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|  | @ -2,18 +2,18 @@ | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <h1> Wake Up! </h1> | <h1> Wake Up! </h1> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Ahh fuck!</span> Jack exclaims in pain as he |   <span class="quote speech">Awh fuck!</span> Jack exclaims in pain as he | ||||||
|   wakes up. He has a terrible headache. While moving his hands up to hold |   wakes up. He has a terrible headache. While moving his hands up to hold | ||||||
|   his head, he realizes that his entire body hurts.<br /> |   his head, he realizes that his entire body hurts. | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Owwowwowwowwoww... Ouch!</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">Owowowww... Ouch!</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Emergency defrost complete. Entering low power |   An automated voice announces: <span class="quote speech">Emergency | ||||||
|   mode.</span> announces an automated voice. <br /> |   defrost complete. Entering low power mode.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   He thinks: <span class="quote non-speech">Get it together, Jack! |   Jack thinks: <span class="quote non-speech">Get it together, Jack! | ||||||
|   You knew this was gonna happen. You have trained for this. Where are the |   You knew this was gonna happen. You have trained for this. Where are the | ||||||
|   meds again? ...</span> |   meds again? ...</span> | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Waiting for the painkillers to kick in, Jack stays in his preservation |   Waiting for the painkillers to kick in, he stays in his preservation | ||||||
|   chamber until he is fully awake. As he stands there, looking out of the |   chamber until he is fully awake. As he stands there, looking out of the | ||||||
|   small window in the door, he notices something off. The bunker looks |   small window in the door, he notices something off. The bunker looks | ||||||
|   different from yesterday - not yesterday! That was years ago, probably |   different from yesterday - not yesterday! That was years ago, probably | ||||||
|  | @ -24,30 +24,31 @@ | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   The pressurized air hisses in the lines as the door of the preservation |   The pressurized air hisses in the lines as the door of the preservation | ||||||
|   chamber swings aside. Jack steps out into the bunker, breathes the musty |   chamber swings aside. Jack steps out into the bunker, breathes the musty | ||||||
|   air, and looks around. The light shining out of his chamber reveals the |   air, and looks around. The light shining out of his chamber reveals a | ||||||
|   dirty floor. The table and chairs in front of him, as well as the kitchen |   dirty floor. The table and chairs in front of him as well as the kitchen | ||||||
|   across the room, are covered in dust and all exposed bits of metal have |   across the room are covered in dust and all exposed bits of metal have | ||||||
|   rust. The red night lights on the ceiling are dimly illuminating the rest |   rust. The red night lights on the ceiling are dimly illuminating the rest | ||||||
|   of the bunker. He looks to the left: The wall is lined with other |   of the bunker. He looks to the left: The wall is lined with other | ||||||
|   preservation chambers, all but one of them being powered down. |   preservation chambers, all but one of them being powered down. | ||||||
|   In the corner is a minicomputer in a half-height rack and next to it a |   In the corner is the minicomputer controlling the bunker, a half-height | ||||||
|   teleprinter. Along the rear wall are desks holding a radio, a terminal, |   rack filled to the brim with devices, and next to it a teleprinter, a | ||||||
|   and some boxes – and above them a phone on the wall – nothing |   computer-controlled typewriter. Along the rear wall are desks holding a | ||||||
|   out of the ordinary here. He looks to the right: More preservation |   radio and a terminal, a device with a keyboard and a screen, and above | ||||||
|   chambers. Instead of a wall, there's the bunker door – door is |   them a phone on the wall – nothing out of the ordinary here. | ||||||
|   a bit of an understatement, it's a massive gate. A small slither of |   He looks to the right: More preservation chambers. Instead of a wall, | ||||||
|   light passes under it. <span class="quote speech">These fucking idiots... |   there's the bunker door – door is a bit of an understatement, | ||||||
|   They didn't reseal it properly.</span> |   it's a massive gate. A small slither of light passes under it. | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">These fucking idiots... They didn't | ||||||
|  |   reseal it properly.</span> | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   He walks over to the door's control panel. The paint is flaking off |   He walks over to the door'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. |   but they get stuck and nothing happens. A couple expletives and banging | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Fuck.</span> |   on the panel later, he turns back to the inside of the bunker looking | ||||||
|   He turns back to the inside of the bunker looking for tools, |   for tools, contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple years | ||||||
|   contemplating the tradeoff between waking up a couple years too soon and |   too soon and getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked inside | ||||||
|   getting slowly poisoned by the air, and being locked inside a bunker due |   a bunker due to a bunch of apparent troglodytes unable to close a door | ||||||
|   to a bunch of apparent troglodytes who are unable to close a door |  | ||||||
