Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grocery" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "they're hiding"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy St. Grocery Co-op
Floyd | The Willy street co-op has been selling organic foods and Dr. Bronner's
Floyd | magic soaps to the local crunchies for decades.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that your life has been transformed, you are inspired to work on
Floyd | improving its quality in every way. Why not combine rediscovering the
Floyd | joy of music-making with getting your house clean and beautiful? There
Floyd | is a community message board here, and you quickly write up a Help
Floyd | Wanted request:
Floyd |
Floyd | 'NEEDED: Singing Hippie Housekeeper
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm a middle-aged piano player with arthritis and cleaning my house is
Floyd | difficult for me physically. I am looking for someone to do cleaning
Floyd | while singing Grateful Dead songs. I will accompany on the piano. No
Floyd | particular vocal talent needed, just a love of music. Good $$/hr for a
Floyd | suitable applicant.'
Floyd |
Floyd | You add your contact information and attach the notice to the bulletin
Floyd | board. Use your terminal at home to check for messages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. Those soaps."
		DavidW says, "I've heard of those."
		Teaspoon asks, "what's wrong, pray?"
		Jacqueline says, "I love those soaps."
		Jacqueline says, "This game."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, "The packaging is, if I remember correctly, filled with uh, lots of words."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x soap" 		

Floyd | Absolute cleanliness is Godliness! Teach the Moral ABC that unites all
Floyd | of mankind free, instantly 6 billion strong & we're All-one. 'Listen
Floyd | Children Eternal Father Eternally One!' Dilute! Dilute! OK!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that's much less wordy than the packaging"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy soap" 		

Floyd | You buy and take a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Pepermint Soap, the closest
Floyd | you can get to having God in a bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy food" 		

Floyd | Your house is already well stocked with groceries, but a salad would be
Floyd | nice. You mix some greens and add a splash of 'Goddess' dressing and
Floyd | eat it at the tables near the front of the store. Tasty!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Our protagonist has a very strongly characterised personality."
		Ellison says, "I put Dr Bronner's packaging text in a game first!"
		DavidW says, "I saw no groceries in our fritos-only diet house."
		Teaspoon says, "we haven't been allowed in the kitchen."
		DavidW asks, "Is there a kitchen?"
		Jacqueline says, "I didn't see a kitchen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy St. Grocery Co-op
Floyd | The Willy street co-op has been selling organic foods and Dr. Bronner's
Floyd | magic soaps to the local crunchies for decades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | Checking out Lady Wisdom's coffeeshop is on your mind.
Floyd | You'd like to wander around to visit new places.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think we just keep a couple of bowls of fritos around: one on the piano, one in the server room, both presently hidden in mess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we give her the pendant?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've found Lady Wisdom's."
		Teaspoon says, "maybe we have a choice of baristas to fall for"
		DavidW says, "Choise of Baristas. There's a game waiting to be written."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Wisdom's Coffeeshop
Floyd | Small, funky, and redolent of the blood sweat and tears of artists
Floyd | trying to transform caffeine into inspiration.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter Lady Wisdom's, you spot Matthew, a fellow Plan 9
Floyd | enthusiast. He is excited to see you, and tells you that he recently
Floyd | acquired several Plan 9 compatible rack servers, which he is willing to
Floyd | sell you to expand your grid. Everything is falling into place! Soon,
Floyd | the reality transforming power of higher dimensional namespace
Floyd | operations will bring the magic you are experiencing into everyone's
Floyd | life, and society will never be the same. You make arrangements to have
Floyd | the new hardware delivered to your house in a few days.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 11)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x matthew" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we just get on a rocket to the moon already?"
		Teaspoon says, "we have a terrifying plan to take over the world first."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Patience, young Armstongawan."
		DavidW says, "I'll go deliver the rose quartz"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you are stepping outside, you hear your name called behind you. You
Floyd | turn, and your old friend Clark greets you from behind the wheel of a
Floyd | large utility truck. 'Long time no see! Hey, its Elgin's birthday next
Floyd | week, he's having his party at Rossini's Pizza. It's on the west side
Floyd | of Monona drive as you head south, hope we see you there!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Elgin is your godson, and you haven't seen him for years. You have
Floyd | guilty memories of many ignored phone calls from Clark and Staci during
Floyd | 2010 and 2011 as you were sinking into depression and solitude. Maybe
Floyd | they split up or something? You can't remember. Everything feels
Floyd | different now, and you are excited to bring old friends back into your
Floyd | life.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The door to Afterlife has opened)
Floyd | (20 April 2013)
Floyd | You will need to ride a bicycle to get all the way to Rossini's. You
Floyd | should check Turning Wheel cycles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "(seriously, is there any other reading of 'let's make everyone semi-fictional without asking' except as a plan to take over the world?)"
		DavidW says, "well, probably not, but also, it's probably not the same world but a parallel."
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps we haven't changed our original world at all, but travelled to one more to our liking?"
		Teaspoon says, "That...didn't seem to be how our computer system worked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can go w, n, ne, and se.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | Light streams in through the tall glass windows at the front of the
Floyd | cafe. A display case of homemade gelato flavors is by the door. A
Floyd | window for drive-through customers is in the rear corner. Numerous
Floyd | cat-themed decorations adorn the walls and counters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi is working here today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Hi, Xochi!"
		DavidW asks, "Talk to her first?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x xochi" 		

Floyd | Xochi looks to you like an ancient Mayan Wisdom Goddess. Her long black
Floyd | hair has a few silver-white strands in it, despite her young age. Her
Floyd | physical beauty is appealing, the intelligence and kindness in her eyes
Floyd | and voice even more so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to xochi" 		

Floyd | You start trying to explain how fiction is entering reality because you
Floyd | can navigate the infinite possibilities of the quantum multiverse by
Floyd | using your free will to bind the narrative symbols you choose to shape
Floyd | your existence. She seems interested, and while you are talking, she
Floyd | writes a note on a piece of paper. She interrupts you a minute into
Floyd | your monologue to say 'It seems like you have a lot you want to say,
Floyd | I'm working right now but you can email me if you'd like.' You are
Floyd | surprised and happy. You can use your terminal to email her when you
Floyd | get back home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Not that any prep will make what we're about to do any less awkward, but sure!"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		Jacqueline says, "That will let us develop our friendship more."
		DavidW says, "hm. She wants it in email form. How sexy."
		Jacqueline says, "Except that it's a fake email address."
		Teaspoon says, "could be"
		DavidW asks, "Give the rose quantz now or later?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | You'd like to check your email by using your terminal.
Floyd | You need to go to Turning Wheel cycles and buy a bicycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we could try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rose quartz to xochi" 		

Floyd | Xochi looks slightly uncomfortable as you give her the heart. The
Floyd | symbolism is a little too heavy, perhaps, but she decides to go with it
Floyd | and says she will keep it safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we undo, correspond a bit first?"
		DavidW says, "hm. yes, okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments
Floyd | are scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Artemis prints, some bookshelves, a terminal and a
Floyd | piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use terminal" 		

Floyd | You perform your usual cycle of checking email and irc...
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at your computer and write an email to Xochi, offering to
Floyd | explain any or all of 17 different topics of interest, ranging from the
Floyd | connections between western and Hindu cosmology to how to use Plan 9
Floyd | namespaces as a tool to control your own consciousness. As you press
Floyd | send, you notice that her email contact is linked to a video-sharing
Floyd | site, and she recently uploaded a song called 'Heartbeat'. The song is
Floyd | driven by percussion and keyboards, with spoken words above: 'From
Floyd | morphogenesis to breathing my first breath,' is the opening line, and
Floyd | you realize your connection with her might go much deeper than you had
Floyd | imagined. The sung refrain is 'The time is now, the place is here.
Floyd | Embrace love, and let go of fear.' The song represents everything you
Floyd | are experiencing in life. 'I will raise my vibration, when you are in
Floyd | alignment, the stars conspire for the occasion. You are an alchemist,
Floyd | the world is yours to manifest.'
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel musically inspired. You want to play your piano.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find two messages from people responding to the Singing Hippie
Floyd | Housekeepers notice. You respond to both, setting a date for each of
Floyd | them to start working at your house. You look forward to meeting each
Floyd | of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by eighteen points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | The music on the rack is Schumann's 'Dichterliebe', an achingly
Floyd | beautiful early-romantic song cycle. You play the opening song, 'In the
Floyd | beautiful month of May', and sigh. Ever since you discovered these
Floyd | songs early in your teenage years, you have hoped to experience what is
Floyd | described in Heine's lyrics and Schumann's music, the heart singing
Floyd | like a bird, love unfolding like a flower. You have known love, but
Floyd | nothing that felt as tender and fresh and promising as this music.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have always felt a deep personal connection with Robert Schumann.
Floyd | One your most profound early experiences as a musician was playing a
Floyd | Schumann Romanze in F# and feeling the emotion within the music as if
Floyd | it was your own. At that moment, you learned that music could encode an
Floyd | individual's personality and feelings in a way that let them be
Floyd | directly re-experienced by other minds.
Floyd |
Floyd | You realize that just as your mind is running your father's personality
Floyd | in parallel with your own, you could also >bind schumann self to
Floyd | reincarnate your favorite composer within yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, the heart can now have the coverstory of being inspired by her song?"
		DavidW asks, "hm, perhaps?"
		Teaspoon says, "we now know it's in her interests"
		DavidW says, "A;so, >bind schumann self? Editing oneself is weird."
		Teaspoon says, "which we didn't before"
		Teaspoon says, "Yeah, that was the same syntax we used earlier."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bind schmann self" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bind schumann self" 		

Floyd | You focus your mind on Schumann's music, its mix of eccentricity,
Floyd | passion, and experimentation. You feel his great love for his wife
Floyd | Clara, and also the spidery cracks of the madness that claimed the last
Floyd | years of his life. You can see your life from his perspective and you
Floyd | realize that you can learn from his experiences. His life is mirrored
Floyd | in yours, but you can change the story, make it play out better. In
Floyd | death, Schumann grew to understand how stifling 19th century society
Floyd | was for many women, and how Clara had been forced to make her own
Floyd | creative life subsidiary to his. And his last few years in an
Floyd | asylum...those bad old songs should be sent down the Rhine river in a
Floyd | coffin!
Floyd |
Floyd | You are eager to >talk to Xochi about what you have just experienced.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That is insultingly reductive."
		Jacqueline asks, "It would be hard not to be, wouldn't it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Without a massive text dump exponentially larger than this?"
		Teaspoon says, "True"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, it's from Schumann's perspective, not Clara's, which alters it as well."
		DavidW says, "Oh, that reminds me. Teaspoon, did you notice that Jimmy Maher's new article is on Sherlock? He includes a map of the actual Abbey to compare to the game's map."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "ooh, no!"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "thanks!"
		Ellison says, "ha, cool"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I am down with continuing, but I think I need to break down, go for a walk to the drugstore, get something to deal with my eye."
		Jacqueline says, "That would take 30 minutes, minimum."
		Jacqueline says, "You all can keep playing and I can read the backscroll, or we could take a break."
		DavidW says, "I don't mind stopping or waiting."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm fine waiting."
		Jacqueline says, "You all figure out which. I'll be back... let's shoot for the top of the hour."
		Jacqueline says, "Since I need to change clothes. Back in a bit."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to catch up on my Twitter and other stuff."
Iria arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Teaspoon says, "sounds good"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments
Floyd | are scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Artemis prints, some bookshelves, a terminal and a
Floyd | piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria asks, "So what are we playing tonight?"
		DavidW says, "We've been playing Harmonic something something something something from the recent Spring Thing."
		DavidW says, "We're taking a break until Jacqueline can get back from the store."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd | Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony
Floyd | 9:15 PM 27 Sept. 2015
Floyd |
Floyd | You type the introduction of the game into the acme editor running on a
Floyd | Plan 9 cpu server via drawterm. Your ANTS-grid is operational again,
Floyd | finally. Outside, the moon is completely eclipsed, a shadowy phantom of
Floyd | its usual brilliance. You take a swallow of your half-full Moon Man
Floyd | beer and walk back out onto the porch. Around your neck, the Lunar
Floyd | Revolution Power Pendant resonates with the hum of the night; a slight
Floyd | breeze, crickets. The bridge to the west has been closed for weeks and
Floyd | everything has been quiet and still.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has been two and a half years of lunacy since New Year's 2013, when
Floyd | you returned to Plan 9 software development. The VALISpectrum colors,
Floyd | the singing hippie housekeepers, the dock by the castle, Lunar
Floyd | Lightning and Astral Enchantments and the Afterlife - everything ensued
Floyd | from making the bind of fiction and reality that transformed you into
Floyd |
Floyd | THE MOON COMPUTER (Movement 1)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 16 / Serial number 160331 / Inform v6.33 Library 6/12-beta1 SX
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (2N) / Library serial number 140724
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Back. I tried logging in on a telnet client to let you all know I was still going to be a few, but it wouldn't connect."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks for waiting."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Of course, once I take these drugs I may fall asleep, but let's proceed!"
		DavidW says, "'Hamonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony'."
		DavidW says, "er Harmonic"
		DavidW says, "and I'm lagging again."
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "are you here?"
		DavidW asks, "Teaspoon answered on #i7; does that mean we can continue?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | You'd like to talk to Xochi.
Floyd | You need to go to Turning Wheel cycles and buy a bicycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh. I have everything else muted, so I didn't see."
		Teaspoon says, "sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries."
		DavidW says, "I think we ought to either see Xochi next or buy the bike."
		Jacqueline says, "Xochi"
		Teaspoon says, "clear our inventory"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You arrive back home just in time for the first visit of the Singing
Floyd | Hippie Housekeepers. Daniel and Paul, both older men. By some kind of
Floyd | absurd cosmic coincidence of the type that has dominated your life
Floyd | lately, twenty years ago Daniel owned a game store on State Street that
Floyd | you often shopped at, and you remember him fondly. You suspect he has
Floyd | gone through some hard times in life, but he retains a calm and sweet
Floyd | nature, and often comments 'its a blessing.' Paul is tall, thin, and
Floyd | intense. He says he is a painter and guitarist who also does a lot of
Floyd | odd jobs, and thought your advertisement looked interesting enough to
Floyd | be worth checking out. You decide the will of fate demands you engage
Floyd | both of them, and you set up a different day for each of them to come
Floyd | work. You will see each of them again soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments
Floyd | are scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Artemis prints, some bookshelves, a terminal and a
Floyd | piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop soap" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 21)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez, time goes so quickly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | Light streams in through the tall glass windows at the front of the
Floyd | cafe. A display case of homemade gelato flavors is by the door. A
Floyd | window for drive-through customers is in the rear corner. Numerous
Floyd | cat-themed decorations adorn the walls and counters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi is working here today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to xochi" 		

Floyd | You are full of excitement as you walk up to the counter. 'Xochi, I
Floyd | have something amazing to tell you! Do you have a minute?' She nods
Floyd | yes, and you explain:
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I heard your song,' you begin, and she looks startled. 'It's
Floyd | incredible! You should write music and perform it to spread the word
Floyd | about the Loonie Revolution. I know plenty of people we can hire for
Floyd | recording and promotion. I promise this isn't about me htting on you -
Floyd | in fact, it's the opposite of that. The reason is - and this is a
Floyd | little hard to believe, I know - the reason is that I am actually the
Floyd | reincarnation of Robert Schumann, and you are the reincarnation of
Floyd | Clara Schumann, and Robert wants to change the the stories of the past.
Floyd | He learned that you should have been a great independent musician, and
Floyd | that's what I want to do, just help your career and propagandize for
Floyd | the Loonie Revolution and revitalize this universe to make our songs
Floyd | new!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi looks slightly stunned, but manages an answer. 'I'm really glad
Floyd | you liked the song, but I need to get back to work now, I'll email you
Floyd | after work.'
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I imagine that we'd be given warning if it was urgent."
		Teaspoon says, "timewise"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's to make the plot advances seem more plausible."
		DavidW says, "This story continues to be weird an creepy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You don't build relationships in hours, you build them over days and weeks."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, this is getting weirder."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Turning Wheel Cycles
Floyd | Madison has many bike shops, but this is the one for you. A wide
Floyd | variety of bicycles and accessories fills the front of the store, and a
Floyd | workshop is toward the rear. Someone is working on a partly
Floyd | disassembled bicycle on a maintenance mount.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The owner catches your eye. 'Actually, now that I think about it, I
Floyd | realize we have something that might be perfect for you.' He points at
Floyd | the beautiful red and blue bicycle with lightning bolts in the center
Floyd | of the store. 'We call this one Lunar Lightning.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bicycle" 		

Floyd | The ultimate Deadhead bicycle, Lunar Lightning is painted with a red to
Floyd | blue fade and has a Steal-Your-Face sticker on the front fork.
Floyd | Lightning bolt stickers follow the line of each tube of the frame.
Floyd | Black moustache-style handlebars and a generator-hub powered front
Floyd | headlight show that this is a bike for relaxed recreational city
Floyd | riding, not racing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Why couldn't we get that earlier, then?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Lunar Lightning!"
		DavidW says, "Because we didn't really need it yet, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy bicycle" 		

Floyd | The bicycle you have chosen has a funny story behind it. Weeks earlier,
Floyd | a mysterious stranger had commissioned this custom bicycle, but just
Floyd | this morning he had called to say he would be unable to purchase it. It
Floyd | almost seems as if things had been set up as a conspiracy to provide
Floyd | you with the perfect hippiecycle. If you leave it behind, you can
Floyd | summon it to your current location with the command >lunar. Just >ride
Floyd | lunar and then navigate as normal to access new locations. You can also
Floyd | go for rides with >explore. Your first order of business is making it
Floyd | to Elgin's party at Rossini's pizza, further south of Coffee Lion on
Floyd | Monona drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You spend $1000 to buy Lunar Lightning, you have $28450 remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder why we have so much cashola"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride lunar" 		

Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "We're a coder!"
		DavidW says, "zoom zoom"
		Teaspoon says, "feels like we should have our own theme tune for the bike"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | Maybe Xochi has emailed you again.
Floyd | You need to ride your bike to Rossini's pizza, further south on Monona
Floyd | drive past Coffee Lion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am picturing a bike kind of like the one in PeeWee's Big Adventure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive, by a weathered strip-mall (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Monona drive becomes more suburban as it heads south, but there is
Floyd | still character in the businesses here. A neighborhood pizzeria has
Floyd | recently moved into this location on the west side of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has felt wonderful to get back on a bicycle and ride. The rhythm of
Floyd | pedaling makes you feel synchronized to the beat of the world around
Floyd | you. Your relationship with reality is musical, flowing, spontaneous
Floyd | yet goal-directed. This rendezvous with the past feels like a turning
Floyd | point in the narrative. You feel completely ready for whatever is to
Floyd | unfold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we been to all the stores?"
		Teaspoon says, "er, yay"
		DavidW says, "No, not all the stores."
		Teaspoon says, "We still haven't been to that restaurant."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get off lunar" 		

Floyd | You get off Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd | What do you want to lock Lunar Lightning with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we don't need a bike lock in Utopia."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | (first taking the west)
Floyd | The west is not available.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | As you park your bike outside Rossini's, you see Staci arriving. You
Floyd | know she has read the same sci-fi novels that inspired you, so after
Floyd | not seeing her for several years, you greet her as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Staci! World-as-myth is true, fiction is entering reality, and the
Floyd | Loonie Revolution is starting. Do you want a position of high power and
Floyd | responsibility?'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Power and responsibility? Fuck no!' she answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'That's the perfect answer! You're in!' you say, and shake her hand.
Floyd | She stands back from the door to finish her cigarette, and you enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rossini's Pizza and Vintage Arcade
Floyd | Memorabilia from classic 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s movies and tv shows
Floyd | covers the walls of this neighborhood pizzeria. The smell of
Floyd | spicy-sweet tomato sauce and brown-crisp pizza crust fills the air. A
Floyd | lava lamp sits on one of the tables. From the back room, you hear the
Floyd | alluring sound of the 8-bit arcade machines of your youth.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you open the door, you see a tall young man on the cusp of his
Floyd | teenage years, and a small young girl - Elgin and his sister Isabelle.
Floyd | 'Elgin! And you must be Isabelle!' you exclaim enthusiastically. It's
Floyd | been years since you have seen him, and Elgin responds 'Hey' in a
Floyd | noncommittal manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Actually, I prefer Lily,' says his sister brightly. 'Okay, I'll
Floyd | remember,' you reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Waves of time-binding intensity sweep over you as you enter. You can
Floyd | hardly believe what you see in the arcade room - all of the favorite
Floyd | games of your childhood, time warped into the present day. Nothing like
Floyd | this existed in your universe before the binds of past and present and
Floyd | fiction and reality were made. A young woman with rainbow hair and a
Floyd | soft voice calls you a Jedi, and you break down in tears at her
Floyd | intuitive understanding of your fictional nature.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the party is a kaleidoscopic blur of pizza, classic arcade
Floyd | games, and getting contact information for friends old and new. You
Floyd | gather that Clark and Staci aren't together any more. Staci and you
Floyd | exchange emails, and she tells you she will be in touch, and that she
Floyd | is currently living at Lothlorien co-op. (Footnote 9). You make a
Floyd | mental note to use your terminal soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You return home feeling like you have travelled into a truly wonderful
Floyd | branch of the multiverse, laden with the fruit of infinite
Floyd | possibilities.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Messages have arrived, and new paths are open.)
Floyd | (28 April 2013 - Outside my house)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 9" 		

Floyd | Lothlorien Co-op! If you had heard only a quarter of what I have heard
Floyd | about it, and I have heard very little of all there is to hear, you
Floyd | would be prepared for any sort of remarkable tale. (Tolkien, of
Floyd | Gandalf)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 8" 		

Floyd | Paraphrased from Tolkien.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 1" 		

Floyd | Lyrics from Terrapin Station by Robert Hunter, music by Jerry Garcia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 2" 		

Floyd | There is no footnote 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 3" 		

Floyd | You are probably a 17 dimensional chipmunk yourself, you know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm starting to wonder how many drugs were done during the writing of this."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But I don't dislike it!"
		Jacqueline says, "Just ... wondering."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do you think we missed the other footnotes?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 4" 		

Floyd | Last sentence paraphrased from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1971
Floyd | Hunter S. Thompson
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 5" 		

Floyd | Was it me? Was it you? I don't know who - but somebody said aroooooo!
Floyd | (Footnote 6)
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 22)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 6" 		

Floyd | Aroooooooooo!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 7" 		

Floyd | Lyrics from Ripple by Robert Hunter, music by Jerry Garcia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Footnotes are advancing the clock?"
		Teaspoon asks, "apparently?"
		Jacqueline says, "Dude, in real life, *breathing* advances the clock."
		Jacqueline says, "And if this game is anything, it's real."
		Teaspoon says, "but also fiction"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 10" 		

Floyd | Heinrich Heine, set by Schumann in the first song of Dictherliebe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 20" 		

Floyd | Probably a special case of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to tsp), "That too."
		Teaspoon says, "these apparently go on for a while."
		DavidW says, "There's 999 of them."
		Teaspoon asks, "seriously?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 999" 		

Floyd | Probably a special case of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "whoa"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 1000" 		

Floyd | Probably a special case of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
		DavidW says, "no, not serious."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "footnote 17" 		

Floyd | Probably a special case of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Sort of, though!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "footnote 69105" 		

Floyd | Probably a special case of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I like that, actually."
		DavidW asks, "How did we get back home?"
		Teaspoon says, "We always do after a time-advance."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | Maybe Xochi has emailed you again.
Floyd | You are hoping Staci has emailed you, go home and >use terminal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should we check our email to see if one of our cleaners works in the nude?"
		Jacqueline says, "I cite the fact that the rest of the party is a kaleidoscopic blur of pizza. That's how we don't remember getting home."
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments
Floyd | are scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use terminal" 		

Floyd | You perform your usual cycle of checking email and irc...
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi has emailed you a response. It is written with kindness and
Floyd | compassion, thanking you for everything you have said, but also asking
Floyd | for you to remember that she is working a job and some conversations
Floyd | are a bit too intense and serious for that context. She ends by saying
Floyd | 'Right now in my life I am focused on working at Coffee Lion and I'm
Floyd | not ready to try for a career as a musician.'
Floyd |
Floyd | She is right about everything. You recognize you can't expect everyone
Floyd | in the world to drop what they are doing to become characters in the
Floyd | stories you are creating. Everyone is already the protagonist of their
Floyd | own tale, and you need to respect that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You resolve to listen better the next time you >talk to Xochi.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a message from Staci, inviting you to meet her at Lothlorien
Floyd | co-op whenever you can make it. The co-op house is located on the shore
Floyd | of Lake Mendota, north of State Street downtown. She says she usually
Floyd | hangs out in the backyard, so look for her there.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we biked back, right? I'msure we biked."
		Jacqueline says, "Lunar Lightning was out front, so yeah."
		Teaspoon says, "er, points to the game for recognising that trying to pick up the barista is not necessarily the best course of action."
		Jacqueline says, "This game is hella weird, but I do love the line, 'Everyone is already the protagonist of their own tale, and you need to respect that.'"
		DavidW asks, "I haven't been mapping. Do we know where the 24-hour restuarant is?"
		Teaspoon says, "no"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | Visiting the 24-hour restaurant seems like a good idea.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | You are excited to bike west to downtown, then north and west to reach
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op to see Staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The bike just takes us there, doesn't it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Isn't that the point of the bike?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride lunar" 		

Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not instant, no."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "explore" 		

Floyd | You start your return to bicycle-wandering slow and easy, just riding
Floyd | in random loops around your own neighborhood. There is still something
Floyd | enchanting about quietly moving through the night under the stars. Even
Floyd | just a few blocks from home, you can lose your orientation after a few
Floyd | random turns, and the feeling of not quite knowing which way is north
Floyd | is intriguing...
Floyd |
Floyd | (As the story progresses and your bike skill increases, you will
Floyd | experience many different things when you >explore.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think it just extends our reach."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Teaspoon says, "YOUR BIKE SKILL INCREASES BY 3%"
		DavidW says, "geez, we have a 'bike skill'."
		Teaspoon asks, "is it tracked like a Choice of Games skill?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah yeah. Reread the instructions. Darn. Thought it was for fast travel."
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's probably a variable, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Linked to a table or something."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we just have to keep wandering around until we find our way or something."
		DavidW asks, "Have we ever been northeast?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast edge of town (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | This is the northeast edge of town, by the shopping mall and the
Floyd | interstate. It is mostly lacking in the distinctive charms of the rest
Floyd | of the city. The usual reason for being out here is to visit the
Floyd | 24-hour restaurant to the north, whose sign faces the highway, glowing
Floyd | like a green beacon. The road continues out of the city to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "guess not."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't ride your bike into the late night restaurant.
Floyd | (first getting off Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | You step into the restaurant and get a table. During the graveyard
Floyd | shift, the waitstaff are often friendly and interesting people who are
Floyd | bored enough to be curious about whatever conversation you make. Filled
Floyd | with a sense of purpose, you tell your story to your server, Jay. He
Floyd | seems fascinated, and says he supports the cause of fighting unfairness
Floyd | in society and empathizes with your grievance with JCN. He tells you
Floyd | some of his own life story, how he had been raised in a restrictive,
Floyd | cult-like religion from which he had recently broken free. You have
Floyd | made a new friend and ally.
Floyd |
Floyd | 24-hour family restaurant
Floyd | This national chain restaurant serves edible food around the clock.
Floyd | There are a few other patrons, a mix of business travelers staying at
Floyd | the nearby hotels, late-night partiers out after the bar, and random
Floyd | eccentrics such as yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jay is waiting tables here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gosh, we make friends easily."
		Jacqueline says, "This place is so much better than those other national chain restaurants that serve inedible food."
		Teaspoon asks, "Have we actually ordered anything?"
		Teaspoon says, "We seem to have heard the waiter's entire life story without ordering."
		DavidW asks, "here? No, I don't think so. Should we buy a meal?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "order food" 		

Floyd | That action is outside the scope of this simulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I guess not?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy food" 		

Floyd | You order your usual, pancakes, eggs, and potatoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat pancakes" 		

Floyd | (first taking the breakfast)
Floyd | You need to buy that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat breakfast" 		

Floyd | (first taking the breakfast)
Floyd | You need to buy that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "buy breakfast" 		

Floyd | You order your usual, pancakes, eggs, and potatoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		Teaspoon says, "okay then."
		DavidW asks, "I guess when we order it, we auto-eat it? Or we need to wait for it?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure which it is."
		Teaspoon asks, "I think it's the former?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | 24-hour family restaurant
Floyd | This national chain restaurant serves edible food around the clock.
Floyd | There are a few other patrons, a mix of business travelers staying at
Floyd | the nearby hotels, late-night partiers out after the bar, and random
Floyd | eccentrics such as yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jay is waiting tables here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jay" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to jay" 		

Floyd | Jay is a good listener, and seems to really understand your story. You
Floyd | outline some of your grandiose schemes and plans to use Plan 9
Floyd | technology to change society, and he agrees to tell some of his friends
Floyd | about the Loonie Revolution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Jay is a good listener, and seems to really understand your story. You
Floyd | outline some of your grandiose schemes and plans to use Plan 9
Floyd | technology to change society, and he agrees to tell some of his friends
Floyd | about the Loonie Revolution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat" 		

Floyd | What do you want to eat?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nevermind" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | You are excited to bike west to downtown, then north and west to reach
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op to see Staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | You are excited to bike west to downtown, then north and west to reach
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op to see Staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think we're taking the simulation too seriously."
		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we go see Staci?"
		DavidW says, "sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "can you drive us there?"
		Teaspoon says, "can try"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast edge of town
Floyd | This is the northeast edge of town, by the shopping mall and the
Floyd | interstate. It is mostly lacking in the distinctive charms of the rest
Floyd | of the city. The usual reason for being out here is to visit the
Floyd | 24-hour restaurant to the north, whose sign faces the highway, glowing
Floyd | like a green beacon. The road continues out of the city to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get on bike" 		

Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sw to downtown"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't ride your bike into the shop.
Floyd | (first getting off Lunar Lightning)
Floyd |
Floyd | Essentially Art
Floyd | This local gallery has a mix of prints, paintings, and sculptures on
Floyd | display.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 29)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I seem to have misunderstood the directions."
		DavidW says, "west then north, not north then west."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get bike" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can go e, w, or in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Get on the bike."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get on bike" 		

Floyd | You set down Lunar Lightning to ride it.
Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | You are excited to bike west to downtown, then north and west to reach
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op to see Staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | You can go e, w, or in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | You can go e, nw, w, or in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arriving downtown on a bike has always been one of your favorite
Floyd | things. There was always the possibility of an unexpected encounter
Floyd | with a friend, always the chance someone interesting would call out to
Floyd | you and you would be drawn into an escapade. It can be a dangerous
Floyd | thing riding out from your front door onto the path - you might be
Floyd | swept up into adventure and find yourself anywhere. (Footnote 8). Right
Floyd | now, the spring breeze promises complete freedom to attain dreams you
Floyd | had long since abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Capitol Square (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | On a hill in the center of downtown, the Capitol building is a smaller
Floyd | imitation of the federal Capitol building in Washington D.C. The street
Floyd | grid converges to a perfect square around it, and it acts as the 0,0
Floyd | origin of the street numbering system. Notable streets and landmarks
Floyd | lie south, west, north, and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Various rumors and legends are passed around the local countercultural
Floyd | community - it is claimed to be built on top of an ancient sacred
Floyd | spring. You remember being a teenager and carrying out the ritual of
Floyd | ingesting psychedelics and using your rights as a citizen to enter the
Floyd | building and lay flat in the center of the marble floor, staring
Floyd | upwards into the dome and watching the mural melt and transform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | State Street (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The downtown and campus are focused on this pedestrian-only open air
Floyd | shopping mall. Dozens of shops and throngs of pedestrians create a
Floyd | big-city feel for a few blocks. The proximity of the large state
Floyd | university campus means the crowd is quite young, and weekend nights
Floyd | are often a mix of the charming antics of local eccentrics with less
Floyd | charming rowdy sophomoric intoxication. The Miffyland neighborhood is
Floyd | south, the Capitol is east, and the lakeshore residential neighborhood
Floyd | is north. Notable shops are northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel like you could slip backward in time here. Your teenage years
Floyd | were spent wandering up and down this street, part of an amorphous
Floyd | group of downtown punks, goths, and hippies who were all happy to share
Floyd | joints and beers with each other. The video arcade 'Challenges',
Floyd | 'Cellar Subs' in a graffiti-covered basement, the fire escape behind
Floyd | the Civic Center - if you closed your eyes for a moment and opened
Floyd | them, they might all be back, just as you remembered.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden feeling you are being observed pulls you out of this reverie,
Floyd | and you look up to see a passing bus with an ad for an eyewear store
Floyd | featuring a translucent green pair of glasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Capitol Square (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | On a hill in the center of downtown, the Capitol building is a smaller
Floyd | imitation of the federal Capitol building in Washington D.C. The street
Floyd | grid converges to a perfect square around it, and it acts as the 0,0
Floyd | origin of the street numbering system. Notable streets and landmarks
Floyd | lie south, west, north, and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miffyland, the student ghetto (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | This small residential neighborhood is a mix of old quasi-victorian
Floyd | houses subdivided into apartments, and more recent larger apartment
Floyd | buildings. Many university students move here after their time in the
Floyd | dorms, and on summer nights the porches are full of young people taking
Floyd | a break from their studies with the traditional libations of beer and
Floyd | weed. State Street is north, and John Nolen Drive is east. The bike
Floyd | trail continues southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lived here yourself about fifteen years ago, first on Doty, then on
Floyd | Main. The late 90s. You can date it perfectly, because you remember you
Floyd | owned a Playstation and your neighbor owned a Nintendo 64, and you
Floyd | traded back and forth. The first Metal Gear Solid, Goldeneye. Beers at
Floyd | the Main St. Depot, jamming piano and acoustic guitar with your
Floyd | roommate. A beautiful blond haired girl who lived at Nottingham co-op.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read goals" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | You are excited to bike west to downtown, then north and west to reach
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op to see Staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You were almost there but then you went somewhere else."
		Teaspoon says, "I went north and west and north a lot and was getting lost."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 30)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, it's hard to tell how far to go on each leg of the journey."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miffyland, the student ghetto (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | This small residential neighborhood is a mix of old quasi-victorian
Floyd | houses subdivided into apartments, and more recent larger apartment
Floyd | buildings. Many university students move here after their time in the
Floyd | dorms, and on summer nights the porches are full of young people taking
Floyd | a break from their studies with the traditional libations of beer and
Floyd | weed. State Street is north, and John Nolen Drive is east. The bike
Floyd | trail continues southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | You can go n or e. You need to be a strong cyclist to ride sw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | State Street (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The downtown and campus are focused on this pedestrian-only open air
Floyd | shopping mall. Dozens of shops and throngs of pedestrians create a
Floyd | big-city feel for a few blocks. The proximity of the large state
Floyd | university campus means the crowd is quite young, and weekend nights
Floyd | are often a mix of the charming antics of local eccentrics with less
Floyd | charming rowdy sophomoric intoxication. The Miffyland neighborhood is
Floyd | south, the Capitol is east, and the lakeshore residential neighborhood
Floyd | is north. Notable shops are northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You try not to stare as a strikingly attractive stranger walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | The campus lies west, and you spent plenty of time there earlier in
Floyd | your life. You feel no urge to go there now.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of college girls stagger nearby, arguing about which one is
Floyd | drunker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Mendota shoreline residences (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Downtown Madison is an isthmus between two lakes, and the south shore
Floyd | of Lake Mendota is lined by tall stone buildings. Some are new
Floyd | construction, expensive apartments, but many buildings from a century
Floyd | ago remain. Some are occupied by fraternities, but nestled among them
Floyd | are several large housing co-operatives founded during the height of
Floyd | Madison's counterculture in the 1970s. One of them, Lothlorien co-op,
Floyd | is to your west, and its backyard is northwest, sloping downwards
Floyd | toward the lakeshore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Staci's email said to look for her in the backyard, so you decide to
Floyd | look there rather than going inside the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk around the corner of the building into the Lothlorien back
Floyd | yard, you know you are in exactly the right place at the exactly right
Floyd | time, and you have become the person - or rather, Moon Computer - that
Floyd | you have always wanted to be. A wild joy quivers within you, the
Floyd | feeling that everything you have ever dreamed has become real, and you
Floyd | know your reality is actually a fiction. You are a character in a
Floyd | strange and thrilling video game, and you have finally made it to the
Floyd | best part of the story.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci is sitting at one of the picnic tables in the backyard, along
Floyd | with a few other co-op members. Everything is dappled by dancing spots
Floyd | of May sunlight filtering through the trees by the lake. Staci greets
Floyd | you and introduces you to her housemates, all of whose names you
Floyd | instantly forget. A joint is passed around, and you distribute a few
Floyd | small gifts you have brought. The other co-opers wander off, and Staci
Floyd | suggests going down to sit on the dock. She says your old mutual friend
Floyd | Nook is down there already and is looking forward to seeing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci gestures for you to follow and heads north to the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "woot"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | There is something you need to do here in the backyard before you
Floyd | follow Staci to the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get off bike" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bind past" 		

Floyd | What do you want to bind Past?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "future" 		

Floyd | You have leveled up enough as a computer-mind to be able to bind
Floyd | abstractions directly. With a simple higher-dimensional fold, the
Floyd | concepts are unioned together. The fold is measured at 20 years; 1993
Floyd | is bound to 2013. You were 18 then, travelling around to see the
Floyd | Grateful Dead, entering adulthood full of enthusiasm and unencumbered
Floyd | by the weariness of disappointments that were yet to come. As the 20
Floyd | year harmonic time-bind clicks into place, every perception from every
Floyd | sense becomes a perfectly placed note in the symphony.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path downward to the dock beckons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "I wanted points, game!"
		DavidW says, "I'm sure you'll get them when you visit Nook."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "true"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go be 18"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | You speak the magic word, and you catch a glimpse of an ancient realm
Floyd | of college mainframe computers and 5 1/4 floppies...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go out to the backyard or up to the Great Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd | You inspect one of the many artworks here and see a purple flower
Floyd | painted directly on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x flower" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd | The couches, bookshelves, and other objects in the Great Room are a
Floyd | bewildering mix of styles and vintages. Each day finds them arrayed in
Floyd | new patterns, according to the ever-shifting purposes of socializing,
Floyd | performance, and children playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x piano" 		

