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A chilly breeze flows across an already freezing night.
(click:"night")[Well, I say night, but from the view is anything but dark at the current moment. I am in Times Square watching the New Year's Eve Ball drop while perched upon a window cleaning platform attached to the side of the company building that I work at. It is currently 11:58 PM, 2 minutes away from a brand new year.]
(click:"new year")[A new decade.]
(click:"new decade")[A new century.]
(click:"new century")[A new millenium.]
(click:"new millenium")[As the time ticks down, I think about all of the things that the future could possibly hold. What will the year 2000 and beyond hold? What kind of world will the future be like? What kind of technology will exist? What will I be doing 10, 20, 50 years from now?
At the current moment I am not certain.]
(click:"not certain")[The fact that I can't see what is coming is scary.
One minute left until the clock strikes midnight, and with that I take the time to [[reflect->Intro2]] upon my life until this point.]
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(set: $note to false) (set: $keycard to false) (set: $map to false) (set: $bucket to false) (set: $bucket_of_water to false) (set: $flashlight_off to false) (set: $batteries to false) (set: $flashlight_on to false) (set: $bat to false) (set: $current_room to "Intro") (set: $robot1 to "alive") (set: $robot2 to "alive") (set: $robot3 to "alive")------------------------
60 seconds...
(click:"60")[I was born and raised into a **normal** household, with a **normal** older brother and a **normal** younger sister. Both my parents worked **normal** jobs and our family lived a **normal** life.
50 seconds...]
(click:"50")[For all of my school life, I went to **normal** public schools, from preschool to elementary school to high school, I just went to whatever school was convenient. I got average grades as well and I basically just passed through school how **normal** kids would.
40 seconds...]
(click:"40")[After highschool, I decided I wouldn't attend a big-time college or anything that would bring too much of a burden financially to myself or my family, so I attended a local community college. After two years, and getting a **normal** associates degree in electronics, I decided I was done with school and set off into the real world for a job.
[[25->Intro3]] seconds...]
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And that brings me to present day. The company that hired me for work is named WH Brennan, and I am something along the lines of a janitor. As such, one of my duties is to clean the windows from the outside, and despite not having to work during New Years Eve, I decided to come and sit outside on the cleaning platform for one reason. The location of this building is among the tall buildings of Times Square which give me a perfect view of the ball drop.
15 seconds...
(click:"15")[I just hope that my life in the new millenium is anything but **normal**. Despite not knowing what the future holds, and despite not having much going for myself right now, I hope the 2000s will allow me to truly live my life.
10 seconds...]
(click:"10")[*snap*
[[8->Intro4]] seconds...]
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I am falling head first towards the ground from hundreds of feet above. It appears one of the wires holding the cleaning platform to the roof snapped and caused it completely tip over left.
5 seconds...
(click:"5")[I don't want to die.
3 seconds...]
(click:"3")[I don't want to die.
1 second...]
(click:"1")[I keep thinking to myself that I don't want to die, but it seems like nothing will change my fate. It seems that this will be the end of my **normal** life. I close my eyes one final time.
[[0->InfirmaryIntro]] seconds...]
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When I open my eyes again, I see nothing but a flawless white ceiling painting the entirety of my vision. I slowly sit up and survey the room in order to understand where I am.
(click:"room")[As I look around this white room, I see many things that resemble those that you would see in an Infirmary, such as a beds, medical supplies, etc. While this appears to be a standard Infirmary, one that I could have gone to near my workplace, there two things that stood out telling me that I am not in 1999 anymore.]
(click:"two things")[First, there was no windows that connected to the outside of the building. That means there is no natural lighting in this blindingly bright room at all. Second, directly across from me stood a door that you would see directly out of some sci-fi movie. A door with no handles, that had what seems like something similar to a scanner next to it, with a small window about where someone's head would be in order to look through.
I look to my right and notice a folded piece of [[paper->pickUpNote]] on top of it, along with some other items and a backpack.]