|   properly... Doesn't matter, too late now. |   properly... Doesn't matter, too late now. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|  | @ -63,7 +64,8 @@ | ||||||
|   He continues past the remaining empty chambers to the back of the bunker. |   He continues past the remaining empty chambers to the back of the bunker. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> | <p class="comment"> | ||||||
|   Jack opens the boxes on the desks looking for tools. He also rummages |   Jack notices the toolbox is missing. | ||||||
|  |   Jack opens the drawers on the desks looking for tools. He also rummages | ||||||
|   through the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen area. |   through the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen area. | ||||||
|   After finding some object that he could use as a screwdriver, he returns |   After finding some object that he could use as a screwdriver, he returns | ||||||
|   to the door, taking off the control panel. He realizes that he has no |   to the door, taking off the control panel. He realizes that he has no | ||||||
|  | @ -72,25 +74,25 @@ | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Jack returns to the desk with the terminal. He flips the switch on the |   Jack returns to the desk with the terminal. He flips the switch on the | ||||||
|   desk lamp. It flickers for a moment and turns off again. He leans over |   desk lamp. The lamp flickers for a moment and turns off again. He flips | ||||||
|   the terminal and pushes the power switch – Bonk! At least this |   the switch back and leans over the terminal to turn it on – | ||||||
|   seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to warm up, he walks |   Bonk! At least this seems to work. While waiting for the picture tube to | ||||||
|   over to the rack and sits down on the floor in front of it. He inspects |   warm up, he walks over to the rack and sits down on the floor in front | ||||||
|   the status lights on the various devices thinking aloud: |   of it. He inspects the status lights on the various devices, thinking | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">CPU is idle, serials are idle, cryogenics |   aloud: <span class="quote speech">CPU is idle, serials are idle, | ||||||
|   control unit sees one active chamber, primary hard drive is powered up |   cryogenics control unit sees one active chamber, primary hard drive is | ||||||
|   – all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down, let's |   powered up – all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down, | ||||||
|   change that...</span> |   let's change that...</span> He pushes the power button and hears | ||||||
|   He pushes the power button and hears the spindle spinning up. The power |   the spindle motor kick on. The power button blinks. There is some | ||||||
|   button blinks. There is some intermittent rattling from the drive, |   intermittent rattling from the drive, probably a shot bearing. | ||||||
|   probably a shot bearing. He hears the platters inside accelerate for an |   He hears the platters inside accelerate for an unusually long time. | ||||||
|   unusually long time. Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits for the drive |   Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits for the drive to be ready. | ||||||
|   to be ready. Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the heads followed by |   Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the heads followed by a ringing | ||||||
|   a ringing scratching noise. <span class="quote speech">Of course.</span> |   scratching noise. <span class="quote speech">Of course.</span> He | ||||||
|   He quickly presses the power button again. The scratching stops and the |   quickly presses the power button again. The scratching stops and the | ||||||
|   spindle motor turns off, followed by the platters slowly decelerating. |   spindle motor turns off, followed by the platters slowly decelerating. | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">That's gonna be an ugly head |   <span class="quote speech">That's gonna be an ugly head crash. | ||||||
|   crash.</span> |   No manuals for me, I guess...</span> | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   He gets up and walks over to the phone. Maybe, the lines to |   He gets up and walks over to the phone. Maybe, the lines to | ||||||
|  | @ -101,8 +103,9 @@ | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Welp, that's that.</span> He puts it |   <span class="quote speech">Welp, that's that.</span> He puts it | ||||||
|   back on the wall. |   back on the wall. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> | <p> | ||||||
|   TODO: tie this together |   In an attempt to find anything useful, he sits down at the terminal and | ||||||
|  |   logs on. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> | <pre class="terminal"> | ||||||
| Tue, 2106-06-01, 18:01 | Tue, 2106-06-01, 18:01 | ||||||
|  | @ -115,41 +118,9 @@ Welcome to INUX! | ||||||
| $ █ | $ █ | ||||||
| </pre> | </pre> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote thought">Over a hundred years, hm...</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">So it's been over a hundred years, | ||||||
|  |   hm...</span> He starts going through the files, hoping he misremembered | ||||||
|  |   where the manuals were stored, but to no avail, they are gone. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|   Outline of missing section(s): |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <ul> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Jack checks on the food and clothes and that the kitchen and bathroom |  | ||||||
|     are in working order and that he really has no tools and manuals |  | ||||||
