pilot and co-pilot’s seat respectively. Bonnie strapped herself into the “navigator’s” chair that MINIMCOM had constructed for her. MINIMCOM’s nose dived down and he leveled off just above the surface. He gently lowered himself to the ground and the whole space-plane shook as it crushed some boulders beneath the landing gear. MINIMCOM flashed the coordinates of the research site which Rome committed to memory. After settling down, the group of three left via the rear cargo ramp.
     To the south, as far as the eye could see, the ground was a barren, clay-colored landscape with boulders and rocks strewn everywhere. There were a few deserts on Deucado and this was the edge of one of them though it was due to the rocky nature of the ground, not due to lack of moisture.

So now we have geologist Wally Stanislaw, camped out in the arid region to the south of Lake Eprehem. He seemed like an earnest guy. He was looking for other life-forms on Deucado besides the cane-trees, falling blankets, swishies and sticky bushes. Let's see what he found.