text: [Themes: Science Fiction]
  
  > Look around
  This is an all-purpose pathology laboratory receiving area. The lab itself is behind a bulletproof glass wall to the east, and a small window allows samples or paperwork to be passed back and forth.
  
  You can see a trash can (closed) here.
  
  You can go west to Hospital Lounge from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Examine can
  Painted industrial dark green, the Hospital Lab trash can awaits its daily diet of rubbish. There is a solar panel on it; presumably it reports back to a central system when it is full.
  
  In the trash can is some rubbish.
  
  > go south
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  You can't go that way.
  
  > go west
  This lounge is full of marginally-comfortable seating and antiquated magazines. A door to the east reads "LAB" and the main lobby is to the south. It is deserted; looking at the decor, you're pretty sure you know why.
  
  You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east to the Hospital Lab from here.
  
  > Go south
  This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie to the west. Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to pay you any attention. To the south is an archway with a sign reading "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the waiting lounge.
  
  You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Go east
  The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe. Patients and staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west. The ER is through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
  
  You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and west to Hospital Lobby from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Go south
  This is a triage area for the ER to the east. To the north is the main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the driveway. Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the area.
  
  You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > put the cryopack into the tissue generator
  (the tissue generator)
  Which slot do you want to put the cryopack into - the sample slot, the feed slot or the read slot?
  
  > SAMPLE
  What do you want to sample?
  
  > Sample slot
  Which do you mean, the feed slot, the sample slot, the read slot, or the chipslot?
  
  > put cryopack in the sample slot
  You put the cryopack into the sample slot.
  
  > examine the tissue
  (the tissue generator)
  This is a medium-sized appliance found in most modern hospitals. It is used to provide artificial tissue for grafting into or onto injuries. In order to prevent rejection, the tissue generator must be given a complete scan of the patient's tissue, from which it will (by default) produce an exact duplicate of the scanned sample. It has a button marked ACTIVATE. There is a slot on the front of the machine labeled INSERT CRYOPACK FOR SAMPLE where, presumably, the generated tissue is delivered; there is a smaller opening labeled FEED and there is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.
  There is a cryopack in the sample slot. The feed slot contains biogen feedstock.
  
  The tissue generator is currently switched off.
  
  > put the soldering iron in the backpack
  That's dangerous. You might want to switch the soldering iron off first.
  
  > put it in the backpack
  You switch the soldering iron off.
  The tip cools rapidly, fading to a silver-gray.
  
  You put the soldering iron into the backpack.
  
  > activate tissue
  (the tissue generator)
  The tissue generator blinks a red indicator which reads NOT READY: CHECK SLOTS and deactivates.
  
  > Go west
  This is a triage area for the ER to the east. To the north is the main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the driveway. Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the area.
  
  You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > go to the west
  (first opening the ER door)
  
  The driveway and parking area for the Hospital ER, which lies directly to the east. To the north is the main entrance to the Hospital building.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked here.
  
  You can go north, northwest, east through the ER door to Triage, and west to Government Square South from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  The automatic door slides closed.
  
  > go to the north
  This is the front entryway pavilion of the local hospital. The automatic entryway doors are to the east, and the ER entrance and driveway is to the south.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  You can go south to Hospital Driveway, southwest to Government Square South, east through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital Lobby, and west from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > go west
  The north half of Government Square is surrounded on three sides by roadway. Groundcars trundle back and forth, and the occasional flitter whines down to or screams up from flitter pads out of sight atop the surrounding buildings. The hospital driveway is to the southeast, across the road; the hospital entrance to the east and the police station to the west. To the north is the steps to the Civil Center, the local government office building.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  It seems a tourist has left behind a cheap disposable camera, which rests on the sidewalk here.
  
  You can go north, south to Government Square South, southeast to Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and west from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > examine the camera
  A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it. It has a built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other handheld for displaying and storing photos.
  
  > examine the camera
  A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it. It has a built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other handheld for displaying and storing photos. This camera has been cracked open, revealing its internal electronics. A capacitor (for the flash unit) and battery are available, as are numerous circuit connection points.
  
  > go to the west
  These are the busy steps of the local police station. To the east and southeast is Government Square, while the police station lies at the top to the west. Uniformed police and people in plain clothes are traversing the steps to exit and enter the building.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government Square North, and west from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Go west
  This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give you more than a brief scowl. To the north is a security gate leading into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with a sign reading "BOOKING."
  
  You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
  
  You can go south and east to Police Station Steps from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  Sergeant Ramirez scowls at his paperwork.
  
  > examine Ramirez
  Seated behind his desk, this grizzled uniformed policeman is clearly a veteran of many years" service. He scowls at you, waiting for you to make his life more annoying.
  
  > go to the south
  This area is used for processing prisoners... er, excuse me, suspects, and as a waiting lounge. There is a single hard bench, now empty, and a counter along the south wall with a stern poster on the wall above it. One area has been kept clear and is a neutral pale blue, presumably to be used as a backdrop for photographing suspects.
  
  You can see an ID camera here.
  
  You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Examine poster
  The poster has an almost laughably crude and kitschy burly policeman chasing a pair of hoodlums while blowing a whistle and brandishing a nightstick. The hoodlums are leaving a trail of iconic Drug Paraphernalia. A caption reads "If you see any DRUG ACTIVITY, report it AT ONCE to your FRIENDLY LOCAL POLICE."
  