------------------------Note
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Dear Patient,
While I wish I could have greeted you as soon as you awakened, it would appear the situation has taken a dire turn. Humanity is on the verge of extinction and my presence, along with those that are still alive, were requested immediately. Since you were unconscious at the time of the writing of this letter, I left you here but I also left a few items to help you get out and meet with us. In the backpack next to your note, I left an extra copy of my keycard. This keycard can be used to open up any of the doors in the entire facility. The first thing I would suggest doing is going to my office, which you can reach by entering the hallway and going through the left door. In my office, there will be a map that will help you navigate a building a bit easier since it has been a long time since you have been in it. Once you get out of the building, meet me at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, NY 10001. Now that I think about it, there is one more thing I need to mention. There are security robots that are placed around the facility to get rid of any unwanted intruders. Since you have been unconscious since far before the ID implementation for all employees, they will likely not know who you are. If worst comes the worst, then you have permission to destroy them, as your life is more valuable than some piece of scrap. I look forward to meeting with you.
-
Dr. John A. Zoid
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[[Continue.->preInfirmary]]
(set: $note to true)
(set: $keycard to true)------------------------
Humanity on the verge of extinction?
It seems like something straight out of a movie. There is no way that this is serious. What could have possibly caused Humanity to become extinct? Also, did Dr. Zoid also say that "it has been a long time since you have been in it"? Does that mean I am in the WH Brennan building? Also, it seems like we are clearly farther in the future than when I was last conscious. Which also brings up another question, how am I alive? The last thing I remember seeing before waking up was the ground approaching at a rapid pace, yet here I am as if nothing had happened to me.
There are so many things going through my head, but I guess the only thing to do is follow the instructions that the doctor left me and [[get out->Infirmary]] of here so that I can meet up with other people.
------------------------Infirmary
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This room, presumably the Infirmary, is fairly standard when it comes to medical patient rooms. There are three sets of beds, each with a table on the right, and a drawer on the left. There is also a track in which curtains can slide in a semi-oval type track that allows for the patients complete privacy in their own personal area, however all of them were open. There were no windows leading to the outside and all light was from various light sources coming from the ceiling.
On the opposite side of the wall that had all the beds lined up against it, was a lone [[door->InfirmaryDoor]], that led to a hallway.
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Infirmary")Backpack
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(if:$note is true)[[[Note->note]]]
(if:$keycard is true)[Keycard]
(if:$map is true)[[[Map->map]]]
(if:$bucket is true)[Bucket]
(if:$bucket_of_water is true)[Bucket of Water]
(if:$flashlight_off is true)[[[Flashlight (No Batteries)->flashlightOff]]](else:)[(if:$flashlight_on is true)[Flashlight (Powered)]]
(if:$batteries is true)[Batteries]
(if:$bat is true)[Bat]
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(if:$current_room is "Infirmary")[[[Back.->Infirmary]]](elseif:$current_room is "InfirmaryDoor")[[[Back.->InfirmaryDoor]]](elseif:$current_room is "InfirmaryDoor2")[[[Back.->InfirmaryDoor2]]](elseif:$current_room is "Hallway1")[[[Back.->Hallway1]]](elseif:$current_room is "LeftDoor")[[[Back.->LeftDoor]]](elseif:$current_room is "LeftDoor2")[[[Back.->LeftDoor2]]](elseif:$current_room is "RightDoor")[[[Back.->RightDoor]]](elseif:$current_room is "RightDoor2")[[[Back.->RightDoor2]]](elseif:$current_room is "Hallway2")[[[Back.->Hallway2]]](elseif:$current_room is "Restroom")[[[Back.->Restroom]]](elseif:$current_room is "Sink")[[[Back.->Sink]]] (elseif:$current_room is "DoctorsOfficeDoor")[[[Back.->DoctorsOfficeDoor]]](elseif:$current_room is "DoctorsOfficeDoor2")[[[Back.->DoctorsOfficeDoor2]]] (elseif:$current_room is "DoctorsOffice")[[[Back.->DoctorsOffice]]] (elseif:$current_room is "Hallway3")[[[Back.->Hallway3]]](elseif:$current_room is "JanitorsClosetDoor")[[[Back.->JanitorsClosetDoor]]] (elseif:$current_room is "JanitorsCloset2")[[[Back.->JanitorsCloset2]]] (elseif:$current_room is "JanitorsCloset")[[[Back.->JanitorsCloset]]](elseif:$current_room is "LaboratoryDoor")[[[Back.->LaboratoryDoor]]](elseif:$current_room is "LaboratoryDoor2")[[[Back.->LaboratoryDoor2]]](elseif:$current_room is "Laboratory")[[[Back.->Laboratory]]](elseif:$current_room is "FrontDoor")[[[Back.->FrontDoor]]]Infirmary Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway1]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Infirmary]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "InfirmaryDoor")Note
