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So the Spirit grid is the precise same thing as FF12 unlock system?
Save for the fact that the blocks revile each other, instead of being revealed.
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/revile)

I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself there!  I'm outta here!

> Examine car keys
> If they are sharp: Cut seatbelt with keys
> If not: Unlock glovebox and examine glovebox

> Check underneath the sun-flap for (dry) papers etc (for the purpose of possibly making fire later on)

(I have to hand it to you, text-only can create a far more intricate world than the copy/paste graphics I can use. It's also a lot easier to follow through with player commands this way. I love the idea!)

No worries, this is why I keep the rooms fairly simple, as it's perfectly possible that player whim causes the game to skip some rooms entirely, or just visit them for one turn on one occasion and never see them again.

I actually drew a big machine room that was beyond the hole in the ventilation tunnel you guys jumped into, and I drew a maze puzzle that you ALMOST entered in the sewers. Maybe the game will come around and those will see some use later, maybe not. We'll see, wont we? 

Awwww. And I already drew most of the room behind the double doors last night.
Oh well, I shall grant you this change, and the next command will be: > USE left door (EAST)

Hope you dont mind the following command overload. Feel free to disregard them if you do.

> I (nventory, pockets)
> Examine car interior
> Examine passenger seat
> Examine back seat (if available)
> Examine self (for injuries)
> Examine dashboard

Dammit!

I mean... Ponch, I have no idea what you are talking about! Maybe you should just press ctrl+F5 and see if that clears your head of these delusions.

I'll post the next room tomorrow after work. Good night, ladies and gentlemen.

[> Turn on TV]

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> Turn on TV

You turn on the TV and flip through a few channels. All of the channels seem to be showing the same, quite boring, show.
The TV only shows some kind of calibration image, which is slightly distorted and fuzzy. The speakers emit a loud sine wave tone, intermittently interrupted by a female voice repeating a recorded line: "Service interrupted - Reason - Unknown emergency - Please remain calm", followed by more of the sine wave tone.

[>use chalk on blackboard]

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>use chalk on blackboard

You make some highly important alterations in the drawing on the blackboard.

[> examine black board]

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> examine black board

You examine the blackboard.
It has a list of three meals:

B: Toast and bacon, fried fish, eggs, tea, coffee
L: Green salad (Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber), Special meat cold cuts
D: Creamy seafood soup, nutrition crackers, Doritos (Yes, we still have some!)

On the side of the menu appears to be a humorous drawing, likely depicting the chef.

[> read the poster with what appears to be a water drop on it, and the "menu" board (also examine the drawing, what is it exactly?)]

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> read the poster with what appears to be a water drop on it, and the "menu" board (also examine the drawing, what is it exactly?)
ERROR > Input too complex
> Examine poster on wall

The poster has a large depiction of a single drop of water. On the top, with bold red letters, is the word "REMEMBER", followed by: "Conserve every drop - WATER is LIFE"

Next to the poster is a small framed painting of a sunrise as seen across the ocean. The artwork is quite detailed and you feel the artist was highly skilled.

[> open the door on the east]

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> open the door on the east

You open the door and step through to take a look on the other side. You are standing in what appears to be a mess hall or a dining room, next to the door you entered through, which is to the WEST. There are two other doors here, one to the EAST, and a set of double doors to the SOUTH.

[> Take the pan and use it as a helmet]

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> Take the pan and use it as a helmet

You place the metal pan onto your head. You feel ready to play the part of a human cannonball, all you need is a pair of insane italian brothers running a circus!

You hear footsteps and a man's voice shouting from the east:
Voice: "Get up! We need to get out of here!"

The voices seem to be getting distant.

[> Read the sign on the wall]

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> Read the sign on the wall

The sign on the wall is a list of fire safety rules, as well as general ones, related to the use of the electric stove and oven.
Unless you are planning to use the stove, they will be of little importance.

> Read post-it on what is probably a large fridge

The post-it note reads, and I quote: "Need more steak. Ask Anderson from MF."

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You push open the metal cover and peek out. The room seems clear, although you hear noises in the distance to the east.



You step out and close the cover behind you. You hear what seems to be a woman's scream from the east, followed by several gunshots.

You have a feeling something nasty is going on out there.

[> Chicken out]

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> Chicken out

You are stricken with cowardice and you scamper back up the ladder.



> Climb up the ladder

You step through the door to NORTH, and begin to ASCEND the long metal ladder. You see glimpses of light up at the top.



> Live a full, rich, happy life.

You wish you could...



Who was the strange man you parted ways with down in the sewers? Was he a friend or a foe?
What did the machine you broke actually do? Will its destruction have some impact on your future?
What awaits at the top?
What were you supposed to be doing in the first place?

The answers to all these questions await above and beyond. Can you plan ahead, work together and push your luck hard enough to find the answers?

Chapter 3 coming soon!
Thanks for playing so far, keep it up!

[> climb down the ladder to test, wether you are able to see and reach the ground â€" search for clues and usefull items]

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> climb down the ladder to test, wether you are able to see and reach the ground â€" search for clues and usefull items
ERROR - Command too complex, simplifying
> Climb down ladder, examine surroundings

You climb down the ladder, hoping to see into the water. There is a platform visible under the water, but the main portion of the pool seems to continue quite a bit deeper still. It's too dark to see to the bottom of it, and now that you are in the pool itself, you realize the water has a faint smell of sewage mixed in with the salty smell of seawater.

It has happened before, there should be no reason for it to not happen again. Unless we expected that humankind's appearance and spread across the world somehow meant that the world climate would STOP changing because we're just such dandy fellows.

[Global warming]

I want to argue too!  8)

Global warming

Yes we humans have had an effect on global temperature and climate.
No it is not a destructive "Oh noez, the world will be ruined" sort of effect.

Before industrialization, before humans began to alter the climate with pollution and else, there have been warmer times, there have been ice ages and there have and will be "mood swings" on a planetary scale. Species have lived and died and the world has, and will adjust and recover, changed and altered, but it will recover. Species will and should become extinct, as this is what created new openings in the animal population of our planet to evolve new forms of creatures in. You know: breaking eggs to make an omelet sort of thing.

Will these changes cause human population to decrease? Hopefully yes, or humanity must decrease population by itself (World War 3 etc).

Can humankind stop the climate change: no and we should not. It will happen one way or the other, instead of trying to stop it, we should put our resources towards researching ways to ensure at least some of us survive the big changes. Change is good and should be encouraged to keep evolution going planetwide.

[> Look at the back of the maps]

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> Look at the back of the maps

As the maps are tightly sealed behind a glass pane and some metal frames, you see no way to examine the behind of the maps themselves. You resort to peeking between the wall and the frame itself.

There is a small piece of paper in here, labelled "poem of the madman". The text is gibberish and you decide that it is a completely useless waste of your time. A red herring of sorts, you see?



[Note to players: as I keep making mistakes in copy/pasting the GUI to new images, I shall no longer draw the GUI every turn. The GUI will automatically update to show any new inventory items or changes in your HP and other stats.]

[> GO NORTH]

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> GO NORTH

You cannot go north, since the door opens to a very small space with a ladder leading upward.
It's still progress, though! Sort of...