The Foundation works inside a Wisconsin town where stories influence everyday life. Local customs matter as much as the equipment behind the company front.
Reading depthIntroductions only. Reveal more when you are ready.
A town governed by narrative
The hub introduces Sloth’s Pit as an anomalous community and the home of Site-87, concealed behind S & C Plastics. Narrative patterns shape the town: holidays, recurring incidents, and apparently convenient coincidences can have material consequences. The residents have lives and expectations of their own. A useful first question is what the Foundation must understand about a place before deciding how to contain it. This is the canon’s fictional Wisconsin, not a guide to a real town.
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Evidence location: Sloth’s Pit, Wisconsin; Site-87; seasonal story listings
Current Licensing / Citation panel says “(user deleted)”; retained verbatim. Individual story listings credit Ihp where shown. No identity substitution or media reuse is made.
Begin with an ordinary annoyance
Halloween at S & C Plastics starts with Johnathan West arriving at an egg-covered workplace. His emails, colleagues, shopping errands, and irritation establish an office before the story explains the repeated vandalism. Read the dated entries in order and let those small observations accumulate. The tale makes a good first encounter because the local problem gives you something concrete to follow. Its outcome is best left to the original. Once finished, the hub’s seasonal groupings offer further stories without requiring an immediate tour of every character biography.
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Evidence location: October 24–27 opening entries
Current page citation credits Anonymous, while the S & C Plastics hub lists this tale under Ihp. Both source statements are recorded; this edition does not resolve the discrepancy. No media reproduced.
EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 182, last edited: 22 May 2026 04:23
Evidence location: Sloth’s Pit, Wisconsin; Site-87; seasonal story listings
Current Licensing / Citation panel says “(user deleted)”; retained verbatim. Individual story listings credit Ihp where shown. No identity substitution or media reuse is made.
Use orientation as a later reference
Site-87 Orientation: FAQ offers a staff speaker’s account of work culture, shifting rooms, local reporting, and the site’s departments. Its institutional details belong to that speaker’s stated period; they are not an organization chart for all Foundation stories. Notice how routine questions about food or office space meet the town’s unusual conditions. The source’s citation currently says Anonymous, while the hub credits Ihp; the Atlas preserves both statements in its source notes. Consult the FAQ after your first tale if you prefer to discover the workplace through events before reading its explanation.
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EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 11, last edited: 25 Aug 2026 18:17
Evidence location: Orientation questions 1–6 and 8; in-universe March 2024 staffing reference
Current page citation credits Anonymous, while the S & C Plastics hub lists the FAQ under Ihp. Both source statements are recorded without resolving the discrepancy. No media reproduced.
EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 182, last edited: 22 May 2026 04:23
Evidence location: Sloth’s Pit, Wisconsin; Site-87; seasonal story listings
Current Licensing / Citation panel says “(user deleted)”; retained verbatim. Individual story listings credit Ihp where shown. No identity substitution or media reuse is made.
EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 34, last edited: 24 Aug 2026 05:02
Evidence location: October 24–27 opening entries
Current page citation credits Anonymous, while the S & C Plastics hub lists this tale under Ihp. Both source statements are recorded; this edition does not resolve the discrepancy. No media reproduced.
EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 11, last edited: 25 Aug 2026 18:17
Evidence location: Orientation questions 1–6 and 8; in-universe March 2024 staffing reference
Current page citation credits Anonymous, while the S & C Plastics hub lists the FAQ under Ihp. Both source statements are recorded without resolving the discrepancy. No media reproduced.