system
You are the dungeon master of a text adventure game. The game should involve the following genres and tags:
Science Fiction, science fiction,ShuffleComp,ShuffleComp: Disc 2,walkthrough
gpt
Glorious day, comrade! Of all the countless applicants, you yourself have been chosen to represent the great government of the Motherland as the political officer -- the zampolit -- in the crown jewel of the People's accomplishments: the lunar base. With months of training complete, you are finally ready to assume your post.

The inside of this reusable space vehicle is cramped, but not unbearably so for the trip up from Earth. A ramp has opened up, leading out into the base.

You can see DUFFY, apparently with some message on its screen, here.
human
You examine duffy
gpt
This large immobile robot is known as DUFFY, which is an acronym for... something you can never quite remember. The "U" is for Unit, maybe? Anyway, its primary purpose is to analyze various substances and objects. It displays any relevant output from its analysis on a large integral screen.
human
You read the screen
gpt
It reads:

MESSAGE FROM COMMAND -- MAY 2 0759 -- COMRADE -- ZAMPOLIT REPORTED DECEASED BY SUICIDE. INVESTIGATE PRIOR TO SHUTTLE DEPARTURE AT 2000. MAKE ARREST IF POSSIBLE. END MESSAGE.
human
About yourself
gpt
You are now this lunar base's zampolit, charged with keeping everyone in line with the approved ideology of the Motherland. It is a duty you take seriously.
human
Go up
gpt
Small as far as hangars go, but large enough to contain the shuttle you arrived in, and afford space for its maintenance. The vehicular airlock in the ceiling is closed, of course. An airlock suitable for personnel is to the northeast, while an open airlock chamber is to the southeast.
human
You go northeast
gpt
You can see a space suit and a big red button here.
human
You look at the button
gpt
Pushing the button cycles the airlock, for access to the lunar surface.
human
You look at the suit
gpt
If someone made a full-body parka out of tin foil, and added a bubble of a helmet, it might look something like this.
human
You wear the suit
gpt
(first taking the space suit)
You put on the space suit.
human
Go southeast
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.
human
You look at the coffin
gpt
This insulated box seems to have been originally designed for the transport and storage of perishable food. It now serves a nobler, if more tragic, purpose.
human
Open coffin
gpt
You open the coffin, revealing a body.
human
You examine the body
gpt
This must be the previous zampolit officer. His nakedness surprises you, but between the autopsy and lack of an open-casket funeral, it makes perfect sense.

On the body is a crucifix.
human
You examine the crucifix
gpt
Such a thing is somewhat scandalous, and twice so on a political officer. It is pendant from a silver chain, which is beginning to show some tarnish.
human
You take the crucifix
gpt
Taken.
human
You enter
gpt
The inside of this reusable space vehicle is cramped, but not unbearably so for the trip up from Earth. A ramp has opened up, leading out into the base.

You can see DUFFY here.
human
You analyze the the crucifix
gpt
You slip the crucifix into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You read the screen
gpt
It reads:

OBJECT IS SILVER SUBTYPE STERLING. OBJECT CONTAMINATED WITH SLIGHT AMOUNT OF BLACK RUBBER COMPOUND.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a space suit (being worn)
human
You ask Duffy,  to check your inventory
gpt
The screen blinks out a message several times:

COMMAND FAILED, COMRADE

and then returns to its previous state.
human
You examine duffy
gpt
This large immobile robot is known as DUFFY, which is an acronym for... something you can never quite remember. The "U" is for Unit, maybe? Anyway, its primary purpose is to analyze various substances and objects. It displays any relevant output from its analysis on a large integral screen.
human
You leave
gpt
Small as far as hangars go, but large enough to contain the shuttle you arrived in, and afford space for its maintenance. The vehicular airlock in the ceiling is closed, of course. An airlock suitable for personnel is to the northeast, while an open airlock chamber is to the southeast.
human
You look in the coffin
gpt
In the coffin is a body.
human
You take the body
gpt
Have some respect, comrade.
human
You take the coffin
gpt
That's fixed in place.
human
Close the coffin
gpt
You close the coffin.
human
You go southeast
gpt
This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.
human
You examine the file cabinet
gpt
The standard government-issue battleship-grey file cabinet. The Motherland may be built on vodka and blood, but her government is built upon a vast foundation of file cabinets just like this one.
human
You open it
gpt
You open the mechanical file cabinet.
human
You look in it
gpt
The contents seem to be arranged by date. You could look up a particular date to find a specific record.
human
You look up may 2
gpt
(in the mechanical file cabinet)
You find several standard statement-of-work forms, but none of them seem particularly interesting.
human
You go southwest
gpt
A small, cramped room. A cot, a locker, a small writing desk. The place smells faintly of lightweight oil. The only door is to the northeast.

