Testrun! It's showtime!

[a_louse]

1. [You're in the middle of some kind of disagreement, or had one recently. Whether it's a big and important thing or a relatively trivial one, it doesn't look like any kind of compromise can be reached. And then, suddenly this guy shows up.]

I am Roger Smith, Paradigm City's top negotiator. What seems to be the problem?


2. [You got into trouble, and a bunch of armed thugs or other human-sized bad guys have accosted you in a dark street. Looks like this is going to end in a mess... But suddenly a smoke bomb explodes, blocking the vision of most of the bad guys and causing them to cough! A man in a suit swings in on a line, landing a kick to the head of the one that escaped the smoke!]

I suggest we get out of here. Fast.


3. [Roger got waken up by some loud noises before noon, which counts as way too early for him. Now he's going down the corridor like a slightly annoyed zombie, trying to find the source of the noise.]

What is this ruckus...

Comments

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Don't rely too much on it. I'm a classical archeologist, my expertise is ancient Greece. All I know about Sumerian mythology I've learned doing some basic research over he last few weeks.

[a_louse]

That's still better than a layman. But I suppose it's time to hit the books if we want to learn more about your circumstances. Luckily my collection is quite decent.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Good. We'll see what we can find. And if there's nothing, there's always the internet. I should still have my university access to article databases.

[a_louse]

Ah yes, the internet. A very useful tool for obtaining information... Which we don't have in Paradigm City.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Really? I thought that even the worst backwaters in Africa or the Pacific or something had it these days.

[a_louse]

These days, yes, but the days of the City of Lost Memories are not yours. We have been isolated from the outside world for who knows how long.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Is it some kind of secret moonbase or something?

[a_louse]

Nobody in Paradigm remembers anything that happened over 20 years ago. The true nature of the city, and what happened to it, is still a mystery.

But I can assure you that it definitely is not on the moon.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

That's even harder to believe.

[a_louse]

Harder than ancient Sumerian gods and demons?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

You got me there. But it's still pretty unbelievable. Especially since it seems like the rest of the world forgot about Paradigm too.