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<h1> Wake Up! </h1>
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<p>
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<span class="quote speech">Ahh fuck!</span> Jack exclaims in pain as he
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<span class="quote speech">Awh fuck!</span> Jack exclaims in pain as he
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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.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Owwowwowwowwoww... Ouch!</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Emergency defrost complete. Entering low power
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mode.</span> announces an automated voice. <br />
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He thinks: <span class="quote non-speech">Get it together, Jack!
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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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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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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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<p>
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Waiting for the painkillers to kick in, Jack stays in his preservation
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Waiting for the painkillers to kick in, he stays in his preservation
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chamber until he is fully awake. As he stands there, looking out of the
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small window in the door, he notices something off. The bunker looks
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different from yesterday - not yesterday! That was years ago, probably
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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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chamber swings aside. Jack steps out into the bunker, breathes the musty
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air, and looks around. The light shining out of his chamber reveals the
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dirty floor. The table and chairs in front of him, as well as the kitchen
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across the room, are covered in dust and all exposed bits of metal have
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air, and looks around. The light shining out of his chamber reveals a
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dirty floor. The table and chairs in front of him as well as the kitchen
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across the room are covered in dust and all exposed bits of metal have
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rust. The red night lights on the ceiling are dimly illuminating the rest
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of the bunker. He looks to the left: The wall is lined with other
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preservation chambers, all but one of them being powered down.
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In the corner is a minicomputer in a half-height rack and next to it a
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teleprinter. Along the rear wall are desks holding a radio, a terminal,
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and some boxes – and above them a phone on the wall – nothing
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out of the ordinary here. He looks to the right: More preservation
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chambers. Instead of a wall, there's the bunker door – door is
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a bit of an understatement, it's a massive gate. A small slither of
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light passes under it. <span class="quote speech">These fucking idiots...
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They didn't reseal it properly.</span>
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In the corner is the minicomputer controlling the bunker, a half-height
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rack filled to the brim with devices, and next to it a teleprinter, a
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computer-controlled typewriter. Along the rear wall are desks holding a
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radio and a terminal, a device with a keyboard and a screen, and above
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them a phone on the wall – nothing out of the ordinary here.
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He looks to the right: More preservation chambers. Instead of a wall,
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there's the bunker door – door is a bit of an understatement,
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it's a massive gate. A small slither of light passes under it.
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<span class="quote speech">These fucking idiots... They didn't
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reseal it properly.</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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He walks over to the door's control panel. The paint is flaking off
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revealing the rust underneath. Jack attempts to press a couple buttons
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but they get stuck and nothing happens.
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<span class="quote speech">Fuck.</span>
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He turns back to the inside of the bunker looking for tools,
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contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple years too soon and
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getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked inside a bunker due
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to a bunch of apparent troglodytes who are unable to close a door
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but they get stuck and nothing happens. A couple expletives and banging
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on the panel later, he turns back to the inside of the bunker looking
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for tools, contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple years
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too soon and getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked inside
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a bunker due to a bunch of apparent troglodytes unable to close a door
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properly... Doesn't matter, too late now.
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</p>
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<p>
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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 opens the boxes on the desks looking for tools. He also rummages
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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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</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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desk lamp. It flickers for a moment and turns off again. He leans over
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the terminal and pushes the power switch – Bonk! At least this
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seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to warm up, he walks
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over to the rack and sits down on the floor in front of it. He inspects
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the status lights on the various devices thinking aloud:
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<span class="quote speech">CPU is idle, serials are idle, cryogenics
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control unit sees one active chamber, primary hard drive is powered up
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– all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down, let's
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change that...</span>
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He pushes the power button and hears the spindle spinning up. The power
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button blinks. There is some intermittent rattling from the drive,
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probably a shot bearing. He hears the platters inside accelerate for an
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unusually long time. Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits for the drive
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to be ready. Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the heads followed by
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a ringing scratching noise. <span class="quote speech">Of course.</span>
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He quickly presses the power button again. The scratching stops and the
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desk lamp. The lamp flickers for a moment and turns off again. He flips
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the switch back and leans over the terminal to turn it on –
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Bonk! At least this seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to
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warm up, he walks over to the rack and sits down on the floor in front
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of it. He inspects the status lights on the various devices, thinking
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aloud: <span class="quote speech">CPU is idle, serials are idle,
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cryogenics control unit sees one active chamber, primary hard drive is
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powered up – all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down,
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let's change that...</span> He pushes the power button and hears
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the spindle motor kick on. The power button blinks. There is some
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intermittent rattling from the drive, probably a shot bearing.
