ACTIVE INCIDENT // IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
SIGNAL FAULTSIGNAL RESTORATION REQUIRED
A Lakeshore transmission requires station recovery.
AUTOMATIC RECOVERY // --:--
SIGMOID VISUAL LABS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAKESHORE CABLEVISION
_____ _ _ _ __ __ _ _
/ ____| | | | (_) | \/ | | | (_)
| (___ | |_ __ _| |_ _ ___| \ / | ___ | |_ ___ _____
\___ \| __/ _` | __| |/ __| |\/| |/ _ \| __| \ \ / / _ \
____) | || (_| | |_| | (__| | | | (_) | |_ \ V / __/
|_____/ \__\__,_|\__|_|\___|_| |_|\___/ \__| \_/ \___|
LAKESHORE CABLEVISION // CHICAGOLAND // INTERNAL OPERATOR ACCESS
THE STATION IS A SHARED SIGNAL.
YOUR SHIFT IS READY WHEN YOU ARE.
© 1984–2026 LAKESHORE CABLEVISION // EMPLOYEE ACCESS ONLY // DISCORD PERSONNEL CHECK REQUIRED
LAKESHORE CABLEVISION // FIELDSTATION42
LOCAL TERMINAL // PLAYTEST FILE ENABLED
ACTIVE INCIDENT // IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
SIGNAL FAULTA Lakeshore transmission requires station recovery.
AUTOMATIC RECOVERY // --:--
PERSONNEL // ON DUTY
UNASSIGNEDComplete HR routing to receive a department desk.
WALLET // UNKNOWN TWITCH // UNKNOWN
YOUR NEXT STEP
CHECKING YOUR SHIFTWhen work is ready, it appears here. When it is not, you can safely explore the station.
NO TASK ISSUED
MASTER CONTROL
CHECKING STATIONMaster Control is checking the station.
This is a station recommendation, not a player order.
STATION STATUS
LIVE READNOW PLAYINGLOADING LIVE PROGRAM…
ACTIVE WORKUNKNOWN
PENDING ACROSS STATIONUNKNOWN
DONNA'S READUNKNOWN
OOAE assessment unavailable.
LAKESHORE TV GUIDE
Live program information is loading.
Channel listings are station configuration. Only the currently playing program is live-confirmed.
NEW TO LAKESHORE?
Use the TV Guide to see the live channel and browse the station’s networks. Exploring the guide is safe and changes nothing.
Work moves through four steps: assigned → submitted → reviewed → used by the station. A Shift File is what you turn in. Switchboard is where a human reviews it.
Accepted work can earn XP and Nielsen Credits. A station effect happens only when a human approves and places the contribution.
Ask your department head in Discord, or ask Master Control. A question is only a question—it never creates work by itself.
TV PREVIEW // LOCAL TO THIS ACTIVITY
Browse a channel, then open the TV Guide for the live station read.
These buttons change only this preview. They do not control the broadcast.
PERSONNEL FILE
Unassigned Civilian. Complete the corporate department evaluation to issue station credentials.
LCV-PLAYTEST
[SMSD] Creative Operations
Cable Runner
NO WALLET CONNECTED
NO TWITCH ACCOUNT LINKED
YOUR WORK'S JOURNEY
AWAITING CLOCK-INClock in and report to your assigned desk to receive a work order.
NO ACTIVE WORK ORDER.
STATION WALL // NOW IN ROTATION
HUMAN PLACEDApproved contributions enter the shared station signal here. Placement is editorial, credited, and never automatic.
STATION BOARD // CURRENT SEASON
REVIEWED WORK ONLYPERSONNEL SENIORITY
DEPARTMENT SIGNAL
ARCHIVED PLAYTEST INCIDENT
HISTORICAL DRAFTThis is an archived playtest brief, not your current assignment. Your live station work appears in Your Next Step.
SHIFT FILE // SWITCHBOARD ROUTING
Post the finished work in Discord first. This terminal files the message link and routes the paperwork; it does not upload or store the media.
No media leaves Discord. Switchboard receives the filing record only.
HRP // PERSONNEL SERVICES
EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION // 01 OF 03
Your local cable company is pleased to welcome you to the team.
Every department makes a different kind of signal possible.
PERSONNEL EVALUATION // 01 OF 04
There are no wrong answers - only the desk that will make the best use of your instincts.
PERSONNEL ROUTING COMPLETE
PERSONNEL WALLET VERIFICATION
Personnel will open a secure Phantom badge-check outside Discord. You will sign one station-ID message—never a transaction. No token, approval, burn, or reward permission is requested.
No funds will move. Return here after Phantom confirms your station badge.
PERSONNEL COMMUNICATIONS // TWITCH
Discord has blocked automatic clipboard access. Select this one-time link, copy it with your keyboard, and paste it into your normal browser.
This expires in ten minutes. It links only your Twitch identity; no reward permissions are requested.
SWITCHBOARD // ARTIFACT LOCKER
Discord Activities block ordinary external links. Select this address, copy it with your keyboard, and paste it into your normal browser or Discord desktop client.
INTEROFFICE MEMO // ROUTING HOLD
If this screen remains visible, the terminal did not complete its routing sequence.
SWITCHBOARD REVIEW // ASSIGNED WORK
EXISTING INTAKE ONLY // NO NEW SUBMISSION REQUIRED
LAKESHORE CABLEVISION
LAKESHORE CABLEVISION
CHANNEL 17 // AFTER HOURS
INSERT AT NEXT BREAK01 // SELECT CARD
02 // SET RUNTIME
03 // COLOR TIMING
EXECUTIVE INCIDENT FILE
CONFIRMED STATION FACTS
FICTIONAL INTERPRETATION
DIAMOND JIM'S SHIFT AUDIT
SOURCE-LABELED OBSERVATIONS // NO AUTOMATIC ACTION
PRIVATE DIRECTOR CONSULTATION
DIAMOND JIM'S NOTEBOOK
DRAFTS REMAIN PRIVATE UNTIL A HUMAN ROUTES THEM.
MISSION RELEASE QUEUE
HUMAN-REVIEWED PACKAGES // WAITING FOR DEPARTMENT CHANNEL MAPPING
SWITCHBOARD REVIEW BRIDGE
FOUNDER REVIEW ONLY // DISCORD ARTIFACTS OPEN MANUALLY // NO AUTOMATIC ROUTING
STATION PLACEMENT BOARD
ACCEPTED ARTIFACTS ONLY // HUMAN PLACEMENT // NO AUTOMATIC AIRING OR POSTING
DEPARTMENT ADVISER REPORTS
INPUT ONLY // DIRECTOR DECIDESPROPOSED QUESTLINE
2–3 STAGES // APPROVAL REQUIREDPrototype only. Nothing is posted, rewarded, or added to canon.
MISSION SPAWN // STAFF PLAYTEST
LOCAL ACTIVITY ONLY