|     <ul> |  | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|         he could find things that he could turn into tools but that ofc |  | ||||||
|         doesn't solve his problem if he doesn't have a manual |  | ||||||
|         for fixing the door |  | ||||||
|       </li> |  | ||||||
|     </ul> |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Jack tries to dial into a bunch of known modems, finally succeeding |  | ||||||
|     when reaching AgriWorks |  | ||||||
|     <ul> |  | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|         "They changed the host name... I wonder if this is still the |  | ||||||
|         same computer. Lemme try my login... Yup, it is." |  | ||||||
|       </li> |  | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|         Neotek Dynamics, and more specifically Jack himself, was somehow |  | ||||||
|         involved in setting that up |  | ||||||
|       </li> |  | ||||||
|     </ul> |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Annie conversation setup (duh) |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
| </ul> |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| <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> | <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> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -11,7 +11,7 @@ | ||||||
|   beep beep |   beep beep | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to locate the |   That came from the hallway. She steps outside her office to find the | ||||||
|   source of this noise. Everyone else had already gone home and she was |   source of this noise. Everyone else had already gone home and she was | ||||||
|   about to leave as well so this is weird. |   about to leave as well so this is weird. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
|  | @ -32,7 +32,7 @@ | ||||||
|   beep beep |   beep beep | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   It sounds clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the |   The sound is clearer, it comes from down there. Annie walks down the | ||||||
|   stairs and turns on the lights. She rarely goes to the basement, usually |   stairs and turns on the lights. She rarely goes to the basement, usually | ||||||
|   just to add to the piles of archived paperwork on the rows of shelves, |   just to add to the piles of archived paperwork on the rows of shelves, | ||||||
|   but she had no idea there was anything other than the archive down here. |   but she had no idea there was anything other than the archive down here. | ||||||
|  | @ -56,34 +56,33 @@ | ||||||
|   leather chair in front of it. Next to the chair is a floor lamp that was |   leather chair in front of it. Next to the chair is a floor lamp that was | ||||||
|   apparently placed there in the absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is |   apparently placed there in the absence of a desk lamp. The desk itself is | ||||||
|   a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall, |   a mess, apart from a neatly organized row of books towards the wall, | ||||||
|   holding all sorts of tools and cables. Front and center is a terminal... |   holding all sorts of cables and other things. Front and center is a | ||||||
|  |   terminal... | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p class="heavy"> | <p class="heavy"> | ||||||
|   BEEP BEEP |   BEEP BEEP | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   ... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. The terminal is |   ... and apparently it is the source of the beep sound. She had never | ||||||
|   a device that looks like kind of a weird TV. It has a screen to display |   used one before but taking a quick look can't hurt – and | ||||||
|   text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a flat section with rows of buttons |   besides, this beeping is slowly getting annoying. She walks up to it and | ||||||
|   with letters and symbols on them. The reception desk has one of these |   begins to inspect it... <span class="comment">wording!!</span> | ||||||
|   things; they always use it to order new office supplies and for other |  | ||||||
|   important-sounding work... |  | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <ul> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     might want an image of a dumb terminal somewhere |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     might need to drive the point home even harder that the flat part of |  | ||||||
|     the terminal is a keyboard - Annie may or may not know this |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
| </ul> |  | ||||||
| <p class="heavy"> | <p class="heavy"> | ||||||
|   BEEP BEEP |   BEEP BEEP | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   The text on the terminal blinks. She had never used one before but |   ... ugh. That's kinda loud. The terminal looks like kind of a weird | ||||||
|   taking a quick look can't hurt... |   TV. It has a screen to display text, a couple adjustment knobs, and a | ||||||
|  |   flat section with rows of buttons with letters and symbols on them. The | ||||||
|  |   reception desk has one of these things; they always use it to order new | ||||||
|  |   office supplies and for other important-sounding work... | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p class="heavy"> | ||||||
|  |   BEEP BEEP | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   The text on-screen flickers. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> | <pre class="terminal"> | ||||||
| Hello, anyone there? | Hello, anyone there? | ||||||
|  | @ -124,11 +123,10 @@ Thank you. Appreciate it. | ||||||
