&¨&&&¨&&¨¨ &¨¨&¨&¨&&¨
&&¨¨&&¨&¨& &¨&&&&&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&&&¨ &&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
&&&&&¨¨¨&& ¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨& &&¨¨&&&&¨&
¨¨¨&&¨&&&¨ they built the final nightclub on top ¨&¨&¨¨¨&&&
¨¨&¨&&¨¨&& of an undocumented research site. each &&&&¨¨&¨¨&
¨&&&¨&¨&¨¨ floor closer to the collapsed warp ¨¨¨&¨&&¨&&
&¨¨&&&&&¨¨ prototype. did they know at the start? ¨¨&&&¨&&¨&
&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨& classified maps had gone missing some ¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&&& years before. &&¨&¨&&¨&&
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨&&&&¨&&¨¨
¨&&¨&&¨¨&& the deeper you descend, the stranger &¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨
&¨&&¨&¨&¨& the environment - first more &¨¨&¨&&&¨¨
&&¨&&&&&&& enthralling and intrusive, then seedy &¨&&&¨¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& and predatory, but pierce deeper and &&¨¨&¨&&&¨
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ there will be more peculiar effects. ¨&¨&&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨&&¨ your sense of space will seem to &&&¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨¨&¨&&&¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& itself that is becoming fluid), then ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ your body, and finally your sense of &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
&&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ self. &¨&&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& &&¨¨&&&¨&¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&& # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### ¨&¨&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨ ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### &&&&¨&¨¨&¨
¨&&&&¨&&¨¨ ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ¨¨¨&&&¨&&¨
&¨¨¨&&¨&¨& #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&& ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ¨&&¨&¨&&&&
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### &¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ###### ###### ######## ######## &&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨& ######## ######## ######## ######## ¨&¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨&& ######## ######## ######## ######## &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ ######## ######## ------------------ ¨&&&&&&¨&&
¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- &¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨&&&¨&¨& ---- ---- ---- ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨&&&
¨&&¨¨&&&&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
&&&&&¨¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&&¨&&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨&&¨&¨&¨
¨¨¨&&&&¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ ¨&&¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨&&&¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- &¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -: -: -: &&¨&¨¨¨&&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&&¨ -: -§ -§ -£ -& -# -# -# -¨ -- -- -: -§ ¨&&&¨¨&¨&¨
&&&&¨&&¨&& -£ -& -# -# -# :¨ :- :- :: :§ :£ :& :# &¨¨&¨&&&&&
¨¨¨&&¨&&¨¨ :# :# §¨ §- §- §: §§ §£ §& §# §# §# £¨ &¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨&¨¨ £- £- £: £§ ££ £& £# £# £# &¨ &- &- &: &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&&¨&&&¨¨ &§ &£ && #¨ #- #- #: #§ #£ #& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
&¨¨&&¨¨&¨& ## ## ## #¨ #- #- #: #§ #£ #& ## ## ## &&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨
&¨&¨&¨&&&& #¨ #- #- #: #§ #£ #& ## ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨&
&&&&&&¨¨¨¨ the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨& eyes above &&¨&&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&& fading into silver flakes as they fall ¨&&¨&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨ bubbles in drinks &¨&&&&&¨&&
¨¨&&&&&&¨& &&¨¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&& drinks with a secret ingredient, that ¨&¨¨¨&¨&&&
&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ makes you see the stars even when you &&¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ close your eyes. ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ &&&&¨&&&&¨
¨&¨&&&&¨¨& at these deeper levels it can be hard ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&&
&&&¨¨¨&¨&& to remember who and where you are ¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨&
¨¨&¨¨&&&¨¨ (were). normal staff is as transformed ¨&&&&¨&&&¨
¨&&¨&¨¨&¨¨ as guests. instead, care and protection &¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&¨&&&¨&&¨¨ are offered by (overly flirty) &¨¨&¨&¨&&¨
&&¨¨&&¨&¨& pool toys and other such automatons. &¨&&&&&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&&&¨ &&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
&&&&&¨¨¨&& if you stay above absolute madness, ¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨& there is some sort of control to be &&¨¨&&&&¨&
¨¨¨&&¨&&&¨ had. you could slip into your ideal dog ¨&¨&¨¨¨&&&
¨¨&¨&&¨¨&& body there, explore that. you could &&&&¨¨&¨¨&
¨&&&¨&¨&¨¨ drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ¨¨¨&¨&&¨&&
&¨¨&&&&&¨¨ burned away. you could explore ¨¨&&&¨&&¨&
&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨& territories just as mapless as those ¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&&& closer to the core, but with a chance &&¨&¨&&¨&&
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨& of finding your way back. ¨&&&&¨&&¨¨
¨&&¨&&¨¨&& &¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨
&¨&&¨&¨&¨& ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# &¨¨&¨&&&¨¨
&&¨&&&&&&& -- the honey is a trap and there's a -- &¨&&&¨¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& -- sting, a sting, a sting. -- &&¨¨&¨&&&¨
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ :¨ it's in your eyes and it's in your ¨: ¨&¨&&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨&&¨ §- mouth and your hands, their hands -§ &&&¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ £- it's in your heart and in your -£ ¨¨&¨&&&¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& &: mind and the minds of those around :& ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ #§ you, their hearts, their bodies. §# &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
&&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ #£ &¨&&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& and if you're lucky, you'll never get &&¨¨&&&¨&¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&& out. don't bite the other guests. ¨&¨&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨ (or do) &&&&¨&¨¨&¨
¨&&&&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨&&¨
&¨¨¨&&¨&¨& the deeper the floor goes, the more ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&& expensive the drinks. this is not ¨&&¨&¨&&&&
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ coincidental. the more expensive the &¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ drinks, the more likely it is that &&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨& someone will buy them for you. ¨&¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨&& this is also not coincidental. if &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ someone buys you a drink, they are very ¨&&&&&&¨&&
¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ likely to take care of your needs in &¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨&&&¨&¨& other ways as well. &¨¨¨¨&¨&&&
¨&&¨¨&&&&¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
&&&&&¨¨&&& &¨&&¨&&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨& &&¨&&¨&¨&¨
¨¨¨&&&&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&&&&&¨