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[Haspen]

It is now 1030pm. Your shift has begun.

Today is your first ever shift at the fishing holes.

You are also alone, except for Markus working in the lab, cleaning the mermaid-tubes.

You're in the main working area, which is brightly lit. Your work computer is on. The expedition roster is pinned to the blackboard, with two names written off with red marker.

Your desk is mostly empty. You haven't finished your coffee, but by this time its probably cold.

The commstation in the corner is giving out static, and the blizzard raging outside the station only makes it worse.

You need to log-in to the SiebenburgOS to begin.

A) Login to SiebenburgOS (state your character's name)
B) Check the expedition roster.
C) Call out to Markus.
D) Finish your coffee.
E) Listen to the commstation's radio.

[Weirdsound]

A

[Fluffe9911]

A. Dr. Tolman

[Haspen]

You login into SiebenburgOS.

>Username: NNGTAN
>Password: ********

Welcome to SiebengburgOS, Nothing Tolman

Chief Research Officer Paule Marienville has assigned you to the:

Fishing Holes

For your shift at

1030pm-0430pm

Your main tasks for the shift are:
>Catch a live mermaid
>Attempt to communicate with a mermaid
>Dissect a live mermaid in search of PS4

NOTE###0023: Don't forget to put on alpine outfit. Don't want you freezing your body off on your first shift. If you're skittish, check the armory and medbay for whatever you think might help you -Paule

A) Check the expedition roster.
B) Go to the equipment storage and get an alpine outfit.
C) Listen to the commstation's radio.
D) Call out to Markus.
E) Finish your coffee.
F) Visit the medbay for supplies first.
G) Visit the armory for protective gear first.

[IronyOwl]

A

First rule of a new job, as what happened to the old guy.

[Haspen]

You walk up to the blackboard to check the expedition roster.

EXPEDITION 7:
Paule Marienville
Jim Sutherland Radio contact lost 0500pm
Akira Ogawa
Julian Argyll
Hector Aberdeen Fell into hydrocarbon lake about 0640pm
Jimmy Orkney

-2 Sanity
Sanity: 7/11

A) Finish your coffee.
B) Listen to the commstation's radio.
C) Go to the equipment storage and get an alpine outfit.
D) Visit the medbay for supplies first.
E) Visit the armory for protective gear first.
F) Call out to Markus.

[Maximum Spin]

C

[Haspen]

You go to the equipment storage.

It is now 1035pm.

You finish putting up on the alpine outfit. It is warm and fuzzy inside, insulated well against cold weather and wind, while the bright yellow polymer external layer grants visibility even in the darkness of the Siebenburg 5's Long Night.

Heading back to the work area, you consider your options...

A) Finish your coffee.
B) Listen to the commstation's radio.
C) Visit the medbay for supplies first.
D) Visit the armory for protective gear first.
E) Call out to Markus.
F) Leave through the northern airlock of the outpost to reach the fishing holes.

[taat]

B

[Haspen]

You sit at the commstation radio.

RADIOFREQ: 0.0.0 (NONE)
VOLUMELVL: 10/10
ATMONOISE: HIGH

No wonder there's static; the frequency hasn't been set. You check the small notepad by the radio.

The first page is full of scribbles and numbers.

Expedition Comms: 0.3.1
Expedition Handheld: 0.3.8
Distress Beacon: 4.0.4 do not use until ready needed -Paule
Transceiver Alpha: 1.3.4
Transceiver Beta: 2.7.7 but it doesnt work no more, mast props broken by winds -Julian
The Hum: 5.2.3 i call it 'breathing iceberg' -Jimmy
The Hum (distant?): 6.5.4 i call this one 'snoring iceberg' -Jimmy
Repeating Signal from Space: 7.9.4 probably Siegenburg 6 pulsar? -Akira
pulsars dont pulse at civilian radio freq Akira -Hector

The rest of pages are blank.

Set a frequency, or turn the volum down to silence the noise?

[IronyOwl]

0.3.1

Expedition comms should be set to expedition comms, no?

[Haspen]

You set the radio to Expedition comms.

RADIOFREQ: 0.3.1 (Expedition Comms)
VOLUMELVL: 10/10
ATMONOISE: HIGH

All you hear is crackling of static and howling of arctic winds, meaning the the expedition's radio antenna is exposed to air.

You leave the comms on, in case they come calling.

A) Visit the medbay for supplies.
B) Finish your coffee.
C) Call out to Markus.
D) Leave through the northern airlock of the outpost to reach the fishing holes.
E) Visit the armory for protective gear.

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

B
Given what happened to the last guy, we need the coffee to get our sanity back in shape.

[Haspen]

You grab the cup and sip down your coffee.

It is now 1040pm.

It's already cold, but you finish it nonetheless. It would've probably tasted better even if just a bit lukewarm, too.

A) Visit the medbay for supplies.
B) Call out to Markus.
C) Visit the armory for protective gear.
D) Leave through the northern airlock of the outpost to reach the fishing holes.

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

C
Mermaids aren't always nice... especially not if we're trying to catch them.