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He hears the platters inside accelerate for an unusually long time.
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Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits for the drive to be ready.
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Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the heads followed by a ringing
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scratching noise. <span class="quote speech">Of course.</span> He
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quickly presses the power button again. The scratching stops and the
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spindle motor turns off, followed by the platters slowly decelerating.
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<span class="quote speech">That's gonna be an ugly head
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crash.</span>
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<span class="quote speech">That's gonna be an ugly head crash.
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No manuals for me, I guess...</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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He gets up and walks over to the phone. Maybe, the lines to
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<span class="quote speech">Welp, that's that.</span> He puts it
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back on the wall.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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TODO: tie this together
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<p>
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In an attempt to find anything useful, he sits down at the terminal and
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logs on.
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</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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Tue, 2106-06-01, 18:01
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$ █
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</pre>
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<p>
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<span class="quote thought">Over a hundred years, hm...</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">So it's been over a hundred years,
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hm...</span> He starts going through the files, hoping he misremembered
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where the manuals were stored, but to no avail, they are gone.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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Outline of missing section(s):
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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Jack checks on the food and clothes and that the kitchen and bathroom
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are in working order and that he really has no tools and manuals
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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he could find things that he could turn into tools but that ofc
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doesn't solve his problem if he doesn't have a manual
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for fixing the door
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Jack tries to dial into a bunch of known modems, finally succeeding
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when reaching AgriWorks
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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"They changed the host name... I wonder if this is still the
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same computer. Lemme try my login... Yup, it is."
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Neotek Dynamics, and more specifically Jack himself, was somehow
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involved in setting that up
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Annie conversation setup (duh)
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</li>
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</ul>
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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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beep beep
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</p>
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<p>
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That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to locate the
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That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to find the
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source of this noise. Everyone else had already gone home and she was
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about to leave as well so this is weird.
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</p>
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beep beep
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</p>
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<p>
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It sounds clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the
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The sound is clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the
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stairs and turns on the lights. She rarely goes to the basement, usually
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just to add to the piles of archived paperwork on the rows of shelves,
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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
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apparently placed there in the absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is
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a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall,
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holding all sorts of tools and cables. Front and center is a terminal...
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holding all sorts of cables and other things. Front and center is a
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terminal...
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</p>
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<p class="heavy">
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BEEP BEEP
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</p>
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<p>
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... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. The terminal is
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a device that looks like kind of a weird TV. It has a screen to display
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text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a flat section with rows of buttons
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with letters and symbols on them. The reception desk has one of these
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things; they always use it to order new office supplies and for other
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important-sounding work...
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... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. She had never
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used one before but taking a quick look can't hurt – and
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besides, this beeping is slowly getting annoying. She walks up to it and
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begins to inspect it... <span class="comment">wording!!</span>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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might want an image of a dumb terminal somewhere
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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might need to drive the point home even harder that the flat part of
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the terminal is a keyboard - Annie may or may not know this
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="heavy">
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BEEP BEEP
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</p>
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<p>
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The text on the terminal blinks. She had never used one before but
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taking a quick look can't hurt...
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... ugh. That's kinda loud. The terminal looks like kind of a weird
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TV. It has a screen to display text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a
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flat section with rows of buttons with letters and symbols on them. The
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reception desk has one of these things; they always use it to order new
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office supplies and for other important-sounding work...
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</p>
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<p class="heavy">
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BEEP BEEP
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</p>
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<p>
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The text on-screen flickers.
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</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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Hello, anyone there?
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</pre>
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<p>
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That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons
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are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. A pile of papers,
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an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and other tools, a
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rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck... A phone! She
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picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Signal might be the wrong
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word in an age where everyone has a radio transceiver in their pocket
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are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. Lots of cables,
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a pile of paper, an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and
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other tools, a rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck...
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A phone! She picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Freizeichen?
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</span> Weird. Maybe it's disconnected. She looks on the floor and,
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sure enough, there is the plug - not for much longer as she finds a
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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
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the terminal again:
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</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises
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<span class="quote speech">That's a bit of a tricky question...