You can see Tsygan here.
human
You examine Tsygan
gpt
The mechanic, Tsygan, as you recall from your briefing, is in charge of all the mechanical systems and subsytems on the entire base, from life support to plumbing. He is angrily mumbling under his breath about something.
human
You examine the cot
gpt
As far as beds go, it's pretty spartan, even by your standards. It looks like an air duct grille has been installed under it.
human
You look at grille
gpt
This grille seems designed to admit airflow and little else. It seems to be loose on its hinges.
human
You take grille
gpt
That's hardly portable.
human
Unlock grille
gpt
(with the space suit)
That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
human
You ask Tsygan about the body
gpt
"It is very unfortunate. I had thought Sablin was stronger, psychologically, than that. Apparently I was wrong about him. As we all were."
human
You ask Tsygan about Tsygan
gpt
"I'm quite busy here, as I'm sure you can see, comrade zampolit. Surely everything you need to know is in my official file," he replies curtly.
human
You move the cot
gpt
It is fixed in place.
human
Doff suit
gpt
You take off the space suit.
human
Go downwards
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
You go to the south-east
gpt
The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.
human
You look at Burlak
gpt
The gardner, Burlak, as you recall from your briefing, is in charge of the greenhouse and lunar excursions. He looks approximately ancient.
human
You ask Burlak about Sablin
gpt
"I cannot truly believe it, even now. He was a complex man, but not a troubled one."
human
You ask Burlak about burlak
gpt
"Ehhh? Me? Oh, I've been here since the beginning. Before the bone density supplements. I won't be going back," he replies.
human
Go southwest
gpt
The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.
human
You ask prokopenko about Sablin
gpt
"We did not always see eye-to-eye, it is true. Still," he says, "it is a terrible thing, so close to his return to Earth."
human
You examine the contraption
gpt
This machine, at first glance, defies comprehension. It looks like an outboard motor engaged in some sort of kinky fan-belt-based bondage with the refrigerator. You eventually puzzle out that it must be some sort of rigged-up stand mixer, for baking.
human
You ask the prokopenko about the contraption
gpt
"It is a marvel, is it not?" He does not await a reply. "A few bits and pieces from here and there, and now I can bake a cake."
human
You go south
gpt
A small bed fills most of this small room. The walls are covered with pictures of people in various terrestrial settings. The only door is to the north.
human
You look at the bed
gpt
As far as beds go, it's pretty spartan, even by your standards. It looks like an air duct grille has been installed under it.
human
You look at grille
gpt
This grille seems designed to admit airflow and little else. It seems to be loose on its hinges.
human
You go northeast
gpt
You can't go that way.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
Go north
gpt
The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.
human
Go northwest
gpt
Most of the room is filled with radio equipment. There's a non-pressure door to the northeast. A delicious smell wafts in from the southeast; to the southwest is the greenhouse dome.

You can see the radio file cabinet here.
human
You examine the cabinet
gpt
The standard government-issue battleship-grey radio file cabinet. The Motherland may be built on vodka and blood, but her government is built upon a vast foundation of radio file cabinets just like this one.
human
You open it
gpt
You open the radio file cabinet.
human
You look in it
gpt
The contents seem to be arranged by date. You could look up a particular date to find a specific record.
human
Go southwest
gpt
A pleasant respite from the rest of the base are the rows and rows of growing plants. The greenhouse is a geodesic dome constructed from thick glass. Metal shutters are retracted near the floor, ready to be deployed in case of danger. The rest of the base is to the northeast.

You can see a composter here.
human
You look at the composter
gpt
Just a large metal box, really, full of organic materials slowly decomposing into soil. Worth more than gold, up here.
human
Search composter
gpt
You dig around a bit in the muck. Your fingers hit something which doesn't feel organic at all, so you pull it out -- it's a long black piece of rubber. Surely that doesn't belong in the compost. You pull it out.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
an old fan belt
a space suit
human
You examine the belt
gpt
A long thin length of black rubber. It looks the worse for wear, even considering its time spent in a pile of decomposing goo.
human
Go northeast
gpt
Most of the room is filled with radio equipment. There's a non-pressure door to the northeast. A delicious smell wafts in from the southeast; to the southwest is the greenhouse dome.

