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You are the dungeon master of a text adventure game. The game should involve the following genres and tags:
Science Fiction, basic difficulty,cover art,first person,multiple endings,on Jay Is Games,parser,science fiction,short length,spaceship,spaceship setting,triangle of identities,unreliable narrator,Xyzzy Awards 2000
gpt
With thanks to Vincent Lynch, Tom Lees, John Bichard.

up.]
Bzzt. Crackle. *Static*

"...hello? Hello? Can... me? .. Anyone! Hel.... Need.. hello?"

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Locating/Tuning signal...

..

".. help. Repeat, can anybody hear me? Can you hear me? Hello.."
human
Hello
gpt
"Hello? Hello! The .. <crackle> pretty bad. Are you receiving this? Over."
human
No
gpt
"..what? Can't quite make you out. .. we need help. This is the space pod 'Serpentine'. We've been attacked, a small cruiser. They.. they came out of nowhere.. tried to board us.. ...stly dead.. systems are all messed up, we're drifting.. I need help to fix this.."

"I'm by the console, there's wires everywhere. The computer flashing something. What do I do? Hello?"
human
You fix it
gpt
"What it? I don't understand.."
human
You identify yourself
gpt
"What was that..? The radio.. <crackle> ..ing up, Moon's interference, something.."
human
You read the computer
gpt
"It's flashing 'SIDE ENGINES MALFUNCTIONING' and 'GENERAL POWER SHORTAGE -- Reconnect Auxiliary: Cross computer feed (G) with back-up power line (B)'. There's a couple of buttons by the side; Reset and Diagnose. Should I press one of these?"
human
You press diagnose
gpt
"I've pressed it.. nothing.. I think it must be broken.."
human
You look at the wires
gpt
"There's about twenty of them; all looped up ...from under the console. Three of them have been cut, ends bared.. I think McThwaite.. -"

Bleep -- accessing records: "McThwaite, Alistair: Born Cairo, 2412. Graduated..."

- Initiate Search for Salient Inf (Y/N)?
human
Y.
gpt
PLEASE WAIT - Filing to secondary processor.

"- .. was connecting them up, about to twist them together. But I.."

"The ship's spinning pretty fast - the Grav. Pad went in the first blast, but, the spinning - everything's kind of sticking near the walls."
human
You connect the wires
gpt
"Which shall I connect? There's a red wire, a green, a blue... Any guesses, I don't know, don't know.."
human
You connect the blue and green
gpt
"Okay, I'll.. twist the wire ends up... hang on.."

"Okay - nothing's blown up. Phew.."

Bleep - Processing complete. McThwaite, Alistair - contracted to 'Serpentine' - Rank: Chef - [Author's Note: FILE CLOSED]
human
You wait
gpt
*static*
human
You wait
gpt
*static*

.."God.. Thank God, the lights... Hello, are you there? Are you there.. Hello?"
human
Hello
gpt
"Oh, fantastic, so good to hear you! .. everything went dead.. thought I'd lost it all for a second.. Geez!"

"Computer's back on-line now. Shall I read the display to you?"
human
You read the display
gpt
"Oh, it's still flashing 'SIDE ENGINES MALFUNCTIONING'. There's a couple of buttons by the side; Reset and Diagnose. Should I press one of these?"
human
No
gpt
"Okay.. but I'm going to need.. lasers.. pretty soon, okay..?"
human
You check your inventory
gpt
"You..? You ..what?"
human
Inventory
gpt
"Sorry? Do.. what? ..I can't hear you, too much static.."
human
You look around
gpt
"Oh, let's see. The attack was tough, it's bad... ...console, with the computer screen on. The engineer, McThwaite was trying to fix that before.. ...shook up bad, he might be okay, I don't know. I don't think so....hatch, that leads down to the ring... engineering, store rooms and stuff. And there's the porthole."
human
You examine the porthole
gpt
"The moon, it's .. uh .. it's approaching pretty fast. I'm going to need to sort out these engines.."
human
Pray
gpt
"Oh what? Oh man, oh man.. I'm gonna die.. oh no..."
human
Look around
gpt
"Oh, let's see.. it's bad up here. There's the console, with the computer screen on. The engineer, McThwaite was trying to fix that before he  - well he's here too. He's shook up bad, he might be okay, I don't know. I don't think so. And the hatch, that leads down to the ring section, airlocks, engineering, store rooms and stuff. And there's the porthole."
human
You look at McThwaite
gpt
"Says.. name on his overall.. He's bleeding.. a lot, red blood everywhere.. he was over by the console - I think it shorted, or when the last burst hit us.. he's dead I think.. yes, he's dead.. He died in the last attack - the shaking of the ship.. must have thrown him.. something like that, yes that's it.."
human
You look at the wires
gpt
"There's about twenty of them; all looped up ...from under the console. Three of them have been cut, ends bared.. I think McThwaite was connecting them up, about to twist them together. But I.."