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Dear Patient,
While I wish I could have greeted you as soon as you awakened, it would appear the situation has taken a dire turn. Humanity is on the verge of extinction and my presence, along with those that are still alive, were requested immediately. Since you were unconscious at the time of the writing of this letter, I left you here but I also left a few items to help you get out and meet with us. In the backpack next to your note, I left an extra copy of my keycard. This keycard can be used to open up any of the doors in the entire facility. The first thing I would suggest doing is going to my office, which you can reach by entering the hallway and going through the left door. In my office, there will be a map that will help you navigate a building a bit easier since it has been a long time since you have been in it. Once you get out of the building, meet me at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, NY 10001. Now that I think about it, there is one more thing I need to mention. There are security robots that are placed around the facility to get rid of any unwanted intruders. Since you have been unconscious since far before the ID implementation for all employees, they will likely not know who you are. If worst comes the worst, then you have permission to destroy them, as your life is more valuable than some piece of scrap. I look forward to meeting with you.
-
Dr. John A. Zoid
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[[Back.->Backpack]]Map
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[[Back.->Backpack]]Flashlight
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(if:$batteries is false)[I should find some batteries.](else:)[I have [[Batteries->putInBatteries]], I should put them in the flashlight and see if it works.]
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[[Back.->Backpack]]Main Hallway
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I enter the hallway, where I am greeted by an interection of doors.
A door to the [[Left->LeftDoor]].
A door to the [[Right->RightDoor]].
A door [[Straight->FrontDoor]] ahead.
A door back to the [[Infirmary->InfirmaryDoor2]].
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Hallway1")Left Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway2]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Hallway1]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "LeftDoor")Right Door
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(if:$robot1 is "alive")[I hear a noise coming from the other side of the door.
I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway3event]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.](else:)[I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway3]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.]
[[Back.->Hallway1]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "RightDoor")Front Door
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(if:$robot2 is "alive")[I hear a noise coming from the other side of the door.
I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway4event]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.]
[[Back.->Hallway1]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "FrontDoor")Infirmary Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Infirmary]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Hallway1]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "InfirmaryDoor2")------------------------
When I walk into the room, I see a small circular and flat robot slowly maneuvering throughout the hallway. It looks like one of those Electrolux Trilobites that were created in 1996, that were created to vacuum the floor. It's interesting to see that no matter how far technology advances, such old machines have a place in this world.
(click:"Electrolux Trilobites")[*beep*]
(click:"beep")[*beep*]
(click:"beep")[*beep*]
(click:"beep")[**"I n t r u d e r - d e t e c t e d"**
**"L o c k i n g - a l l - d o o r s"**
[[Continue.->Hallway3event2]]]
------------------------Right Hallway
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There are two doors on each side of the hallway.
The one on the right side is a [[Janitor's Closet->JanitorsClosetDoor]] that, unlike the other rooms, has no light when looking through the window in the door.
The other room on the left is a [[Laboratory->LaboratoryDoor]].
[[Back to hallway.->RightDoor2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Hallway3")Left Hallway
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As I enter this hallway, I notice there are only two rooms side by side across where I entered from.
The one on the right side appears to be the [[Doctor's Office->DoctorsOfficeDoor]] that was written about from the doctor himself.
The other room on the left appears to be a [[Restroom->Restroom]].
[[Back to hallway.->LeftDoor2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Hallway2")------------------------
(if:$map is true)[I open the door and walk into the long hallway.
According to the map, there are rooms located left and right as I walk down, but right now my only goal is reaching the end and exiting the facility.](else:)[I open the door and walk into the long hallway.]
