You can’t help but feel a bit excited as your laptop finally boots up, making a little jingle. The bottom half of the computer is covered in what your manual calls a doughboard, a universal input device for the laptop. You flick a latch on the side and it puffs out, ready to be kneaded and squished around.
Immediately, you’re in love with the thing. It feels amazing to use, and you spend a good minute or two shoving the doughboard around to make things pop up.
There’s a couple programs already installed, looks like…you check your manual.
-Domain Web, an internet browser. It says you need that wifi thing to use it, though.
-Spectral Pinball, a game that comes free with pretty much all Domain OS computers.
-Domain Office, a document editor. You could probably write digital journal entries or something in this?
-MessiRoom, a chat client. Says you need wifi again. Damnit.
-Scribbler, an art program. You could make digital drawings in this! That’s kind of exciting…
-Scrap Solitaire, another game. Has to do with something called cards.
It’s kind of overwhelming, but in a fun way. There’s so much to do on this thing!
Before you can click on anything though, the intercom makes its usual noise.
INTERCOM: See, you have made an impression.
INTERCOM: You may collect your reward at any point within this room.
INTERCOM: You have also earned an additional question.
As if that weren’t enough to process, the door to your room opens up.
INTERCOM: You may also now leave your room.
INTERCOM: Please enjoy your time outside.
Oh god, so much to do.