Strange Sci-fi Tales - System Down [#181]

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11:35:00 - Attention all employees, security will be increased until -1800 Hours- per new government regulations concerning the Sector B experiments.

11:45:00 - Attention all employees, security will be increased until -1800 Hours- per new government regulations concerning the Sector B experiments.

11:50:00 - Attention all employees, the company picnic has been rescheduled for August 19th at -1300 Hours-.

11:55:00- Please be advised, Sector B experiments are entering into the active phase. Equipment malfunction, electronic failure, and temporary blackouts may occur.

12:00:00- Dr. Albert, please report to Sector D.

12:05:00- Dr. Breen, please report to Sector C management.

12:08:37- Alert, power outage in Sector B.

12:09:55- Alert, power outage in Sectors: B, D, H, and Y.

12:10:00- Error, please report to Error.

12:15:00- Connection to Server failed.

12:20:00- Connection to Server reestablished.

12:22:49- Maintenance needed in Sector B.

12:24:32- Alert, Maintenance urgently needed in Sector B, D, and G.

12:25:00- Automated message error.

12:28:47- Alert, Sector D, critical failure.

12:30:00- Alert, all employees, please be advised, critical failur- *Connection interrupted*

15:12:43- Server online, contacting all Sectors. Error, Sectors not found.

15:12:59- Alert, Sectors: A, B, C, C, D, Y, Z, H, A, B, C, C, J, %, #, W, $, #24@#%@##@23......

15:12:65- Alert, system critical.

15:12:994- Attention, the company picnic is rescheduled for August 123849483045385304th at -250004932304 Hours-

15:12:9949059856908- Attention-Ale-Attentionoj924....Attention, @11 Emp348340lyees, SeCccccttroeRR923 BBBB@@$#@@#$ is 2j20vfm2 EX%Xperir#443ment...

15:12:9943440j4vj0vn3-cf38m42-vcnnuxmf2-vfunmwu-dmdmaim[idmiim2mcimfm--3ofv32c::::c;WF;@C;32::@- System---S-sytem#23...DoOOOWwwNNN....

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A small change can have massive consequences, even on the most routine of procedures.

This is an experimental story that I feel like I could expand upon. It's similar to GRID in how it's told indirectly, but even more so. All we have to follow the narrative are the alerts on the unknown location's server, it's clear something went wrong, and quickly spiraled out of control, but what?

Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy

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