The Celina Solution — 16 of 40

Part 2 World

Chapter 1 Starship

Turing is a region. Cockpit, Main Compartment, Engine Room, Cargo Bay, AI Core are in Turing.

When play begins:

display the boxed quotation "Le Prince d'Aquitaine a la tour abolie

These fragments I have shored against my ruins

—T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land";

show the current quotation;

say "Press any key to continue.";

wait for any key;

clear the screen;

say "You awaken to the sound of an explosion. This is rather disconcerting. Explosions are the last sort of noise one wants to hear when one is on a spaceship. The hull begins to vibrate. The console in front of you lights up red. Red is the bad color. Alarms begin to sound as the vibration gets worse. You look out the viewport. You're on a collision course with Eurymedon IV, the unexplored moon of a gas giant. You blackout as your ship hits the moon's atmoshpere.

You wake up in a daze. Celina says, 'Entering offline mode.' One of the consoles sparks, starting a fire.

Press any key to continue.";

wait for any key.