02 Unlikely Encounter: Attempt to fix some of the problems that arise from this not being the first chapter anymore

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beep beep beep beep
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to locate the That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to find the
source of this noise. Everyone else had already gone home and she was source of this noise. Everyone else had already gone home and she was
about to leave as well so this is weird. about to leave as well so this is weird.
</p> </p>
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beep beep beep beep
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
It sounds clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the The sound is clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the
stairs and turns on the lights. She rarely goes to the basement, usually stairs and turns on the lights. She rarely goes to the basement, usually
just to add to the piles of archived paperwork on the rows of shelves, just to add to the piles of archived paperwork on the rows of shelves,
but she had no idea there was anything other than the archive down here. but she had no idea there was anything other than the archive down here.
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leather chair in front of it. Next to the chair is a floor lamp that was leather chair in front of it. Next to the chair is a floor lamp that was
apparently placed there in the absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is apparently placed there in the absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is
a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall, a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall,
holding all sorts of tools and cables. Front and center is a terminal... holding all sorts of cables and other things. Front and center is a
terminal...
</p> </p>
<p class="heavy"> <p class="heavy">
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. The terminal is ... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. She had never
a device that looks like kind of a weird TV. It has a screen to display used one before but taking a quick look can&apos;t hurt &ndash; and
text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a flat section with rows of buttons besides, this beeping is slowly getting annoying. She walks up to it and
with letters and symbols on them. The reception desk has one of these begins to inspect it... <span class="comment">wording!!</span>
things; they always use it to order new office supplies and for other
important-sounding work...
</p> </p>
<ul>
<li class="comment">
might want an image of a dumb terminal somewhere
</li>
<li class="comment">
might need to drive the point home even harder that the flat part of
the terminal is a keyboard - Annie may or may not know this
</li>
</ul>
<p class="heavy"> <p class="heavy">
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
The text on the terminal blinks. She had never used one before but ... ugh. That&apos;s kinda loud. The terminal looks like kind of a weird
taking a quick look can&apos;t hurt... 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.
</p> </p>
<pre class="terminal"> <pre class="terminal">
Hello, anyone there? Hello, anyone there?
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</pre> </pre>
<p> <p>
That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons
are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. A pile of papers, are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. Lots of cables,
an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and other tools, a a pile of paper, an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and
rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck... A phone! She other tools, a rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck...
picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Signal might be the wrong A phone! She picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Freizeichen?
word in an age where everyone has a radio transceiver in their pocket
</span> Weird. Maybe it&apos;s disconnected. She looks on the floor and, </span> Weird. Maybe it&apos;s disconnected. She looks on the floor and,
sure enough, there is the plug - not for much longer as she finds a 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 phone socket and plugs it in. Strange electrical noises. She tries to
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the terminal. She drops the receiver back on the cradle and types into the terminal. She drops the receiver back on the cradle and types into
the terminal again: the terminal again:
</p> </p>
<pre class="terminal"> <pre class="terminal">
i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises
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<span class="quote speech">That&apos;s a bit of a tricky question... <span class="quote speech">That&apos;s a bit of a tricky question...
These cryogenics facilities are outside the dome.</span> These cryogenics facilities are outside the dome.</span>
</p> </p>
<p class="comment">
Missing dialog here:
</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li class="comment"> <li class="comment">
needs to explain to the reader that the city is inside a large concrete needs to imply that the dome is under a mountain / underground
dome under a mountain
</li> </li>
<li class="comment"> <li class="comment">
his dad had mentioned it in passing when talking about the old world hint at the fact that the city was built with the
and attempts to overcome the impending doom of humanity intention that ppl would return outside when it is safe again
</li> </li>
<li class="comment"> <li class="comment">
explanation of what &quot;cryogenic sleep&quot; is explanation of what &quot;cryogenic sleep&quot; is
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</ul> </ul>
<p> <p>
Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle. What would she tell Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle. What would she tell
Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world was real? A whole Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world - people could
world, much bigger than the city, that she had never heard anything but survive there? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed.
rumors about? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
Annie ponders over what she had just learned for a moment, then she gets Annie ponders over what she had just learned for a moment, then she gets
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really is nothing she could do about it. really is nothing she could do about it.
</p> </p>
<p class="comment">
TODO: Fix this
</p>
<pre class="terminal"> <pre class="terminal">
is there anything else i could do for you is there anything else i could do for you
Let me think for a moment. Yes. I might be able to force the door open if I had a service manual for
...... it. Do you think you can get me a copy?
..............
...
......
</pre>
<p>
More dots followed. A lot more. Then this:
</p>
<pre class="terminal">
................................
Sorry for taking up your time.
I think I might be able to improvise some tools down here. If I had a
repair manual for the door, I think, I could get out. Do you think you can
get your hands on one?
i dont know where would i find it i dont know where would i find it
</pre>
<p class="comment"> service manual </p> You are in the city under the mountain, right?
<pre class="terminal">
You are in the city under the mountain, right? The dome city?
</pre>
<p class="comment">reword this</p>
<pre class="terminal">
yes &lt;name of city&gt; yes &lt;name of city&gt;
If memory serves right, there is a library in the city center. They should If memory serves right, there is a library in the city center. They should
have it. I need the repair manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker have it. I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker
Door. Door.
yes but how would i get a book to you yes but how would i get a book to you