Level 293

Description

Level 293 is the 294th level of the Progressiverooms. It is a maze of back alleys and buildings of what seems to be a city, all sprinkled over with what appears to be infinitely going snow. 

Several details are shared per every area of Level 293, random parked vehicles, electricity poles, weathered bricked walls, mailboxes with random numbers and sometimes, glowing windows.

Some exits of some areas of Level 293 are blocked off with dormant trees, scathed of their leaves that are too dense to move through. 

After enough traversing, you'll eventually stumble upon snow-covered train tracks that stretch from and to the unknown. The train isn't always here but sometimes it will be there, if it isn't, at least wait. Entering the train if it is present nearby will allow you to leave the level via a short train ride.

Other than the train tracks, if you're lucky you can also encounter a dead-end which only holds a retro TV, which appears to monitor the planet Earth, or the real-world planet in real time, including data such as the current time back at Earth. According to the P.A.E., these are accurate readings of the Earth in real-time, which can give the explorer a sense of homesickness.

Beside the TVs are also random footage videos of the Earth, ranging from nature camera footage or football games, which are real, rather than some footage in some levels showing rather AI-generated-like footage or footage of Earth look-alikes. This has led to many reporting explorers feeling a sense of longing and depression from the sight.

The last detail that can be discovered is a round-about that circles and connects to three other alley tunnels. The notable part is, however, that living flowers of an unknown species as seen in the center, planted in their own island, even if snow is falling on them, they still live, no matter how covered they are.

No danger exists in Level 293 other than the cold of course, so, definitely make sure to maintain the temperature of your body to prevent possible conditions like hypothermia.

Train Ride

In the train, you can sit anywhere you'd like, but as the train moves, it will go through the snowy city, showing off a dystopian-like environment of a nuclear winter. The whole display ends when the train goes under a tunnel, blinding anyone with the lack of light, before the train ultimately crashes into a wall.

These crashes never result in an injury nor death, but you may feel vertigo/dizziness. Exiting the busted train, walking the direction you came towards the light at the end of the tunnel brings you to Level 294.