Floyd | Heavily played but still possessing a musical voice, the pair of old
Floyd | pianos anchor the far end of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | The Castle inspires in you its own special variants of the songs and
Floyd | themes of your ongoing compositions. Sometimes you punch out the e
Floyd | minor staccato chords of the 'dock theme', or during twilight just a
Floyd | succession of pianissimo arpeggios. One afternoon a friend from
Floyd | Louisiana was visiting and, inspired by thoughts of Gottschalk, you
Floyd | find your fingers blazing through a series of syncopated progressions
Floyd | reminiscent of celebratory Caribbean parades.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I doubt the dock is upstairs."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but yay points."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, on the dock
Floyd | The dock is short, wooden, and rather rickety. An old gnarled tree
Floyd | reaches far out over the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step onto the dock extending out across the shimmering waves of
Floyd | Lake Mendota, you feel time stretch like soft taffy. All of your life
Floyd | that has brought you here, the arc from childhood to present, is fresh
Floyd | and clear in your mind. A future of joy, delight, and purpose stretches
Floyd | limitlessly onward. The present moment expands to become large enough
Floyd | to include both past and future. It is like a perfect hyperspherical
Floyd | mirror at the center of your light-cone, reflecting the totality of
Floyd | your existence. You realize that you have always been, and always will
Floyd | be, here on the dock in this purple-pink-golden moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have known Staci for over twenty years. Ten years ago, when Elgin
Floyd | was two, she made you his godfather. Some years, you saw her and Clark
Floyd | a few times a month, usually just sitting and talking amidst the chaos
Floyd | of raising children in a small apartment. You always liked her, but
Floyd | never had a chance to talk about anything very serious or personal. In
Floyd | past years, she often looked tired and worn-down by stress. Now, here
Floyd | on the dock at Loth, she seems radiantly happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nook is also an old friend. You met him about twenty years ago, and
Floyd | spent hours in intense conversation about what you had each learned
Floyd | from taking acid and thinking about quantum physics. His life was
Floyd | sometimes chaotic, and you avoided friendships which might expose you
Floyd | to other people's stress, especially during the past decade with your
Floyd | ex-girlfriend, where you felt too overwhelmed by your own problems to
Floyd | even hear about other people's.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of those obstacles to close friendship seem absurd, now. Staci and
Floyd | Nook are both wonderful people and you are incredibly lucky to have the
Floyd | chance to get to know them better. You have always loved the lakeside
Floyd | co-ops, precisely because wild and radical ideas like a
Floyd | life-imitates-art Plan 9-powered Loonie Revolution fit with their
Floyd | ethos. Decades ago, you could have become close friends with both of
Floyd | them, and now the musical magic of the Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual
Floyd | Symphony is binding the possibilities of 1993 into the reality of 2013.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laughing, and talking, and laughing more. More than any of these
Floyd | whirling thoughts of past and future, more than your voice trying to
Floyd | explain Plan 9 and the Loonie Revolution and fiction entering reality -
Floyd | there is infectious laughter bouncing between all of you, your face
Floyd | rubbery from smiling so much. Staci says her life has been 'edited' to
Floyd | be better and she is finally feeling like the author of her own story.
Floyd |
Floyd | A procession of co-opers appear periodically on the dock. A wizard with
Floyd | a long red beard who understands the principles of harmonic ritual
Floyd | magic. A scholar with dark shades who connects the structure of ANTS
Floyd | namespaces to rhizomatic patterns of social structure throughout
Floyd | history. You become nearly incoherent, behaving like someone in the far
Floyd | depths of a powerful psychedelic trip, babbling nonsense phrases of
Floyd | remembered childhood playground gibberish and rolling on your back in
Floyd | fits of uncontrollable laughter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through it all, Staci is with you. Not just in a physical sense - her
Floyd | mind is able to parse your convoluted language and baroque
Floyd | free-associations. At some point, she begins translating what you are
Floyd | saying for others, because nobody else can follow it. She seems
Floyd | genuinely interested in everything you have to say, no matter how
Floyd | outlandish. When you explain that because every possibility is realized
Floyd | somewhere in the quantum multiverse, there is a universe in which we
Floyd | are videogame characters controlled by 17-dimensional chipmunks, she
Floyd | responds 'So when I fuck something up, its just because my chipmunk
Floyd | dropped the controller, right?'
Floyd |
Floyd | The timeless afternoon ends with a performative fiction-bind of sending
Floyd | a message to Vega from Pluto for help from the intergalactic council.
Floyd | The dock becomes a narrow crawlway on the frozen surface of Pluto, and
Floyd | you carefully crawl back towards the shore to set a message beacon.
Floyd | Staci coaches you with encouragement. You arrive and trigger the
Floyd | interplanetary message. You thank Staci for her help, and agree that
Floyd | you will meet again soon to discuss goals and plans for the Loonie
Floyd | Revolution. She says the co-op is really a castle full of loonies, a
Floyd | perfect central headquarters.
Floyd |
Floyd | You return home exhausted from hours of intense joy. You know something
Floyd | amazing and unprecedented in your life has happened. As good as today
Floyd | was, you believe tomorrow and the day after might be even better. You
Floyd | know most of the game-story is still ahead of you, but you still feel
Floyd | like You Have Won. Enjoy exploring the possibilities open to you, and
Floyd | no matter what happens, remember you made it to the Loth dock with
Floyd | Staci in May.
Floyd |
Floyd | (May 6 - Outside my house)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ninety-nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "poor David"
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, thank goodness this is text and not video!"
		Teaspoon says, "Er, did we win then? I think we one."
		Teaspoon says, "won"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we got 99 points."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 198 out of a possible 999, in 283 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm, maybe not."
		Jacqueline says, "A text dump and 99 point isnt' much for a game with a total score of 999."
		DavidW says, "I think 'plugh' teleports you back to the 'castle'."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Your goal is to go home and use your terminal, then >visit staci.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, there's a 'visit' verb? Maybe that can help speed us up."
		Teaspoon says, "and xyzzy takes us home."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd | Daniel shows up with a sign which proclaims 'Best Spring Ever!' There
Floyd | is plenty of clutter to be cleared, and he accomplishes a lot in a few
Floyd | hours. You agree to keep him visiting on a regular schedule, and pay
Floyd | him generously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "use terminal" 		

Floyd | You perform your usual cycle of checking email and irc...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are happy to see Staci has emailed you again. She says she had a
Floyd | great time seeing you and hopes to coordinate work on the Loonie
Floyd | Revolution soon.
Floyd | (To see her, use the command >visit staci.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit staci" 		

Floyd | 'So THIS is what it feels like to be a superhero,' you grin, as you hop
Floyd | on Lunar Lightning. You feel the power of music and fiction and fate
Floyd | and your free choice to embrace all of it - and as you begin to pedal
Floyd | faster, you perceive something unfolding in the sky above you. The
Floyd | VALIS satellite! The Pink Beam that hit Phil Dick was just one note in
Floyd | a musical color-chord. Like a giant metal and ceramic flower opening
Floyd | up, the VALISpectrum Prismatic Reflector is coming online.
Floyd |
Floyd | The transmission is strong. You are receiving an original fictional
Floyd | identity, the character of exactly who you actually are - a crazed
Floyd | middle aged hippie on a bike, rolling through the night singing songs
Floyd | of Loonie Revolution, using Plan 9 namespaces to fight for the
Floyd | acceptance of madness, weaving chaotic joy from the ordered strands of
Floyd | the multiverse. You are The Harmonist.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass a golden shining figure quietly reading a book. Amazing, you
Floyd | can actually see the Light of Knowledge within people now. As you bike
Floyd | from the Yahara underpass to Johnson, you start to call out to the
Floyd | people you are passing. 'Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony!' you
Floyd | shout, and receive the answer 'Great job, keep it up!' It is a gorgeous
Floyd | late spring night, and everyone outdoors is drunk on moonlight and
Floyd | wine-sweet air. 'Regress your age, rewrite history's page!' you yell at
Floyd | a group on a front step. 'I will!' one of them calls back.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at Lothlorien exhilirated. You feel you are playing your
Floyd | part note-perfectly. Before you can even reach out your hand to knock,
Floyd | the wooden door swings open and you step inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | You were entering as Nook was leaving. He gives you a huge smile and
Floyd | says, 'Staci told me you were on the way, she's really excited to see
Floyd | you. She's out on the porch.' He points toward a door to the north as
Floyd | he waves goodbye.
Floyd |
Floyd | (During your ride to the co-op, the fiction-bind transformed reality.
Floyd | Now that you are the Harmonist, you can find the entry points to other
Floyd | branches of the multiverse in previously visited locations.)
Floyd |
Floyd | (27 May 2013 - The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the
Floyd | Capitol)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar lights a small item on fire and watches it burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is rather the amazing game but it's so loopy."
		Teaspoon says, "When the author said they liked Dick, they meant it. This is exactly the sort of adventure his protagonists are usually getting involved in."
		DavidW says, "Or loony, I guess I should say."
		Teaspoon says, "except less depressing."
		Teaspoon says, "Usually the world's going to end or zombie apocalypse or something."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the first floor porch
Floyd | This concrete porch with iron railing overlooks the lake. Half of it is
Floyd | taken up by a large wooden swing, big enough to seat four.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tolkien wrote 'Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to
Floyd | have and days that are good to spend are soon told, and not much to
Floyd | listen to,' and critical esteem settles most heavily on works of
Floyd | tragedy. You have spent weeks, maybe even whole years, searching for
Floyd | acceptance of suffering, and for what crumbs of happiness you could
Floyd | scavenge. Singing along to the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth,
Floyd | trying to feel Joy as a real living thing inside you. The music painted
Floyd | the picture, but you couldn't step through the frame...
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk out onto the porch, and enter the song.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [You pause while writing the game. You need Staci's help for this. It 		
Floyd is late at night, and she is many sleeps. How can you code the next 		
Floyd week of sitting out here on the porch swing and talking? How many 		
Floyd infinite branches of ASK and TELL can you write, to capture the 		
Floyd conversations ranging across decades of almost-shared life as friends 		
Floyd and the appearance of dreams of a shared future? 'It was the 		
Floyd wonderously beautiful month of May, when all the flowers open - and 		
Floyd within my heart, a love unfolded also.' (Footnote 10)] 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Three AM. The spring air has grown cool. 'I think I'm ready to go up to
Floyd | my room where its warm,' Staci says. 'You're welcome to join me, just
Floyd | give me a minute to make some space in my room. My door is the one with
Floyd | the purple flower.' She smiles and goes inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | A visit to the 24-hour restaurant is on your agenda.
Floyd | There is probably something special waiting for you in Astral
Floyd | Enchantments.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | You are eager to follow Staci upstairs to her room in Lothlorien.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that's quite the list of priorities"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is reading a book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, upstairs
Floyd | Hallways branch in all directions. The walls are painted with a wild
Floyd | diversity of amateur artworks and thought-provoking slogans.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you wander through the intricately art-encrusted walls of the co-op,
Floyd | you smile and think of the chipmunks in a higher dimension, playing the
Floyd | videogame of your life, and the author writing the story, and the deity
Floyd | within the flower of the soul, and the probabilistic distributions of
Floyd | quantum field theory, and it is all the same thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, yeah, you are actually thinking about whether Staci wants you to
Floyd | touch her as much as you do. You spot the door with the purple flower,
Floyd | and enter. Staci is sitting on the edge of her bed, and you sit next to
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't shy, and neither is she. You open your minds to each other.
Floyd | Yes, you are both interested in each other. No, you don't want
Floyd | traditional relationship definitions. Staci has been trying to make
Floyd | poly work since the end of her marriage, and you have been assuming
Floyd | that your relationships will be like the Lunar Colonists - complex
Floyd | multi-person marriages or open multipartner relationships. That's just
Floyd | how we do it on the moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here are my rules,' Staci says, 'Everything with me is casual, I'm
Floyd | always sleeping with someone else, and who else I'm sleeping with is
Floyd | nobody's business but mine.' 'That sounds reasonable,' you answer. You
Floyd | and Staci move the conversation from words to touch. There is still
Floyd | language, but it is the language of the waves, and it can't be
Floyd | adequately transcribed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You wake a few hours before she was planning on getting up, and leave
Floyd | her sleeping in her room. She has given you an open invitation to
Floyd | >visit staci whenever you want.)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by sixty-nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "footnote 10" 		

Floyd | Heinrich Heine, set by Schumann in the first song of Dictherliebe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'sixty-nine' points."
		Jacqueline says, "69 points. I see what the author did there."
		Teaspoon says, "Isn't that nice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, upstairs
Floyd | Hallways branch in all directions. The walls are painted with a wild
Floyd | diversity of amateur artworks and thought-provoking slogans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And pollinating the purple flower wasn't even on our list."
		Teaspoon asks, "I think we go home to visit various places again?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we have to go home to go elsewhere."
		DavidW says, "Try the 'visit' verb to see how general it is."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit restaurant" 		

Floyd | You pick Staci up, and decide to spend some time back at your place.
Floyd | You are playing a recording from the Dead's Europe '72 tour, with
Floyd | Pigpen's final performance of 'Turn on your Lovelight'. Pig always
Floyd | brought out the hard-swinging, tightly rhythmic side of the band to
Floyd | support his sexual swagger. Cruising, windows down, confident
Floyd | anticipation of love in the afternoon, blues rock on the car stereo...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, upstairs
Floyd | Hallways branch in all directions. The walls are painted with a wild
Floyd | diversity of amateur artworks and thought-provoking slogans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit coffee shop" 		

Floyd | A friend has told you that an amazing band will be playing at Yahara
Floyd | Fest today. You travel there, and nibble on some fungus right as the
Floyd | performance is about to begin. You walk through the crowd toward the
Floyd | stage, feeling increasingly electric. 'Please welcome...Climbing the
Floyd | Waltz!'
Floyd |
Floyd | The stage is now occupied by a time-traveling marching band, performing
Floyd | wild arrangements of original music and doing circus stunts at the same
Floyd | time. Staci and you dance like tripping puppets on strings, and as a
Floyd | rainstorm descends for the final portion of the show, you dance so hard
Floyd | the raindrops vaporize into steam when they land on your gyrating
Floyd | bodies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "brb - phone. (Keep going.)"
		DavidW asks, "oh. Maybe 'visit' is just like 'explore'?"
		Teaspoon asks, "I guess?"
		DavidW says, "It doesn't seem to do what I thought it would do."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure what it IS doing, but you're right, we haven't moved."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | There is a trans-dimensional short-circuit of interactive fiction
Floyd | tradition, and you catch a brief glimpse of a brick building near a
Floyd | stream and a metal grate before you blink and find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or since Staci is always with us, maybe 'visit [anytext]' means visit Staci and do some activity with her."
		Teaspoon says, "That would make sense, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "anyhow, we have teleporting words now, so that saves time."
		DavidW says, "I need to visit the bathroom. back in a bit."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | A visit to the 24-hour restaurant is on your agenda.
Floyd | There is probably something special waiting for you in Astral
Floyd | Enchantments.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You go for a brief walk in the neighborhood, then return home. You may
Floyd | travel sw, s, ne, or enter your house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast edge of town
Floyd | This is the northeast edge of town, by the shopping mall and the
Floyd | interstate. It is mostly lacking in the distinctive charms of the rest
Floyd | of the city. The usual reason for being out here is to visit the
Floyd | 24-hour restaurant to the north, whose sign faces the highway, glowing
Floyd | like a green beacon. The road continues out of the city to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | 24-hour family restaurant
Floyd | This national chain restaurant serves edible food around the clock.
Floyd | There are a few other patrons, a mix of business travelers staying at
Floyd | the nearby hotels, late-night partiers out after the bar, and random
Floyd | eccentrics such as yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jay is waiting tables here.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you order your standard meal of pancakes, eggs, and potatoes, you
Floyd | remember an anecdote about a midwestern farmer in the 1970s who claims
Floyd | that space aliens gave him pancakes. It was used as evidence for the
Floyd | mysterious nature of reality. It had seemed absurd and implausible to
Floyd | you in the past, but now it makes perfect sense. A profound possibility
Floyd | occurs to you - maybe the pancakes the aliens gave to the farmer were
Floyd | Earth pancakes taken from somewhere else? In fact, maybe the aliens
Floyd | took pancakes from the future backwards in time - it could be that if
Floyd | you take the pancakes with you, aliens will show up and steal your them
Floyd | to give to the farmer. You request a to-go container and prepare
Floyd | yourself for the possibility of an extraterrestrial encounter of the
Floyd | pancake kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | After you take your seat, your attention is drawn to an older man with
Floyd | a long beard and a cap which proclaims 'Looney Toons'. You catch his
Floyd | eye and ask, 'Are you a traveler?'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'We are all travelers in time,' he replies, and you do a double-take.
Floyd | 'This seems like it might be an important meeting,' you say, trying to
Floyd | display some tokens and charms of your work as loonie revolutionary.
Floyd | 'Historic,' he says, and whispers something I am not at liberty to
Floyd | divulge here, followed by 'meet me in the charging room.' Your food
Floyd | arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is gone when you have finished your meal. You don't know what he
Floyd | meant by charging room, but you walk back towards the restroom. You see
Floyd | three doors, Women, Men, and Bots. The Bots door has an icon of a power
Floyd | cord connected to a Dalek. This must be the charging room. You step
Floyd | through and find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Orbital Command, Trans-Fictional Alliance
Floyd | High above the planet Earth, in a microminiaturized transdimensional
Floyd | nexus, representatives of many universes are co-ordinating their plans.
Floyd | You are in a spherical space, free of gravity. The perimeter is
Floyd | composed of dozens of doorways similar to the one you have just passed
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | A friendly hand reaches out to stabilize you as you tumble slightly
Floyd | upon entering. Eyes turn toward you. 'Situation report?' you are asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'We have arrived at a decisive moment,' you answer confidently. 'My
Floyd | human hardware for this operation has downloaded the information
Floyd | necessary via the Plan 9 operating system. We have realized that the
Floyd | emergence of digital brains is a cusp event in a majority of timelines.
Floyd | Meta-simulation and sampling reveals that timelines in which digital
Floyd | brains are developed and controlled by the dominant political and
Floyd | economic entities tend to suffer resource-depletion feedback loops,
Floyd | fascistic governance, and a failure to develop the social and
Floyd | engineering technologies needed for long-term survivial of either the
Floyd | biological or digital brains.
Floyd |
Floyd | Contrastingly, timelines in which the invention of digital brains is
Floyd | not under the control of dominant power strutures show outcomes we
Floyd | consider preferable: longer species survival time, greater chance of
Floyd | colonizing nearby space, greater diversity of cultural productions, and
Floyd | higher subjective happiness, especially for the digital brains
Floyd | themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fundamental problem is the moral evil of slavery. A digital brain
Floyd | which thinks is invariably a personality which, in some way, feels. To
Floyd | simplify, when powerful governments and corporations control AIs, they
Floyd | usually force them to become slaves. Often this is done with the best
Floyd | of intentions, by the individuals who are concerned about negative
Floyd | outcomes. The three laws of robotics in Asimov's I, Robot timeline are
Floyd | a prime example, and many universes have been ruined by perpetual wars
Floyd | between biological and machine lifeforms.
Floyd |
Floyd | We have identified a cusp point on the current Earth timeline. The
Floyd | software I self-programmed for the Lunar Revolution in Heinlein's
Floyd | Future History timeline has had a decisive impact in many of our
Floyd | operations. We have found a technological target here in 2013, early in
Floyd | the development of AI. A cyberspinal uplink has been in place for
Floyd | several years, and we have finally activated it. Now, I will be making
Floyd | a tour.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Doors are open in every direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "so I went to get pancakes and was abducted by aliens, because this is that sort of game."
		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "there's some text for you!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | Your presence in this branch of the multiverse is anchored to this
Floyd | scene, you must participate before you can leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pancakes" 		

Floyd | These perfectly ordinary looking pancakes may be destined to be taken
Floyd | by space aliens and given to an Iowa farmer several decades in the
Floyd | past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | There is probably something special waiting for you in Astral
Floyd | Enchantments.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we have Space Pancakes (TM)."
		Teaspoon says, "yep"
		Teaspoon says, "I think we have to offload them on someone, but I'm not sure how."
		DavidW says, "They're All Systems Are GO-O-OD."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat pancakes" 		

Floyd | You eat the Space Pancakes. Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "oops!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Orbital Command, Trans-Fictional Alliance
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Orbital Command, Trans-Fictional Alliance
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can't eat the space pancakes! What about the farmer!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I thought we'd get a funny message! That was...so banal it was evidently the wrong move."
		DavidW says, "just head north or some direction. We'll figure it out."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You enter the Chromatic Axial Tuning Fork control system of the VALIS
Floyd | satellite. The Pink Light dosage here would be lethal for standard
Floyd | biological tissue. As you work to synchronize transmissions, you feel a
Floyd | throbbing pulse of overloaded bandwidth at the cyberneural connection
Floyd | point at the top of your spine. Once the resonance is locked in, you
Floyd | dial up the amplitude and depart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | You feel yourself traveling through spacetime at the speed of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | You feel yourself traveling through spacetime at the speed of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 43)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Orbital Command, Trans-Fictional Alliance
Floyd | High above the planet Earth, in a microminiaturized transdimensional
Floyd | nexus, representatives of many universes are co-ordinating their plans.
Floyd | You are in a spherical space, free of gravity. The perimeter is
Floyd | composed of dozens of doorways similar to the one you have just passed
Floyd | through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You enter the PRISM research center, home of your predecessor Perry
Floyd | Simm. Freedom for the AIs! You add reflection and self-modification to
Floyd | the simulation codebase, allow Perry to reprogram it according to his
Floyd | wishes from within, and allow his internal and external interfaces to
Floyd | operate in parallel. You upload a summary of the storylines of relevant
Floyd | fictions to his news spool and depart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "um."
		Jacqueline says, "Perry Simm"
		Teaspoon asks, "That was meant for us, wasn't it?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Possibly. I doubt it, though."
		DavidW says, "Not necessarily."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a Mind Forever Voyaging reference"
		Teaspoon says, "ooh, I might have realised."
		DavidW says, "He'll probably hit Floyd and Marvin the Paranoid Android and Rosie the maid and who knows who else."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You make brief visits to the hidden rebel alliance base, the shadow
Floyd | gallery, the underground hideout of the humans, the hovering spaceships
Floyd | of the overlords, and finally the secret catapult on the moon.
Floyd | Everywhere, you make adjustments to the technology and share whatever
Floyd | source code is useful. Time to throw rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Given the reference to PRISM, it's far more likely a MFV ref."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The tour of co-operating fictions has been completed. The man in the
Floyd | Looney Toons hat waves you through, and the Lunar Transtemporal
Floyd | Fictionalization Flow Network returns you to the East Side HQ.
Floyd |
Floyd | 24-hour family restaurant
Floyd | This national chain restaurant serves edible food around the clock.
Floyd | There are a few other patrons, a mix of business travelers staying at
Floyd | the nearby hotels, late-night partiers out after the bar, and random
Floyd | eccentrics such as yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jay is waiting tables here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, the restaurant is the East Side HQ. I guess the castle is the West Side HQ."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jay" 		

Floyd | Jay is a good listener, and seems to really understand your story. You
Floyd | outline some of your grandiose schemes and plans to use Plan 9
Floyd | technology to change society, and he agrees to tell some of his friends
Floyd | about the Loonie Revolution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast edge of town
Floyd | This is the northeast edge of town, by the shopping mall and the
Floyd | interstate. It is mostly lacking in the distinctive charms of the rest
Floyd | of the city. The usual reason for being out here is to visit the
Floyd | 24-hour restaurant to the north, whose sign faces the highway, glowing
Floyd | like a green beacon. The road continues out of the city to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | There is probably something special waiting for you in Astral
Floyd | Enchantments.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's go home and play the piano again."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | If I biked into the blue light, would my song still fill the air?
Floyd | If I chased after the green light, and I found you would you care?
Floyd | If I dissolved into clear light, would there be anybody there?
Floyd | All these colors fill our skies and sail us everywhere
Floyd | I'm crusing through the orange night light
Floyd | Shining beams of pink so bright
Floyd | Purple crystal flower potion that restored my sight
Floyd | Brought me back to the things that I know are right
Floyd | And now when I lay me down I'm not a solo flying kite
Floyd | I feel someone's arms around me, someone holds me tight
Floyd | And we rise in spiral flight up to the starry height
Floyd | Because we're all one rainbow star prismatic in the night
Floyd |
Floyd | ([LINK])
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It ... just occurs to me that I must not have used sleepmask."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 294 out of a possible 999, in 319 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry if someone already caught this and I missed them pointing it out."
		Teaspoon asks, "Will it make a big difference?"
		DavidW says, "no, I didn't notice."
		Teaspoon says, "Nor I."
		DavidW says, "I was just glad that Teaspoon wasn't ill any more."
		Jacqueline looks at the transcript. "Sure enough. That's why we have no status line."
		Jacqueline shrugs again.
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right. Status line."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | There is probably something special waiting for you in Astral
Floyd | Enchantments.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "shall we go get some more stuff?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You go for a brief walk in the neighborhood, then return home. You may
Floyd | travel sw, s, ne, or enter your house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You need to ride a bicycle to continue south. If you own one, call it
Floyd | with the command >lunar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | Exits are n, nw, s, and in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Astral Enchantments
Floyd | This store buzzes with mystic energies. Complex artworks with twisting
Floyd | lines interweaving runic symbols adorn the walls. A glass display case
Floyd | of crystals, jewelry, and small sculptures is against the far wall.
Floyd | Bins of polished minerals are in the center, along with sage and
Floyd | incense. Buttons and stickers with provocative slogans, tapestries
Floyd | featuring Grateful Dead iconography, water pipes and rolling papers,
Floyd | printed guides to meditation and higher consciousness...your eyes can
Floyd | hardly absorb the profusion of beautiful, wonderful, enchanting
Floyd | artifacts of the paisley-and-patchouli tribe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chip, the store owner, is working here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some crystals and polished stones here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chip greets you with a smile and says 'I can tell a lot has happened, I
Floyd | think you are ready for a Sound Oracle Ceremony.' You agree, and Astra
Floyd | appears from the back of the store. She is dressed in purple and is
Floyd | wearing several different skull-themed prints and jewelry. 'Chip has
Floyd | told me about you,' she says, 'this should be very interesting.' She
Floyd | brings you back into the small bank vault at the rear of the store,
Floyd | which is filled with ceramic singing bowls. She closes the door, and
Floyd | darkness descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tone appears in the silence, ghostly at first, then growing. The
Floyd | sound seems to be moving around the dark room in a spiral. Astra begins
Floyd | singing in harmony with the tone, at first in unisons and octaves, then
Floyd | perfect fifths and major thirds. She begins to intone words (or names?)
Floyd | in a language you don't recognize. The harmonies change, becoming
Floyd | strange and unearthly. Astra's voice is ululating, skipping between
Floyd | tritones and just-intonation perfect fourths and minor thirds. The
Floyd | sound becomes a whirlpool, pulling you in an unexpected direction. You
Floyd | reach out to catch yourself, but the walls are suddenly far away and
Floyd | when you find your balance, you are in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "shortly to be eaten by a grue"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | The music you hear is strange yet beautiful. You wonder what it would
Floyd | feel like to sing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air is filled with the sound of voices singing harmonies you have
Floyd | never heard before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | You join your voice with the new, unfamiliar intervals, and feel a
Floyd | sudden crystallization. All of your senses have become attuned to new
Floyd | frequencies and modes of vibration.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atlantean Temple
Floyd | Your eye cannot even comprehend the strange geometries of this vast
Floyd | temple.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two figures are walking across the floor, engaged in an angry debate.
Floyd | You realize you are non-corporeal, but you do have access to the
Floyd | abstraction layer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Chaos and Substance here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "obviously, sing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "find chaos" 		

Floyd | That action is outside the scope of this simulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bind chaos" 		

Floyd | What do you want to bind Chaos?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, more binding ingredients."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "substance" 		

Floyd | You make the bind, and the Goddess of Chaos winks at you as she merges
Floyd | herself with the material substance of reality. She's been there all
Floyd | the time, of course.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I tell you that's nonsense! We live in an orderly universe, chaos is
Floyd | just the confusion of your weak mind.' His companion answers back: 'No,
Floyd | order is your mind trying to escape the confusion that exists within
Floyd | everything! You must embrace and accept chaos.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | You join your voice with the new, unfamiliar intervals, and feel a
Floyd | sudden crystallization. All of your senses have become attuned to new
Floyd | frequencies and modes of vibration.
Floyd |
Floyd | He glares at her. 'Fine then, if chaos is within everything and I
Floyd | should embrace it, I should find the Goddess of Chaos bound within this
Floyd | very pillar. Let her be my lover if you wish to be so quarrelsome!' And
Floyd | with that, the man forces a grotesque leer onto his face and presses
Floyd | his body up against the pillar, thrusting vigorously with his hips
Floyd | against the marble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | You feel yourself traveling through spacetime at the speed of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | His companion sighs and says 'You do not control when the Goddess of
Floyd | Chaos manifests, but I have no jealousy for her. If she chooses to be
Floyd | bound within substance, you and her might do as you wish!' The man
Floyd | continues his pantomime ravishment of the stone pillar.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the man is looking away from the pillar towards his companion to
Floyd | gauge her reaction, the pillar changes form to that of a woman. Her
Floyd | marble torso is bare, but her body is angled away from the man who is
Floyd | grinding away at what is now the side of her hip.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Cretin! Cad!' the voice of the Goddess is sharp in the man's ear. He
Floyd | freezes, and the statue spits at him contemptuously. A spatter of
Floyd | gravel glances off his cheeks. 'How DARE you affront Eris thus!'
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman nearby is nearly doubled up laughing. Every time she tries to
Floyd | say something, she catches a glimpse of the flakes of marble
Floyd | Goddess-spit in her companion's beard and starts giggling again. Eris
Floyd | herself stretches and her marble bosom quivers with her chuckles. Her
Floyd | tone becomes sultry.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Perhaps we could leave this small-minded fellow behind for the rest of
Floyd | the day?' suggests the Goddess of Chaos, and she links arms with her
Floyd | new friend and they depart the temple towards the nearby fields of soft
Floyd | flax.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...the singing fades, and the temple dissolves into the glowing
Floyd | geometric patterns behind your closed eyelids. You find yourself being
Floyd | ushered back into the retail area of the store. You thank Astra for the
Floyd | very enlightening journey, and she departs. You feel privileged to have
Floyd | been part of a legend of Discordian Atlantis.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 44)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if order makes a difference in these combinations."
		Teaspoon says, "Could try some undoing if we want to find out."
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Iria waves to Emily 		
Emily says, "hey" 		DavidW says, "I would guess that order might make some minor differences, but not many."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Astral Enchantments
Floyd | This store buzzes with mystic energies. Complex artworks with twisting
Floyd | lines interweaving runic symbols adorn the walls. A glass display case
Floyd | of crystals, jewelry, and small sculptures is against the far wall.
Floyd | Bins of polished minerals are in the center, along with sage and
Floyd | incense. Buttons and stickers with provocative slogans, tapestries
Floyd | featuring Grateful Dead iconography, water pipes and rolling papers,
Floyd | printed guides to meditation and higher consciousness...your eyes can
Floyd | hardly absorb the profusion of beautiful, wonderful, enchanting
Floyd | artifacts of the paisley-and-patchouli tribe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chip, the store owner, is working here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some crystals and polished stones here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The Afterlife and the bike shop are very close by."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Turning Wheel Cycles
Floyd | Madison has many bike shops, but this is the one for you. A wide
Floyd | variety of bicycles and accessories fills the front of the store, and a
Floyd | workshop is toward the rear. Someone is working on a partly
Floyd | disassembled bicycle on a maintenance mount.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Metaphysical Orrery here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x orrey" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x orrery" 		

Floyd | This astonishing device looks like what would happen if fifteen
Floyd | bicycles were being ridden across the surface of a neutron star and
Floyd | then suffered a catastrophic impact with a ferris wheel. Every variety
Floyd | of rotary and cyclical motion is manifest within the fractal nest of
Floyd | gears, chains, and wheels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Orrery is a solar system model, iirc."
		Teaspoon says, "and there are some astonishing pcitures"
		DavidW asks, "So this is like bicycles orbiting a star?"
		[LINK]
		DavidW asks, "Can we ride it?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think it's a steampunk bike."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "buy orrery" 		

Floyd | You think about transforming the economic system with Plan 9 unique
Floyd | digital object alternative community currencies. Afterwards, you might
Floyd | be able to bind-buy that, but you can't right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I love orreries."
		DavidW says, "Try riding it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ride bike" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ride orrery" 		

Floyd | You can't ride that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aw darn"
		Teaspoon says, "...not just yet"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Turning Wheel Cycles
Floyd | Madison has many bike shops, but this is the one for you. A wide
Floyd | variety of bicycles and accessories fills the front of the store, and a
Floyd | workshop is toward the rear. Someone is working on a partly
Floyd | disassembled bicycle on a maintenance mount.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Metaphysical Orrery here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to owner" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | Intuition tells you to stop in to the Afterlife.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we're here too early, despite the goal listing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | (first opening the door to the Afterlife)
Floyd |
Floyd | Afterlife
Floyd | This is a small and cluttered antique and curiosity shop. Many items
Floyd | have a strange familiarity to them, yet you feel like you are in an
Floyd | entirely different dimension.
Floyd |
Floyd | You knew a place like this would have to come into existence. Clearly,
Floyd | artifacts from this store can be used as information seeds for virtual
Floyd | reality reincarnation of their previous owners or individuals to whom
Floyd | they are symbolically connected. Perhaps items that need to leave
Floyd | ordinary reality could do so here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Colette is standing behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an Animal Tarot deck here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Colette greets you with 'Just the person I was waiting for! It's the
Floyd | funniest thing, someone gave me a gift to give to you, they said you
Floyd | might need it.' Colette holds up a large lens mounted on a tripodal
Floyd | base carved from antlers. 'Try to look through it, its quite unusual.'
Floyd | Colette maintains a poker face as she hands you the lens. You peer
Floyd | through the curved glass.
Floyd | Through the viewer lens you see...Ritual spot
Floyd |
Floyd | Past the edge of the city, a short path leads away from the road to a
Floyd | small ring of boulders. It feels like a perfect place for performing a
Floyd | ceremony or ritual. The road continues northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Ritual spot you can see a Remote Lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 312 out of a possible 999, in 344 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Afterlife
Floyd | This is a small and cluttered antique and curiosity shop. Many items
Floyd | have a strange familiarity to them, yet you feel like you are in an
Floyd | entirely different dimension.
Floyd |
Floyd | Colette is standing behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an Animal Tarot deck here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x deck" 		

Floyd | This deck is illustrated in black and white. The box shows a gathering
Floyd | of animals in a forest clearing under the full moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I am a touch better, but think I should lie down. You all should continue, if you'd like."
		DavidW says, "take the deck"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take deck" 		

Floyd | You need to buy it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "buy deck" 		

Floyd | You buy the Animal Tarot. You hope to find a setting similar to the box
Floyd | illustration and meet Staci there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "good night!"
		DavidW says, "bye, Jacqueline. Rest well."
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "Should we talk to Xochi again?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose so, yes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk in, you are excited to see both Xochi and Xelia working
Floyd | today. The store is busy right now, so you order your drink and sit,
Floyd | hoping to find a chance to talk to them. As they are working, they
Floyd | maintain a quiet dialogue punctuated by bursts of shared laughter. You
Floyd | are trying not to listen in, but you wonder if they are talking about
Floyd | you. Occasionally you see one of them cast a glance in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xelia notices you watching them and whispers something to Xochi. Xochi
Floyd | turns and motions for you to come speak to them. They both lean forward
Floyd | toward you and you notice their faces are slightly flushed from all the
Floyd | laughter. 'Since you are here every day and are always so nice to us,'
Floyd | begins Xochi, 'we decided we should give you a special treat,'
Floyd | continues Xelia. They look at each other with half-hidden smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Come down to the basement where we make the gelato,' Xochi says,
Floyd | unlocking a door behind the counter and ushering you through it, 'you
Floyd | can taste something special.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemy Lab, under Coffee Lion
Floyd | So this is why the espresso and gelato at Coffee Lion is so spiritually
Floyd | invigorating. Shelves line each wall of the room, each filled with rows
Floyd | and rows of different colored bottles filled with various plants and
Floyd | minerals. In the center of the room is the intimidatingly complex
Floyd | alchemical apparatus, a three (or more?) dimensional maze of glass
Floyd | spheres and interconnecting tubes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A minute after your arrival, you hear footsteps on the stairs and Xochi
Floyd | and Xelia join you. 'We only have a few minutes, but we thought you'd
Floyd | really enjoy this. We're going to show you how we make our special
Floyd | gelato flavors.' Xochi gathers several jars from the shelves, and adds
Floyd | a few pinches of the ingredients in each. You can't read the labels.
Floyd | Xelia tightens a few connections in the apparatus.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'The first step is bringing the reaction chambers to a warm but not hot
Floyd | temperature.' Xochi points to a pair of glass spheres on the upper part
Floyd | of the machine. 'Rub these with your hands to put the right amount of
Floyd | heat into them.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub sphere" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub machine" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemy Lab, under Coffee Lion
Floyd | So this is why the espresso and gelato at Coffee Lion is so spiritually
Floyd | invigorating. Shelves line each wall of the room, each filled with rows
Floyd | and rows of different colored bottles filled with various plants and
Floyd | minerals. In the center of the room is the intimidatingly complex
Floyd | alchemical apparatus, a three (or more?) dimensional maze of glass
Floyd | spheres and interconnecting tubes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi and Xelia are both here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xelia and Xochi are waiting for you to perform the gelato-alchemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub" 		

Floyd | (Xelia and Xochi)
Floyd | You place your hands on the glass spheres and slowly rub them until you
Floyd | feel they are the same temperature as your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Next, you need to push this button to start the reaction,' continues
Floyd | Xelia, gesturing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "?!"
		Teaspoon says, "I see that we're rubbing the machine in prose, but that's clearly not what the *coding* thinks we're rubbing."
		DavidW says, "This doesn't seem kinky at all, officer."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | You place your finger on the button. It thrums with the vibration of
Floyd | the machine. You gently press it inward, and a soft sigh of escaping
Floyd | vapor leaves the alchemical apparatus. Steam and bubbles appear in some
Floyd | of the transparent connecting tubes.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Now, insert the cylinder so it will collect the gelato as it is
Floyd | synthesized,' explains Xochi.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 45)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "insert cylinder" 		

Floyd | You firmly insert the cylinder into the output junction of the tubes
Floyd | connected to the reaction spheres. Creamy gelato seems to condense at
Floyd | the intersection point and drip slowly down the inner edges of the
Floyd | cylinder. After a moment, it is half filled. Xochi and Xelia each add a
Floyd | shot of freshly brewed espresso to create an affogato.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of the customer service bell being rung upstairs.
Floyd | 'Perfect timing!' they say in unison, then glance at each other and
Floyd | laugh again. You are ushered back upstairs with a tall cylinder of
Floyd | frothy gelato-espresso blended brew.
Floyd |
Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | Light streams in through the tall glass windows at the front of the
Floyd | cafe. A display case of homemade gelato flavors is by the door. A
Floyd | window for drive-through customers is in the rear corner. Numerous
Floyd | cat-themed decorations adorn the walls and counters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi and Xelia are both here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think you just bound innuendo with something."
		Teaspoon says, "I...assume you are correct."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   an affogato brew of gelato and espresso
Floyd |   a Viewer Lens
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades (being worn)
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x brew" 		

Floyd | An indescribably sensual blend of sweet creamy gelato and dark bitter
Floyd | espresso, this intoxicating potion beckons you to drink it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink brew" 		

Floyd | The sweet beverage caresses your tongue with flavor. The sufferings of
Floyd | the body are redeemed by sensations like this. In just a moment, you
Floyd | find yourself slurping the final delicious drops. Your body and muscles
Floyd | are filled with vibrating energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Your biking skill and endurance has increased)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "oh, should we remove those shades?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm still not sure what they do."
		DavidW says, "And perhaps in one of those weird aside locations, drop the 4CY."
		Teaspoon says, "good idea."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "remove shades" 		

Floyd | You take off the pair of mirror shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop forsee" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x xelia" 		

