fficer: 'Explain this. You cannot. The picture does not lie.'
},
{
text: 'They grill you hard. Hours pass. The questions circle.',
officer: 'You wanted the most modified jet. You needed the server core to power it. Admit it.'
},
{
text: 'But you remember โ the flare was an accident. You touched the core trying to STOP it, not cause it.',
officer: '...',
final: true
}
];
var s = stages[FLARE_CASE.stage];
if(!s){
endFlareCase();
return;
}
var div = document.createElement('div');
var existing = document.getElementById('quest-hud');
if(existing) existing.remove();
div.id = 'quest-hud';
div.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;top:15%;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:9999;background:rgba(15,5,25,0.97);border:3px solid #ff3333;border-radius:12px;padding:20px 30px;color:#fff;font-family:Georgia,serif;max-width:85%;text-align:center;';
div.innerHTML = '
๐ THE CONTINUUM SERVER FLARE
'
+ '
That night at the spaceport
'
+ '
'+s.text+'
'
+ '
"'+s.officer+'"
'
+ (s.final
? ''
: '');
document.body.appendChild(div);
}
function flareNext(){
FLARE_CASE.stage++;
showFlareStage();
}
function endFlareCase(){
FLARE_CASE.active = false;
var div = document.getElementById('quest-hud');
if(div){
div.innerHTML = '
๐ VERDICT
'
+ '
'
+ 'You tell them: "I touched the core to STOP the flare."
'
+ 'Silence.
'
+ 'The senior officer nods slowly. '
+ '"...We know. But we had to grill you hard. '
+ 'The Apex Runner is yours. You earned it."
'
+ 'You were never guilty. Only tested.'
+ '
'
+ '';
}
unlockAchievement('Survived the Server Flare');
earnPay(200, 'flare case cleared');
}
function courtCase(){
var c = COURT_CASES[Math.floor(Math.random()*COURT_CASES.length)];
var div = document.createElement('div');
var existing = document.getElementById('quest-hud');
if(existing) existing.remove();
div.id = 'quest-hud';
div.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;top:20px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:9999;background:rgba(30,10,10,0.95);border:3px solid #ff4444;border-radius:10px;padding:15px 25px;color:#fff;font-family:Georgia,serif;text-align:center;max-width:85%;';
div.innerHTML = '