"They were too damn good for us... better firepower, defences, everything.. .. -"

Bleep -- accessing records: "Species: G'hilga. First Contact: 2413. War declared 2423..."

- Initiate Search for Salient Inf (Y/N)?
human
Y.
gpt
PLEASE WAIT - Filing to secondary processor.

"- .. didn't stand a chance.. I guess we were outside the moon security field.. would have polished us off if we hadn't have broken through in time I suppose.."

"I've connected those two together; they seem to be holding."
human
Go down
gpt
"Sorry? Do.. what? ..I can't hear you, too much static.."
human
You enter the hatch
gpt
"The hatchway isn't open.. I can't.. through.. "
human
You open hatch
gpt
"Okay - hang on.. turn the wheel, quite heavy.. Aaargh!.... Y...!"

- Click - <Crkkzt>.. .<bzzt>..

"..sorry.. slipped on something, cut my leg... I'm okay.. The hatch is open.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Physical form of G'hilga - height 3 foot, monopedal, climb using multiple claws situated over torso, translucent blood - Firepower - superior, though unable to penetrate Moon-shield - [Author's Note: FILE CLOSED]
human
You enter the hatch
gpt
"Okay, I'll just slip through.. right."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You open the door
gpt
"It's a solid bulkhead! ..sealed.. I can't find any sort of mechanism.. open it.. You think I really need to get this open.. might be a way.. Well?"
human
Yes
gpt
"Right, okay then.. Hang on; I'll give this a try.."

......Frrrraaaaagggg.... BOOM!.....

"Okay, it's open."
human
You enter door
gpt
"Okay, I'm .. now in the store room.. pretty cramped here.."

"This isn't the laser room, I need the laser room.. ...hole in the wall, leading back to the hub, right size, straight through the bulkhead. And, let's see... ..body, just one here, a man. He's... ...some sort of recess, alcove, and another porthole like in all the rooms; Moon's pretty damn big.."
human
You examine recess
gpt
"A square recess - no, it's a chute of some sort.. leads downwards.. I think it's a waste ejection system; there's a button above it labelled 'Flush'... to eject things into space I suppose."
human
Exit
gpt
"I'm going back through the doorway."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
Down
gpt
"What..? The radio's bad .. breaking up, Moon's ...thing.."
human
You search the bodies
gpt
"Too many.. in a such a mess... don't think there's anything there.."
human
You examine the debris
gpt
"...load of debris from the attack, blocking up something I think, a tunnel. They must have hit... ..mighty fine weaponry they've got there. I might be able to slip past into the tunnel.. <crrk>.."
human
You enter
gpt
"Right. I'm climbing through now.. hang on.."

"Oh, let's see. The attack was tough, it's bad... ...console, with the computer screen on. The engineer, McThwaite was trying to fix that before.. ..died....hatch, that leads down to the ring... engineering, store rooms and stuff. And there's the porthole."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"Are you sure.. do I need to? It looks pretty burnt out down there, I don't know how safe it is.. Should I go?"
human
Yes
gpt
"Okay then. Hang on.."

"Climbing down the ladder..."

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Incoming inf from Tracking Station Tranquility Base..

