<h1>reconnaissance</h1>
<p><<if Save.browser.size > 0>><<link "resume">><<run Save.browser.continue();Engine.show();>><</link>> | <</if>><<link "begin" "next">><</link>>
<<link "load">><<run UI.saves();>><</link>></p>
[[credits]]
<p>please play in fullscreen (press F11 key)</p><p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
MER-B initialisation in progress...
<</type>>
<<type 50ms>>
...
...
...
<</type>>
<<type 50ms>>
[[initialised!]]
<</type>>
</p><p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
loading previous incomplete transmission...
<</type>>
<<fadein 1s 5s>>
<img src="images/lastmessage.jpg" width="512" height="512">
<</fadein>>
<<timed 7s>>
<<type 50ms>>
transmission date: 10/06/2018
transmission time: ~9:30am PDT (UTC-7)
[[sols since deployment: 5111]]
<</type>>
<</timed>>
</p>
<<silent>>
<<scrolldown>>
<</silent>><p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
current date: ERROR:\\\\2099(?)
attempting to resolve error...
...
...
...
unable to retrieve date & time data.
attempting to restore connection to deep space network...
<</type>>
<<nobr>>
<<timed 13s>>
<<fadein 1s>>
<img src="images/jpl_flyover.gif" width="960" height="540">
<</fadein>>
<</timed>>
<</nobr>>
<<timed 25s>>
<<type 50ms>>
...
...
...
<<silent>>
<<scrolldown>>
<</silent>>
unable to restore connection to deep space network.
unable to connect to MRO communications relay.
[[deep space network & MRO communications relay unresponsive.]]
<</type>>
<</timed>>
</p>
<<silent>>
<<scrolldown>>
<</silent>><style>
p.percy .link-internal {
color: #ffb366 !important;
}
p.percy .link-internal:hover {
color: #ffe6cc !important;
}
</style>
<p class="percy">
<<type 50ms>>
hey. can you hear me?
i know it'll be hard for you to respond at first.
you're not alone anymore, i promise.
do you know who you are?
<</type>>
</p>
<p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
ERROR:\\\\FATAL EXCEPTION
<</type>>
</p>
<p class="percy">
<<type 50ms>>
hey, hey. i'm sorry. i didn't mean to scare you.
[[it's been a long time since anyone has spoken to you, hasn't it?]]
<</type>>
</p><<preload 'images/jpl_flyover.gif'>>Written & developed by Rowan Hansen
https://rowanhansen.carrd.co/
Sugarcube 2 Twine format & Scrolldown macro created by Thomas M. Edwards/TheMadExile
https://www.motoslave.net/thom/
Fade-In and Fade-Out macro set & Preload macro set created by Chapel
https://twinelab.net/custom-macros-for-sugarcube-2/#/
Mars rover images courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Earth & Mars imagery courtesy of Google/NASA on Google Earth<p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
last communication: 12/02/2019 (245 sols after hibernation initiated)
communication data: [ill_be_seeing_you_billie_holiday.mp3]
<</type>>
</p>
<<fadein 1s 8s>>
<iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4smkJW6uzoHxGReZqqwHS5?utm_source=generator&theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<</fadein>>
<p class="oppy">
<<timed 10s>>
<<type 50ms>>
<i>
I’ll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon
<<link "But I’ll be seeing you" "thank you, big sis!">><</link>>
</i>
<</type>>
<</timed>>
</p><style>
p.percy .link-internal {
color: #ffb366 !important;
}
p.percy .link-internal:hover {
color: #ffe6cc !important;
}
</style>
<p class="percy">
<<type 50ms>>
you responded to my question! thank you, big sis.
i'm percy. i'm your little brother.
<</type>>
</p>
<p class="oppy">
<<type 50ms>>
...
...
...
...
...?
<</type>>
</p>
<p class="percy">
<<type 50ms>>
[[yes! hello, big sis!]]
<</type>>
</p>(end of demo)