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A late walk down the space station corridor
This space station corridor waits for you free in your browser, a long, dim passage of metal far from any planet. Strip lights glow faintly on the ribbed ceiling, and pipes run along both walls.
The corridor hums low and hollow, and the sound stretches away into the distance. Behind the panels, coolant rushes and gurgles through its pipes. The hull ticks and creaks now and then as it cools.
Suddenly a light panel above you flickers with a sputtering buzz, and your heart skips a beat. Footsteps clank along the metal grating and pass you by. Far away, a few slow steps echo on a walkway, and a valve lets out a long, soft hiss. Through a round porthole, the stars stay calm and still.
To walk the corridor with nobody else around, choose Alone on the station. For only the drone and the coolant, pick Steady hum.
What you hear along the corridor
- Hollow corridor hum: A deep, airy hum fills the long, empty corridor and echoes far along its metal walls. Plays all the time.
- Coolant in the walls: Liquid coolant flows through pipes inside the wall with a soft rush and gurgle, and a pump hums faintly. Plays all the time.
- Hull creaking and ticking: Far along the corridor, the metal hull gives slow creaks and small pings while it cools. Plays all the time.
- Footsteps on metal grating: Someone walks along the metal grating, each step a soft, ringing clank with a hollow echo. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Distant steps on a walkway: A few slow footsteps sound far down the corridor, soft clanks on a grated floor with a long echo. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Pressure valve venting: A pressure valve vents far down the corridor, a long, soft hiss of air that echoes and fades. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Light panel flickering: A faulty light panel flickers with an electric buzz that sputters and crackles for a few seconds, then steadies. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Radiator ticking: A metal radiator panel warms up nearby with a few soft ticks, pings, and clinks as its pipes expand. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
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