Space Choices 4/23

{(set: $where to "Begining")}“Hello and good morning, //first laundry officer//. You may be disoriented. Suspended animation cycles are known to disrupt cognitive flow. While you may be confused, you should feel overjoyed because-" *Stock drumroll plays* "You have been promoted. Yes, instead of wasting away your days //planning laundry schedules// you have been selected to fulfil the role of Human Ethical Interface. As our space station prepares for the influx of colonists in //50 years// our ''E''thical ''D''ecision ''A''lgorithm makes thousands of choices per week on necessary personnel and resource distribution. But due to regulations, ''EDA'' must refer to a human to confirm ethical decisions related to life and death. As such, the role of Human Ethical Interface has been introduced." "You might be asking yourself why me? It’s very simple everyone above you in the chain of command is... Dead!" "Fear not, brief Mortal. The likelihood of //35// lethal incidents occurring on a single mission are relatively low." "Please watch this instructional video" [[A screen descends before you|Intro02]]

“Your decision has been recorded, and will be implemented momentarily. Please hold.” *smooth jazz begins playing and abruptly cut off* “The ''EDA''’s plan has been implemented. //Insert Name Here// has been terminated for the good of the colony. “Good job, insert name here. You have completed your first ethical quandary. Congratulations on a productive first day as human ethical interface. Shortly you will be returned to your suspended animation pod until EDA has need of your ethical input.” “sleep tight” The player is surrounded by the sleep pod again. Fade to black [[Next|A Set up]]

“Your decision has been recorded. The general population manager’s plan will be attempted, regardless of its feasibility. If it fails to solve our resource problem we will have to terminate 100 citizens in 25 years.” “Until then please enjoy this complimentary suspended animation cycle.” The player is surrounded by the sleep pod again. Fade to black [[Next|B Set up]]

The coffee cup says “World’s 34th Best Human Ethical Interface” There is still coffee inside, although it has gone cold. [[Examine further|Coffee 02]] (Display: "Back Button")

The picture shows a young woman and a child sitting on a picnic blanket. You do not recognize them. [[Examine Further|Photograph01]] (Display: "Back Button")

Opening the book, you find the first page “Pull one of the levers when instructed” All the rest of the pages have been ripped out [[Examine further|Examine Manuel]] (Display: "Back Button")

You shut down the EDA. The electricity freed up has met your current resource shortfalls, and wuelled the voices of the protestors. But from now on, you;ll have to find someway to make the thousands of little decisions that kept this station running. All you can do is hope

Sometimes when things are so broken, you can't fix them If they didn't want you to do this, they shouldn't have picked you for the job. ... Maybe that //is// why they picked you The End

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(set: $where to "A1")”Good choice, Human Ethical Interface. Killing revolutionaries has been policy for most of human civilization and it hasn’t resulted in extinction yet.” “Please sleep well, knowing your decisive action prevented systematic upheaval. If all goes according to plan, you will awaken to our next supply drop, and to a happy and non-resisting population.” *Fade to black* [[Next|A1 Ending]]

(set: $where to "A2")“Passable choice, Human Ethical Interface. Chemically pacifying revolutionaries is a bold new paradigm. Hopefully the resource shortfalls due to decrease productivity will not require your intervention.” “Please sleep well knowing your decisive action prevented systematic upheaval. If all goes according to plan, you will awaken to our next supply drop, and to a happy and non-resisting population.” *Fade to black* [[Next|A2 Ending]]

“Your decision has been recorded. You have authorized the ''EDA'' to use its Random Termination Generator to fairly chose individuals. After all we don't want unlucky people on our station.” “Please enter your suspended animation cycle, secure in the knowledge that as an administrator you are exempt from purging.” “Sleep tight.” [[Next|B1 Ending]]

“Your decision has been recorded. You have authorized the ''EDA'' to use its targeted termination algorithm. The TTA will begin calculations shortly.” “Please enjoy this complimentary suspended animation cycle until the next crisis.” [[Next|B2 Ending]]

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An improperly installed power conduit has destroyed one of our greenhouses. ''EDA'' has already processed the data and properly punished the approximate responsible party. But the situation has not been completely resolved." "Due to lack of resources we cannot supply our current population with necessary //Food//. Luckily, ''EDA'' has already calculated a solution. If we kill ''1'' citizen today we will have the necessary food to feed the rest of our citizens until our next supply drop in //50// years. The General Population Manager has objected and proposed their own solution. ''EDA'' has calculated the proposed solution to be an //insufficient time-waster//. Failure to act now would mean that in 25 years we would have to dispose of 100 citizens. So ''H''uman ''E''thical ''I''nterface, should we terminate one citizen today or 100 citizens in 25 years. (Display: "Desktop Table")