"Oh God.. it's a real mess down here.. ..third level.. the walkway mangled up in the middle, hairpin.. the walls are all crunched in, toward the base of the ladder, a V.. there's no floor space to stand on.. all the bulkheads around have closed, they're charred.. there's piping, wiring hissing from every crevice.. it's like it's just been .. melted.. "
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"I'm climbing back up.. hard, the Grav's a little looser here.."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You open the door
gpt
"..open already.. okay.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Enemy fleet massing just outside MoonShield perimeter - All batteries collecting for attack - All civilian/trade ships must land immediately - Boarding pods detected - [Author's Note: TRANSMISSION ENDS]
human
Oops
gpt
"I don't understand.. start again, please, help me.."
human
You squeeze past
gpt
"What do... want me to squeeze past?"
human
Yes
gpt
"Alright."
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You squeeze past the debris
gpt
"There's not.. enough room for me.. don't think I can get past."
human
You search debris
gpt
"There's.. there's some sort of room there, sure.."
human
You enter door
gpt
"Okay, I'm .. now in the store room.. pretty cramped here.."

"This isn't the laser room, I need the laser room.. There's the hole in the wall, leading back to the hub.. through the bulkhead. And.. this place is a mess... another body, just one.. a man.. next to one wall, where's there's.. some sort of recess, alcove, another porthole like in all the rooms..."
human
You search the body
gpt
"One hand is clutching.. a thick tangle of wiring.. short bits, ripped out I think.. connectors still attached to the end.. nothing else."
human
You examine the wires
gpt
"Just scraps.. scraps of wire; torn out of somewhere I guess.."

"Not a lot of crew on board though... could have been worse I guess.. just bad luck or something, huh..?"
human
Exit
gpt
"I'm going back through the doorway."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You dig debris
gpt
"Rig?.. I don't understand, there's nothing to rig up here.."

"The laser room's got to be around somewhere.. hope it's nearer the top of the ship.. accessible."
human
You move the debris
gpt
"Okay.. I've hauled a bit out of the way.. not much better though.."
human
You enter the tunnel
gpt
"I don't see.. I don't see what you mean at all."
human
You look around
gpt
"... is the central hub of the ship. Let's see; there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors around the ring.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down.. .. couple of bodies floating slightly, red blood.. passages, blocked up leading off into .. marked 'store room' on the door, pretty solid.. and a ladder down, and some debris opposite .. squeeze past, I don't know, I could try to squeeze past it, I think there's..."
human
You squeeze past the debris
gpt
"It's going to be quite a squeeze.. hang on.. no, I'm through.. okay.."

"The laser! The laser room - it's here!"

"..'s it! That's the control for the laser!.. Okay, let's... ..very proud of me.. ..ha!.. <crzzzkt>.. Gujt!.. No! D... ... not working either; d... on, I'll take a closer look, maybe you can ..."

"There's a panel by the side of the main controls, numeric pad above that... forced open, like someone.. apart. .."
human
You examine the panel
gpt
"The outer casing.. access panel ripped open, hanging loose. The workings of the console are inside, I think.. By the side of it, there's a keypad, numeric keypad.."
human
You examine keypad
gpt
".. from 0 to 9, got a display at the top with.. "

"The display is dark.. could be... ken, panel..."
human
Press 5
gpt
"The what? I can't see anything.. Anything like that.."
human
Look around
gpt
"Alright. .. laser's here, the controls and everything, under the por... not much else, real mess. No bodies.. just the one doorway, a little blocked but okay I guess..."

"Moon's getting pretty close.. I can see, damn, I can see the collision battery swinging around.."
human
You look at the laser
gpt
"There's a panel by the side of the main controls, numeric pad above that... forced open, like someone.. apart. .."

"...the damn gun's lining up! The damn space junk gun is lining up!.."
human
Exit
gpt
"Okay, I've squeezed back out.."

