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@ -26,27 +26,28 @@ She pulls it out from behind the terminal. They giggle.
Both end up taking a cookie before stashing the box behind the terminal again. Both end up taking a cookie before stashing the box behind the terminal again.
Annie flips the power switch. The terminal makes a bonk sound and a crackling noise. She feels the hairs on her hand stand up as she inadvertently moves it in front of the screen. Annie flips the power switch. The terminal makes a bonk sound and a crackling noise. She feels the hairs on her hand stand up as she inadvertently moves it in front of the screen.
"Next step..." "Whoa..."
The screen begins to light up.
"I guess this is supposed to happen."
Annie looks at the note again. Annie looks at the note again.
"‘Turn on main power switch on computer’..." "‘Turn on main power switch on computer’...", she mumbles to herself.
She looks at the racks. They are mostly filled with what looks like large drawers with buttons on them. The one in the center is different. It has a bunch of empty panels, some panels with buttons and lights on them, and some other devices. She looks at the racks. They are mostly filled with what looks like large drawers with buttons on them. The one in the center is different. It has a bunch of empty panels, some panels with buttons and lights on them, and some other devices.
"I found you a new floppy disk." Isabelle interrupts her. "I found you a new floppy disk." Isabelle interrupts her.
She pulls a large, square, floppy thing in a paper sleeve out of one of the boxes. She pulls it out of the paper sleeve. Turns out, it’s another sleeve made out of thin plastic with some openings and a black, glossy circle inside. They look back and forth between it and the computer for a moment until Isabelle says: She pulls a large, square, floppy thing in a paper sleeve out of one of the boxes. She pulls it out of the paper sleeve. Turns out, it’s another sleeve made out of thin plastic with some openings and a black, glossy circle inside.
"This could fit in here." "Lucas said to put it in the computer and push a lever down."
She walks up to the center rack and inserts it into one of the devices that have a large, flat slot. They look back and forth between it and the computer for a moment until Isabelle says: "This could fit in here."
*missing: Reaction from Annie* She walks up to the center rack and inserts it into one of the devices that have a large, flat slot and a mechanism in the center. She pushes on the mechanism and it latches.
"The note says to turn on the main power switch..." Annie says while inspecting one of the panels with buttons. "What’s next?"
"Maybe this one?" "The note says to turn on the 'main power switch'", Annie repeats while inspecting one of the panels with buttons.
Isabelle points at a key switch. "Maybe this one?" Isabelle points to a key switch.
"Let’s try." "Let’s try." Annie grabs the keys. One of them fits and turns.
Annie grabs the keys. One of them fits and turns.
Fans come on; they hear the loud noise of air rushing through the computer. Some of the lights and buttons light up. Annie looks at the note again: Fans come on; they hear the loud noise of air rushing through the computer. Some of the lights and buttons light up. Annie looks at the note again:
"‘Spin up boot hard drive’... Lucas has also written here: It’s drive two." "‘Spin up boot hard drive’... Lucas has also written here: 'Drive number 2'"
The two look back at the racks. The two look back at the racks.
"These drawer thingies here have numbers on them, maybe that’s what they mean?" "These drawer thingies here have numbers on them, maybe that’s what they mean?"
Isabelle walks up to number two and presses the power button. It makes a loud clicking noise and they hear a large motor accelerating inside. More clicking and mechanical noises. A light on the drive comes on. Isabelle walks up to number two and presses the power button. It starts blinking. The device makes a loud clicking noise followed by a motor accelerating inside. More clicking and mechanical noises. The power switch lights up.
"The last step on the note is to press ‘reset’ and ‘load’ and to enter something into the terminal. They also wrote down a list of commands that might help us to find and copy the manual, and ‘Good luck!’..." "The last step on the note is to press ‘reset’ and ‘load’ and to enter something into the terminal. They also wrote down a list of commands that might help us to find and copy the manual, and ‘Good luck!’..."
Isabelle pushes the buttons and they walk over to the terminal. Isabelle pushes the buttons and they walk over to the terminal.
@ -54,6 +55,19 @@ Isabelle pushes the buttons and they walk over to the terminal.
*Note: I originally planned to have a section about figuring out the terminal here, assuming I could make it somehow interesting. That said, at this point I’m not sure of the benefit to the story. *Note: I originally planned to have a section about figuring out the terminal here, assuming I could make it somehow interesting. That said, at this point I’m not sure of the benefit to the story.
I tried to do an experiment to see how people who aren’t familiar with the CLI would go about it, but I don’t have any results. I’ll decide if I still want to include something like that when I actually have results.* I tried to do an experiment to see how people who aren’t familiar with the CLI would go about it, but I don’t have any results. I’ll decide if I still want to include something like that when I actually have results.*
After a lot of figuring things out and typing into the terminal - and maybe a couple more cookies disappearing - they somehow manage to find the manual on one of the hard drives and get it onto the floppy disk. They follow the instructions to shut down the computer and Annie puts the floppy disk into her bag. After a lot of typing into the terminal and figuring things out the hard way - and maybe a couple more cookies disappearing - they find the manual on one of the hard drives and manage to get it onto the floppy disk. They follow the instructions to turn the computer off and Annie puts the floppy disk into her bag.
*What immediately follows: One of them has to trip some sort of alarm or they do something stupid that gets the police called on them. Whatever happens, they will have to run and/or take an unconventional way out.* "Shhh." Isabelle gestures for Annie to be quiet. She whispers: "Do you hear that?"
Footsteps. Annie nods. Someone is in the building with them. Opening and closing the door as quietly as possible, they sneak out of the room and back towards the stairs. The footsteps are coming closer.
"Shit", Isabelle whispers.
They turn around and sneak to the other end of the hallway. It opens up into a room filled with crates that has small windows near the ceiling. The footsteps are starting to make their way down the stairs. Annie reaches for one of the windows and opens it as quietly as possible while Isabelle moves one of the crates under it - not quite as quietly. The person on the stairs starts running. Isabelle jumps onto the crate and quickly climbs through the wondow. Annie, trying to follow her example, struggles to get onto the crate. Isabelle helps her out of the window - not a moment too soon.
"Hey, stop!", the man yells at them from inside, "Stay where you are!"
They start running.
"I’m gonna catch you."
Isabelle runs ahead, leading Annie into a dark alley. There, she climbs onto a ledge on the side of a building, pulling Annie up after herself. They continue running on the ledge until reaching a wall at the end of the alley. Isabelle jumps, grabs hold of the railing at the top, pulls herself up, and climbs over it.
"Wait here."
She disappears.
*missing: Annie thoughts*
A moment later, she returns holding a ladder. Annie climbs up and pulls the ladder up after her. Isabelle takes it and stashes it on the other side of the embankment. Annie finds herself between the tracks of the metro. The Central Square station is close by, they run towards it along the tracks. The rails start ringing just as they make their way onto the platform.
Isabelle says with a smirk on her face: "I don’t think he expects us to have a yellow and red getaway vehicle waiting..."