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David Samuel Myers wrote:

> David Myers - Comp00 comments
>
> The following is arranged in order of how I would've ranked the games if
> I'd been forced to break ties in the usual scoring system. I've removed
> the actual scores. Warning, there are some SPOILERS below, but not many.
>
> #53 - BAP) I was deeply saddened when I confirmed what the plot was.

Why? Unless I grossly misunderstand (someone please correct me if I do),
BAP was sanctioned by Zarf. If you're saddened because it's a ripoff of
Being John Malkovich, fair enough.

>
>
> Only note: I encountered the following after exiting one of the
> conversations. It didn't seem to affect play after that:
>
> Valerie says, "It's against my better judgment, but all right."
>
> Little do they suspect that Melvin, nearby, is spying on them and making
> plans of his own. Even littler do they suspect that Melvin is not what
> he seems...
>
> [Hit any key.]
>
> Around the Corner (as "Melvin")
> SCANNING cubicle_space(3,1,15):
> TERRAN_LIFEFORM targets(2):
>
> RECOGNIZE:       ID(696095)["Peter Danielson Feeney"]
>    dETAIL_LIST   New unit underling
>                  Problem report: DANGEROUS (watchflag)
>                  Problem report: ATTITUDE
>                  Resistant to authority. CONVERSE_MODE(shy,servile);
>
> RECOGNIZE:       ID(344904)["Valerie Ann Michelle Conrad"]
>    dETAIL_LIST   Established unit (no connection)
>                  Problem report: ATTITUDE
>                  Responds to authority.
>                  CONVERSE_MODE(extrovert,lecherous);
>
> SOUNDSCAN targets(344904,696095): Process... Process...
>      696095: << Go FileRoom >> << Show 344904 OBJ_ID(0001001)[##Portal]
> >>
>      344904: << accept order Go >>
>
> ANALYSIS:  TERMINATE Action << Show >>
>            #ifSucc << EXECUTE ORDER_ID(904)[##CoverUp] >>
>            #else << TERMINATE ID(696095) >>
>
> NEXTACT:
>    [1] FOLLOW
>    [2] WAIT
>    [3] KILL
>
> >> save
> >> 3
> *ERROR.
> << EXECUTE ORDER_ID(904)[##CoverUp] >> (inconclusive)
>
>    [1] FOLLOW
>    [2] WAIT
>    [3] ERROR
>
> >> 1
> FOLLOW MODE ACTIVE. --NOMINAL--
>
> Later that evening...
>
> [Hit any key.]

This isn't a bug or an error. It's a section of Melvin's "code"
(simulated, of course), cueing you in to his true nature.

Peter Ciccolo
--
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