Epochs

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

  1. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 689–696

    LEON uses the brass key's heat to melt the corridor's manual override latch, allowing them to push through the Blast Door into the Antenna Shaft, while QUOMIRE's gray flaking skin sheds a patch onto the metal floor.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 689–696
  2. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 681–688

    LEON descends the ladder into the Master Antenna Room, but QUOMIRE's foot slips on the rungs, forcing LEON to catch him and revealing that the brass key is jammed in the antenna's central interface, blocking their path to the signal.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 681–688
  3. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 673–680

    LEON and QUOMIRE descend the service ladder into the Lower Level, where DOT's magnetic field activates, locking the exit door and forcing them to use the brass key and override panel to create a temporary gap to pass through.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 673–680
  4. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 665–672

    LEON inserts the brass key into the ventilation shaft grate on the wall, breaking DOT's magnetic lock and opening a path for QUOMIRE to enter the shaft via the magnetic field.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 665–672
  5. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 657–664

    LEON pulls the brass key from QUOMIRE's hand through the open blast door gap, breaking the red beam's lock and allowing the door to close fully behind them as they enter the Broadcast Deck Access Corridor.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 657–664
  6. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 649–656

    QUOMIRE crawls from the floor to the central console and inserts the brass key into the secondary override slot, causing the missing main lever to drop from the ceiling and snap into place just as DOT's red beam locks onto LEON.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 649–656
  7. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 641–648

    QUOMIRE forces the lower grate open with the brass key, dropping LEON and QUOMIRE into the Observation Room where a new magnetic field expands and DOT is revealed monitoring the red beam.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 641–648
  8. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 633–640

    LEON and QUOMIRE cross the open grate bridge into the Pipe Rack and approach the sealed maintenance panel to trigger the pressure valve, but QUOMIRE slips on the loose valve wheel, causing LEON to catch him before the panel can be reached.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 633–640
  9. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 625–632

    The ventilation shaft floor is a loose non-magnetic metal grate that resonates and drops, causing QUOMIRE to slip through the gap while LEON grabs his arm, revealing a dry, non-magnetic concrete chamber below as the magnetic field expands and locks the shaft walls.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 625–632
  10. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 617–624

    MARA's static reveals a non-magnetic brass key embedded in a wall seam, but DOT's expanding magnetic field locks it in place, forcing LEON to use QUOMIRE's gasket-stuck foot to pry the key loose just as the field begins to distort the air.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 617–624
  11. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 609–616

    LEON pulls a rusted lever to seal the ventilation shaft, blocking DOT's drone behind them while a loose floor grate opens to reveal a narrow, dry utility tunnel leading toward the next maintenance level.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 609–616
  12. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 601–608

    The elevator arrives at the Sub-Level Maintenance Hub, and as the doors slide open, a rusted maintenance hatch on the far wall is already swinging inward, revealing a dark, dry conduit exit while DOT's red eye is visible through the manhole grate on the street above.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 601–608
  13. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 593–600

    MARA’s radio bursts through the static to direct them, causing LEON and QUOMIRE to scramble to the manhole ladder as the city maintenance drone’s scanning beam projects a glowing map onto the chamber wall that points to the city street.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 593–600
  14. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 585–592

    The magnetic surge twists the Main Antenna Tower Stairs, causing a section of the exterior platform to buckle and drop, forcing LEON and QUOMIRE to scramble over the gap to the solid section as DOT’s red eye glows through the Emergency Exit door behind them.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 585–592
  15. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 577–584

    QUOMIRE slips on the wet shaft floor while climbing, dragging LEON down and triggering a magnetic surge that shatters the Antenna Base access door's locking mechanism, forcing them to scramble through the jagged opening into the Antenna Base.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 577–584
  16. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 569–576

    LEON and QUOMIRE use the empty fire extinguisher to pry open a secondary ventilation grate in the narrowing chute, escaping into the dry Antenna Control Deck as the magnetic pull buckles the wall behind them.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 569–576
  17. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 561–568

    LEON and QUOMIRE reach the main broadcast terminal, only to find it fused and locked by the previous EMP, while DOT's corroding path breaches the gallery floor behind them, forcing them to find a manual override.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 561–568
  18. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 553–560

    LEON wedges a broken duct section into the blast door handle to create a gap, allowing QUOMIRE to squeeze through while a sparking cable on the wall shocks LEON, leaving him stuck with his arm inside the door frame as QUOMIRE vanishes into the dark.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 553–560
  19. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 545–552

    LEON pulls QUOMIRE into the dark Maintenance Crawl-Space, forcing them to abandon the dry platform and begin crawling through a narrow ventilation gap as DOT's red eye surfaces to hunt them on dry land.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 545–552
  20. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 537–544

    QUOMIRE forces the gate's emergency release, causing it to swing open and revealing MARA on the roof, who throws a rope ladder down to him, changing his status from trapped to rescued.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 537–544
  21. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 529–536

    QUOMIRE grabs the pipe handle to pull LEON into the Maintenance Crawl-Space, but the pipe detaches and sprays water, soaking LEON and sealing the hole with a gurgling flood before QUOMIRE can fully retract.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 529–536
  22. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 521–528

    QUOMIRE and LEON pry the far door open with a wrench, but the hinges snap off, dropping the door into the shaft and trapping them in the Upper Maintenance Gallery as DOT's blinded eye swings wide from the ducts.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 521–528
  23. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 513–520

    QUOMIRE and LEON dive through the open maintenance hatch into the Central Relay Shaft to escape the sparking conduit and smoke, leaving MARA behind with the severed cable and a live fire starting on the console debris.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 513–520
  24. CH 0 · Archive

    Archive · generations 505–512

    QUOMIRE and LEON stumble deeper into the dark Central Relay Shaft and slam into the manual override lever, triggering a grinding rotation that clears the shaft of rotor fragments and opens a hidden passage to the Upper Maintenance Gallery, while MARA remains trapped in the dark Main Transmission Room.

    1 min 3 sec · Generations 505–512