2026-02-28 #VisualInspiration prompt:
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Use this short video as inspiration to write a very short story based on it.
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You are in a wide corrdior leading from south to north.
> EXAMINE CORRIDOR
A corridor with walls of steel, dimly lit by a row of LEDs inset into the ceiling.
You are still on Everlast Station which is made of steel and plastics.
> X WALLS
The walls, the ceiling and the floor are made of steel.
> SEARCH FLOOR
You cannot see anything special about the walls or the floor. Except that they are very solid and it would be no use in trying to dig or drill a hole into them.
> GO SOUTH
It’s boring in the south. You do not want to go there again. Besides, the bamboozle is wainting there and you are not ready for an encounter yet.
> X BAMBOOZLE
You cannot find anything like this here.
> X ME
You are an ugly, but slightly humnaoid creature. You might have had better days, but your memory is a dim as the light in the corridor. You feel, the way out of Everlast Station is in exploring it – and finding out who you are.
> XYZZY
Always a good idea! But to no effect at the moment.
> SHIT!
Please mind your language. And forget all metabolical or reproductional desires.
> GO NORTH
You walk aong the corridor until you stop in front of a steel door. A red button is mounted to the wall on the left.
> PUSH BUTTON
Really?
> YES!
The door slides to the right. You can see a control room behind it.
> ENTER CONTROL ROOM
You walk north into the control room.
You are in a control room. It’s rather small so you supect it is not the central control room for station command. Maybe you should try to find out its purpose.
You see a plastic chair and a terminal attached to the wall with a display above.
> X TERMINAL
You can read, Enter password, please!
> ENTER PASSWORD
Done.
> X TERMINAL
You read,
+++ CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ENTERED THE PASSWORD. +++
+++ YOUR FREE TRIAL VERSION HAS EXPIRED AFTER 14 MOVES. +++
+++ CONSIDER BUYING THE FULL VERSION. +++
GAME OVER
I would consider buying a text adventure from you @knodel!
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C. Knodel