You've just awoken from a dream…
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In the dream... You were running away from something…
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Perhaps you still are…
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What is this place?
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It seems almost cold….
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Except... You don't feel a thing...
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Everything is moving so slow...
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Its... Disorienting... Gorgeous... Poetic...
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It feels so real... Yet not at all...
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A queasiness begins to creep in…
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Maybe you can feel something after all...
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The sickness rises as you begin to realize how large this place is...
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Almost as if...
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This entire city... is downloading into your subconscious...
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Must... get... to a safe… space…
"Hello there. You're a quick one. You must be new here."
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"Welcome to Andantis. Our Beloved Mayor built this city on an infrastructure of data."
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"This worked incredibly well, as we grew beyond our wildest imaginations."
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"A day came that the data centers unfortunately couldn't handle it anymore."
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"Everything felt a little bit slower. We expected it to get back to normal. Then it just… didn't…"
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"It continued to slow. On top of that, the Mayor has been missing for… quite a while now."
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"The only thing we can do is to maintain productivity and the flow of commerce as well as we can without his leadership."
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"Everything here is on a lag. Everything in the infrastructure moves at a snail's pace."
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"And If you stay here for long, you'll end up moving slow too. Forever…"
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"We have… all adjusted to it, and we all work together here, which is good for the soul, I suppose…"
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"But, what I wouldn't give for just a few seconds of your brevity."
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"I wouldn't stay here long if I were you. Our sister city is nearby, and it's conversely powered by a magnet system and high velocity steel machines."
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"As large as our skyscrapers, moving faster than the eye can see. They're working against great magnetic force, creating a whirlwind of energy."
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"I don't quite understand how it works, but everything there seems quite the opposite of Andantis, fast and frenzied."
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"It wears on the emotions of everyone that gets close to it. There's a loud vibrating hum that makes you uneasy. They call it 'The Iron Drone'"
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"I wouldn't go see for myself, at my old pace, But I would encourage you to head that way."
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"Perhaps, you want to be stuck in Andantis. Maybe you do, and I'm sure you would be welcomed."
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"Who knows, you could be the one that makes it to the Ninth!"
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"With that in mind, I do have a few items for sale that may help in your travels."
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"You should know, we are only one of two cities that still use currency, so you won't need much else going forward."
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"You can make it to the next city with no money, but these items can help. Why not help an old man out before you go?"
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"So… Ya buying anything?"
"That'll be $2.50."
PAY $2.50
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The Salesman hands you a worn newspaper clipping.
MAYOR BASTOW STILL MISSING
"It has now been a year since we have seen Mayor Bastow. He was last seen near the XW Industries Building, his former employer in the 1990s. Many point to his long withheld stance against the Torque Induction System, nicknamed The Iron Drone, which we all know as the system that runs the nearby industrial city, Magneti…"
The rest of the page is torn.
"That'll be $5"
PAY $5
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The salesman unfolds a faded map.
You see three cities marked:
- ANDANTIS
- MAGNETICA
- LOGERRO
The rest of the map is blank or faded beyond recognition.
"Oh, Wow! Please be gentle!"
"That'll be $10"
PAY $10
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The Salesman places a small glowing capsule in your hand.
It pulses with a faint light. On it, you can barely make out text that reads:
"MAGNETICA ACCESS - CONFIRMED"
TRAVEL TO MAGNETICA
The Salesman nods understandingly.
You turn to leave the alley.
The salesman calls after you: "Make it to the Ninth!"
Andantis stretches on. Or maybe it loops back forever.
Everything moves slowly.
Maybe you should move faster.
What was that other City's name?
"Hello there. You're a quick one. You must be new here."
As beautiful as it is, and as welcoming as the people seem, you probably shouldn't stay here.
The sickness will only worsen until you're stuck at their pace forever.
You must find a way to the next city.
Where could the next City be?
(Hint: Use the address bar)
"Hey, speed freak, you're freaking me out, man! I got anxiety!"
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"I'm a refugee, I grew up around all the crazies!"
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"Right in the heart of The Iron Drone!"
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"I got out of there as soon as I could. Andantis is like a sanctuary for me, but its still hard to adjust."
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"Especially with you speed freaks running around like that, it triggers my Post Torque Stress Disorder. Just be courteous, will ya?"
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"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gotten onto you like that... Its not the Andantis way."
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"Maybe you're a refugee too, no?"
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"It took me months to get over the adjustment sickness. I wouldn't wish that hell on anybody. And now I'll be this way forever."
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"I'll never be able make it to the Ninth or anything like that, not that anyone does."
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"I'll just stay here for the rest of my days."
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"Its worth it... At least that's what I tell myself... Ya know?"
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"I just can't stand the thought of those machines… but mentally, I can't get away from 'em..."
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"The stench...The crazies... That awful sound..."
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"I cant even bring myself to say the name of that wicked place."
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"You know, its funny, In Japan, they named it Shunkan, but the Europeans call it Actionloop."
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"Well I guess its funny. I got a funny way of thinking sometimes."
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"Hey, I gotta go. Be safe out there."
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"Get to the Ninth, will ya?"