02 Unlikely Encounter: Revision
BodgeMaster
parent
703b346178
commit
2132640b7a
|
|
@ -34,18 +34,25 @@
|
|||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The sound is clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the
|
||||
stairs and turns the lights on. She rarely goes to the basement, usually
|
||||
just to add to the piles of paperwork on the rows of shelves, but she had
|
||||
no idea there was anything other than the archive down here.
|
||||
stairs and flips the light switch. A few light fixtures on the walls
|
||||
dimly illuminate the rows of shelves packed with binders, boxes, and
|
||||
loose stacks of paper.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="strong">
|
||||
beep beep
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The room is dimly lit by a few light fixtures on the walls. Looking
|
||||
through between the rows of binders, boxes, and loose stacks of paper,
|
||||
she notices a small dark area in the back of the room. She walks towards
|
||||
it.
|
||||
She rarely goes down here, usually just to add to the piles of
|
||||
paperwork in the archive, but she had no idea there was anything else
|
||||
in the basement.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="strong">
|
||||
beep beep
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Looking through the shelves, she notices a small dark area in the back
|
||||
of the room that seems to be where the noise comes from. She walks
|
||||
towards it.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="heavy">
|
||||
beep beep
|
||||
|
|
@ -53,37 +60,37 @@
|
|||
<p>
|
||||
The noise is now very close. Behind the last shelf, sectioned off from
|
||||
the rest of the room, she finds what looks to be a small office. There
|
||||
is a large wooden desk with a comfortable-looking though well-worn
|
||||
is a large wooden desk with a comfortable-looking, though well-worn
|
||||
leather chair in front of it. Next to the chair is a floor lamp that was
|
||||
apparently placed there in absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is
|
||||
a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall,
|
||||
holding all sorts of cables and other things. Front and center is a
|
||||
terminal...
|
||||
a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall.
|
||||
The rest is covered with all sorts of tools, cables and devices.
|
||||
Front and center is a terminal...
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="heavy">
|
||||
BEEP BEEP
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. She had never
|
||||
... and, apparently, that is the source of the beep sound. She had never
|
||||
used one before but taking a quick look can't hurt – and
|
||||
besides, this beeping is slowly getting on her nerves. She walks up to
|
||||
it and begins to inspect it... <span class="comment">wording!!</span>
|
||||
besides, this beeping is slowly getting on her nerves. She begins
|
||||
inspecting it...
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="heavy">
|
||||
BEEP BEEP
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
... ugh. That's kinda loud. The terminal looks like kind of a weird
|
||||
TV. It has a screen to display text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a
|
||||
flat section with rows of buttons with letters and symbols on them. The
|
||||
reception desk has one of these things; they always use it to order new
|
||||
office supplies and for other important-sounding work...
|
||||
... ugh. That's kinda loud.  The terminal looks like kind of
|
||||
a weird TV. It has a screen to display text, a couple adjustment knobs,
|
||||
and a flat section with rows of buttons with letters and symbols on them.
|
||||
The reception desk has one of these things; they always use it to order
|
||||
new office supplies and for other important-sounding work...
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="heavy">
|
||||
BEEP BEEP
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The text on-screen flickers.
|
||||
The text on the screen flickers.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<pre class="terminal">
|
||||
Hello, anyone there?
|
||||
|
|
@ -115,27 +122,33 @@ Type reply: hello█
|
|||
|
||||
The buttons have a very satisfying feel and sound to them - unlike the
|
||||
beeping noise which is ... now gone. It was unpleasantly loud and
|
||||
annoying.
|
||||
annoying. She looks for a way to separate words. She tries that wide
|
||||
button with
|
||||
<span class="quote non-speech">S P A C E</span>
|
||||
written on it – that worked, makes sense.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<pre class="terminal">
|
||||
i am going to get help
|
||||
Type reply: hello i am going to get help
|
||||
|
||||
Thank you. Appreciate it.
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons
|
||||
are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. Lots of cables,
|
||||
are arranged in a strange order...
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Annie looks around. Lots of cables,
|
||||
a pile of paper, an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and
|
||||
other tools, a rubber duck – what an odd place to find a rubber
|
||||
duck... A phone! She picks it up – no dial tone. Weird. Maybe, it
|
||||
isn't connected. She looks on the floor and, sure enough, there is
|
||||
the plug – not for much longer as she finds a phone socket and
|
||||
plugs it in. Strange electrical noises. She tries to dial a number but
|
||||
is unplugged. She looks on the floor and, sure enough, there is the cable
|
||||
– not for much longer, as she finds a phone socket and plugs it in.
|
||||
Strange electrical noises. She tries to dial a number but
|
||||
nothing happens. She drops the receiver on the cradle and turns back to
|
||||
the terminal. A couple random characters appear.
|
||||
the terminal. A couple random symbols have appeared.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<pre class="terminal">
|
||||
%s; i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises
|
||||
%s; i cant call anyone the phone is making weird noises
|
||||
|
||||
This modem is probably on the same line. I can disconnect for a while and
|
||||
dial in again in a bit.
|
||||
|
|
@ -161,37 +174,36 @@ AgriWorks Login: █
|
|||
his time at the power company. So she dials his number...
