Dreams of the Quill

15 minutes :p

A Dark Cubicle
You are standing in a dark cubicle – yours. The furnishings include a plain desk of cold hard varnished wood, a chair, and a small wastebasket. They do not include anything else. There are several shadowy forms on the desk, one of which gently glows a sickly green. You know these as your computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and desk clock. It is the clock which is glowing. The darkness does a passable job of masking the oppressive blandness of the space.
The hallway outside is dark as well.

>x watch
You strain slightly to read the cracked display of this clunky digital watch. It is 5:12 am.
Your shift ends at 5:30.

>wait 15 minutes
You wait for 15 minutes. It is probably now approximately 5:27 am.

>turn on monitor
You flip a switch and the massive CRT display on the desk buzzes to life, bathing the office in a soft blue light.

>shutdown computer
There are still programs running. It is not safe to shut down the computer now.

>exit programs
(at computer) Which programs would you like to exit?

>all of them
—- I’m sorry, ‘all of them’ is not an action I understand.

>exit all programs
(at computer) You exit Ԫ�word processor, web browser, Tetris clone, e-mail client. As you dispatch the last application you notice that your inbox lacks any unread messages. You note that this is odd.

>shutdown computer
With a great grinding of disks and fans the ancient Dell tower bids you good night. With a pop and a crack the image disappears from the monitor, and the cubicle is dark once more.

>turn off monitor
You flip the switch one more time, cutting the power to the monitor.

>x watch
It is 5:28am.

>exit cubicle
You stride out into the dark hallway.

—- Stage Clear —-

—- Would you like to save your progress so far? (y/n)

>y

—- Progress saved

—- Proceed to the next stage? (y/n)

>y

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