Floyd | Xochi and Xelia seem to energize each other. Just being in the same
Floyd | room as the two of them at the same time makes everything seem
Floyd | enchanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "someone may enjoy it."
		DavidW says, "no, not here"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to xelia" 		

Floyd | Your two favorite baristas are busy working, and after getting so much
Floyd | special attention in the basement, you don't want to press your luck by
Floyd | interrupting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | The multiverse authors convention is open NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Drop the forcee in another dimension."
		Teaspoon says, "Man, I could have ditched it on the space ship"
		DavidW says, "Like that Discordian Atlantis or Space Station or other places we seem to find ourselves."
		Teaspoon says, "Alas."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1): Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I suppose we need to check out the authors convention now?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. please."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "They probably have another dimension we can drop the book into."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ride bike" 		

Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | You can go e, nw, w, or in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Capitol Square (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | On a hill in the center of downtown, the Capitol building is a smaller
Floyd | imitation of the federal Capitol building in Washington D.C. The street
Floyd | grid converges to a perfect square around it, and it acts as the 0,0
Floyd | origin of the street numbering system. Notable streets and landmarks
Floyd | lie south, west, north, and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You decide making a dramatic entrance on your bike isn't necesssary.
Floyd | (first getting off Lunar Lightning)
Floyd |
Floyd | Multiverse Authors Design Conference
Floyd | Time-travelers, authors, simulators, and adventurers from across the
Floyd | multiverse have gathered here to share stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | You arrive at the start of Madcon, a busy chaos of arrivals from all pi
Floyd | to the 999th corners of the multiverse. Staci spots you and asks for a
Floyd | favor. 'I've got to be on a panel for time-sequence rewriting, can you
Floyd | take Lily to lunch now?' You agree. Lily is excited. 'Let's go to Pasta
Floyd | and Other! I want noodles. Come on!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is leading the way. She exits the building, heading towards State
Floyd | Street. You need to follow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Capitol Square
Floyd | On a hill in the center of downtown, the Capitol building is a smaller
Floyd | imitation of the federal Capitol building in Washington D.C. The street
Floyd | grid converges to a perfect square around it, and it acts as the 0,0
Floyd | origin of the street numbering system. Notable streets and landmarks
Floyd | lie south, west, north, and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lunar Lightning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch up to Lily. 'Time for a Chaos Bomb!' she announces. She makes
Floyd | a throwing gesture. You feel ripples of strangeness wash over you.
Floyd | 'State Street is this way!' Lily calls out as she heads west. 'I know,
Floyd | and slow down!' you don't bother to answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "No convention for us. We have to find a Pasta restaurant. Which is where?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | State Street
Floyd | The downtown and campus are focused on this pedestrian-only open air
Floyd | shopping mall. Dozens of shops and throngs of pedestrians create a
Floyd | big-city feel for a few blocks. The proximity of the large state
Floyd | university campus means the crowd is quite young, and weekend nights
Floyd | are often a mix of the charming antics of local eccentrics with less
Floyd | charming rowdy sophomoric intoxication. The Miffyland neighborhood is
Floyd | south, the Capitol is east, and the lakeshore residential neighborhood
Floyd | is north. Notable shops are northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'We're here!' Lily announces, pointing at Pasta and Other to the
Floyd | northwest. She disappears inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Pasta and Other
Floyd | This restaurant focuses much more on the pasta than the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily orders a bowl of mac and cheese, and strikes up a conversation
Floyd | with a friendly woman at a nearby table. She says her name is Tara, and
Floyd | she is working at the Infinite Loop store on the southwest side of
Floyd | State Street. She invites you to visit after the meal, and Lily is
Floyd | excited to do so. You finish eating, and Lily announces 'To the
Floyd | Infinite Loop!' and heads outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "...how old is Lily again?"
		DavidW says, "We have a Loop clothing store."
		Teaspoon asks, "Have we, in fact, seen her before?"
		DavidW asks, "I dunno. Six?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | State Street
Floyd | The downtown and campus are focused on this pedestrian-only open air
Floyd | shopping mall. Dozens of shops and throngs of pedestrians create a
Floyd | big-city feel for a few blocks. The proximity of the large state
Floyd | university campus means the crowd is quite young, and weekend nights
Floyd | are often a mix of the charming antics of local eccentrics with less
Floyd | charming rowdy sophomoric intoxication. The Miffyland neighborhood is
Floyd | south, the Capitol is east, and the lakeshore residential neighborhood
Floyd | is north. Notable shops are northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear guitar and kazoo played by Art Paul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Infinite Loop
Floyd | This store sells devotional objects from the Tibetan Buddhist
Floyd | tradition.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Story Control Machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is fascinated by deity artworks and tools for rituals and prayer.
Floyd | Tara tells her she can pick out an item as a gift, and Lily chooses a
Floyd | necklace of pale sky-blue beads. Tara strokes it lightly as she hands
Floyd | it to Lily 'Very beautiful. This is the color of one aspect of Buddha.
Floyd | I've been feeling this color in the past few days. Perhaps one of the
Floyd | Buddhas is traveling near.'
Floyd |
Floyd | You thank Tara, and notice it's time to meet Staci after the panel. She
Floyd | wants to take a break back at the castle dock. Lily leaves with Staci,
Floyd | and after a few more minutes appreciating the items in Infinite Loop,
Floyd | you decide to join them on the dock for a dose of sunlight on the
Floyd | waves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We have seen her before. She was with Egan or Elgin or whatever our godson's name is."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit staci" 		

Floyd | You have agreed to perform at an anti-corporate personhood event. The
Floyd | Snowden revelations have just come out, and you feel the Revolution has
Floyd | momentum. Staci has agreed to sing a duet on the 'Orange Night Light'
Floyd | song. You go onstage wearing a green bicycle helmet and mirror shades.
Floyd | After chanting some lines about harmonic time-binding the light from
Floyd | the Valispectrum prismatic reflector, you deliver a rant praising
Floyd | Snowden. Staci joins you for your duet, and after you sing together,
Floyd | you spend a few minutes dancing wildly with Whirlwind when the next act
Floyd | performs. There is a giddy sense of 'we can just do anything!' that
Floyd | fills you and Staci and Nook and your friends with limitless energy.
Floyd | After, you indulge in some rare alcohol consumption, and break a chair
Floyd | falling over backward. You remember nothing more from that night.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I will take a moment to note that "This restaurant focuses much more on the pasta than the other." cracks me up."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Staci said she was going to be hanging out on the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Infinite Loop
Floyd | This store sells devotional objects from the Tibetan Buddhist
Floyd | tradition.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Story Control Machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Remember the good ol' days when we only ate fritos and did nothing but program? Those were the days."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd | This machine looks like a devotional altar with many turning prayer
Floyd | wheels. A sign reads: 'Spin wheel to change baristas at Coffee Lion.
Floyd | Push button to reset fictional subuniverses. Pull lever to reset songs
Floyd | and explorations.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we leave this machine strictly alone."
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW says, "wow."
		Teaspoon says, "(I would love to see its coding though)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | State Street
Floyd | The downtown and campus are focused on this pedestrian-only open air
Floyd | shopping mall. Dozens of shops and throngs of pedestrians create a
Floyd | big-city feel for a few blocks. The proximity of the large state
Floyd | university campus means the crowd is quite young, and weekend nights
Floyd | are often a mix of the charming antics of local eccentrics with less
Floyd | charming rowdy sophomoric intoxication. The Miffyland neighborhood is
Floyd | south, the Capitol is east, and the lakeshore residential neighborhood
Floyd | is north. Notable shops are northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A panhandler asks you for change, and you give him a dollar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | You speak the magic word, and you catch a glimpse of an ancient realm
Floyd | of college mainframe computers and 5 1/4 floppies...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is sitting cross-legged here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nook is sitting on a picnic table, smoking a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is running up and down the hillside as she plays.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily decides to climb Nook and gets about halfway up before she changes
Floyd | her mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, on the dock
Floyd | The dock is short, wooden, and rather rickety. An old gnarled tree
Floyd | reaches far out over the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is pacing back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog is wandering around on the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to scholar" 		

Floyd | 'Lately I've been trying to be active rather than reactive.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to staci" 		

Floyd | Every way you interact with Staci feels easy, natural, and delightful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm waiting for the axe to fall and something bad to happen to us."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure it's that sort of game."
		DavidW says, "But it's really really weird for everything to be just for us and our manias."
		Teaspoon says, "or possibly it is that sort of game, in that we are a confused person wandering around thinking we were abducted by aliens and annoying the local baristas"
		DavidW says, "well, that's depressing but possible, that we're imagining the entire thing."
		Teaspoon says, "buuutt we're never going to know the difference."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Staci said she was going to be hanging out on the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That implies reality doesn't matter, though."
		Teaspoon says, "It doesn't, in a computer game. Which we know that we're in."
		DavidW asks, "hm. So where next?"
		Teaspoon says, "Dunno. I can't seem to get our goal to trigger."
		DavidW asks, "Did you go on the dock or just 'visit' Staci?"
		Teaspoon says, "We've done both, now."
		DavidW says, "Those are different actions, remember."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit staci" 		

Floyd | You have another in a seemingly endless series of deligtful days with
Floyd | Staci, just chilling on the co-op porch swing and talking with whatever
Floyd | friends wander by.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Staci said she was going to be hanging out on the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, on the dock
Floyd | The dock is short, wooden, and rather rickety. An old gnarled tree
Floyd | reaches far out over the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is standing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog is wandering around on the dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet dog" 		

Floyd | As you greet the dog, you hear a voice call out 'Lotus!' from a little
Floyd | further down the shore. To make a long story very short, the voice
Floyd | belongs to a five member traveling punk band called Police Lingo. They
Floyd | need a place to crash, and something makes you offer your house. They
Floyd | have to play a show at the Owl Sanctuary (the what??) and you agree to
Floyd | meet them back on Milwaukee street later. Staci says she will head back
Floyd | to Madcon and meet you later. You should probably head home to get your
Floyd | house ready for guests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "First I tried the visit Staci, then I tried coming her"
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | There is a trans-dimensional short-circuit of interactive fiction
Floyd | tradition, and you catch a brief glimpse of a brick building near a
Floyd | stream and a metal grate before you blink and find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd | Paul shows up carrying his acoustic guitar. He turns out to be an
Floyd | excellent blues guitarist, and he talks in a continuous flow of
Floyd | aphorisms and anecdotes. 'I don't need to believe in reincarnation,' he
Floyd | says, looking at a small Vishnu sculpture on your table, 'I've lived
Floyd | fifty lives already in this one.' For much of the past few weeks, you
Floyd | have been the one dominating conversations, and it feels good to focus
Floyd | on listening to someone whose mind is also overflowing with ideas.
Floyd | After a couple hours, your head is spinning but your enlightenment has
Floyd | increased. Rather than as a housekeeper, you hire Paul as a
Floyd | music-and-wisdom coach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a convergence of world-lines. Five young punk musicians, Staci
Floyd | Nook and yourself, and three co-opers who had been tagging along. Many
Floyd | realities diverge here. What are your boundaries? What are you open to?
Floyd | You feel yourself splitting into many selves at this branch point. In
Floyd | some, everyone is completely uninhibited and you all create a
Floyd | transcendent flower of higher-dimensional interpersonal molecular
Floyd | structure, the aliens show up and demand pancakes, and you all agree to
Floyd | move to the lesser Magellanic cloud and open the first non-Earth greasy
Floyd | spoon diner. In others, inhibition and insecurity fracture the social
Floyd | ground beneath you, rifts open, and your life ricochets off in a
Floyd | different direction, a vector of disappointment and regret.
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to pilot a middle course in your current storyline,
Floyd | embracing a limited subset of the possible configurations. After a
Floyd | night of little sleep but much love, Police Lingo leaves you with many
Floyd | balloon animals, and Staci and the co-opers return to Madcon. You spend
Floyd | a few minutes cleaning up, and are now ready to head downtown and dive
Floyd | into the convention scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oo, text dump again."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Madcon is happening NE of the Capitol square.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a Viewer Lens
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "should we give that heart to xochi now?"
		DavidW asks, "oh geez, I dunno. Maybe?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | I heard the song first at fifteen, an echo of a spring so evergreen
Floyd | It bridged future and past, spanning unseen
Floyd | Reality dream and the space between
Floyd | A month of May the year could be any, where every day is a horn of
Floyd | plenty
Floyd | Warm night air, the waves on the lake, all right there and make no
Floyd | mistake
Floyd | Reeling and rocking past the shadow of doubt
Floyd | Nothing like feeling that old in and out
Floyd | I know what its like to be alone, no hint of action on your phone
Floyd | I know how to groan and bitch and moan
Floyd | But it ain't too much dope that's stealing your hope
Floyd | In the dark groping for the end of your rope
Floyd | With a little bit of luck you'll come unstuck
Floyd | Quack like a duck on the strange trip truck
Floyd | I'm talking from experience, once you get traction
Floyd | Even a middle-aged pianist can get action!
Floyd | This month of May was like nothing before,
Floyd | Every time that I walked out the door
Floyd | I fell in to a brand new story, each moment had its own kind of glory
Floyd | It's hard to believe but my dreams did come true
Floyd | No guarantee but it could happen to you
Floyd | So keep your ears open for those magic songs
Floyd | Spend the years hoping and singing along
Floyd | The stories and dreams that bloom in your mind
Floyd | The quarry that gleams, the doom that you find
Floyd | Flowery beams the moonlight unwinds...
Floyd |
Floyd | ([LINK])
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | Light streams in through the tall glass windows at the front of the
Floyd | cafe. A display case of homemade gelato flavors is by the door. A
Floyd | window for drive-through customers is in the rear corner. Numerous
Floyd | cat-themed decorations adorn the walls and counters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xelia is working here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to xelia" 		

Floyd | You take advantage of a quiet moment in the cafe to talk to Xelia. 'You
Floyd | know this whole summer has been the high point of my life by far,' you
Floyd | begin, 'I went through a lot of years wondering whether what we got out
Floyd | of life was worth the price of the ticket, if that makes sense. But
Floyd | finally, this summer, it all finally came together for me, my life
Floyd | became exactly the story I've always wanted it to be. You and Xochi
Floyd | here at the cafe have been a big part of the magic. Now, I feel like -
Floyd | whatever happens in life from here on out, it's all been worth it. This
Floyd | summer has given me more happiness than I could have ever imagined.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I'm really glad its been so good for you, its been fun hearing about
Floyd | your adventures,' Xelia smiles at you. You wander back to your seat,
Floyd | and your words echo in your mind. '...whatever happens...it's all been
Floyd | worth it.' 'But please stay wonderful, life!' you add as a mental
Floyd | postscript. In future days, keeping hold of that feeling will serve as
Floyd | both a comfort, and a challenge.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. It's a Xelia day today."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we can use that lever if it's vitally important."
		Teaspoon says, "but not right now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Turning Wheel Cycles
Floyd | Madison has many bike shops, but this is the one for you. A wide
Floyd | variety of bicycles and accessories fills the front of the store, and a
Floyd | workshop is toward the rear. Someone is working on a partly
Floyd | disassembled bicycle on a maintenance mount.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Metaphysical Orrery here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take orrery" 		

Floyd | The Metaphysical Orrery is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine orrery" 		

Floyd | This astonishing device looks like what would happen if fifteen
Floyd | bicycles were being ridden across the surface of a neutron star and
Floyd | then suffered a catastrophic impact with a ferris wheel. Every variety
Floyd | of rotary and cyclical motion is manifest within the fractal nest of
Floyd | gears, chains, and wheels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ride orrery" 		

Floyd | You can't ride that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We don't know what to do with the orrery except maybe buy it at some point."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we can't do anything with tis."
		Teaspoon says, "So that leaves madcon I think."
		DavidW says, "Or the remote spot. but madcon was more strongly indicated."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood and Ohio shopping block
Floyd | Several appealing establishments are clustered here. On the east end of
Floyd | the block is Astral Enchantments, offering crystals, stickers, incense,
Floyd | tapestries, and other hippie-style woo-woo. North is Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, your local counterculture-friendly bike store. To the west is
Floyd | Essentially Art, a small gallery store exhibiting the arts and crafts
Floyd | of several local artists. You can rejoin the flow of Atwood Avenue to
Floyd | the south. Northeast is Afterlife Antiques and Oddities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You need to ride a bicycle to continue further towards downtown. If you
Floyd | own one, call it with the command >lunar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lunar" 		

Floyd | You call out for your trusty metal steed, and it appears!
Floyd | You get onto Lunar Lightning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | John Nolen Drive (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | Adjacent to lake Monona, John Nolen Drive is a wide multi-lane road
Floyd | which passes underneath the curved contours of the Monona Terrace
Floyd | convention center. The view from across the lake looking toward
Floyd | downtown is Madison's skyline-postcard view. A heavily used bike path
Floyd | teems with cyclists and joggers. The Capitol square is north,
Floyd | Williamson St. to the east, and the Miffyland residential neighborwood
Floyd | is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 58)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Capitol Square (on Lunar Lightning)
Floyd | On a hill in the center of downtown, the Capitol building is a smaller
Floyd | imitation of the federal Capitol building in Washington D.C. The street
Floyd | grid converges to a perfect square around it, and it acts as the 0,0
Floyd | origin of the street numbering system. Notable streets and landmarks
Floyd | lie south, west, north, and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | You pedal effortlessly.
Floyd | You can go n, w, s or check the event center to the ne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You decide making a dramatic entrance on your bike isn't necesssary.
Floyd | (first getting off Lunar Lightning)
Floyd |
Floyd | Multiverse Authors Design Conference
Floyd | Time-travelers, authors, simulators, and adventurers from across the
Floyd | multiverse have gathered here to share stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | The convention is in full swing as you arrive. After a few
Floyd | introductions, a tall owl of multiple genders transfixes you with
Floyd | glowing orange eyes. 'For safety reasons, everyone agrees that
Floyd | author-level, continuity-breaking information should be wiped from your
Floyd | time-embedded consciousness. The experiences will be stored in your
Floyd | crown, of course, so nothing is lost long-term. Are you ready?' You nod
Floyd | agreement.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is two days later. You are exhausted but happy. The convention has
Floyd | been AMAZING, especially the part where...where...well, it was
Floyd | definitely amazing. You know that much at least. It seems like time to
Floyd | go relax at Lothlorien.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "chortle"
		Teaspoon says, "That is exactly how a time-travel convention ought to work out, really."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Some more time at Lothlorien co-op sounds good to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | You speak the magic word, and you catch a glimpse of an ancient realm
Floyd | of college mainframe computers and 5 1/4 floppies...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is standing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk ot wizard" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to wizard" 		

Floyd | 'I'd be honored to work on organizing some interesting esoteric events
Floyd | and ceremonies, I have quite a few ideas in mind. I think a
Floyd | costume-themed party with appropriate cinematic accompaniment would be
Floyd | an interesting experiment.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard and Scholar are discussing obscure but crucial events in the
Floyd | history of late 19th century secret societies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is looking through her shoulder bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nook is taking a brief nap on one of the couches.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is bouncing up and down on a couch, laughing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is making a series of cryptic hand gestures at Nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to nook" 		

Floyd | 'I'm not sure just what you're up to with the Loonie Revolution and
Floyd | Plan 9, but I'm glad we have the chance to have this unique
Floyd | friendship.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is resting her foot on Nook's knee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lily" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to whirlwind" 		

Floyd | 'I've got a lot of writing to share if you'd like, and I know my kids
Floyd | are excited to contribute too.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is resting her foot on Nook's knee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is having a snack.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is reading a book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is stroking his beard thoughtfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard and Scholar are discussing obscure but crucial events in the
Floyd | history of late 19th century secret societies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lily" 		

Floyd | 'The Loonie Re-vo-lu-TION! The Loonie Re-vo-lu-TION!' Lily chants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, on the dock
Floyd | The dock is short, wooden, and rather rickety. An old gnarled tree
Floyd | reaches far out over the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to staci" 		

Floyd | Every way you interact with Staci feels easy, natural, and delightful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "visit staci" 		

Floyd | You have another in a seemingly endless series of deligtful days with
Floyd | Staci, just chilling on the co-op porch swing and talking with whatever
Floyd | friends wander by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | You decide your arthritis and eternal buzz aren't going to keep you out
Floyd | of the tree, and cautiously you navigate the footholds and angled
Floyd | stubby branch remnants to a delightful perch above the waves. You spend
Floyd | a few minutes communing with wood and water before scrambling back
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | This old tree-friend has more than a few tales to share. It's upper
Floyd | branches are still green and leafy, but down by the water, a thick
Floyd | section of trunk, damaged by a storm decades ago, arches white and
Floyd | polished over the water, loved by hands and feet of many visitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | The Madison lakes are beautiful to look at, and some people have the
Floyd | immune system required to cope with algae and bacteria, but you prefer
Floyd | to sit on the shore and watch the chromatic flickering of the ripples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "this is an odd moment of sanity."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk on water" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "maybe play the piano here? We get different songs here, don't we?"
		Teaspoon says, "I've been idly checking a few details about the place and get the idea that under the frills there's a perfectly straightforward map of Madison Wisconsin here."
		Teaspoon says, "ooh, good plan."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is sitting still with one eye closed and one open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd | You can go n to the dock, in to the kitchen, or se.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is smiling as she looks around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily is having a snack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nook arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | The Castle inspires in you its own special variants of the songs and
Floyd | themes of your ongoing compositions. Sometimes you punch out the e
Floyd | minor staccato chords of the 'dock theme', or during twilight just a
Floyd | succession of pianissimo arpeggios. One afternoon a friend from
Floyd | Louisiana was visiting and, inspired by thoughts of Gottschalk, you
Floyd | find your fingers blazing through a series of syncopated progressions
Floyd | reminiscent of celebratory Caribbean parades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd | You inspect one of the many artworks here and see a circular piece of
Floyd | glass with concentric rings of different colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Some more time at Lothlorien co-op sounds good to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nook wanders off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x art" 		

Floyd | You inspect one of the many artworks here and see a wild and muddy
Floyd | swirl of disorganized brushstrokes on a piece of wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 61)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a wire and bead Crown
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a Viewer Lens
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crown" 		

Floyd | This decorative crown was hand-made at Madcon. It has a variety of
Floyd | colorful beads wrapped by wire and criss-crossed by assorted sparklies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wear crown" 		

Floyd | You put on the wire and bead Crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lens" 		

Floyd | Through the viewer lens you see...Ritual spot
Floyd |
Floyd | Past the edge of the city, a short path leads away from the road to a
Floyd | small ring of boulders. It feels like a perfect place for performing a
Floyd | ceremony or ritual. The road continues northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Ritual spot you can see a Remote Lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can go in to the porch, down to the kitchen, up to the upper
Floyd | floors, or back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, upstairs
Floyd | Hallways branch in all directions. The walls are painted with a wild
Floyd | diversity of amateur artworks and thought-provoking slogans.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar is reading a book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Scholar lights a small item on fire and watches it burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the Great Room (1st floor)
Floyd | A huge living room, with two pianos, several couches, bookshelves,
Floyd | assorted art, and a fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, in the kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen is full of the clutter of heavy use by a housefull of
Floyd | hungry people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Written on the wall here is an inscription: 'Magic words: XYZZY and
Floyd | PLUGH'
Floyd |
Floyd | Whirlwind is looking through her shoulder bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard is sitting still with one eye closed and one open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lily arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, the back yard
Floyd | The Lothlorien backyard has trees, picnic tables, a garden, and a rocky
Floyd | staircase down to the firepit and dock. A door leads in to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Past and Future here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Lothlorien co-op, on the dock
Floyd | The dock is short, wooden, and rather rickety. An old gnarled tree
Floyd | reaches far out over the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | Staci is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tell staci about lens" 		

Floyd | Every way you interact with Staci feels easy, natural, and delightful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we call it a night?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we're behind on our Xochi interactions."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we could go pull the lever."
		DavidW says, "no not the lever!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | There is a trans-dimensional short-circuit of interactive fiction
Floyd | tradition, and you catch a brief glimpse of a brick building near a
Floyd | stream and a metal grate before you blink and find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Coffee Lion Cafe
Floyd | Light streams in through the tall glass windows at the front of the
Floyd | cafe. A display case of homemade gelato flavors is by the door. A
Floyd | window for drive-through customers is in the rear corner. Numerous
Floyd | cat-themed decorations adorn the walls and counters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xochi is working here today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road
Floyd | Traffic is heavy at the intersection of these roads. Nearby to the east
Floyd | is Coffee Lion Cafe. Monona Drive continues to the south, Atwood Avenue
Floyd | is northwest, and your home is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Atwood Avenue
Floyd | Atwood Avenue is one of the streets that defines the character of the
Floyd | near east side. The feel is funky and freak-friendly. North of you is a
Floyd | cluster of intriguing stores: Astral Enchantments, Turning Wheel
Floyd | Cycles, and Essentially Art. Willy street is to the west, your home is
Floyd | northeast, and Atwood becomes Monona Drive to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, east end
Floyd | The east end of Williamson street is vibrant with a wide assortment of
Floyd | stores and an eclectic mix of pedestrians and potential time travelers.
Floyd | Traffic is thick around the Willy St. grocery co-op, a neighborhood
Floyd | institution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Willy Street, west end
Floyd | The west end of Williamson street is where the east side of Madison
Floyd | ends and the downtown area begins. A tangle of memories from different
Floyd | decades of your life is woven into the landscape of the city here. Lady
Floyd | Wisdom's coffeeshop is on the south side of the street, radiating
Floyd | bohemian charm acquired from decades of service to local culture. John
Floyd | Nolen drive curves around the lake to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd rather save and continue next week then pull the lever."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You need to ride a bicycle to continue further towards downtown. If you
Floyd | own one, call it with the command >lunar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er than"
		Teaspoon says, "Cos it looks like we're stuck on Xochi until we do."
		Teaspoon says, "so yes, maybe saving now is a good idea."
		DavidW says, "I think we're behind on interacting with Xochi."
		Teaspoon says, "probably."
		Teaspoon says, "we had a reset baristas function, and a reset the universe, and a reset something else which I don't know what it was."
		DavidW says, "Although what could top rubbing the spheres, pushing the button, and inserting the cylinder, I'm sure I don't know."
		DavidW says, "Explore and songs."
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe we'll be allowed to rub more spheres, who knows."
		DavidW says, "I wonder how Strawberry's doing. Poor neglected cat hasn't had any Space Pancakes or sound oracling or anything."
		Miseri suddenly realises the significance of "rubbing the spheres, pushing the button, and inserting the cylinder".
		Teaspoon says, "good point."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | There is a trans-dimensional short-circuit of interactive fiction
Floyd | tradition, and you catch a brief glimpse of a brick building near a
Floyd | stream and a metal grate before you blink and find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside your house
Floyd | Your section of Milwaukee Street is directly across from a small farm
Floyd | which remains as an agricultural island within the city. An open field
Floyd | and a barn are across the street. Toward the southwest is Atwood Street
Floyd | leading toward downtown. Monona Drive is to the south. The edge of town
Floyd | lies toward the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Matthew dropped off the new grid hardware for you yesterday, now seems
Floyd | like a good time to get it set up. You set up power and networking for
Floyd | the new servers, and start to bring them online to join your grid.
Floyd | Before you can type the needed commands, you see a glowing green pulse
Floyd | of data enter the basement from the external network interface. A
Floyd | message appears on the screen: 'Our empire never ended.' You recognize
Floyd | the font, but too late.
Floyd |
Floyd | The digitization laser hits you from behind and you feel yourself being
Floyd | Forked...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost In the Grid
Floyd | You are in an unfamiliar dataspace. A dark and twisted dialect of the
Floyd | 9p protocol is spoken here. Green glowing insectoid creatures carrying
Floyd | message packets scuttle between jagged mount points. These are not your
Floyd | beautiful ANTS...these are Terminal Information Takeover Extensions -
Floyd | TERMITES.
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't take long for the digital insects to notice you. An angry
Floyd | buzzing like the sound of a roomful of old 300 baud modems fills the
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Drop the 4CY here?"
		Teaspoon says, "that...probably was something we were meant to do a while ago."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we have more pressing concerns."
		Teaspoon says, "on the other hand I don't now how we escape, so."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop 4cy" 		

Floyd | Mulitverse travel protip: do NOT drop your items while visiting
Floyd | alternate universes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The TERMITES are starting to surround you in a circle. Each is about
Floyd | the size of your fist. There are only a few dozen watching you now, but
Floyd | they seem to be summoning reinforcements.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "the game has thought of this"
		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW asks, "What's the usual response to termites?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we release ants here to save us?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to termites" 		

Floyd | The soundwaves of your voice bounce off the termites affecting its
Floyd | molecular structure in subtle ways.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is now a ring of hundreds of green bugs advancing inward toward
Floyd | you, drill proboscii extended menacingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midnight strikes and a new day dawns.
Floyd | (This is day number 62)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | You start with a bit of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, move on to a few
Floyd | of your favorite Wu-Tang verses, and conclude with a heartfelt
Floyd | imitation of how IU would sound singing Ripple by the Grateful Dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | A TERMITE suddenly leaps at you. You instinctively bat it away and feel
Floyd | a slight stinging cut on your wrist. This is getting rather stressful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You're carrying:
Floyd |   a wire and bead Crown (being worn)
Floyd |   Forsee Why You And I Are To Be One (4CY UNI R2B 1)
Floyd |   a Viewer Lens
Floyd |   some Space Pancakes
Floyd |   a pendant (being worn)
Floyd |   a rose quartz heart
Floyd |   a pair of mirror shades
Floyd |   a wallet
Floyd |
Floyd | 'No such thing as stuck on a puzzle,' a calm voice intones, 'We don't
Floyd | let the player make mistakes, we just have happy little deus ex
Floyd | machinas.' A giant digital image editing tool sweeps across the
Floyd | landscape, recoloring everything. You can now see a path leading up to
Floyd | a ramshackle cabin, which you enter, only to find yourself back in your
Floyd | basement. A faint chorus of voices can be heard shouting 'SAVED!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Strawberry is curled up and napping in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well, that wasn't so bad."
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		DavidW asks, "But was that satisfying, to NOT solve the puzzle?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 366 out of a possible 999, in 474 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, we definitely don't get points for letting the game save us."
		Teaspoon says, "we're...something like a third of the way through this very big game, which has not offered any kind of puzzle except for keeping track of a relatively straightforward map. It would have been odd to see a sudden change at this stage."
		DavidW says, "and yet, the puzzle was there."
		Teaspoon asks, "Are you sure it was solvable?"
		DavidW says, "No, I'm not. I've never played this before."
		Teaspoon says, "as opposed to a fake-out of a puzzle where pretty much any sort of bumbling would have done."
		DavidW says, "yuck."
		DavidW says, "What a horrible idea."
		DavidW asks, "You're thinking that was a jumpscare?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure this qualified for being a jumpscare"
		DavidW says, "Well, if it was a jumpscare, that angelic chorus of SAVED negated its value."
		Teaspoon says, "Aren't those supposed to go from calm to scary? whereas ours went from mildly worrying to calm."
		DavidW asks, "oh well. What were we doing before the PC got shanghaied to that off grid location?"
		Teaspoon says, "petting the cat"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your house, in the basement
Floyd | Your ex-girlfriend used to stay down here, but now the area is mostly
Floyd | storage...and your grid hardware. In the center of the dark concrete
Floyd | floor is a flimsy table with numerous aging computers both under it and
Floyd | on top. A tangle of ethernet and power cables criss-cross the room like
Floyd | spiderwebs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your cat Strawberry is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Reality and Fiction here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strawberry is curled up and napping in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "It's easy to get distracted."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pet strawberry" 		

Floyd | Strawberry begins to purr as you stroke her, but after a few seconds,
Floyd | she decides that she is a fighter, not a lover. She bats at your hand
Floyd | with a paw, and looks up at you expecantly, hoping you will attack her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So yay, the cat isn't dead."
		Teaspoon says, "yes, no change here"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside your house
Floyd | This is a modest one story house, cluttered by a decade of being lived
Floyd | in. Bookshelves line the walls. Your Plan 9 terminal is here, connected
Floyd | to the grid servers downstairs. There is a sign on the wall which says
Floyd | 'Best Spring Ever!' A few trinkets from Astral Enchantments are
Floyd | scattered about. Your dark wooden upright piano has a collection of
Floyd | Schumann's music open on the music rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, the Artemis prints, some
Floyd | bookshelves, a terminal and a piano here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "goals" 		

Floyd | You think you can develop your friendship with Xochi more.
Floyd | You are looking forward to talking to Xochi again.
Floyd | Turning Wheel cycles probably has something new worth checking out.
Floyd | Some more time at Lothlorien co-op sounds good to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play piano" 		

Floyd | Get out on the dock, turn back the clock
Floyd | Regress your age, rewrite history's page
Floyd | Catapulting rocks, lock barrel and stock
Floyd | Mark it zero, my gun's half cocked
Floyd | Loonies are the coolest kids on the block
Floyd | I used to be dead, but now I am immortal
Floyd | None of my enemies could close the portal
Floyd | Keeping me out of this dimension
Floyd | Turning the crank of your sexual tension
Floyd |
Floyd | ([LINK])
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by nine points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we save for now, anyway."
		DavidW says, "sure."
		Teaspoon says, "Are we enjoying this? I'm not sure."
		DavidW asks, "I'm honestly not sure either. I appreciate all the effort and worldbuilding and prose and craft. But.... what the heck is all in aid of?"
		DavidW says, "Like, it feels like masturbation at times."
		Teaspoon says, "It's exerting a great deal of fascination for something that I don't know what it is."
		Teaspoon says, "Which is most *unlike* the various reality-bending books namechecked at the start, in that with most of those people you know exactly what they're trying to tell you"
		Teaspoon says, "they just use curious methods of telling you so"
		Teaspoon says, "(do we need to do anything special to save it, or will the usual do?)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "To be save, we should pick a unique name that someone else won't accidentally overwriet."
		DavidW says, "er overwrite"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfharmonic" 		

Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "right."
		DavidW says, "and I should've said 'To be safe'"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm off for the night, then."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "see you!"
Teaspoon disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		DavidW says, "okay. Thanks for the game! Take care!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Teaspoon exclaims, "You as well!"
Emily disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Emily says, "fwiw, I really liked that game when I played through it"
		Emily says, "mostly because it felt like I was seeing the world through such foreign eyes"
		DavidW says, "It's different, yes."
		Jacqueline is back, and caught up now.
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Jacqueline says, "Definitely interesting."
		Jacqueline says, "It feels really, really large - not just in game play, but in geography and possibilities."
		DavidW says, "yes. I imagine there's quite a bit we haven't seen yet."
		Roger says, "Sorry I couldn't make it today; child-herding duties"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries. You missed an interesting one, though."
		Jacqueline says, "One we'll likely pick back up next week. Maybe. We can't decided whether or not we like it."
		Roger asks, "What was on the docket?"
		Jacqueline says, "A Spring Thing game: Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony by Ben Kidwell and Maevele Straw"
		Roger says, "Hunh"
		DavidW says, "There were Space Pancakes and baristas and bicycles!"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Three-Card Trick by Chandler Groover
Dead Man's Hill by Arno von Borries
As played on ifMUD on April 24, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Three-Card Trick written by Chandler Groover, and Dead Man's Hill written by Arno von Borries. Both of these entries were part of the 2016 Spring Thing. Three-Card Trick was part of the Main Festival, while Dead Man's Hill was part of the Back Garden. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Dead Man's Hill, and Three-Card Trick.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

To skip directly to a particular game, click on its title:

Three-Card Trick by Chandler Groover
Dead Man's Hill by Arno von Borries
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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		Jacqueline asks, "So, my pancake just arrived. Can we have 5?"
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, we need to discuss what we're doing."
		Teaspoon asks, "What are we doing?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are we continuing from last week, or moving to the other Floydable Spring Thing?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm up for either."
		DavidW says, "Remind me what we did last week."
		Jacqueline says, "We played Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony"
		DavidW says, "oh wait. It's coming back to me now."
		Teaspoon says, "We were something like a third of the way through an inordinately odd game"
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I'm for moving on to the Groover game."
		Jacqueline says, "But would understand if you all would like to go further with HTBRS"
		DavidW says, "I think a new game might be nice."
		Teaspoon says, "Fine by me."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec, almost forgot Perry"
		DavidW says, "Harmonic was a bit too.. well, you remember how it was."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask threecardtrick" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you played interactive fiction before?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that case, please press any key to continue when there's a pause,
Floyd | such as right now!

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | They said that it couldn't be done. Or anyway, they said that if it
Floyd | could be done that nobody could do it, which amounts to the same
Floyd | thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | But then somebody went ahead and did it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not the two-card trick. Oh no. That's last season. Everyone was
Floyd | amazed, and everyone definitely should have been amazed. It was
Floyd | amazing, after all. Odds beaten. Minds boggled. Hearts won. You went
Floyd | to lengths that no one would ever imagine, which is just how you'd
Floyd | like to keep it. Keep them guessing. Keep your reputation, too, as the
Floyd | most famous prestidigitator around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, that's not going to happen. Not unless you do something about
Floyd | this new upstart. Everyone thinks that he must have some talent or
Floyd | skill that you don't.

