Cataclasis

[Weather Report]

Sweet! Out of the cradle already!

^ Check that wall out.

[Quizzle]

What are those three marks in the wall behind the dumpster? Do you remember seeing anything like that before... oh. Of course you do.

Hmm..

That's very strange. You don't have any déjà vu at all right now, you don't feel like you've seen those markings at all before. It's actually somewhat unsettling.

You're guessing someone defaced this building. You'll stay cautious of any hobos lurking around this alleyway.

> Head back to the store; see what's up.

This seems like the most reasonable course of action. You don't want to stick around this alleyway any longer, it's giving you the creeps. You keep looking over your shoulder to make sure nothing jumps out at you from behind.

Although, you have no clue where you are. You'll probably need to ask someone so you can get back to the store.

[Kíeros]

> Casually walk out; then ask the first person you see where in the city you are. If they ask why, tell them that you got lost.

[PersonPerson]

Run out screaming and flailing your arms.

[hero122]

Check pockets for cash in case you need to call a taxi or a bus. Or, you know, make a call.

[epoxy]

Wait, really? No hard-to-place feeling that you've been here before in a similar situation?

[Morphimus]

Run out screaming and flailing your arms.

Oh man! This!

[redaeth]

Wonder briefly who would throw away that life size dalek model... even if it a bit rusty.

[Quizzle]

Wait, really? No hard-to-place feeling that you've been here before in a similar situation?

No. You're quite sure that


you would have remembered this.

Everything's just... rubble, except for the space that you're in. It doesn't look too recent either. Was it some sort of bombing?

This can't be. How could you sleep through whatever happened here?

[Kíeros]

> Umm... this may sound strange, but check your pocketwatch for the time.

[PersonPerson]

Turns out you're a heavy sleeper after all. Do this^

[Kíeros]

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I was thinking more of time travel. Like time was breaking down.
(Cata- = down, clasis = break)

[MrTeabiscuit]

>Get a closer look at the rubble, maybe you can find out what happend.

[ACFan120]

> Begin Dancing.

[epoxy]

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I was thinking more of time travel. Like time was breaking down.
(Cata- = down, clasis = break)

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Yeah, he seems to have witnessed the aftermath of a cataclysm of some sort.

> The garbage was fresh, wasn't it? That must mean people live nearby, right? Any sign of habitation in sight?

[Quizzle]

> Umm... this may sound strange, but check your pocketwatch for the time.

It's... It's the same time it was when you fell asleep. Or maybe 24 hours in the future? Hard to tell, since your pocketwatch only tells what time it is, not what day.
It couldn't have been that long, though since you don't feel particularly hungry.

>Get a closer look at the rubble, maybe you can find out what happend.

You tentatively step towards the outer edge of the ring of grass.

Before you can move your foot past the edge, you hear a voice from behind you.
"DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FORCE-FENCE."

[Kíeros]

> Turn to see if you can identify the voice's location.

[PersonPerson]

Don't listen to it.

[epoxy]

> "Oh yeah, who are you to tell me? I'ma rub my face all over the force-fence!"

> Actually, stepping away sounds like a good idea. See who the warning came from.

[Qeztotz]

The first one^^^^

[Weather Report]

> Make INCREDIBLY GENTLE tentative contact.

[Quizzle]

> Turn to see if you can identify the voice's location.

Oh, looks like a little... egg-robot, you guess?
"What... are you?"
"I AM MBTC-BOT VERSION ONE, NUMBER 9B. DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FORCE FENCE YOU WILL NOW BE CLEANSED. STEP FORWARD PLEASE."

[Kíeros]

> Cautiously do as it says, asking why the force field was put up.

[Qeztotz]

NO NOTHING CAN COME BETWEEN YOU AND THE FACE RUBBING

[Quizzle]

> Cautiously do as it says, asking why the force field was put up.

You approach the thing.
"Why is this 'force-fence' here? What was it that caused them to put it up?"
"TO SHIELD FROM THE RADIATION. HOLD STILL WHILE YOU ARE CLEANSED."

The robot sprays you in the face.

It lets out a puff of warm air and it dries you off.