(click:"hallway")[When I get closer to the Entryway, I notice a human-shaped robot. It appears to be something similar to C-3PO from Star Wars. Its movements are very stiff as it turns around to look at me.]
(click:"C-3PO")[**"I n t r u d e r - d e t e c t e d"**
**"L o c k i n g - a l l - d o o r s"**
[[Continue.->Hallway4event2]]]
------------------------Doctor's Office
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I walk into the Doctor's Office and find a very bare room. The only thing left is a single rectangular desk with a chair behind it on the opposite side of the room. It appears that everything else had been long cleaned out.
(if:$batteries is false)[(if:$map is false)[I walk up to the desk and see that there is a [[map->getMap]] of the facility and a pack of [[batteries->getBatteries]].](else:)[I walk up to the desk and see that there is a map of the facility and a pack of [[batteries->getBatteries]].]](else:)[(if:$map is false)[I walk up to the desk and see that there is a [[map->getMap]] of the facility and a pack of batteries.](else:)[I walk up to the desk and see that there is a map of the facility and a pack of batteries.]]
[[Back to hallway.->DoctorsOfficeDoor2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "DoctorsOffice")Restroom
------------------------
Since this room is a restroom, a keycard was not necessary to enter.
On the left side of the room are four [[sinks->Sink]] lined up one after another with a small rectangular mirror located above each one.
On the right side of the room are three stalls and two urinals.
(if:$bucket_of_water is false)[(if:$bucket is false)[In the right corner closest to me, there is a [[bucket->getBucket]] and mop, seemingly used to clean the restroom.](else:)[In the right corner closest to me, there is a mop, seemingly used to clean the restroom.]](else:)[In the right corner closest to me, there is a mop, seemingly used to clean the restroom.]
[[Back to hallway.->Hallway2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Restroom")Left Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway1]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Hallway2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "LeftDoor2")Sink
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I walk up to one of the sinks. I see no handle to turn it on, so instead I place my hand underneath the faucet to see if it functions similar to how it would in those sci-fi movies. Just as my hand reaches directly under the faucet, water starts pouring it out.
(if:$bucket_of_water is false)[(if:$bucket is true)[I should [[fill->fillBucket]] the bucket that I have with water, who knows if it may become useful eventually.](else:)[Maybe there is something that I can fill with water around here somewhere.]](else:)[If I ever need water, I now know where I can find a source of water.]
[[Back.->Restroom]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Sink")------------------------
I quickly inspect the bucket, and see that it is completely empty. I take it, as it may be useful for me later on.
[[Continue.->Restroom]]
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(set: $bucket to true)------------------------
I place the bucket under the faucet, and it instantly begins to fill with water.
After about one minute and thirty seconds, the bucket is about three quarters full and I pull the bucket away from the faucet.
[[Continue.->Sink]]
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(set: $bucket to false)
(set: $bucket_of_water to true)Doctor's Office Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->DoctorsOffice]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Hallway2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "DoctorsOfficeDoor")------------------------
I pick up the map and quickly glance at the contents of it before placing it in my backpack.
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(set: $map to true)------------------------
There is an unopened pack of batteries on top of the desk. I take the batteries and place them inside of my backpack. I figure that they may become useful to me in the future.
[[Continue.->DoctorsOffice]]
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(set: $batteries to true)Doctor's Office Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway2]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->DoctorsOffice]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "DoctorsOfficeDoor2")------------------------
It appears that this is not the same robot that I knew from my past. As I turned around to try to open the door that was apparently locked by the robot. I hear it speak once more.
(click:"speak")[**"R e l e a s i n g - H C N - g a s"**
**"1 0 - s e c o n d s - u n t i l - e s t i m a t e d - e l i m i n a t i o n - o f - i n t r u d e r"**]
(click:"1 0 - s e c o n d s")[I hold my breath and try my hardest not to inhale anything. I don't have much time so I must make a quick decision in order to make it out of this alive.
[[Try running over and stepping on it.->Hallway3eventBadChoice]]
(if:$bucket_of_water is true)[[[Throw water on it from the bucket.->Hallway3eventRightChoice]]]]
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I immediately start running towards the robot, breathe still being held, and reach the robot within 3 seconds.