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These cryogenics facilities are outside the dome.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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Missing dialog here:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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needs to explain to the reader that the city is inside a large concrete
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dome under a mountain
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needs to imply that the dome is under a mountain / underground
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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his dad had mentioned it in passing when talking about the old world
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and attempts to overcome the impending doom of humanity
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hint at the fact that the city was built with the
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intention that ppl would return outside when it is safe again
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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explanation of what "cryogenic sleep" is
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</ul>
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<p>
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Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle. What would she tell
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Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world was real? A whole
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world, much bigger than the city, that she had never heard anything but
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rumors about? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed.
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Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world - people could
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survive there? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed.
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</p>
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<p>
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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.
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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TODO: Fix this
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</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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is there anything else i could do for you
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Let me think for a moment.
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......
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..............
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...
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......
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</pre>
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<p>
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More dots followed. A lot more. Then this:
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</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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................................
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Sorry for taking up your time.
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I think I might be able to improvise some tools down here. If I had a
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repair manual for the door, I think, I could get out. Do you think you can
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get your hands on one?
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Yes. I might be able to force the door open if I had a service manual for
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it. Do you think you can get me a copy?
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i dont know where would i find it
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</pre>
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<p class="comment"> service manual </p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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You are in the city under the mountain, right? The dome city?
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</pre>
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<p class="comment">reword this</p>
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<pre class="terminal">
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You are in the city under the mountain, right?
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yes <name of city>
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If memory serves right, there is a library in the city center. They should
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have it. I need the repair manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker
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have it. I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker
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Door.
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yes but how would i get a book to you
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> A Simple Errand </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> A Simple Errand</h1>
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<p class="comment">
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If you are here for reading, skip past the outline.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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Next day, Annie only has to be at work in the afternoon so she goes to
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the library.
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Arrival at the library
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Ask for the manual
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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it's recently been classified due to a bunch of ppl trying to
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leave the dome
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Librarian behind the counter says something like "I have to
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write down your details, let me get the list rq" while
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scribbling a note on her library card, then he winks at her and
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nods to the door
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Annie leaves
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Outside, she hears the Librarian say "Dorothy, she took her
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library card and ran, what do I do?"
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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Annie hurries back to the station and gets on the next train
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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she reads the note on her library card: Meet at xyz metro station,
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10:30 PM
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<span class="quote speech">Next stop: Central Square</span><br />
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Annie looks up. That's the station she has to get off at. She only
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Annie walks down the stairs and steps onto the square. It is brightly
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illuminated by a large glowing sphere made of yellow and brown glass
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tiles, suspended on steel cables that hang from four office complexes
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towering over the rest of the buildings. To the right is the library,
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a large building with a facade of sandstone blocks. The front features
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large pillars and a staircase spanning the entire width of the building
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giving it the look of an ancient temple. The wall behind the pillars has
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multiple rows of windows.
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towering over the rest of the buildings. <span class="comment">Add a more
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detailed description of the general area.</span> To the right is the
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library, a large building with a facade of sandstone blocks. The front
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features large pillars and a staircase spanning the entire width of the
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building giving it the look of an ancient temple. The wall behind the
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pillars has multiple rows of windows.
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</p>
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<p>
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Annie makes her way up the stairs and enters through the large wooden
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<span class="quote speech">I'm afraid, that it has recently been
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classified. There is a note about terrorism in here.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">So there is no way to get it?</span><br />
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He musters her for a second, then he takes the card and scribbles
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something on it before putting it back. <br />
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He musters her for a second, then he takes the card, quickly scribbles
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something on it, and puts it back. <br />
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<span class="quote speech">I can check you against a list of people with
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security clearance. One moment, I'll get it.</span><br />
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He gestures towards the exit. Then, he turns around and walks towards a
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</li>
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<li class="comment">
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the outside world (what happened, assumptions about what is)
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<ul>
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<li class="comment">
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what happened: They came up with an alternative to asbestos.
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Turns out that a precursor to the new material is even more
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dangerous. A massive industrial accident happens.
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At least, the material breaks down over time.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
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There is also a <a href="./notes/">collection of notes</a> that, while not
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particularly well-maintained, might be interesting (in case you missed
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the link: <a href="./notes/">here</a>).
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</p>
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<p>
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Table of Contents:
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</p>
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|
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@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ apocalypse happened or during the time underground. They could show up in
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advertisments or recounts of the situation - or even day-to-day use.
