Location: 12:16 6300', Open Playa
Time machines? They sound like theremins. That's the rule.
Matter Out of Time (MOOT) appears as a giant, shiny, spiky ball, partially embedded in the playa. The aluminum tubes span some 25 feet, but are surprisingly easy to climb. Inside the ball you find a captains' station, controls, and screens, but nothing seems to be working. You activate the initiation sequence, and <WHUMP> the machine, with a thump and a flash, comes alive! A video appears on the screen in front of you, and the controls are flashing, so you reach forward, and < eeeeeooooouuuuuuummmmmm>
Is all of this a step towards a real time machine? Well, there's definitely been a clear progression through time…