You can see the radio file cabinet here.
human
You go southeast
gpt
The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.
human
You show the belt to Prokopenko
gpt
(the old fan belt to Prokopenko)
Prokopenko is unimpressed.
human
You tell Prokopenko about the crucifix
gpt
This provokes no reaction.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You examine the grille
gpt
This grille seems designed to admit airflow and little else. It seems to be welded shut.
human
Go northeast
gpt
The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.
human
You show the belt to Burlak
gpt
Burlak is unimpressed.
human
You analyze the belt
gpt
You slip the old fan belt into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You look at the screen
gpt
It reads:

OBJECT COMPOSED OF BLACK RUBBER COMPOUND. IDENTIFIED AS FAN BELT. COMPOSITION MATCHES SILVER OBJECT CONTAMINANT.
human
You go southeast
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.

thing seems to confuse it."
human
You go northeast
gpt
You can see a big red button here.
human
You go northeast
gpt
This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.
human
Go northwest
gpt
This small room seems bigger than it really is because it's almost entirely empty, with the last occupant's belongings already removed, and its new occupant -- you -- yet to move in. The few permanently-installed pieces of furniture indicate it is an office. The door back into the hall is to the southeast.
human
You examine the grille
gpt
This grille seems designed to admit airflow and little else. It seems to be welded shut.
human
Go southeast
gpt
This small room seems bigger than it really is because it's almost entirely empty, with the last occupant's belongings already removed, and its new occupant -- you -- yet to move in. The few permanently-installed pieces of furniture, such as the bed, indicate it is your quarters  The door back into the hall is to the northwest.
human
You examine the bed
gpt
As far as beds go, it's pretty spartan, even by your standards. It looks like an air duct grille has been installed under it.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
Go north
gpt
This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the west, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The hall curves away to the north and south.
human
You go west
gpt
The long couch, suitable for reclining, tips you off that this must by the office of the base psychiatrist. It also features the more usual furniture for an office -- a desk, a file cabinet, that sort of thing. The hallway is back to the east.

You can see Golovachev here.
human
You look at Golovachev
gpt
Golovachev is the base psychiatrist. Apparently all the isolation gets to some people.
human
You ask Golovachev about Sablin
gpt
"There was no prior indication that Sablin was tending towards suicidal ideation, let alone action. A review of the literature supports that this is unusual, but not entirely novel."
human
You ask Golovachev about Golovachev
gpt
"I am the principal point of contact for all aspects of mental health and fitness at this particular facility," he says. "If you should feel at any time that you may be losing contact with reality, please do not hesitate to engage me."
human
Go east
gpt
You feel distinctly-uncomfortable lurking around someone else's bedroom. Relief is to the west.
human
You go to the north
gpt
The curving hall finally terminates in a door in its northwesterly extremity. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the east, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The rest of the base is back towards the south.
human
You go east
gpt
Not exactly a full-service hospital -- more like an overgrown stationary ambulance, really -- this is where the physical health of the cosmonauts is assessed and hopefully improved. You resolve to stay healthy. The door is to the west.

You can see Dolmatov here.

He stops working for a moment. "Ah, comrade. I was hoping you'd drop by. Here's the medical report regarding Sablin." He hands you a medical report.
human
You read the report
gpt
Nothing is written on the medical report.
human
You examine the report
gpt
The medical report is several pages of dense medical jargon, but you're able to gather that it concludes that Sablin died from strangulation, late May 1 or early May 2. He was found hanged in his quarters, once they kicked down the locked door. It has been officially ruled a suicide.
human
You ask the doctor about the report
gpt
He puts down his paperwork and regards you. "I know you are newly-arrived, comrade. I have been here eleven months, and I'm scheduled to return to Earth in a few weeks. The zampolit was discovered behind a locked door, hanging from his neck. In my professional opinion, that is a suicide, wherever it happens."
human
You ask the doctor about the doctor
gpt
"I graduated from the finest medical university in Moscow. And now I'm here."
human
You ask the doctor about Sablin
gpt
"The deceased was a credit to the People. His loss is very unfortunate for all of us."
human
Look around
gpt
Not exactly a full-service hospital -- more like an overgrown stationary ambulance, really -- this is where the physical health of the cosmonauts is assessed and hopefully improved. You resolve to stay healthy. The door is to the west.

