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'''WTF was that?''' is an in-game social media post discussing the appearance of [[Prometheus]] during a speech by [[Hermanubis (452)|Mayor Hermanubis]].
There are currently multiple proposed formats for this page. See


It appears in every playthrough and is accessible from the very early in the game's story.
* [[WTF was that? (Fancy)]]
* [[WTF was that? (Bulleted)]]


== Contents ==
Once a decision has been reached about conventions, this page will become ''the'' article for the social media post.
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = Beginning
| author1 = Budahas (917)
| message1 = Seriously, what the Founder was that thing in the sky? We all saw that, right? I didn't accidentally turn on Sleep Mode while Herman was talking, did I? (I mean it's always tempting...)
| author2 = Letitia (824)
| message2 = No, we all saw it.
| author3 = Zagoran (211)
| message3 = Can confirm.
| author4 = Ovis (909)
| message4 = I believe it was a sign from the Founder! What else could it be, on this day of all days?
| author5 = Zagoran (211)
| message5 = Pretty incoherent for a sign. It didn't even finish whatever it was trying to say. What, does the Founder have energy insufficiency problems too?
| author6 = Thecla (862)
| message6 = The Founder works in mysterious ways.
}}
 
At this point the player is given two options:
# [[#Option 1|Maybe it really was a sign.]]
# [[#Option 2|I don't think it was a sign.]]
 
== Option 1 ==
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = Middle
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = Maybe it really was a sign.
| author2 = Ovis (909)
| message2 = Thank you, 1k. I'm glad you see it that way. We must remain open [to] the possibility of miracles.
| author3 = Zagoran (211)
| message3 = In what possible way could that garbled mess have been a sign?
}}
 
In response, the player can select
# [[#Option 1.1|Maybe it is something for us to decipher. A riddle.]]
# [[#Option 1.2|A sign of life. Not necessarily something intentional, but a sign.]]
# [[#Option 1.3|I don't know, but there's something intelligent out there.]]
 
=== Option 1.1 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = Maybe it is something for us to decipher. A riddle.
| author2 = Thecla (862)
| message2 = Riddles and puzzles are the foundations of our journey. So it began, perhaps so it will continue.
}}
 
=== Option 1.2 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = A sign of life. Not necessarily something intentional, but a sign.
| author2 = Budahas (917)
| message2 = Sounds reasonable enough to me. Something weird is going on for sure, but what? We'll have to see.
| author3 = Thecla (862)
| message3 = Riddles and puzzles are the foundations of our journey. So it began, perhaps so it will continue.
}}
 
=== Option 1.3 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = I don't know, but there's something intelligent out there.
| author2 = Zagoran (211)
| message2 = As some people on here have amply demonstrated, the appearance of intelligence does not always indicate its presence.
}}
 
== Option 2 ==
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = Middle
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = I don't think it was a sign.
| author2 = Zagoran (211)
| message2 = Out of the mouths of babes...
| author3 = Ovis (909)
| message3 = How could such a remarkable display of unimagined powers not be a sign?
}}
 
Here again the player has three choices:
# [[#Option 2.1|It's something, but not necessarily the Founder.]]
# [[#Option 2.2|It could be a sign of life, but that doesn't mean it's intentional.]]
# [[#Option 2.3|It could be coincidence. A technological accident.]]
 
=== Option 2.1 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = It's something, but not necessarily the Founder.
| author2 = Budahas (917)
| message2 = Sounds reasonable enough to me. Something weird is going on for sure, but what? We'll have to see.
| author3 = Thecla (862)
| message3 = Riddles and puzzles are the foundations of our journey. So it began, perhaps so it will continue.
}}
 
=== Option 2.2 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = It could be a sign of life, but that doesn't mean it's intentional.
| author2 = Budahas (917)
| message2 = Sounds reasonable enough to me. Something weird is going on for sure, but what? We'll have to see.
| author3 = Thecla (862)
| message3 = Riddles and puzzles are the foundations of our journey. So it began, perhaps so it will continue.
}}
 
=== Option 2.3 ===
 
{{Social Media Thread
| sequence = End
| author1 = 1k (1000)
| message1 = It could be coincidence. A technological accident.
| author2 = Zagoran (211)
| message2 = Exactly. Maybe some old projector somewhere hiccuped and farted out this nonsense. Or maybe it's something important, but broken. Or it's a hoax. Or it's nothing. Either way, Byron has been right all along. We need to investigate and find out.
| author3 = Thecla (862)
| message3 = Riddles and puzzles are the foundations of our journey. So it began, perhaps so it will continue.
}}

Revision as of 08:56, 24 November 2023

This page is a work-in-progress. Its contents and formatting may change.

There are currently multiple proposed formats for this page. See

Once a decision has been reached about conventions, this page will become the article for the social media post.