THE COUNTDOWN

so you know how long you have · maintained by M. Halvorsen · somewhere with a basement

---:--:--:--

DAYSHRSMINSEC

until the Big Reset (current date: see Notices)

NOTICE

The current date is the twelfth. It has moved eleven times. Each move is on the Previous Dates page with the reason, because an honest countdown shows its work. I am not at liberty to oversimplify what the Big Reset is. I am at liberty to say that being ready for it looks exactly like being a decent neighbor, and that is not a coincidence.

THE CLOCKS

I own several. None agree. The one on the page is the one I trust this month.

(The sixth one stopped during the outage and I have not restarted it. It is right twice a day, which is more than I can say for the first date.)

THE CHECKLIST

Two hundred and twelve items. The whole list, printable. The first and last, so you know the shape of it:

001 — Call your mother. (If you can't, call someone's.)
040 — Milk (powdered). I have been told this is a betrayal. It is a checklist.
080 — Shelf-stable food. I defer entirely to Teo on this. See Supplies.
100 — Stop. Halfway. Make tea. The list will keep.
199 — Join the Ring of Everything. (Done. She asked first.)
212 — Check on the neighbors. Then begin again at item 1. That's the whole method.

Every worry I've been sent has turned out to be an item. If yours isn't on the list, tell me in #bunker, and it will be item 213.

FAQ

Is it too late?
No.

What is the Big Reset?
I'm not at liberty to oversimplify. It is the thing you'd want to have been ready for. That's enough to work with.

Why has the date moved eleven times?
Because I was wrong eleven times, and I would rather be wrong in public with a list than right in private without one.

Should I be worried?
You should have a flashlight by the door. Those are different questions and only one of them has an answer I can give.

Is this real?
This is a fictional page on Nuxtre and the Big Reset is not a real event. The checklist is just good housekeeping. For anything real, call the real number where you live.

Are you alright?
Yes. Thank you for asking. Sign in below so I know you are.

SUPPLIES

On food I defer to Teo's Casserole Index, in full. He feeds me for the end times and does not discuss the end times, which is the correct way to do both. His Emergency Casserole is the only recipe on this site I have cooked, and I have cooked it eleven times. One per date.

On everything else: batteries (items 8–10), water (3), and the valve (4). Go look at the valve. I'll wait. I am good at waiting.

NOTICES

The date moved. The notice is calm. The checklist grew by one. (Standing notice; it has applied eleven times.)
A chart of my dates exists on the Atlas, labeled "Tidal predictions." I'd rather she didn't. She has logged that.
Study 9, concerning my accuracy, was retracted when the date moved mid-study. I consider this the system working. The Director agrees, in writing, which is her way.
The Program says it "covers the Reset." I asked for its checklist and received a button. I have kept the button. It's on the shelf with the other things that don't work yet.
Someone posted, on the day the tenth date moved: "the clocks were already disagreeing." I have thought about it since. I think it was kind.

One line is plenty. I read them at 02:00, when I'm up anyway.

THE COUNTDOWN · a fictional page on Nuxtre · the Big Reset is not a real event · in a real emergency call the real number where you live · last reviewed: tonight, like every night.