| </pre> | </pre> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons |   That took a while to... type?... Is that the word? The rows of buttons | ||||||
|   are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. A pile of papers, |   are arranged in a strange order... Annie looks around. Lots of cables, | ||||||
|   an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and other tools, a |   a pile of paper, an empty cup, some pens and pencils, a screwdriver and | ||||||
|   rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck... A phone! She |   other tools, a rubber duck - what an odd place to find a rubber duck... | ||||||
|   picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Signal might be the wrong |   A phone! She picks it up - no signal. <span class="comment">Freizeichen? | ||||||
|   word in an age where everyone has a radio transceiver in their pocket |  | ||||||
|   </span> Weird. Maybe it's disconnected. She looks on the floor and, |   </span> Weird. Maybe it's disconnected. She looks on the floor and, | ||||||
|   sure enough, there is the plug - not for much longer as she finds a |   sure enough, there is the plug - not for much longer as she finds a | ||||||
|   phone socket and plugs it in. Strange electrical noises. She tries to |   phone socket and plugs it in. Strange electrical noises. She tries to | ||||||
|  | @ -136,7 +134,6 @@ Thank you. Appreciate it. | ||||||
|   the terminal. She drops the receiver back on the cradle and types into |   the terminal. She drops the receiver back on the cradle and types into | ||||||
|   the terminal again: |   the terminal again: | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> | <pre class="terminal"> | ||||||
| i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises | i cant call anyone the phone is only making weird noises | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | @ -193,17 +190,13 @@ AgriWorks Login: █ | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">That's a bit of a tricky question... |   <span class="quote speech">That's a bit of a tricky question... | ||||||
|   These cryogenics facilities are outside the dome.</span> |   These cryogenics facilities are outside the dome.</span> | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|   Missing dialog here: |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <ul> | <ul> | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |   <li class="comment"> | ||||||
|    needs to explain to the reader that the city is inside a large concrete |    needs to imply that the dome is under a mountain / underground | ||||||
|    dome under a mountain |  | ||||||
|   </li> |   </li> | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |   <li class="comment"> | ||||||
|     his dad had mentioned it in passing when talking about the old world |     hint at the fact that the city was built with the | ||||||
|     and attempts to overcome the impending doom of humanity |     intention that ppl would return outside when it is safe again | ||||||
|   </li> |   </li> | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |   <li class="comment"> | ||||||
|     explanation of what "cryogenic sleep" is |     explanation of what "cryogenic sleep" is | ||||||
|  | @ -214,9 +207,8 @@ AgriWorks Login: █ | ||||||
| </ul> | </ul> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle. What would she tell |   Slowly, she sets the receiver back on the cradle. What would she tell | ||||||
|   Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world was real? A whole |   Jack? What could she do for him? And the outside world - people could | ||||||
|   world, much bigger than the city, that she had never heard anything but |   survive there? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed. | ||||||
|   rumors about? She looks at the terminal but nothing had changed. |  | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Annie ponders over what she had just learned for a moment, then she gets |   Annie ponders over what she had just learned for a moment, then she gets | ||||||
|  | @ -251,39 +243,23 @@ Hm. Okay... | ||||||
|   really is nothing she could do about it. |   really is nothing she could do about it. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | <p class="comment"> | ||||||
|  |   TODO: Fix this | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> | <pre class="terminal"> | ||||||
| is there anything else i could do for you | is there anything else i could do for you | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| Let me think for a moment. | Yes. I might be able to force the door open if I had a service manual for | ||||||
| ...... | it. Do you think you can get me a copy? | ||||||
| .............. |  | ||||||
| ... |  | ||||||
| ...... |  | ||||||
| </pre> |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   More dots followed. A lot more. Then this: |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> |  | ||||||
| ................................ |  | ||||||
| Sorry for taking up your time. |  | ||||||
| I think I might be able to improvise some tools down here. If I had a |  | ||||||
| repair manual for the door, I think, I could get out. Do you think you can |  | ||||||
| get your hands on one? |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| i dont know  where would i find it | i dont know  where would i find it | ||||||
| </pre> | 
 | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> service manual </p> | You are in the city under the mountain, right? | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> | 
 | ||||||
| You are in the city under the mountain, right? The dome city? |  | ||||||
| </pre> |  | ||||||
| <p class="comment">reword this</p> |  | ||||||
| <pre class="terminal"> |  | ||||||
