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216 lines
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Big-picture story overview:
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Story begins on Tue, 2106-06-01
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Jack wakes up
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-> finds himself trapped in a bunker
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-> leaves Michelle frozen
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-> attempts to fix the door to get out
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-> no tools, improvisation
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-> tries and fails to get a service manual from the computer dur to a
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broken hard drive
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-> connects to the AgriWorks computer
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[revision needed] Annie finds out about his situation
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-> finds the terminal
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-> figures out she (or anyone else for that matter) can't help him directly
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-> agrees to get him the manual
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-> leaves work for the day
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Annie goes to the library
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-> she doesn't get the manual
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-> instead, she gets a mysterious invite
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[partial] Jack messes with the computer
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-> inspects the damage on the hard drive
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-> [partial] Jack prints off the logbook
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-> [missing] talks to Annie again
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-> outcome of the library visit
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-> Annie figures out shift and special chars
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-> Annie asks a bunch of questions about Jack and his situation
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[partial] Secret organization meeting
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-> Annie meets with Lucas
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-> finds out that Karl is also part of the group
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-> Lucas needs to go but leaves his keys
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-> [change] He needs to leave immediately
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-> [missing] He says something to the effect of "leave them at xyz
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location when you're done"
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-> [missing] They decide to steal the manual, not because they know that
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that's the right type of door but because they want someone on the
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outside for strategic reasons
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-> talk about Jack
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[needs revision] Annie and Isabelle steal the manual
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-> [change] They search for the computer
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-> They get the manual
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-> They almost get caught
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[missing] Annie and Karl contact Jack
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-> Jack is reading the logs when the bell on the teleprinter dings
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-> The logs need to make it very clear that, presumably, there are
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still ppl living on the moon
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-> the file contents of the stolen manual are gibberish
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-> Jack takes a look at the file
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-> turns out it's encrypted
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-> Jack can write a program to break the encryption but for that to
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be feasibla, they need a computer with a Number Cruncher 2000 card
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-> Karl asks if Jack could/would open the airlocks from the outside
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[partial] Emily intro
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-> Emily wakes up, Lena is in her room crying
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-> introduce the fact that there is a dangerous pathogen wreaking havoc on
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the moon
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-> ???
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-> funeral
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[missing] Next secret organization meetup
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-> short interaction between Annie and Lucas
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-> "You got your keys?" "I got my keys, thx."
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-> relay the news from Jack
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-> they decide to "borrow" a computer that has the right hardware
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-> has to end with law enforcement arriving at the bar for an unrelated
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reason and Kate telling them to gtfo
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[missing] Annie stops working at AgriWorks
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-> (this chapter can be moved to wherever is convenient)
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-> Annie talks to Jack over the terminal. They talk about all sorts of
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things, the outside world, the inside world, ... (this might be just
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hinted at)
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-> She falls asleep and gets found there the next day
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-> She either gets let go or quits
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[missing] secret organization plans the heist
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-> new location (because day)
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-> discussing two possible targets
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-> discussing strategies for the heist
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-> discussing what to do with the computer when they no longer need it
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-> they obviously can't keep it so they will see if it's possible to
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return it, if not get rid of it in another way
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[missing] planning for getting the power plant documents to Jack
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-> (this chapter can be moved to wherever it is convenient)
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-> While talking to Jack, the idea of messing with the power plant comes up
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-> Jack doesn't like the idea of a terrorist attack but he is open to the
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idea of performing some unscheduled but clearly communicated
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maintenance
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-> They decide that Annie should meet up with Jack at a train station to
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get him all the documentation he needs
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[missing] The heist
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-> four secret organization members pull up at the front entrance of a
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company's building
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-> Karl's friend backs his truck up agains the stairs leading to the door
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-> two additional members arrive by other means
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-> break-in
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-> Annie, Isabelle, the company insider, and another member head inside
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-> Karl and his friend wait outside
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-> The group inside makes quick work of getting all the things
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-> quick double check that the Number Cruncher 2000 is in the computer
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-> Annie and Isabelle push the computer
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-> The company insider collects all sorts of random bits and bobs
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-> The other guy carries a terminal
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-> they disperse in all directions
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[missing] setting up the computer at Karl's place
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-> TV on with news about the heist
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-> They hook it up to a modem so that Jack can get his program ready
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[missing] Some moon scene
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-> Idk what exactly but it shows that Lena doesn't like the lab mice
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(this is relevant later)
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[missing] Opening the bunker door
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-> Jack goes outside and takes a look around
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-> wakes up Michelle
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[partial] Exploring the Ivydale area
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-> ???
