# roomPRE clr gs 'statPRE' fcolor = rgb(0, 0, 0) bcolor = rgb(255, 255, 255) lcolor = rgb(106, 90, 205) '
Apartment
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' if pre = 0: pre = 1 'You wake up to the sound of your alarm clock. You hear Luda, your wife, mumbling next to you, "Don''t want to, it''s too early." She pulls her blanket up and rolls over. You reach over to your clock and turn it off.' *nl 'There are days when I just want to keep on sleeping, you think to yourself. But I can''t today.' act 'Go to the bathroom': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'Quietly, so that you don''t wake up your daughter, you go to the bathroom and take care of your morning routine.' act 'Leave the apartment': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'In a parking lot near your house sits your car. You unlock it with the key remote and climb in.' act 'Go to work': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'You turn the key, the engines roars to life. As you drive to work the roads are filled with traffic, but it''s the morning rush hour, so it''s no surprise. You drive for what feels like an eternity, give or take an hour, but you eventually reach the office. The music on the radio was pleasant, at least.' act 'Park at the office': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'You pull into a parking lot near the building and manage to find a good spot. You greet the security guard on your way in to the building, and then go upstairs and enter your office. Shortly after you sit down at your desk and boot up your computer, your boss''s secretary comes in and hands you a folder with several travel documents.' *nl '"Am I going on a business trip or something?" you ask her.' *nl '"Yes, the director said it had something to do with a construction project, out in the middle of nowhere, but that''s pretty much all I know," Oksana says.' *nl 'After she leaves, you read over the travel documents and fill them out. Time to go to the director.' act 'Go and see your boss': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'You head into the directors'' office, greet him and hand him the papers to sign. The director, Roman Gromov, scans through the text before signing it off with a broad, sweeping stroke.' *nl '"Ms. Glavbukh is in her office. Go get some travel money while I make a few calls. We''ll discuss your trip when you get back."' act 'Go to the chief accountant': cla *clr money += 15000 clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'Marina is indeed already in her office. After filing your signed travel documents, she grumbles about antiquated systems as she counts out the money.' act 'Return to the director': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' 'Roman is busy talking on the phone when you re-enter the director''s office, he gestures you to sit down on one of the chairs across from him.' *nl '"Yes, I understand... yes. I will send Michael over ASAP, he''ll represent me. ... Yes... Tell your men to work on some other parts of the project in the meantime. Have Igor guard the pit and let no one make any fuss, and make sure nobody gets wind of this and, you know, try to halt the construction. ...Okay, we''ll keep in touch."' *nl 'Roman hangs up and turns to you.' *nl '"Last night, while excavating for the foundations, the workers stumbled upon something; one of the excavators dug into a hollow space of some sort. Luckily Igor was on site and he halted the excavation.' *nl '"It''s not clear what exactly it is, yet. Maybe an abandoned bunker or a cave. But in any case, if there are any more chambers under the foundation, we might not be able to build on the land. So what I want you to do, is to go to the construction site, figure out exactly what the problem is and solve this whole mess as quickly as possible."' act 'Remind him of the correct procedures': cla *clr clr gs 'statPRE' '
' '"Firstly we need to talk to..." you start to say, but are quickly interrupted by your boss.' *nl '"Michael, do you realize what''s at stake here? We''re near the end of our credit line, still have unfinalized agreements on the project''s contract, and we already have guys digging the pit. If there is a too big hole under the foundation, and we can''t build on the site, that could bankrupt the company. So this mysterious structure must be addressed immediately and I have to hold the fort here and keep a lid on things."' act 'Doesn''t look like you have a choice':gt 'roadPRE' end end end end end end end end end --- roomPRE ---------------------------------