The computer voice rings in again. "You have been awoken to weigh in on a simple ethical dilemma. An improperly installed power conduit has destroyed one of our greenhouses. ''EDA'' has already processed the data and properly punished the approximate responsible party. But the situation has not been completely resolved." "Due to lack of resources we cannot supply our current population with necessary //Food//. Luckily, ''EDA'' has already calculated a solution. If we kill ''1'' citizen today we will have the necessary food to feed the rest of our citizens until our next supply drop in //50// years. The General Population Manager has objected, and proposed their own solution. ''EDA'' has calculated the proposed solution to be an //insufficient time-waster//. Failure to act now would mean that in 25 years we would have to dispose of 100 citizens. So ''H''uman ''E''thical ''I''nterface, should we terminate 1 citizen today or 100 citizens in 25 years. (Display: "Desktop Table")

So ~~you want to be~~ you’ve being chosen as a ''H''uman ''E''thical ''I''nterface What is a human ethical interface and what do it do? Step one: As a ''H''uman ''E''thical ''I''nterface your job is to approve or deny mortality based ethical decisions for the sake of your colony. ''EDA'' has already compiled a suitable ethical resolution and all you have to do is approve or deny it. Step two- The screen abruptly cuts off and lowers as the capsule opens. You find yourself sitting at a Workstation. In front of you is a circular desk and a control panel with two giant candy like levers. “Please pull either lever to indicate you understand your role” [[Pull a lever|Intro 07]]

On the bottom of the coffee cup someone has scratched “Do not trust E” (Display: "Back Button")

You open the back of the frame and pull the picture out. Unfolding it, you find that it is the front graphic of a flyer that says “A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies” Not wanting to disturb anything too much, you put the flyer back and return the frame to the desk. (Display: "Back Button")

(set: $where to "0A") “Hello and good morning human ethical interface. You have been asleep for //Twenty five years//. That buzzing in your head is because you've been injected with a complimentary dose of caffeine. You have been awoken early to weigh in on an emergency ethical decision.” Since your decision to terminate //Leslie Needlemeyer// the station’s civil unrest quotient has risen above acceptable percentages. What started out as protests have turned into riots.” “As it turns out, //Leslie Needlemeyer// was a vocal opponent of the ''E''thical ''D''ecision ''A''lgorithm and her termination was interpreted as //Politically motivated//. “Currently, said riots threaten the stability of the space station. If civil unrest does not deescalate, the space station will not maintain orbit until our next supply drop in //25 years//. The ''E''thical ''D''ecision ''A''lgorithm has identified 19 individuals whose termination might quell unrest and instill obedience in the survivors. Alternatively, the acting General Population Manager has suggested increasing opioid percentages in the air supply, to calm the emotions of the rioters. The ''EDA'' suggests against that, as it would cut down productivity levels resulting in further resource shortfalls. So, Human Ethical Interface, should we kill revolutionaries or drug them (Display: "Desktop Table")

“Good morning human ethical interface.” “You have been asleep for //25 years//.” (set: $where to "0B") “If you don't remember, your last decision was to attempt the General Population Manager’s plan to meet resource shortfalls, against the advice of the ''E''thical ''D''ecision ''A''lgorithm. As expected, this plan failed. At this point, to meet said resource shortfalls, so the colony may survive till it's next supply drop in //25 years// we must kill //100// citizens.” “I don't want to say I told you so, but you were warned.” “Under normal circumstances, the ''EDA'' would suggest choosing these //100// citizens at random from the general population, to avoid a sense of favoritism. But in a recent firmware update, the ''EDA'' can calculate which people are most likely to commit major violent crimes. If authorized, the ''EDA'' could single out only the individuals with the highest probability of committing violent offenses.” “So, Human Ethical Interface Should we kill 100 people at random? or kill the ones with the potentiality of being murdering rapists? “ (Display: "Desktop Table")

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(if: $where contains "Begining")[[[Kill one|A Yes]]] (if: $where contains "0A")[[[Kill them|A1]]] (if: $where contains "0B")[ [[Randomly|B1]] ]

(if: $where contains "Begining")[ [[Put off|B No]] ] (if: $where contains "0A")[[[Drug them|A2]]] (if: $where contains "0B")[[[Targeted|B2]]]

All the balls have been glued together. (Display: "Back Button")

