In a universe one door over, somebody decided the Earth was worth repairing.
The Quiet Institute does not explain itself. Its technicians wear quilted cream. Its instruments are brass and glass. Its departments grow the things our world ran out of: weather, light, time, rest.
What follows is the only surviving record. Compiled by aibabbler.
Dept. of Scent · Dept. of Scent · Dept. of Scent · Dept. of Scent · Dept. of Scent · Dept. of Scent ·
Department 01 · Distillation wingStatus: operational
Scent
Here they bottle the smell of rain before it falls, and post it back to Earth in unmarked vials.
Dept. of Weather · Dept. of Weather · Dept. of Weather · Dept. of Weather · Dept. of Weather · Dept. of Weather ·
Department 02 · Cloud cultivationStatus: operational
Weather
Clouds are raised by hand under bell jars, then released over the driest places first.
Notice: the Institute receives no complaints, only requests · Notice: all repairs are permanent · Notice: silence is a working condition · Notice: the Institute receives no complaints, only requests · Notice: all repairs are permanent · Notice: silence is a working condition ·
Dept. of Sound · Dept. of Sound · Dept. of Sound · Dept. of Sound · Dept. of Sound · Dept. of Sound ·
Department 03 · Horn gardensStatus: operational
Sound
Songs lost to time are regrown from seed. The gramophone flowers bloom at full volume.
Dept. of Light · Dept. of Light · Dept. of Light · Dept. of Light · Dept. of Light · Dept. of Light ·
Department 04 · Luminaire nurseryStatus: operational
Light
Every light that ever went out in someone is kept here, warm, until they come to collect it.
Dept. of Time · Dept. of Time · Dept. of Time · Dept. of Time · Dept. of Time · Dept. of Time ·
Department 05 · Horology divisionStatus: operational
Time
Wasted years are dismantled, cleaned, oiled and returned. You get them back as afternoons.
Log: 14:02 cloud batch 88 released · Log: 14:31 one lost song recovered · Log: 15:15 Tuesday repaired · Log: 16:40 all quiet · Log: 14:02 cloud batch 88 released · Log: 14:31 one lost song recovered · Log: 15:15 Tuesday repaired · Log: 16:40 all quiet ·
Dept. of Growth · Dept. of Growth · Dept. of Growth · Dept. of Growth · Dept. of Growth · Dept. of Growth ·
Department 06 · Botanical intakeStatus: operational
Growth
Extinct species arrive as pressed leaves and leave as forests. Processing takes a while. They wait.
Dept. of Sustenance · Dept. of Sustenance · Dept. of Sustenance · Dept. of Sustenance · Dept. of Sustenance · Dept. of Sustenance ·
Department 07 · Proofing hallsStatus: operational
Sustenance
The ovens run on kept promises. Nobody in the adjacent universe goes to bed hungry. That was the first fix.
Dept. of Rest · Dept. of Rest · Dept. of Rest · Dept. of Rest · Dept. of Rest · Dept. of Rest ·
Department 08 · Restoration podsStatus: operational
Rest
Every sleep you ever lost is stored here, intact. Attendants check on it hourly, just in case.
Observation room
The monitors run day and night. Nothing dramatic ever happens. That is the point.
