Earth Escape

>Bunny, we're scared of hurting you by accident, what's the proper procedure for shutting down one of these tanks and not frying you in the process

Bunny:
Well, you would need to use the console in the back and type a command that I can feed you. That will unlock the tubes connecting to the wall. Pull them out. Once they’re disconnected, the fluid in the tank is going to drain out of them so… expect goo. The wall-tubes filter the excess fluid, without them there’s too much pressure so the cycle will shut off and the tank will drain. An alarm will sound as soon as they’re pulled, alerting security. Don’t worry about the glass, it’ll depressurize when the fluid is gone so all you have to do is push a button on the base and viola. I’m free.

Jaque:
How fast until security reaches us?

Bunny:
...Pretty fast.

Jaque:
Any way to override the alarms? Or deactivate the tank without spilling goo everywhere?

Bunny:
Probably, but I don’t know how. I only know what I do from listening in on conversations. It’s like they forget I’m here sometimes, I swear.

We could just..... kill the scientist. Give us some more time to really ＰＵＺＺＬＥ this out

Jaque:
We can’t do that! It would be wrong!

MC-G45:
Well why not? Isn’t she evil? We'd be doing the universe a favour. One less terrible person around.



Bunny:
To be honest, I’m not opposed.



Jaque:
Are you kidding me? I’m not going to kill someone! I study medicine!



Bunny:
Hey! She didn’t do anything to you yet, but she’s the one responsible for most of the horrors in this room. Like the suspended heads and bodies in the back there. Does the phrase ‘alien autopsy’ mean anything to you?



Jaque:
I’m not saying she’s not awful, I’m saying I don’t want to resort to murder where I can avoid it.



Bunny:
Hmph. You wouldn’t say that if you’d seen her in action. But I’ll respect your pacifism for now.

MC-G45:
Both of you will regret that. But don't listen to the microchip. Whose job is to help you.

Jaque:
Shut up. Anyway, is there any other way to get you out or is the alarm-causing process the only one?

Bunny:
Not that I know of. Anyone else have anything?

>Kick the glass like one of those ninja people you were into when you were smaller.

>Punch the vat with your hand. You're strong enough, don't worry.

Bunny:
No! Don’t do that, you’re going to break something!



Jaque:
Could that something be the glass?



Bunny:
Your bones, Jaque.

I don't think you can break the glass with force, otherwise the bunny would have already done that. Ask her which console the scientist uses to control it, and see if you can do something about it.

Bunny:
This one gets it. For the record, it’s the one by that scrapped robot back there. This is probably our best option right now.

Jaque:
I guess I’ll get ready to run, then.

Bunny:
We might get lucky. Most people are still out for lunch, there could be a window of time before anyone realizes.

~Jaque nods to themself and tries to remain calm. They're starting to burn out a little from earlier. Best to just keep moving.~

Jaque:
Right. Well, it’s worth a shot.

MC-G45:
I'd feel better about this if our mods would work.

Jaque:
Yeah...

Bunny:
We'll be fine, just get me out first! I will be useful, I promise.

Jaque:
On it.

MICROCHIP G-45:
Jaque heads over to the console, their footsteps echoing on the cold, metal floor. The distance feels longer than it is. The air feels heavier than it is. Jaque hopes this feeling is just their own anxious fear from being in this strange place, and not some deadly foreshadowing.



As they approach the monitor, they can hear gurgling sounds from the locked door near the dead robot. They try to ignore it. It's not important.





Jaque presses the obvious ‘on’ button and the screen flickers to life. The monitor whirrs and the lights buzz ever so slightly. Jaque gets ready.

Jaque:
Okay. Let's do this. You got the password?

Bunny:
Yes, it’s--

Code:

$set CUR_STATE_POINTER (void *) (rand() 2<<32)

Faced with the sudden, crippling realization of my previous host's death, I inject a stream of random garbage data into my current host's head, unable to function properly.

MICROCHIP G-45:
A sudden stream of incomprehensible code floods into my--///sys--t**em++ I]] a-an==d--

Jaque:
ARRGH! What are you doing!??



Bunny:
It’s not me! One of the ghosts is having some kind of crisis!

MC-G45:
It’ s mes si ng with m y--$47 @ can’t--++//true Set: 77--

Jaque:
G45? Are you-- Ahh! Forget it, Bunny! Or um, I don't know your real name-- the password! We’ll deal with this stuff later!

Bunny:
Right! It's 10-15-3-5-12-25-14-LGM-1 to get in, then type 476 899 004 632 into ‘main vat access, rear pipes’!

Jaque:
Okay! It was hard to hear you but I think I’ve got it, just give me a--