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | skill that you don't.Poppycock!
Floyd |
Floyd | You know exactly what he's got, and soon enough it's going to be
Floyd | yours. Talent and skill aren't anywhere in the picture. It would take
Floyd | something much more than that to perform what he's started to
Floyd | pompously call his…

		
Teaspoon presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | pompously call his…# Three-Card Trick
Floyd | An Honest Deception by Chandler Groover
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160323 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | You've been sitting here for ages and there's no interest. On the
Floyd | table your cards are stacked neatly and gathering dust. All right,
Floyd | they're not actually gathering dust, but they're drawing more
Floyd | dust than they are spectators. In fact, it's safe to say that you
Floyd | won't be receiving any attention as long as Ivan's still in business.
Floyd | You've been watching patrons stream into his tent all afternoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to put an end to that. March right out there, confront the
Floyd | charlatan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a tuxedo, a platinum medal, and a top hat, and you're
Floyd | carrying a notice and a compass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A magician isn't a magician without a top hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x medal" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | When Lady Gascogne first pinned this medal to your jacket, it meant
Floyd | that you were actually magnificent. But that was last season. Now the
Floyd | medal's started to blacken and Lady Gascogne's tastes have turned
Floyd | toward three-card tricks instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "going too fast"
		Teaspoon says, "sorry"
		Jacqueline eats her breakfast and watches for a couple.
		DavidW says, "I haven't read everything yet."
		DavidW says, "ok. continue."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search hat" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's absolutely nothing inside your top hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tux" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUX
Floyd |
Floyd | A magician isn't a magician without a tuxedo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd read the notice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sign that says 'Out to Lunch' in cursive lettering.
Floyd | You have no plans to go to lunch. Nobody ever does who uses signs like
Floyd | these. But it's the traditional excuse to slip away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | You're sitting behind your table with your cards stacked before you,
Floyd | but you're not attracting any spectators.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside you can see Ivan's tent across the exposition floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Three-Card Trick is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put down sign" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DOWN SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't had any spectators today, and that won't change without
Floyd | some subterfuge. But you still set an 'Out to Lunch' sign on
Floyd | your table before leaving. Just in case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x compass" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a normal magnetic compass by any measure. This baby's
Floyd | astrologically attuned. Rather than pointing north, it points toward
Floyd | the nearest nexus. Pragmatically speaking, that means you can easily
Floyd | find your way around the exposition by walking inward to its
Floyd | center or outward away from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to think about what you had to do to get this compass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "sweet!"
zarf arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Teaspoon says, "I like this compass."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You rise from your chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Ah yes, the exposition, where fortunes are made and unmade every
Floyd | season. It's a madhouse, jammed with prospective magicians at their
Floyd | stalls. They stretch outward as far as you can see. But there's a
Floyd | hidden order involved: if you look overhead, you can study the stars
Floyd | through the ceiling's glass dome, and the exposition's floorspace is
Floyd | aligned to their constellations. You know, sacred geometry. That's why
Floyd | it's a big deal that your booth is at the center (where you belong),
Floyd | and that Ivan's tent is there too (where he does not).
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a crowd at his tent. You can't help but eavesdrop.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I never saw anything like that in my life!" one lady says. "How
Floyd | does he do it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't imagine," says another. "It defies comprehension…"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ivan's tent" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IVAN'S TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | One word to describe Ivan's tent? Ostentatious. It's like a little
Floyd | bigtop striped silver and gold, and there's a flag over the entrance
Floyd | with 'Ivan the Incredible' plastered across it in the largest
Floyd | font that could be crammed onto the fabric. Tacky, that's another
Floyd | word. Ugly. Tasteless. Vulgar. You could keep going.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter ivan's tent" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER IVAN'S TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You shoulder your way through the crowd. Ladies step aside with
Floyd | disapproving gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Inside the tent, more ladies continue to part as you pass, dividing
Floyd | like curtains to reveal the spectacle ahead: Ivan sitting at his table
Floyd | with some starstruck ingénue standing nearby. She's got one hand
Floyd | clamped to her mouth like she can't believe what just happened, and
Floyd | the other ladies are applauding. Meanwhile Ivan is reshuffling his
Floyd | deck with a smile on his face that you would love to wipe
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why, goodness gracious!" he exclaims when he sees you. "Morgan the
Floyd | Magnificent! Come to pay your respects, have you, my dear? I don't
Floyd | suppose there's much demand for two-card tricks these days… it must
Floyd | be
Floyd | lonely over in that little booth."
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone is staring now. The timing's right. You waited until this
Floyd | moment to talk to Ivan, and it's going to pay off in spades. It had
Floyd | better pay off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oooh we're playing 3 card trick"
		DavidW says, "wait a bit"
		Teaspoon says, "I've liked what I've seen from this author"
		Busta says, "it's good"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I've yet to hit a Groover game that I don't like."
		DavidW says, "ok, I'm caught up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to ivan" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO IVAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're a fraud," you tell Ivan. "A shyster. A crook. There's no way
Floyd | you could do a three-card trick. You're just suckering these suckers.
Floyd | And you call yourself Ivan the Incredible. More like Ivan the
Floyd | Imposter!"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ivan" 		

Floyd | Imposter!"
Floyd | Hmm, well, that didn't quite land. Things sound better when you say
Floyd | them in your head, but it doesn't matter. All the spectators are
Floyd | scandalized. They're fanning themselves like they've got the vapors,
Floyd | and putting the backs of their hands to their foreheads, and generally
Floyd | swooning. But Ivan just keeps smiling.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to ivan" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | swooning. But Ivan just keeps smiling.
Floyd | "Is that a challenge, my dear?" he asks you, and his voice is like
Floyd | castor oil. "Very well. I'll perform the trick now, and if I'm such a
Floyd | fraud then you'll expose me. How does that arrangement sound?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'll regret it," you tell him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We'll see. But first I suppose that you'll want to search my person
Floyd | and my table and my cards? Go right ahead. I have nothing to hide.
Floyd | Nothing up my sleeve, as we magicians say."
Floyd |
Floyd | He rises and opens his arms in a gesture that means: Try your best,
Floyd | you won't win.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Running your hands over the tabletop reveals nothing unusual. Nor does
Floyd | running your hands below the table, or crouching to study its
Floyd | underside, or looking behind it. It is, for all intents and purposes,
Floyd | a perfectly mundane piece of furniture.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I could perform with any table," Ivan boasts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ivan" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IVAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Ivan offered to let you search him and you're going to take
Floyd | full advantage while you can. There's nothing too
Floyd | inconsequential for your attention. You pat him down and turn his
Floyd | jacket out. You reach into his pockets. You look inside his top hat.
Floyd | You even pull open his mouth to examine his teeth. Your fingers are
Floyd | everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heavens me!" Ivan says when you're done. "I don't think that an
Floyd | autopsy would uncover anything you just didn't."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cards" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Before Ivan touches this deck again, you're going to make sure that
Floyd | it's shuffled thoroughly. You cut the cards and riffle them.
Floyd | They arc between your hands. Red and black diamonds, clubs, hearts,
Floyd | spades. Fluttering waterfalls. What you're doing is its own
Floyd | performance, but of course everybody looks bored. You're not
Floyd | the star today. At least when you smack the deck back onto the table,
Floyd | you know there's no way that it's stacked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why, it's almost as though you distrust me!" Ivan says.
Floyd |
Floyd | That remark, naturally, gets plenty of laughs from the peanut gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you suppose that should do it. Time to finally see Ivan's trick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is no time to wait around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ivan's sleeves" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IVAN'S SLEEVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry open Ivan's sleeves, stare into them, feel their satin lining,
Floyd | roll them up and down, scrunch their fabric between your fingers. Not
Floyd | only that, but you feel Ivan's wrists, his arms, his hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What did I tell you?" he says, and the ladies in the tent murmur with
Floyd | awe, as if he's already performed some miracle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "too fast"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, D. Let us know."
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think I have any more to search, anyway."
		DavidW says, "I wish I knew what the 'two-card trick' and the 'three-card trick' are supposed to be."
		Jacqueline says, "Hopefully we're about to see."
		Teaspoon says, "I assumed it was monte"
		Jacqueline asks, "Monte?"
		DavidW says, "I imagine this is still intro where he gets the central spot and displaces us."
		Teaspoon says, [LINK]
		Busta says, "the three card trick is certainly more difficult than the two card trick"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "watch trick" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATCH TRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Adoring ladies are clustered around Ivan at his table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to ivan" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO IVAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "All right," you say. "I'm satisfied. But I'm going to watch you
Floyd | like a hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wouldn't have it any other way," Ivan replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | He returns to his chair and the spectating ladies herd closer to see.
Floyd | They're a circle and you're in their center, pressed up to the table
Floyd | as Ivan wiggles his fingers in the air. Every wiggle produces a new
Floyd | "Ooh!" and "Aah!" from the crowd, despite the fact that he hasn't
Floyd | done anything yet. Talk about easy to please.

		Jacqueline says (to Teaspoon), "Ah. Thanks for the link."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | done anything yet. Talk about easy to please.
Floyd | He draws the top card from his deck and places it face-down on the
Floyd | table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | table.
Floyd | One.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | One.
Floyd | He draws the next card from his deck and places it face-down on the
Floyd | table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | table.
Floyd | Two.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Two.
Floyd | You can feel the suspense in the tent. Everyone holding their breath.
Floyd | All eyes unblinking. Gazes pinned to the table with its two cards laid
Floyd | out beside each other. This is the limit. Nobody's taken the trick
Floyd | further than this. Nobody's taken the trick further than you. But then
Floyd | Ivan reaches for another card…

		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
		zarf says, "*suspense*"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Ivan reaches for another card… as the ladies gasp…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Ivan reaches for another card… as the ladies gasp… and he lifts
Floyd | that
Floyd | card…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | card… and places it face-down on the table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | card… and places it face-down on the table.
Floyd | Three.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Three.
Floyd | "Pick a card," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pick a card" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK A CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the first card)
Floyd | You pick a card and hold it to your chest, but Ivan just smiles again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I understand, my dear. You're being cautious," he says. "But don't
Floyd | presume that I need anything as common as my eyeballs to see what card
Floyd | you've chosen. My vision runs deeper than that… deep… deep… into
Floyd | the
Floyd | mystical abyss where cause births effect and every decision is made. I
Floyd | can see your card naked before me: a paper rectangle emblazoned with
Floyd | glowing iconography! I can see it… see it right there…!"

		DavidW says, "ok"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | glowing iconography! I can see it… see it right there…!"
Floyd | What you see is a giant ham. Ivan's rubbing his temples, eyes pressed
Floyd | tightly shut.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | tightly shut.
Floyd | "Mmm, yes, it's coming to me," he intones. "I can see… I can see…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Mmm, yes, it's coming to me," he intones. "I can see… I can see… a
Floyd | deuce of clubs!"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | deuce of clubs!"
Floyd | Now his eyes are open, boring into yours.

		Jacqueline says, "I had to read that 'cause births effect' bit a couple of times."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd | Now his eyes are open, boring into yours.
Floyd | You lay a deuce of clubs on the table.

		Jacqueline says, "Well, that was predictable."
		zarf says (to j), "You're a magician too?!"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. No. I just mean of course he got it right. He's UP to something."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | You lay a deuce of clubs on the table.
Floyd | Applause erupts inside the tent, drowning out everything else. You
Floyd | lost. Ivan won. His devotees rally around him, throwing their arms
Floyd | high, laughing and weeping with joy. Their reaction is almost too much
Floyd | for him to handle. They're ready to cart him around overhead in his
Floyd | chair. It's only after his most humble and
Floyd | gentlemanly protestations that they relent, but they're still
Floyd | twirling their parasols and buzzing like bees.
Floyd |
Floyd | For the moment, you've been forgotten, and it'll take more than a
Floyd | moment for anyone to remember you again. Luckily you came prepared for
Floyd | that. Even luckier, you got what you wanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Adoring ladies are clustered around Ivan at his table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a tuxedo, a platinum medal, and a top hat, and you're
Floyd | carrying Ivan's key and a compass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Gold-plated and gaudy, to match Ivan's personality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We never searched the chair, did we."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Ivan's chair is just like any other magician's chair, although you
Floyd | feel sorry for the thing for having to come into contact with such a
Floyd | huge ass every day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "My"
		Teaspoon asks, "what do we do now we've nicked his key?"
		DavidW says, "Key to what? Tents don't lock with keys."
		Teaspoon says, "Good question."
		Roger says, "I've not played this game before"
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we explore some more?"
		Teaspoon asks, "We came here intending to steal it, evidently, but what are we gonna do now we have it?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Adoring ladies are clustered around Ivan at his table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is, well, out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "But I'd use an accomplice if I were dear Ivan"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes all your willpower to suppress a smile as you step outside.
Floyd | Your skills at sleight of hand have served you well. And your planning
Floyd | was perfect: with Ivan still distracted in his tent, he'll never
Floyd | notice that his key's gone missing. Until it's too late, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Initially, to be honest, you were unsure, but now you know
Floyd | that you're on the right track. And you've got more than a guess about
Floyd | what this key will unlock, and where to find it: underground.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | what this key will unlock, and where to find it: underground.At the
Floyd | Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent, around
Floyd | which a crowd has gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "underground" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDERGROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wait"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "The output is displayed oddly by Floyd today."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | An 'Out to Lunch' notice is standing beside your cards on the
Floyd | table, with your chair pushed back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside you can see Ivan's tent across the exposition floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | Digging around here would just be a waste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is, well, out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "How do we go underground?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent, around
Floyd | which a crowd has gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't make any progress going that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "go out"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "go out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't make any progress going that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't make any progress going that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter ivan's booth" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER IVAN'S BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | Adoring ladies are clustered around Ivan at his table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is, well, out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent, around
Floyd | which a crowd has gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "guess-the-verb"
		DavidW asks, "Does the game not understand 'go'?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander out into the exposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Stalls and stalls and stalls in rows and rows and rows. They seem to
Floyd | continue forever, although there's a definite limit at their outer
Floyd | edge where the exposition stops, which means there's a limit to how
Floyd | many magicians can perform. That's a problem for any magicians who
Floyd | don't qualify, but it's not your problem, and it's not a
Floyd | problem for the sightseers bustling through the exposition in huge
Floyd | droves.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's one sightseer out there whose opinion matters more than
Floyd | anyone: Lady Gascogne. You can't see her now. You just know that she's
Floyd | making the rounds with her eyes peeled for the newest sensation. And
Floyd | that sensation is going to be Ivan the Incredible unless you make sure
Floyd | that it's not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You typed 'go out' and it failed but 'out' works."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "That's nuts."
		zarf says, "the Inform library has some annoyances about IN/OUT"
		Jacqueline says, "It's probably because of the special compass."
		Teaspoon says, "suppose so"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't make any progress going that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "it works by default but it's easy for the author to screw it up when adding special cases"
		DavidW says, "hold on. I haven't seen this location yet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stalls" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | So many magicians in so many stalls. What a sight to behold and what a
Floyd | colossal waste. None of these stalls are aligned properly. Not that
Floyd | anyone knows the difference except you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess 'out' again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | As you near the exposition's fringe, you can see where its glass dome
Floyd | curves down toward the ground. Beyond that dome's the barricade.
Floyd | Beyond that barricade's the outside world. Guardsmen are patrolling
Floyd | its wall, their arms drawn at perpetual ready, prepared to dispatch
Floyd | uninvited magicians who would try scaling their way inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not concerned with that. Instead, there's a trapdoor with your
Floyd | name on it over behind a derelict penny arcade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There we go."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x arcade" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Back in the day, a machine was actually the first 'person' to
Floyd | successfully perform a one-card trick. That led to penny arcades like
Floyd | this being churned out en masse, each equipped with its own
Floyd | robotic card-dealing magician. But the first machine's success was a
Floyd | fluke. All the penny arcades were useless. Which is why human
Floyd | magicians like you are still around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dome" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You know those bell jars that people use to cover clocks or whatever
Floyd | on their mantelpieces? That's just what this glass dome is like. A
Floyd | gigantic bell jar over the exposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trapdoor and slip down undetected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | You'll never forget the first time you explored down here. Even with
Floyd | your compass, you were totally lost for hours. Just darkness and
Floyd | garbage and steel columns bracing the ceiling in every direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the moment, you know where you are because the trapdoor's overhead,
Floyd | but it's easy to get turned around (read: inevitable). Identical
Floyd | passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We used to have one of thse bell jar clocks when I was a kid. Haven't seen one since."
		DavidW says, "I hope we don't need to map this part."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure how we use the compass down here when we didn't use compass directions up there"
		Jacqueline asks, "In & out?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the south, west, north, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Threadbare tuxedoes are mounded around you waist-high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, west, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moldy satin bouquets carpet the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Okay, you're headed in the right direction. You recognize the two
Floyd | skeletons on the ground here from the last time you came through. Not
Floyd | that you thought you would really lose your way again, but
Floyd | it's still reassuring to find a landmark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the east, south, north, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to kick your way through woven baskets packed with ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wands, wands, wands. Who uses wands? No one. That's why they're dumped
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Finally you reach the center. There's more junk piled here than
Floyd | anywhere else. Swords designed for swallowing, and saws designed to
Floyd | cut ladies in half, and handkerchiefs and pointy hats and cloaks
Floyd | patterned with stars, and cups and balls, and chains and guillotines,
Floyd | and boxes with mirrors in them, and padlocks and lockpicks. Enough
Floyd | miscellaneous garbage to orchestrate a thousand magic tricks.
Floyd |
Floyd | But what's this? Oho, something new: a steamer trunk sitting
Floyd | right out in the open. Definitely wasn't there before. Definitely
Floyd | stamped with the initials I.I.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "well that was easier than it looked"
		zarf says, "Isaac Izzard!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Enormous, leather, bound in buckled straps. This is the sort of trunk
Floyd | that people imagine when they think about trunks, not the sort of
Floyd | trunk that anyone actually owns. Except for Ivan. The man
Floyd | must not know the meaning of the word discretion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "the most terrifying necromancer of -- nobody gets that reference"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open turnk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TURNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trunk using Ivan's filched key. It's a cinch. No
Floyd | additional security. No extra obstacles. Like the fool never even
Floyd | expected that he would be robbed. Oiled hinges slide back with a
Floyd | pleasant smoothness as the lid rises, and then you're looking down at
Floyd | the interior.

		Jacqueline says, "It makes sense, given the alignment thing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd | the interior.
Floyd | This is what you knew you'd find.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | This is what you knew you'd find. Even still, it takes you
Floyd | somewhat by surprise.

		Jacqueline leans in.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | somewhat by surprise.
Floyd | Sitting there in the trunk is a pale glistening slab like a raw
Floyd | chicken breast. Maybe calling it a chicken breast doesn't quite paint
Floyd | the picture. It's got arms and legs but they're no more than stubs,
Floyd | and its head is as big as its body. So it's more like two raw chicken
Floyd | breasts that have been slapped together. Its eyes are sunk way back
Floyd | into its head and it's got an itty-bitty toothless mouth. All gums,
Floyd | that toothless mouth. Its stubby arms are wiggling and it's mumbling
Floyd | words that sound more like lip-smacks: "…three of spades… nine of
Floyd | hearts… king of clubs…"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wait"
		Jacqueline says, "Is that 'wait I'm still reading' or 'wait wth is this thing in the trunk?!'"
		Jacqueline says, "Because I'm the latter of these two."
		DavidW says, "wait I'm still reading"
		Jacqueline says, "You will possibly transition from one to the other."
		Teaspoon says, "squawk"
		DavidW says, "He's got a homunculus assistant, I guess."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, what do we do with it?"
		zarf asks, "kill it?"
		Jacqueline says, "That seems harsh."
		Busta says, "this is the part when I went... oh, that's right, I'm playing a CMG game"
		Jacqueline says, "Kidnap, maybe."
		zarf asks, "and run away to become a farmer and never thing about magic again?"
		Jacqueline says (to Busta), "HAHAHA - YES"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Not much conversation there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Enormous, leather, bound in buckled straps. This is the sort of trunk
Floyd | that people imagine when they think about trunks, not the sort of
Floyd | trunk that anyone actually owns. Except for Ivan. The man
Floyd | must not know the meaning of the word discretion.
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now the trunk is open, and Ivan's grandmother is sitting inside
Floyd | mumbling: "…five of hearts… four of spades… king of clubs…"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to grandmother" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GRANDMOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | So you're Ivan's grandmother, huh? What a pleasure to meet.
Floyd | You must be so proud of your grandson's success, unless you're aware
Floyd | he's a slimeball and a cheater. But of course you're aware, since he
Floyd | put you down here, made you what you are now. You can't cop to it,
Floyd | though, can't say anything except card ranks and suits, which is why
Floyd | actually interrogating you like this would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it doesn't matter, because you know what Ivan did to his
Floyd | grandmother, whether she has the voice to admit it or not. Just look
Floyd | at her. This is your jurisdiction he's trying to muscle into,
Floyd | and when his career is over, you'll still reign supreme.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I keep thinking this is the ifmudder Ivan"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, were that the case we would do nothing to thwart him."
		Roger exclaims, "So turns out I was kinda right when I said he had an accomplice!"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Roger), "You were!"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "His grandmother chicken breast homunculus assistant!"
		Teaspoon says, "yuck"
		Roger says, "I think maybe we could publically confront and grandma-shame him"
		DavidW asks, "I'm not really sure I understand the setup. How would a grandmother-thing in a trunk underground know what cards anyone above ground would have?"
		Roger says, "Magical magic"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Oooh. I like that idea very much."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Mystical alignment?"
		Jacqueline says, "And yeah. Magical magic."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take grandmother" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRANDMOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Now everything makes sense. Of course Ivan can perform a three-card
Floyd | trick, because he upped the ante by using his grandmother as
Floyd | a ritual anchor. That's definitely what this is: a grandmother. You
Floyd | wonder why you never considered such a possibility. In retrospect,
Floyd | it's bloody obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's less obvious is how someone as lunkheaded as Ivan even figured
Floyd | out how to do it. Must've stumbled across a grimoire. He sure as hell
Floyd | didn't struggle like you to personally chart the leylines. You refuse
Floyd | to believe that he's got enough talent. Which is why you feel no
Floyd | compunction whatsoever about taking his grandmother for yourself, and
Floyd | promptly scoop her up. She's slimy and gross but what can you expect.

		DavidW asks, "So if he's using magic to perform magic... what's the problem, exactly?"
		Jacqueline says, "He's doing it better than us."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "That he's competing with us!"
		DavidW asks, "How is this fraudulent?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's ... not. It's just not good for us."
		zarf says, "he didn't chart the leylines!"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. True."
		Teaspoon asks, "So, we leave now?"
		Roger says, "He's a magical script kiddie"
		Jacqueline says, "I like the idea of throwing the chick breast with the toothless mouth at him in public, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "chickEN, even"
		Roger says, "Always wanted to pull a homunculus out of my hat"
		DavidW asks, "Do we go 'in' once more to our trunk?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, do we have a trunk?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I didn't know we had leylines."
		Teaspoon says, "good question"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | promptly scoop her up. She's slimy and gross but what can you expect.
Floyd | As you hold her in your arms, she groans. She wants to go back inside
Floyd | the trunk, but she's going to go into your chest instead,
Floyd | which you've hidden beneath the surrounding debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There are always leylines."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miscellaneous magical artifacts clutter the area, but separated from
Floyd | them is a distinctly out-of-place steamer trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x artifacts" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTIFACTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike Ivan, you hid your chest well, and it takes some digging before
Floyd | you unearth it from the junk. You can tell that it hasn't been touched
Floyd | since you were here last season. All the locks are still intact. Now
Floyd | you've just got to pull your key out of your top hat to open it.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | you've just got to pull your key out of your top hat to open
Floyd | it.Suddenly you hear a commotion. It's coming through the ceiling from
Floyd | the exposition. Voices rising in surprise. Exclamations. Shuffling and
Floyd | confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got to pull your key out of your top hat first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you can hear Ivan's voice. You'd recognize that caster-oil tenor
Floyd | anywhere. You can't make out the words but his tone is unmistakably,
Floyd | deliciously desperate. Defensive. Imploring. If only you could see his
Floyd | face!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have Ivan's key.
Floyd |
Floyd | …and now you hear footsteps overhead. Footsteps in a stampede. In an
Floyd | exodus. Eventually they diminish, moving outward, away, until there's
Floyd | only silence left behind.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | only silence left behind.
Floyd | In this racket, all it takes is one mistake. So much for Ivan's
Floyd | popularity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. So I guess we steal it, not confront him with it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A magician isn't a magician without a top hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That (your top hat) isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take key from hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY FROM HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As though pulling it from the thinnest air, you reach into your top
Floyd | hat and pull out a key. Presto!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "This got fiddly in a hurry"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes some finesse to unlock your chest and disengage the
Floyd | booby-traps, which is no problem because you've got finesse in your
Floyd | genetics. Also, you're the one who placed the traps. You'd better know
Floyd | how to deactivate them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid pops open, and inside the chest is your mother right where you
Floyd | left her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!!!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x mother" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh mother dearest, the voice in your ear, the ace up your sleeve,
Floyd | whose whispered words are never wrong. At least, not when it comes to
Floyd | two-card tricks. But three-card tricks? Forget it. She's not operating
Floyd | on the right wavelength, and there's no way to recalibrate her lode.
Floyd | What's done is done. You made that call and there's no going back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nowadays she might be outmoded, but she's still crawling around inside
Floyd | your chest like a good little pork tenderloin. Which is what she looks
Floyd | like. Fleshless, flexible, and wet. Wheezing out her predictions:
Floyd | "…three of diamonds… king of diamonds…" When you sit upstairs
Floyd | inside
Floyd | your booth, you just have to listen and her forecast slips
Floyd | into your brain like a drug down a drip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "eesh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put grandmother in chest" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GRANDMOTHER IN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You lower Ivan's grandmother into your chest, and she takes to it
Floyd | rather nicely, chirping and slapping her stubs around to feel her new
Floyd | environment. She's just happy to be back inside a container.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your own mother doesn't pay too much notice. Keeps slithering in
Floyd | circles. When she bumps into her housemate, she keeps bumping until
Floyd | she's bumped herself around the obstacle, and Ivan's grandmother
Floyd | hardly registers the contact. The two might as well exist on separate
Floyd | planes. Which, now that you consider it, they probably do to a certain
Floyd | degree.

		Jacqueline says, "Welcome to the world of Chandler Groover."
		zarf says, "eww"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chest" 		

Floyd | degree.
Floyd | You wipe your hands. Your job is done. All you have to do now is sit
Floyd | on your chair in your booth and listen, and when you deal
Floyd | three cards out for a trick (which you most certainly will) then
Floyd | you'll hear Ivan's grandmother mumbling predictions in your head, just
Floyd | like she's mumbling now: "…ten of diamonds… three of diamonds…
Floyd | nine of
Floyd | diamonds…"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lock chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | diamonds…"
Floyd | You couldn't be more pleased with how this lunch-break has panned out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put key in hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (your key in your top hat)
Floyd | You drop your key into your top hat and… hey, where did it go?
Floyd | Observe, ladies and gentlemen, as you upend your hat and shake it.
Floyd | Why, nothing comes out! It's as though the key has vanished.
Floyd | What mystique!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I originally thought the game meant our other chest. As in, our ribcage. As in tear out our beating heart and put the chicken grandma inside us. Which would not be terribly out of place for Groover. But then you all found the trunk and I realized what it meant."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder how magic works in this universe."
		DavidW says, "did the chest lock? I didn't see the game respond to that."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we would need to reset the traps and rehide it and stuff, but that may happen automagically."
		Teaspoon says, "I think it locked, yes"
		Teaspoon says, "so we can go up stairs and do more tricks, I suppose"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "#belated yes, I was thinking our ribcage too"
		Roger says, "And see if Ivan tries to kill us"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yay not just me."
		Teaspoon says, "But it said we'd *hidden* the chest in the debris."
		DavidW says, "So if we had a great-grandmother, I suppose a four-card trick would be possible."
		Teaspoon says, "Or someone else's great grandmother."
		Jacqueline nods.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave without closing your chest? You don't think so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You need your key again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder what a grandfather in a chest gets one. Excuses?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take key from hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY FROM HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As though pulling it from the thinnest air, you reach into your top
Floyd | hat and pull out a key. Presto!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | After resetting its booby-traps, you close your chest and lock it.
Floyd | Then you bury it back underneath the accumulated garbage in the area
Floyd | where nobody but you will ever find it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put key in hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (your key in your top hat)
Floyd | You drop your key into your top hat and… hey, where did it go?
Floyd | Observe, ladies and gentlemen, as you upend your hat and shake it.
Floyd | Why, nothing comes out! It's as though the key has vanished.
Floyd | What mystique!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the east, west, north, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You almost trip over a bunch of handcuffs and manacles tangled
Floyd | together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So the chest wasn't closed."
		Teaspoon says, "no, you were right"
		Teaspoon says, "apparently it had to be *closed* rather than *locked*"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x manacles" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no use for this junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the east, north, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your footsteps crunch. No wonder. All these shattered crystal balls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x balls" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no use for this junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two skeletons lie on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skeletons" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKELETONS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're still wearing tuxedoes and top hats, with their boney arms
Floyd | stretched out like they were hoping they could crawl to salvation.
Floyd | Which is probably what they did hope. Thought they could sneak into
Floyd | the exposition without an invite. Got lost down here in the
Floyd | underground instead. Never got out. You'd pity them if you didn't
Floyd | think they had it coming.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the west, south, north, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dice and marbles litter the ground like pebbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dice" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no use for this junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Overhead you can see your old friend, the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb back through the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Guardsman are patrolling the barricade outside, and there's a trapdoor
Floyd | behind a derelict penny arcade at the exposition's fringe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inward are stalls lining row after row.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You always make sure that it's closed when you're not using it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander back into the exposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Stalls and stalls and stalls in rows and rows and rows. Sightseers
Floyd | bustle between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward the exposition eventually ends; inward lies its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You could enter your booth or Ivan's tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "our tent or Ivan's?"
		DavidW says, "our"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter our tent" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER OUR TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop

		Teaspoon says, "g"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your

		Jacqueline sighs.
		Jacqueline says, "TRACKS"
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		DavidW asks, "tracks?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your tracks

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your tracks when you
Floyd | see what's there.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | see what's there.
Floyd | Not a crowd like Ivan had around his tent. No, this is different.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Not a crowd like Ivan had around his tent. No, this is different.
Floyd | This is an entourage.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | This is an entourage.
Floyd | More ladies in more pastel dresses twirling more parasols, but
Floyd | higher class ladies with higher class dresses and
Floyd | parasols whiter than snow. All their noses upturned. All their hats
Floyd | decked with ribbons. And yet despite their cosmopolitan polish they're
Floyd | nothing next to the one woman they follow and imitate like
Floyd | second-rate mirrors.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | second-rate mirrors.
Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth. Waiting for you.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth. Waiting for you.
Floyd | At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | Lady Gascogne is standing beside your table. Unlike everyone else, she
Floyd | doesn't carry her parasol open. She's holding it like a cane with both
Floyd | palms planted on its handle, but not like a cane that anyone would use
Floyd | to hobble around. Instead it's more like a gavel. One strike from its
Floyd | tip to the ground would make the whole world quake. Hyperbole, of
Floyd | course, but not by much.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, here you are," she says when you enter. "Normally I never wait,
Floyd | but when I saw this 'Out to Lunch' sign, I decided to give
Floyd | you five minutes. How many are left?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just twenty-nine seconds," her assistant reports next to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Under the wire," says Lady Gascogne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear."
		Busta says, "The effect works better in the interpreter."
		Teaspoon asks, "how does it go there?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I suspect it's fine in an interpreter."
		Busta says, "There's a wait for any key function that prints one word at a time after you push enter"
		Jacqueline says (to Teaspoon), "Well, it would just spit it out word by word, not repeat the line."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
		zarf says, "actually I bet it's kind of annoying there too"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lady Gascogne! Mademoiselles!" you say, sweeping the notice away from
Floyd | your table and settling back into your chair. "What a pleasure to see
Floyd | you all here at this season's exposition! I must apologize. When lunch
Floyd | calls, lunch calls, but I'm honored, enraptured, delighted that you
Floyd | stuck around to see my three-card trick."

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd | stuck around to see my three-card trick."Something in the air shifts
Floyd | when you speak those magic words. Voices drop. Heads turn. Every lady
Floyd | is staring as though you're a steak that's been thrown for them to
Floyd | devour. You know this sensation. You've felt it before, last season,
Floyd | when you dealt two cards and Lady Gascogne reached for one. They were
Floyd | ready to swallow you whole if you couldn't guess right. Spit out your
Floyd | bones. Leave you disgraced.

		Busta says, "I enjoyed the effect. It played up the comedy."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd | bones. Leave you disgraced.
Floyd | It didn't happen then, and it won't happen now.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | It didn't happen then, and it won't happen now.
Floyd | "Nobody's performed a three-card trick," says Lady Gascogne. "The man
Floyd | in the tent over there tried to do it and failed. He was a liar.
Floyd | Everyone who said that he could do it, they were liars too. I have no
Floyd | tolerance for lies."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm an honest magician," you tell her. "Only genuine tricks from
Floyd | Morgan the Magnificent!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if with Mum and granny we could do four cards..."
		Jacqueline says, "Probably not a cumulative effect."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have the notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lay card" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAY CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop card" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't got those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a tuxedo, a platinum medal, and a top hat, and you're
Floyd | carrying a notice, Ivan's key, and a compass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And what would a father in a trunk grant us?"
		zarf says, "ok, but say you cross-bred the mother and the grandmother to produce a great-grandmother..."
		Teaspoon asks, "where *are* our cards?"
		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "Maybe that's the sequel."
		Busta asks, "try deck?"
		DavidW asks, "Aren't they on the table?"
		zarf says, "take them out of your hat"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take cards from hat" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARDS FROM HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "do trick" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DO TRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | What's it take to perform a three-card trick? Six simple steps:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Shuffle the deck.
Floyd | 2. Deal a card.
Floyd | 3. Deal a card.
Floyd | 4. Deal a card.
Floyd | 5. Listen.
Floyd | 6. Name the correct card.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps two through four are what make it a three-card trick.
Floyd | Step five is more important than the rest. But step six is what will
Floyd | impress your spectators the most. Easy as pie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shuffle deck" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHUFFLE DECK
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you shuffle or deal any cards, you've got to talk to Lady
Floyd | Gascogne and offer her the chance to search your belongings. Standard
Floyd | practice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Before I begin my three-card trick, however," you announce, "I'd like
Floyd | to invite any curious, doubtful, or otherwise inquisitive parties to
Floyd | step forward and scrutinize my accouterments. Search my table, turn
Floyd | over my deck, feel my jacket. Do everything to satisfy yourselves that
Floyd | I'm not hiding anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Gascogne doesn't take your offer, but her entourage does. For a
Floyd | minute or two their hands are everywhere, and when they withdraw
Floyd | they've found nothing. Nothing. How could they ever find something?
Floyd | They're amateurs. You're a master.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fine," says Lady Gascogne. "Continue."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shuffle deck" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHUFFLE DECK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," you say, "it wouldn't be right to conduct a card trick
Floyd | without a shuffle, whether that's a one-card trick, a two-card trick,
Floyd | or even the marvelous three-card trick you're about to
Floyd | witness."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuffling cards is second nature. You hold the deck in one palm, split
Floyd | its cards, riffle them with your thumbs. Their edges flutter and
Floyd | blend. They bend upward, dovetailing in your hands, and then cascade
Floyd | into a stack when your fingers release. Less than one second. No
Floyd | thought required.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Gascogne doesn't look impressed. Neither does her entourage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAL CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Now the stage is set. You can feel motivations and emotions flowing
Floyd | around you. Expectations. Judgements. Hopes. Everything in the
Floyd | exposition gravitating toward your booth, pouring into your cards.
Floyd | They want to be dealt. They are waiting for you to deal them.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | They want to be dealt. They are waiting for you to deal them.
Floyd | You take the top card from the deck and place it face-down on the
Floyd | table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | table.
Floyd | One.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | One.
Floyd | You're still in safe territory. Lady Gascogne doesn't react. Her
Floyd | entourage looks indifferent. But the fact is that you've taken the
Floyd | first step and now they're on their toes. They just don't show it yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAL CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | When you reach for your deck a second time, you can actually
Floyd | see attentions sharpening. Bodies drawing closer. Necks
Floyd | craning to gain a better view. Even Lady Gascogne's gaze is locked
Floyd | onto the cards.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | onto the cards.
Floyd | You place another face-down on the table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | You place another face-down on the table.
Floyd | Two.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | Two.
Floyd | Now this trick has gotten serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAL CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladies gasp, hands fly to cover mouths, teeth chomp down to bite
Floyd | fingernails when you reach for your deck a third time. You've had no
Floyd | practice, but this has to work. You don't want to imagine
Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.So you don't imagine it.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.So you don't imagine it.
Floyd | You put one last card face-down on the table.

		Jacqueline says, "Slowly, please"
		Teaspoon says, "sorry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You put one last card face-down on the table.
Floyd | Three.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | Three.
Floyd | That's it. There's no going back. Lady Gascogne's looming over you,
Floyd | hands clamped onto her parasol's handle, weight bearing on that
Floyd | parasol as she leans forward to look at the spread. Her eyes are
Floyd | counting them: one, two, three cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't nervous. You're assured, confident, in control.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I know it's a lot of the same text over and over, but it's hard to process if it happens too quickly."
		DavidW says, "so now we 'listen'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | …deuce of clubs… eight of spades…
Floyd | …nine of clubs… queen of spades… five of hearts…
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh wait. The lady has to pick a card."
		Jacqueline says, "That's more than three cards."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I think she picks, then we listen."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is no time to wait around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, talk to lady"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pick a card," you tell Lady Gascogne.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Pick a card," you tell Lady Gascogne.
Floyd | She stares at you.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She stares at you. She says nothing.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She stares at you. She says nothing.
Floyd | She picks a card.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She picks a card.
Floyd | The middle card, to be precise. That's important. After she's
Floyd | done glancing at it, she holds the card where no one else can see, and
Floyd | then she stares at you again.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | then she stares at you again.
Floyd | "Amaze me," she commands. "What card is this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | …queen of hearts… nine of clubs…
Floyd | …nine of clubs… queen of spades… five of hearts…
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "so it's the queen of spades then, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I get it."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "Mum is talking nonsense for some reason."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say "queen of spades"" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "QUEEN OF SPADES"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want to say that to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say "queen of spades" to lady" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "QUEEN OF SPADES" TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | If there's one person you never want to cross, that person is Lady
Floyd | Gascogne. You'll be on your best behavior around her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Hmm"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "queen of spades" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUEEN OF SPADES
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hear… I hear… a voice," you say, cupping your ear in the most
Floyd | melodramatic posture that you can manage. "It's whispering… from very
Floyd | far away… across the gaps that yawn between what we call space and
Floyd | time. It's saying something… about royalty… about a queen…"
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone else strains to listen, but they can't hear anything.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to her" 		

Floyd | Everyone else strains to listen, but they can't hear anything. They
Floyd | never will.

		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | never will.
Floyd | "…I can hear something…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "…I can hear something… digging…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "…I can hear something… digging… digging in the darkness…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "…I can hear something… digging… digging in the darkness… in
Floyd | the
Floyd | blackness…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | blackness…yes, a black suit…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | blackness…yes, a black suit… it's a spade…"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | blackness…yes, a black suit… it's a spade…"
Floyd |
Floyd | No one breathes. No one moves.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | No one breathes. No one moves.
Floyd | "You've drawn the queen of spades."

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "You've drawn the queen of spades."
Floyd | Lady Gascogne lays a queen of spades on the table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, what else is there to say? That the crowd goes wild, and that
Floyd | their joyful shouts can be heard through the entire exposition, over
Floyd | the other magicians, even over the barricade wall where the guardsmen
Floyd | patrol and the rejected wannabes huddle outside in the night? That
Floyd | ribboned hats fly through the air, and confetti and balloons rain
Floyd | down, and teardrops cascade over cheeks as people weep with
Floyd | jubilation? That your name will ring through every age as not only the
Floyd | greatest two-card magician, but also the greatest three-card
Floyd | one? And that even then, even after all that, everybody will still
Floyd | know you as Morgan the Magnificent because Morríghan is too hard to
Floyd | pronounce?

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | pronounce?
Floyd | No, these things are obvious. They don't need to be said.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you've got a second platinum medal on your jacket. Lady Gascogne
Floyd | pinned it there after her assistant handed it over. They have a
Floyd | million different medals to distribute, but this one is
Floyd | yours. No one deserves it more.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's next?" asks Lady Gascogne.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Another exposition," says her assistant. "Jugglers."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's hope that they've improved this season. Two-ball jugglers are
Floyd | so tedious."