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|
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- Algae Coffee
|
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- Slogan: So good it tastes almost natural
|
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- Slogan: So good it almost tastes natural
|
||||
- Actually works as a coffee replacement
|
||||
- DIY Shelter
|
||||
- would have supplied things like
|
||||
- MREs
|
||||
- pressurized air tanks, compressors, chemical air filters, etc
|
||||
- hazmat suits
|
||||
- Neotek Dynamics' products
|
||||
- bunker doors and security systems
|
||||
- cryogenic preservation chambers
|
||||
- Neotek Dynamics' products
|
||||
- all sorts of bunker equipment and services including the following
|
||||
- bunker doors
|
||||
- security systems
|
||||
- cryogenic preservation chambers
|
||||
- large scale air conditioning and treatment systems
|
||||
- water and waste treatment systems
|
||||
- DIY snowman
|
||||
- Just add snow and a carrot
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -6,38 +6,24 @@ to reflect the current setting when I have real information to fill in.
|
|||
- relatively slow, gradual downfall of civilization - not a fast
|
||||
wipe out event
|
||||
- ppl had time to prepare
|
||||
- humanity discovers a new way to generate nuclear power some time in
|
||||
the 80s
|
||||
- upsides:
|
||||
- moar powar
|
||||
- less waste
|
||||
- comparatively straight-forward to get going
|
||||
- downsides:
|
||||
- absolutely needs to be maintained well
|
||||
- horrible accidents
|
||||
- huge explosions
|
||||
- scatter toxic globs of radioactive chemical sludge
|
||||
- areas where this stuff lands turn into wasteland for centuries
|
||||
or millennia
|
||||
- release some toxic gas that decays slowly over time
|
||||
- power plants of this kind are built everywhere
|
||||
- as accidents happen, ppl cry for alternatives but nobody does anything
|
||||
about it bc it's not economically viable
|
||||
- a bunch of wars happen and a few of the power plants blow up
|
||||
- conventional wars, no MAD scenario
|
||||
- areas are abandoned causing civil wars in other locations due to
|
||||
refugee crisis
|
||||
- in the chaos, more power plants blow up making it difficult to survive
|
||||
at the surface due to contaminated atmosphere
|
||||
- the rest of civilization has to wind down and disappears
|
||||
- story takes place roughly 110 years after the apocalypse
|
||||
- humanity discovers a new, safe alternative to asbestos in the 1970s
|
||||
- problem with it: one of the precursor chemicals is way worse than
|
||||
asbestos itself but its fibers decay within a couple years
|
||||
- an industrial accident in the late 80s causes an ongoing unstoppable
|
||||
reaction producing this material
|
||||
- attempts to contain it fail and the atmosphere gets contaminated
|
||||
- the reaction continues producing the material for at least a decade,
|
||||
possibly even into the early 2000s
|
||||
- most places are completely unsafe to inhabit by 1995
|
||||
- Earth's surface is uninhabitable for decades to come due to the sheer
|
||||
amount of fibers that got released into the atmosphere
|
||||
- story takes place roughly 110 years after the apocalypse
|
||||
- story starts on Tue, 2106-06-01
|
||||
- just enough time for no living memory of the "old world" to survive
|
||||
- slight retro-futurism
|
||||
- for the most part, technology is stuck in the 80s or 90s, but there
|
||||
are some key differences
|
||||
- the underground city has only electric cars
|
||||
- aforementioned nuclear power plants
|
||||
- successful cryogenic preservation
|
||||
- computing is different
|
||||
- home computers are rare - they are similar to early to mid 90s
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -5,38 +5,56 @@
|
|||
Roaring water echoes from somewhere deep below. Annie grabs her bag and
|
||||
goes ahead. The tunnel wall to the right features doors, large gates,
|
||||
and windows that allow a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and
|
||||
control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with rusty
|
||||
walkways connecting to either side, extending into a narrow ravine.
|
||||
She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the railing, and
|
||||
looks around. The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam
|
||||
blocking the ravine. A couple bushes, purple flowers, and a small tree
|
||||
grow on top of it and the wall is partially green from moss. Water flows
|
||||
over the spillway, falling into the depths below where it joins a torrent
|
||||
of water coming from two big pipes at the bottom of the ravine.
|
||||
control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with rusted
|
||||
metal walkways going to either side, extending into a narrow ravine.
|
||||
She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the rusty railing,
|
||||
and looks around. The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam
|
||||
blocking the ravine. A couple bushes, flowers, and a small tree grow
|
||||
there, partially concealing the rusty <span class="comment">armatures?
