Upwarp's Alpha Sector serves as a welcome center and access point between the Mess and the rest of Upwarp, offering access to the central transit system of the Mess as well as Upwarp's Quick-Transit
? system. It is also home to an eatery, the
Autocaf.
Description
Upwarp -- Alpha Sector(#219RJ)
You are inside of a sphere precisely 471.2 meters in circumference;
you know this because the sphere's dimensions are clearly marked, in
tidy black sans-serif text, on its inner wall. The sphere is made of
pristine white plastic, milky and translucent like quartz, and is
brightly illuminated. The room is dominated by an enormous flat screen,
50 meters across (also clearly measured), that flashes cryptic text,
talking heads, and brightly colored diagrams. From unseen speakers, a
cool feminine synthvoice announces transit schedules, public events,
and environmental conditions.
It's difficult to tell up from down here, since people seem to walk
soundly on every surface. Still more people hover in the center, seated
in floating plastic chairs shaped like hollowed eggs and spheres. They
hold conversations or interact with service terminals, but their voices
never rise above a polite hush. Stylized neon arrows and color-coded
alphanumerics mark the locations of public utilities and passages to
other locations.
Everybody seems quite cheerful, but nobody seems to laugh.
Nearby, a door leads to the Quick-<Transit> system, offering access
to the other sectors of Upwarp. Next to that is the frosted glass
wall of a local eatery, the <Autocaf>.
Attractions