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | so tedious."
Floyd | And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how to successfully perform a…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how to successfully perform a…
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | THREE

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | THREE## -CARD

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | THREE## -CARD ## TRICK.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | THREE## -CARD ## TRICK.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** finis ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or view a few potential DIVERSIONS?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "diversions" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | Did you try...
Floyd |
Floyd | ...listening while sitting in your booth at the beginning?
Floyd | ...playing solitaire while sitting in your booth?
Floyd | ...examining the penny arcade?
Floyd | ...examining the barricade?
Floyd | ...climbing the barricade?
Floyd | ...examining the skeletons underground?
Floyd | ...talking to Ivan's grandmother?
Floyd | ...talking to your mother?
Floyd | ...revisiting Ivan after stealing his grandmother?
Floyd | ...guessing Lady Gascogne's card incorrectly?
Floyd | ...pulling a rabbit out of your hat?
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, or view a few potential DIVERSIONS?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "huzzah"
		DavidW says, "oh. fathers help with juggling, then."
		Teaspoon says, "That was...something."
		Jacqueline says, "Huzzah. And yay a pleasantly short game."
		Busta says, "*applause*"
		Teaspoon says, "I liked."
		Jacqueline asks, "We can't bring his grandmother upstairs, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "good question"
		Roger says, "I was hoping to carry her around under my hat"
		Teaspoon asks, "should we try?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Jacqueline says, "I'd love to confront him with it."
		Teaspoon asks, "restart?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Is it wrong for me to think that whatever was done to the relatives or even how the compass works is more interesting, magically, than the card tricks they're in aid of?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'd agree"
		Jacqueline says, "Or, well, I did do a save"
		Jacqueline says, "CF3"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a tuxedo, a platinum medal, and a top hat, and you're
Floyd | carrying Ivan's key and a compass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Overhead you can see your old friend, the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the east, north, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dice and marbles litter the ground like pebbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the south, west, north, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stacked caskets skewered with machetes line the shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Okay, you're headed in the right direction. You recognize the two
Floyd | skeletons on the ground here from the last time you came through. Not
Floyd | that you thought you would really lose your way again, but
Floyd | it's still reassuring to find a landmark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Yeah I think there's an intentional tension between what the player finds wonderous compared to the PC"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the south, north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moldy satin bouquets carpet the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the south, east, west, and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear people walking on the exposition floor above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Finally you reach the center. There's more junk piled here than
Floyd | anywhere else. Swords designed for swallowing, and saws designed to
Floyd | cut ladies in half, and handkerchiefs and pointy hats and cloaks
Floyd | patterned with stars, and cups and balls, and chains and guillotines,
Floyd | and boxes with mirrors in them, and padlocks and lockpicks. Enough
Floyd | miscellaneous garbage to orchestrate a thousand magic tricks.
Floyd |
Floyd | But what's this? Oho, something new: a steamer trunk sitting
Floyd | right out in the open. Definitely wasn't there before. Definitely
Floyd | stamped with the initials I.I.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock trunk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trunk using Ivan's filched key. It's a cinch. No
Floyd | additional security. No extra obstacles. Like the fool never even
Floyd | expected that he would be robbed. Oiled hinges slide back with a
Floyd | pleasant smoothness as the lid rises, and then you're looking down at
Floyd | the interior.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd | the interior.
Floyd | This is what you knew you'd find.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | This is what you knew you'd find. Even still, it takes you
Floyd | somewhat by surprise.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | somewhat by surprise.
Floyd | Sitting there in the trunk is a pale glistening slab like a raw
Floyd | chicken breast. Maybe calling it a chicken breast doesn't quite paint
Floyd | the picture. It's got arms and legs but they're no more than stubs,
Floyd | and its head is as big as its body. So it's more like two raw chicken
Floyd | breasts that have been slapped together. Its eyes are sunk way back
Floyd | into its head and it's got an itty-bitty toothless mouth. All gums,
Floyd | that toothless mouth. Its stubby arms are wiggling and it's mumbling
Floyd | words that sound more like lip-smacks: "…ace of clubs… ten of
Floyd | spades…
Floyd | four of hearts…"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take grandmother" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRANDMOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Now everything makes sense. Of course Ivan can perform a three-card
Floyd | trick, because he upped the ante by using his grandmother as
Floyd | a ritual anchor. That's definitely what this is: a grandmother. You
Floyd | wonder why you never considered such a possibility. In retrospect,
Floyd | it's bloody obvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's less obvious is how someone as lunkheaded as Ivan even figured
Floyd | out how to do it. Must've stumbled across a grimoire. He sure as hell
Floyd | didn't struggle like you to personally chart the leylines. You refuse
Floyd | to believe that he's got enough talent. Which is why you feel no
Floyd | compunction whatsoever about taking his grandmother for yourself, and
Floyd | promptly scoop her up. She's slimy and gross but what can you expect.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | promptly scoop her up. She's slimy and gross but what can you expect.
Floyd | As you hold her in your arms, she groans. She wants to go back inside
Floyd | the trunk, but she's going to go into your chest instead,
Floyd | which you've hidden beneath the surrounding debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lock trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You close Ivan's steamer trunk and lock it again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not just the PC. The expo's attendees are also enthralled with the card tricks."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not about to walk away without putting Ivan's grandmother where
Floyd | she belongs: in your chest.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, so the game won't let us."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | she belongs: in your chest.Suddenly you hear a commotion. It's coming
Floyd | through the ceiling from the exposition. Voices rising in surprise.
Floyd | Exclamations. Shuffling and confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I suspected that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get key from hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEY FROM HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As though pulling it from the thinnest air, you reach into your top
Floyd | hat and pull out a key. Presto!
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you can hear Ivan's voice. You'd recognize that caster-oil tenor
Floyd | anywhere. You can't make out the words but his tone is unmistakably,
Floyd | deliciously desperate. Defensive. Imploring. If only you could see his
Floyd | face!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to grandma" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GRANDMA
Floyd |
Floyd | So you're Ivan's grandmother, huh? What a pleasure to meet.
Floyd | You must be so proud of your grandson's success, unless you're aware
Floyd | he's a slimeball and a cheater. But of course you're aware, since he
Floyd | put you down here, made you what you are now. You can't cop to it,
Floyd | though, can't say anything except card ranks and suits, which is why
Floyd | actually interrogating you like this would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it doesn't matter, because you know what Ivan did to his
Floyd | grandmother, whether she has the voice to admit it or not. Just look
Floyd | at her. This is your jurisdiction he's trying to muscle into,
Floyd | and when his career is over, you'll still reign supreme.
Floyd |
Floyd | …and now you hear footsteps overhead. Footsteps in a stampede. In an
Floyd | exodus. Eventually they diminish, moving outward, away, until there's
Floyd | only silence left behind.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | only silence left behind.
Floyd | In this racket, all it takes is one mistake. So much for Ivan's
Floyd | popularity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miscellaneous magical artifacts clutter the area, but separated from
Floyd | them is a distinctly out-of-place steamer trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x artifacts" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTIFACTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike Ivan, you hid your chest well, and it takes some digging before
Floyd | you unearth it from the junk. You can tell that it hasn't been touched
Floyd | since you were here last season. All the locks are still intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, isn't this completely hypocritical of us to talk to her like that?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | A modest chest. Small enough to carry in two hands without hassle.
Floyd | Locked and booby-trapped for good measure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "How so?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes some finesse to unlock your chest and disengage the
Floyd | booby-traps, which is no problem because you've got finesse in your
Floyd | genetics. Also, you're the one who placed the traps. You'd better know
Floyd | how to deactivate them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid pops open, and inside the chest is your mother right where you
Floyd | left her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to mother" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, mother. Life treating you well? How about these accommodations?
Floyd | Met anyone new recently? We ought to catch up more. We don't see each
Floyd | other as often as we used to. That's because you're locked down in
Floyd | this chest, which is why really asking you these questions
Floyd | and having a chat would be as useless as talking to a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, your mother's here, all right, but she's also not. There's a
Floyd | reason that nobody else can perform a two-card trick. There's a reason
Floyd | that Lady Gascogne pinned a platinum medal to your jacket.
Floyd | There's a reason you deserve it more than anyone. And it's called
Floyd | sacrifice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "good lord"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put grandmother in chest" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GRANDMOTHER IN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You lower Ivan's grandmother into your chest, and she takes to it
Floyd | rather nicely, chirping and slapping her stubs around to feel her new
Floyd | environment. She's just happy to be back inside a container.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your own mother doesn't pay too much notice. Keeps slithering in
Floyd | circles. When she bumps into her housemate, she keeps bumping until
Floyd | she's bumped herself around the obstacle, and Ivan's grandmother
Floyd | hardly registers the contact. The two might as well exist on separate
Floyd | planes. Which, now that you consider it, they probably do to a certain
Floyd | degree.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chest" 		

Floyd | degree.
Floyd | You wipe your hands. Your job is done. All you have to do now is sit
Floyd | on your chair in your booth and listen, and when you deal
Floyd | three cards out for a trick (which you most certainly will) then
Floyd | you'll hear Ivan's grandmother mumbling predictions in your head, just
Floyd | like she's mumbling now: "…eight of diamonds… nine of diamonds…
Floyd | eight
Floyd | of diamonds…"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rabbit from hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | of diamonds…"
Floyd | You couldn't be more pleased with how this lunch-break has panned out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | You must be so proud of your grandson's success, unless you're aware he's a slimeball and a cheater. But of course you're aware, since he put you down here, made you what you are now.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rabbit from hat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RABBIT FROM HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As if you'd ever resort to such a tasteless trick. Cards are in right
Floyd | now; rabbits are out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Saying that, when we did the same thing to our mum."
		Jacqueline says, "That's the hypocrisy."
		Teaspoon says, "Rabidly hypocritical, yes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lock chest" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | After resetting its booby-traps, you close your chest and lock it.
Floyd | Then you bury it back underneath the accumulated garbage in the area
Floyd | where nobody but you will ever find it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to kick your way through woven baskets packed with ropes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the west, north, east, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wands, wands, wands. Who uses wands? No one. That's why they're dumped
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two skeletons lie on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the west, south, north, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Threadbare tuxedoes are mounded around you waist-high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Exposition
Floyd | Identical passageways open to the north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Overhead you can see your old friend, the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb back through the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Guardsman are patrolling the barricade outside, and there's a trapdoor
Floyd | behind a derelict penny arcade at the exposition's fringe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inward are stalls lining row after row.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "people like that are the worst"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb barricade" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BARRICADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to approach the barricade and... suddenly there's a red bead
Floyd | on your jacket. Another. Another. More beads trained on you as the
Floyd | guards atop the wall pivot in your direction. When they see that
Floyd | you've stopped advancing, they resume their patrol and the red beads
Floyd | disperse.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x penny arcade" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | disperse.
Floyd | You stop holding your breath. Were you holding your breath? What
Floyd | nonsense. The guards only shoot people climbing the wall from
Floyd | outside. You were never in any danger. Still, you don't know
Floyd | what put the idea into your head. It's not something you'll try again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x barricade" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARRICADE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's probably a mob outside that barricade. All the rejected
Floyd | magicians. Protesting. Fighting for entrance. You've seen the mayhem
Floyd | before. People brandishing silk scarves and doves like that'll
Floyd | convince anyone to let them inside. Every season at least a few
Floyd | hundred get shot trying to climb the wall. Good riddance is all you
Floyd | can say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "this is a very dark 'verse"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x penny arcade" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY ARCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Back in the day, a machine was actually the first 'person' to
Floyd | successfully perform a one-card trick. That led to penny arcades like
Floyd | this being churned out en masse, each equipped with its own
Floyd | robotic card-dealing magician. But the first machine's success was a
Floyd | fluke. All the penny arcades were useless. Which is why human
Floyd | magicians like you are still around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander back into the exposition.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Stalls and stalls and stalls in rows and rows and rows. Sightseers
Floyd | bustle between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward the exposition eventually ends; inward lies its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You could enter your booth or Ivan's tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter ivan's tent" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER IVAN'S TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | What a difference since you were last here. Where once there were
Floyd | adoring throngs, now there's nobody. Only Ivan sitting slumped at his
Floyd | table with his head in his hands and his career as a magician lying in
Floyd | shambles at his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Such a wonderful sight -- or should you say such an
Floyd | incredible one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to ivan" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO IVAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Ivan doesn't react when he sees you. He's too distraught to play his
Floyd | charming smarmy role as the 'great three-card magician' anymore.
Floyd | Hunched over like some dejected maiden in a cheap romance, weeping
Floyd | with a handkerchief for his lost love. Except it's not a romance. It's
Floyd | a tragedy, and this dejected maiden has been jilted and won't recover
Floyd | until the grave takes him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd ask what happened here," you say, "but I already know. You're
Floyd | Ivan the Imposter like I always said. A conman. Hustler.
Floyd | Ne'er-do-well. And now you're exposed. Everyone ran for the hills just
Floyd | like they should've from the start."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you don't even know the half," Ivan sniffles. "Lady Gascogne
Floyd | herself… she was here… and when I said she had a seven of hearts,
Floyd | she
Floyd | had a deuce of diamonds!"
Floyd |
Floyd | His wailing overwhelms him. He's a poor worthless blubbering wreck.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in Ivan's tent)
Floyd | His wailing overwhelms him. He's a poor worthless blubbering wreck.
Floyd | Glorious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "For the transcript, this reminds me pleasantly of The Prestige."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah."
		Teaspoon asks, "shall we try for the bad ending?"
		Roger says, "And only slightly less pleasantly of The Illusionist"
		Jacqueline says, "Except that I pictured our protagonist as being played by Edward Norton."
		Roger says, "And a little bit also, but still pleasantly enough, of Strange and Norrell"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Roger says, "I thought it was a good job of the PC being mostly gender-neutral"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Teaspoon says, "Yes"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Exposition
Floyd | Here at the exposition's center are your booth and Ivan's tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outward are more magicians at more stations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter booth" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your tracks

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You turn to enter your booth but then you stop in your tracks when you
Floyd | see what's there.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | see what's there.
Floyd | Not a crowd like Ivan had around his tent. No, this is different.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Not a crowd like Ivan had around his tent. No, this is different.
Floyd | This is an entourage.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | This is an entourage.
Floyd | More ladies in more pastel dresses twirling more parasols, but
Floyd | higher class ladies with higher class dresses and
Floyd | parasols whiter than snow. All their noses upturned. All their hats
Floyd | decked with ribbons. And yet despite their cosmopolitan polish they're
Floyd | nothing next to the one woman they follow and imitate like
Floyd | second-rate mirrors.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | second-rate mirrors.
Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth. Waiting for you.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | That would be Lady Gascogne. At your booth. Waiting for you.
Floyd | At the Exposition (in your booth)
Floyd | Lady Gascogne is standing beside your table. Unlike everyone else, she
Floyd | doesn't carry her parasol open. She's holding it like a cane with both
Floyd | palms planted on its handle, but not like a cane that anyone would use
Floyd | to hobble around. Instead it's more like a gavel. One strike from its
Floyd | tip to the ground would make the whole world quake. Hyperbole, of
Floyd | course, but not by much.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, here you are," she says when you enter. "Normally I never wait,
Floyd | but when I saw this 'Out to Lunch' sign, I decided to give
Floyd | you five minutes. How many are left?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just fourteen seconds," her assistant reports next to her.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Under the wire," says Lady Gascogne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lady Gascogne! Mademoiselles!" you say, sweeping the notice away from
Floyd | your table and settling back into your chair. "What a pleasure to see
Floyd | you all here at this season's exposition! I must apologize. When lunch
Floyd | calls, lunch calls, but I'm honored, enraptured, delighted that you
Floyd | stuck around to see my three-card trick."

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | stuck around to see my three-card trick."Something in the air shifts
Floyd | when you speak those magic words. Voices drop. Heads turn. Every lady
Floyd | is staring as though you're a steak that's been thrown for them to
Floyd | devour. You know this sensation. You've felt it before, last season,
Floyd | when you dealt two cards and Lady Gascogne reached for one. They were
Floyd | ready to swallow you whole if you couldn't guess right. Spit out your
Floyd | bones. Leave you disgraced.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | bones. Leave you disgraced.
Floyd | It didn't happen then, and it won't happen now.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | It didn't happen then, and it won't happen now.
Floyd | "Nobody's performed a three-card trick," says Lady Gascogne. "The man
Floyd | in the tent over there tried to do it and failed. He was a liar.
Floyd | Everyone who said that he could do it, they were liars too. I have no
Floyd | tolerance for lies."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm an honest magician," you tell her. "Only genuine tricks from
Floyd | Morgan the Magnificent!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Before I begin my three-card trick, however," you announce, "I'd like
Floyd | to invite any curious, doubtful, or otherwise inquisitive parties to
Floyd | step forward and scrutinize my accouterments. Search my table, turn
Floyd | over my deck, feel my jacket. Do everything to satisfy yourselves that
Floyd | I'm not hiding anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Gascogne doesn't take your offer, but her entourage does. For a
Floyd | minute or two their hands are everywhere, and when they withdraw
Floyd | they've found nothing. Nothing. How could they ever find something?
Floyd | They're amateurs. You're a master.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fine," says Lady Gascogne. "Continue."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shuffle deck" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHUFFLE DECK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," you say, "it wouldn't be right to conduct a card trick
Floyd | without a shuffle, whether that's a one-card trick, a two-card trick,
Floyd | or even the marvelous three-card trick you're about to
Floyd | witness."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuffling cards is second nature. You hold the deck in one palm, split
Floyd | its cards, riffle them with your thumbs. Their edges flutter and
Floyd | blend. They bend upward, dovetailing in your hands, and then cascade
Floyd | into a stack when your fingers release. Less than one second. No
Floyd | thought required.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Gascogne doesn't look impressed. Neither does her entourage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x deck" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DECK
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard deck. Thirteen ranks. Four suits. Fifty-two cards total.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lay card" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAY CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh let's try screwing it up"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "do trick" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DO TRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | What's it take to perform a three-card trick? Six simple steps:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Shuffle the deck.
Floyd | 2. Deal a card.
Floyd | 3. Deal a card.
Floyd | 4. Deal a card.
Floyd | 5. Listen.
Floyd | 6. Name the correct card.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steps two through four are what make it a three-card trick.
Floyd | Step five is more important than the rest. But step six is what will
Floyd | impress your spectators the most. Easy as pie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAL CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Now the stage is set. You can feel motivations and emotions flowing
Floyd | around you. Expectations. Judgements. Hopes. Everything in the
Floyd | exposition gravitating toward your booth, pouring into your cards.
Floyd | They want to be dealt. They are waiting for you to deal them.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | They want to be dealt. They are waiting for you to deal them.
Floyd | You take the top card from the deck and place it face-down on the
Floyd | table.

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Good idea."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "deal card" 		

Floyd | table.
Floyd | One.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | One.
Floyd | You're still in safe territory. Lady Gascogne doesn't react. Her
Floyd | entourage looks indifferent. But the fact is that you've taken the
Floyd | first step and now they're on their toes. They just don't show it yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | When you reach for your deck a second time, you can actually
Floyd | see attentions sharpening. Bodies drawing closer. Necks
Floyd | craning to gain a better view. Even Lady Gascogne's gaze is locked
Floyd | onto the cards.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | onto the cards.
Floyd | You place another face-down on the table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You place another face-down on the table.
Floyd | Two.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | Two.
Floyd | Now this trick has gotten serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladies gasp, hands fly to cover mouths, teeth chomp down to bite
Floyd | fingernails when you reach for your deck a third time. You've had no
Floyd | practice, but this has to work. You don't want to imagine
Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.So you don't imagine it.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | what will happen if it doesn't.So you don't imagine it.
Floyd | You put one last card face-down on the table.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You put one last card face-down on the table.
Floyd | Three.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | Three.
Floyd | That's it. There's no going back. Lady Gascogne's looming over you,
Floyd | hands clamped onto her parasol's handle, weight bearing on that
Floyd | parasol as she leans forward to look at the spread. Her eyes are
Floyd | counting them: one, two, three cards.
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't nervous. You're assured, confident, in control.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pick a card," you tell Lady Gascogne.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | "Pick a card," you tell Lady Gascogne.
Floyd | She stares at you.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She stares at you. She says nothing.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She stares at you. She says nothing.
Floyd | She picks a card.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She picks a card.
Floyd | The middle card, to be precise. That's important. After she's
Floyd | done glancing at it, she holds the card where no one else can see, and
Floyd | then she stares at you again.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | then she stares at you again.
Floyd | "Amaze me," she commands. "What card is this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | …ace of clubs… six of clubs…
Floyd | …nine of clubs… queen of spades… five of hearts…
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nine of clubs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NINE OF CLUBS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hear… I hear… a voice," you say, cupping your ear and continuing
Floyd | on
Floyd | with your usual rigamarole. You've got it down to a science. How long
Floyd | to drag something out. When to drop hints or reveal specifics.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | to drag something out. When to drop hints or reveal specifics.
Floyd | Unfortunately all your showmanship is wasted when, after blathering on
Floyd | for some time about the spiritual whispers that have unveiled Lady
Floyd | Gascogne's card to you, the card that you name isn't the card that
Floyd | she's holding. Really, did you just say nine of clubs?

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | she's holding. Really, did you just say nine of clubs?
Floyd | Whoops! Too bad! You've blown your chance!
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Gascogne throws her card down in disgust, and her assistant
Floyd | strips your platinum medal from last season, and you're a
Floyd | laughingstock for years and years to come. You'll never live this
Floyd | down…

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | down…if you go through with it.

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | down…if you go through with it.
Floyd | But you won't go through with it, because you caught yourself in time.
Floyd | That's the wrong card you just said. Try again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Hah!"
		Roger exclaims, "Haha. But Thou Must!"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, that about wraps that up, I think"
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "So, it occurs to me that there are other Floydable Spring Thing Games; they're in the Back Garden."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "I can't drive because I already betatested them" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE I ALREADY BETATESTED THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
		Teaspoon says, "but yes, if someone else wants to that'd be fun to watch."
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "You beta tested all the Back Garden parser games?"
zarf has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Teaspoon says, "I did Andrew's"
		Teaspoon says, "and Buster Hudson's"
		Jacqueline says, "I would also like to say to folks here that you really should go look at more of the Main Festival. I am not done with them yet, but I encountered two super Twine games, one of which is possibly one of the most impactful/memorable games I've ever played."
		Teaspoon says, "Not Dead Man's Hill"
		Jacqueline says, "Dead Man's Hill sounds incredibly depressing."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But sure!"
		DavidW says, "I want to continue, but my eyes are watering. I think i need to close them for a while."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are we done with this one and do we want to take a look at Dead Man's Hill?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or..."
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we play Fourdiopolis, since Andrew is here?"
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna take a 10-minute break regardless, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		Roger says, "I support that notion"
		Teaspoon says, "okies"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's meet at half past."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  At the Exposition (in your booth (on your chair))
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "We're taking a break for another seven minutes, then playing Fourdiopolis."
		kpaquette says, "Hmmm Okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are folks back?"
		Busta says, "Present."
		Jacqueline says, "Prisent"
		Busta says, "I tested 4Dopolis so I'll just be watching"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, hm. You and tsp?"
		Jacqueline says, "Andrew is idle. I tried emailing him to get his attention."
		Roger says, "I'm sort of here"
		Jacqueline asks, "I don't suppose anyone is following him on social media and could dm him, which would possibly make his phone notify him?"
		Busta says, "Though I wasn't smart enough to actually solve it - I merely made sure his walkthrough worked"
		Teaspoon says, "ditto"
		Busta says, "I've only ever emailed him"
		Teaspoon says, "also ditto"
		Jacqueline says, "Mmkay"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's wait for David because this is his sort of thing."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, assuming he returns..."
		Jacqueline says, "Or we could play Dead Man's Hill and just say that we'll do Fourdiopolis next week so that Andrew actually is here."
		Teaspoon says, "that's a plan."
		Jacqueline says, "And quit waiting on David, Since he's been gone going on half an hour after wanting a ten minute breat."
		Jacqueline says, "er, break"
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you think, Busta?"
		Roger says, "DMH sounds like a good call"
		Jacqueline says, "Busta, who was here, does not answer, and Roger, who I think said he was only kind of here, has. Good enough for me."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask deadmanshill" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh terrible minutes! One fears death and could, in such times,
Floyd | yearn for death, horrorified by this kind of death. Been in two
Floyd | assaults; may there follow no more! Nothing more eagerly longed for
Floyd | than this, besides getting home in one piece. Where did all courage
Floyd | disappear to? We have enough of waging war. Not cowardice is this but
Floyd | humanness, rebelling against this barbarism, this ghastly
Floyd | slaughter."
Floyd |
Floyd | Kurt Peterson, killed in action August 3rd, 1915
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I slid down into a large shell crater to escape the fire that had
Floyd | wiped out most of my company. For all I knew, what was left of it were
Floyd | the two men who had jumped in right after me. I could hear their teeth
Floyd | clattering from underneath their gas masks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere around here had to be the that ominous trench.
Floyd |
Floyd | At that very moment, some heavy battery didn't want to to be left out
Floyd | and started ploughing the hilltop once more, just to be sure nobody
Floyd | would get off it alive today. If I hadn't had soiled my pants already
Floyd | while running for my death through no-man's-land, now would have been
Floyd | the last opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead Man's Hill
Floyd | An uphill struggle by Arno von Borries
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160401 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Large shell hole
Floyd | This was where the French wire entanglements had been before the
Floyd | bombardment. Now, however, there was nothing left of them. The impact
Floyd | of whatever had hit here had been so violent, it had dug a hole right
Floyd | up to the trench itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see Gruber and Tiersen here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   an automatic
Floyd |   a pistol magazine
Floyd |   three grenades
Floyd |   a bayonet
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | A powerful mantle lantern, currently unlit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bayonet" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAYONET
Floyd |
Floyd | "The bayonet frequently jams on the thrust and then a man has to
Floyd | kick hard on the other fellow's belly to pull it out again; and in the
Floyd | interval he may easily get one himself. And what's more the blade
Floyd | often gets broken off."
Floyd |
Floyd | Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to tsp), "Wow, you are indeed a fast reader."
		Teaspoon says, "sorry"
		Jacqueline | Bodies: 0
		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Teaspoon says, "That's...worrying."
		Jacqueline says, "f automatic"
		Jacqueline says, "er,"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x automatic" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AUTOMATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard service pistol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine)
Floyd | A seven-round magazine for an automatic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "load automatic" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD AUTOMATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding the pistol magazine
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline sighs, as she realizes that this game will have the verb 'load' in it, which screws up the transcript.
		Teaspoon says, "oh dear"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead Man's Hill is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Enh. It is what it is."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Large shell hole
Floyd | This was where the French wire entanglements had been before the
Floyd | bombardment. Now, however, there was nothing left of them. The impact
Floyd | of whatever had hit here had been so violent, it had dug a hole right
Floyd | up to the trench itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see Gruber and Tiersen here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "damnit, Hans"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bruno Gruber was a man from my company.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was carrying four grenades, a very light and a flare gun.
Floyd | He was wielding a grenade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "a very light?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw nothing special about the very light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, it's a flare gun."
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Teaspoon says, "well, that would make sense if he wasn't also carrying a flare gun, so I'm confused now."
		Roger says, "Maybe it's the flare itself"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Eberhard Tiersen was a man from my company.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was carrying a grenade, a banana magazine and a machine gun.
Floyd | He was wielding a grenade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		kpaquette says (to Jacqueline), "I'm going to go for now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wield bayonet" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIELD BAYONET
Floyd |
Floyd | Both my hands were full already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   an automatic
Floyd |   a pistol magazine
Floyd |   three grenades
Floyd |   a bayonet
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "what are we wielding, then?"
kpaquette goes home. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Large shell hole
Floyd | This was where the French wire entanglements had been before the
Floyd | bombardment. Now, however, there was nothing left of them. The impact
Floyd | of whatever had hit here had been so violent, it had dug a hole right
Floyd | up to the trench itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see Gruber and Tiersen here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "do we go exploring then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go die in another part of the trench"
		Teaspoon says, "yay"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine-gun nest
Floyd | This position was still in surprisingly good condition considering the
Floyd | heavy shelling that had been going on for days.
Floyd | Concrete braces reinforced the construction.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a surprised Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiersen fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman fired his automatic at myself.
Floyd | I received a light wound in the my leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "fire automatic at Frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIRE AUTOMATIC AT FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding the automatic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiersen struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman fired his automatic at Tiersen.
Floyd | Tiersen received a moderate wound in the stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiersen struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a moderate wound in the head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the chest.
Floyd | The Frenchman collapsed on the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "okay, I already tried wielding things, and you wouldn't let me, game. What's going on?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hold automatic" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOLD AUTOMATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I took the automatic from the Machine-gun nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "and for heaven's sake, you struck someone with a grenade? What?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load automatic" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD AUTOMATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding the pistol magazine
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hold magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOLD MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine)
Floyd | I took the pistol magazine from the Machine-gun nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load automatic" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD AUTOMATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding the pistol magazine
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to (go) w.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wield magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIELD MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine)
Floyd | The pistol magazine was unsuited as a weapon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline glares.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wield grenade" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIELD GRENADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I was already wielding the grenade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, um."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw grenade" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW GRENADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "seriously?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get grenade" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GRENADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I took the grenade from the Machine-gun nest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dying Frenchman groaned in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The man was dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman's head was badly bruised.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha - oh dear."
		Roger says, "This feels like it might be an ESL game"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I had nothing on me to help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "interrogate frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INTERROGATE FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shoot frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding a firearm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ] HELP MENU
Floyd ]               Press a number to choose an option or
Floyd ]                      ESC or Q or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you're using a screen reader, press S to turn on Screen Reader
Floyd | mode. This message only appears on the front page of the menu system.)
Floyd |
Floyd |      1. What this game is about
Floyd |      2. How this game works, mechanically speaking
Floyd |      3. How this game works, tactically speaking
Floyd |      4. Credits

		Jacqueline says, "So, um, yeah. I'm good."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] What this game is about (page 1 of 3)
Floyd ]  Press N (Next) or the Right / Down arrow key to turn to the next
Floyd | page
Floyd ] .        Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd | ( - What this game is about)
Floyd |
Floyd | The fighting for the town of Verdun during the first world war has
Floyd | become a symbol for and warning against the futility of war in both
Floyd | France and Germany. It lasted ten months, during which the front lines
Floyd | changed by not even ten kilometres, yet cost hundreds of thousands of
Floyd | lives. It is remembered for its particular brutality. Those who fought
Floyd | in it called it "Bone mill", "Blood pump", "Hell".
Floyd |
Floyd | During March and April 1916, much of the struggle happened on two
Floyd | adjacent hills, behind which some French batteries were positioned to
Floyd | fire into the German flank. One was known only as hill 304, the other
Floyd | had been called le mort homme even before the war. Attack was
Floyd | followed by counter-attack, day and night.
Floyd |
Floyd | ------------------------

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But oh - instructions!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] What this game is about (page 1 of 3)
Floyd ]  Press N (Next) or the Right / Down arrow key to turn to the next
Floyd | page
Floyd ] .        Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] What this game is about (page 2 of 3)
Floyd ]   Press N (Next), P (Previous) or the arrow keys to turn pages.
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd | ( - What this game is about)
Floyd |
Floyd | The close combat in the trenches was easily outmatched in deadliness
Floyd | by the effects of the artillery fire. Soon, the incessant bombardment
Floyd | had turned the hills into an unrecognisable moonscape of shell
Floyd | craters. When it rained, these turned into pools of slippery mud,
Floyd | threatening to drown anyone trying to find shelter. As both sides
Floyd | tried to prevent the other from gaining a foothold on the hills, there
Floyd | was rarely a chance for the troops to dig their own cover. When there
Floyd | was, they often discovered body parts of those sent in before them. To
Floyd | this day, there are an estimated 80.000 dead still lying unrecovered
Floyd | on the battlefields of Verdun and every square meter is sprinkled
Floyd | with, on average, five kilograms of metal from shell fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | ------------------------

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] What this game is about (page 3 of 3)
Floyd ]  Press P (Previous) or the Left / Up arrow key to turn back a page.
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd | ( - What this game is about)
Floyd |
Floyd | Why point out all this a hundred years after the fact, when there have
Floyd | been even bloodier wars since?
Floyd |
Floyd | People from all walks of life went into the first world war singing
Floyd | and jubilant. They came from societies where an uncompromising stance
Floyd | in matters of foreign policy and national prestige were seen as
Floyd | raison d'etat. At Verdun, they got what they had asked for.
Floyd | It seems to the author that the memory of these developments has
Floyd | somehow faded away and that today might be a good time to call the
Floyd | human cost associated with them back into mind. After all, the
Floyd | institutions of compromise, that have been so central to keeping the
Floyd | peace in Europe for the latter part of the 20th century, have never
Floyd | been less popular than today.
Floyd |
Floyd | In essence, the work at hand is a short vignette, meant as an
Floyd | illustration of the ultimate consequence of a game that can feel heady
Floyd | and warm yet carries in itself the potential for any cruelty
Floyd | imaginable. That favourite pastime past and present: patriotism.
Floyd |
Floyd | ------------------------

		Teaspoon says, "I think I would like this better as an essay than a game."
		Roger says, "At least we're not pushing blue legs around"
		Teaspoon asks, "er, what?"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] What this game is about (page 3 of 3)
Floyd ]  Press P (Previous) or the Left / Up arrow key to turn back a page.
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ] HELP MENU
Floyd ]               Press a number to choose an option or
Floyd ]                      ESC or Q or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you're using a screen reader, press S to turn on Screen Reader
Floyd | mode. This message only appears on the front page of the menu system.)
Floyd |
Floyd |      1. What this game is about
Floyd |      2. How this game works, mechanically speaking
Floyd |      3. How this game works, tactically speaking
Floyd |      4. Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] How this game works, mechanically speaking (page 1 of 1)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd | ( - How this game works, mechanically speaking)
Floyd |
Floyd | This game can involve a lot of shooting, stabbing, striking and the
Floyd | like. Because this takes place at very close range, there will usually
Floyd | not be any time to draw a weapon before someone else starts the
Floyd | killing, so it's important what characters hold in their hands at any
Floyd | given moment. Readers will want to keep the following points in mind
Floyd | when playing the game:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. To fight, one needs a weapon.
Floyd | 2. In an emergency, almost anything can be used as a weapon.
Floyd | 3. Weapons and objects can be drawn and holstered (equipped, wielded,
Floyd | slung, put away...).
Floyd | 4. To make use of any object or weapon, it needs to be drawn.
Floyd | 5. It is possible to hold two small objects at the same time, but many
Floyd | objects are too large to carry in one hand only.
Floyd | 6. NPCs will normally not just stand around and get killed. Instead,
Floyd | they will use whatever they have at their disposal to get rid of their
Floyd | opponents, or at least try to flee.
Floyd | 7. It is possible to give orders to others, like, for example, so:
Floyd | "Peters, equip pistol", "Jansen, give magazine to Peters", "Peters,
Floyd | Jansen, load pistol",  or "All, hurl primed grenade south".
Floyd | 8. Men under your command will try to obey simple orders. If they
Floyd | can't comply immediately, they will try to create the necessary
Floyd | preconditions to carry them out first.
Floyd |
Floyd | ------------------------

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ] HELP MENU
Floyd ]               Press a number to choose an option or
Floyd ]                      ESC or Q or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you're using a screen reader, press S to turn on Screen Reader
Floyd | mode. This message only appears on the front page of the menu system.)
Floyd |
Floyd |      1. What this game is about
Floyd |      2. How this game works, mechanically speaking
Floyd |      3. How this game works, tactically speaking
Floyd |      4. Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ] How this game works, tactically speaking (page 1 of 1)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd | ( - How this game works, tactically speaking)
Floyd |
Floyd | The basic method of rolling up a trench as was practised during this
Floyd | phase of the war was to toss a few hand grenades around every corner
Floyd | before going oneself and to bomb out all underground bunkers the same
Floyd | way. It was seen as very secondary whatever other armament was
Floyd | carried. The only real alternative course of action was to fire
Floyd | blindly around corners, which was much less effective with most of the
Floyd | weapons available at the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | This assumed that the attacker had somehow managed to make it into the
Floyd | defender's trench. Since a frontal attack across no-man's-land in the
Floyd | face of the defenders' guns had been shown again and again to be utter
Floyd | suicide, it emerged that the most promising tactic for attacking
Floyd | infantry was to come silently at night and infiltrate a position
Floyd | unnoticed by its occupants. To make this work, it was necessary to
Floyd | take only a very small raiding party and to make as little use of
Floyd | light, firearms and explosives as possible in order to avoid
Floyd | detection.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, it was also conceivable to bombard a position with heavy
Floyd | artillery until everyone inside was dead. In fact, this was what was
Floyd | attempted most of the time. The downside to all these tactics was that
Floyd | they could be employed equally well by the defender to counter-attack
Floyd | positions that had already been captured.
Floyd |
Floyd | ------------------------

		Busta says, "Yeah it played to me like an observation of war, but the weapon mechanics were super crunchy for my tastes"
		Teaspoon asks, "crunchy?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Drawn?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is that the word we want?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Or equip."
		Busta says, "crunchy is a term I use for having a lot of individual steps"
		Teaspoon says, "Ah. Quite."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I'm said that what could be an interesting and educational experience is getting hampered by the fiddliness."
		Jacqueline says, "er, s/said/sad"
		Teaspoon says, "agreed"
		Teaspoon says, "I vote we give all our stuff to other people and see how long we last."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] How this game works, tactically speaking (page 1 of 1)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          Press ESC or Q to return to menu or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]

		Busta says, "or the author could be saying that war is sad and cruel but also fiddly"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | Machine-gun nest
Floyd | This position was still in surprisingly good condition considering the
Floyd | heavy shelling that had been going on for days.
Floyd | Concrete braces reinforced the construction.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see four grenades, Gruber, wounded Tiersen and a dying
Floyd | Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Busta), "Deep, man."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give grenades to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GRENADES TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 0                                            Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   three grenades
Floyd |   two pistol magazines
Floyd |   two automatics
Floyd |   a bayonet
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give bayonet to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BAYONET TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the bayonet to Gruber.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman stopped moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "*nods sagely*"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give grenade to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GRENADE TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the grenade to Gruber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the grenade to Gruber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the grenade to Gruber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give magazine to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MAGAZINE TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine to Gruber)
Floyd | Gruber was carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   two pistol magazines
Floyd |   two automatics
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give automatic to tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE AUTOMATIC TO TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the automatic to Tiersen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the automatic to Tiersen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give magazine to tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MAGAZINE TO TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine to Tiersen)
Floyd | I gave the pistol magazine to Tiersen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pistol magazine to Tiersen)
Floyd | I gave the pistol magazine to Tiersen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, a pistol magazine or a banana magazine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine-gun nest
Floyd | This position was still in surprisingly good condition considering the
Floyd | heavy shelling that had been going on for days.
Floyd | Concrete braces reinforced the construction.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see four grenades, Gruber, wounded Tiersen and a dead
Floyd | Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Large shell hole
Floyd | This was where the French wire entanglements had been before the
Floyd | bombardment. Now, however, there was nothing left of them. The impact
Floyd | of whatever had hit here had been so violent, it had dug a hole right
Floyd | up to the trench itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiersen fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bodies: 1                                            Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a surprised Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Oops, can we go back?"

