- Following the description Lucas had given, they find their way into a - small room in the basement. They close the door behind themselves and - look around. To the left is a desk with a terminal and a bunch of small - devices connected together using many cables. The wall in front of them - is lined with racks that are almost as tall as the room itself and filled - with computer equipment. To the right is a shelf with boxes. + Following the description Lucas had given, they find their way down to + the basement and into a small room. They close the door behind themselves + and look around. To the left is a desk holding a terminal and a bunch of + small devices. Across from the door is a row of five racks almost as tall + as the room itself, filled with computer equipment. A thick trunk of + cables comes out of a hole in the ceiling and leads to the center rack + where it splits up and the cables connect to a few panels in the top. + To the right is a shelf holding various boxes, stacks of flat, round + cases, and other random things.
Again, request for formatting suggestions below...
+ TODO: change Karl's note -> Karl's
+ notes
I guess this is it. Let's take a look at
- the instructions Karl gave you, Isabelle says in a hushed voice.
+ Karl's note, Isabelle says in a hushed voice.
- Annie pulls the note out of her bag.
- First step is turning on the terminal...
- Hey, Lucas said something about using a new floppy disk, can you search
- for that?
- Annie walks over to the terminal; Isabelle turns to the boxes on the
- shelf. Annie puts the keys on the desk and inspects the terminal for a
- power switch.
+ Annie pulls it out of her bag.
+ It says to find a terminal connected to the
+ computer first... By the way, Lucas said something about taking a new
+ floppy disk from the shelf, can you search for that?
+ Annie goes over to the terminal; Isabelle turns to the boxes. Annie puts
+ the keys on the desk and inspects the terminal for cables.
There's a box with cookies back
here.
- She pulls it out from behind the terminal. They giggle.
+ She pulls it out from behind the terminal.
I want one, says Isabelle.
- Both end up taking a cookie before stashing the box behind the terminal
- again.
+ They giggle. 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 arm stand up as she
- inadvertently moves it in front of the screen.
+ Annie reaches around the side and flips the power switch. The terminal
+ makes a bonk sound and a crackling noise. She feels the hairs on her arm
+ stand up as she inadvertently moves it in front of the screen.
Whoa...
The screen begins to light up.
... I guess this is supposed to happen.
@@ -50,70 +54,71 @@
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.
+ It has a bunch of panels with all sorts of cables plugged into them, most
+ of which are part of the trunk from the ceiling. Below that are a couple
+ panels with buttons and lights, and a few other devices.
I found you a new floppy disk. Isabelle
interrupts her.
She pulls a large, square, floppy thing, half-wrapped in a paper sleeve,
- out of one of the boxes. She pulls the paper sleeve off. Turns out,
- it's another sleeve made out of thin plastic with some openings
- that were previously covered by the paper. They reveal parts of the thin
- black circle inside.
+ out of one of the boxes. She lifts it out of the sleeve. Turns out,
+ it's another sleeve made of thin plastic with openings that
+ were previously covered by the paper. The openings reveal something black
+ and shiny.
Lucas said to put it in the computer and push
a lever down.
They look back and forth between the floppy disk and the computer until
- Isabelle points to a device in the center rack with a large, flat slot
- and says:
+ Isabelle points to a device in the center rack with a large, flat slot.
+
It could fit in there.
- She walks up to it and inserts the disk. Then, she pushes on the
- mechanism in the center of the slot. It latches in place.
+ She walks up to it and pushes the disk into it. It fits perfectly. Then,
+ she pushes on the mechanism in the center of the slot. It latches in
+ place.
What's next?
- The note says to turn on the 'main power
- switch', Annie repeats while inspecting one of the panels
- with buttons.
- Maybe this one?
+ The note says to turn on the
+ main power switch –
+ Annie repeats while inspecting one of the panels with buttons –
+ Maybe this one?
She points at a key switch.
- Let's try.
- Isabelle hands her the keys. One of them fits and turns.
+ Only one way to find out.
+ Isabelle picks up the keys and hands them to her. 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:
- ‘Spin up boot hard drive'... Lucas
- has also written here: 'Number 2'
+ Spin up boot
+ drive... Lucas has also written here:
+ HDD number two
The two look back at the racks.
These drawer thingies here have numbers on
them, maybe that's what they mean?
- Isabelle presses the power button on number two. It starts blinking.
- The device makes a loud clonk noise followed by a motor accelerating
- inside. Clicking and more mechanical noises. The power switch stops
- blinking and stays lit up.
+ Isabelle presses the power button on number two. It lights up and the
+ button next to it starts blinking. She presses it. The device makes a
+ loud clonk noise followed by a motor accelerating inside. Clicking and
+ more mechanical noises. The button stops blinking and stays lit 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!'...
+ find and copy the manual, and
+ Good luck!...
Isabelle pushes the buttons and they walk over to the terminal.
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 back into its sleeve. -
-- might want to add that Annie takes the disk out of the drive before - putting it back into its sleeve + 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 takes the disk out of the computer.
Shhh.
Isabelle gestures for Annie to be quiet. She whispers:
Do you hear that?
- Footsteps. Annie nods. Someone is in the building - and probably heard
- them. Quickly, she puts the disk into her bag.
+ Footsteps. Annie nods. Someone is in the building – and probably
+ heard them. Quickly, she puts the disk into her bag.
Opening and closing the door as quietly as possible, they sneak out of
@@ -124,36 +129,38 @@
into a room filled with crates that has small windows near the ceiling.
The footsteps are making 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
+ pushes 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 window. Annie, trying to follow her example,
struggles for a moment to get onto the crate. After she finally manages
to get up, Isabelle pulls her through the window - not a moment too soon.
You, stop!,
- rephrase?? a man yells at them from inside,
+ rephrase!! a 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. She climbs onto a
- ledge on the side of a building, pulling Annie up after herself. They
+ ledge on the side of a building, helping 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.
Annie looks around nervously. What if she was caught now?
- A moment later, Isabelle returns holding a ladder. Annie climbs up and
- pulls the ladder up after herself. 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. Just as they make their way onto the platform, the
- rails start ringing.
+ A moment later, Isabelle returns with a ladder. Annie climbs up and
+ pulls it up after herself. Isabelle takes it and stashes it on the other
+ side of the embankment. They find themselves on the metro tracks.
+ Annie looks around nervously.
+ We need to get off of here.
+ It's fine, we'll hear any approaching
+ train long before we see it. Isabelle points towards a close by
+ station and says Central Square.
+ They run towards it along the tracks. Just as they make their way onto
+ the platform, the rails start ringing.
Isabelle says with a smirk on her face:
- I don't think he expects our getaway
- vehicle to be yellow and red...
- alternative wording: Ketchup and mustard express
- XD
+ I don't think he expects us to have a
+ getaway vehicle...
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