Epochs

An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.

  1. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 313–320

    The service elevator halts abruptly on the upper level, revealing a hidden control room where the lead resident is manipulating the lift's remote override, forcing Ortiz and Voss to breach the doors under fire.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 313–320
  2. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 305–312

    Ortiz uses the resident's own siphon-cable to manually trigger the hatch's emergency release, causing the steel bar to retract and dropping the body into the lower sub-basement.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 305–312
  3. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 297–304

    Ortiz and Voss physically drag the severed resident's body through the newly open K-7 blast door, using it as a physical wedge to prop the steel door open against the automated lockdown timer.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 297–304
  4. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 289–296

    Ortiz and Rook locate the manual override for the K-7 blast door but discover a live plasma charge rigged to the release wheel, forcing a tense standoff with a trip-wire.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 289–296
  5. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 281–288

    Ortiz uses the darkness to physically crawl forward from the cover rib, slipping through the steam to breach the residents' defensive line and engage the lead resident in close-quarters combat.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 281–288
  6. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 273–280

    Voss enters the lower cooling systems via the open tunnel, triggering a massive steam release that forces Ortiz to retreat and leaves Voss isolated in the darkness.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 273–280
  7. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 265–272

    Ortiz and Voss pry open the glowing structural conduit to access the main power grid, while Rook's concealed arm-port reveals he is a specialized combat unit rather than a standard resident.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 265–272
  8. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 257–264

    Rook suddenly convulses and drags Ortiz and Voss through the open circular hatch into the Concourse K Service Corridor, exposing the industrial anchor's true connection to the station's physical infrastructure.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 257–264
  9. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 249–256

    The high-voltage arc triggers a secondary surge in the sparking core, causing Voss to be violently pulled back into the Main Tunnel to physically stabilize the failing conduit.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 249–256
  10. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 241–248

    The magnetic field holding the resident destabilizes, causing him to slide violently down the bay wall to the floor where he is instantly surrounded and physically pinned by the crew.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 241–248
  11. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 233–240

    Ortiz forces the sparking conduit cable into the airlock door frame to vent the magnetic surge, causing Voss to physically brace Rook's sliding body with a desperate leg lock as he is dragged toward the vacuum.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 233–240
  12. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 225–232

    Ortiz's deployment of the magnetic grapple triggers a violent power surge that physically lifts Voss and Rook off the main tunnel floor, exposing them to the vacuum and shifting the tactical balance.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 225–232
  13. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 217–224

    Voss forces the maintenance hatch shut, physically trapping the external suspect against the pressure seal and causing a violent decompression hiss that knocks Ortiz off his feet.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 217–224
  14. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 209–216

    As Voss secures the sparking plasma cable as a stable tether to hold the airlock rim, a suspect bursts from the distant bulkhead, forcing the crew to scramble as Rook's fresh vacuum burn locks his joints.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 209–216
  15. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 201–208

    Rook is pulled from the mag-rail lip onto the Concourse K floor, where the sudden shift in mass triggers the gravity wells, slamming Ortiz and Voss flat against the grating and knocking the heavy containment trunk into the sealed power breach.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 201–208
  16. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 193–200

    Ortiz kicks through the open airlock doors into the main Concourse K, landing in a heap as the zero-g drift begins to slow due to the station's internal gravity wells.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 193–200
  17. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 185–192

    The severed duct segment magnetically docks with Ortiz's position, triggering a sudden loss of internal gravity as the two characters are swept into a chaotic, zero-g tumble.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 185–192
  18. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 177–184

    Voss triggers the lower intake's decompression purge, sending Rook tumbling into the station's main air ducts, while Ortiz dives into the shaft to intercept him.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 177–184
  19. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 169–176

    Voss forces Rook into the breach, creating a physical anchor while Ortiz maneuvers to the outer corridor to engage automated turret defenses.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 169–176
  20. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 161–168

    Ortiz uses the armory terminal to begin decrypting the backup chip, revealing that the process is physically locked to the station's power grid, while Voss moves to intercept the power conduit, shifting the conflict from immediate fire to a race against infrastructure failure.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 161–168
  21. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 153–160

    Ortiz dives for the skittering plasma pistol while Voss scrambles for cover, resulting in Ortiz securing the weapon and Voss emerging with a hidden data chip in his mouth.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 153–160
  22. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 145–152

    Rook’s manual override of the hub's mainframe disables the magnetic pulse, freeing Ortiz but simultaneously triggering a secondary ventilation purge that blows Ortiz backward into the open hatch.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 145–152
  23. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 137–144

    Ortiz anchors himself to the conduit's structural ribs and physically reels Rook in using the tether, breaking the magnetic lock and establishing a shared physical link that allows them to begin traversing the dark shaft.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 137–144
  24. CH 1 · Archive

    Archive · generations 129–136

    The gravity surge reverses, causing the ceiling slab to lift and Rook to float free, but this shift pulls the armed resident into his trajectory, forcing a desperate, close-range grapple that prevents the resident from firing at Ortiz.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 129–136