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Among the information she has archived or cached, there are obscure theories about inter-universal interactions. Not how they might happen, much less how any intelligence might begin one, or target it meaningfully.
But they give some constraints on the properties of such connections, and their time evolution.
This highly speculative information is available to her, but even were she fast enough to access it, none of it would be particularly useful when a pinpoint of not here blinks into existence directly ahead and expands spherically to swallow her.
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The Employee Daycare Center.
It appears that just before it was abandoned they were having a science fair. Forty potato battery exhibits seems a bit much, though.
Well, this potato has moved on to — bigger — things.
It appears that just before it was abandoned they were having a science fair. Forty potato battery exhibits seems a bit much, though.
Well, this potato has moved on to — bigger — things.
test_subject_one
Yes, yes it has. She's proud of her potato. It's a very good potato. She pets her potato, then moves on.
The offices give way to narrow corridors and standard catwalks, with pipes crowded around.
Notably, some of those pipes are labeled → NEUROTOXIN → .
Notably, some of those pipes are labeled → NEUROTOXIN → .
Here is a really big room! It smells extremely faintly of neurotoxin!
It's empty.
Well, there are girders that used to support some enormous machine in the middle, and there are cut-off pipe ends in the walls.
It's empty.
Well, there are girders that used to support some enormous machine in the middle, and there are cut-off pipe ends in the walls.
Sure! She can head up this catwalk and through these doors and up this elevator and get to the Implosion Observation Annex. It has a pretty good view of the room even if implosions aren't what you want to observe.
test_subject_one
Implosion Observation Annex. She is not usually one to swear but what the fuck.
Anything there to shed some light on just what the fuck?
Anything there to shed some light on just what the fuck?
This sign next to the overlook railing could be helpful:
There's a console in this room with controls and readouts that were probably for the neurotoxin generator. They're dead.
There's a side room farther back with a closed door. Through the glass can be seen more equipment, including a copy of the control console and a computer. There's a couple status lights suggesting they're less dead.
IN CASE OF IMPLOSION 👁Or maybe not.
LOOK DIRECTLY AT IMPLOSION
There's a console in this room with controls and readouts that were probably for the neurotoxin generator. They're dead.
There's a side room farther back with a closed door. Through the glass can be seen more equipment, including a copy of the control console and a computer. There's a couple status lights suggesting they're less dead.
test_subject_one
Okay, maybe she can get some information from those, if there's an obvious way to do it without breaking anything.
The door is closed but not locked, and its hinges are in working order.
The control console is reporting zero neurotoxin pressure, [ERROR] monitoring sensor status, zero power draw, and so on.
The computer appears to be intact and properly plugged in but powered off.
The control console is reporting zero neurotoxin pressure, [ERROR] monitoring sensor status, zero power draw, and so on.
The computer appears to be intact and properly plugged in but powered off.
test_subject_one
She won't turn the computer on, the control console says what she wanted to know. Huh.
...huh indeed.
She puts her backpack down and sits on a chair and grabs the computer thing from the backpack and powers it on.
...huh indeed.
She puts her backpack down and sits on a chair and grabs the computer thing from the backpack and powers it on.
It is displaying the tutorial section on requesting information. Spookily related, but that's just where she left it.
The tutorial is not about that! But, reading between the lines, it is assuming a society where equipment like this is common and almost all information that is known is available this way.
Would she like to transmit a request for a top-level catalog? The tutorial shows exactly how to do that.
Would she like to transmit a request for a top-level catalog? The tutorial shows exactly how to do that.
Her computer now has a top-level catalog stored!
The catalog would like to note that the available information is sadly incomplete and potentially incorrect due to unforeseen circumstances. One of the available categories is information ‘about or from’ the Aperture Science facility.
Also available are scientific, mathematical, and practical reference material, assorted fiction and other art, and information ‘probably not relevant to this universe’.
The catalog would like to note that the available information is sadly incomplete and potentially incorrect due to unforeseen circumstances. One of the available categories is information ‘about or from’ the Aperture Science facility.
Also available are scientific, mathematical, and practical reference material, assorted fiction and other art, and information ‘probably not relevant to this universe’.
There is a note attached as an explanation of this category. It says that Teytis tel Jobont, who is providing all of this information, was transported here from what appears to be a different universe (see further analysis justifying this crazy idea) by an extremely old Aperture Science experiment (see records of event), found the facility abandoned, and is currently attempting to understand and repair the facility, make it less evil (see work reports and plans), and eventually obtain help in understanding the event that brought her here so that it can be reversed. Controllably.
Information collected under this category includes history and geography, scientific and practical information on kored, and the recent proceedings of miscellaneous public forums.
Information collected under this category includes history and geography, scientific and practical information on kored, and the recent proceedings of miscellaneous public forums.
test_subject_one
She'll start reading this, and realize it's way too much information, so she'll skim over most of it and read some of the more interesting parts in depth. It will take a while. And after she's done, she'll open her mouth and try to say something, and cough because her vocal cords have not been used much these past couple of centuries.
She tries again.
"H—hello?"
Nothing is listening — well, nothing is admitting to listening.
test_subject_one
That's actually pretty reassuring.
She fiddles with the computer thing and finds the "connect to Aperture Science computer network" option. What does she need to do to get that working?
She fiddles with the computer thing and finds the "connect to Aperture Science computer network" option. What does she need to do to get that working?
This computer doesn't have a direct interface for that, so traffic will be relayed over radio using Teytis'-universe's protocols and then translated by the receiving equipment Teytis installed. But all that is conveniently automatic and only mentioned so the user knows what systems they are relying on.
Soon she is looking at the menu of Aperture Science's public (well, all-employees) intranet.
Soon she is looking at the menu of Aperture Science's public (well, all-employees) intranet.
test_subject_one
Umm... that's not really what she...
Okay, back to tutorial, is there anything there that obviously lends itself to helping her talk to this Teytis person?
Okay, back to tutorial, is there anything there that obviously lends itself to helping her talk to this Teytis person?
Why, of course! There are lots of ways to do this! The communications part of the tutorial explains how to write a message and address it.
You can address a message in really a lot of ways, including: to someone you know, to anyone who receives it (see also: emergency priority markers and when you should use them), to someone in particular who is nearby and publishing the fact of their presence (for example, there is one such person right now!), or who is nearby and meets some criterion (for example, if you are in urgent need of these types of assistance…).
Instead of writing text in a message, you could also request voice communications. This is conditional on available bandwidth, and also possible using only the radio unit and not of the computer, though that is usually only relevant in emergency situations.
You can address a message in really a lot of ways, including: to someone you know, to anyone who receives it (see also: emergency priority markers and when you should use them), to someone in particular who is nearby and publishing the fact of their presence (for example, there is one such person right now!), or who is nearby and meets some criterion (for example, if you are in urgent need of these types of assistance…).
Instead of writing text in a message, you could also request voice communications. This is conditional on available bandwidth, and also possible using only the radio unit and not of the computer, though that is usually only relevant in emergency situations.