Level 97

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(Disclaimer: This page is based on the Level 97 compasses + Information from blocked101 (Nate\_Sums) who originally created the floor for the level competition, it should be taken with a grain of canon salt. If any editor would like to remove this page because of it's canonically ambiguous nature, that's not a problem as we can revert the deletion if the level's canonicity is acknowledged.)

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> "Do not worry about the entire level 97 situation, we have got the entire situation under control, we are trying to reach them as we are speaking, there is absolutely no chance the whole level goes rebel on us." -The Computer, hours before Level 97 passed the "Computer separation level agreement" rendering Level 97 independent
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Level 97 is the 97th floor that has been built in the Ever Expanding Bunker. It's notable for not being actually run by the computer after constant mistakes, mismanagement and lack of contingency measures which caused in the Level manager's words. " An Accidental takeover"

## Level 97's history

### Pre Takeover

Level 97 before what would be known as "The Takeover" was a water filtration and hydroponics based level similar in form to level 89 and as such sported similar architecture to other levels like it, this floor had everything a level needed to function autonomously with a safe and productive environment . As was standard procedure with most levels the resources level 97 created, in this case Food and Water were transferred all across the bunker to create the bunker wide rations. The Computer meanwhile trusted the level and it's workers with the level's safety and distribution, only sending a single person (Which the level would eventually call "The Tax man") to check every now and then if they were indeed distributing their excess resources at the demanded percentage to the bunker.

### The Takeover

"The Takeover" is essentially a chain of events that led to the level becoming independent from the computer. It all started when a medic in the level heard someone scream from the staircase that led to the level, he followed the noises and stumbled upon a man wearing a headset that obstructed his eyes, he was lying on the floor and was visibly in pain. The medic tried to take him to the level's infirmary to proceed an examination. However when the man stumbled upon the Computer sent "tax man" and recognized the computer symbol, he went into a frenzy and snapped his neck. Afterwards the level restrained him and sent both the tax man and him to the infirmary. They found no medical issues on the guy and confirmed the Tax man's death.

The Computer, upon hearing of the representative's death, sent a small security team to re-establish order, the man who killed the computer representative convinced the level that if he was to be taken by the computer, the whole floor would be under investigation and the workers would be at threat of getting Calmed. He essentially placed the level in a complete panic. And his gambit worked, the Level pushed the security team back to the levels above and below.

The level following The Computer's actions, signed the **"Computer Separation Level Agreement"** where the level states The Computer's disregard for human freedom and life as a valid reason for them breaking off. Following their statements there came a question. "What now?" They needed a purpose to continue, while living was nice, they wanted more. There were still computer supporters that found it quite unjust and "A dick move", there were also The Bogs who started to make themselves known to the level. There was a split within the level. Said split would allow the Person that killed the Tax Man to rise up, and become the level's ruler, under the name "The Manager" he would make the "Human Liberation Party" and evolve the level in a way few expected

### Post takeover (The level 97 4x4 compass)

The Level a few decades Post takeover was in a weird state, it was on the computer's power grid, was frequently full of spies from the computer and had no R&D department, meaning that the suits were low quality and them being handmade means slow production, there were a lot of problems in the level following the separation, however this caught The Bogs' attention, which placed an ambassador on the Level to improve relations and signalled a few traders to barter with the level, which led to a trade alliance, the level gives out excess food and water and the bogs give out excess building materials. This however was made with the level's consent this time, the building materials would prove fundamental to expanding the level.

### The bog Incident

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This incident will probably be retconned as a remake of the bog incident comic is in the works and will be posted alongside the 9x9

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Between the level post takeover and the first expansion, an incident occurred that soured their alliance with the bogs. They needed smoke grenades, so they had their priest which was stationed on the level for "Diplomacy" as they claim steal one from the manager while he was sleeping. Unknowingly for the priest, the manager's headset was recording the whole thing and led to a diplomatic incident following a... Less than savoury response, which involved shipping the bog priest to level 100 in a pizza box after being flattened, burned, poisoned, stabbed and in a regenerative state that made the person who opened the box vomit.

### First expansion (Level 97's 6x6 compass)

> "Literally the only good place in the bunker" u/Silver-\_-Knight remarking the level's banality
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The level following it's first expansion was a place of respite, of work and of an unnaturally pre-event society that follows in the independent Eventists' footsteps and seeks to prepare what is needed to get out of the bunker and establish civilisation, they do think the event is real, but that it's severity is amplified by the computer to keep them in the bunker. They've got everything they need, Psychiatrists, Doctors, Editors, Workers and Researchers. They're essentially made out of computer exiles and it shows in their technology, they got Night Vision Goggles from a level 100 lab, an experimental cloning vat from Level 1, and a bowling alley. Even the coalition have their eyes on the level considering how a level like this is a statistical improbability and The Manager being in their sights due to his pre event ideals.

### The second expansion (Level 97's 9x9 Compass)

> "TL;DR I'm making the 9x9 level 97 compass + a lotta things, don't expect it to be done by tomorrow" u/blocked101 announcing the second expansion
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Nothing is really known about the second expansion besides adding a lot of lore, introducing the level's R&D department and redesigning all the characters to have distinctive shapes and not just rely on one template.

## DOTC

The level's inhabitant have been confirmed by blocked101 to have survived the Death Of The Computer by giving us this teaser video, however a shape resembling a tombstone is seen, meaning that someone in the level has perished.

## Deep Dark/War To Take The Surface/Luxury

Unknown, however the canons will be referenced in the 9x9 post

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Everexpandingbunker/comments/n5cwpc/level\_97\_expanded\_compass\_the\_human\_liberation/gx0fsya?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Everexpandingbunker/comments/mq6npa/expanded\_level\_97\_compass\_a\_little\_meme\_based\_on/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Everexpandingbunker/comments/oku3n8/level\_97\_vs\_the\_computer\_in\_a\_nutshell\_an/
4. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Everexpandingbunker/comments/n481ca/prelude\_comic\_announcement/
5. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Everexpandingbunker/comments/n5cwpc/level\_97\_expanded\_compass\_the\_human\_liberation/