(click:"reach")[I start jumping and stepping on the robot in the hopes that it would break or malfunction or something to prevent it from spreading more toxic gas.]
(click:"break")[But it never breaks.
It just absorbs each and every step, each and every jump, each and every force that is pushed onto the robot.]
(click:"absorbs")[Eventually, I can't hold my breathe anymore and I am forced to breathe in the toxic gas.
Within seconds I begin to lose consciousness and my entire vision turns white.
[[Continue.->Hallway3EventBadEnd]]]
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I throw the water that I got from the sink in the Restroom at the robot.
(click:"throw")[The water completely covers the robot and a quiet sparking noise comes from the robot before the non-stop beeping from the robot ceases.
It seems that I have destroyed the robot and prevented it from spreading anymore toxic gas.
[[Continue.->Hallway3]]]
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(set: $robot1 to "destroyed")
(set: $bucket_of_water to false)
(set: $bucket to true)**BAD END**
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You have died prior to your goal of getting out of the facility.
[[Restart.->TitleScreen]]
------------------------Janitor's Closet Door
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(if:$flashlight_on is false)[Before I enter this room, I should probably find some sort of light source so that I can inspect the room prior, so that I don't get attacked by some unforeseen robot.](else:)[I shine my flashlight through the window of the door. After careful inspection, I do not see any potential harm.
I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->JanitorsCloset]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.]
Go [[back->Hallway3]] to hallway.
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "JanitorsClosetDoor")Laboratory Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Laboratory]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.]
Go [[back->Hallway3]] to hallway.
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "LaboratoryDoor")Right Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway1]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Hallway3]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "RightDoor2")Janitor's Closet
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Using my flashlight, I shine my light around the whole room looking for something that I could use in order to help me both in this building and in the outside world.
(if:$bat is false)[Against the right wall, there is a [[bat->getBat]] and a box of baseballs that are sitting there a little oddly. I guess the Janitor that most recently worked here was into baseball, and for some reason had some of the equipment here.](else:)[Against the right wall, there is a box of baseballs that are sitting there a little oddly. I guess the Janitor that most recently worked here was into baseball, and for some reason had some of the equipment here.]
[[Back to hallway.->JanitorsCloset2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "JanitorsCloset")Janitor's Closet Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway3]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.]
[[Back.->JanitorsCloset]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "JanitorsClosetDoor2")------------------------
I pick up and inspect the bat. It is a metal bat that has scratches located all over the bat. It must have been used quite a bit in the past. I think I will take it with me.
[[Continue.->JanitorsCloset]]
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(set: $bat to true)Laboratory
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I step inside the Laboratory and see a wide range of different items.
To the left was a rack of safety equipment, ranging from goggles, gloves, fire blankets, and a fire extinguisher.
To the right is a shower, which I assume you would use to wash any chemicals that you were exposed to.
(if:$flashlight_off is false)[(if:$flashlight_on is false)[Straight ahead was one large desk that held a seemingly endless amount of equipment, most of which I have never seen in my life. On the corner of that large table was a single old-fashioned [[flashlight->getFlashlight]].](else:)[Straight ahead was one large desk that held a seemingly endless amount of equipment, most of which I have never seen in my life.]](else:)[Straight ahead was one large desk that held a seemingly endless amount of equipment, most of which I have never seen in my life.]
[[Back to hallway.->LaboratoryDoor2]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "Laboratory")Laboratory Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Hallway3]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
[[Back.->Laboratory]]
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[[Backpack->Backpack]]
(set: $current_room to "LaboratoryDoor2")------------------------
I pick up the flashlight and shake it a little, but it feels pretty light. I open up the bottom of the flashlight and find that it has no batteries.
I place the flashlight into my backpack regardless.
[[Continue.->Laboratory]]
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(set: $flashlight_off to true)------------------------
I take some batteries out of the pack that I found in the Doctor's Office and place them in the flashlight. I close the bottom of the flashlight and press the ON button. The flashlight lights up.
