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wakes up. He has a terrible headache. While moving his hands up to hold
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his head, he realizes that his entire body hurts.
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<span class="quote speech">Owowowww... Ouch!</span><br />
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An automated voice announces: <span class="quote speech">Emergency
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An automated voice comes on: <span class="quote speech">Emergency
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defrost complete. Entering low power mode.</span><br />
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Jack thinks: <span class="quote non-speech">Get it together, Jack!
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He thinks: <span class="quote non-speech">Get it together, Jack!
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You knew this was gonna happen. You have trained for this. Where are the
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meds again? ...</span>
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</p>
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different from yesterday - not yesterday! That was years ago, probably
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decades... Besides the point. It looks different. Not just
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<span class="quote non-speech">things have moved around</span> different,
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it has the vibe of a full-on lost place. Unexpected but whatever...
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it gives off the vibe of a full-on lost place. Unexpected but whatever...
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</p>
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<p>
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The pressurized air hisses in the lines as the door of the preservation
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until I find a way out of here — should be fine...</span><br />
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He continues past the remaining empty chambers to the back of the bunker.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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Jack notices the toolbox is missing.
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Jack opens the drawers on the desks looking for tools. He also rummages
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through the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen area.
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After finding some object that he could use as a screwdriver, he returns
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to the door, taking off the control panel. He realizes that he has no
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idea what he's doing so he attempts (and fails) to get the manual from
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the computer.
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<p>
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Jack opens the cabinets under each of the desks while talking to himself:
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<span class="quote speech">Where is that fucking toolbox?</span>
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<span class="comment">Do we have an alternative expletive to use?</span>
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Well, it isn't there. He continues with the kitchen area. Still
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nothing. He enters the bathroom through a door next to the kitchen area.
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Nope, not here either. <span class="quote speech">Welp, time to
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improvise.</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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He returns to the kitchen area and rummages through the drawers to find
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anything useful. He grabs a fork. <span class="quote speech">Works as a
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screwdriver, I guess...</span> He proceeds to jam the handle into a
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screw on one of the kitchen cabinets to see if it will turn. It does
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– barely. Using a slightly rusty knife sharpener
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<span class="comment">Wetzstahl?</span> he begins the long and arduous
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process of making the fork handle more suitable as a screwdriver,
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grinding its end over it over and over and over. He does this for a long
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time. Over and over and over. His fingers start to go sore and he stops
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to inspect his work. <span class="quote speech">Meh, could work.</span>
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He tests it on the kitchen cabinet again.
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</p>
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<p>
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His newly gained screwdriver in hand, he walks back to the control panel
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for the door and unscrews it. After a bit of fiddling, the panel lifts
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off the wall, pulling cables out of the box behind it. Jack holds the
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fork by the handle and bends the <span class="comment"> middle?
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inner?</span> prongs out of the way and attempts to bridge the control
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panel's switches using the outer prongs. Nothing happens.
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<span class="quote speech">Of couse it wasn't gonna be that easy.</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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He starts to dig into the wires, attempting to find the fault. After a
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while, he realizes that the wiring is more complex than expected and he
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has no idea what he's doing. <span class="quote speech">Let's
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get the manual for this thing...</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Jack returns to the desk with the terminal. He flips the switch on the
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> Telescope </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><a href="index.html"><button class="back"><</button></a>
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<h1>Telescope</h1>
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<p>
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Michelle says: <span class="quote speech">I know the way.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Wanna drive?</span> <span class="comment">make
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it clear that Jack says this</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Sure.</span><br />
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The four of them get in the truck and she pulls onto the road in front of
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the bunker.<br />
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James asks: <span class="quote speech">How far is it?</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">A decent bit. About an hour if the highway is
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in good shape.</span> She turns right at an intersection onto the
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on-ramp <span class="comment">Is that a word? I'm 80% sure...</span>
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of said highway.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">We're gonna find out very soon...</span>
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she adds.
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</p>
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<p>
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The highway has potholes and is partially overgrown but its condition is
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somehow good enough to drive fast. Michelle floors it and the city
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outskirts fly by. Within a couple minutes, they make it out of Ivydale,
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leaving its valley behind. The mountains make way for an area of plains.
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Michelle takes an exit onto another highway. The large, rusty signs above
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the road still indicate the proximity of Sentinel Shores where they
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haven't faded completely.
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</p>
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<p>
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The highway takes them north, around the western part of Ivydale's
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lower side. After a while, they approach Sentinel Shores and Michelle
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takes an exit onto a rural road. The observatory is located on a hill
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ahead of them. It's a small group of buildings around a large round
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building with a dome for a roof. Off to the side is a group of four
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towers, three of them still holding small geodesic domes.
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</p>
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<p>
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Michelle parks the truck on what remains of the large paved area between
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the buildings and they get out. Trees and bushes grow all over the place,
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some even out of the windows of the buildings.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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What now? They start exploring but where to they begin?
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</p>
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<p class="copyright">Copyright © 2023 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++) {result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + " ".repeat(80-lines[j].length) + "</span>\n";} pre_texts[i].innerHTML = result;}</script></body></html>
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<span class="quote speech">Good night</span>.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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missing section
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missing section (and maybe a missing chapter of Jack getting the radio)
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</p>
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<p>
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<span class="quote speech">Jack is gone</span>, Annie notices while
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entering the bus. She goes to the kitchen area.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">There's a note on the table: "Will
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be back at 6:30"</span><br />
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Michelle looks at her watch.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">It <i>is</i> 6:30.</span><br />
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Michelle looks at her watch. <span class="quote speech">It <i>is</i>
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6:30.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">I guess there's nothing to do but wait.
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He'll show up soon enough.</span> James chimes in.<br />
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They place their bags full of found goodies on the floor and sit down
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</p>
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<p>
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After a while, they hear a fast car approaching. Looking outside, they
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see an oldtimer <zoom> by. A moment later, it returns, braking so
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hard that it leaves tire marks on the road. Jack gets out and waves at
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them. He turns off the engine and walks to the front of the bus. Annie
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opens the door.<br />
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see an oldtimer <span class="comment">zoom</span> by. Michelle says:
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<span class="quote speech">That's him.</span> A moment later, the
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car returns, braking so hard it leaves tire marks on the road. Jack gets
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out and waves at them. He turns off the engine and walks to the front of
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the bus. Annie opens the door.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Where have you been?</span><br />
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<span class="comment">Jack has misremembered where they parked the bus so
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he was searching for them.</span>
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<span class="quote speech">I went on my own little adventure and may or
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may not have forgotten where the bus was parked.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Didn't you go to sleep?</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Well yeah... And then I had a dream that
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inspired me to go looking for a radio.</span> He points to the car he
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arrived in. <span class="quote speech">It's in the trunk.</span><br />
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<span class="comment">said dream is him running a radio station talking
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to Emily</span><br />
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Michelle facepalms. Annie and James look at both of them in confusion.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Is it one of these radios?</span> Michelle
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makes a gesture like turning a dial.<br />
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<span class="comment">Yes, it is. Make this clear when Jack picks it
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up.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="copyright">Copyright © 2023 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++) {result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + " ".repeat(80-lines[j].length) + "</span>\n";} pre_texts[i].innerHTML = result;}</script></body></html>
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