|
||||
</span> and the wall is green from moss and small ferns. Water flows
|
||||
over the spillway, falling into the depths below where it joins a
|
||||
torrent of water rushing out of two big pipes at the bottom of the
|
||||
ravine. The other walkway leads to a freestanding staircase going all
|
||||
the way down.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
She turns around to see Jack getting a toolbox from the truck bed and
|
||||
James and Michelle waiting next to a door, holding a large box full of
|
||||
random spare parts. She hurries over to them and opens it by pulling a
|
||||
loop of wire through the latch.
|
||||
Jack walks up next to her, grabbing hold of the railing, trying to
|
||||
shake it but it doesn't budge.<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Looks like it's gonna hold.</span><br />
|
||||
He turns to the right and steps onto the walkway before having an idea.
|
||||
He turns to Annie and Michelle:<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Ladies first.</span><br />
|
||||
While Annie is still thinking about a response, Michelle's response
|
||||
is immediate:<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Thanks but you can go ahead.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">You two are lighter though.</span>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="comment">
|
||||
They walk to the dam, look into the windows
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="comment">
|
||||
Some events have changed, this needs to be tied together again.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Annie?</span> Michelle calls
|
||||
<span class="comment">?</span> her. They are standing by one of the doors
|
||||
in the tunnel wall. Jack pulls a wire through the latch and opens it.
|
||||
Inside is the main control room. The wall to the right is lined with
|
||||
metal cabinets that have levers, buttons, dials, and large gauges on
|
||||
metal cabinets that have levers, buttons, switches, and large gauges on
|
||||
them. The wall to the left features a front of windows, allowing a view
|
||||
of the spillway and the top of the dam, below which is a random
|
||||
collection of furniture, primarily desks and chairs. Some of the windows
|
||||
have cracks but, by some miracle, none are broken. The center of the room
|
||||
is taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges
|
||||
that is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick
|
||||
glass pane.
|
||||
of the spillway and the top of the dam. Some of the windows have cracks
|
||||
but somehow none are broken. In front of the windows is a collection of
|
||||
random furniture, mostly desks and chairs. The center of the room is
|
||||
taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges that
|
||||
is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick
|
||||
glass pane. They roam around the room for a moment. Annie looks outside,
|
||||
admiring the flowering lilypads floating in the water that is held back
|
||||
by the dam.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
They set down their things and roam around the room. Out of nowhere,
|
||||
Michelle asks:<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status on that dome city
|
||||
you're building? You guys only have two years to finish that
|
||||
project.</span><br />
|
||||
Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status
|
||||
on that dome city you're building? You guys only have two years to
|
||||
finish that project.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Oh no, I guess we're gonna have to slack
|
||||
less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Look, the power lines are gonna get hooked up
|
||||
|
@ -52,12 +70,12 @@
|
|||
Jack looks at a clipboard that was placed on the control panel on the
|
||||
center console.<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled
|
||||
for 2011 – I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here
|
||||
after <dome city> was closed off.</span><br />
|
||||
for 2011... I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here after
|
||||
<dome city> was closed off.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">It wouldn't surprise me.</span> Annie
|
||||
leans against the center console. <span class="quote speech">Apart from a
|
||||
small group, the entire city is legitimately scared of the outside
|
||||
world.</span><br />
|
||||
turns around and leans against the center console.
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Apart from a small group, the entire city is
|
||||
legitimately scared of the outside world.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">I mean they're probably right, the
|
||||
outside world is dangerous. Look down, by the way.</span><br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Whoa!</span><br />
|
||||
|
@ -65,25 +83,15 @@
|
|||
glass pane. It allows a view down into a hall filled with machinery.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
They look down into it. Water is pouring out of a burst pipe and from
|
||||
the flanges between pipes.<br />
|
||||
They gather around it and look down. The floor is flooded by water
|
||||
rushing out of a burst pipe and spraying out from the flanges of many
|
||||
other pipe sections.<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">It's a miracle this place is still
|
||||
running.</span>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p class="comment">
|
||||
missing section
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Jack walks up to the rusty railing, grabbing it and trying to shake it
|
||||
as hard as he can but it doesn't even rattle.<br />
|
||||
<span class="quote speech">Quality engineering.</span><br />
|
||||
Using the walkway to the right, they get on top of the dam.
|
||||
<span class="comment">And now what?</span>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The other walkway connects to a freestanding staircase leading all the
|
||||
way down.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Jack turns the key and the gate starts to move up, scrathcing and
|
||||
squeeking as it does, revealing a bunch of crates. About half-way
|
||||
|
|
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