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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 21, 2018 22:30:48 GMT
DO WE HAVE A KEY STILL?!
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2018 22:30:53 GMT
EXAMINE side door to booth
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2018 22:31:06 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 21, 2018 22:32:25 GMT
Aww man. Ok, do what Pinwig says. He is clearly the wisest of us. |
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Post by Stomski on Nov 21, 2018 22:38:28 GMT
EXAMINE side door to booth
You also find heavy scuff marks at shoulder height and lighter ones falling downwards away from them.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Foyer | Connected
Locations: | Corridor |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2018 22:42:46 GMT
Interesting. There were scuff marks on the walls in the closet we started in. Lot of factors to consider again.
So we need a keycard for the door. Not sure if the crow bar will get us in there because 'well integrated' makes it sound like there's nowhere to sit the bar in. And we need to activate the computer terminal, which might open the outer door, or it might be the control panel in the booth that does that.
TOUCH terminal screen
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Post by Stomski on Nov 22, 2018 8:25:34 GMT
Nothing happens.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Foyer | Connected
Locations: | Corridor |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 19:29:06 GMT
SAY Hello, computer.
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Post by Stomski on Nov 22, 2018 20:08:30 GMT
The terminal screen flickers, logs scroll up the screen too fast for you to read as it initialises its system. Then the screen goes blank briefly before showing the following prompt...
SP-Infoterminal XP
Welcome to the Infoterminal, your one stop shop to the world of instructional information on all things. Find out you what you need fast and without the danger!
PLEASE STATE USER AND PASSWORD...
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Foyer | Connected
Locations: | Corridor |
Current Score: 17/250
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 22, 2018 20:16:16 GMT
FETCH Borg.
PLACE Borg in front of computer terminal.
ASK Borg to enter password.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 20:17:12 GMT
Aha, so this is going to tell us how to ride the bike but might not open the door.
Just to be sure:
STATE user and password
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 20:21:54 GMT
FETCH Borg. PLACE Borg in front of computer terminal. ASK Borg to enter password. Martin I think we'll need to find it before we can fetch it. I'm surprised it hasn't come this way yet. |
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Post by Stomski on Nov 22, 2018 20:26:27 GMT
Nothing happens.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Foyer | Connected
Locations: | Corridor |
Current Score: 17/250
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 20:48:39 GMT
So in this room we have:
A front door with no visible means to open it
A door to a booth that needs a keycard
An information terminal that will talk to us but needs a username and password
So we need a keycard to get into the booth, where the control panel may open the front door. The cabinet will be locked but might be openable with the crowbar outside. To go outside we need something to pacify the dogs, maybe thrown out of the window while we sneak out of the front door.
So do we go in search of a keycard and a password? Back down the corridor?
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 21:12:30 GMT
I just wonder what happens when we meet the cyborg.
GO corridor
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 21:17:47 GMT
Do we want to confront the cyborg or still try to avoid it? We could hide back in the first room and wait for it to pass again. See if it goes into the lobby.
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Post by Stomski on Nov 22, 2018 21:22:50 GMT
You enter the corridor through the security gate. At the far end you see the humanoid patroller round the corner and start down its usual path towards you.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Corridor | Connected
Locations: | Foyer, Small room |
Current Score: 17/250
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 21:35:27 GMT
Eep!
STAND still
STAY silent
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Post by Stomski on Nov 22, 2018 21:48:11 GMT
The robotic, if it is robotic that is, sentry continues down the corridor. It's slow pace at something of a meaningless meander would be boring if you weren't quite so scared. It comes close and stops, it's pale skin swelling with grey veins around where the connected robotic parts are attached. It almost seems to be looking through you as it seems to assess you, but after a brief terrifying moment, it turns and continues into the foyer.
It's lucky you didn't have something that could be considered a weapon attached to your arm or it might have considered you a threat and then who knows what might have happened.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Corridor | Connected
Locations: | Foyer, Small room |
Current Score: 17/250
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 22:03:56 GMT
Ah, that explains why we needed to remove the bed! Finally that makes sense. Missing the bolts on the door and going out the window has shortcut the problem of getting past the cyborg. Right, leave him for now as his puzzle might be done. Onward. We don't have compass directions in this, which is making direction commands hard.
FOLLOW corridor to stairs.
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Post by blueshift on Nov 22, 2018 22:07:32 GMT
It's a borg!
Okay, we want to tailgate it
FOLLOW borg closely behind
As long as we do not have a weapon we are safe
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2018 22:44:33 GMT
No we don't, it's going into the foyer we've just been in. If it was going outside it would have met the dogs. Let's go upstairs. We need a keycard.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 23, 2018 7:01:32 GMT
It's tempting to follow the Borg, but no, Pinwig's right, we need to go WHERE WE'VE NEVER BEEN... BEFORE.
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Post by Stomski on Nov 23, 2018 9:58:40 GMT
FOLLOW corridor to stairs.
You turn the corner to find the staircase, unfortunately the stairs up to the higher levels have collapsed blocking your path forwards. At the bottom of the stairs you find some kind of raised platform, on it a further raised platform that is circular. Rising up behind the platform is some kind of alien technology that looks similar in appearance to the sentry's exosuit. At head height a circular panel and above that some kind of display, showing a green pattern similar to that you might observe in a a plasma plate or globe.
You can hear the sentry starting back down the corridor towards you.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Corridor | Connected
Locations: | Foyer, Small room |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 23, 2018 19:34:31 GMT
WAIT and watch.
I can't quite make out from that description what we're looking at. The bottom bit feels like a transporter pad, but is the head height circular panel on the wall with the alien tech or directly above the bottom circular platform? Let's see what the sentry does with it, because he was down this end of the corridor a long time. Must have been doing something.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 23, 2018 20:31:48 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Nov 23, 2018 20:39:53 GMT
Wait
Whilst we are waiting
EXAMINE self
We don't really know who or what we are yet! Maybe we are a borg! Or Picard!
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Post by Stomski on Nov 23, 2018 20:40:01 GMT
You take a discrete position against the back wall away from the platform and wait. The robot whatever shambles down to the end of the corridor, turns on the spot and takes an awkward step onto the platform. It turns to face outward, stops moving and seems to go into some kind of trance. You wouldn't describe it as asleep, but it's certainly not awake.
Inventory: | Transformers pants (wearing), green uniform (wearing) | Location: | Corridor | Connected
Locations: | Foyer, Small room |
Current Score: 17/250
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Post by Stomski on Nov 23, 2018 20:41:12 GMT
I'm running out of adjectives to describe this guy without actually saying what it is. |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 23, 2018 20:47:40 GMT
So it's its charging point. It sleeps, does a patrol and goes back to sleep.
EXAMINE sentry
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