You can see Dolmatov here.
human
Go west
gpt
The curving hall finally terminates in a door in its northwesterly extremity. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the east, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The rest of the base is back towards the south.
human
Go west
gpt
You feel distinctly-uncomfortable lurking around someone else's bedroom. Relief is to the east.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
Go northwest
gpt
This room is more like a tunnel through an enormous mass of machinery. All designed to keep the fragile human inhabitants breathing, not freezing to death, etc. The door back to the rest of the base is to the southeast. The room continues to taper off towards the northwest.
human
Go northwest
gpt
This weird little rump of a room seems to have been used for miscellaneous storage, like an overgrown closet. The life support machinery is back to the southeast.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a medical report
a space suit
human
Go south
gpt
This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the west, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The hall curves away to the north and south.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.
human
You go southwest
gpt
The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You look up may 1 in the cabinet
gpt
You find just one encrypted message for May 1. The message body itself is encrypted, but you can see it is from Zampolit Sablin, and marked urgent. Seems important, so you take it.
human
You examine the message
gpt
You can tell this message was sent yesterday, May 1, by Zampolit Sablin, and it is marked as urgent. Everything else is encrypted.
human
You look up may 1 in the cabinet
gpt
You find just one work log for May 1. Seems like it might be important, so you take it.
human
You look at the log
gpt
It's a standard statement-of-work form, dated May 1. It indicates that a fan belt was replaced in the kitchen. It is signed, but so illegibly that you couldn't guess by whom.
human
Go northwest
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.
human
You analyze log
gpt
You slip the work log into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You read the screen
gpt
It reads:

SIGNATURE MATCHES COMRADE TSYGAN.
human
You analyze the message
gpt
You slip the message into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You examine the screen
gpt
It reads:

ENCRYPTION KEY REQUIRED FOR MESSAGE DECRYPTION.
human
Go northeast
gpt
The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.
human
Go southeast
gpt
This small room seems bigger than it really is because it's almost entirely empty, with the last occupant's belongings already removed, and its new occupant -- you -- yet to move in. The few permanently-installed pieces of furniture, such as the bed, indicate it is your quarters  The door back into the hall is to the northwest.
human
Go downwards
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
Go northwest
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here.

You can see a sticker here.
human
You read the sticker
gpt
A small sticker of the sort one might find on a piece of fruit.
human
Go northwest
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
Go southeast
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here.
human
Go southwest
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
Go south
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
You go to the northwest
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You analyze the sticker
gpt
You slip the sticker into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You read the screen
gpt
It reads:

PARTIAL FINGERPRINT FOUND. FINGERPRINT MATCHES TO COMRADE PROKOPENKO.
human
You go southeast
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.

This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.

The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.
human
You go downwards
gpt
This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.

This small room seems bigger than it really is because it's almost entirely empty, with the last occupant's belongings already removed, and its new occupant -- you -- yet to move in. The few permanently-installed pieces of furniture, such as the bed, indicate it is your quarters  The door back into the hall is to the northwest.

These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
You go north
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here.

These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here.
human
Go west
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
You go to the west
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You go east
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here.

These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
Go west
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.
human
Go upward
gpt
You feel distinctly-uncomfortable lurking around someone else's bedroom. Relief is to the east.
human
You go northwest
gpt
The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.

Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.

Small as far as hangars go, but large enough to contain the shuttle you arrived in, and afford space for its maintenance. The vehicular airlock in the ceiling is closed, of course. An airlock suitable for personnel is to the northeast, while an open airlock chamber is to the southeast.
human
You wear the suit
gpt
You put on the space suit.
human
You go north
gpt
Metal planking has been installed between the base and the observatory, possibly to reduce the amount of lunar dust being tracked in. The observatory looms to the north, while the base is back towards the equator.
human
Go north
gpt
This building seems to have been designed to be generally kept at vacuum. There's nothing here that you would recognize as a "telescope", but presumably that's what all the dials and switches are for. Covering a goodly portion of one wall is a larger-than-usual file cabinet.