  > examinethe i d camera
  A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities. It can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot. It is securely attached to the countertop with a security chain to prevent anyone from walking off with it.
  
  > openthe i d camera
  The ID camera is a sealed unit.
  
  > examine the security chain
  A thin chain, almost a cable. It has been visibly repaired in the past.
  
  > cut the security chain with the knife
  That seems to be a part of the ID camera.
  
  Taken.
  
  Cutting that would achieve little.
  
  Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon. Police rush in!
  
  > Go north
  This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give you more than a brief scowl. To the north is a security gate leading into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with a sign reading "BOOKING."
  
  You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
  
  You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Go east
  These are the busy steps of the local police station. To the east and southeast is Government Square, while the police station lies at the top to the west. Uniformed police and people in plain clothes are traversing the steps to exit and enter the building.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government Square North, and west to the Front Desk from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > go east
  The north half of Government Square is surrounded on three sides by roadway. Groundcars trundle back and forth, and the occasional flitter whines down to or screams up from flitter pads out of sight atop the surrounding buildings. The hospital driveway is to the southeast, across the road; the hospital entrance to the east and the police station to the west. To the north is the steps to the Civil Center, the local government office building.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  You can go north, south to Government Square South, southeast to Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and west to Police Station Steps from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  > Go north
  These are the front steps of an impressive government building. Civil servants hurry in and out through the security checkpoint, going about their business.
  
  The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over the low skyline.
  
  You can also see Ponyfriend Chunky and the civil servants here.
  
  You can go south to Government Square North from here.
  
  There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
  
  Ponyfriend frantically whips his pager out and scrutinizes the blank display before putting it away, apparently crestfallen.
  
  > examine Ponyfriend chunky
  (Ponyfriend Chunky)
  Dressed in ragged clothing, this man is looking around himself nervously, trying not to meet anyone's eye. He is holding a sign that reads "HELP ME COMPLETE MY MISSION GIVE WHAT YOU CAN."
  
  Ponyfriend Chunky is carrying a pager and a begging sign.
  
  Dressed in ragged clothing, this man is looking around himself nervously, trying not to meet anyone's eye. He is holding a sign that reads "HELP ME COMPLETE MY MISSION GIVE WHAT YOU CAN."
  
  Ponyfriend Chunky is carrying a pager and a begging sign.
  
  > ask Ponyfriend about Spacescraper
  (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
  Ponyfriend responds out of the corner of his mouth, looking away. "The Tower! (Ponyfriend points eagerly towards the Spacescraper visible in the distance)  I think I'll need to go there... that mission,
  though... (he
  stops talking suddenly and looks at you suspiciously.)"
  
  Ponyfriend looks up sharply, muttering "Did you hear that?" and checks his pager.
  
  With a brief flare of light from its boosters and a far-off rumble, a drop shuttle rises from the semiballistic pads atop the far-off Reserve Bank Spacescraper, vanishing into the sky.
  
  > ask Ponyfriend for the pager
  (Ponyfriend Chunky for the pager)
  Ponyfriend looks frightened and clutches the pager to his chest. "No! You can't have it! THEY gave it to me! How would I know They needed me if I gave it to you?"
  
  Ponyfriend wipes his pager's display with a dirty sleeve.
  
  > look at the pager
  It looks like a pretty old-school radio pager. It also looks like it isn't working; the display is fogged over, there are no lights on it, and one of the two buttons on the front is missing. There is a small sliding panel on the back.
  
  > give the phone to Ponyfriend
  (Ponyfriend Chunky)
  Ponyfriend clutches the cell phone and mumbles "This is so much better, now I can get my instructions directly rather than having to call them back!" He stands there for a moment, then seems to come to a realization. "In fact, they can call me! I don't need this pager!" he says.
  
  Ponyfriend Chunky gives the pager to you.
  
  > ask Ponyfriend about the beep
  (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
  Ponyfriend avoids your eye.
  
  > open the pager
  You open the pager, revealing a receive chip.
  
  Ponyfriend checks his cell phone, looking disappointed that no-one has called.
  Ponyfriend sighs and sits down for a few moments before springing back up, muttering.
  
  > give the camera to Ponyfriend
  (Ponyfriend Chunky)
  Ponyfriend shakes his head violently and pushes the lost camera back to you.
  
  > ask Ponyfriend about the mission
  (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
  Ponyfriend's face animates and he looks up at you. "My missions? They're... well... (a suspicious look comes over his face) They're
  secret!
  You can't know!"
  
  > Examine chip
  This is a receive chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of a coin. These can be found in most portable electronics that need to receive distant broadcasts, able to pull in signals from beyond a few meters. There are leads on the chip for connecting data lines and a power source.
  
  > Solder chip
  What do you want to combine?
  
  Ponyfriend's eyes light up and he pulls out his (dead) cell phone. Raising it to his head, he has a brief conversation with it before putting it away carefully and looking around furtively.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a receive chip
  a pager (open but empty)
  a lost camera
  a drop message
  a safety limiter
  a backpack (being worn, and open)
  a soldering iron
  a lockblade knife
  a laptop
  some solder
  a car key
  a thermos (open but empty)
  a cotter pin
  a multitool
  a watch (being worn)
  
  > Go north
  In order to pass the checkpoint, you would need to have a Government authorized Mitsui-Klein signature. Realizing this, you retreat.