Spining around in your chair, you find two buttons [[Emergency EDA Shutdown|Shut Down1]] [[Station Self Destruct|Destroy1]] (Display: "Back Button")

{(if: $where contains "Begining")[[[Back|First Choice]]] (if: $where contains "0A")[ [[Back|A Choice]]] (if: $where contains "0B")[ [[Back|B Choice]]]}

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“Good morning, Former Human Ethical Interface. Our supply drop has arrived, as has your replacement. Your professional progress report has been analyzed and you have been given //a War Crimes trial//. Thanks to modern technology, your trial was swift and precise. The ''EDA'' supplied the tribunal with a full report of your authorizations and you have been found.... *Fanfare plays and confetti falls down from the ceiling* “Guilty!” “On twenty counts of murder in the second degree.” “Please enjoy this complimentary chute into a holding cell to await sentencing.” *You drop through the floor into darkness* The End

“Good morning, Former Human Ethical Interface. Our supply drop has arrived, as has your replacement. Before you are returned to your previous position, please enjoy your last progress report. Your previous decision to increase opioid saturation in the air supply risked additional resource shortfalls, which was lucky counteracted by overdoses, birth defects, and withdrawal related deaths. So despite the circumstances, you met all quotas." *Beep Beep* "It appears to have one piece of pending mail. It is from your wife, who recently arrived on the supply ship." <div style="text-indent: 2em;">“What the hell? I know you didn’t like my sister Leslie, but I didn’t think you would have her executed the moment you got into a position of power. We were supposed to build a new life out here. Well, just a heads up, the next time I see you, I’m gouging out your eyes.”</div> “That didn’t sound good. Please take this complementary pair of eye patches, and have a wonderful day” *Fade to black* The End

Since your decision to terminate Leslie needlemeyer these stations civil unrest quotient has risen above acceptable percentages. what started out as protests I've turned into riots. as it turns out Leslie needlemeyer was a vocal opponent of the ethical decision algorithm and her termination was interpreted as Political. currently said riots threaten the stability of the space station. If civil unrest does not deescalate, the space station will not maintain orbit until our next supply drop in 25 years. the ethical decision algorithm has identified 19 individuals whose termination will quell unrest and instill obedience in the survivors. Alternatively, the acting general population manager has suggested Increasing opioid percentages in the air supply, to calm the emotions of the rioters. The EDA suggests against that as it would cut down productivity levels resulting in further resource shortfalls. So human ethical interface, should we kill revolutionaries or merely drug them (Display: "Desktop Table")

at this point to meet said resource shortfalls so the colony May survive till it's next supply drop in 25 years we must kill 100 citizens. I don't want to say I told you so, but you were warned. Under normal circumstances, the ETA would suggest choosing these 100 citizens at random from the general population, to avoid a sense of favoritism. but in a recent firmware update the Eda can calculate which people are most likely to commit major violent crimes. if authorized eda could single out only the Individuals with the highest probability of committing violent offenses. sohumane ethical interface should we kill 100 people at random? or kill the ones with the potentiality of being murdering rapists? (Display: "Desktop Table")

"Good morning and congratulations, Former Human Ethical Interface. Due to your decisive action you have been." *Fanfare plays* "Fired!" *Confetti rains from the ceiling* "Yes, your decision to not decide has determined that you are unsuited for this position. Furthermore your decision to activate the random termination generator, has resulted in an additional crisis. Due to random chance, Necessary Personnel were terminated. As such there were additional resource shortfalls. Luckily, since the Random Termination Generator had already been authorized, your intervention was unnecessary. Over the next two weeks 50% of the general population must be terminated." "Please take this complimentary two sided die as you are returned to the general population." *Player falls down chute.* *Fade to black* The End

“Good morning, Former Human Ethical Interface." "Our supply drop has arrived, as has your replacement. Before you are returned to your previous position, please enjoy your last progress report." "Presently, 10% of the population still survives. Yes, unfortunately one of the main deciding factors of whether or not someone will commit violent crime is if they know someone who might commit violent crime. As the Targeted Termination Algorithm continued, it produced more and more targets. Luckily for you the tribunal that was going to try you for war crimes was also determined to be potential violent criminals.” On a lighter note your social media presence is booming, as several books about you are currently on top 10 bestseller list. Congratulations. “Please enjoy this complimentary coffee mug.” *a coffee mug lands in front of you that reads “History’s #1 Monster”* *Player falls through floor.* *fade to black.* The End

You find a message constructed of cut up text from other papers stuck to the back cover. It reads “you always have choices” (Display: "Back Button")