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-> exploring the train yard
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-> finding fuel
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-> find an intact metro train
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[missing] returning the stolen computer
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-> they get caught and run
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-> leave the computer at the side entrance
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-> some ppl get arrested (Lucas?)
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-> another news segment along the lines of "In a bizarre turn of events..."
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Annie meets Jack and leaves the dome
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-> Jack drives a train into the dome
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-> original plan was for Annie to hand over the documents
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-> police are at Annie's drop-off point, arresting Karl's friend
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-> she stays on the train and leaves the city
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Annie sees the outside world for the first time
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-> Annie enjoys the view from the side of the valley
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-> They make their way to where used to be a bridge and climb down
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-> continue towards the bunker
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[partial] James the nomad shows up at the bunker with his dog
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-> just after Jack and Annie arrive
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-> looking for the Sentinel Shores observatory
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-> decides he's gonna stay for the night
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-> food
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-> talk about the before times
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-> James decides to postpone his trip to Sentinel Shores, the bunker has
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turned out to be more interesting than expected
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[missing] failing to get in touch with the moon
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-> Jack and Michelle troubleshoot
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-> reading logs
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-> computer equipment is fine
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-> They go outside to inspect the dish
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-> a river has wreaked havoc on important comms equipment
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-> decision to check out the Sentinel Shores observatory
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[missing] Trip to Sentinel Shores
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-> The comms eqipment looks good but all computer erquipment missing
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-> talk about where to get computers from
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-> James suggests the datacenter in Rogue Tides
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[outdated stuff that may serve as ideas for current story]
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* *... missing things (not in order):*
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* *power plant shenanigans*
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* *secret organization has to do things like putting up banners in high-profile locations and/or distribute a manifesto*
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* *power has to go out for a while - or completely until someone fixes the power plant (could be that something breaks while they start up the plant again)*
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* *has to result in the dome city opening up*
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* *IDEA: "The power will be going out on <date> for critical maintenance that you have neglected to do for a century. Shame on you for sticking your heads in the sand instead of facing the problems of the outside world."*
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* *the protagonists move to Sentinel Shores*
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* *Originally I was thinking they might move to a factory hall or hangar or maybe even one of the lower levels of a sky scraper but it might be more realistic that they just move into the observatory as it's where they work on stuff*
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* *Annie has never been on a boat so they fix one up and hop over to Rogue Tides*
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* *encounter the electronics tinkerer*
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* *problematic encounter with one of the groups/tribes/whatever*
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* *the members have gone nuts and are religious fanatics*
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* *They see Jack's Neotek Dynamics company clothes and start treating him as an evil god*
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* *try really hard to stop him from leaving or doing anything*
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* *cause for them to be more cautious? Idk*
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* *neutral encounter with the other one*
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* *trading or bartering*
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* *getting the telescope and the dish going*
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* *first contact with moon*
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* *Lena dies*
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* *Emily takes off from the moon*
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* *\[done, needs revision\] Emily lab incident*
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* *they have to, at some point, climb on a sky scraper - maybe even multiple times*
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[needs revision] Emily enters the atmosphere
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-> technical failure
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[mostly done] Emily lands
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Scene Ideas:
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Annie, in her search for an alternative to whatever the underground city
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has as "coffee", obtains some drug from the electronics tinkerer. She
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proceeds to get high as the sky and gets herself into a dangerous
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situation before the others catch on to what's happening. Jack will end up
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more or less forcing her back to the base and sit there watching her so she
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doesn't do anything stupid.
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Emily is alone, preparing for her descent to Earth. As part of the
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preparations, she releases the remaining lab mice into the biotope
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module (they came from there originally).
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