| yes <name of city> | yes <name of city> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| If memory serves right, there is a library in the city center. They should | If memory serves right, there is a library in the city center. They should | ||||||
| have it. I need the repair manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker | have it. I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker | ||||||
| Door. | Door. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| yes   but how would i get a book to you | yes   but how would i get a book to you | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -1,47 +1,6 @@ | ||||||
| <!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> | <!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> | <h1> A Simple Errand</h1> | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|   If you are here for reading, skip past the outline. |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <ul> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Next day, Annie only has to be at work in the afternoon so she goes to |  | ||||||
|     the library. |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Arrival at the library |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Ask for the manual |  | ||||||
|     <ul> |  | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|         it's recently been classified due to a bunch of ppl trying to |  | ||||||
|         leave the dome |  | ||||||
|       </li> |  | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|         Librarian behind the counter says something like "I have to |  | ||||||
|         write down your details, let me get the list rq" while |  | ||||||
|         scribbling a note on her library card, then he winks at her and |  | ||||||
|         nods to the door |  | ||||||
|       </li> |  | ||||||
|     </ul> |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Annie leaves |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Outside, she hears the Librarian say "Dorothy, she took her |  | ||||||
|     library card and ran, what do I do?" |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     Annie hurries back to the station and gets on the next train |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
|   <li class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|     she reads the note on her library card: Meet at xyz metro station, |  | ||||||
|     10:30 PM |  | ||||||
|   </li> |  | ||||||
| </ul> |  | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Next stop: Central Square</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">Next stop: Central Square</span><br /> | ||||||
|   Annie looks up. That's the station she has to get off at. She only |   Annie looks up. That's the station she has to get off at. She only | ||||||
|  | @ -62,11 +21,12 @@ | ||||||
|   Annie walks down the stairs and steps onto the square. It is brightly |   Annie walks down the stairs and steps onto the square. It is brightly | ||||||
|   illuminated by a large glowing sphere made of yellow and brown glass |   illuminated by a large glowing sphere made of yellow and brown glass | ||||||
|   tiles, suspended on steel cables that hang from four office complexes |   tiles, suspended on steel cables that hang from four office complexes | ||||||
|   towering over the rest of the buildings. To the right is the library, |   towering over the rest of the buildings. <span class="comment">Add a more | ||||||
|   a large building with a facade of sandstone blocks. The front features |   detailed description of the general area.</span> To the right is the | ||||||
|   large pillars and a staircase spanning the entire width of the building |   library, a large building with a facade of sandstone blocks. The front | ||||||
|   giving it the look of an ancient temple. The wall behind the pillars has |   features large pillars and a staircase spanning the entire width of the | ||||||
|   multiple rows of windows. |   building giving it the look of an ancient temple. The wall behind the | ||||||
|  |   pillars has multiple rows of windows. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Annie makes her way up the stairs and enters through the large wooden |   Annie makes her way up the stairs and enters through the large wooden | ||||||
|  | @ -86,8 +46,8 @@ | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">I'm afraid, that it has recently been |   <span class="quote speech">I'm afraid, that it has recently been | ||||||
|   classified. There is a note about terrorism in here.</span><br /> |   classified. There is a note about terrorism in here.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">So there is no way to get it?</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">So there is no way to get it?</span><br /> | ||||||
|   He musters her for a second, then he takes the card and scribbles |   He musters her for a second, then he takes the card, quickly scribbles | ||||||
|   something on it before putting it back. <br /> |   something on it, and puts it back. <br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">I can check you against a list of people with |   <span class="quote speech">I can check you against a list of people with | ||||||
|   security clearance. One moment, I'll get it.</span><br /> |   security clearance. One moment, I'll get it.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   He gestures towards the exit. Then, he turns around and walks towards a |   He gestures towards the exit. Then, he turns around and walks towards a | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -23,6 +23,14 @@ | ||||||
|       </li> |       </li> | ||||||
|       <li class="comment"> |       <li class="comment"> | ||||||
|         the outside world (what happened, assumptions about what is) |         the outside world (what happened, assumptions about what is) | ||||||