"... is the central hub of the ship. Let's see; there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors around the ring.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down.. .. couple of bodies floating slightly, red blood.. passages, blocked up leading off into .. marked 'store room' on the door, pretty solid.. and a ladder down, and some debris opposite .. squeeze past, I don't know, I could try to squeeze past it, I think there's..."
"Oh no, I don't believe it! The damn gun.. it oh sh.. ie! ...firing at us! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!!"
human
Yes
gpt
"Alright."

"..not going to be please.. ..failed... so close.. ..damn you, DAMN you, DAMN Y"
human
%
gpt
With thanks to Vincent Lynch, Tom Lees, John Bichard.

up.]
human
You press the green
gpt
Bzzt. Crackle. *Static*

"...hello? Hello? Can... me? .. Anyone! Hel.... Need.. hello?"

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Locating/Tuning signal...

..

".. help. Repeat, can anybody hear me? Can you hear me? Hello.."
human
You look around
gpt
"Hello? Hello! The .. <crackle> pretty bad. Are you receiving this? Over."
human
You look at yes
gpt
"..what? Can't quite make you out. .. we need help. This is the space pod 'Serpentine'. We've been attacked, a small cruiser. They.. they came out of nowhere.. tried to board us.. ...stly dead.. systems are all messed up, we're drifting.. I need help to fix this.."

"I'm by the console, there's wires everywhere. The computer flashing something. What do I do? Hello?"
human
Y.
gpt
PLEASE WAIT - Filing to secondary processor.

"- .. was connecting them up, about to twist them together. But I.."
human
Twist blue and green
gpt
"I only.. caught.. wanted me to.. twist the wires."
human
You connect the blue and green
gpt
"Okay, I'll.. twist the wire ends up... hang on.."

"Okay - nothing's blown up. Phew.."
human
Wait
gpt
Bzzzt.. crackle..
human
You wait awhile
gpt
Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - signal offline. Retracing..
human
You wait for a while
gpt
Bzzzt.. crackle..

.."God.. Thank God, the lights... Hello, are you there? Are you there.. Hello?"
human
Don'T panic
gpt
"Who's that.? There's no-one here like that.."
human
You open hatch
gpt
"Hello..? The line's still a little weak, but I can hear you..? Thank God, thank God, I thought.. everything went dead.."

"The computer's back up and running now; shall I read the display?"
human
You read the display
gpt
"Oh, it's still flashing 'SIDE ENGINES MALFUNCTIONING'. There's a couple of buttons by the side; Reset and Diagnose. Should I press one of these?"
human
You press diagnose
gpt
"Wait - yes, it's reading, it's pretty fast, I'll, hang on.."

"Damage to decks 1,2 - light. Damage to 3 - partial. Damage to 4 and below - total. That's the ..berths and equipment; damn! Hang on, there's more.. side engines offline, back thrusters erratic. We're going to need to use the lasers to cut them free, they're spinning us off.."

"I don't know how to operate them.. Are they not controlled from here? No, suppose must not be ... sealed off.. Shall I go down and look?"
human
Yes
gpt
"Okay then. Hang on.."

"The hatchway isn't open.. I can't.. through.. "
human
You open hatch
gpt
"Okay - hang on.. turn the wheel, quite heavy.. Aaargh!.... Y...!"

- Click - <Crkkzt>.. .<bzzt>..

"..sorry.. slipped on something, cut my leg... I'm okay.. The hatch is open.."
human
You take the wires
gpt
"They're only tiny little bits.. I don't think I could use them.. ..destroyed.."
human
Describe the surroundings
gpt
"This isn't the laser room, I need the laser room.. ...hole in the wall, leading back to the hub, right size, straight through the bulkhead. And, let's see... ..body, just one here, a man. He's... ...some sort of recess, alcove, and another porthole like in all the rooms; Moon's pretty damn big.."
human
You look in recess
gpt
"I can't see anything.. goes a long way down though."
human
You enter the recess
gpt
"It's not large enough.. ..or me.."
human
You take all
gpt
"The... I can't ..e anything.. Anything like that here."
human
You examine man
gpt
"Must have died in the attack.. like all the others I guess... he's.. lying near the recess in the wall, his hands still over the lip.. fell onto it perhaps, certainly facing ... lot of blood.. oh God.."
human
You look under man
gpt
"Nothing.. there's nothing there.."

