[English] d10 Cyberpunk Locations

Having four approaches to each location is inspired by Takuma Okada's Alone in the Ancient City. Find it here among various hacks: https://itch.io/c/486917/alone-at-the-table

1 Der Turm.

(past)
There used to be a tower club for a while. A dead archive holds a series of video interviews with various members.

(machine)
According to tracking data, the spindoll made it here from the tower. All other information is corrupted.

(suggestion)
Do you want me to take your picture?

(images)
A crudely printed flyer has pictures of a coastal museum that can apparently be found in there.

2 Warzone checkpoint.

(past)
A battered kite dancing in the breeze, tied to a hiking signpost.

(machine)
A train station resting in the sun like a translucent caterpillar. An orange indicator announces the special train passing through in two days time.

(suggestion)
A polite warning to abdicate the area, then a staged shutdown of tresspassers' electronics.

(images)
Distant clouds take the shape of strings or wires.

3 Marienhafen.

(past)
A Kutter sitting in the harbour, riddled with shrapnel. The modern electronics on board seem suspiciously intact, though.

(machine)
Pear shapes, jetblack, hovering over the Minister of Justice's house. Likely part of an active defense system. Unlike the rest of the population, the Minister was not resettled.

(suggestion)
On elegant black: Please reestablish connection!

(images)
A mural showing dunes. And seagulls in flight.

4 Harbour Ferries.

(past)
A red lifering with a ship name printed on it. Also says: "Bitte nicht benutzen!"

(machine)
Tugs pulling a vast findoll out to sea.

(suggestion)
An epic 360° Augmented Reality ad for a ferry tour into the history of the harbour.

(images)
Through the glass, the outlines of fish swimming in the dark around the ship are softly traced.

5 Memory Club.

(past)
This place used to be a cinema. Reception still hands out printed tickets for some reason.

(machine)
The elusive owner of Memory Club is rumoured to be one.

(suggestion)
What's on your mind?

(images)
AR transmutes cinema plush into a concrete slant. Dark water washes around the front row seats.

6 Zentralkrankenhaus.

(past)
There's an ancient ambulance outside that has been turned into an adventure playground.

(machine)
A plumedoll is perched on the roof, its strained position lights pulsing.

(suggestion)
An ad is asking the people touched by its soft glow to connect to the Ministry of Health and apply for wireskin.

(images)
The glare of patient data in the eyes of a flurry of medical students.

7 A pale skyway.

(past)
A poster trod into the floor. According to the barcode it was once announcing a public lecture at the Fremdspracheninstitut.

(machine)
There is a windoll loading station at the south end.

(suggestion)
Misple asks to connect you with a match in the skyway above. There is no one up there.

(images)
Someone has scratched a skyline into the glass.

8 The rail bridge.

(past)
Cars are long gone from the top floor, but people still run or cycle across on their way to the forest.

(machine)
Slick eyedolls are lifted from their cavities and into the floatlit river. They're looking for a body.

(suggestion)
Would you like to receive updates on the situation as it develops?

(images)
Misple decides to visualize public interest by having a crowd in winter chic stand amidst tall grass at the river bank, cityside, watching.

9 Verlagsgebäude.

(past)
A spraydoll is clambering up the old elevator shaft turned damp vertical garden.

(machine)
Neat rows of liftdolls hovering at attention.

(suggestion)
On a wall, someone has written: Wegschauen ist keine Alternative!

(images)
Past issues drifting from high up.

10 The Philharmonie's empty foyer.

(past)
Old town tramwires form a dark canopy outside.

(machine)
A floatdoll tagged <<Garderobe>> swiftly approaches to take any coats and scarves.

(suggestion)
Blinds to the concert hall open. You're looking at yourself there, sitting in the audience, focused. Sounds swell. The whole scene minimizes and moves to the top right of your field of view, an offer for a personalized "Jahr der Musik".

(images)
Mirrored columns reflect personnel restocking the bar for tonight's concert.