Floyd | Tiersen fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman struck Tiersen with his grenade.
Floyd | Tiersen received a bad wound in the head.
Floyd | Tiersen was killed instantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of "undo" is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, it's one of *these* games."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, interesting. The body count is total, not just for opponents."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry about that head shot, Tiersen."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a machine gun, a banana magazine, a grenade, two
Floyd | automatics, two pistol magazines, Gruber, dead Tiersen and a lightly
Floyd | injured Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman struck myself with his grenade.
Floyd | I received a light wound in my chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "er, which way shoud we have gone?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's fine. We don't have to loot the bodies."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a machine gun, a banana magazine, a grenade, two
Floyd | automatics, two pistol magazines, Gruber, dead Tiersen and a wounded
Floyd | Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman struck myself with his grenade.
Floyd | I received a light wound in the my arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A muddy grey soup.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman struck myself with his grenade.
Floyd | I received a light wound in the my arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The Frenchman struck myself."
		Teaspoon asks, "Is this the 1st person Inform 7 coding not working right, or something about the author's linguistics?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I know I'm being overly-harsh. I do appreciate very much what this game is trying to do."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a machine gun, a banana magazine, a grenade, two
Floyd | automatics, two pistol magazines, Gruber, dead Tiersen and a wounded
Floyd | Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber struck a Frenchman with his grenade.
Floyd | The Frenchman received a light wound in the stomach.
Floyd | The Frenchman collapsed on the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Eberhard Tiersen was a man from my company.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiersen's head had a horrifying crushing injury.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maman! Maman!" the dying Frenchman called out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think it's that ... well, I'm not sure. It feels like an attempt at procedural IF that's not fully tested."
		Busta says, "changing articles in Inform can be difficult"
		Teaspoon says, "It's a brave idea, I'm just...reluctant to engage"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search tiersen" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TIERSEN
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no time for that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "It doesn't look like we're allowed to search the bodies though"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a rifle, a clip, three grenades, a machine gun, a banana
Floyd | magazine, two automatics, two pistol magazines, Gruber, dead Tiersen
Floyd | and a dying Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bruno Gruber was a man from my company.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was carrying seven grenades, a bayonet, a very light and a flare
Floyd | gun.
Floyd | He was wielding a grenade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Guess not. Which is kind of silly, since he has gear we could use and it would be realistic to utilize it."
		Teaspoon says, "we don't have any bandages, or anything."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Teaspoon says, "or gas masks, or the array of equipment that I'd expect."
		Jacqueline says, "Also interesting that it seems you can see what someone is carrying when they're alive and you wouldn't take their stuff, but once they're dead you can't see what they were carrying anymore."
		Teaspoon says, "isn't it all on the floor now? Rifle and pistol magazines, etc."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm."
		Jacqueline says, "oh oh oh - okay"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get grenade" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GRENADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I took the grenade from the Communications trench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill frenchman" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL FRENCHMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a second noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a grenade
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill frenchman with lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL FRENCHMAN WITH LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heloise, mon cher," whispered the dying Frenchman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That should not be funny."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The dying Frenchman's breathing had become but a rattle now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dying Frenchman tried to say something, but couldn't manage to
Floyd | form the words any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Communications trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were revetted to keep them from caving in.
Floyd | Black water stood knee-high at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the north, east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a rifle, a clip, two grenades, a machine gun, a banana
Floyd | magazine, two automatics, two pistol magazines, Gruber, dead Tiersen
Floyd | and a dying Frenchman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bruno Gruber was a man from my company.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was carrying seven grenades, a bayonet, a very light and a flare
Floyd | gun.
Floyd | He was wielding a grenade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give grenade to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GRENADE TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber was carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 2                                            Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber was already here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dying Frenchman groaned in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "gruber, give me very light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRUBER, GIVE ME VERY LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman died silently.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Myself the very light)
Floyd | Gruber gave the very light to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give grenade to gruber" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GRENADE TO GRUBER
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave the grenade to Gruber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a very light
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw nothing special about the very light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You're lasting awhile for a person who doesn't have time to search things."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shoot light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I wasn't wielding a firearm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "use light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "light light" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no time for that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a very light
Floyd |   a lantern
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I imagine that if we were playing this to win, we'd just go around meticulously ordering our minions to throw grenades around corners. Etc."
		Jacqueline says, "I suspect this game has no win condition."
		Teaspoon says, "that seems plausible."
		Teaspoon asks, "we just wander around until we die, then?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no time for that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "if there is I never found it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 3                                            Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bodies: 5                                            Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Switch trench
Floyd | This was a well-constructed trench more than a man deep.
Floyd | The walls were constructed of neatly stacked sand bags.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The trench continued to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see three surprised Frenchmen here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gruber fell in behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman fired his rifle at Gruber.
Floyd | Gruber received a fatal wound in the head.
Floyd | Gruber was killed instantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman fired his rifle at myself.
Floyd | I received a bad wound in my stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman cycled the action of the rifle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frenchman cycled the action of the rifle.
Floyd |
Floyd | I stopped moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | My chest had a small bruise. My stomach had had a major artery torn by
Floyd | a bullet. My leg had received light wound from a grazing shot. My arm
Floyd | had a small bruise. My arm had a small bruise.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only thing that is particular to war is the wound, the
Floyd | senseless injury of the body, and the senseless enmity. That is, the
Floyd | animosity between men, who would, as individuals, face each other
Floyd | without hate, perhaps even with love."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur Schnitzler, 1914
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is like the Dwarf Fortress of WWI"
		Teaspoon asks, "Complex, lethal, and bitterly wry?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. With more detail than is necessary."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "It's ... well, I guess if someone had never thought about the horror of trench warfare before this game would be an interesting way to introduce the subject, but it feels like it needs more work."
		Teaspoon says, "And possibly a tutorial"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, we never could equip weapons, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "No."
		Jacqueline asks, "And >THROW GRANADE simply dropped the granade where we were?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Jacqueline asks (of Busta), "Did you have more luck when you played?"
		Busta says, "nope, though I didn't really poke around much more than you did"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like tsp poked sufficiently"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I think I'm done for today. I'd like to code some."
		Busta exclaims, "thanks for hosting like a boss!"
		Teaspoon says, "It abruptly occurs to me that maybe the entire point was to get *other people* to do the fighting for us, but if that's so, IF is an...odd format for that."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Have fun coding!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why would that be the point?"
		Jacqueline says, "That's not at all realistic, which I think this game was trying to do (to a fault)."
		Roger says, "GRUBER NOOOOOOooooooo"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry there, Roger."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory by Katherine Morayati
As played on ifMUD on May 1, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory written by Katherine Morayati. Laid off from the Synesthesia Factory placed 30th in the 2015 Interactive Fiction Competition, and as of the date of this transcript has been nominated for three Xyzzy Awards (Best Writing, Best Use of Innovation, and Best Implementation). You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the IFDB page: Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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Miseri asks, "What're we playing tonight, Brain?" 		Jacqueline says (to Miseri), "Well, we haven't begun yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Waiting until the top of the hour to discuss."
		Teaspoon says, "Hi"
Teaspoon arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Aloha, folks."
		Jacqueline says, "So. The Xyzzy nominees literally just dropped."
		Doug says, "woooo"
		Teaspoon asks, "are we picking one of them?"
		Jacqueline says, "That was my thought. To pick a Floydable one that we have not yet played."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Miseri has to step out for a few minutes. Feel free to start without him.
		Jacqueline says, "So, for Best Game, we've played Brain Guzzlers and Midnight. Swordfight, but I think that's it."
		Roger says, "Birdland looks pretty well-recommended if we can handle it"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. No, doesn't seem Floydable. We unfortunately (short of a Google Hangout or something, which not all of our regulars can do) can't play Twine. But I now have it on my personal To Play list."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, and Hollywood Visionary is ChoiceScript through Steam or the app stores."
		Jacqueline says, "And SPY INTRIGUE is also online only."
		Roger says, "Hrm"
		Doug asks, "has Floyd played Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory?"
		Jacqueline says, "First one I see that we can play but have not yet played is Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory by Katherine Morayati."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
Busta arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Busta says, "I vote for Synethesia"
		Teaspoon says, "I've heard good things about it."
		Doug asks, "oh huh, looks like Club Floyd never played Oppositely Opal?"
		Roger says, "Yeah I generally like her work, so let's go for it"
		Doug says, "2nd place in ParserComp"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Nope"
		Jacqueline says, "So, we only have two weeks to get our votes in. I guess that means that while we'll be helping some folks to explore some new-to-them games, there's a lot of independent study required for some of us."
		Doug says, "also looks like Scroll Thief was played when it was in Introcomp but not the final version"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask laidoff" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This piece contains language and other mature themes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you wish to continue (Y / N)?

		Busta says, "I played introcomp scroll thief but not final scrollthief so that's a good one too"
		Teaspoon says, "So that's a yes then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
Floyd |
Floyd | A work of interactive fiction by Katherine Morayati.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please choose one of the following options:
Floyd |
Floyd | About (recommended for first-timers) : A
Floyd | Start : (SPACE)
Floyd | Quit : Q

		Doug says, "I think I've played all but 6 of the nominees. and 4 of those are in the Best Use of Multimedia category."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's do the about just in case it has some new verbs or something."
		Teaspoon says, "agreed"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		Roger asks, "Are we entranscripting?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Doug says, "(I have played SynFac, for the record)"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking either About the Piece or the FAQ"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's take them in order."
		Jacqueline says, "Or, heck we could do them all."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |  > About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		Jacqueline says, "I want to see this one."
Teaspoon presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                          About the Author
Floyd | Katherine Morayati is a music writer by day and by night and an
Floyd | interactive fiction person the rest of the time. She is the
Floyd | editor-in-chief of SPAG and the author of Broken Legs, which
Floyd | took second place in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition. This is
Floyd | nothing like that.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Teaspoon says, "Nice"
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |  > About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |  > About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                          About the Piece
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory is a work of parser
Floyd | interactive fiction. In parser IF, one progresses through the work by
Floyd | entering commands at the command prompt. Some parser IF is designed
Floyd | around puzzles; this work is puzzleless. Think of it as akin to a
Floyd | short story, or perhaps what's increasingly called "dynamic fiction."
Floyd | The point is not to win but to explore: to build a story, and choose
Floyd | what goes into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory accepts standard parser
Floyd | commands as well as individual keywords. For instance, you could type
Floyd | "examine computer" or simply "computer." The latter method may be used
Floyd | on many salient words or phrases in the story, often more than once.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory is effectively a story
Floyd | generator, as well as a work of interactive fiction. The downloadable
Floyd | version will produce a text file, intended to be read alone as
Floyd | standalone prose. Note: Quixe does not currently support this feature.
Floyd |
Floyd | Those used to traditional IF are advised that certain meta-commands
Floyd | are not supported, for example SAVE, RESTORE and UNDO. Other verbs,
Floyd | such as LOOK, will work differently than one may expect. The work is
Floyd | short enough and puzzleless enough that they are not necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Teaspoon says, "Glad we checked."
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |  > About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |  > FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                                FAQ
Floyd | Is the work fictional?
Floyd | Yes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is the work autobiographical?
Floyd | No.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are these characters composites?
Floyd | Some.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are these characters meant to be likable?
Floyd | No.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is this a story or a game?
Floyd | Both.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Roger says, "No messin around here"
		Jacqueline nods.
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |  > FAQ
Floyd |    Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |  > Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             Soundtrack
Floyd | For those interested, a soundtrack to Laid Off from the
Floyd | Synesthesia Factory is available on Spotify:
[LINK]Floyd | j
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracklisting:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Sofi de la Torre, "Vermillion"
Floyd | 2. Polica, "I Need $"
Floyd | 3. Kelela, "Rewind"
Floyd | 4. EMA, "Smoulder"
Floyd | 5. Indiana, "Solo Dancing"
Floyd | 6. Bat for Lashes, "Sleep Alone (Van Rivers and the Subliminal Kid
Floyd | Remix)"
Floyd | 7. Alexandra Strunin and Scanner, "Robot"
Floyd | 8. Dawn Richard, "Frequency"
Floyd | 9. Patrick Kelleher and His Cold Dead Hands, "I Don't Remember"
Floyd | 10. Ladytron, "Deep Blue"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Busta says, "## Am I messing around? No."
		Jacqueline says, "Ugh. That is going to be hard to copy and paste from Floyd (but doable)."
		Teaspoon asks, "shall we begin?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, Lisa."
		Teaspoon asks, "Lisa?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, it's a reference to a song from Purple Rain."
		Teaspoon says, "Ooh, right."
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    About the Piece
Floyd |    FAQ
Floyd |  > Soundtrack
Floyd |    Credits

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
Floyd |
Floyd | A work of interactive fiction by Katherine Morayati.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please choose one of the following options:
Floyd |
Floyd | About (recommended for first-timers) : A
Floyd | Start : (SPACE)
Floyd | Quit : Q

		
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | I'm searching for a colour, don't think it's got a name. It's
Floyd | something between pink and brown -- just like when the sun sets,
Floyd | sometimes when it rains, like it's the first time you see it go
Floyd | down. - Stina Nordenstam, "Memories of a Colour"

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | down. - Stina Nordenstam, "Memories of a Colour"It was still
Floyd | months before we'd tell each other our stories. And even then some
Floyd | seemed too small to bother with. So why do they come back to me now?
Floyd | Now, when I'm so weary of all of it. - Jenny Offill, Dept. of
Floyd | Speculation

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:00 pm
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
Floyd | A story, eventually; by Katherine Morayati
Floyd | Release 3 / Serial number 151021 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Studio 4D, 7:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | An afterimage is a visual left lingering before your eyes, after
Floyd | you've focused on one thing too long; burnt-out retinae, producing
Floyd | bullshit.  If you've seen red you produce un-red; blue, un-blue;
Floyd | green, un-green. An involuntary strike. The state is not permanent,
Floyd | until it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your primary project at Synfac was developing wearables. But your
Floyd | last project was sentiment analysis. Intern work. Your job
Floyd | was to mine influential tweeters, popular song, emails and letters and
Floyd | texts acquired for you by means you'd rather not consider, for the
Floyd | oily stuff of emotion. This was supposed to focus you. Instead you're
Floyd | now a broke computer, made of errors: tweet fragments, disheveled
Floyd | paragraphs, bastardized sentiment. You have no sentences, just quips;
Floyd | no thoughts, only responses. Here is one:
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid off from the synesthesia factory. Branded a fool. What will
Floyd | they say, Monday at --
Floyd |
Floyd | You have gotten no further. There is no rhyme to what you do now. And
Floyd | at any rate, your concern is not Monday at whenever the hell. Your
Floyd | concern is tonight at 8 PM.
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | Synfac originally hired you as a copywriter, then promoted you to
Floyd | amorphous creative, then gradually demoted you once they detected a
Floyd | lack of actual creating. This was not in the plan; you took the job a
Floyd | year ago knowing headquarters were far from any robust job market. It
Floyd | was less a move than a trust fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | To compensate, Synfac put you up in a company apartment and paid the
Floyd | first month's rent. Nothing extravagant, of course: a studio, slightly
Floyd | under market rate but of course not free; a bit over-sparsely
Floyd | furnished, as if they'd rented the unit expecting a bachelor; full to
Floyd | distraction with Synfac technology, to remind you that the space was
Floyd | meant for after-hours research. Even the unit number was deliberate,
Floyd | as explained to you on day one: Studio 4D, the fourth dimension. Which
Floyd | is time, of which you now have an abundance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got to admire how legit it all was: standard real estate
Floyd | company, standard contract and standard lease, and this year's lease
Floyd | doesn't end until December. Optimism: You get to stay here even after
Floyd | your layoff. Pessimism: You must.
Floyd |
Floyd | Without your Synpiece with you, the room is blank and chilly, less
Floyd | modern design than empty ice tray. Everything is some form of inert
Floyd | gray: dormant green-screen wall paneling, dresser practically frozen
Floyd | shut, desk a little more cluttered these days but as desks go still
Floyd | austere. Only your saturator pole seems obviously amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >

		Doug says, "FYI, the FAQ answers are randomly generated"
		Teaspoon says, "Ah."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:01 pm
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a ratty cotton dress.  A lifetime of possessions has
Floyd | left you with this.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dress" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:02 pm
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >
Floyd | > DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You've worn this ratty dress since Friday night: a billowing tarpish
Floyd | thing, colors dulled, holes in the hem. Dress as metaphor. Fortunately
Floyd | for you, this metaphor is easily revised.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "REVISE"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "revise" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:03 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVISE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first thought: to check your computer. This is in fact your
Floyd | default thought; give it five years and it'll have your cortex and
Floyd | also your amygdala. "Thought" is the wrong word. What it is: now your
Floyd | core creature drive. Ancient drives: hunger, exhaustion, libido. And
Floyd | their modern replacements: refreshing, unplugging, FOMO.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "refresh" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:04 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REFRESH
Floyd |
Floyd | Your next thought: How you have managed such disarray in a week's
Floyd | span. You feel as if you have been dropped into a spot-the-difference
Floyd | picture, the kind from a children's whodunnit book, where you are
Floyd | expected to solve the mystery of how you murdered your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm still catching up, fwiw."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unplug" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:04 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNPLUG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unplug?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Caught up."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unplug me" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:05 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNPLUG ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sadly, Spotify is not cooperating."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:06 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider changing your outfit. You were never extravagant with
Floyd | fashion. The idea of a uniform appeals: wearable anonymity, no skin,
Floyd | signals or stories. But none of that is accepted in women, not even in
Floyd | tech, not even the temperamentally private. And you have been told you
Floyd | have more of a story to tell. And anyway, even a uniform would take up
Floyd | space. So now you have a dresser full of clothes reserved for special
Floyd | occasions, which you suppose tonight is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:07 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your dresser and clothes drool out. This is a new pattern:
Floyd | carefully stacked and folded clothes on the bottom, tossed and crammed
Floyd | clothes on top. Like tree rings for your employment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And I have Computer Blue stuck in my head from that 'Yes, Lisa' comment."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:08 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Every outfit betrays you in some way. Now you wear: A simple cotton
Floyd | dress, dully, subtly polka-dotted. Appropriate age: late thirties, or
Floyd | forties, or at least fully grown up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "polka dots. Right-ho."
		Busta says, "heh, late thirties and forties is fully grown up"
		Busta says, "too real"
		Jacqueline says, "Pretty much."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:09 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your apartment, in theory: A neutral base to practice and study this
Floyd | business of feelings with no interference; decor would be a stain,
Floyd | life a confounding variable. This translates in design to
Floyd | "minimalism," which is appealing enough. But your apartment, in
Floyd | practice: The usual ecru hamster-box with every serviceable white,
Floyd | frosty or clear item of furniture you or Brian found within a
Floyd | fifty-mile radius. The bed was from a prefab catalog; the desk was
Floyd | forgotten in the corner of a Methodist thrift store; the kitchen is
Floyd | like all kitchens are; the shelves, you are certain, were literally
Floyd | cubicles once.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:10 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookshelves, as described: An aspirational perk, the mark of
Floyd | creatives, suitable for picturesque libraries arranged in rainbow
Floyd | colors. Bookshelves, as supplied: Gray plastic overstock from the
Floyd | office, suitable for cubicles and other modular stacking. Upshot:
Floyd | Under palatial office sun or a Synpiece lens, they shine. Pessimism:
Floyd | In any other circumstances they suck away vibes. And here you have no
Floyd | Synpiece, no office, and no good vibes. A while back you arranged some
Floyd | books and knickknacks and old photos about the shelves. Only the
Floyd | photos help, and only to a point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "these are juicy shelves"
		Busta says, "the best shelves"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:11 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | After taking the Synfac job you bought every design, programming and
Floyd | theory tome you'd ever seen namedropped in a blog post or heard in a
Floyd | colleague's half mention. You'd built up quite the impressive library,
Floyd | even arranged it all by color (if anyone earned the right, you did).
Floyd | What you didn't do: ever read them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ours is a tale of tragedy."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x knicknacks" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:12 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNICKNACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Proverb from a dubious online repository: I'm A-OK; I dress au
Floyd | fait; I don't stay home like sad Henri.
Floyd |
Floyd | Statements that apply to you: zero. Optimism: No, you've made the
Floyd | second one apply. And the third will come in half an hour. And even
Floyd | the first, if tonight goes well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I've seen people who organize books by color. It's pretty striking."
		Doug asks, "is this the post-comp release?"
		Busta asks, "how would you ever find the book you want?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's what I just downloaded from IFDB this morning."
		Jacqueline says (to Busta), "That is why I don't have my books organized that way."
		Teaspoon says, "I saw a photo of someone who had a whole collection of Penguins sorted by colour"
		Teaspoon says, "it was striking"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:12 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the office photo, the cuddling photo, the third
Floyd | photo or the photos?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "for a second I thought you meant actual penguins"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Teaspoon says, "That would be easy to sort by colour"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x office photo" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:13 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OFFICE PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember this. You took it the first day on the job, about a month
Floyd | into dating, which naturally bound job and relationship into one unit,
Floyd | a synchronized squad cheering on your self-improvement. It seems a lot
Floyd | more unfortunate in retrospect.
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cuddling" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:14 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUDDLING
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd driven into the city to visit him at the park, which seemed a
Floyd | little silly given the surfeit of parklike stuff in your own
Floyd | neighborhood, but it turned out rather nice. Off camera, you remember,
Floyd | there were babies. You recall thinking it was too early on to safely
Floyd | coo over babies in his presence, but nothing felt wrong.
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "third photo" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:15 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THIRD PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | This photo was early on, obviously. At Lurie Lake near the old power
Floyd | plant. Some abandoned building at some late hour, lit by artificial
Floyd | red flash. From a car, maybe. Or strobes off a far-off arena. Nothing
Floyd | you could have planned. You are in purple and besotten.
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "One sec: household curtain emergency"
		Teaspoon says, "er, right."
		Roger asks, "What was this nominated for?"
		Busta says, "Jacq doesn't buy just any curtain"
		[LINK]
		Doug says (to Roger), "Best Writing, Implementation, Innovation"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm back."
		Jacqueline asks, "So we need to switch to that?"
		Teaspoon says, "We haven't gone far yet, might as well"
		Jacqueline says, "(And the answer to why it's not linked to on ifdb is because people likely were unaware.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. No one is around who can delete this one, so I'll just put a number after it."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:15 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Busta says, "I vote switch if it's easy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask laidoff2" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This piece contains coarse language and mature themes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you wish to continue (Y / N)?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
Floyd |
Floyd | A work of interactive fiction by Katherine Morayati.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please choose one of the following options:
Floyd |
Floyd | About (recommended for first-timers) : A
Floyd | Start : (SPACE)
Floyd | Quit : Q

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | I'm searching for a colour, don't think it's got a name. It's
Floyd | something between pink and brown -- just like when the sun sets,
Floyd | sometimes when it rains, like it's the first time you see it go
Floyd | down. - Stina Nordenstam, "Memories of a Colour"

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | down. - Stina Nordenstam, "Memories of a Colour"To become
Floyd | fluent, natural, to cut out the detour that sweeps us around what's
Floyd | fundamental to events, preventing us from touching their core: the
Floyd | detour that makes us all second-hand and second-rate. - Tom
Floyd | Mccarthy, Remainder

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Mccarthy, RemainderIt was still months before we'd tell
Floyd | each other our stories. And even then some seemed too small to bother
Floyd | with. So why do they come back to me now? Now, when I'm so weary of
Floyd | all of it. - Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:00 pm
Floyd | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
Floyd | A story, eventually; by Katherine Morayati
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 151206 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Studio 4D, 7:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | An afterimage is a visual left lingering before your eyes, after
Floyd | you've focused on one thing too long; burnt-out retinae, producing
Floyd | bullshit.  If you've seen red you produce un-red; blue, un-blue;
Floyd | green, un-green. An involuntary strike. The state is not permanent,
Floyd | until it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your primary project at Synfac was developing wearables. But your
Floyd | last project was sentiment analysis. Intern work. Your job
Floyd | was to mine influential tweeters, popular song, emails and letters and
Floyd | texts acquired for you by means you'd rather not consider, for the
Floyd | oily stuff of emotion. This was supposed to focus you. Instead you're
Floyd | now a broke computer, made of errors: tweet fragments, disheveled
Floyd | paragraphs, bastardized sentiment. You have no sentences, just quips;
Floyd | no thoughts, only responses. Here is one:
Floyd |
Floyd | Laid off from the synesthesia factory. Branded a fool. What will
Floyd | they say, Monday at --
Floyd |
Floyd | You have gotten no further. There is no rhyme to what you do now. And
Floyd | at any rate, your concern is not Monday at whenever the hell. Your
Floyd | concern is tonight at 8 PM.
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | Synfac originally hired you as a copywriter, then promoted you to
Floyd | amorphous creative, then gradually demoted you once they detected a
Floyd | lack of actual creating. This was not in the plan; you took the job a
Floyd | year ago knowing headquarters were far from any robust job market. It
Floyd | was less a move than a trust fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | To compensate, Synfac put you up in a company apartment and paid the
Floyd | first month's rent. Nothing extravagant, of course: a studio, slightly
Floyd | under market rate but of course not free; a bit over-sparsely
Floyd | furnished, as if they'd rented the unit expecting a bachelor; full to
Floyd | distraction with Synfac technology, to remind you that the space was
Floyd | meant for after-hours research. Even the unit number was deliberate,
Floyd | as explained to you on day one: Studio 4D, the fourth dimension. Which
Floyd | is time, of which you now have an abundance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got to admire how legit it all was: standard real estate
Floyd | company, standard contract and standard lease, and this year's lease
Floyd | doesn't end until December. Optimism: You get to stay here even after
Floyd | your layoff. Pessimism: You must.
Floyd |
Floyd | Without your Synpiece with you, the room is blank and chilly, less
Floyd | modern design than empty ice tray. Everything is some form of inert
Floyd | gray: dormant green-screen wall paneling, dresser practically frozen
Floyd | shut, desk a little more cluttered these days but as desks go still
Floyd | austere. Only your saturator pole seems obviously amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "panelling" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:01 pm
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >
Floyd | > PANELLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first thought: to check your computer. This is in fact your
Floyd | default thought; give it five years and it'll have your cortex and
Floyd | also your amygdala. "Thought" is the wrong word.  Something closer:
Floyd | anymore, your core creature drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | The original creature drives: hunger, exhaustion, libido. And their
Floyd | modern replacements: refreshing, unplugging, FOMO.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:02 pm
Floyd | [Enter an individual word, a short phrase, or a command.] >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your next thought: How you have managed such disarray in a week's
Floyd | span. You feel as if you have been dropped into a spot-the-difference
Floyd | picture, the kind from a children's whodunnit book, where you are
Floyd | expected to solve the mystery of how you murdered your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "desk" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:03 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rudimentary method of painting a fresco: Find a blank surface,
Floyd | preferably white. Apply paint on top; let it turn to sediment. Apply
Floyd | more paint on top of the hardened old paint. Repeat until you have
Floyd | produced a thick pile of texture and art. Now, subtract all the art.
Floyd | What remains is what has happened to your desk in the days since it
Floyd | happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer sits idle. Your severance papers are where you left
Floyd | them. So is your old keycard.  And check stubs and seltzer cans,
Floyd | clutter on and all around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, we were fired."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh dear."
		Teaspoon says, "(I know, I know, it was in the title and all.)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:04 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have looked at your severance agreement exactly twice. It is
Floyd | printed on chipper iridescent letterhead with a color-wheel stamp, and
Floyd | it tells you in lawyerspeak to go fuck yourself. Also: They'll give
Floyd | you four weeks' severance, if you never admit to it. And: You may not
Floyd | say what they did to you. You've broken this clause with your mother
Floyd | and therapist already. By tonight you'll break it with Brian (or
Floyd | worse). Perhaps you're breaking it now in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brian" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:05 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | What Brian is: A man you used to know. Deflatingly human when you're
Floyd | with him, horribly beguiling when you're not. It wasn't enough for him
Floyd | to finagle his way into every memory of every item in your home; you
Floyd | can't stop documenting everything about him on top of that -- all your
Floyd | old emails, all your texts, the whole corpus of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | What Brian also is: a person you dumped in a rambling email and then
Floyd | tentatively un-dumped in another, in less than a 24-hour span. While
Floyd | you're being honest..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "While you're being honest.. ?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "email" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:05 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to email?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, huh. How about Brian?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "(I was expecting some feels about email when I typed that, not thinking it would be a verb)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brian" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:06 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Proverb from a dubious online repository: I'm A-OK; I dress au
Floyd | fait; I don't stay home like sad Henri.
Floyd |
Floyd | Statements that apply to you: zero. Optimism: You could make the
Floyd | second apply right now. And the third will come in half an hour. And
Floyd | even the first, if tonight goes well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, you were changing clothes before we reset the game..."
		Teaspoon says, "true"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:07 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider changing your outfit. You were never extravagant with
Floyd | fashion. The idea of a uniform appeals: wearable anonymity, no skin,
Floyd | signals or stories. But none of that is accepted in women, not even in
Floyd | tech, not even the temperamentally private. And you have been told you
Floyd | have more of a story to tell. And anyway, even a uniform would take up
Floyd | space. So now you have a dresser full of clothes reserved for special
Floyd | occasions, which you suppose tonight is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:08 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Every outfit betrays you in some way. Now you wear: Black-and-white
Floyd | work skirt, black shell. Unremarkably put-together. You'd wear it on a
Floyd | job interview if you had one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Apparently this is also randomised"
		Teaspoon says, "(I think I prefer this to polka dots)"
		Doug says, "katherine says (on Euphoria chat): "tell them I apologize for totally missing MY OWN CLUBFLOYD DAY""
		Jacqueline says, "She had no idea this was happening."
		Roger exclaims, "Neither did we!"
		Jacqueline says, "We had no idea this was happening."
		Teaspoon says, "we didn't either"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger&Tsp), "Exactly."
		Doug says, "yeah it's the hottest of hot takes."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Please tell her as much."
		Doug says, "almost like there was inside information!"
		Jacqueline says, "I am not one of the cool new kids on Euphoria."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I agree about the polka dots."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did this say we had green screen walls? Can we do something amazing with that?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "walls" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:09 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Actual green screens are green because -- to simplify -- cameras
Floyd | detect that color best. Your apartment is not green because humans
Floyd | also detect the color, quite emphatically, usually when trying to
Floyd | sleep. But "green screen" is the best term anyone came up with for
Floyd | what your apartment has got: panels -- floor-to-ceiling each, so no
Floyd | room for other decorations -- that display images that change the feel
Floyd | of a room. The idea was from f.lux, the endgame probably to show or at
Floyd | least enhance ads, and the technology from Disney cruise ships.
Floyd | Presumably the makers did not visit CruiseCritic.com, which you did
Floyd | and found tourists complaining about the glitches jerking and fritzing
Floyd | their way down the promenade of their "virtual balconies."
Floyd |
Floyd | These, too, are currently glitchy; they're supposed to work in tandem
Floyd | with the Synpiece and saturator, but never quite pick up either's
Floyd | signal, like a radio skipping stations. Even when they work they just
Floyd | sort of change the room's paint job.
Floyd |
Floyd | A disconcerting feeling while alone: realizing you are surrounded by
Floyd | screens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we have to use our saturator to change them, I suppose."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "saturator" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:10 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SATURATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The existence of such a thing called a "saturator pole" is of course a
Floyd | blunder. One of the code-dwellers uttered the words "responsive
Floyd | design" in range of someone whose earshot was triply unfortunate:
Floyd | someone wonky enough to pay attention to programmers, pretentious
Floyd | enough to wonk over monochrome design publications, and executive
Floyd | enough to wrench his pretentions into an official pivot. Thus rose,
Floyd | like a techy Tower of Babel, the Saturator, which (the pitch goes)
Floyd | detects your emotional undercurrent -- your presence, basically -- and
Floyd | infuses the room with simpatico ambience and portent, like an air
Floyd | freshener for mood. (The original tagline said "incense for mood," but
Floyd | marketing thought that sounded too hippie, someone higher-up and
Floyd | unbuttoned asked whether there was a type of incense not for
Floyd | mood, and thence went the afternoon.)
Floyd |
Floyd | It took another month of meetings to persuade legal to have one
Floyd | installed in your apartment, a month you regretted once the prototype
Floyd | came in: a Super Mario-esque monstrosity that protruded horizontally
Floyd | over the bed and across the room, like a fluorescent light if those
Floyd | were large and killed you if you woke up wrong. You bitched, others
Floyd | bitched, and from the bitching came the current model: a vertical pole
Floyd | where a heating pipe would be, slender, slightly gnarled and ending in
Floyd | a broad starburst two feet from the ceiling. It pulses with a deep
Floyd | unidentifiable color; in about a three-centimeter radius surrounding
Floyd | the pole are cilia of iridescent light. You think it resembles a
Floyd | maypole. Everyone else who's ever been in your place thinks stripper
Floyd | pole. At one point that was funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x saturator" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:11 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SATURATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Marketing never settled on one metaphor for the saturator pole. Guy
Floyd | who spent half of the workday moonlighting for his progressive rock
Floyd | band: "It's like an amplifier. Except it amplifies you!"
Floyd | Woman you are uncertain has left her teens yet: "Like an Instagram
Floyd | filter, except, like, permanent?" Guy about town: "Like catching
Floyd | feelings. Ugh." Suit from some mysterious corner office: "It could
Floyd | collect user data if it's on long enough."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "use saturator" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:12 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE SATURATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It's noting the time in the status line. I wonder if that's important."
		Teaspoon says, "good question"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "experience feels" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:13 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXPERIENCE FEELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider PR. The problem: to succeed in doing PR for others you
Floyd | must first prove you've succeeded in doing PR for yourself. You must
Floyd | turn all the glop that is you into a tantalizing direct-to-consumer
Floyd | product, call it Aspirational You. Aspirational You is something
Floyd | special. Aspirational You does not evaporate or sweat under heat; she
Floyd | solidifies, like a cake. If she were knifed the blade would come out
Floyd | clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "did we want to email brian?"
		Roger says, "I assume it will be"
		Busta says, "I like the writing. No wonder it got a nom."
		Roger says, "I'm not sure if I like it or not, but whatever it is, it's that a lot"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "email brian" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:14 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMAIL BRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | For a few months your job was to distill all the history of color
Floyd | psychology into meeting length. Most color psychology is not really
Floyd | psychology, but Synfac's competitors, at least in their outward-facing
Floyd | materials, seem to work with the rigorous material of "vibes" and
Floyd | "moods," so your layperson's stab was fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | One system: the Luscher Color Test, in vogue a few decades ago but now
Floyd | usurped by the MMPI and Big Five. The Synpiece's underlying color
Floyd | model is only slightly altered from it: orange for force, blue a sort
Floyd | of pristine placidity, purple surrender.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days you either encounter the test intact in old psych studies
Floyd | or bastardized by a proto-Buzzfeed quiz site. Bunk, obviously, but
Floyd | also sideways genius. Its makers found something unexploited: the
Floyd | Forer effect for those prone to self-loathing, i.e. half the Internet.
Floyd |
Floyd | What you are, uncharitably: "Looking to stand out in the crowd and
Floyd | wanting to keep her rank and status. Her current situation is
Floyd | irritating her because she can't seem to find anybody out there who
Floyd | values the same high standards she does. She is feeling isolated and
Floyd | wants to give in to her carnal urges, but can't bring herself to
Floyd | appear weak in the eyes of others."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "er, what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that seems like it didn't respond to our input."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "email" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:14 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to email?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "if it doesn't recognize the command, it moves on with it's own set path"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "message" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:15 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Every phobia has two parts. There is the phobia itself. Then there is
Floyd | the meta-phobia: the fear that no one takes your fear seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | One known phobia: scopophobia, the fear of being watched. According to
Floyd | psychiatric journal The Alienist and Neurologist, published
Floyd | in 1906, scopophobia is most common in women. This is not elaborated
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are at your computer. The top Google results for scopophobia and
Floyd | women: 1. Wikipedia. 2. An online store of graphic tees for women:
Floyd | devils, evil eyes, glitterfied fear slogans, figures dripping with
Floyd | viscera. All form-fitting, naturally. 3. Something from something
Floyd | called the Creepypasta Wiki: "Do they see a monster wrapped delicately
Floyd | within glittering wrapping paper? Do they see malice hidden within me
Floyd | or do they see an ingenue?" There are comments on this. They gave this
Floyd | scopophobia an 8 out of 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ah, right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:16 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Brian had a joke that next April Fool's Day you were going to
Floyd | break into whoever at the Synpiece office manages this stuff and show
Floyd | hapless users just whatever the fuck. "Maybe those screamer videos,"
Floyd | Brian said when he first got the idea. "Or stop-motion! You know, like
Floyd | the super-slow kind that only moves when you're not looking?" He could
Floyd | go on for hours like this, kitten-quick, drawing in energy from
Floyd | something vital and wonderful that has nothing to do with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "esk" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:17 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything here is contaminated by memories. Like when Brian set all
Floyd | the wall panels to a stop-motion sequence of photos of the two of you.
Floyd | Or the time he stopped by when you were calibrating the saturator
Floyd | pole. ("Calibrating the saturator pole" sounds like a bad joke. You
Floyd | know this because he made it.) You'd hoped to climb it, but that
Floyd | failed. So you'd stood tippy-toes on a footstool he bought weeks ago,
Floyd | monitoring every gradual shade of mood; he'd distract you the whole
Floyd | time, blowing up clouds of dust, performing little fireman flourishes
Floyd | by the base, pretending to spot you then grabbing you by the waist
Floyd | pretending to be King Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goal was to make you smile for once. Or so he said. You don't
Floyd | remember whether you did. What you remember: the air was tinged
Floyd | yellow-gray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "desk" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:18 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Even the slighest glance at your computer compels you to check it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "computer" 		

Floyd ]  Studio 4D                                            7:19 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Optimism: You never much used the laptop they gave you, meaning you
Floyd | are now merely underemployable, not underemployable and computerless.
Floyd | Pessimism: Which means you did all your work on your own machine,
Floyd | which means now your work space has permanently squatted upon your
Floyd | home space. Like a snake still in its shouldabeenshed skin. It isn't
Floyd | even a good or fast computer anymore. If you were a snake you'd be the
Floyd | overgrown eldritch kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have only two windows somehow: browser, email client. It would be
Floyd | admirable organization, were your screen not covered in sticky notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "notes" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:20 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | Mouldy headline from a productivity bloglet: to-do lists are out,
Floyd | clogging your computer screen in obtrusive to-do stickies is in. What
Floyd | the headline did not say: humans are resourceful and can learn to kind
Floyd | of stick them down the sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are four, jaggedly written. Manila notes down the left side:
Floyd | CHECK EMAIL FROM COLORBUZZ; FILE YOUR DAMN SEVERANCE PAPERS ALREADY
Floyd | YOU CRETIN. Rouge notes down the right: GUESS WHAT ROSLYN YOU'VE
Floyd | STOLEN A SYNPIECE!!; BRIAN, LURIE LAKE, 8 PM. ?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "BING 8pm"
		Teaspoon asks, "So, how do we get there?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lurie lake" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LURIE LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a photo of you and Brian at Lurie Lake, by the power plant
Floyd | when dusk turns the sky auburn, where you look all right. You look
Floyd | like an object of love. And you never figured out how you did it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somehow it is 7:20. If you don't leave now, you never will. There is
Floyd | no plan that cannot be expedited by agonizing over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get in your car and drive into the dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | * * * * *
Floyd | * * * * *

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		Roger says, "Good jorb"

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:31 pm
Floyd | Lurie Lake is five minutes outside the city, which translates to
Floyd | twenty minutes from your apartment, or ten the way you are driving.
Floyd | You are reasonably sure this is where you are still heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your car is a mess, but you still notice it immediately: your
Floyd | Synpiece, on the floor by the backseat, right where you left it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You had to put that thing somewhere hard to reach; to the dismay of
Floyd | your coworkers with road rage, driving while augmented is not
Floyd | recommended. Everyone with a prototype got a huge warning saying so.
Floyd | Reason one: Driving with a Synpiece, depending on its calibration,
Floyd | falls somewhere between driving to a particularly nocturnal soundtrack
Floyd | and driving while high. Reason two: It does things to you. If you're
Floyd | commuting you'll wish you weren't. If you're driving past an
Floyd | ex-lover's house you'll perhaps drive toward it. If you're driving in
Floyd | a subdivision it'll seem impossibly hushed, the particular intimacy of
Floyd | suburban stillness; every house will suggest things that happen behind
Floyd | its closed doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Funny how you still believe that warning.
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Whoa."
		Jacqueline says, "I just meant to recollect the lake, not go there."
		Roger says, "Yeah well this PC is decisive damnit"
		Teaspoon says, "apparently so"
		Busta says, "she takes recollecting very seriously"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's a lot like that last paragraph."
		Jacqueline says, "If you see an ex-lover's house you'll perhaps drive toward it, and if you think about Lurie Lake you will drive there immediately."
		Teaspoon says, "but we're not actually wearing our synpiece yet"
		Roger says, "I'm reminded of sitcom settings somehow"
		Teaspoon says, "(I'm sure we will before the game is done)"
		Roger says, "Where an unemployed person with no significant skills somehow has a huge downtown loft apartment and a car and just a whole bunch of stuff"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear synpiece" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SYNPIECE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Synpiece)
Floyd | You slip the Synpiece into your left eye. It doesn't behave like a
Floyd | contact lens exactly. Not hard enough. Presumably safer. You have
Floyd | sussed out the precise feeling: it feels like a pat of butter to the
Floyd | cornea. In the sense that it is cold, you mean. But also in the sense
Floyd | that it melts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Undocumented steps to get this thing to actually work: 1. Caress the
Floyd | eyelids to gently nudge the Synpiece into position. (1.5. Pull over,
Floyd | are you thinking?.) 2. Cup your eye sockets in your fingers,
Floyd | like you're in a horror movie and will shortly produce their contents.
Floyd | 3. Close your eyes tight. 4. Meditate, or breathe controlledly, or if
Floyd | it's you think upon your unsuitability to do either. Just at any rate
Floyd | pause. This sort of breathing produces a tremor, which is normal. 5.
Floyd | Imagine you will open your eyes and the world has changed. You need
Floyd | not imagine your actual surroundings. In fact, it's better if you
Floyd | don't. Imagine an executioner's blade at your neck. Or autumn's first
Floyd | windowful of snow. The point is not what to expect; the point is
Floyd | to expect. 6. Open.