"They were too damn good for us... better firepower, defences, everything.. .. -"

Bleep -- accessing records: "Species: G'hilga. First Contact: 2413. War declared 2423..."

- Initiate Search for Salient Inf (Y/N)?
human
Y.
gpt
PLEASE WAIT - Filing to secondary processor.

"- .. didn't stand a chance.. I guess we were outside the moon security field.. would have polished us off if we hadn't have broken through in time I suppose.."
human
You move man
gpt
"..moved a little.. didn't reveal anything.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Physical form of G'hilga - height 3 foot, monopedal, climb using multiple claws situated over torso, translucent blood - Firepower - superior, though unable to penetrate Moon-shield - [Author's Note: FILE CLOSED]
human
Exit
gpt
"I'm going back through the doorway."

"... is the central hub of the ship. Let's see; there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors around the ring.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down.. .. couple of bodies floating slightly, red blood.. passages, blocked up leading off into .. marked 'store room' on the door, pretty solid.. and a ladder down, and some debris opposite .. squeeze past, I don't know, I could try to squeeze past it, I think there's..."
human
Look around
gpt
"Alright. .. laser's here, the controls and everything, under the por... not much else, real mess. No bodies.. just the one doorway, a little blocked but okay I guess..."
human
You look at the controls
gpt
"The what? I.. I don't see anything like that here."
human
You look at the panel
gpt
"The outer casing.. access panel ripped open, hanging loose. The workings of the console are inside, I think.. By the side of it, there's a keypad, numeric keypad.."

>>
"The outer casing.. access panel ripped open, hanging loose. The workings of the console are inside, I think.. By the side of it, there's a keypad, numeric keypad.."

>>
"The outer casing.. access panel ripped open, hanging loose. The workings of the console are inside, I think.. By the side of it, there's a keypad, numeric keypad.."
human
You look at the keypad
gpt
"Keys,. .. to 9. There's a display, four... "

"The display is dark.. could be... ken, panel..."
human
You examine display
gpt
"I don't see - no I ....what you mean at all."
human
You look in the panel
gpt
"Inside.. there's a lot of tangled wiring, but ... anything broken... empty socket just under the numeric pad... one component missing... quite large, power source perhaps... to find it.."
human
You leave
gpt
"Okay... tell what I need to do... ...help me, for God's sake.."
human
Exit
gpt
"Okay, I've squeezed back out.."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You search debris
gpt
"There's.. there's some sort of room there, sure.."
human
You enter door
gpt
"Okay, I'm .. now in the store room.. pretty cramped here.."

"This isn't the laser room, I need the laser room.. There's the hole in the wall, leading back to the hub.. through the bulkhead. And.. this place is a mess... another body, just one.. a man.. next to one wall, where's there's.. some sort of recess, alcove, another porthole like in all the rooms..."
human
You examine the alcove
gpt
"A square recess - no, it's a chute of some sort.. leads downwards.. I think it's a waste ejection system; there's a button above it labelled 'Flush'... to eject things into space I suppose."

"I'm gonna need to fix that laser up pretty quickly.. can't be long now till Moon landing, you know?"
human
You look under man
gpt
"Nothing.. there's nothing there.."

