Portal Analysis Tool
Carl's existing multi-tab analysis utility, the closest comparison he has for the containment interface's layout.
Story so far
When Carl opens the newly installed Containment Interface, he expects a single button that basically says 'Boom.' What he gets instead is six tabs of information 'similar to my portal analysis tool,' each with a dozen submenus and multiple pages of numbers he cannot possibly understand.
The comparison is the only handhold he has. Familiarity with the portal tool's structure is what lets him grind through unfamiliar, laggingly translated menus for ten minutes until he locates The Fuse page, and then keep going until he reaches the status notifications hiding Disconnect Containment.
Appearance
A dense multi-tab readout interface with nested submenus, invoked here only as a point of reference.
Role
The mental template that lets Carl navigate an alien control panel.
Relationships
Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter
- Carl's existing multi-tab analysis utility, the closest comparison he has for the containment interface's layout.