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[[Continue.->Backpack]]
(set: $flashlight_on to true)
(set: $flashlight_off to false)------------------------
(if:$robot1 is "destroyed")[This robot is different from the last one, unlike the last robot which only seemed to sense my presence, this one is following me with every step I take both left and right. I slowly take a couple of steps toward the robot.](else:)[I slowly take a couple of steps towards the robot, its head and eyes following me with every single movement.]
(click:"steps")[**"P r e p a r i n g - l a s e r s"**
**"5 - s e c o n d s - u n t i l - f i r i n g"**]
(click:"5 - s e c o n d s")[I see the eyes of the robot slowly start to change from a blank gray to a sizzling red.
[[Charge it with my fists.->chargeIt]]
(if:$flashlight_on is true)[[[Pull out my flashlight.->useFlashlight]]]
(if:$bat is true)[[[Charge it with my Bat.->chargeWithBat]]]]
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I take off, sprinting as fast as I can in order to reach the robot that is preparing to kill me. Sweat beating down my face, I pull back my right fist and prepare to swing with my full force.
(click:"swing")[**"H o s t i l i t y - d e t e c t e d"**
**"F o r e g o i n g - 5 - s e c o n d - w a r n i n g - a n d - f i r i n g"**]
(click:"f i r i n g")[Before I can swing forward, a bright red laser fires straight through the center of my chest. Blood pours out of the hole in my body, and I begin to lose consciousness. My vision fades to white.
[[Continue.->Hallway3EventBadEnd]]]
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I take off, sprinting, bat gripped between both my hands, as fast as I can in order to reach the robot that is preparing to kill me. Sweat beating down my face, I lift the bat straight above my head and prepare to swing with all my might.
(click:"swing")[**"H o s t i l i t y - d e t e c t e d"**
**"F o r e g o i n g - 5 - s e c o n d - w a r n i n g - a n d - f i r i n g"**]
(click:"f i r i n g")[Before I can swing forward, a bright red laser fires straight through the center of my chest. Blood pours out of the hole in my body, and I begin to lose consciousness. My vision fades to white.
[[Continue.->Hallway3EventBadEnd]]]
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I point my flashlight straight towards the robot's eyes and press the power button.
(click:"power")[**"T a r g e t - l o s t"**
**"A t t e m p t i n g - t o - r e l o c a t e - i n t r u d e r"**]
(click:"r e l o c a t e")[Now that the robot has temporarily been stopped, I should try to destroy it.
[[Charge it with my fist.->chargeFist]]
(if:$bat is true)[[[Charge it with my bat.->chargeBat]]]]
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I charge towards the stunned robot, cocking my right fist as far back as I can.
(click:"fist")[I swing as hard as I can and connect with the head of the robot.]
(click:"swing")[*crack*]
(click:"crack")[That crack was not from the robot, but was from the bones in my right fist. Even though I swang with all my might, I did not even leave a dent in the robot's head. I fall to my knees, cradling my right hand, while all my senses overide with pain.]
(click:"pain")[**"T a r g e t - r e l o c a t e d"**
**"F i r i n g - n o w"**]
(click:"F i r i n g - n o w")[A bright red laser fires straight through the center of my chest. Blood pours out of the hole in my body, and I begin to lose consciousness. My vision fades to white.
[[Continue.->Hallway3EventBadEnd]]]
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I charge towards the robot, bat raised to the left, as if I am about to take a pitch.
(click:"bat raised")[I swing my bat towards the robots head using all of the power that I can muster up and knock the robots head clean off its body. Just to make sure, I make sure to keep swinging at the body to reduce it to nothing but broken parts.]
(click:"nothing")[With the robot now destroyed, I can finally [[enter->EntrywayDoor]] the door at the end of the hallway.]
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(set: $robot2 to "destroyed")Entryway Door
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I hold up my borrowed [[keycard->Entryway]] to the scanner located to the left of the door.
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I enter the entryway, which is a small room with seats lined up along both the left and right walls. Along the walls closest to me, four vending machines, two on each side, are lit brightly. The first two windows I have seen in the entire facility are on the wall with the door leading to the outside.
(click:"door")[And with its right hand on that door is the most humanoid-looking robot that I have encountered yet. Unlike the other robots, this one has a completely rounded body and head, and if it hadn't been for its chrome finish covering the entirity of the robot, it could have passed as a normal person.