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Annie is greeted by the friendly voice of an old man. After
|
||||
<span class="comment">a short exchange of "Hello, how are
|
||||
you?"</span>, she begins to explain the situation. He interrupts her
|
||||
while relaying what Jack had written:<br />
|
||||
Annie is greeted by the friendly voice of an old man. After a short
|
||||
exchange of <span class="comment">"Hello, how are you?" /
|
||||
pleasantries</span>, she begins to explain the situation. He interrupts
|
||||
her while relaying what Jack had written:<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Cryo Facility? Are you sure?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Yes, it says here: Cryo Facility 53.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Well that makes it very interesting.
|
||||
Unfortunately, we can't get there. These cryogenic facilities are
|
||||
outside the dome.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">So there is no way we can help him?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Well not directly. Facility 53 does happen to
|
||||
be on the mountain above Sunside Cove, but it isn't connected
|
||||
to the dome.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">How did he get there then?</span><br />
|
||||
Unfortunately, these cryogenic facilities are outside the dome. We
|
||||
can't get there.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Outside? How'd he get there?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">He ... didn't. He's been there from
|
||||
the start.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">How?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Cryogenic sleep - it's a way to preserve
|
||||
people for a long time by essentially freezing them. It was thought to be
|
||||
impossible for a long time but they made it work just before the
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">They called it cryogenic sleep - essentially,
|
||||
people were frozen so they could be woken up some time in the far future.
|
||||
It was thought to be impossible but they made it work just before the
|
||||
apocalypse happened.</span>
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">He's one from the old world?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">You mean he's one from
|
||||
the old world?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">If he is who he says he is, then yes, almost
|
||||
certainly. I kinda wanna talk to this guy. If he gives you a number,
|
||||
would you mind passing it along?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Sure, can do.  ... So there's
|
||||
no way we can help him?</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Well, at least not directly. That said, the
|
||||
people in these cryo facilities are trained for all sorts of things,
|
||||
maybe we can help him help himself.</span>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li class="comment">
|
||||
the dialog also needs to say that Karl wants to get in touch with Jack
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li class="comment">
|
||||
hint at the possibility to go outside?
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li class="comment">
|
||||
ensuing Annie Jack conversation needs to be modified taking into
|
||||
consideration that Karl wants to contact Jack (also notes/story and
|
||||
|
|
@ -199,18 +211,18 @@ AgriWorks Login: █
|
|||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle, pondering over what she
|
||||
had just learned. The call had left her with more questions than she had
|
||||
before. And what would she tell Jack? She looks at the terminal but
|
||||
nothing had changed so she gets up to grab some snacks.
|
||||
The conversation ends and Annie slowly sets the receiver back on the
|
||||
cradle, pondering over what she had just learned. The call had left her
|
||||
with more questions than she had before. And what would she tell Jack?
|
||||
She looks at the terminal but nothing has changed so she gets up to grab
|
||||
some snacks.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
A cup of juice and two cookies later, she hears the telephone ring in the
|
||||
basement. Annie grabs another cookie and hurries back down the stairs.
|
||||
She makes it to the desk just in time for it to stop ringing. The text on
|
||||
the terminal disappears. She looks back and forth between the phone and
|
||||
the terminal for a moment. A new message appears. She sits down and
|
||||
replies:
|
||||
It stops ringing before she can get there, but the terminal shows some
|
||||
activity. The text disappears and a new message shows up. She sits down
|
||||
and replies.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre class="terminal">
|
||||
|
|
@ -218,12 +230,8 @@ Hello again.
|
|||
|
||||
hello i am really sorry but we cannot get to facility 53 its outside
|
||||
|
||||
Okay. Sucks to be me, I guess...
|
||||
|
||||
is there anything else i can do for you
|
||||
|
||||
Yes. I might be able to fix up the door if I had a service manual for it.
|
||||
Do you think you can get me a copy?
|
||||
Okay. I kinda assumed that already... Can you get some technical
|
||||
documentation for me?
|
||||
|
||||
i dont know where would i find it
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -232,9 +240,9 @@ You are in the city under the mountain, right?
|
|||
yes sunside cove
|
||||
|
||||
The library should have it.
|
||||
I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker Door.
|
||||
I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF bunker door.