"It could be anywhere this damn thing! I hope you know what we're looking for.."
human
Leave
gpt
"I'm going back through the doorway."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"Are you sure.. do I need to? It looks pretty burnt out down there, I don't know how safe it is.. Should I go?"
human
Look around
gpt
"Oh God.. it's a real mess down here.. ..third level.. the walkway mangled up in the middle, hairpin.. the walls are all crunched in, toward the base of the ladder, a V.. there's no floor space to stand on.. all the bulkheads around have closed, they're charred.. there's piping, wiring hissing from every crevice.. it's like it's just been .. melted.. "
human
You examine the piping
gpt
"There's a lot of ... broken, torn pipes here, spewing white gas.. it's all mangled up.. and a metal chute of some sort.. seems to be caught in a bulkhead, must have been flying outwards when it closed.. all crunched up.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Enemy fleet massing just outside MoonShield perimeter - All batteries collecting for attack - All civilian/trade ships must land immediately - Boarding pods detected - [Author's Note: TRANSMISSION ENDS]
human
You examine the chute
gpt
"Chute, running from the level above I think.. the other end is trapped in one of the bulkheads; it's squeezed the chute.. burst it open at the base, along a seam.."
human
You look in the chute
gpt
"..something..yes, there's something here. A component, it's little blackened, but it's some sort of component. Quite ... I've picked it up.. I've got it.."
human
You examine the component
gpt
"Is this it? ..all, a bit charred.. size of .. a man's fist, yes.. gold attachments either end."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"I'm climbing back up.. hard, the Grav's a little looser here.."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."

"Moon's getting pretty close.. I can see, damn, I can see the collision battery swinging around.."
human
You squeeze past the debris
gpt
"It's going to be quite a squeeze.. hang on.. no, I'm through.. okay.."

"Alright. .. laser's here, the controls and everything, under the por... not much else, real mess. No bodies.. just the one doorway, a little blocked but okay I guess..."

"I'm still holding onto the blackened component."

"...the damn gun's lining up! The damn space junk gun is lining up!.."
human
You put the component in the panel
gpt
"Okay, I've slotted it in... hang on... it's powering up!.. oh, .. keypad, the keypad's powered up."
"Keys,. .. to 9. There's a display, four... "

"All powered up.. need an access code. What's the code?"

Bleep -- accessing memory -- Lasercodes: ENTER CLASSIFIED SECTOR: (Y/N)?
human
You enter 8748
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

"..it's flashing.. 'Type code match' ..hat good? What does it mea..?"

"...the damn gun's lining up! The damn space junk gun is lining up!.."
human
You wait
gpt
"Just ... the code, tell me the code now!! ... hear me, I need the code..."

"...oh sh.. oh sh... I'm gonna die! The gun's firing.. I'm gonna die.."
human
Fire
gpt
"What do... want me to fire?"
human
Fire laser
gpt
"Just ... the code, tell me the code now!! ... hear me, I need the code..."

"..not going to be please.. ..failed... so close.. ..damn you, DAMN you, DAMN Y"
human
%
gpt
With thanks to Vincent Lynch, Tom Lees, John Bichard.

up.]
human
You press the green
gpt
Bzzt. Crackle. *Static*

"...hello? Hello? Can... me? .. Anyone! Hel.... Need.. hello?"

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Locating/Tuning signal...

..

".. help. Repeat, can anybody hear me? Can you hear me? Hello.."
human
You open hatch
gpt
"Huh?.. right, yes, I'm on it.. "

"Okay - hang on.. turn the wheel, quite heavy.. Aaargh!.... Y...!"

- Click - <Crkkzt>.. .<bzzt>..

"..sorry.. slipped on something, cut my leg... I'm okay.. The hatch is open.."
human
Go outside
gpt
"Okay, I'll just slip through.. right."

"... is the central hub of the ship. Let's see; there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors around the ring.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down.. .. couple of bodies floating slightly, red blood.. passages, blocked up leading off into .. marked 'store room' on the door, pretty solid.. and a ladder down, and some debris opposite .. squeeze past, I don't know, I could try to squeeze past it, I think there's..."
human
Go down
gpt
"Do what..? You're breaking up.."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"Are you sure.. do I need to? It looks pretty burnt out down there, I don't know how safe it is.. Should I go?"
human
You look at the piping
gpt
"There's a lot of ... broken, torn pipes here, spewing white gas.. it's all mangled up.. and a metal chute of some sort.. seems to be caught in a bulkhead, must have been flying outwards when it closed.. all crunched up.."
human
You look at the chute
gpt
"Chute, running from the level above I think.. the other end is trapped in one of the bulkheads; it's squeezed the chute.. burst it open at the base, along a seam.."

