dream

facility.txt

i experienced this dream from a first person, but am describing it as a game for more clarity and possible use
i think main inspirations are space station 13, metroid fusion, and SCP

normally games have a setting where the character is a messiah or very powerful.
this is a setting where the player is weak and clueless among peers who completely outclass them.


the player was able to enter as a graduate-student, due to economic recession causing layoffs of higher paid personell in favor of cheaper labor, the hiring department being the least competent division, and the player being a talented liar.
there is a tutorial provided via lectures and briefings, but it all assumes prerequisite knowledge the player doesnt have. most of the challenge is figuring out the missing base knowledge to apply the teaching of the lectures.

objectives, in descending priority
	brag about your career.
	get paid.
	dont associate with thoughtcrimes.
	be a sycophant.
	avoid blame for accidents you cause.
extra objectives, *not expected*
	follow safety procedures accurately.
	dont die.
	maintain sanity after theologic exposures.
	meritable workplace contribution.
	any degree of academic accomplishment.

the facility is a research lab, with tech level about +200 years of modern tech, except there is alchemy, sorcery, and artefacts, among and as parts of the computers and robotics.
the lab aims to study dangerous magics which would be too hazardous to experiment with in other conditions.
the outside of the lab is unknown from the player perspective, presumably not on earth, hints are contradictory whether its planetary, orbital, or benthic.
the lab is 3 floors, seperated by dense armor. transited by a single high capacity elevator.
architecture
	metallic brutalism, rectangular base shapes with ramps between varied elevation platforms, contrasted with unorganized labs and improv prototypes.
	most areas are built to accomodate mech scale, causing a surplus of available space for humans.
	gantries and walkways are smoothly incorporated into the rooms, allowing for plenty of wide angle views
	reference- gundam, tsutomu nihei, metroid fusion

each floor has a critical system, interdependent on the 2 others, if there is any significant failure the entire facility halts operation and responds.

floor 1 - nexus
	central compute
		only algorithms and sane AIs are allowed
	miscellaneous subfacilities
	quarters and lecture halls
		visitors allowed with clearance
		power armor and mechs are not allowed in the cafeteria
	armory and barracks
		police
			2 standard hostile-occupation squads
			inquisitors are covert, balanced among all staff at "average" ratio
		mechs
			anti biological - 3 medium, 9 small
			anti armor - 2 light small
		dedicated military is not to be issued exotic devices of any sort
			previous incidents have deemed unpredictable interference risk too high
			inquisition is not exempt
		civilians
			researchers may
				carry exotic arms with approval from supervisors
				wear any degree of personal armor and smallarms at their discretion
			staff must not leave any arms unattended outside of quarters of armory
			unapproved staff have equipment reserved in armory for call to arms
	pets
		pets are only available whatsoever due to union demand
		sapients and slaves are not allowed
		any pets outside of containment or quarters will be immolated immediately, with zero tolerance
		sentients and subhumans are not exempt from immolation, their presence at the facility is strongly discouraged
		pets kept in quarters must be interrogated by police once per week
			interrogation failure will result in immediate immolation

floor 2 - power
	no research allowed on this floor, infrastructure only

	central entropy supply
		a nested gyroscopic hyperlens assembly. operation requires solving a continually changing system with an unbounded degree of goedel-incompleteness. it cannot be operated by any singular known algorithm, requiring highly attentive sapient operators to continually make Nth-order meta-algorithms according to its current state.
		failure modes - one of 3 possible cascades which cannot be recovered from.
			zero- device shutdown, power is lost. operators always steer a cascade towards this mode.
			negative- dark meltdown, exposed baryonic and theoonic matter would be frozen, highest danger is medium exposure, where frozen organics dont vitrify and cannot be thawed
			positive- classical plasma meltdown. if inevitable, operators must maximise output to ensure thorough destruction of dangerous subjects
			imaginary- plausible in theory. outcome entirely unknown. observation of imaginary failure mode is not an objective of this facility.
		possession
			2 operators with benign possession
			1 operator possessed by benevolent angel
			for synthesis of divine algorithms, only under exceptional circumstances requiring it
			supervision
				1 synthetic priest
				1 idyllic-neurotypical human ethicist
		psychotropics - no more than half of human operators

	coolant organs, maximum grade
	radiator interface
	
	experimental thermophysics are strictly no longer allowed on this floor


floor 3 - noumena
	
	enchanting circuit which utilizes a malignant demon
	2^16 nano monks
  difficult to recall, the whole "dont lose sanity" part