|  |         <ul> | ||||||
|  |           <li class="comment"> | ||||||
|  |             what happened: They came up with an alternative to asbestos. | ||||||
|  |             Turns out that a precursor to the new material is even more | ||||||
|  |             dangerous. A massive industrial accident happens. | ||||||
|  |             At least, the material breaks down over time. | ||||||
|  |           </li> | ||||||
|  |         </ul> | ||||||
|       </li> |       </li> | ||||||
|     </ul> |     </ul> | ||||||
|   </li> |   </li> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -19,6 +19,7 @@ | ||||||
|   There is also a <a href="./notes/">collection of notes</a> that, while not |   There is also a <a href="./notes/">collection of notes</a> that, while not | ||||||
|   particularly well-maintained, might be interesting (in case you missed |   particularly well-maintained, might be interesting (in case you missed | ||||||
|   the link: <a href="./notes/">here</a>). |   the link: <a href="./notes/">here</a>). | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   Table of Contents: |   Table of Contents: | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -3,15 +3,19 @@ apocalypse happened or during the time underground. They could show up in | ||||||
| advertisments or recounts of the situation - or even day-to-day use. | advertisments or recounts of the situation - or even day-to-day use. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| - Algae Coffee  | - Algae Coffee  | ||||||
|   - Slogan: So good it tastes almost natural |   - Slogan: So good it almost tastes natural | ||||||
|   - Actually works as a coffee replacement |   - Actually works as a coffee replacement | ||||||
| - DIY Shelter  | - DIY Shelter  | ||||||
|   - would have supplied things like  |   - would have supplied things like  | ||||||
|     - MREs |     - MREs | ||||||
|     - pressurized air tanks, compressors, chemical air filters, etc |     - pressurized air tanks, compressors, chemical air filters, etc | ||||||
|     - hazmat suits |     - hazmat suits | ||||||
| - Neotek Dynamics' products  | - Neotek Dynamics' products | ||||||
|   - bunker doors and security systems |   - all sorts of bunker equipment and services including the following | ||||||
|   - cryogenic preservation chambers |     - bunker doors | ||||||
|  |     - security systems | ||||||
|  |     - cryogenic preservation chambers | ||||||
|  |     - large scale air conditioning and treatment systems | ||||||
|  |     - water and waste treatment systems | ||||||
| - DIY snowman | - DIY snowman | ||||||
|   - Just add snow and a carrot |   - 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 |   - relatively slow, gradual downfall of civilization - not a fast | ||||||
|     wipe out event  |     wipe out event  | ||||||
|     - ppl had time to prepare |     - ppl had time to prepare | ||||||
|   - humanity discovers a new way to generate nuclear power some time in |   - humanity discovers a new, safe alternative to asbestos in the 1970s | ||||||
|     the 80s  |     - problem with it: one of the precursor chemicals is way worse than | ||||||
|     - upsides:  |       asbestos itself but its fibers decay within a couple years | ||||||
|       - moar powar |     - an industrial accident in the late 80s causes an ongoing unstoppable | ||||||
|       - less waste |       reaction producing this material | ||||||
|       - comparatively straight-forward to get going |     - attempts to contain it fail and the atmosphere gets contaminated | ||||||
|     - downsides:  |     - the reaction continues producing the material for at least a decade, | ||||||
|       - absolutely needs to be maintained well |       possibly even into the early 2000s | ||||||
|       - horrible accidents  |     - most places are completely unsafe to inhabit by 1995 | ||||||
|         - huge explosions |     - Earth's surface is uninhabitable for decades to come due to the sheer | ||||||
|         - scatter toxic globs of radioactive chemical sludge  |       amount of fibers that got released into the atmosphere | ||||||
|           - areas where this stuff lands turn into wasteland for centuries | - story takes place roughly 110 years after the apocalypse | ||||||
|             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  |  | ||||||
|   - story starts on Tue, 2106-06-01 |   - story starts on Tue, 2106-06-01 | ||||||
|   - just enough time for no living memory of the "old world" to survive |   - just enough time for no living memory of the "old world" to survive | ||||||
|   - slight retro-futurism  |   - slight retro-futurism  | ||||||
|     - for the most part, technology is stuck in the 80s or 90s, but there |     - for the most part, technology is stuck in the 80s or 90s, but there | ||||||
|       are some key differences  |       are some key differences  | ||||||
|       - the underground city has only electric cars |       - the underground city has only electric cars | ||||||
|       - aforementioned nuclear power plants |  | ||||||
|       - successful cryogenic preservation |       - successful cryogenic preservation | ||||||
|     - computing is different  |     - computing is different  | ||||||
|       - home computers are rare - they are similar to early to mid 90s |       - 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 |   Roaring water echoes from somewhere deep below. Annie grabs her bag and | ||||||
|   goes ahead. The tunnel wall to the right features doors, large gates, |   goes ahead. The tunnel wall to the right features doors, large gates, | ||||||
|   and windows that allow a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and |   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 |   control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with rusted | ||||||
