0: Attention K-Mart Shoppers

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Welcome to the Colony at Eastside: a community of progress and prosperity amid the natural beauty of Tau Ceti Prime's Massif Occidentale. We hope your stay here will be an enjoyable one. MAYDAY MAYDAY this is Dr. Ian Fletcher at Eastside University PLEASE CO WARNING: Unauthorized access to this system is a violation of applicable criminal codes. You have been warned. Terminating connection.

You are at the west entryway to the World Bazaar, a shoppi PLEASE RESPON D. MAYD WARNING: Unauthorized access to this system is a violation of applicable criminal codes. You have been warned. Terminating connection. ng facility of old-world elegance mat0% ~

There. I'm holed up in a utility shaft across town. I can't raise anybody in Security or Admin so I was afraid the building is destroyed. What happened? What are those things with all the eyes? If you can get to what's left of Security I expect you can find weapons. But before that one of us has to disable this damn AI that keeps cutting off my access! The only way I know is to cut power to the entire area. A fusion pistol could destroy the wiring, if you had a fusion pistol, and if we knew where the wiring is. Good luck, to both of us.

terminal 1

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Sorry -- there seems to be a problem with the servo mechanisms in this module. I am contacting Central Services with a repair request. We want your stay here to be an enjoyable one!

Sorry -- I am unable to contact Central Services. For emergency assistance, please enter your ID code and state the problem. (This service is temporarily unavailable.) Abuse of the emergency assistance network is a crime (misdemeanor).

terminal 2

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Sorry, but unauthorized personnel are not allowed in Colony Security. For emergency assistance, please enter your ID code and state the problem. (This service is temporarily unavailable.) Abuse of the emergency assistance network is a crime (misdemeanor).

terminal 3

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Unauthorized access to secure terminal. Termina@t~~: //> I now have access to the personnel tracking system, and I'm getting a lot of motionless readings from those butt-beeper things we all have. I guess it's a miracle you survived.

I'm also in the admin network (what's left of it). You have to get to the power plant right away. The aerial bombing has caused a coolant leak in the reactor. If you can't take the reactor down, it'll cause an explosion they'll feel at West Point.

Beside you is an elevator that should take you to the power plant. I say should ... unfortunately you cut the power to it when you destroyed the power conduit. I wouldn't advise climbing --- it's a good 50-meter drop. Any ideas? Me neither. Let me know if you can find a way down.

terminal 4

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You are in violation of your orders. Return to your holding cell immediately.

terminal 5

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If you go beyond this door, you will be killed.

terminal 6

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If you go beyond this door, you will be killed.

terminal 7

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Welcome to Chez L'Oui -- elegant, relaxed dining in style in the Colony center! Our menu today: APPETIZERS Cajun sticks -- hot and spicy! SALADS Noodle medley ENTREES Meatless burger Krab cakes Fish stix DESSERTS Green tea ice cream Strawberry surprise

Relax and enjoy the ambience (patrons only). You deserve it!

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Here's a map of the area you're in. Question marks show areas that the AI blocked me from accessing; I suspect they are the important ones. -- Ian