Bureau of Pending Matters Authorized Loitering
A game about waiting around

Take a number.

Your number will not be called. Everything you do while you wait will be certified.

Try it. Tap anything in the room.
Now serving 0000
Nothing certified yet
Your file is empty
The Bureau is watching with moderate interest.
Take a number
Procedure

How waiting works

Step 1

Do something

Tap the clock. Show the fish a magazine. Stand perfectly still. Nearly everything counts.

Step 2

Get certified

The Bureau issues a stamped certificate for it. The sign goes up by one.

Step 3

Work out the next one

Locked certificates show only a title. The title is the clue.

Tuesday, To Go Locked
The building

There is an elevator

The waiting room is only the lobby. Every floor has its own things to try and one rule of its own, and the floors get stranger the higher you ride. New floors keep opening.

  • 14
    This floor is not listedPlease do not press this button.
  • 7½
    The Copy RoomDuplicates whatever you carry.
  • 3
    The Break RoomEverything here runs on a timer.
  • 2
    The CorridorIt is longer on the way back.
  • L
    General WaitingWaiting is mandatory. You start here.
Specimens

Certificates on file

Form 12-BCommon
Certificate of Standing Still

Issued for not moving for 60 seconds.

Form 44-VUncommon
Receipt for One (1) Abstract Concept

Issued for buying Doubt from the vending machine.

Form 31-FRare
Judged and Found Wanting

Issued for a reason that has been withheld.

The Registry

You wait alone. The record is shared.

  • Now servingWho holds the most certificates.
  • OriginalsWho was first to earn each one. Everyone after gets a copy.
  • RarityThe fewer Applicants hold a certificate, the more it is worth.
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An account is required to wait. It asks for an email and a password, and no confirmation email is sent.

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