"They were too damn good for us... better firepower, defences, everything.. .. -"

Bleep -- accessing records: "Species: G'hilga. First Contact: 2413. War declared 2423..."

- Initiate Search for Salient Inf (Y/N)?
human
Y.
gpt
PLEASE WAIT - Filing to secondary processor.

"- .. didn't stand a chance.. I guess we were outside the moon security field.. would have polished us off if we hadn't have broken through in time I suppose.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Enemy fleet massing just outside MoonShield perimeter - All batteries collecting for attack - All civilian/trade ships must land immediately - Boarding pods detected - [Author's Note: TRANSMISSION ENDS]
human
Describe the surroundings
gpt
"Oh God.. it's a real mess down here.. ..third level.. the walkway mangled up in the middle, hairpin.. the walls are all crunched in, toward the base of the ladder, a V.. there's no floor space to stand on.. all the bulkheads around have closed, they're charred.. there's piping, wiring hissing from every crevice.. it's like it's just been .. melted.. "

Bleep - Processing complete. Physical form of G'hilga - height 3 foot, monopedal, climb using multiple claws situated over torso, translucent blood - Firepower - superior, though unable to penetrate Moon-shield - [Author's Note: FILE CLOSED]
human
You examine the wiring
gpt
"There's a lot of ... broken, torn pipes here, spewing white gas.. it's all mangled up.. and a metal chute of some sort.. seems to be caught in a bulkhead, must have been flying outwards when it closed.. all crunched up.."

"Not a lot of crew on board though... could have been worse I guess.. just bad luck or something, huh..?"
human
Up
gpt
"What..? The radio's bad .. breaking up, Moon's ...thing.."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"I'm climbing back up.. hard, the Grav's a little looser here.."

"Okay - this is the central hub... ..there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down, scorch damage on walls.. ..couple of bodies.. <bzzt> ..leading off into... ...marked 'store room' on the door... and a ladder down, and some debris opposite the door.. ...squeeze past, I don't know.."
human
You move the debris
gpt
"Okay.. I've hauled a bit out of the way.. not much better though.."

"I'm still holding onto the blackened component."
human
You put the component in the panel
gpt
"Okay, I've slotted it in... hang on... it's powering up!.. oh, .. keypad, the keypad's powered up."
".. from 0 to 9, got a display at the top with.. "

"All powered up.. need an access code. What's the code?"

Bleep -- accessing memory -- Lasercodes: ENTER CLASSIFIED SECTOR: (Y/N)?
human
Wait
gpt
Select type no:8 - 7 - 4 - 8

Bleep -- PLEASE WAIT -- Accessing lasercodes...
human
You enter 8748
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

"..it's flashing.. 'Type code match' ..hat good? What does it mea..?"
human
You wait for a while
gpt
"What's the.. <pzpt>.. I need the engines free... WHAT'S THE DAMN CO... !.."

Bleep -- code accessed: LASERCODES FOR TYPE 8-7-4-8:

[Author's Note: Highly Secured Material]: Display Document (Y/N)?
human
Y.
gpt
"Moon's getting pretty close.. I can see, damn, I can see the collision battery swinging around.."
human
You enter 8748
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

"..it's flashing.. 'Type code match' ..hat good? What does it mea..?"

"...the damn gun's lining up! The damn space junk gun is lining up!.."
human
Wait
gpt
"Just ... the code, tell me the code now!! ... hear me, I need the code..."
"Oh no, I don't believe it! The damn gun.. it oh sh.. ie! ...firing at us! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!!"
human
You enter 8748
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

"..it's flashing.. 'Type code match' ..hat good? What does it mea..?"

"..not going to be please.. ..failed... so close.. ..damn you, DAMN you, DAMN Y"
human
Yes
gpt
"Oh, thank God. Thank God.. ..emergency frequency.. We need help.
This is the space pod 'Serpentine'. We've been attacked, a small cruiser. They.. they came out of nowhere.. tried to board us.. ...stly dead.. systems are all messed up, we're drifting.. I need help to fix this.."

