Yet another workday settles over Roblox HQ. Cars roll past the campus, employees cross the entrance plaza, and sunlight glints across the office windows.
John Doe arrives with his employee ID badge and office keyring, moving through the familiar lobby as monitors display the morning platform dashboards.
John Doe
The lobby clock is three minutes behind the dashboard.
A receptionist pauses mid-gesture. The digital directory flickers, briefly replacing every department listing with the same blank gray square before restoring the usual names.
the receptionist
Did you see that? It was only a second.
Around them, ordinary motion resumes, but the lobby speakers remain silent. Near the security doors, John's badge reader flashes green without being touched.
Beyond the glass, every parked car alarm chirps once in perfect unison. Then the campus network display goes dark, leaving the next moment waiting on John.
✓ Quest Accepted
Investigate the campus network disruption
“I inspect the dark campus network display for any visible error.”
FAILURE (Mediocre Perception, rolled -1)
John Doe steps closer to the dark campus network display, angling past the glass to catch any status light, reflected text, or physical damage.
John Doe
The screen is receiving power, but it is not showing an image.
His inspection finds no visible error message. The black panel reflects the lobby instead, while a tiny amber indicator beside the lower bezel blinks twice and goes dark.
the receptionist
There was something under the display a moment ago. A narrow box, maybe a diagnostic prompt.
John shifts position, but the reflection swallows the detail before he can recover it. The screen remains blank, and the indicator does not blink again.
A small service-panel seam is visible beneath the bezel, marked with a printed facilities code. It offers a concrete route away from simply staring at the dead display.
Determine the cause of the campus network disruption
Quest Complete
Investigate the campus network disruption