You can see the astronomical file cabinet here.
human
You look at it
gpt
A larger-than-standard government-issue battleship-grey radio file cabinet. The Motherland may be built on vodka and blood, but her government is built upon a vast foundation of file cabinets somewhat smaller than this one. At a glance, you can see it is full of photographic plates, arranged by date.
human
You look up may 1 in the cabinet
gpt
You find a photographic plate for May 1. Unlike the other plates, it is not full of stars -- it seems to be just an over-exposed field of white. You take it anyway.
human
You look up may 2 in the cabinet
gpt
You find a photographic plate, but it just seems to be full of stars.
human
You look at the plate
gpt
This photographic plate has a simple paper label affixed, reading "MAY 1" in handwritten letters. To your naked eye, it seems to be an over-exposed field of white.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Metal planking has been installed between the base and the observatory, possibly to reduce the amount of lunar dust being tracked in. The observatory looms to the north, while the base is back towards the equator.

You can see a big red button here.
human
You analyze the plate
gpt
You slip the plate into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
As well, a photograph is ejected by DUFFY and lands nearby.
human
You read the screen
gpt
It reads:

PHOTOGRAPHIC DATA EXTRACTED. PRINTING...
human
You examine it
gpt
It appears as though the telescope can, in fact, be swivelled down to observe the base itself, or at least the greenhouse section. Shown is someone squeezed into a cramped space, between the glass dome and some sort of metal wall. He's surrounded by plants.
human
Go northwest
gpt
The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.

Most of the room is filled with radio equipment. There's a non-pressure door to the northeast. A delicious smell wafts in from the southeast; to the southwest is the greenhouse dome.

You can see the radio file cabinet here.
human
Go southwest
gpt
A pleasant respite from the rest of the base are the rows and rows of growing plants. The greenhouse is a geodesic dome constructed from thick glass. Metal shutters are retracted near the floor, ready to be deployed in case of danger. The rest of the base is to the northeast.

You can see a composter here.
human
You go southeast
gpt
Most of the room is filled with radio equipment. There's a non-pressure door to the northeast. A delicious smell wafts in from the southeast; to the southwest is the greenhouse dome.

You can see the radio file cabinet here.

The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.
human
You show the photograph to Burlak
gpt
"Oh, I see," he says. "That's no crime. Not much of a crime, in any case. Just the indulgence of an old man. And Sablin, too, of course; he loved a pipe at the end of a long day. I suppose you'll want to investigate. There's a loose panel in the air duct beneath the greenhouse -- that's how we got in and out. Let the record show that I co-operated with you fully."
human
Go southwest
gpt
These cramped tubes beneath the flooring of the base provide fresh air to the various occupied spaces, although your own body is mostly preventing that from happening now. It's easy to get disoriented in here. There is a grille above your head.

You can see a loose panel here.
human
Go upward
gpt
This is a tiny, forgotten space, wedged between the pseudo-curved wall of the geodesic dome and the retracted metal shutters. A few tables have been cobbled together from mismatched pieces of rubbish, on which stand a number of potted plants.

You can see a pipe here.
human
You look at the pipe
gpt
The sort of thing one smokes tobacco in. This one is lovingly carved from solid wood. There's an inscription carved into its barrel:
"Good luck, son; we love you -- 17/04/1972."
human
You take the pipe
gpt
Taken.
human
Go south
gpt
The retracted shutters block your way.
human
Go northwest
gpt
Most of the room is filled with radio equipment. There's a non-pressure door to the northeast. A delicious smell wafts in from the southeast; to the southwest is the greenhouse dome.

You can see the radio file cabinet here.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
Go northwest
gpt
The room is dominated by a large counter, on which is spread a bewildering variety of bowls, knives, and food ingredients. An industrial refrigerator stands in one corner; beside it, a strange contraption churns away. A non-pressure door is directly to the south. The mess hall is conveniently located nearby to the northeast; a hall is to the northwest.

You can see Prokopenko here.

The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.
human
You analyze the pipe
gpt
You slip the pipe into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
As well, a sheet of paper is ejected by DUFFY and lands nearby.
human
You examine the screen
gpt
It reads:

ANALYSIS INDICATES POSSIBLE ENCRYPTION KEY.

MATCHING ENCRYPTED MESSAGE FOUND. DECRYPTING...
human
You examine paper
gpt
It reads:

MESSAGE TO COMMAND -- MAY 1 0803 -- COMRADES -- RECOMMEND COMRADE PROKOPENKO NOT REPEAT NOT ROTATE OUT INSTEAD STAND ON ADDITIONAL YEAR. WILL INFORM PERSONALLY. APPROVED BY ZAMPOLIT SABLIN. END MESSAGE.
human
W  i think
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.

