Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station
Caroline M. Yoachim's Nebula-nominated interactive fiction drops you into a space station clinic where a simple insect bite spirals into bureaucratic absurdity. With a wait time of six hours, a clipboard-eating alien, and a nurse from Uranus, every choice leads to the same grim punchline: the futility of seeking medical care in a universe that doesn't care. A darkly comic choose-your-own-adventure.
If this is an emergency, we’re sorry—you’re probably screwed.
- Sharlin
Somehow this managed to bring to my mind the venerable adventure game Gateway from 1992, taking place in Frederick Pohl’s Heechee universe. It’s probably been closer to 30 years since I’ve played it.
- ttd
I'm not quite sure what I just read, but it was entertaining! Is there no other context for this story?
- theoriginaldave
This isn't really sci-fi.
This is a normal trip to the emergency room with search and replace for sci-fi terms.