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BodgeMaster 147b037277 notes/locations: more creativity pls
Suggestions are welcome.
2023-11-23 08:27:20 +01:00
BodgeMaster 133c7a8011 'ma' Escape: don't mention the observatory 2023-11-23 08:22:02 +01:00
BodgeMaster a5d0305d08 'ma' Escape From Dome City -> Escape 2023-11-23 08:09:40 +01:00
BodgeMaster 1757a59167 notes/story: updates 2023-11-23 07:58:21 +01:00
BodgeMaster 0a5ceee85e 'zz' (End): revision 2023-11-22 18:51:21 +01:00
BodgeMaster 5a6f8505a3 `zz`(End): Remove redundant outline 2023-11-22 18:04:42 +01:00
BodgeMaster f3de9750e0 'vb' (Emily incoming call): start writing
not much tho
2023-11-22 17:46:25 +01:00
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> Escape </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><a href="index.html"><button class="back">&lt;</button></a>
<h1> Escape From Dome City</h1>
<h1> Escape</h1>
<p>
Annie reaches the platform. The sirens of the police cars are really
close now. A train is coming. The first police car arrives at the
@ -179,8 +179,7 @@
HST1511 to Siren&apos;s Edge from platform 14, HST815 to Nova Metropolis
from platform 11. This train will continue on line 5 to
Sentinel&nbsp;Shores Sea&nbsp;Market via Ivydale&nbsp;West,
Sentinel&nbsp;Shores Observatory, Sentinel&nbsp;Shores Central
Station.</span><br />
Sentinel&nbsp;Shores Central Station.</span><br />
After a moment, Jack says quietly:<br />
<span class="quote speech">I wonder how much of these places is
left...</span> Raising his voice back to a normal level, he adds:

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- Ivydale Distillery
- Sentinel Shores:
- Sentinel Shores Observatory
- needs a nicer name
- Sentinel Shores Central
- Sentinel Shores Fish Market
- Inside the dome:

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-> talk about where to get computers from
-> James suggests the datacenter in Rogue Tides
[outdated stuff that may serve as ideas for current story]
* *... missing things (not in order):*
* *power plant shenanigans*
* *secret organization has to do things like putting up banners in high-profile locations and/or distribute a manifesto*
@ -195,10 +196,10 @@ Story begins on Tue, 2106-06-01
* *Emily takes off from the moon*
* *\[done, needs revision\] Emily lab incident*
* *they have to, at some point, climb on a sky scraper - maybe even multiple times*
* Emily enters the atmosphere
* something goes wrong - either fuckup or technical failure or both
* she realizes that she is descending waay too fast and tries mentally going through the emergency checklist
* Emily lands
[needs revision] Emily enters the atmosphere
-> technical failure
[mostly done] Emily lands
Scene Ideas:
@ -212,5 +213,5 @@ more or less forcing her back to the base and sit there watching her so she
doesn't do anything stupid.
Emily is alone, preparing for her descent to Earth. As part of the
preparations, she releases the remaining lab mice into the biosphere
preparations, she releases the remaining lab mice into the biotope
module (they came from there originally).

