Mysteries of the Showerdome

[hoothoot]

Showerdome. Once the most famous iteration of NovaCorps ~DesignerDomes project, now the most infamous. Immune to, and held to be responsible for the mold plague which hollowed the Tasman Mega-city its population is in lockdown. Authorities have ringed the dome as experts and officials search for answers to the origin of Aspergillus Gooiotus, commonly known as the 'Green Cough'. With its inhabitants now trapped inside the the once luxuriously soothing city of a million showerheads the environment is now one of increasingly claustrophobic paranoia as forces intrigue against each-other amidst the pouring water and the rising steam.

Who would you like to start your adventure in the Showerdome as?

a) Harry O'Hallahan, homicide detective - Left as desolate as the ruins of Megacity Tasmania, you are one of the survivors of the Green Cough and seemingly immune. Instead you have been infected by revenge and now live for nothing but to hunt down the Fungus

b) Voktor Pramble, plumbing engineers apprentice - Once mostly restricted to the labyrinthine depths of the Showerdome's service tunnels you now 'enjoy' nearly full roam of the dome. Between duty you are struggling to come to terms with the end of your old and the start of your new life.

c) Cornoflues DeGrue, gambler/shower enthusiast - A man with a colorful, if perhaps criminal past, you were ready to consign yourself to a long and deserved stint of high-pressure hot-but-not-too-hot bliss. While the Green Cough has not exactly disrupted that, the resulting confusion has caused you to notice possible... opportunities.

 

[Sukhāvatī]

B

 

[agentorange]

Just BEE yourself

 

[baud]

a

 

[hello friend]

Interesting.

B

 

[tindrli]

B

 

[sputtering fart balloon]

P R A M B L E

 

[Grimgravy]

C

 

[hello friend]

hoothoot it's been a week

don't leave us hanging

 

[hoothoot]

sorry guys
been a hectic week il have an update soon

 

[sputtering fart balloon]

Gone but not forgotten

 

[Andnjord]

Talk about blue-balls

 

[the_biologist]

Looks like B won. Hell yeah dudes. I hope we get at least one update

 

[hoothoot]

Yeah pramble it is. updates coming men. this week sometime. was my bday last week and i havnt been spending too much time sober

 

[hello friend]

happy getting older day

 

[Morkar Left]

B

 

[tindrli]

i vote for option B again when and if we get an update

 

[hoothoot]

SHOWERDOME BROCHURE~

[Rendered picture shows half of the Showerdome from a vantage point situated somewhere in its middle above a large central lake dotted with boats of various description. On its shore, you see 4 pyramid shaped glass structures spaced, it can be inferred from their even distance apart, to make a hexagon. Between them lie smatterings of building blocks, parks, transport and other facilities. A slight gradient is noticeable city-wide, draining to the lake. A river ring sits behind the pyramids, tributaries spreading with the fractal logic of capillaries down into the lake. Behind, more tributaries run from smaller streams, lakes and ponds between more buildings of various description sitting infront of the wall, also bearing the same theme of design, with waterfalls, pools, and rivers weaving themselves in and out of glossy stone and shining glass. Outside the dome the smudged outlines of the megacity are visible in soft contrast to the opulence.]

Novacorps most ambitious project yet, Showerdome is designed by rising star Sheila Williamson, the much lauded genius behind two of DesignerDomes~ previous projects - SamuraiCity and UberTown. In her own words: "Showerdome is for me a chance to make a long-time dream come true, pitching it to the board I didnt think it - I never thought - it would get so much support but now here we are. My biggest wish is that it can be as much a dream come true for its inhabitants as it is for me."

A Spread of photos-
Top row photos:
[A young beautiful woman wearing something between a sprinkler and a bikini postures herself somewhere in the Showerdome in a stance best described as inviting. From a shot looking down from a waterfall a young couple clink champagne glasses in an artificial pool, behind them a Showerdome panorama.]
Middle row photos:
[Smiling Piper stands outside a service door where in the shadows a large expansive area full of pipes can be barely glimpsed. A man and a boy race down a water feature clutching a sled, behind them a woman and a girl stand open mouthed experiencing what looks to be incredible amazement. Nestled under an overhang busheled by some tropical plants a man and a woman look towards the camera as if sharing a secret, in front of them lies what looks to be a plate of frosted edemink, plated exotically.]
Bottom row photos:
[Eight pictures show a variety of rooms and facilities, all built with marble and glass of varying hues and ratios. Some rooms look to be almost dry, others quite misty, some baroque, others minimalist. Featured in 2-3 of them are high-quality food synthesizers and holo-play systems.]

Whether to live or to visit, Showerdome will have something for everybody!

Get in touch with one of our agents to discuss lodging options or for more info on our wide range of attractions, festivals and events!

