vid "The Object"
[blurry, grainy UFO style photo]
"With so many questions answered..."
[blurry, grainy UFO style photo]
"the nature of The Object remains..."
[blurry, grainy UFO style photo]
"Elussive"
Fade to black

"You have come to undertake a series of challenges"

"LIFE TRIAL" [image of structure]

"to mentally prepare..."

"DEATH TRIAL" [image of graves]

"for an encounter..."

"REBIRTH TRIAL"

"with The Object"

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"Find new meaning"
"and become one of the elite few"
[Show the Queen]
"to have seen *it* with your own eyes"


station, Heiro unlocks Leander

Heiro "I'm not here for that seeker stuff...
hey, actually, I'm waiting for a person. You haven't seen somebody
with really long hair have you? I should stay here and wait, but
can I ask you a favor? If you see them can you text me..."

[Flyer] Reading Seeker "Can you believe these people? Treating this like some kind of joke"

[Seeker A] "I heard the Queen used to hang out here, but I don't see what the big deal is"
[Seeker B] "This place is pretty cool I guess... I still want to see the object though"

[Plebe A] "... Right! Everybody knows The Object isn't real. It's just some kind of special effect"
[Plebe B] "It's just en excuse to get those people out of Reality-1 for a change"

Heiro at the club
"Hey, we talked at the station! My friend didn't show up, so I came here.
I know they live around this neighborhood but I'm not sure exactly where"

Heiro on answering machine [Listen, replay, playback, play]
"I'm coming on the late train, the day after tomorrow. You better be there!"

[Whiteboard] "the physics scribbled here seems pretty advanced"

"Texting: Heiro [ATTACHING -- BUIDLING LOC: LAT, LONG]"

Leander After Bridge
"Hey, I saw this flyer for a club I think. Since I was waiting I went to check it out!"

Leander At Club
"Oh hey! You made it. Isn't this place great? I love this track!"

[Ferry Terminal] "This is too much -- with the air taxi broken do they really expect you to walk?

Hiero on Dam
"I found the apartment where my friend lives, but they're missing. I ran in to Leander and he said you got an Airlifter working? Can you let me know where you parked it? I think the flight logs may help me track them down"

"Texting: Heiro [ATTACHING -- AIRPAD LOC: LAT, LONG]"

Hiero Desert
"Heiro: (lat, long)"

Leander Mountain
"Leander: hey I got this text from Heiro.. just a couple numbers. Any idea what it means?"

[At Object] Seeker A "...yeah, nobody knows why the photos don't turn out"
Seeker B "That's crazy, so I can see it with my eyes, but you can't record it at all?"

Eudo at missions control
"oh visitors! Welcome! Heiro mentioned getting some help after she saw the scope of the project...
she's around -- busy training I think?"

Hiero Training
"Oh you made it! beat Leander here. Eudo has this crazy project, and it has to do with The Object so I thought maybe you would be interested. We could really use the extra help"

on photos of the object
"if you are interested in The Object, I can show you route up there is you are willing to do me a favor"

on Eudo
"You'll need to get the app from that computer over there first, and then I can show you the way"

computer [connect, sync, download, install]

"The app should enable the sensors and x-ray emitter on your phone which you can use to collect data on The Object for us... I marked the path on the map"

[Pet Home Warehouse]
Meowers [rescue, free, release]

The Object
[scan, measure, read, xray, x-ray, inspect, study]

Text from Eudo "this data coming in is looking great. I will get to work on it right away"

Text from Leander "Wow what did I get myself in to... Eudo sent my out in the middle of nowhere to do something... I think I could use some help [lat, long]"

Eudo, "Leander was here. I sent him out to collect some data, but I'm not sure if he was really listening. Maybe you can check on him? I marked the spot on the map"

Hiero "So... you got to see the thing up close. Was it what you expected?"

Leander at Impact Site "They said this is where The Object was originally found? They gave me all this gear, but I zoned out when they were saying how to use it. I remember how to set up this target -- do you know anything about the rest of this stuff?"

Tripod [erect, set, putup, standup, stand, deploy, setup]
Theodolite [Survey, map, measure, read, turn, triangulate]
Camera [shoot, snap, photograph]

Leander "I'm enjoying the solutude out here -- I'll meet you back at the bunker in a bit"

Processing Tower "part of the network that recycles and disperses aerosolized nutrients and keeps the weather constant"

Eudo, "I'm stuck on this math problem"...
[calculate, solve, prove, add, subtract, multiply, divide, square]

Eudo "that's it! This is our intercept trajectory. We can finally start final preperations. I have to stay here to monitor things, but if you visit the observation deck you should get a great view of our little project. I'll roll out the crawler shortly!"

rollout

Leander "whaaat the?"

Hiero "Hey, can I ask you something? The launch vehicle requires a two-person crew. Originally the 2nd astronaut was going to be Eudo, but it would be safer if he was here to abort the launch from mission control if something goes wrong. Would you join me? If you want to, meet me in the White Room"

Data [analyse, interpret, study, deduce, understand]
"The Object originated from the red moon in low orbit around the earth. There are anti-matter sub-atomic particles selectively canceling out radiation. It may be a form of communication"


[suit] wear, don, enter, suitup, puton, gearup, ready,

Leander "Hey you were my partner first! I still haven't seen The Object. You have to come back in one piece and go with me OK?"

Leander [swear, promise, agree, vow, assure, consent]

Heiro "You look ready. Lets go"

the end