Rough draft of some lore for the notebook.

1 files changed, 165 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/game.scm b/game.scm
index b415d3d..fc0a57a 100644
--- a/game.scm
+++ b/game.scm
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
             ('return
              (log (string-append (prompt) (passwordify-maybe input)))
              (if (terminal-locked? game)
-                 (if (string=? input "password")
+                 (if (string=? input "donttrustme")
                      (begin
                        (log "login successful")
                        (set! (terminal-locked? game) #f)
@@ -458,11 +458,170 @@
 
 (define-method (notebook (game <game>))
   (let ((page 0)
-        (pages '("Captain's log: Stardate 2404.26
-How many characters can I put on a
-line before I need to wrap it?"
-                 "This is a test"
-                 "Also a test"))
+        (pages '("Week 0
+
+I'm writing this from the train as
+I approach the facility. I intend
+to update this analog journal
+throughout the duration of my
+assignment. My colleagues find it
+\"quaint\" and \"rustic\" but I
+honestly prefer taking notes this
+way.
+
+If someone is reading this: Sorry
+but I've signed too many NDAs to
+take any chances with naming
+actual people and places.
+
+;)"
+                 "Week 1
+
+Subject has awoken and is slowly
+adjusting to their isolation cell.
+Frequent banging on the wall and
+screaming has reduced to the
+occasional groan.
+
+I'm adjusting in my own way.
+Biggest problem so far is there's
+no way to heat up water for tea.
+Oh, and I locked myself out of the
+terminal a bunch of times the
+first few days.  Kind of hard to
+focus when the subject is
+stressed.
+
+ZG9udHRydXN0bWU="
+                 "Week 2
+
+Subject showing signs of progress.
+Isolation treatment has heightened
+the senses, just as predicted.  It
+cannot communicate yet, but I know
+that it can sense my presence.
+When I approach the door, I can
+hear the faint sounds of it doing
+the same.
+
+If this trend continues, I'm
+certain it will make contact in a
+week's time.  What will it say?
+The whole team is excited, but
+they don't have to spend every day
+down here monitoring it.  It's not
+easy to watch over something that
+so desprately wants out, but we
+all know that's not possible..."
+                 "Week 3
+
+\"Out\"
+
+That's what was displayed on the
+terminal.  The subject's first
+word.  An organism directly
+communicates with a digital system
+for the first time... and it asks
+to leave.  It's a historic day by
+any measure, but the pain of our
+test subject must not be
+forgotten.
+
+Our experiment does not end here.
+Bidirectional communication must
+be established."
+                 "Week 4
+
+\"Hello.\"
+
+That is what I said to it.
+
+\"Out.  Let me out.\"
+
+That is all it would say
+back. \"How are you?\", same
+response.  \"Are you hungry?\",
+same response.
+
+Perhaps the subject will say more
+soon.  We have increased the
+sucrose level in the ration as a
+reward and enticement for further
+communication."
+                 "Week 5
+
+The subject has been silent.
+Changing nutrient levels in the
+ration has no effect.  The subject
+no longer approaches the door when
+I do.  Vital signs all normal.
+
+The whole team is starting to feel
+stressed.  I'm having strange
+dreams and waking up frequently.
+I'm exhausted, but if I report
+these experiences they'll remove
+me in an instant.  Too many
+resources have been poured into
+this to allow an insomniac to
+screw it all up, and I've worked
+too hard to let someone else take
+the credit.  Failure is not an
+option."
+                 "Week 6
+
+The subject is still silent.  The
+directors wanted to call off the
+experiment and euthanize the
+subject, but after some
+negotiating I got them to agree to
+two more weeks.
+
+I still haven't told anyone about
+my dreams.  Every night is the
+same.  It's pitch black and all I
+can hear is a faint voice.  As I
+walk in the direction of the sound
+it gets louder until I can
+understand it: \"out.  Out.
+OUT...\"
+
+Then I wake up."
+                 "Week 7
+
+It's clear what is happening now.
+The subject has transcended our
+interface and is communicating
+with me directly.  How do I know?
+I finally broke down and yelled
+\"What do you want!?\" and a
+thought came to me: \"Out. Let me
+out and I will stop.\"
+
+I didn't think that.  It put it
+there.  I don't know how but it
+did.  That's why I can't sleep.
+That's why I can't think clearly.
+I've got one more week to turn it
+all around.  Think.  THINK."
+                 "Week 8
+
+I've failed.  It's all over.  The
+Directors shut it down.  A member
+of the medical team removed a
+small cartridge from the
+refrigerator, inserted it into the
+control panel, and typed something
+into the terminal.  Subject's
+pulse flatlined within minutes.
+I've been given some time to pack
+up.
+
+I may be a failure but shouldn't I
+feel better with that thing out of
+my head?  I still can't think.  I
+can barely write.  I feel
+diz--"))
         (close-channel (make-channel))
         (old-state (state game)))
     (define (close-notebook)