Start of a transcript of BYOD An Interactive Fiction by n-n Release 1 / Serial number 201024 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N) [You can type HELP or CREDITS for more information] Identification number: //6C50F661-301C-4949-B0AD-BBC8614E9941// Standard interpreter 1.1 (1C) / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson >help As usual in interactive fiction, the story is controlled by typing simple commands (like OPEN DOOR or EXIT) and ending them with the key. Some important commands: HELP [show this message] LOOK [or L, describe the current location] EXAMINE object [can be shortened to EX or X] INVENTORY [or I, list the objects you are carrying] UNDO [cancel the effect of the last command] SAVE [record the current state of the story to continue it later] RESTORE [continue a previously saved story] RESTART [reset the story to the starting point] >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >* fairly limited set of important commands That's not a verb I recognise. >x me You take a look at yourself. Although you have done your best to dress smartly, you can't help but think that it's not up to expectations in an environment like this. >* I've been there That's not a verb I recognise. >i You are carrying: a phone >x phone An outdated but sturdy model, designed with function more than aesthetics in mind. The following applications are installed: MSC and VFS [You can examine each app individually] >* ooh, VFS from the feelie? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >x carpet The carpeted floor muffles the sound of footsteps. It seems very clean. >jump You find a quiet spot and jump discreetly as a calming ritual. Its effects are uncertain, though. >* nice! That's not a verb I recognise. >sing You subvocalize part of an old song that just popped into your head. >* likewise That's not a verb I recognise. >dance That's not a verb I recognise. >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >x employees Everyone seems to dress flawlessly and stay focused on their workstations. There is the occasional phone call, and what little of the conversation you catch ("... action points...") fills you with an unfathomable existential dread. Your mouth feels dry, probably because of the air conditioning. >x secretary Sitting behind her PC. she performs her tasks in the most professional manner, oblivious to your presence. >x printer A stand-alone laser printer. It's labeled with the text C0A01. >* period after PC shouldn't be there I don't think? That's not a verb I recognise. >x fountain The fountain is shaped like a square column and just over one meter tall. On the top it has a button and a spout. >drink water You push the button. The fountain starts vibrating and emits a loud scraping noise. Not even a drop of water comes out. The secretary looks up. "Is it broken? I'll call maintenance and ask them to look at it." >* hrm That's not a verb I recognise. >x secretary Sitting behind her PC. she performs her tasks in the most professional manner, oblivious to your presence. >talk to her You introduce yourself to the woman, who seems confused by your presence. The only thing you learn after a short but frustrating conversation is that the person that was supposed to receive you today is not here. You still don't know what you are supposed to do, where you are going to sit or what kind of equipment you will be provided with. The woman halts for a second, frowns and turns to you: "You are going to work here then, aren't you? Look, you could make a sign reading "Out of Order" for me to put on the fountain, until someone from maintenance comes to see it". >g She seems busy. You are not going to obtain further information from her. >i You are carrying: a phone >x phone An outdated but sturdy model, designed with function more than aesthetics in mind. The following applications are installed: MSC and VFS >x msc MSC is a music player app. You can start it with MSC PLAY. >msc play A random acid house music track starts playing. You hold it for a few seconds and then close the app, before someone tells you off. >x vfs The software equivalent of a Swiss knife. This tool from the underground scene grants transparent access to networked devices. The first step is to start a session by connecting to a remote host. Having done so, the user can work directly on the device's filesystem. The supported commands are: VFS CONNECT
[start a session on a device] VFS LS [list files on the connected device] VFS READ [show the content of a file on the connected device] VFS WRITE [write to a file on the connected device] VFS RM [delete a file from the connected device] No session established. >* ooh, fun! You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >e You roam around for a while, and soon find yourself back at the starting point. >w You roam around for a while, and soon find yourself back at the starting point. >n You roam around for a while, and soon find yourself back at the starting point. >x pc The secretary works with a desktop PC. In elegant black color, it looks brand new. On the monitor there are some sticky notes. >x notes One of the notes stuck to the monitor clearly reads C0A03 in pencil. >vfs connect c0a03 Attempting connection with c0a03... Session established on c0a03. >vfs ls Files on C0A03: mbox0 (ro) mbox1 (ro) mbox2 (ro) power (rw) [wo=write only, rw=read/write, ro=read only] >vfs read power 1 >vfs read mbox0 -- From: ceo@mkl.corp X-Originating-Address: [c0a10] As I told you, I have the most excellent selection in my wine cellar. If you change your mind and come have a taste you won't regret it. -- >vfs read mbox1 -- From: ceo@mkl.corp X-Originating-Address: [c0a10] You keep avoiding me, and you just might not want to upset me. Remember I am in possession of certain pictures you wouldn't like to see circulating. -- >vfs read mbox2 -- From: ceo@mkl.corp X-Originating-Address: [c0a10] They must not be so bad if you sent them to me yourself, don't you think? Nothing needs to happen, if we get along. -- >* eek That's not a verb I recognise. >vfs connect c0a190 Attempting connection with c0a190... Connection error. >vfs connect c0a10 Attempting connection with c0a10... Session established on c0a10. >vfs ls Files on C0A10: cam (ro) q4 (rw) private (rw) [wo=write only, rw=read/write, ro=read only] >vfs read cam A live video stream from what seems to be a laptop camera. On the other end sits a middle-aged man. His complexion and square jaw project physical strength, while the expensive outfit, tanned skin and combed back hair, grey at the temples, all signal power. Behind him there is a panoramic view of the financial district. He seems to be located in this same building. >vfs read q4 A presentation of the company's latest quarterly results. Increased revenue and aggressive cuts in operating costs have turned out an extremely positive balance for the management board and shareholders. >vfs read private A folder containing image files. Gut instinct prevents you from opening them. >* sound That's not a verb I recognise. >vfs rm private File(s) deleted. >vfs write q4 q4 = 0 File written. >vfs read q4 0 >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >x printer A stand-alone laser printer. It's labeled with the text C0A01. >vfs connect c0a01 Attempting connection with c0a01... Session established on c0a01. >vfs ls Files on C0A01: info (ro) out (wo) font (rw) [wo=write only, rw=read/write, ro=read only] >vfs read info * Device info * Serial number: e34f98a Status: Ready. >vfs read font 12 >vfs read out File read: Permission denied. >vfs write out out = Out of Order File written. >x printer A stand-alone laser printer. It's labeled with the text C0A01. The printer hums. Seconds later, a print comes out of its front side. >x print A printed sheet. It reads "out of order" in medium font size. >take it Taken. >give sign to secretary You can't see any such thing. >l Office The office where it seems you are going to work is an open space occupying most of this level. The soft grey carpeting and diffused light provide the impersonal character required by the corporate order. Employees stare at their screens silently, the only sounds coming from the keystrokes and the air conditioning. There is a secretary at the first desk from the entrance. Sitting out of the way against a wall, you notice a printer. In a corner you can see a drinking fountain. >give sheet to secretary You walk towards the secretary's desk and hand her the printout. Pointing at the text, she says: "It's too small. Try to make it a bit larger, will you?". The secretary puts the sheet away into a pile of used paper. >vfs s I didn't understand that sentence. >vfs ks I didn't understand that sentence. >vfs ls Files on C0A01: info (ro) out (wo) font (rw) [wo=write only, rw=read/write, ro=read only] >vfs read font 12 >vfs write font font = 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 File written. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >x printer A stand-alone laser printer. It's labeled with the text C0A01. >vfs write out out = Out of Order File written. >z Time passes. The printer hums. Seconds later, a print comes out of its front side. >take print Taken. >x it A printed sheet. It reads "out of order" in small font size. >* stupid stack overflow That's not a verb I recognise. >vfs write font font = 99 File written. >vfs write out You already have a print. Think of the trees. >give print to secretary You walk towards the secretary's desk and hand her the printout. Pointing at the text, she says: "It's too small. Try to make it a bit larger, will you?". The secretary puts the sheet away into a pile of used paper. >vfs write out out = Out of Order File written. >z Time passes. The printer hums. Seconds later, a print comes out of its front side. >take print Taken. >x it A printed sheet. It reads "out of order" in large font size. >give it to secretary You walk towards the secretary's desk and hand her the printout. She stands, walks to the fountain and sticks the sign to it. "Good job", she says, returning to her desk. On a passing glance at a clock you notice that what were supposed to be your working hours today are over. You are free to leave. >talk to her She seems busy. You are not going to obtain further information from her. >out After having gone mostly unnoticed for hours, you head for the exit. Before you reach the door you come across the firm's CEO. He stands still in front of a corridor, looking from a distance at the secretary's desk. He seems to be extremely furious, fists clenched and gritted teeth. You sneak past him, taking advantage of the fact that your position in the company makes you all but invisible to his eyes. You leave the office smiling on the inside, assured that you did your best today. *** The End *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? >