[[Continue.->Entryway2]]]
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The robot takes its hand away from the door and turns around, exposing its face that looks like something out of a Terminator movie.
(click:"robot")["Oh, I didn't expect to find a human still in a building like this."]
(click:"human")[This robot is way different from the other robots, this one actually speaks similar to a human. However, I don't know if this robot is trying to kill me. I don't even know what has caused the extinction of humanity, and it could even be robots. Regardless, I should take action quickly.
[[Charge it.->chargeRobot3]]
[[Wait and listen.->listenRobot3]]]
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I can't trust waiting, so I take my bat that just destroyed the last robot and sprint full speed towards the robot standing in front of me.
(click:"sprint")[However, when I swing the bat, it is caught by the left hand of the robot and then let go. I take a couple steps back.]
(click:"steps back")[The robot says "There is no need to be violent here, I am not your enemy."
[[I don't trust it.->attackAgain]]
[["Who are you?"->who]]
(if:$bucket_of_water is true)[[[Throw water at its feet.->throwWater]]]]
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I decide I should wait before I take any dangerous actions. First, I'll ask it a question.
[["Who are you?"->who]]
[["Where are we?"->where]]
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I still can't trust this robot. Once again I raise the bat above my head and begin another full sprint towards it.
(click:"sprint")[However, this time I am tripped before I can even get within two steps by the robot's left extending arm.]
(click:"tripped")[The robot states "I guess it cannot be helped. If you are not going to listen, then there is no use in trying to fight."
The robot right arm opens up at the wrist and a needle comes out. The arm extends and goes straight into my left arm.]
(click:"left arm")[Moments later my vision slowly turns to black, and I lose all feeling in my body.
[[Continue.->normalEnd]]]
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Who are you?
(click:"Who are you?")[The robot replies instantly, stating "I am the T-2996, the T standing for Tesla and the 2996 being the year I was created. I am a fully functional Artificial Intelligence machine, capable of even human emotion and fueled by alcohol. I was sent to search for any surviving humans still left on Earth."
[["What caused humans to become extinct?"->cause]]
[[I don't trust this robot.->noTrust]]]
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I throw the water from my bucket at the feet of the robot. As a result, the robot begins to slip and loses its footing and balance and falls to the ground.
(click:"falls")[The robot interjects, "Wait, do not do this human, I repeat I am not your enemy, I am trying to help you."
(if:$noTrust is false)[[["Alright then, who are you?"->who]]
[["I would never listen to a robot."->destroyRobot3]]]]
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(set: $threwWater to true)**NORMAL END**
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You have reached the end, but did not achieve an understanding of the world that you are currently in.
A bit of advice: Try listening to the robot or try a different approach.
[[Continue.->TitleScreen]]
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[[PLAY->Intro1]]
[[Credits->Credits]]
[[Guide->Guide]]
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Made by Kevin Lewis]Credits
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The only image in this game is the map, which was made by me, Kevin Lewis.
(click:"map")[
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img
src=https://i.imgur.com/JbWzX2b.png>
</div>]
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Where are we?
(click:"Where are we?")[The robot instantly responds, stating "I am currently stationed in New York, searching each building for any remaining humans. This building, from my information, is the WH Brennan industrial building, a forerunner in medicine and medical studies."
[["Who are you?"->who]]]Guide
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**Warning**, clicking continue will tell you how to reach the normal/good/true endings.
(click:"continue")[1. Once you are in the Infirmary, leave and go through the left door. Go into the restroom and pick up the bucket.
2. While in the restroom, click the sink and fill the bucket with water.
3. Exit the restroom, and enter the doctor's office and grab the batteries and map(optional).
4. Go back to the main hallway, and enter the right door. You will encounter a robot, and in order to defeat it, you must throw water at it.
5. After defeating the robot, go into the laboratory and pick up the flashlight.
6. After picking up the flashlight, go into your inventory and put the batteries in.
7. Enter the Janitor's closet and pick up the bat.
8. Go back to the main hallway and go through the door straight ahead. You will now encounter the second robot. Choose the option to use the flashlight and then the option to use your bat to defeat the robot.