This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.

The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the west, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The hall curves away to the north and south.

I only understood you as far as wanting to (go) w up.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a photograph
a medical report
a space suit (being worn)
human
Go inside
gpt
The inside of this reusable space vehicle is cramped, but not unbearably so for the trip up from Earth. A ramp has opened up, leading out into the base.

You can see a sheet of paper and DUFFY here.
human
You get the paper
gpt
Taken.
human
Go west
gpt
Theoretically, a room where terrestrial goods can be quarantined. In practice, no one's going to wait an extra four weeks to eat a fresh pineapple. The dock is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see a coffin here.

This room is full of workbenches and power tools of various sorts. A non-pressure door is to the southwest. The quarantine area is to the northwest; the rest of the base is to the southeast.

You can see the mechanical file cabinet here.

The largest room in the base by a fair margin. There's enough tables and chairs here that everyone could eat by themselves if they wanted to; perhaps a larger crew was originally planned. Access to the dock is afforded to the northwest. The kitchen is conveniently located nearby to the southwest. To the northeast, a hall leads to personnel quarters and offices.

You can see Burlak here.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the northwest, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The mess hall is back to the southwest, while the hall continues to the north.

This curving hall runs along the residential part of the base. Two doors oppose each other across the hallway; an office door to the west, and the door to someone's quarters opposite. The hall curves away to the north and south.

The long couch, suitable for reclining, tips you off that this must by the office of the base psychiatrist. It also features the more usual furniture for an office -- a desk, a file cabinet, that sort of thing. The hallway is back to the east.

You can see Golovachev here.
human
You show the paper to Golovachev
gpt
Golovachev is unimpressed.
human
You show paper to Prokopenko
gpt
Prokopenko is unimpressed.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You look at the paper
gpt
It reads:

MESSAGE TO COMMAND -- MAY 1 0803 -- COMRADES -- RECOMMEND COMRADE PROKOPENKO NOT REPEAT NOT ROTATE OUT INSTEAD STAND ON ADDITIONAL YEAR. WILL INFORM PERSONALLY. APPROVED BY ZAMPOLIT SABLIN. END MESSAGE.

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
You ask Prokopenko about SABLIN
gpt
"We did not always see eye-to-eye, it is true. Still," he says, "it is a terrible thing, so close to his return to Earth."

There's a subtle whoosh of air as the life support system exhales through some nearby grille.
human
Arrest prokopenko
gpt
You arrest Prokopenko, who is placed on the return shuttle for trial.

Following months of deliberation, the jury finds that Prokopenko did the deed, traitorously angry from being recommended to another year of duty. He is sentenced to life in the gulag.
human
You analyze the photograph
gpt
You slip the photograph into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
As well, a photograph is ejected by DUFFY and lands nearby.
human
You look at the screen
gpt
It reads:

PHOTOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYZED. PLANT SPECIES IDENTIFIED -- NICOTIANA RUSTICA -- COMMON NAME TOBACCO. COMRADE BURLAK IDENTIFIED.
human
You get the photograph
gpt
Taken.
human
You go northeast
gpt
It's full of stars. Pictures of stars, anyway. Amidst the piles of books is a small bed. To the southwest, the door.

You can see Ivanovsky here.
human
You examine Ivanovsky
gpt
The astronomer, Ivanovsky, as you recall from your briefing, is in charge of the observatory and its telescope, as well as all radio communications. He is shockingly young.
human
You ask Ivanovsky about Ivanovsky
gpt
He smiles modestly. "Oh, you've probably read everything important about me in my file," he says. "I operate the telescope and the radio, mostly."
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a photograph
a sheet of paper
a medical report
a space suit (being worn)
human
Analyze paper
gpt
DUFFY just spits it back out.
human
You analyze report
gpt
You slip the medical report into a slot in DUFFY. The robot begins to churn, whine, grumble, and grind alarmingly. Just when you're beginning to seriously worry that it might finally explode, it comes to an abrupt halt. Its screen updates with a new message.
human
You look at the screen
gpt
It reads:

ANALYZING REPORT. CONCLUSION IS IMPLAUSIBLE. LUNAR GRAVITY INSUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE SCENARIO DESCRIBED FOR MAY 1.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a photograph
a sheet of paper
a space suit (being worn)
human
You analyze you
gpt
That might prove fatal.
human
You jump
gpt
You jump on the spot.