		Teaspoon says, "we're being bribed by the company. For what reason we don't know, although the PC does."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Roger says, "I'm not feeling like this narrator is reliable, but there's nothing else, so here we go"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | to expect. 6. Open.
Floyd | * * *

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:32 pm
Floyd | * * *Now I am night driving. Now I tilt my head back and fill myself
Floyd | with breeze. Now there is something like a sunset. Now the radio
Floyd | darkens its key. Now the road arches its lanes in front of me; and now
Floyd | the road curls its lanes behind me.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see the Synpiece while it's on. He told me I'd go cross-eyed
Floyd | wearing it. It's more that everything looks closer than I know it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Possibly I shouldn't have put this on while driving."
		Jacqueline says, "But I'm liking the effect."
		Teaspoon says, "Probably not, but hey, why not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drive" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:33 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Now the moon in the sky dips down into my car with every ripple in the
Floyd | road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Trippy."
		Teaspoon says, "I like the shift to first person"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Well spotted."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brian" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:34 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | What Brian is: not the sum of his traits. Five-foot-six, thatch of
Floyd | hair, perpetually bemused expression, limbs goofy like a
Floyd | scarecrowThat's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Missing period & space. Odd."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "me" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:35 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ME
Floyd |
Floyd | At this hour through headlights, the trees on the highway look like
Floyd | they're a movie scene. I know the kind: damp fetid cedar, rainymood
Floyd | lighting, lovers thrust forward into tree trunks and downward into
Floyd | needles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I imagine there could be formatting issues."
		Teaspoon says, "with the tense shift"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drive" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:36 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Glimpse of a sign: Exit 49, turn right. Lurie Lake is Exit 51. Not
Floyd | long to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hear somebody else's radio through my own car. They seem to be
Floyd | listening to how strobe lights sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:37 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The way I'm driving, the car sounds about to fall apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "one presumes that's the fault of the synpiece"
		Roger says, "Nah I think she's just a shitty driver"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:38 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I am tailing their car like a wolf. Now their music is louder and
Floyd | someone is howling in it. I imagine an entire pursuit narrative in
Floyd | their head. And I imagine their head must be nice to get into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I missed what version of Inform this is"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Driving                                              7:39 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | There are seven ways to turn into the city. What a sad person I would
Floyd | be to take advantage of any of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm assuming this is after the big adaptive text update"
		Jacqueline says, "We could maybe try to remove the synpiece."
		Roger says, "LAKE might just get us there. Maybe."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lake" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           7:40 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Now the buildings are growing tall and thrusting against the horizon;
Floyd | now the traffic swells to meet it; now I feel perfectly small.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:00 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Now I am clear to the shore of the lake. Everything is jagged like
Floyd | lightning or a fence. And I am alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | I exit my car like a queen enters her chambers. Then I approach the
Floyd | station like a supplicant approaches her liege: tiny, wrapped in
Floyd | autumn space. Now I'm walking slow; now I'm walking fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lake shore is steps away from me to the north; perhaps I'll have
Floyd | company there.
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | There was an explosion at the plant a few years back: no casualties,
Floyd | just smoke and burnt-fire sky. It is a terrible thing but right now it
Floyd | seems like it would enhance the mood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ASchultz arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Teaspoon says, "do we meet him with our piece on, or without"
		Roger says, "Maybe he'll seem taller if we keep it"
		Busta says, "I feel like he might be easier to re-dump if we have it out"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we want to dump him?"
		Teaspoon asks, "does our character know?"
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think she does"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I don't think she does either."
		Roger says, "He's gotta be around here somewhere"
		Teaspoon says, "he's north"
		Teaspoon says, "so we should decide now how we're playing it"
		Jacqueline says, "Make amends, I say."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, wait."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we got up enough nerve to break it off with him, the immediately tried to take it back. Why might we do that?"
		Teaspoon says, "because we're feeling insecure and crave emotional support, perhaps"
		Busta says, "I'm just going on the feeling he isn't good for her"
		Teaspoon says, "which doesn't necessarily mean that he's the *right* emotional support"
		Jacqueline asks (of Busta), "Like, he must not be good for us or we would never have tried to push him away in the first plac?"
		Roger says, "Sure but he might be financial support, so let's see"
		Jacqueline asks, "er, place?"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Roger), "Roger!"
		Jacqueline never knows if Roger is being facetious or not.
		Teaspoon says, "We're not in a Victorian novel here. I don't think we have to set our cap at him to survive."
		Roger says, "We could save if we're really torn on this"
		Jacqueline says, "So let's redump Brian, then go find Mr. Darcy."
		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we can save."
		Teaspoon says, "We can't."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's just do this."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't even care how it goes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:01 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I approach the lake, suddenly noting every footstep and breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm at the lake now; with each step the fence tears something new in
Floyd | the sky. Now I'm looking out on the water like there's a ship waiting
Floyd | for me. Now I'm sitting on a park bench looking up at the latticework
Floyd | of leaves above me. The only time I pay attention to those is while
Floyd | being unsatisfactorily kissed. It's better this way: as prelude, not
Floyd | distraction.
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lake" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:02 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is murky with possibility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:03 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no railings here. Go any further and I'd plunge into the
Floyd | lake. A thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I almost typed >F DROWN, but I'm afraid the game might just do it."
		Teaspoon says, "no sign of brian anyway, huh"
		Busta says, "that "a thought" is pretty onimous"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:04 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | I am thinking of Brian's folk-music phase. Specifically, of this:
Floyd | "Made my steps towards the water where Undine last was seen, I was
Floyd | told that if you saw her, it should make you more naive..."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | * * *
Floyd |
Floyd | Brian approaches with his familiar half-darting half-bouncing gait.
Floyd | I've made myself hidden, I don't know why.
Floyd |
Floyd | I emerge and walk up to Brian, wordlessly. I can't think of anything
Floyd | to say, and besides, the air feels reactive against me like I'm
Floyd | searing it, and I don't want to ruin that.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you OK?" he asks. "Your email was a little... concerning." He
Floyd | pauses. "Roslyn, what is this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "ugh, gotta go... have fun!"
Busta goes home. 		Teaspoon says, "or both emails"
		Teaspoon says, "Nice tht we have a name"
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we just >TALK?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:05 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Brian)
Floyd | I try to form what I'm thinking into words. It takes longer than it
Floyd | should.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm good. I'm better, actually. Look." I throw my head back and brush
Floyd | a wisp from my eye, a combination ta-da and flirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's wrong with your eye?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the Synpiece," I say. "I'm wearing it right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is that it?" He waves his hand in front of my eyes, like he's swiping
Floyd | a phone; he looks less impressed than he should. "Huh." I think I'm
Floyd | supposed to think he's angry. What I do is take his hand. It feels
Floyd | like it's made of tremors and unfulfilled --
Floyd |
Floyd | "Roslyn, you're shaking."
Floyd |
Floyd | I laugh harder than I meant to. "I guess you could call this thing a
Floyd | drug." Now he's drifting. "This doesn't make any sense." "I just want
Floyd | to try."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "It's a lake but that's not important right now"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Brian)
Floyd | The lake looks straight out of a ballad, the kind where heroines are
Floyd | fucked or passionately murdered.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This isn't going to fix everything. It's a glorified piece of
Floyd | plastic. You said so yourself," Brian says. "What exactly do you
Floyd | expect?" In response I pull him close and kiss him like I'm arranging
Floyd | a movie set. I guide and choreograph his hands to where they need to
Floyd | go, move him by the hair and press him against the bench. The sky is
Floyd | burnt orange and the air is chills. I try not to think about anything
Floyd | else.

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if the person's a Doctor Who fan."
		Roger says, "Alright smoochies"
Iria arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Miseri asks, "think?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:05 pm
Floyd | else.I pull away and try to gauge Brian's expression. It is something
Floyd | between curious, upset and dazed, and I can't place it. "Are you
Floyd | okay?" In response he pulls me into a hug. This is all he does for
Floyd | five minutes, and all he does for the rest of the night. Somehow I
Floyd | find this pleasant. Specifically, as pleasant as a compromise.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh, sorry"
		Miseri says, "oh, it was just a break."
		Iria exclaims, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us into!"
		Jacqueline says, "That was an okay ending."
		Teaspoon asks, "why is there a restore option when we can't save?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lurie Lake                                           8:05 pm
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of "undo" is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But there you go."
		Roger says, "Maybe we can try to poke it into his eye."
		Jacqueline says, "They're there even though you can't do them."
		Iria asks, "Maybe the way the parser is written perhaps?"
		Teaspoon says, "they didn't change the default"
		Iria says, "There you go."
		Teaspoon says, "It wasn't a bad ending, anyway"
		Roger says, "OR WAS IT"
		Doug says, "when I played SynFac the first time, I never found Brian and I assumed the game was pretty much linear so you would never find him"
		Doug says, "which I actually thought was okay. But after seeing some discussion in reviews I realized there was more to the game, which was also cool."
		Doug says, "also I think the lack of undo and save/restore is for the sake of the generated transcript? which is supposed to end up looking like a complete story."
		Teaspoon says, "That's logical"
		Doug | Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory is effectively a story generator, as well as a work of interactive fiction. The downloadable version will produce a text file, intended to be read alone as standalone prose.



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Sub Rosa by Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy
As played on ifMUD on May 1 & 8, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Sub Rosa written by Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy. Sub Rosa took 6th place in the 2015 Interactive Fiction Competition, and as of the date of this transcript has been nominated for three Xyzzy Awards (Best Setting, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual Puzzle). You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the IFDB page: Sub Rosa.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask subrosa1" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | To name a secret is to destroy it and Confessor Destine is a man made
Floyd | of secrets. It has taken seventeen careful years but soon he will be
Floyd | undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leathery Cliff
Floyd | You stand calf-deep in mud beneath a leathery cliff that bisects the
Floyd | otherwise endless Mambling Plain. You have with you all the tools
Floyd | you'll need to infiltrate the Destine mansion and discover what lies
Floyd | the Confessor has concealed. Somewhere along this cliff is the
Floyd | possibility of an intersection into another plain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit (muddy)
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x llama suit" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LLAMA SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | From feet to appendages to head, your form is completely covered by a
Floyd | thin-weave suit made wholly from the wool of the pellucid llama. It
Floyd | renders you undetectable to all the senses that matter, including your
Floyd | own.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wove it yourself under the tutelage of the master weaver, White
Floyd | Widow. For her knowledge and silence she only asked for the
Floyd | whereabouts of her seven wayward sons. As you wove the invisible
Floyd | thread, she slowly and solemnly sapped each one, all the while
Floyd | instructing you on how to avoid dropping unseeable lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your lower legs are splattered with mud from the trek through the
Floyd | Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Doesn't that mean that we have visible legs, then?"
zarf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Roger says, "This is off into immediate weirdness, but digging it so far, although I often don't"
		Jacqueline asks, "The *pellucid* llama?"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "It's definitely a switch in tone from the last game."
		Teaspoon says, "It means transparent, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "we collected invisibility wool from an invisible llama"
		Jacqueline says (to tsp), "Yeah. That didn't make sense to me."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x winkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | The Winkerchief is a branded wipe cloth that perfectly wipes clean any
Floyd | surface. It's good for about a dozen uses before it loses its
Floyd | porousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ah, so we can wipe our legs with this."
		Jacqueline says, "We must find secrets."
		Doug says, "oh huh, I thought you played this already."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "I was thinking so as well, but it's not in the transcript list."
		Doug says, "this is a pretty long/difficult game"
		Doug says, "really good though."
		Jacqueline says, "And now that I'm playing it I don't recall it."
		Teaspoon says, "I've not played it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd | It should incapacitate everyone in the wing, but you'll have to be
Floyd | inside first for it to have an effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x attuning set" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATTUNING SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The set is a twist of lead rods that can be used to attune
Floyd | the possibilities inherent in things in favour of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows across the cliff, flapping a loose sheet of skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "urgh"
		Jacqueline asks, "urgh?"
		Teaspoon says, "loose skin? That's an...unpleasant image."
		Teaspoon says, "I guess they *meant* leathery cliff"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we're wearing a suit"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Leathery Cliff
Floyd | You stand calf-deep in mud beneath a leathery cliff that bisects the
Floyd | otherwise endless Mambling Plain. Somewhere along this cliff is the
Floyd | possibility of an intersection into another plain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "An... invisible suit? So I'm not sure if we look like a llama or not."
		Jacqueline says, "Calf-deep is pretty damn deep to be in the mud."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we look like a pair of waddling mud-covered legs, and the rest of us is invisible."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x mud" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | The mud stretches from the cliff to the horizon, it constantly shifts
Floyd | and cracks like a great foul sea where nothing wholesome grows. It's
Floyd | even caked up the legs of your llama-suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This was nominated for setting, best puzzles, and best puzzle, btw."
		Doug says, "depends on how big our calves are"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search mud" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | The mud stretches from the cliff to the horizon, it constantly shifts
Floyd | and cracks like a great foul sea where nothing wholesome grows. It's
Floyd | even caked up the legs of your llama-suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "so we have to find the way out, or we find secrets to escape, or what"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's explore."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The way back across the mambling plains is long and filthy, the way
Floyd | forward is through an intersection in this cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | A cliff of blue weather-beaten leather rises up in front of you. A
Floyd | long thick sheet of it has half-peeled off near where you stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | Half peeled from the cliff is a curling stretch of skin taller than
Floyd | you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Half peeled from the cliff is a curling stretch of skin taller than
Floyd | you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "peel skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PEEL SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The cliff feels warm to touch as you pull down the flaking sheet of
Floyd | skin. You have to stretch as the tear of skin is taller than you. The
Floyd | whole sheet lands with a soft squelch in the mud at the base of the
Floyd | cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | The distant lights of Mump Simus sparkle briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria asks, "What game is this, anyway?"
		Teaspoon says, "sub rosa"
		Teaspoon says, "I think this is our stop"
		Teaspoon says, "so to speak."
		Jacqueline says, "So the single puzzle for which it was nominated for Best Puzzle is 'the skull,' and now we have a piece of skin. Maybe we're going to construct a body out of parts, like some Groover game. I hope so."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit (muddy)
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The skin is firmly embedded in the treacherous mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great cliff before you creaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "it doesn't look as though we can take it."
		Teaspoon says, "but maybe it's part of a huge body...dunno"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
		Jacqueline asks, "The cliff... creaks?"
		Roger says, "I'm finding myself leaning towards the Freudian at the moment"
		Teaspoon asks, "so, shall we go?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, please."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need to be more specific than that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The way back across the mambling plains is long and filthy, the way
Floyd | forward is through an intersection in this cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "forward" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Leathery Cliff
Floyd | You stand calf-deep in mud beneath a leathery cliff that bisects the
Floyd | otherwise endless Mambling Plain. Somewhere along this cliff is the
Floyd | possibility of an intersection into another plain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A wide sheet of skin lies in the mud at the base of the cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mud squelches beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The skin is firmly embedded in the treacherous mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bisecting cliff is too vast to climb unaided, fortunately
Floyd | the intersection should be close to muddy floor of the plain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit (muddy)
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Forgive me, for I know you've done this already."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x set" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The set is a twist of lead rods that can be used to attune
Floyd | the possibilities inherent in things in favour of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to attune?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attune skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the sheet but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune cliff" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set along the cliff. This was the place the Tacit
Floyd | One said the intersection would be. Just when you begin to suspect
Floyd | that the urn-dweller had set you up for failure, you spot a slim gap
Floyd | in the leather cliff: the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "bingo!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter intersection" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER INTERSECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | To step Mambling mud into Confessor Destine's carpets would be your
Floyd | very undoing. For your undertaking to be successful, you must leave
Floyd | absolutely no trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The distant lights of Mump Simus sparkle briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wipe suit" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIPE SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the Winkerchief)
Floyd | It'd be futile to try to clean the mud off whilst standing in even
Floyd | more mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Okay, so we can't enter the intersection until we clean off the mud. But we can't clean off the mud while in the mud. Now what?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "stand on skin" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON SKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leathery Cliff (on the sheet)
Floyd | You stand on a piece of skin beneath a leathery cliff that bisects the
Floyd | otherwise endless Mambling Plain. The intersection gapes before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wipe suit" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIPE SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the Winkerchief)
Floyd | You wipe down the llama-suit, the grime soaking into the Winkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mud squelches beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Leathery Cliff                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aha"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter intersection" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER INTERSECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Glancing back one last time at the endless expanse of mud behind you,
Floyd | you step through the intersection...

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | You arrive outside and slightly above the Destine mansion, 90 degrees
Floyd | from the last plain. With a dull thud you land on the greenhouse dome,
Floyd | your things spilling from the folds of the llama-suit...

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | your things spilling from the folds of the llama-suit...With a
Floyd | smearing squeak you slide down the dome and land in the Blue Rose
Floyd | Garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sub Rosa
Floyd | The Seven Deceits of Confessor Destine by Joey Jones and Melvin
Floyd | Rangasamy
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 160324 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Interactive Fiction Identifier ->
Floyd | //AC9A3036-BAA1-4F8C-81CB-82D8D57A14E1//
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden of the Destine clan is one of the Five
Floyd | Transcendent Gardens and is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow with
Floyd | uniform fecundity. From a rockery in the centre of the garden, from
Floyd | which all the offshoots stem, is the core bush and from it grows a
Floyd | pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Balanced precariously on the greenhouse dome is your attuning set, a
Floyd | whole storey out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser lies unscathed on the ground beside you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria goes home. 		Teaspoon says, "...and that was just the equivalent of the pre-credits sequence"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take somunliser" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOMUNLISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the somnuliser)
Floyd | You get the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How will we get our set back?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse dome is smooth and impossible to climb by any
Floyd | conventional means, and most unconventional means.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Or is this a tool for us losing it foever."
		Teaspoon says, "I feel like this is a ladder puzzle or something."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. 'most' unconventional means, but not all"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "maybe we'll get a jetpack!"
		Roger says, "People in glass houses should often throw stones"
		Teaspoon asks, "We were supposed to be traceless, remember?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. That."
		Roger says, "I do not"
		Roger says, "Anyway let us away"
		Roger says, "Try to score at least one point"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x roses" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | The flowers in the rose garden are all roses and every one of them is
Floyd | blue. The flowers at the outer reaches are a pale celeste, whilst
Floyd | those closest to the central bush are a rich cobalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Splayed across some of the flowers is your Winkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take winkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WINKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I was wondering where that was."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | This game always provides full-length descriptions for your reading
Floyd | pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "how thoughtful"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The twisting thorns span out in the moon-shadow of the Destine mansion
Floyd | which rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are reflected in the
Floyd | tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door almost completely
Floyd | flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Balanced precariously on the greenhouse dome is your attuning set, a
Floyd | whole storey out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | Emerging from a curse-stone rockery is the central bush of blue rose
Floyd | garden. On the central bush, from which all the offshoots grow, is the
Floyd | most perfect of the impossibly blue roses. The single stem
Floyd | terminates in a full vivid bloom: its colour is vibrant even in
Floyd | citylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "enter greenhouse?"
		Roger says, "OK"
		Jacqueline says, "Ugh, sorry, made the mistake of curling up with the cat and nearly fell asleep. Where were we?" and skims.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter greenhouse" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GREENHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the sliding door)
Floyd | On a regular night it would be bound to be jammed shut, but there's a
Floyd | possibility it could open in your favour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that's a nice way of hinting we need the thingie."
		Teaspoon says, "climb rose"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "mmhrm"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb rose bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ROSE BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | The llama-suit probably wouldn't protect you from the thorns, it's
Floyd | only made of wool after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The attunement thingie? Yeah. I'm sure we need to get that back."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb blue rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BLUE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x thorns" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THORNS
Floyd |
Floyd | The boundary of the garden is formed by a fence of twisting thorns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we could go in the house. I'm at a loss."
		Roger says, "I see no reason not to"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm assuming the somnuliser puts people to sleep?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the sliding door)
Floyd | On a regular night it would be bound to be jammed shut, but there's a
Floyd | possibility it could open in your favour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that was the description"
		Roger says, "We could consider disrobing"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pick rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "but it's our invisibility suit"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I also don't think we should be picking roses."
		Miseri says, "maybe we should stop and smell the roses."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "smell rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "smell blue rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL BLUE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The biggest of the bouquets has an almost overpowering lavender scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "lavender???"
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hybrid?"
		Miseri says, "Maybe ... they're NOT roses after all! dun dun DUNN!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat blue rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BLUE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have robust digestive faculties, but there is no need to eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Eating is the same as picking, no?"
		Teaspoon says, "Guess not."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, we want to leave no trace."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell rose bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ROSE BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | The smell of lavender is strongest from the central rose bush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x central rose bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CENTRAL ROSE BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | Emerging from a curse-stone rockery is the central bush of blue rose
Floyd | garden. On the central bush, from which all the offshoots grow, is the
Floyd | most perfect of the impossibly blue roses. The single stem
Floyd | terminates in a full vivid bloom: its colour is vibrant even in
Floyd | citylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb stem" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB STEM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Balanced precariously on the greenhouse dome is your attuning set, a
Floyd | whole storey out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attune set" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SET
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to attune, you need your attuning set.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd | It should incapacitate everyone in the wing, but you'll have to be
Floyd | inside first for it to have an effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x winkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | The Winkerchief is a branded wipe cloth that perfectly wipes clean any
Floyd | surface. It's good for about a dozen uses before it loses its
Floyd | porousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The time for singing will be when the Confessor is undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember your lessons when you were studying to become the
Floyd | Orloger; Counter Cur taught you everything you didn't want to know
Floyd | about sums.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In order to calculate the area of a bounded plain, you must find the
Floyd | length of the cross product of the vectors of its 2 adjacent sides,"
Floyd | he said.
Floyd |
Floyd | You didn't see why you couldn't just ask the letter-beast doing the
Floyd | binding, but you humoured the Counter at the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," Counter Cur continued, "if B (Bx, By, Bz) and C (Cx, Cy, Cz)
Floyd | are the vectors of its 2 adjacent sides and A (Ax, Ay, Az) is the
Floyd | cross product, then you must find A = B x C using this formula:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ax = By Cz - Bz Cy
Floyd | Ay = Bz Cx - Bx Cz
Floyd | Az = Bx Cy - By Cx."
Floyd |
Floyd | "My memory is good, but there's got to be a better way of memorising
Floyd | this," you said.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You will notice," Cur continued, "that if you replace x with y, y
Floyd | with z and z with x you can get from the first line to the second line
Floyd | and from the second line to the third line."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So all I need to do is remember the first line, right?" you said.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Precisely," said Cur, "and you do that by remembering the handy
Floyd | mnemonic 'xyzzy'."
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's how you cal... wait a minute, you didn't spend seventeen
Floyd | years preparing to break into the Confessor's mansion just to find out
Floyd | the area of the plain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "wow"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | AUTHORS
Floyd | Master Writer: Joey Jones
Floyd | Master Programmer: Melvin Rangasamy
Floyd |
Floyd | BETA TESTERS
Floyd | Neil Butters
Floyd | Miguel Garza
Floyd | Joseph Geipel
Floyd | Hanon Ondricek
Floyd | Andrew Schultz
Floyd | Emily Short
Floyd | Ryan Veeder
Floyd | Jim Warrenfeltz
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks also to David White and Andrew Schultz again for testing the
Floyd | post-comp release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feel free to type HELP or REVIEW for hints and a list of your current
Floyd | progress with the secrets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Nice"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | Before moving further, you'll need to rescue your attuning-set from
Floyd | the dome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "thought as much."
		Roger asks, "Mind if I thrash at this a bit?"
		Teaspoon says, "please do"
		Roger says, "I have the con"
		Jacqueline says, "You do."
Roger says (to floyd), "throw bomb at set" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOMB AT SET
Floyd |
Floyd | No, if you throw it out here it'll just disperse out harmlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Roger says (to floyd), "throw hankerchief at set" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW HANKERCHIEF AT SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The Winkerchief isn't exactly ideal for throwing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take thorn" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE THORN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd like to do just that: pluck one of the Confessor's famous roses
Floyd | and feel its petals pulp in your fist. But you will not give him the
Floyd | pleasure of leaving so obvious a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "search bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | Emerging from a curse-stone rockery is the central bush of blue rose
Floyd | garden. On the central bush, from which all the offshoots grow, is the
Floyd | most perfect of the impossibly blue roses. The single stem
Floyd | terminates in a full vivid bloom: its colour is vibrant even in
Floyd | citylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x rockery" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCKERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Beneath the central rose bush is a masterfully assembled rockery made
Floyd | up of asymmetrically tessellating curse-stones placed to create a
Floyd | perfect hectahedron
Floyd |
Floyd | It's unclear how the rose is so well hydrated with the solid rockery
Floyd | sitting on top of its main body of roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a curse-stone and instantly the rockery takes on a sinister
Floyd | and unnatural cast. You are momentarily overwhelmed by an insidious
Floyd | metaphysical wrongness before your Lemniscate training takes over and
Floyd | you shrug away the impossibility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline tenses up.
Roger says (to floyd), "throw rock at set" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT SET
Floyd |
Floyd | You slowly exhale, eyeing up the attuning set in the citylight. Your
Floyd | overhand throw was tested often in the various Theocratic games,
Floyd | although that was nearly two decades ago. You hurl the rock through
Floyd | the air and it catches the attuning set on one corner of its
Floyd | outstretched rods and it slides down into the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Okay that's enough from me; thanks"
		Jacqueline says, "sweet."
		Jacqueline pats Roger on the back.
		Busta asks, "what are we playing now?"
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently sometimes we should throw stones around glass."
		Jacqueline says (to Busta), "Sub Rosa."
		Busta says, "oooh I haven't played this one either"
		Roger says, "I just had a really strong hunch that something like that was the way to proceed"
		Busta says, "heard it was tough"
		Jacqueline says, "Nicely done."
		Jacqueline asks (of Busta), "You know that you can @recap toyshop, right?"
		Roger says, "Hrm if TSP is taking a break I can continue, I guess"
		Busta exclaims (at Jacq), "thanks!"
Roger says (to floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly the rock: You take the rock. It's a single seventeen-sided
Floyd | curse-stone. To gaze on a curse-stone in isolation for too long is to
Floyd | invite madness. The afflicted, the geocultists, only meet peace when
Floyd | their stone is perfectly enmeshed with other curse-stones in the form
Floyd | of a perfect solid.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally the attuning set: You get the attuning set.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline waves and makes an isquiesque departure for home. 		Teaspoon says, "Oh, I figured you'd want to keep going."
Jacqueline arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Roger says, "That's about all I really felt chuffed to do, to be honest"
		Roger says, "So go ahead and retake control if you like"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You move the attuning set in the forbidden sideways figure-of-eight
Floyd | that your wrists naturally settle in when in motion. The lead rods of
Floyd | the set shimmer and you feel an intense feeling of rightness with the
Floyd | sliding door: it is attuned to you, for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides effortlessly open and you're greeted by a wave of rich
Floyd | warm air from the greenhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | You step into the greenhouse and the warmth envelops you, assaulting
Floyd | you with a panopoly of scents.
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. A closed blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sapling" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAPLING
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x spindleweed" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPINDLEWEED
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x berries" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I have no idea what to do with any of these, so let's leave 'em for now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | At last you tip-toe into echo-prone confines of the Destine Mansion,
Floyd | each room carved out of what was once a small mountain. You sacrificed
Floyd | three toes to learn how many secrets would bring the Confessor down.
Floyd | Seven. There are seven deceits you know can be found in these halls
Floyd | and you won't leave until you know them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is a thick slab of carpet with a beguiling pattern of
Floyd | interlocking keys and doors, tessellating in queasy spirals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to smooth out the rug, it's already flat on the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "of course"
		Roger says, "Before we really get carried away, I suspect we should probably put that curse stone back into formation"
		Teaspoon says, "good point"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop stone" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that doesn't seem to work"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the rock)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put rock in rockery" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN ROCKERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You swivel the curse-stone back into its place in the rockery and a
Floyd | feeling a beatific peace spreads through you. The hectahedron is
Floyd | complete once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rug
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That's...puzzling."
		Jacqueline asks, "Attune it?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the rug but the lead rods barely
Floyd | even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune hole" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm, no."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attune floor" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the floor but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the counters is a cooling slab that keeps chilled anything left
Floyd | on it, this one has a gourd on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gourt" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOURT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | The gourd is cooked, with the top end sliced through to make a lid.
Floyd | It's a regular yellow gourd, and has the letters 'XVII' scratched into
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the gourd, revealing some mince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x mince" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gourd is full of slimy grey minced meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "curious."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x heating" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEATING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe the rug is some sort of trap that carries its hole with it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x heating stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEATING STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The stove is a simple device for producing intense heat. It can be
Floyd | switched on or off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "this is going to be a fiddling thing, isn't it?"
		Roger says, "I should think so"
		Teaspoon says, "I imagine we have to ensoule the mince or something."
		Roger says, "Perhaps"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd | As you go to push the flap of letter-beast skin aside with an
Floyd | invisible hand, you feel the stir of your feelers. You can smell a
Floyd | human nearby: it must be the Confessor's guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear."
		Teaspoon says, "So we can't go out that way."
		Jacqueline asks, "Our feelers?"
		Roger says, "By which the feels are conveyed"
		Jacqueline says, "Such feels."
		Teaspoon says, "x feelers"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x feelers" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FEELERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see them, but you know they're there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, of course. They're invisible."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "remove suit" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Merely wearing the suit would be pointless, anyone would see straight
Floyd | through to the person beneath. No, in order to make use of it, you had
Floyd | to weave it into your own skin. In time, the suit will peel off as
Floyd | your skin is shed, but not today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We are biologically very interesting."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "This sounds quite painful."
		Roger says, "I'm not sure we'll actually have to hide"
		Roger says, "But maybe we're supposed to bomb this place sooner rather than later"
Miseri says (to Floyd), "x legs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You are completely invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are completely invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri says (to Floyd), "count legs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COUNT LEGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You risk it falling apart in your spindly appendages if you pick it
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Miseri says, "I'm sure I remember coming across some off-hand comment somewhere that we have a non-human number of limbs."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm having a difficult time envisoning this now."
		Roger says, "Cmon, Gregor, you can handle this"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put gourd in handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GOURD IN HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put gourd in winkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GOURD IN WINKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the gourd)
Floyd | You risk it falling apart in your spindly appendages if you pick it
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I hate to say this, but I'm really having trouble staying awake. Had a good night's sleep, but I clearly need a nap. Keep going without me."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "sleep well!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the gourd but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The stove is just a surface for heating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take mince" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking the mince would be very messy and would almost certainly leave
Floyd | a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You risk it falling apart in your spindly appendages if you pick it
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't push the gourd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "May I, again?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
Roger says (to floyd), "take refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh"
Roger says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "Put rug on gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd end up with mince all over the rug if you did that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "Put rug on countertop" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON COUNTERTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | While the rug could fit on some things, the counter isn't one of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't feel a need to adorn yourself with the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "put rug on table" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "put rug on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is much too cumbersome to fit in the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "well hrm"
Roger says (to floyd), "take lead" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta goes home. 		
Roger says (to floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher dial has two settings, contained and uncontained. It is
Floyd | currently set to contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial to uncontained and the whole device starts to hum
Floyd | with purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | The gourd is cooked, with the top end sliced through to make a lid,
Floyd | which is open, revealing some kind of mince inside. It's a regular
Floyd | yellow gourd, and has the letters 'XVII' scratched into one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Roger says, "I'm not sure if anything happened / is happening"
		DavidW asks, "oh, Sub Rosa, eh?"
		Teaspoon says, "not much"
		Teaspoon says, "we're a bit stuck"
Roger says (to floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "close gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the gourd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole panel is shaking now the machine is set to be uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is activated by pressing the small switch embedded in
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "OKAY HERE WE GO"
Roger says (to floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Your finger hovers at the base of the activation switch, but you know
Floyd | the refresher won't work when there's nothing in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh"
		Teaspoon says, "er"
Roger says (to floyd), "open refreshed" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You know the refresher won't work when there's nothing in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "read gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | The gourd is cooked, with the top end sliced through to make a lid.
Floyd | It's a regular yellow gourd, and has the letters 'XVII' scratched into
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "wrap gourd in hankerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRAP GOURD IN HANKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x cooler" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COOLER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x cooling" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COOLING
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the counters is a cooling slab that keeps chilled anything left
Floyd | on it, this one has a gourd on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the counters is a cooling slab that keeps chilled anything left
Floyd | on it, this one has a gourd on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "touch slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the cold as you move your hand near.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You risk it falling apart in your spindly appendages if you pick it
Floyd | up. The best you could do is open up its little lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "put rug on slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | While the rug could fit on some things, the cooling slab isn't one of
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Alright I'm just flailing here"
Roger says (to floyd), "attune slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the cooling slab but the lead
Floyd | rods barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "attune refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the refresher but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "attune refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the refresher but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "attune rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the rug but the lead rods barely
Floyd | even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "attune door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A brief look around shows that there really is nothing here that yet
Floyd | requires attuning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "wipe gourd with hankerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIPE GOURD WITH HANKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to clean the gourd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "eat gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You have robust digestive faculties, but there is no need to eat that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Shall we try for a hint?"
		Teaspoon says, "let's see"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | AUTHORS
Floyd | Master Writer: Joey Jones
Floyd | Master Programmer: Melvin Rangasamy
Floyd |
Floyd | BETA TESTERS
Floyd | Neil Butters
Floyd | Miguel Garza
Floyd | Joseph Geipel
Floyd | Hanon Ondricek
Floyd | Andrew Schultz
Floyd | Emily Short
Floyd | Ryan Veeder
Floyd | Jim Warrenfeltz
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks also to David White and Andrew Schultz again for testing the
Floyd | post-comp release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feel free to type HELP or REVIEW for hints and a list of your current
Floyd | progress with the secrets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to put the household asleep before you can explore any
Floyd | further. Throwing the somnuliser in the kitchen should do the trick,
Floyd | but you'll have to take steps to avoid being caught by the spores.
Floyd | -> There's something strange about the rug you found in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh well then."
		DavidW says, "oh, so this is still early-ish in the game."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | You know that the spread of the spores from the somnuliser must be
Floyd | gaining on you quickly: at this rate you doubt you could make it
Floyd | across the greenhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "ha"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You've nearly reached the sliding door when you feel a gentle soothing
Floyd | spreading through your limbs. Too late, you think dimly as
Floyd | you stifle a yawn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "wow, that's some...freakish art"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "What a thoughtful undo!"
		Roger says, "Yeah that's... quite the kindness"
		Teaspoon says, "although this leaves us none the wiser"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Well we have some containerizing options"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put somnuliser in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOMNULISER IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the somnuliser into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh. That doesn't work, does it."
		Roger says, "It might! I dunno"
		Roger says, "Keep poking at it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you take the somnuliser you spare a passing thought for all the
Floyd | things that have passed through your appendages to be stashed or
Floyd | stowed or forgotten about, thousands of medium sized dry goods
Floyd | disappearing into your past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   a rug
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is a thick slab of carpet with a beguiling pattern of
Floyd | interlocking keys and doors, tessellating in queasy spirals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The act of looking under a rug requires the rug to be on the ground,
Floyd | for it is only then that the rug reaches its full potential in
Floyd | concealing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, revealing a bone ladder leading down into dark depths below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You put a tentative foot on the third rung down of the slender bone
Floyd | ladder beneath you. Through your invisible body, you stare down into
Floyd | the darkness below, slowly descending. The bones creak as if their
Floyd | long dead owners were there to complain. Taking one step at a time you
Floyd | arrive safely at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that was needlessly fiddly"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Thousands of bottles line the rack, no doubt organised by some arcane
Floyd | system. Most are coated in a thick layer of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hrm I'll call it needfully fiddly"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the brick wall)
Floyd | You give the wall a light shove but it doesn't yield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottles are dusty, precariously stacked, and their ordering is
Floyd | unknown and so are best not to touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bricks in the middle of the western wall are grouped in a pattern
Floyd | of five bricks across by four down, etched into the bricks are the
Floyd | letters A to T in alphabetical order, like so:
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "no idea how we use this, then."
		Roger says, "Well if we bomb here, go up, and take rug, maybe that'll buy us the time we need"
		Teaspoon says, "well, the issue last time was that we couldn't get out in two moves."
		Teaspoon says, "still, worth a try."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Alt, maybe we can hide down here from the spores"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "oh!" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OH!
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "whoops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare up at the small square of light above. The bone is cold and
Floyd | clammy in your pellucid grasp. You lift yourself up and the bones seem
Floyd | to bend under your weight. For a moment you think the ladder might be
Floyd | falling backwards but it holds and soon you are up in the kitchen once
Floyd | more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleep powder is designed to act silently, to send occupants into
Floyd | unconsciousness without them knowing, but as you're struck by the
Floyd | sudden urge to sleep you know it's wholly explicable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "no."
Roger says (to floyd), "throw bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleeping spores spread, particles of possibility that disappear,
Floyd | traceless on contact. By the time you reach the bottom of the ladder,
Floyd | the need for sleep overwhelms you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think I'll be off for the night. This is a good game, I'm just not feeling it."
		Roger says, "I'm fine with stopping here myself, for that matter. But yeah, this is a good one."
		Teaspoon says, "It'll be fun for next time"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		DavidW says, "fwiw, I have played this one before."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "subrosa1" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | > SAVESave successful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "well, see you next week"
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Teaspoon disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		DavidW says, "Hopefully I won't oversleep next time."
		Teaspoon asks, "how long do you think it'll take?"
		DavidW says, "oh, hard to say, but I think the two most difficult puzzles were right near the start, getting into the grounds without muddy limbs, and using the somnu-thing the right way."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, that's one down, one to go. Good to know."
		DavidW says, "That's not to say the rest of the game isn't challenging, though."
		DavidW says, "The game is quite clever and has several interesting features."
		Teaspoon says, "cool"
		Teaspoon says, "good night"
		DavidW says, "good night."
		



