the contraption’s shell shatters. opens up.
wraiths of fallen wanderers appear. they begin to chant:
“hold
shift
, then pressenter
. on the contraption.”
again. and again:
“hold
shift
, then pressenter
. not here. on the contraption.”
the restless fallen, continue:
“hold
shift
, then pressenter
, wait for the flash ofgreen
.”
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 pressenter
.”
she tries to speak. but cannot. she points to the contraption.
to be continued…
the contraption counts down to 2019-4-19