"I'm by the console, there's wires everywhere. The computer flashing something. What do I do? Hello?"
human
You connect the blue and green
gpt
"Okay, I'll.. twist the wire ends up... hang on.."

"Okay - nothing's blown up. Phew.."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"Climbing down the ladder..."

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Incoming inf from Tracking Station Tranquility Base..

"Oh God.. it's a real mess down here.. ..third level.. the walkway mangled up in the middle, hairpin.. the walls are all crunched in, toward the base of the ladder, a V.. there's no floor space to stand on.. all the bulkheads around have closed, they're charred.. there's piping, wiring hissing from every crevice.. it's like it's just been .. melted.. "
human
You look at the pipes
gpt
"There's a lot of ... broken, torn pipes here, spewing white gas.. it's all mangled up.. and a metal chute of some sort.. seems to be caught in a bulkhead, must have been flying outwards when it closed.. all crunched up.."
human
You examine the chute
gpt
"Chute, running from the level above I think.. the other end is trapped in one of the bulkheads; it's squeezed the chute.. burst it open at the base, along a seam.."

Bleep - Processing complete. Enemy fleet massing just outside MoonShield perimeter - All batteries collecting for attack - All civilian/trade ships must land immediately - Boarding pods detected - [Author's Note: TRANSMISSION ENDS]
human
Wait
gpt
"Come on, hurry up.. .what's the code for the laser, what's the code??"
human
You enter 8748
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

"..it's flashing.. 'Type code match' ..hat good? What does it mea..?"

"Moon's getting pretty close.. I can see, damn, I can see the collision battery swinging around.."
human
You enter 1374
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

<bzzt> "the laser's powering up.. I have control of it! Gujt! I have ... of it! Do you hear me, Human? I have control of the laser!"
human
Describe the surroundings
gpt
"...I thank you, Human, for your aid... <bzzt vrakk> You perhaps do not quite grasp the stupidity of what you have just done. The Empire will - "
human
Wait
gpt
" - be most - "

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - New Signal Located.. Locating/Tuning...

"Hello? Alpha Station Computer, this is MoonDome Beta-3. We need your assistance, we've been attacked; they're through the shield. It's Frag firepower! I don't know how it's coming through the shield, but it's definitely Frag weaponry! We thought we could see some attachment to a civilian transport. Repeat: We need assistance. Require.."

Bleep - PLEASE WAIT - Channeling signal into secondary processor...

" - where many have failed. Our long war is over, I think, Human. We have you to thank for that. You are a true hero. I - "
human
You wait
gpt
- " wish you a good death."

Bleep - Power source fluctuations. Memory sections damaged. Control un..
human
You idiot
gpt
"I don't think... can.. more than one at a time.."
human
You open hatch
gpt
"Okay - hang on.. turn the wheel, quite heavy.. Aaargh!.... Y...!"

- Click - <Crkkzt>.. .<bzzt>..

"..sorry.. slipped on something, cut my leg... I'm okay.. The hatch is open.."
human
You climb the ladder
gpt
"I'm climbing back up.. hard, the Grav's a little looser here.."

"... is the central hub of the ship. Let's see; there's the hatch leading back up the bridge and a couple of other doors around the ring.. a lot sealed off; bulkheads down.. .. couple of bodies floating slightly, red blood.. passages, blocked up leading off into .. marked 'store room' on the door, pretty solid.. and a ladder down, and some debris opposite .. squeeze past, I don't know, I could try to squeeze past it, I think there's..."

Bleep - Processing complete. Enemy fleet massing just outside MoonShield perimeter - All batteries collecting for attack - All civilian/trade ships must land immediately - Boarding pods detected - [Author's Note: TRANSMISSION ENDS]
human
You enter 6126
gpt
"Okay, I'll type it in.. hang on... "

<bzzt> "the laser's powering up... targetting is swinging round... ..the fleet, targetting our fleet... all automatic.. damn it! ... The fleet - the fleet's being ripped apart... I improved the laser cannon... oh no... damn you, Human..."

<crkkt>

"..firing back at me... what have I... damn you!!! DAMN YOU!!! DAMN Y -