Jensen shook his head on hearing the transmission.
"What the hell were we supposed to get out of that? Huh. I'll return the message, for all the good it'll do. He straightened up in the seat and behind the shades, his eyes flickered slightly as his cochlear implanted comms system changed to the broadcast channel.
"Unknown broadcaster, we are unable to give you an exact location or bearing. If you are stranded in the desert, all I can tell you is that we are in a large town located at the base of a dune, just off the interdune boundary. I don't know the range of your transmission, but if it's significantly shorter than mine, then you may be able to locate us. Over."