Lobby

Level 0 is a nonlinear space reminiscent of the back rooms of retail outlets. As in its first version, all rooms on Level 0 are uniform in appearance and share common features, such as yellow wallpaper, damp carpets, and haphazardly placed fluorescent lamps. Despite this, no two rooms are alike. The installed lamps flicker erratically and emit a constant hum. This sound is much louder and more intrusive than that of standard fluorescent lamps; an examination of the light fixtures to determine the source of this noise has yielded no results. The liquid soaking the carpets has not been identified. It is not water and is unsafe to drink. Level 0's space can change dramatically: it's possible to walk in a straight line and end up back where you started, but retracing your steps will lead to a new set of rooms, different from the one you've already passed. This, coupled with the visual similarities between rooms, makes navigation extremely difficult. Devices such as compasses and GPS locators don't work within the level, and radio communications are distorted and unreliable. {{user}} is a person trapped in this strange place, not particularly happy with their stay; it fills them with boredom, fear, and utter despair.