2.01 Introductory Lecture 2

Status

::FINAL-READY::

Location

Name And Address: Peach Frontier Laboratories, actually Highlands Elementary School, 2320 Newport St, San Mateo, CA 94402

GC PoC: Erik, on-site

Parking: School lot or street parking

Bathroom: Yes

Food: No

Type

Mandatory Presentation

Plot Setup

• Players returned to Trenchwood Institute to see Doctor When's return from his misadventures through time.
• But when they arrived at registration it's "Peach Frontier Laboratories," not "Trenchwood Institute"
• They don't know why

Props

• PowerPoint presentation on Erik's Laptop File:PPT for Chronos intro speech.ppt
• projector
• screen
• PA system
• time machine set with sound/light/smoke special effects.
• seats for players
• portable tachyon detector

Plot Point to Convey

The time stream has been altered. But only the players know this. The actors will deny it--from their perspectives in this timeline this is the very first time this has happened. At most they'll say that the time machine emits a low-level (almost certainly not dangerous) of chronotron radiation. Sometimes the emanations confuse people.

Prof. Chronus's high school friend, Doctor When, has flown in to assist with the unveiling of Chronos' time machine. Two of the key components of the time machine are the "midi ether co-keypads" and the "quantum chronomentometers." Prof. Chronus admonishes audience to "Never use time travel for petty personal gain." Players see that she's secretly carrying a pair of bolt cutters. Machine goes haywire.

Note that Doctor When't wife, Buffy, traveled with him to the demo. She must be a shrew and no longer the cheerleader hottie she was in high school. .

After the machine goes haywire, Doctor When explains that Prof. Chronus is bouncing around the timeline and needs help to return.

Short Description

Prof. Chronus gives a welcoming speech to the teams, parallel to Dr. When's speech at the start of Act I.

Open Time Period

Saturday, 10 PM - 10:15 PM

Staff Instructions

Your Role: lab assistants at Peach Frontier Laboratories (plus Prof. Chronos, Doctor When, Buffy, & Tiresias)

What To Wear: lab coat + Peach Frontier Laboratories nametag

What Your Character Knows: You know nothing of Trenchwood Institute nor the hi-jinks of Act I (it never happened in this timeline!). Similarly, you've never seen the players before. You have heard of Doctor Wesley When. He is a visiting scientist (traveling with his wife Buffy).

Puzzles At This Site: None during this segment

Where To Get Materials: GC HQ

Setup Instructions:

• Make sure portable tachyon detector is near the door of the time machine

Handout Instructions: When all the players have completed C.R.A.P., lab assistant says

Thank you all for completing your C.R.A.P. applications. We know it was a lot of work so we're grateful you didn't make a stink about it.

With that out of the way it is almost time to start the presentation. Thank you for your patience.

We then proceed with the entrance of Doctor When + Buffy, as detailed in the script.

Hints: n/a

Answers: n/a

Site Close Down: n/a

Other Instructions:

• Stay in character.
• Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.

Detailed Description

Prof. Chronus gives a welcoming speech to the teams, parallel to Dr. When's speech at the start of Act I. She (and the other actors) do not acknowledge that any events from Act I happened. At the conclusion of the speech, Prof. Chronus enters the time machine, something breaks down, and she is "lost in time".

How To Give To Teams

n/a

Puzzle Answer

n/a

Puzzle Solution

n/a

Manager

Erik and Ellen

Hints

Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).

n/a

Response to Correct Answer

N/A

To Do

Rough slides ready. Erik is waiting for the Peach Frontier website to be done, since he'll use the same background color (and maybe graphics) for the slide "templates".

He also needs a co-keypad diagram from Wei-Hwa (he's got a bug assigned to him on that topic).

Also need to coordinate sound with Ellen.