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The cafeteria lies on the left of the main entrance and continues the bland, white, featureless decor of the bunker. Three rows of square, white tables form the eating area, with a short circular table in each corner of the room. These tables have polished surfaces, now layered in dust with a gray shoot hanging above it and leading into the ceiling. A computer screen sits along the hanging device. You touch the screen, and the table vibrates, with the overhead device shaking and whizzing like the sound of a food processor. The screen shows food categories, and when you select dinner --> beef --> meatloaf and potatoes, the cylindrical tabletop opens, a white bottle pops up, and the overhead machine globs a substance similar to tube food into the bowl. You lift the bowl which contains whitish and brownish paste, the consistency of oatmeal.

Sitting at a table, you press a button marked "Utensils." A compartment flips open and a plastic sleeve holding a metal spoon pops up. While you have come to abhor the taste and texture of oatmeal, the brownish substance tastes like meatloaf, and the white side tastes like whipped potatoes. Having searched the major rooms, you eat the bowl of food, savoring the taste of each bite. The crackle of a speaker sounds from corners of the ceiling, and a neutral voice blares instructions.

"Attention. Rezo ., please go to the Command Room."

You press a side wall for an area map and identify the location of the Command Room, which resides the furthest distance from the entrance in this portion of the bunker.