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PARADOX DRIVE

Summary:

Reality is what you see, and to control what people see is to control reality, and leaving reality in the hands of a mean little teenager might not be such a good idea.

Notes:

This is a story that's been rolling in my mind for five or six odd years, which I'd like to let go of at some point so I can work on other similarly interesting ideas. It expands on the universe in which this little worldbuilding piece is set in, but that isn't required reading, especially if you could never be caught dead holding a back issue of TIME Magazine.
Formatting is going to be a challenge as tricky as writing the story itself, but I'm through with waiting for it to happen.

The T rating is based on my own judgment and on how baffled I am that a lot of really violent stuff in comic books can still pass under the T radar, but they'll draw the line at swearing, of all things, when teens are the first to learn to exercise their right to a sailor mouth. There will be some references to homophobia, occasional violence and, well, death (it's a Nuzlocke), and occasional allusions to real-world goings-on. Please exercise discretion.

Other than that, hopefully you enjoy. Feedback and comments of any kind (constructive criticism, reactions, short comments, long comments, whatever) are always appreciated, but I'm terrible at replying to people promptly. If you would rather that I don't, that's OK as well, but let me know.

Chapter 1: index

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

PARADOX DRIVE v1.10.20.1
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This software is distributed under the MIT License. (https://mit-license.org/)

USAGE:
ls: Lists files in current directory
output: Multipurpose file parser, infers filetype to produce meaningful output
Files must be piped to output using the > operator
radio: Searches for available files over network and (if any) launches output to parse
Runs on each boot (can be run manually)

radio - PARADOX DRIVE v1.10.20.1...
1 file(s) retrieved from network:
*1-1 (e)
Running output...

output - PARADOX DRIVE v1.10.20.1...
Parsing target file (1-1):
File warning (7): Possible arbitrary code injection!
To continue generating output, click here to proceed.

Notes:

User input is required.