KIM SWITCH FORTRESS ACCIDENT - 936

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 18 fortress accident what's going on hub 1->18 2 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then there's the Game Master Frequency that listens in on the smaller call-in stations. I think that was supposed to coordinate the stories. Functioning as a master of ceremonies of sorts." 15 Electrochemistry: His fascination has swept aside other concerns for the moment. He's a little *hooked*. 2->15 3 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay," he concludes. "Let's keep moving." 4 You: "I don't know, I'm not an artist." 14 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay, well, *I* think..." The lieutenant takes a step back, steepling his hands. 4->14 5 You: "What do you think happened to the company?" 13 Kim Kitsuragi: "No idea... They stopped filling out the schedule on the chalkboard." 5->13 6 You: "They were insane if they thought they could do this." 52 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes -- especially in here." The lieutenant looks around the derelict room. The pipes howl and a rat crosses the floor in front of your feet. 6->52 7 You: "You're right, this isn't just a pen-and-paper role-playing game. They were trying to make it on *radiocomputers*." 20 Kim Kitsuragi: "Precisely!" He agrees. "It's absolutely mad -- an *automated* role-playing game." 7->20 8 Interfacing: Like he's ready to lay out a fine theory, crafted together like a puzzle box. 40 Kim Kitsuragi: "It looks like one of those popular pen-and-paper role-playing games -- only these people were trying to *automate* it. Make it work on *radiocomputers*." 8->40 9 Kim Kitsuragi: "It looks like one of those popular pen-and-paper role-playing games -- only these people were trying to *automate* it. Make it work on *radiocomputers*." 51 Esprit de Corps: Utter madness, he thinks -- as a compliment. 9->51 10 You: "Someone tried to exorcise *the curse* using technology?" 62 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, that's not it. *I* think..." The lieutenant takes a step back, steepling his hands. 10->62 11 You: "It's obvious -- this is what remains of Soona's radio game studio, Fortress Accident." 54 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, I got that." The lieutenant shifts on his feet. "What I meant was -- what were they trying to achieve with this damn game..." 11->54 12 You: "And this was a role-playing game?" 36 Kim Kitsuragi: "Indeed. Those *welkins* are a dead giveaway." He points to the chalkboard. "Role-playing people love that stuff. The world looks like a modified version of the Wirrâl boardgame... with heat death thrown in." 12->36 57 Jump to: [game hub] 13->57 59 Interfacing: Like he's ready to lay out a fine theory, crafted together like a puzzle box. 14->59 31 Interfacing: Coordinating so many games would take a whole switchboard of people, possibly divided into sub-frequencies. 15->31 16 Rhetoric: *Not* in Revachol West, among the ruins. 58 Kim Kitsuragi: "But I don't think *anyone* has attempted to create an *interisolary* game before. We just don't have the technology." 16->58 17 Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't think so. I think they genuinely believed..." The lieutenant looks around the derelict room. The pipes howl and a rat crosses the floor. 17->3 18->10 18->11 32 You: "Looks like an undercover counterintelligence programme." 18->32 44 You: "It's just a failed business. The only question is -- what the hell were they making?" 18->44 53 You: "No time. Let's move." [Leave.] 18->53 19 You: "Has anyone ever done this before?" 63 Kim Kitsuragi: "Not to my knowledge. They make automated games in Graad, Messina, Königstein... You know, places with industry." 19->63 39 Esprit de Corps: And I don't use the *mad* lightly, he thinks. 20->39 21 Esprit de Corps: Utter madness, he thinks -- as a compliment. 34 game hub 21->34 22 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, that *is* the question..." The lieutenant takes a step back, steepling his hands. 22->8 23 Empathy: He has respect -- and curiosity -- for this failed endeavour. 47 Conceptualization: He's right. This wasn't your grandma's game studio, this is something else. 23->47 24 Kim Kitsuragi: "And by 'these people' I mean people in Soona's radio game company -- Fortress Accident." 24->21 25 Kim Kitsuragi: "What were their ambitions? Because this here looks rather *advanced*." 25->23 26 You: "How were they planning to do that?" 55 Kim Kitsuragi: "Through call-in stations." He nods at the fireplace. "None of the players have to be physically present... Anyone in the world can participate in the game, as long as they have a two-way radio." 26->55 27 Kim Kitsuragi: "Indeed. It's ambitious. And *untethered* from reality, but..." The lieutenant tilts his head, thinking. 27->6 38 You: "The curse got them, I see no other explanation." 27->38 42 You: "Do we have any *money*? Let's give them more money so they can finish it and make it even bigger." 27->42 46 You: "It was just a play to cheat money out of their investor's pockets." 27->46 65 You: "The world is cold and lonely. This would keep it company. Let's *finish* it." 27->65 28 Variable["doomed.kimswitch_fortress_concept"] 29 Variable["doomed.kimswitch_fortress_concept"] 28->29 30 !(Variable["doomed.kimswitch_fortress_concept"]) 28->30 29->4 29->7 56 Conceptualization: This is *way* above your tiny little policeman head. 30->56 45 Jump to: [game hub] 31->45 32->62 33 Kim Kitsuragi: A half-smile breaks out on his face. "It's too late for that, I'm afraid," he says, looking around the derelict room. The pipes howl and a rat crosses the floor. 33->3 34->5 34->12 34->19 34->26 37 You: "Wow." (Conclude.) 34->37 35 Jump to: [game hub] 35->34 41 Conceptualization: Super cool! Someone should give them millions of reál *immediately*. This game is too good to be left unfinished. 36->41 37->27 66 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ah yes, the *doom* of bad business practices..." The lieutenant looks around the derelict room. The pipes howl and a rat crosses the floor. 38->66 39->34 48 Variable["church.soona_greeting_done"] 40->48 64 Jump to: [game hub] 41->64 42->33 44->22 45->34 46->17 47->28 49 Variable["church.soona_greeting_done"] 48->49 50 !(Variable["church.soona_greeting_done"]) 48->50 49->24 50->21 51->34 52->3 60 Kim Kitsuragi: "Got you." 53->60 54->25 55->2 56->4 57->34 58->35 59->9 61 Kim Kitsuragi: "What do you think is going on here with the radiocomputer, chalkboard, and fireplace?" 62->8 63->16 64->34 65->33 66->3