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He walks over to the door&apos;s control panel. The paint is flaking off He walks over to the door&apos;s control panel. The paint is flaking off
revealing the rust underneath. Jack attempts to press a couple buttons revealing the rust underneath. Jack attempts to press a couple buttons
but they get stuck and nothing happens. A couple expletives and banging but they get stuck and nothing happens. A bunch of expletives and some
on the panel later, he turns back to the inside of the bunker looking banging on the panel later, he turns back to the inside of the bunker,
for tools, contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple years looking for tools, contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple
too soon and getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked inside years too soon and getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked
a bunker due to a bunch of apparent troglodytes unable to close a door inside a bunker due to a bunch of apparent troglodytes unable to close a
properly... Doesn&apos;t matter, too late now. door properly... Doesn&apos;t matter, too late now.
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<p> <p>
As he passes each of the presevation chambers, he looks into them. Empty, As he passes each of the presevation chambers, he looks into them. Empty,
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improvise.</span> improvise.</span>
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<p> <p>
He returns to the kitchen area and rummages through the drawers to find Jack returns to the kitchen area and rummages through the drawers to find
anything useful. He grabs a fork. <span class="quote speech">Works as a anything useful. He grabs a fork. <span class="quote speech">Works as a
screwdriver, I guess...</span> He proceeds to jam the handle into a screwdriver, I guess...</span> He proceeds to jam the handle into a
screw on one of the kitchen cabinets to see if it will turn. It does screw on one of the kitchen cabinets to see if it will turn. It does
&ndash; barely. Using a slightly rusty knife sharpener &ndash; barely. Using a slightly rusty knife sharpener
<span class="comment">sharpening rod?</span> he begins the long and <span class="comment">sharpening rod?</span> he begins the long and
arduous process of making the fork handle more suitable as a screwdriver, arduous process of making the fork handle more suitable as a screwdriver,
grinding its end over it over and over and over. He does this for a long grinding the end over the sharpener over and over and over. After a
time. Over and over and over. His fingers start to go sore and he stops while, he stops to inspect his work. <span class="quote speech">Meh,
to inspect his work. <span class="quote speech">Meh, could work.</span> could work.</span> He tests it on the kitchen cabinet again.
He tests it on the kitchen cabinet again.
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<p> <p>
His newly gained screwdriver in hand, he walks back to the control panel His newly gained screwdriver in hand, Jack walks back to the control panel
for the door and unscrews it. After a bit of fiddling, the panel lifts for the door and unscrews it. After a bit of fiddling, the panel lifts
out of the niche in the wall, pulling cables out of the box under it. out of the niche in the wall, pulling cables out of the box under it.
Holding the fork by the handle, he bends the <span class="comment"> He grabs the fork by the handle and bends the <span class="comment">
middle? inner?</span> prongs out of the way and attempts to bridge the middle? inner?</span> prongs out of the way to bridge the control
control panel&apos;s switches using the outer prongs. Nothing happens. panel&apos;s switches using the outer prongs. Nothing happens.
<span class="quote speech">Of couse it wasn't gonna be that easy.</span> <span class="quote speech">Of course it wasn't gonna be that easy.</span>
He starts to dig into the wires, attempting to find the fault, but He starts to dig into the wires, attempting to find the fault, but
realizes after a while that the wiring is more complex than expected realizes after a moment that the wiring is more complex than expected
and he has no idea what he&apos;s doing. and he has no idea what he&apos;s doing.
<span class="quote speech">Let&apos;s get the manual for this <span class="quote speech">Let&apos;s get the manual for this
thing...</span> <span class="comment">He probably wouldn&apos;t say it thing...</span> <span class="comment">He probably wouldn&apos;t say it
like that while talking to himself.</span> like that while talking to himself.</span>
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<p> <p>
Jack returns to the desk with the terminal and flips the switch on the Jack walks over to the desk with the terminal and flips the switch on the
desk lamp. It flickers for a moment before turning off again. He flips desk lamp. It flickers for a moment before turning off again. He flips
the switch back and leans over the terminal to turn it on &ndash; the switch back and leans over the terminal to turn it on &ndash;
Bonk! At least this seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to Bonk! At least this seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to