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Upper Cafeteria

The upper cafeteria serves the silo’s upper forty-eight levels and offers a broad outside view; a small crowd now watches lifeless hills.

Story so far

At the top of the stairs, the Upper Cafeteria is one of the silo's widest rooms and provides its largest uninterrupted view of the outside world. It shares a level with the Airlock and adjoins the Sheriff's Office, making it a place where meals, the outside display, and events surrounding cleaning meet. Workers restrained Allison here after she tried to reach the airlock. On another occasion, residents filled the room to celebrate the cleaning and look outside.

The cafeteria serves residents of the upper forty-eight levels, accommodating two lunch shifts and two dinner shifts. Lukas uses its wallscreen to observe the night sky. Mission Jones has seen construction beside the wallscreens; Frankie reported that sprouts were being grown here and that corn might also be grown. Mission also ate breakfast here while watching the sunrise.

The latest view of eighteen's cafeteria shows a small crowd gathered around a wallscreen displaying lifeless hills. The room continues to draw residents to its shared view of the outside.

Appearance

One of the silo’s widest rooms, situated at the top of the stairs on the airlock level. Its wall offers the largest uninterrupted outside view, though the display is blurrier than the holding cell’s; the latest view shows lifeless hills.

Role

A communal dining room for the upper forty-eight levels and a gathering place for watching the outside, cleaning celebrations, and the night sky.

Relationships

AirlockBk 1 — The cafeteria occupies the same level as the Airlock; Allison was restrained here after trying to reach it.
Sheriff's OfficeBk 1 — The cafeteria adjoins the Sheriff's Office.
Lukas — Lukas watches the night sky on the cafeteria wallscreen.
Mission Jones — Mission Jones has observed construction beside the wallscreens and eaten breakfast here while watching the sunrise.
Frankie — Frankie reported sprouts growing in the cafeteria and the possibility of growing corn.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 27
  • Mission has seen construction beside the cafeteria wallscreens.
  • Frankie reports that sprouts are being grown in the cafeteria and that corn may also be grown there.
Chapter 34
  • Mission eats breakfast in the cafeteria while watching the sunrise.
Chapter 73
  • A small crowd in eighteen’s cafeteria gathers around a wallscreen showing lifeless hills.
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