ACT I — THE FEW
DOOR 2/13 — OLD IRON
COLD START
The Few never scrapped this machine. They drag it out, chalk the order on the housing, and start it when the light goes.
RECOVERED PLATE — BADGE 2
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Log it at the vault.
the housing
the tag came off some other iron. the stamp is worn. the chalk is theirs.
salvage tag · start bank · 5 sw
IGN
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FUEL
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MAINS
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BLEED
GLOW
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mains first, always. glow before fuel. bleed it or it floods. spark last.
the switch bank
flip them in the order the chalk says. wrong one, it coughs and drops the lot.
READY
cold.
the throttle
hold it. bring it up. do not let it die.
the window is 8,000, give or take 500. keep it there 3 seconds. hold Space or the throttle.
OLD IRON
0000RPM
the window: 8000 ± 500
x1000 RPM
cold.
0.0 / 3.0s