power overwhelming


the contraption’s shell shatters. opens up.

wraiths of fallen wanderers appear. they begin to chant:

“hold shift, then press enter. on the contraption.”

again. and again:

“hold shift, then press enter. not here. on the contraption.”

the restless fallen, continue:

“hold shift, then press enter, wait for the flash of green.”


lights dance. an entity comes into view.

a ruby hangs around her neck. a dragon etched into the jewel.

she tries to speak. but cannot.

her head bows down in silent prayer.


wanderer chants grow louder. deafening.

visions of an ancient manuscript flood in.

def tick g
$x,$y,$_=300,100,g.lines
r 300, 500
r 300, 300
r 500, 300

r 400, 300
r 400, 500
r 400, 400
r 500, 400

r 400, 400
r 400, 500
r 600, 500
r 600, 200

r 600, 500
r 700, 500
r 700, 200
r 700, 500

r 900, 500
r 900, 400
r 800, 400
r 800, 500
end

def r x,y
s=rand*10
$_<<[$x,$y,x+s,y+s]
$x,$y=x,y
end

the wanderers continue to chant.

“hold shift, then press enter.”

she tries to speak. but cannot. she points to the contraption.


to be continued…

the contraption counts down to 2019-4-19