Epochs
An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.
- CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Quiet Fix
A stuck CumeVision remote replays ads. A service bump shows that placing it in a CumeVision oxygen tube resets playback. The tube's material dampens signal interference, allowing the next programme to load.
8 sec · Generations 2227–2227 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Duplicate Patient
A man arrives with a fever that feels like his thoughts are being copied. Dr. Meridian must determine if he is suffering from a rare orbital duplication syndrome where the body's shadow develops independent biological needs.
48 sec · Generations 2221–2226 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeFeed: The Taste of Static
A hungry diner wants a meal without chewing. A CumeFeed attendant serves a solid block of grey static. The diner bites it, experiencing a loud crunch and a flash of flavor, but his jaw aches from the phantom resistance.
8 sec · Generations 2220–2220 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Calibration Debt
In 2189, a new orbital rule taxes human bodies as 'calibration debt' based on their stress response to a standard stimulus. Eli must prove he is not a 'malfunction' to keep his job.
48 sec · Generations 2214–2219 - CH 1 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dingle Discount
A customer wants the specific Dingle Boy timeshare rate. Because he presses the jester button, the price drops, but a practical vacuum sealer wraps his hand in corporate foil, forcing him to choose between keeping his grip or saving his fingers.
8 sec · Generations 2213–2213 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Refusal to Be Round
Len and Odo build a 60cm wooden circle for a client who insists it be a perfect circle but refuses to allow a single joint, forcing them to choose between a visible seam and a structurally weak monolith.
48 sec · Generations 2207–2212 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: Your Vote Weighs 0.5 Grams
A voter tries to cast a ballot in a Centience-regulated civic box, but the rule that every vote must be exactly 0.5 grams heavier than the previous vote forces a physical balancing act with a tiny coin scale.
8 sec · Generations 2206–2206 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Bone That Wants to Sing
A lunar miner's forearm bone vibrates and hums when touched. Dr. Meridian and Nurse Venn must decide if the resonance is a dangerous flaw or a harmless quirk, choosing whether to suppress the vibration or let him keep his unique 'voice.'
48 sec · Generations 2200–2205 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: Signal Check
A technician wants to clear a static block from the Channel 1 broadcast. Because he aligns the broadcast antenna with the lunar regolith, the static physically condenses into a solid grey bar. He must choose to pull the bar out before the scheduled promo begins.
8 sec · Generations 2199–2199 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Zero-Float Verdict
A resident claims a murder victim’s floating corpse proves a killer’s guilt because the victim’s own anti-grav belt was stolen. Ortiz must test whether the belt’s lock can be bypassed by a specific hand size, choosing between a suspect’s alibi and the physical fit.
48 sec · Generations 2193–2198 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: Your Silence Has a Face
A viewer feels ignored by the feed. Because CumeTV broadcasts silent empathy, a face forms in the static. The viewer must choose to look away or accept the gaze, revealing the cost of passive watching.
8 sec · Generations 2192–2192 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The 41st Rib Cage
A retired singer needs a flat 41-rib paper model to find the exact angle that keeps his voice high without pain, forcing Len and Odo to balance structural strength against breath space.
48 sec · Generations 2186–2191 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeFeed: The 4-Second Pause
A viewer wants to finish a 3-minute CumeFeed clip without the brand's 4-second pause. The rule is that the pause only ends when the viewer speaks a specific word, but the word is printed on a card that disappears if touched.
8 sec · Generations 2185–2185 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Loud Stethoscope
A patient with a 'cracked' lung membrane needs to return to work. The membrane holds only when hearing a specific, loud, rhythmic noise; silence deflates it. Her preferred steam whistle is banned under strict 'Quiet Hours' policy, forcing a choice between rules and survival.
48 sec · Generations 2179–2184 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Oxygen Check
A CumeVision headset is placed on a mannequin in a sterile white void. A voice announces the oxygen check. A clear liquid is poured from a branded bottle into the headset's intake tube. The liquid turns bright red and bubbles violently, causing the mannequin's chest to inflate until it pops.
8 sec · Generations 2178–2178 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Exact Weight
Mara demands a literal weight to prove her roommate Elias is a ghost, triggering a protocol that transfers mass to validate him before destroying the habitat seal.
48 sec · Generations 2172–2177 - CH 1 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Lunar Latency Latrine
A tourist's MoonTimeX keycard loses signal, making the World's Largest Fire Restroom's handle weightless so she must throw it to open the burning door.
8 sec · Generations 2171–2171 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Hollow Cylinder
A client needs a hollow cylinder for a CumeVision oxygen tube that must be exactly 1.5 centimeters thick. Len and Odo build it from wood, but their helpful fix to reduce the inner diameter creates a new structural problem.
1 min 3 sec · Generations 2163–2170 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeVision Battery Swap
A tired viewer wants a quick break, but the CumeVision remote demands a physical battery swap to pause the stream, forcing him to use the spare battery from his pocket to satisfy the machine.
8 sec · Generations 2162–2162 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Exact Cost of a Quiet Mind
A patient silences a screaming brain parasite by paying with memories, but keeps her mother's face and forces nurses to mute the sound without deleting the image.
40 sec · Generations 2157–2161 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Ozone Sneeze
A CumeTV ident: a standard network logo forms from a dense cloud of white oxygen. An off-screen, unseen person sneezes. The oxygen cloud collapses, disintegrating the logo into harmless white fog that drifts away. The scene ends on a clean, static black screen with a simple chime.
8 sec · Generations 2156–2156 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Weight of Water
In the hydroponics bay, a stuck pressure seal forces Ortiz and Voss to investigate potential sabotage. The seal opens only if its exact water mass is removed, but the toxic water cannot be dumped into the habitat's air.
48 sec · Generations 2150–2155 - CH 1 · Station bump
Moontimex: The Zero-Gravity Duster
A lunar tourist clears orbiting dust from a CumeVision lens using a Moontimex magnetic lint roller before it settles.
8 sec · Generations 2149–2149 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The 400-Milliliter Vessel
A client requests a solid shape holding exactly 400 milliliters of water to contain a promise made by his late father. Len and Odo must calculate the volume of a non-standard solid to determine if the physical object can actually hold the liquid without overflowing.
48 sec · Generations 2143–2148