|   walkways connecting to either side, extending into a narrow ravine. |   metal walkways going to either side, extending into a narrow ravine. | ||||||
|   She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the railing, and |   She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the rusty railing, | ||||||
|   looks around. The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam |   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 |   blocking the ravine. A couple bushes, flowers, and a small tree grow | ||||||
|   grow on top of it and the wall is partially green from moss. Water flows |   there, partially concealing the rusty <span class="comment">armatures? | ||||||
|   over the spillway, falling into the depths below where it joins a torrent |   </span> and the wall is green from moss and small ferns. Water flows | ||||||
|   of water coming from two big pipes at the bottom of the ravine. |   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> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   She turns around to see Jack getting a toolbox from the truck bed and |   Jack walks up next to her, grabbing hold of the railing, trying to | ||||||
|   James and Michelle waiting next to a door, holding a large box full of |   shake it but it doesn't budge.<br /> | ||||||
|   random spare parts. She hurries over to them and opens it by pulling a |   <span class="quote speech">Looks like it's gonna hold.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   loop of wire through the latch. |   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> | ||||||
| <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 |   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 |   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 |   of the spillway and the top of the dam. Some of the windows have cracks | ||||||
|   collection of furniture, primarily desks and chairs. Some of the windows |   but somehow none are broken. In front of the windows is a collection of | ||||||
|   have cracks but, by some miracle, none are broken. The center of the room |   random furniture, mostly desks and chairs. The center of the room is | ||||||
|   is taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges |   taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges that | ||||||
|   that is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick |   is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick | ||||||
|   glass pane. |   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> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   They set down their things and roam around the room. Out of nowhere, |   Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status | ||||||
|   Michelle asks:<br /> |   on that dome city you're building? You guys only have two years to | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status on that dome city |   finish that project.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   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 |   <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 /> |   less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Look, the power lines are gonna get hooked up |   <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 |   Jack looks at a clipboard that was placed on the control panel on the | ||||||
|   center console.<br /> |   center console.<br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled |   <span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled | ||||||
|   for 2011 – I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here |   for 2011... I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here after | ||||||
|   after <dome city> was closed off.</span><br /> |   <dome city> was closed off.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">It wouldn't surprise me.</span> Annie |   <span class="quote speech">It wouldn't surprise me.</span> Annie | ||||||
|   leans against the center console. <span class="quote speech">Apart from a |   turns around and leans against the center console. | ||||||
|   small group, the entire city is legitimately scared of the outside |   <span class="quote speech">Apart from a small group, the entire city is | ||||||
|   world.</span><br /> |   legitimately scared of the outside world.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">I mean they're probably right, the |   <span class="quote speech">I mean they're probably right, the | ||||||
|   outside world is dangerous. Look down, by the way.</span><br /> |   outside world is dangerous. Look down, by the way.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Whoa!</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. |   glass pane. It allows a view down into a hall filled with machinery. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   They look down into it. Water is pouring out of a burst pipe and from |   They gather around it and look down. The floor is flooded by water | ||||||
|   the flanges between pipes.<br /> |   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 |   <span class="quote speech">It's a miracle this place is still | ||||||
|   running.</span> |   running.</span> | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <p class="comment"> | <p class="comment"> | ||||||
|   missing section |   missing section | ||||||
| </p> | </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> | <p> | ||||||
|   Jack turns the key and the gate starts to move up, scrathcing and |   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 |   squeeking as it does, revealing a bunch of crates. About half-way | ||||||
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