From that point on their are no "bad ends" and how you progress is up to you, but there are still different endings.
**Spoiler for endings**
(click:"Spoiler for endings")[There are three different endings.
1. Normal End - You are injected with something that puts you to sleep after the you continuosly try to fight the robot. You are not killed but you lose the opportunity to take the first step outside consciously.
2. Good End - You destroy the third robot and take the firsts steps out alone. (Only achievable with a bucket of water)
3. True End - You talk with the robot and listen to him. You find out about a little about the world and take a step outside, with the robot as a guide.]]
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I sprint towards the robot once again, this time it cannot counter since all of its functions are being prioritized on from raising itself up from the slippery floor.
Without wasting a single second, I swing down on the robots head, and then without skipping a beat, swing down on the robot's right then left arm. I leave no opportunity for a counterattack.
After dismembering the robot, I take a step back to catch my breath.
[[Continue.->afterDestroyRobot3]]
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After 20 seconds of rest, I walk up to the door leading to the outside world. I have no clue what is waiting outside, nor do I know what caused humanity to roam the path of extinction, but I do have a note and an address that could help me find out.
I hold up the borrowed keycard for a final time, opening up the door leading to the outside world, and take my first step into my anything but **normal** [[new life->goodEnd]].
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You have made it out of the facility and stepped into the new world.
There are a lot of unknowns still left, but you possess information that can lead you to discovering what is happening.
Getting outside is only the beginning of this brand new adventure.
[[Continue.->TitleScreen]]
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I still don't trust what this robot is saying. I can't tell if it is lying or trying to manipulate me. Therefore, I must take action.
(if:$threwWater is true)[[["I must destroy you!"->destroyRobot3]]](else:)[[["I must destroy you!"->attackFirst]]]
(if:$threwWater is false)[(if:$bucket_of_water is true)[[[Throw water at the feet of the robot.->throwWater]]]]
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I raise the bat above my head and begin another full sprint towards it.
(click:"sprint")[However, I am tripped before I can even get within two steps by the robot's left extending arm.]
(click:"tripped")[The robot states "I guess it cannot be helped. If you are not going to listen, then there is no use in trying to fight."
The robot right arm opens up at the wrist and a needle comes out. The arm extends and goes straight into my left arm.]
(click:"left arm")[Moments later my vision slowly turns to black, and I lose all feeling in my body.
[[Continue.->normalEnd]]]
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What caused humans to become extinct?
(click:"What caused humans to become extinct?")[T-2996 replies "Two years ago, a virus overwhelmed the entire world. It all started with one patient in California. That patient had no deadly symptoms, only a slight fever and cough, therefore it never became a big deal. Slowly, but surely, it began spreading across the entire world, and since the symptoms were so mild, they never decided to put any research into treating it. About one year after the first case was discovered, over 80% of the population on Earth had the virus. Shortly after the first year mark, people that had the various suddenly started passing away in their sleep, and at a remarkably fast rate, the population began slowly declining, and the virus continued to stay spreading. There are less than 100 estimated humans left in existence, therefore each and every human still alive is important in the fight for humanity and its existence."
[["What do I do next?"->next]]]
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What do I do next?
(click:"What do I do next?")[T-2996 replies "For starters we must go to 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, NY 10001. At that location, we can meet with all of the remaining survivors and continue research on curing the virus and restoring humanity."
[["Let's Go"->next2]]]
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After hearing what T-2996 has to say, and learning more about the situation that the world is in, I begin to feel a little bit better about the situation. It may be dire, but I can feel easy knowing that there is a chance that humanity still has a chance, and that I have a chance to live a meaningful life.
I walk up to the door leading to the outside world. I take a second to make sure that T-2996 is ready to make the journey towards our destination.
I hold up the borrowed keycard for a final time, opening up the door leading to the outside world, and take my first step into my anything but **normal** [[new life->TrueEnd]].
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Congratulations, you have made it to the true end of the game. You have escaped the facility and were able to stay calm and listen to T-2996, who was able to tell you about the situation happening to humanity. You now have an escort and are taking a step in the right direction while helping to restore humanity, which is on the verge of extinction.
[[Continue.->TitleScreen]]
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