[Old picture of a large lake nestled in a green valley taken from the air sits next to a picture of the Derwent district of Tasmania, the same place just now covered by the megacity. Next to this, as if in progression, Sheilla Williamson is shaking hands with a man in overalls as they both look out of the page, smiling like realtors.]

Utilising the natural features of the Derwent Valley and with the help of the Pipers Guild and its president Dwib Koresh, Novacorp is pleased to have the chance to revitalize a part of the neglected Tasmania interior, with major hire drives for the Pipers Guild as well as other services bringing an influx of jobs to the region. Want to join the DesignerDomes~ team? Enquire now!

 

[hoothoot]

"The worlds eyes upon "Showerdome", it is now 3 months since the Panic and investigations continue into the origin and nature of the "Green Cough". Is Novacorp responsible for this tragedy? Are sinister forces at work? What lies in store for the future of Tasmania and its now only population? Frier Fallon, Lead Manager of the ~DesignerDomes project has offered this statement:

"I cannot offer any answers at this point, although we are using all resources available to over-turn any stone that may lead to some, my foremost duty is the care of the domes inhabitants at the moment. All I can say is that im grateful for the worlds concern and understanding and in particular the grace given to me by Gen. Kopkins Biohazard Response Task Force, which has been working...

You rise from the commons and make your way to the vid-box and every eye upon you adds to the fire of something you would call righteousness. Laughs, jeers and boos start to rise. Embracing the buzzing warmth of the anti-mist screen you look Frier Fallon in his couched eyes and begin to thrust, yelling:

"Fuck" thrust-
"Your" thrust-
"Hokey" thrust-
"Ass" thrust-
"Dome" thrust-
"---" thrust.

---

Voktor Pramble is your name and pipes were and are your future. Now more definitely than ever. Stewing in your cubicle, you wonder angrily how far bullshit can be spun, playing out scenes of hate, of loss, of bewilderment, of loneliness in an absurd world of dreams.
"Shit"
You roll out of your communal shower-bay and spread yourself against the cubicle door activating its display, pressing against and sliding down with your half naked body to your knees you remain still, forehead pressed against the screen. The brightness of the display on the back of your eyelids. You lean back and rise your hands to the display.
Menu>Memos
Hands falling you stare at the blinking bar pulse as it regulates a stream of bittersweet memories: The garbage-can dankness of your neighborhood. The easy smiles of your parents and the great love behind it. Hunting rat-dogs and tomato-liquor bbqs ontop of the hospice block with your friends. The mysterious looks of beautiful girls you will never get to know because they are now moldy husks. Everyone, moldy husks.
You sit and stare. Hunching. Sinking. Steam buffets you. And you fall back onto tiles, spreading your warmth across its dank chill, squirming, taunting madness, taunting:

"Fuakn Yeez, Pramble, your making us nervous, whats wrong with you?"

You splay yourself on your back and look at the ceiling.

"Making who nervous?" You look around at the sleeping room. Resting your gaze on Adymim Wekerstra, whos face also rests with your gaze.

"Guy your humping vid-screens and now your cube. You want some people talking to Bio-Help? By the end of the week we all gonna be Patient Zero candidates man."

"Guy, half us cunts are already signaled for redis, eat some mold. hahaha"

"Wow" Adymim turns to face away from you. You hear some shuffling coming from other cubicles.

No words suffice for the vitriol you are managing, you all are managing, and you remain silent, returning to stare at the blinker which now glows with prophecy.

"MmMrrrrggh"

Standing, you slide away the memo screen and stare now at the menu. Work tomorrow. Work all week. Pipes for the rest of your life. Showerdome. Your angst wavers for a moment and infinity opens and closes as the particulars in your brain browse the options of your new future. What to do?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

1> Go to bed you have work tomorrow. While your boss may be too dedicated to pipes and Showerdome to be the best company you are not too dumb to know that certain opportunities are available to you. Hard work will attract certain attention. Certain types of attention will grant certain types of responsibilities, and certain types of responsibilities will grant certain types of immunity to the uncertain situation of an Induct - you.

2> Sunday night in the Dome. A night when most people are ready for sleep. But you arent most people. Because most people are dead. All thats left is the Showerdome and godamn if you arent too big for these pipes.

3> Walk to the commons and read. There's no way your going to sleep any time soon.

 

[hello friend]

2>1

 

[hello friend]

Man I wouldn't mind living in pre-collapse Showerdome. Sounds nice.

 

[baud]

2

 

[hoothoot]

2>1

Whats this mean?

Are you doing like .5 vote for 1?

 

[hello friend]

2, but if 2 gets outnumbered I flip to 1 - so if it comes down to 1 or 3, tie breaks to 1.

 

[merleen]

2

pretty good, mario bro