|
||||
|
||||
yes but how would i get a book to you
|
||||
ok sure but how would i get a book to you
|
||||
|
||||
They should have a digital version of it... You are not very familiar with
|
||||
computers, are you?
|
||||
|
|
@ -251,12 +259,12 @@ Are there any computer people you could ask for help?
|
|||
|
||||
not sure they would do that my grandpa might but he doesnt work here
|
||||
|
||||
As long as he has access to a computer and modem, he should be able to do
|
||||
this.
|
||||
As long as he has access to a computer with a modem, he should be able to
|
||||
do this.
|
||||
|
||||
whats a modem
|
||||
|
||||
It allows you to connect computers over the telephone network.
|
||||
A device that connects computers over the telephone network.
|
||||
|
||||
not sure he has one but i can ask
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -277,11 +285,11 @@ In case he does, he can reach this modem under <phone number> at
|
|||
<pre class="terminal">
|
||||
okay but it might take a couple days
|
||||
|
||||
I can hold out down here for quite a while, don't worry about a couple
|
||||
I can hold out down here for quite a while, don't worry about a few
|
||||
days. I'll be back on this terminal on Friday evening if I don't
|
||||
hear from you or your grandpa before then. Is that okay?
|
||||
hear from you or your grandpa before then.
|
||||
|
||||
are you safe down there
|
||||
are you safe there
|
||||
|
||||
Yes, the bunker seems to be holding up well and I have plenty of food for
|
||||
now. I just wish I could get out of that damned door and see the light of
|
||||
|
|
@ -308,7 +316,6 @@ can we talk tomorrow i have questions
|
|||
We can tal
|
||||
|
||||
LINE DISCONNECTED -
|
||||
|
||||
Tue, 2106-06-01, 20:12
|
||||
|
||||
AgriWorks Login: █
|
||||
|
|
@ -330,10 +337,10 @@ AgriWorks Login: █
|
|||
<p>
|
||||
Annie collects the crumbs of the third cookie that had magically
|
||||
disappeared and eats them. Then, she gets up, takes the piece of paper,
|
||||
and walks back to the stairs. Still thinking about the phrase
|
||||
<span class="quote non-speech">the light of day</span>, she returns to
|
||||
her office. Now, she wants to see it too – out of curiosity.
|
||||
She collects her things and leaves for the day.
|
||||
and returns to her office, still thinking about the phrase
|
||||
<span class="quote non-speech">the light of day</span>. Now, she wants
|
||||
to see it too – out of curiosity. She collects her things and
|
||||
leaves for the day.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Annie closes the door behind herself and locks it. As she takes a breath
|
||||
|
|
@ -343,12 +350,12 @@ AgriWorks Login: █
|
|||
starts walking towards the metro station at the corner. The buildings
|
||||
here are similar to the ones in residential areas – three to four
|
||||
story houses painted in different colors – but they are lacking
|
||||
balconies and, instead of being homes, they mostly house offices. On the
|
||||
balconies and all the lights are out as they mostly house offices. On the
|
||||
other side of the street is an embankment that holds the rails for the
|
||||
metro and beyond that is the outer wall of the dome. The street lights
|
||||
illuminating the area had already switched to the lower brightness for
|
||||
the night giving the area an eerie look. Only a couple times had she
|
||||
seen it like this while staying late for company events.
|
||||
illuminating the area had already dimmed for the night giving the area
|
||||
an eerie look. Only a couple times had she seen it like this while
|
||||
staying late for company events.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Annie reaches the corner. She looks left and right before crossing the
|
||||
|
|
@ -360,7 +367,8 @@ AgriWorks Login: █
|
|||
<span class="quote non-speech">OUT OF ORDER</span>... Hrm.
|
||||
Mildly frustrated, she sits down on one of the benches and and starts
|
||||
rummaging in her bag. She finds her headphones and puts them on. At the
|
||||
end of the cable is her walkman. She presses play and starts listening.
|
||||
other end of the cable is her walkman. She presses play and starts
|
||||
listening.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="copyright">Copyright © 2023-2025 Jan Danielzick (aka. BodgeMaster) – All rights reserved.</p><script>let spans = ["<span class=\"paper green\">", "<span>"]; let pre_texts = document.getElementsByTagName("pre"); for (let i = 0; i < pre_texts.length; i++) {if (pre_texts[i].className != "paper") continue; let lines = pre_texts[i].innerHTML.split("\n"); let result = ""; for (let j = 0; j < lines.length; j++) {if (lines[j].length >= 80) result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + "</span>\n"; else result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + " ".repeat(80-lines[j].length) + "</span>\n";} pre_texts[i].innerHTML = result;}</script></body></html>
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
Loading…
Reference in New Issue