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<h1> &lt;Emily incoming call&gt; </h1>
<p class="comment">
At some point before this chapter, the protagonists need to make phone
calls happen &ndash; probably from the perspective of those on Earth as
most of the things in the Lunar Biosphere have been at least kinda
maintained.
</p>
<p class="light">
drrrrrrrrinnng
</p>
<p>
Emily finds herself still staring into the sky. She lifts her head.
</p>
<p class="light">
drrrrrrrrinnng
</p>
<p>
That&apos;s the phone in the control room.
</p>
<p class="comment">
She gets up and realizes that she had been completely neglecting her
bodily needs (food, water, ...) and that her back hurts.
She starts makeing her way to the main control center, part-way there the
phone stops ringing. She goes to the nearest bathroom, goes to one of the
kitchens to grab the next vegetable she can find, and heads to the control
center to log on at a terminal.
</p>
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> &lt;End&gt; </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><a href="index.html"><button class="back">&lt;</button></a>
<h1> &lt;End&gt;</h1>
<p class="comment">
If you are just here to read, skip past the outline.
</p>
<p class="comment">
Outline of this section:
</p>
<ul>
<li class="comment">
protagonists are waiting on top of one of the sky scrapers in
Nova Metropolis
</li>
<li class="comment">
they&apos;re having food, potentially cooking it over a camp fire or
gas stove or whatever
</li>
<li class="comment">
Jack&apos;s watch starts to beep
<ul>
<li class="comment">
that&apos;s the alarm he set for roughly the time when moon girl
should be entering the atmosphere
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="comment">
They get up and walk to the edge and start observing the sky with
binoculars
<ul>
<li class="comment">
after a while, the escape pod becomes visible as its heat
shield glows red hot
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="comment">
several minutes pass (ChatGPT says a space shuttle would take about
half an hour so let&apos;s assume 10 to 15 min
</li>
<li class="comment">
the thing is coming down way too quickly
</li>
<li class="comment">
the rear end of the capsule breaks apart while it&apos;s (from their
perspective) still far up in the sky
</li>
<li class="comment">
the capsule plummets into the city leaving a crater where it lands and
taking down some buildings
<ul>
<li class="comment">
they think they just witnessed a horrible accident
</il>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="comment">
after a moment, a parachute opens in the distance
<ul>
<li class="comment">
it lands between the buildings
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="comment">
In a hunch, one of the protagonists grabs a radio and broadcasts a
message asking if the girl is okay
<ul>
<li class="comment">
very noisy but clearly affirmative response
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="comment">
End of story
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The group sits around the pot with leftovers on the gas stove, enjoying
the view of the skyline from above. They had decided to wait on top of
one of the tallest sky scrapers the city had to offer to increase their
odds of seeing where Emily would land. The intense light of the sunset
paints Nova Metropolis in various hues of vibrant orange and the moon
is already visible in the sky. They are engaged in a conversation about
the mind-boggling vastness of space and all it contains.
odds of seeing where Emily would land. The intense light of the setting
sun paints Nova Metropolis in vibrant hues of yellow and orange and the
moon is already visible in the sky. They are engaged in a conversation
about the mind-boggling vastness of space and all it contains.
</p>
<p class="strong">
bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep
@ -106,36 +31,34 @@
towards the sky. Jack and Annie join them. Jack takes a compass out of
his pocket and briefly looks at it. Then, he points in a direction in the
sky and says:<br />
<span class="quote speech">The pod should appear somewhere around
<span class="quote speech">The shuttle should appear somewhere around
there.</span><br />
James hands his binoculars to Michelle for a moment.<br />
<span class="quote speech">I see it! There!</span> she exclaims before
handing them back to him.
</p>
<p>
The capsule looks like a tiny, red glowing dot in the sky, slowly
growing in size. For a few minutes, nothing seems to happen. The dot gets
bigger and bigger turning into a black circle as the glow dims and
finally disappears. The pod sheds its heat shield as it slowly comes
closer.
handing them back to him.<br />
It looks like a tiny, red glowing dot in the sky, slowly growing in size.
For a few minutes, nothing seems to happen. The dot gets bigger and
bigger, turning into a black triangle as the glow dims and finally
disappears. The shuttle sheds its heat shield as it slowly comes closer.
</p>
<p>
Around the 15 minute mark, Jack notices that it has moved almost above
them.<br />
<span class="quote speech">That&apos;s a bit too close for comfort - and
way too fast.</span> he says.<br />
Parts appear to be breaking off from the pod. They watch the last couple
minutes of the fall realizing that something has seriously gone wrong.
It plummets into the city, shaking the ground slightly, and taking
multiple buildings down with it. Nobody says anything for a while as they
<span class="quote speech">That&apos;s a bit too close for comfort &ndash;
and way too fast.</span> he says.<br />
Parts appear to be breaking off from it. They watch the last couple
minutes of the fall realizing that something has gone seriously wrong.
It plummets into the city, taking multiple buildings down with it.
The ground shakes slightly. Nobody says anything for a while as they
watch the buildings around the impact crumble and the remaining parts
rain out of the sky in a mix of awe and shock.
</p>
<p>
<span class="quote speech">Guys, over there!</span> Michelle points into
the sky behind them. <span class="quote speech">A parachute...</span>
<br />
<span class="comment">reaction needed</span><br />
Michelle interrupts the silence: <span class="quote speech">Guys, over
there!</span> She points into the sky behind them.
<span class="quote speech">A parachute...</span><br />
<span class="comment">reaction needed &ndash; something along the lines
of &quot;Sie hat mehr Gl&uuml;ck als Verstand&quot;</span><br />
They watch as it disappears between the buildings.
</p>
<p>
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he had insisted on bringing.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Maybe, she can hear us from here...</span>
<br />
She swiches it on and turns the frequency dial until the needle is in
the position that Jack had marked.<br />
She hooks up the battery, flips the power switch, and turns the frequency
dial until the needle is in the position that Jack had marked.<br />
<span class="comment">Note to self: The battery is a car battery. Make
that clear at some point before this chapter. Maybe include the part where
Jack insists on bringing it.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Emily, can you hear us? Are you okay?</span>
<span class="comment">Might benefit from proper radio protocol</span>
<br />