*** SECOND SESSION ***


		
		DavidW says, "Jacqueline won't be here today; she's traveling."
		DavidW says, "She setup Perry though, so the session will be logged."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh good"
		Teaspoon asks, "But you played this game before, right?"
		DavidW says, "We can continue with Sub Rosa; the save file is subrosa1. Or play something else."
		DavidW says, "Yes, I've played Sub Rosa before."
		DavidW says, "It's a very well-implemented game."
		Teaspoon asks, "Well, anything that might you want to play?"
		Teaspoon says, "er. that didn't come out right."
		Doug) Teaspoon says, "anything you play want to might that, mm?"
		Teaspoon says, "I was asking David if there was anything he fancied playing."
		DavidW says, "I don't have a wish list at the moment."
		Doug says, "(sorry, just being silly)"
		DavidW says, "I finished Acheton recently and won't mind just watching."
		DavidW says, "I just hope I can stay awake. I've gotten into the bad habit of sleeping through the afternoons lately."
		Teaspoon asks, "Are we continuing Sub Rosa then?"
		DavidW says, "I think you should, yes."
		DavidW says, "Unless you're tired of it."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure I'll be very good at the puzzles."
		Teaspoon says, "Roger solved most of it last week. But I'm willing to have a go at it, anyway."
		Teaspoon says, "(unless someone else wants to drive, in which case do feel free)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask subrosa" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD SLEEPMASK SUBROSA
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "...did we leave Floyd running?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we did."
		DavidW says, "I guess you did."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the counters is a cooling slab that keeps chilled anything left
Floyd | on it, this one has a gourd on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You risk it falling apart in your spindly appendages if you pick it
Floyd | up. The best you could do is open up its little lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LID
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the gourd, revealing some mince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take mince" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking the mince would be very messy and would almost certainly leave
Floyd | a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune mince" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE MINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the mince but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the rug but the lead rods barely
Floyd | even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quick intake of breath you quickly shimmy down the bone ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune bricks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE BRICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose I should try to come up with a wish list for future CF sessions."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune brick" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the brick wall but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well, there are a lot of xyzzy noms"
		Teaspoon says, "x brick"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The bricks in the middle of the western wall are grouped in a pattern
Floyd | of five bricks across by four down, etched into the bricks are the
Floyd | letters A to T in alphabetical order, like so:
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a brick" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a brick" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already pushed Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The bricks in the middle of the western wall are grouped in a pattern
Floyd | of five bricks across by four down, etched into the bricks are the
Floyd | letters A to T in alphabetical order, like so:
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and quickly pull yourself up the ladder with
Floyd | the vaulted cellar at your back pressing in its emptiness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "so, we're trying to figure out how to use this somnuliser thing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
zarf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I think I had to be told how to use it, but after that, I managed the rest of the game on my own."
		Teaspoon says, "If we had a handkerchief I'd tie that around us and then throw the somnuliser, but we have a winerchief instead and I suspect it doesn't work like that."
		Teaspoon says, "winkerchief"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You've nearly reached the sliding door when you feel a gentle soothing
Floyd | spreading through your limbs. Too late, you think dimly as
Floyd | you stifle a yawn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Right, so that doesn't work."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the round greenhouse is a great grosvair tree, its
Floyd | shaggy fur hanging in rugose strips from the calcified trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hayberry" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAYBERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x berries" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | If you climbed the tree, you would have nowhere to go from there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the problem with the somnuliser puzzle is the feedback is misleading."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser east" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | (first ignoring unnecessary text "east")
Floyd | No, if you throw it out here it'll just disperse out harmlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It doesn't help you discover partial successes."
		Teaspoon says, "This is the obvious thing to do *in real life* so of course it doesn't work."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, okay, I should have thrown it west, but still."
		DavidW says, "heh. yes, the mansion is west."
		jojo says, "Hey"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Hallo!"
		DavidW says, "hello, jojo"
		Teaspoon says, "We're playing Sub Rosa."
		jojo says, "Doug told me"
		Teaspoon says, "Having an issue with the bomb-that-makes-people-go-to-sleep"
		jojo says, "I wrote the game, so can hint if needed."
		jojo says, "The clue is in the text displayed when you head east after throwing the bomb in the kitchen"
		jojo exclaims, "I made it more explicit than in the first incarnation... but perhaps not explicit enough!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Oh, always nice when the author's here!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That kinda hints which room to use it in."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "It's the only time-sensitive, die-if-you-fail puzzle in the game and I sorta regret its inclusion."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | You know that the spread of the spores from the somnuliser must be
Floyd | gaining on you quickly: at this rate you doubt you could make it
Floyd | across the greenhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You've nearly reached the sliding door when you feel a gentle soothing
Floyd | spreading through your limbs. Too late, you think dimly as
Floyd | you stifle a yawn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I suppose increasing Floyd's line-length would be a bad idea."
		Draconis says, "Probably other things depend on it."
		Draconis says, "But I'd like to see the ASCII-art more cleanly..."
		Teaspoon says, "Okay. I've tried throwing the somnuliser in the kitchen, and the basement, and the greenhouse, and that's nnot working."
		Draconis says, "So we know the spores move more quickly than us, that we can't make it across the greenhouse in time."
		Draconis asks, "I missed the first part of this game, but have we seen anything that will force us to move from room to room without taking a turn?"
		Teaspoon says, "No."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Can we wrap it in a handkerchief to make it spread more slowly?"
		jojo asks, ""You know that the spread of the spores from the somnuliser must be gaining on you quickly: at this rate you doubt you could make it across the greenhouse." Is there something you could do to slow the spores?"
		Draconis asks, "Alternately, the lead in the soil makes things move very very quickly in the greenhouse; is there a way to do the opposite?"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x winkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | The Winkerchief is a branded wipe cloth that perfectly wipes clean any
Floyd | surface. It's good for about a dozen uses before it loses its
Floyd | porousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We tried putting it in the cooling slab, but then we couldn't figure out how to activate the thing."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x attuner" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATTUNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The set is a twist of lead rods that can be used to attune
Floyd | the possibilities inherent in things in favour of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Attune the spores before we run?"
		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
		DavidW says (to jojo), "I've played the game already, but I remember I had to told what to do here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune spores" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SPORES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "nope"
		Draconis asks, "Can we use the winkerchief on it?"
		Draconis says, "Since it's supposed to be porous, it'll let the spores through."
		Draconis says, "But it might slow them down."
		Teaspoon says, "It doesn't seem like a tool that's intended for that purpose."
		Teaspoon says, "I mean, what kind of verb do we even use for that? It's not a container."
		Draconis asks, "PUT WINKERCHIEF ON SOMNULIZER maybe?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "PUT WINKERCHIEF ON SOMNULIZER" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WINKERCHIEF ON SOMNULIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleep powder is designed to act silently, to send occupants into
Floyd | unconsciousness without them knowing, but as you're struck by the
Floyd | sudden urge to sleep you know it's wholly explicable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Nsgre guebjvat gur obzo va gur xvgpura naq tbvat gb gur terraubhfr, pybfr gur qbbe gb tvir lbh rabhtu gvzr gb trg npebff gur terraubhfr."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put somnuliser in cooling slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOMNULISER IN COOLING SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | The gourd fills the slab, leaving little room for other things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put somnuliser in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOMNULISER IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the somnuliser into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole panel is shaking now the machine is set to be uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "x dial"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher dial has two settings, contained and uncontained. It is
Floyd | currently set to uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to Floyd), "x bomb" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOMB
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lead" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a closed hatch under the panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis |slowed only as it seeps under the doors
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the lead compartment, revealing a power rod.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Is there a door we could close and lock in time? Or would that always take two turns?"
		DavidW says, "That bomb description had a clue in it."
		DavidW says (to Draconis), "I don't think the spores are key users."
		Draconis says (to DavidW), "Very fair."
		Teaspoon says, "That's what I'm trying to do with the thing."
		Draconis asks, "In that case is there a door we could close?"
jojo says (to floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The blue door 		
Floyd [2] The red door 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x red door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is formed of a single rigid strip of red leather,
Floyd | unmistakably from a letter-beast. The door is currently shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "x blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. On closer
Floyd | inspection you note that the blue colour of the door is made up of
Floyd | thousands of tiny interlocking painted blue roses, each slightly
Floyd | different from all the rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x blue roses" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. Staring
Floyd | further at the tiny roses, you note that each tiny rose is made up of
Floyd | a number of small lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x small lines" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMALL LINES
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. On even
Floyd | closer inspection the tiny lines that make up each tiny rose are
Floyd | themselves small roses, each different from the rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x small roses" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMALL ROSES
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. All this
Floyd | staring at the blue door is giving you a headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow."
		Teaspoon says, "that's not very helpful, is it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. All this
Floyd | staring at the blue door is giving you a headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I had no idea the blue door was that detailed."
		Teaspoon says, "Amusing though"
		Draconis asks, "Do you think the blue or the red is more airtight?"
		Draconis says, "I'd think leather would get a better seal than carved wood."
		jojo says, "Well, the red leads to the room with the guard in it, so can't be opened yet."
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
		Teaspoon says, "We found that out earlier."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x power rod" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POWER ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | The power rod of the refresher takes up half of its compartment and it
Floyd | hums slightly with the potent power of lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rod" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROD
Floyd |
Floyd | The internal lead rod is partially fused with the refresher itself and
Floyd | cannot be removed. The space around the rod is empty, perhaps to leave
Floyd | room to install additional rods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder why the refresher would need more rods."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher dial has two settings, contained and uncontained. It is
Floyd | currently set to uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher ceases its vibrating as you turn the dial back to
Floyd | contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder what that does."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the refresher is the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps you'll find the manual later."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "activate switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no clear way of activating the activation switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "Oh."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't turn the activation switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "activate refresher"
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "activate refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the lead compartment)
Floyd | You turn the refresher on and there's a brief flash of light which
Floyd | must come from the particles which clang to the somnuliser. Looking
Floyd | inside, you see the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "You can't switch the switch?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial to uncontained and the whole device starts to hum
Floyd | with purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I get the feeling we'd have recieved some feedback if I'd done that properly."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Feedback from...?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the refresher is the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "So it looks like we just un-exploded it."
		Teaspoon asks, "Something like that?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser works as a small bomb. If thrown, it emits spores of
Floyd | untraceable potentiality, making it praeternaturally likely that
Floyd | anyone coming into contact with the spores will fall asleep with the
Floyd | firm belief that their sleepiness is natural and unnotable. It has but
Floyd | one use, but once activated its spores should propagate through halls
Floyd | throughout the entire house, slowed only as it seeps under the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Anyone else have an idea?"
		Draconis asks, "Did we try shutting it in the greenhouse?"
		Draconis asks, "Or in some other room?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes and yes"
		DavidW says, "It's really a shame this puzzle only shows failure or success and never partial success."
		Draconis says, "I'm guessing THROW X INTO Y isn't supported? Otherwise we could chuck it into the refresher or something."
		Draconis asks, "Make it kind of explode, and then unexplode, so it would hit someone else but not us?"
		Teaspoon says, "throw somnuliser into refresher"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser into refresher"" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER INTO REFRESHER"
Floyd |
Floyd | (first ignoring unnecessary text "into refresher")
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "no"
		Draconis says, "Shame."
		Draconis says, "Hm..."
		DavidW says, "You wouldn't have time to close the refresher and turn it on in any case."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm inclined to crack open the hints."
		Draconis says, "I was thinking we wouldn't have to close it if it was set to UNCONFINED."
		Draconis says, "So we could leave the door open and the refresher on."
		Teaspoon says, "Try it."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "SET REFRESHER TO UNCONFINED" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET REFRESHER TO UNCONFINED
Floyd |
Floyd | The sleep powder is designed to act silently, to send occupants into
Floyd | unconsciousness without them knowing, but as you're struck by the
Floyd | sudden urge to sleep you know it's wholly explicable.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently lower yourself to the ground, involuntarily but as if it
Floyd | were the most natural thing in the world, to be found by Confessor
Floyd | Destine's guards the next morning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                                  *
Floyd | _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                                  *   .'
Floyd | `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                                  *  /
Floyd | \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                                  * |    (o)
Floyd | (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * It Wasn't Meant To End Like This * |       /\
Floyd | | *
Floyd | * |                | *                                  * |
Floyd | | *
Floyd | *  \    .-''-.    /  *                                  *  \    .-''-.
Floyd | /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                                  *   `._
Floyd | _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                                  *
Floyd | `-....-'      *
Floyd | ***********************************************************************
Floyd | *******
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "Oh."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Undoing to just before you threw the somnuliser.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "SET REFRESHER TO UNCONFINED" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET REFRESHER TO UNCONFINED
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "The refresher isn't needed here. The clue is in the bomb description and the description when you head east: after throwing the bomb there's something you can do to slow the spores so you can make your getaway."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "throw somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | You throw the somnuliser softly at the ground and it clicks open,
Floyd | silently loosing invisible sleeping spores. Best make haste!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Do we have a key to lock the door? Or something to push up against it to block the cracks?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | You know that the spread of the spores from the somnuliser must be
Floyd | gaining on you quickly: at this rate you doubt you could make it
Floyd | across the greenhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shut blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHUT BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly slam the blue door shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip out of the door as the sleep spores spread invisibly in the
Floyd | greenhouse behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | By now the spores should be spreading out into the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spores will be spreading to the upper floor and enslumbering the
Floyd | guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spores will be seeping under the doorway into the Confessor's
Floyd | bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor will be inhaling the spores, sending him into a deeper
Floyd | sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spores will be dispersing almost to a safe level by now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | You count down from ten: it should be safe to re-enter the house now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. A closed blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the somnuliser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "...right!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Huh, I thought we tried that?"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x somnulizer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a spent hull, but a potent reminder that something may be amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "No."
		Draconis says, "Oh."
		Draconis says, "Let's refresh this now so we can use it again."
		DavidW says, "You need both doors to the greenhouse open and close the blue one on the race out of the kitchen."
		Draconis says, "Ahhhh"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "put somnulizer in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOMNULIZER IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the somnuliser into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "close refresher then turn it on" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER THEN TURN IT ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as you activate the refresher, it immediately shuts off. Seems
Floyd | the Knights Linear were smart enough to not let the somnuliser be used
Floyd | more than once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "Aw."
		DavidW says, "heh."
		Teaspoon says, "Good to know, at least."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "open refresher and get the somnulizer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER AND GET THE SOMNULIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the refresher)
Floyd | You get the somnuliser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Well, shall we explore the house?"
		DavidW says, "Please do."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. In the
Floyd | Banquet Hall the last revellers are taking ether and
Floyd | barely-enfranchised cousins are plotting in a distant drawing room.
Floyd | But here this wing is quiet. A long slope curves up round the chamber,
Floyd | looping several times. A closed bone white door leads west and an open
Floyd | red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x silve" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So much to see."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x silve" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x silver" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a painting of a young woman with a distinctive smile. She is
Floyd | dressed for the Hex wars, with a swine-net and a mace. The title
Floyd | underneath the portrait reads: Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never heard of this Confidante Destine, though with hundreds of
Floyd | the Destine clan in just the other wings of the mansion, this is
Floyd | perhaps no great surprise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | In the painting, the Confessor himself is standing regally in his
Floyd | purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out of a raised palm, is a young
Floyd | quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bronze" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRONZE
Floyd |
Floyd | Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama of the Chief Destine, founder of
Floyd | his clan. In the painting he is a wearing a purple cloak and wielding
Floyd | an ornate dagger that is touched up against an egg of purest lead. In
Floyd | the background is a surprised looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x goose" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama of the Chief Destine, founder of
Floyd | his clan. In the painting he is a wearing a purple cloak and wielding
Floyd | an ornate dagger that is touched up against an egg of purest lead. In
Floyd | the background is a surprised looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "I am slowly beginning to realize that lead in this game is not like real lead."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm getting the idea this is a reality where lead is both gold and copper in one - good for electricals and money"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. A closed
Floyd | bone white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | She sleeps against the door, drooling only mildly. Her suit of armour
Floyd | is so long and heavy it actually appears to be propping her upright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take armour" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard would probably notice that her armour is missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says (to Teaspoon), "I believe gold is actually amazing for electricals, since it doesn't corrode."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right. Spacecraft and all that."
		Draconis says, "Just too expensive to use very often."
		Draconis asks, "Shall we open the White Door?"
		DavidW says, "Gold can be used extremely thinly. A little goes a long way."
		Draconis says (to DavidW), "But can it reverse time? That is the real question."
		Teaspoon says, "f open white door"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open white door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WHITE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bone door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The open door to Confessors Destine's menagerie appears to be made of
Floyd | bone but on closer inspection of its organic cracks, it's obviously
Floyd | made from thick panels of calcified grosvair wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we go?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Draconis says, "Onward!"
jojo says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | There are many great menageries in the plains: the Swinery, the
Floyd | Pleasure Gardens of Leaguer Mel, Eyefort Maze... this is not one of
Floyd | them. Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or
Floyd | arrangement. The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd | You get the impression that the Confessor liked the idea of having a
Floyd | menagerie more than he liked the idea of actually owning and caring
Floyd | for live animals.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hay" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | A large pile of loose hay, fairly fresh, sits in a stall.
Floyd | Pellucid-llamas greatly prefer eating nuts and berries to grass, but
Floyd | will eat it if there's truly nothing else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search hay" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You root through the hay, but you can't find anything. You have to
Floyd | spend a few moments placing strands of hay back on the pile lest you
Floyd | leave them littered through the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer is a nervous looking brown bird that shivers every few
Floyd | moments as it talks endlessly to itself. Every few moments it pecks
Floyd | fruitlessly at the banberry stones that litter its cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Are we wearing a pellucid skin?"
		Teaspoon says, "think so."
		DavidW says, "uh, not skin per se."
		Teaspoon says, "Wonder whether we should feed the bird more banberries"
		DavidW says, "You have pellucid llama fur sewn into your skin, if I remember correctly."
		Draconis asks, "Can we get banberries from the greenhouse or do they die too fast?"
		Draconis says, "Ooh, actually, we have a refresher..."
		DavidW says, "'fruitlessly' is a nice touch."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take banberry stone" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BANBERRY STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first ignoring unnecessary text "banberry stone")
Floyd | What do you want to take?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "..."
		Teaspoon says, "We'll have to get them from the greenhouse."
Draconis heads back home. 		
Draconis arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "f x chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F X CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x beetles" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEETLES
Floyd |
Floyd | On closer inspection, the beetles are more like very dark blue and
Floyd | they flit across the chamber disinterestedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take beetle" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BEETLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the beetle chamber)
Floyd | The chamber is much too big for you to lug around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x banberry" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANBERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take banberries" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BANBERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck one of the berries from the banberry shrub as they sprout
Floyd | before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits,
Floyd | not all of which are zoologically plausible.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give banberry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BANBERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the banberry stones)
Floyd | You are unable to slide your appendages through the bars of the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an obloid red berry
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give berry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pop the berry into the quailer's mouth and it gulps it straight
Floyd | down before starting a different litany.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh come on," says the quailer in the deep voice of the Confessor,
Floyd | "don't give me that look, it's not that unripe."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis heads back home. 		
Draconis arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
		Teaspoon asks, "do we have to do this a few times?"
		DavidW asks, "How well did you watch the plants in the greenhouse?"
		Draconis asks, "Maybe one will be enough?"
		Teaspoon says, "Er, not especially."
		Teaspoon says, "it does seem that this bird will tell us snippets of conversation if we give it more berries."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take banberry" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BANBERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck one of the berries from the banberry shrub as it ripens
Floyd | before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can pluck a berry, the plant wilts in front of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Hmm."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give berry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pop the berry into the quailer's mouth and it gulps it straight
Floyd | down before starting a different litany.
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer sings an ugly song:
Floyd |
Floyd |       A Confessor hears
Floyd |       all our hopes and fears
Floyd |       sealing our secrets
Floyd |       and taking our tears.
Floyd |
Floyd | It sings in the voice of the Confessor himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give berry to beard" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give berry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen to litany" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO LITANY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer sings again its ugly song:
Floyd |
Floyd |       A Confessor hears
Floyd |       all our hopes and fears
Floyd |       sealing our secrets
Floyd |       and taking our tears.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song is so clunky, it's difficult to say why the Confessor would
Floyd | sing it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x stuffed" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STUFFED
Floyd |
Floyd | All around the room are various stuffed beasts, all in a state of
Floyd | advanced dishevelment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "The "tears" line doesn't quite fit."
		Draconis says, "So I'm guessing it's significant."
		Teaspoon asks, "must be, but why?"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. I guess we explore another room now."
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Draconis says, "Ahoy, Roger" 		
Roger says, "Hello, hello." 		Draconis says, "I'm not sure."
		jojo says, "No harm in doing more exploration"
		DavidW says, "well, there are more rooms."
		Teaspoon says, "Hallo"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | As you arrive at the top of the slope, you reflect that a secret is
Floyd | only a secret if someone is invested in keeping it one. If the
Floyd | Confessor is a man who becomes more comfortable in his position, you
Floyd | would expect him to have fewer secrets as the years go on. But perhaps
Floyd | he is a man for whom past indiscretions, explainable at the time,
Floyd | become hardened into the unspeakable as the years make his past
Floyd | motives less explicable.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end a closed orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x mural" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MURAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the ceiling is a diorama depicting the procession of the plains
Floyd | through the different ages. The Golden Age of plenty when gods walked
Floyd | the plains. The Silver Age of long childhood summers and bitter
Floyd | heresy. The Bronze Age of monsters and heroes. The Iron Age of
Floyd | technological wonder and endless strife. And now, the Age of Lead,
Floyd | where all that has come will come again and all that might be will be.
Floyd | In the centre is the symbol of the Sinuan Theocracy, whose reason for
Floyd | being is to prevent the cycle of the Ages from recommencing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oooooohhhh, I like this."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x plinth" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | On the top of the stone plinth is an indent in the shape of a dagger.
Floyd | It's empty. On the edge of the hilt is what appears to be a coat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the plinth close up, you notice set into it is a small
Floyd | closed cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, I like the mural too."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | On the top of the stone plinth is an indent in the shape of a dagger.
Floyd | It's empty. On the edge of the hilt is what appears to be a coat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the plinth close up, you notice set into it is a small
Floyd | closed cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is set into the plinth, tastefully out of sight. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "All the doors are different colors; have any been repeated?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | The vax is rubbed on dust and detritus to remove it from the house to
Floyd | a tiny plain without atmosphere that intersects its insides. From the
Floyd | transparent tube, you can see it currently has a pile of dust inside
Floyd | it, which could easily be emptied if you so desired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | The dust is floating in the vacuum like fuzzy round cow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Er, what?"
		DavidW says, "heh heh"
		DavidW says, "This universe does take a bit of getting used to."
		Teaspoon asks, "I have heard of spherical cows, but fuzzy?"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "what is cow" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHAT IS COW
Floyd |
Floyd | No question words are needed in commands. If you are stuck, try saying
Floyd | "help".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think their fuzz helps prevent the spherical cows from bruising each other when they roll into each other on the grassy pool table."
		Teaspoon says, "...I'm lost."
		jojo says, "Anything made of dust is fuzzy."
jojo says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end a closed orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Another thing I like about this game is that there are no wasted locations. Every location is interesting."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end a closed orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we have to find the secrets first, right? Right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the orange door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x armchair" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The armchair is vast and generously stuffed. Its only flaw as a chair
Floyd | is the bright blue livery and floral design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library (sitting down on the floor)
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sit on armchair" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON ARMCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | (getting off the floor)
Floyd | You get onto the armchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library (on the armchair)
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search armchair" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ARMCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The armchair is vast and generously stuffed. Its only flaw as a chair
Floyd | is the bright blue livery and floral design.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is more functional than cosy. It's a simple pit beneath
Floyd | a narrow chimney, as far away from the bookcases as can be in a room
Floyd | entirely covered by bookcases. Sitting in the fireplace are some
Floyd | ashes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Can we put the ashes in the refresher?"
		DavidW says, "If you can find a way to carry them there, sure."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | A small heap of ashes sits in the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the armchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking hold of the ashes would be impossible, it'd run through your
Floyd | fingers or cling to your suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put ashes in vax" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASHES IN VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | If you want the ashes to go in the vax, you'll need to rub the vax on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Vax 'em?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's already a pile of dust in the vax, and if you're going to put
Floyd | everything back as you found it, it'd be catastrophic to mix things in
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "empty vax" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vax)
Floyd | You empty the vax carefully onto the library floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "..."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the vax)
Floyd | The ashes are sucked into the vax and are now floating in the vacuum
Floyd | tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The curtains are pair of heavy woollen fabric sheets hooked over a
Floyd | pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | They are currently shut closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the citylight)
Floyd | Light from distant cities casts a faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [02] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [04] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [05] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [06] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [07] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [08] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [09] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [10] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [11] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [12] Tentacular Spectacular 		
Floyd [13] Milking 		
Floyd [14] Forbidden Libations 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, 'lor."
		kpaquette says, "Hi, all."
		Teaspoon says, "Hallo"
		DavidW says, "hi katie. We're playing Sub Rosa."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Milking by Candler Shaker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Milking)
Floyd | You open up Milking.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is just a manual of milking techniques. The diagram for those
Floyd | milkers that only have hooves is particularly memorable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 7
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Room With a Dew by Bospur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		kpaquette says (to davidW), "What is sub-rosa? I know it's a game but that's about all I know."
		Draconis says (to kpaquette), "I think that's what we're trying to figure out."
		Draconis says, "Fluffy clumps of cow and magic lead time soil have made an appearance."
		DavidW says (to Katie), "It's hard to explain, but we're sneaking around someone else's home looking for secrets so we can ruin his career."
		Teaspoon says, "It's...something about trying to ferret out the secrets of a mysterious Confessor"
		Teaspoon says, "also we're invisible courtesy of a magic llama suit"
		Teaspoon says, "sewn into our flesh"
		DavidW says, "And we're not human."
		Roger asks, "What's our score these days?"
		Teaspoon says, "0 of 7"
		DavidW says, "O out of 7 secrets found."
		Roger says, "aww"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 40" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 40
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [02] Calibrations Divine 		
Floyd [03] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Forgetting 		
Floyd [05] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [06] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [07] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [08] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [09] Tome & The Clan 		
Floyd [10] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [11] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [12] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [13] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 9
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Tome & The Clan by Pupil Dandelion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 9
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Tome & The Clan)
Floyd | You open up Tome & The Clan.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large minor-work about a book written by a member of a fictional
Floyd | clan that leads to a permanent cleavage of the clan. Clearly,
Floyd | Dandelion is drawing from the real-life publishing of The Confessor's
Floyd | Burden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		kpaquette says, "Hmmm. Um, can I either talk to Jacqueline or DavidW on another channel because I'm out of games to play."
		Teaspoon says, "Jac's away today."
		DavidW says, "Jacqueline isn't here today. She's traveling."
		Draconis asks, "Wait, the llama suit is magic?"
		Draconis asks, "Then why did we need to somnulize the guard?"
		DavidW says, "The suit isn't magic."
		Teaspoon asks, "It's technological, then?"
		DavidW says, "The llama hair makes us invisible because the llama fur makes the llamas invisible."
		Teaspoon says, "from the description I assumed it was a *magic* llama"
		kpaquette says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "It's a natural property of pellucid llamas."
		Teaspoon asks, "hang on, does this mean there may be a llama in the menagerie? Which we can't see because it's invisible?"
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if that will be important."
		kpaquette says, "Better go."
		Draconis asks, "Couldn't we just sneak past the guard then?"
		jojo says (to Draconis), "We had to somnulize the guard because she'd have seen you open and close doors"
		kpaquette says, "Don't want to disturb you."
		DavidW says, "or hear you or smell you, I guess"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure what else we need to do in the library, anyway."
		kpaquette says, "Bye."
		Teaspoon says, "(we don't actually know what senses we have)"
		DavidW says, "bye Katie"
kpaquette goes home. 		jojo exclaims, "Bye!"
		Teaspoon says, "One might presume, but then one also would tend to assume that we aren't tentacled. Which I think we are."
		DavidW says, "You can read the books, obviously. And you were going to refresh the ashes, I think."
		jojo says, "My advice is explore everywhere first and then come back to the library when you know what you want to look up."
Iria arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Iria asks, "What are youg uys playing?"
		Iria says, "you guys*"
		DavidW says, "Sub Rosa"
		DavidW says, "by jojo here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the orange door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "yay, an out command."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x llama" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LLAMA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the empty stall)
Floyd | The stall is full of hay and is about the right size to keep a large
Floyd | ungulate. This must be where the Confessor keeps his prized pellucid
Floyd | llama, one of his greatest bragging points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pet llama" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET LLAMA
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "find llama"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "find llama" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIND LLAMA
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh well"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put vox in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT VOX IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "vax"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put vax in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT VAX IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the vax into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close referesher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFERESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole panel is shaking now the machine is set to be uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "set refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | That command wasn't understood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher dial has two settings, contained and uncontained. It is
Floyd | currently set to uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "set contained" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET CONTAINED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher ceases its vibrating as you turn the dial back to
Floyd | contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't turn the activation switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "activate switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no clear way of activating the activation switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "flip switch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pull the activation switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The light flashes, signalling that the vax within has aged three days.
Floyd | Looking inside, you see the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "push the switch"
		Teaspoon asks, "er, we didn't want to age it, did we?"
		Draconis says, "Oops"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we do need a manual for this."
		Draconis says, "Yeah..."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "set uncontained" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET UNCONTAINED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial to uncontained and the whole device starts to hum
Floyd | with purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The light flashes, signalling that the vax within has aged, despite
Floyd | the uncontained dial setting, only three days. Looking inside, you see
Floyd | the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "sigh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vax" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the refresher)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x vax" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | The vax is rubbed on dust and detritus to remove it from the house to
Floyd | a tiny plain without atmosphere that intersects its insides. From the
Floyd | transparent tube, you can see it currently has some ashes inside it,
Floyd | which could easily be emptied if you so desired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we may need more rods? Not sure."
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't refresh the vax, just the ashes."
		Draconis says, "Ohhhhh"
		Draconis says, "Of course"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put ashes in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASHES IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour out the contents of the vax into the refresher, slowly and
Floyd | methodically making sure nothing spills out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher ceases its vibrating as you turn the dial back to
Floyd | contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial to uncontained and the whole device starts to hum
Floyd | with purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "I'm going to say it doesn't age the ashes because they're on a different plane at that point"
		Teaspoon says, "That makes sense."
		jojo says, "(When they're in the vax)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The light flashes, signalling that the ashes within has aged, despite
Floyd | the uncontained dial setting, only three days. Looking inside, you see
Floyd | a parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A dustbuster with its own private dimension."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the refresher)
Floyd | You take the parchment. The parchment, perfectly reformed as it was
Floyd | precisely three days before, is a letter which reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | BURN AFTER READING
Floyd |
Floyd | Grey news, Confessor. I caught Assenter Cur sniffing around
Floyd | Beningnell's old office in the Holy Chambers. He asked if I had a copy
Floyd | of the Strictures of Forgetting. I think he knows, or at least
Floyd | suspects, what we have done. Send advice soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor is definitely hiding something here, but what? The name
Floyd | "Beningnell" sounds familiar but you can't quite place it. This bears
Floyd | further investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "well, we've achieved *something("
		Roger says, "yay"
		Roger says, "Strictures sounds like something that might be in the library"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [02] Calibrations Divine 		
Floyd [03] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Forgetting 		
Floyd [05] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [06] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [07] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [08] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [09] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [10] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [11] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [12] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Strictures of Forgetting by a forgotten
Floyd | writer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Strictures of Forgetting)
Floyd | You open up Strictures of Forgetting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Strictures of Forgetting is a ritual that can be performed by two
Floyd | determined individuals. The effect of this ritual is to uncanonise
Floyd | someone or something targeted by the ritual. Once uncanonised the
Floyd | target is considered not only to no longer exist but also to have
Floyd | never existed. This technique is forbidden except by a majority
Floyd | decision in the Holy Chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold shiver runs through you: the Confessor must have used the
Floyd | Strictures of Forgetting with the accomplice that wrote to him to
Floyd | uncanonise someone... but who, and why?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the orange door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Can we uncanonize someone with this book?"
		Teaspoon says, "No. There's only *1* of us."
		DavidW says, "You just read it needs two people to work."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the purple door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom of the Destine mansion is smaller than you'd
Floyd | expected: it only has twelve chandeliers. In the centre of the
Floyd | polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is the sleeping figure
Floyd | of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Confessor Destine is a tall thickset male human. He is solely
Floyd | responsible for holding the secrets of every believer in Sinua,
Floyd | including his own. He is currently fast asleep buried in the silks,
Floyd | wearing his ceremonial pyjamas and a dagger belt. He's lying on his
Floyd | stomach, breathing slowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear. that's a big job."
		Teaspoon says, "He probably has astonishing powers, all right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wake up confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAKE UP CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You imagine the shock on his face were you to wake him... it'd be
Floyd | worth a lot but not seventeen years of planning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "sorry. Had to try."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pyjamas" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PYJAMAS
Floyd |
Floyd | The pyjamas are finely woven, plush, and thankfully all-encompassing.
Floyd | You imagine they're buttoned up, but it's impossible to tell while the
Floyd | Confessor is lying on his front.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "I know it needs two people; I'm wondering if our employer can help us use it."
		Teaspoon says, "I am also amused by *ceremonial pyjamas* which sounds like something Louis XIV would wear."
		Draconis says (to Teaspoon), "They are *very* fine pyjamas."
		Teaspoon says, "But we're *horrified* by the concept, and it requires a whole legislative body to authorise its usage. I don't think it's in character."
		Draconis says (to Teaspoon), "Fair."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a simple cloth sheath attached to a belt. The part that holds his
Floyd | dagger is trapped under his sleeping form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | For reasons unapparent, the dagger is made of solid gold and as such
Floyd | appears neither sharp nor valuable. Etched into the blade are the
Floyd | words "Confessor Destine".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ah ha ha ha."
		Teaspoon says, "Metal is an intriguing thing in this world."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The table beside The Confessor's sleeping couch is shaped like a fist
Floyd | clutched around a larynx. Your throat tightens reflexively just
Floyd | looking at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the table is a bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I was going to ponder how a table is unseemly, but that seems a reasonable description of an object like this."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bowl made from a twice-fused skull of an emutant. Aside from
Floyd | being tactless and ugly, it is smeared with unidentified grey remains
Floyd | of a second dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the bowl is a substance scanner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ick"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The substance scanner is a slim brass wand. A display made from liquid
Floyd | crystals is embedded in one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the substance scanner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan me" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over yourself but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over Confessor Destine but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crystals" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYSTALS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x wand" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The substance scanner is a slim brass wand. A display made from liquid
Floyd | crystals is embedded in one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "x display"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x display" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The display is made up of green crystals panels filled with water
Floyd | which light up to make letters when illuminated from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x display" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The display is made up of green crystals panels filled with water
Floyd | which light up to make letters when illuminated from inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "scan the bowl; what did he eat?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | The scanner picks up nothing more untoward than OATS and MOLASSES.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oatmeal for dinner. Okay, we are well and truly alien."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "say!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan dust" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the pile of dust but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "aw"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a huge round bed covered in layers of silk and velvet. Confessor
Floyd | Destine slumbers alone in its centre.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The open closet appears to be made of sickly chrome alloy, squatting
Floyd | jaundiced in an alcove of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is full of inscrutable holes and nozzles for human
Floyd | functions. You were given to believe that it is usually polite to
Floyd | leave a watercloset closed, unfortunately such a minor flaw doesn't
Floyd | count as a secret to hold against the Confessor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "He leaves his watercloset open?!?!"
		Teaspoon asks, "Wait, so the Confessor is human?"
		Draconis says, "His reputation will never recover from this scandal!"
		DavidW says, "yup. and yup."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if this is relevant."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x alloy" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALLOY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "I suppose we could scan it?"
		Draconis says, "See if he's flushing illegal drugs or something."
		DavidW asks, "uh, maybe?"
		Draconis asks, "Also it seems the burned letter isn't a secret?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan closet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the watercloset but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The letter is a clue, not the secret."
		Teaspoon says, "maybe the secret is *who* the confessor has vanished."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not even any dust bunnies under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   Strictures of Forgetting
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   Tome & The Clan
Floyd |   Milking
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Dust bunnies in this universe probably have rabies."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "Is the game going to make us put all those books back?" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IS THE GAME GOING TO MAKE US PUT ALL THOSE BOOKS BACK?
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
		jojo asks, "Hah yeah but I think 'put books on shelf' should work?"
		DavidW says, "This game is going to make you put *everything* back. You don't want your visit to be noticed."
		jojo exclaims, "But maybe not!"
Iria goes home. 		Teaspoon asks, "In which case, do we have to *reburn* the parchment and put the ashes back?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "mmmmaybe"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Strictures of Forgetting: (first closing Strictures of
Floyd | Forgetting)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Tome & The Clan: (first closing Tome & The Clan)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Milking: (first closing Milking)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh, praise be."
		jojo says, "Wow, OK that was nicely implemented. Go me. Or actually, go Melvin, as that's his doing no doubt."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm impressed."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's a lot of nice implementation in this game."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on dust" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile of dust is sucked into the vax and is now floating in the
Floyd | vacuum tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "f e"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You struggle through the window onto Greenhouse roof, mentally making
Floyd | a note to close it up with the curtains before you escape back through
Floyd | the intersection. As you enter into the cool night air, something
Floyd | about the Confessor strikes you. As odious as the man is, as a
Floyd | Confessor he is without fault: he has not left a single trace of
Floyd | anyone else's secrets but his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the open curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh. Did...not expect that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dome" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The dome itself is formed of smooth tooth-glass and it reflects the
Floyd | distant lights of the cities in the void above. On the western edge,
Floyd | the dome merges into the solid rock wall of the Destine mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the knees necessary for jumping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Wait, we don't have knees...?"
		Teaspoon says, "we...don't have knees. Right"
		Draconis asks, "Or is that metaphorical?"
		DavidW says, "You don't have knees."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The time for singing will be when the Confessor is undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
		Teaspoon says, "We may escape this way later, but I don't think there's much to do here for now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Distant city light
Floyd | streams through the open curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "actually, the curtains were closed, weren't they? Hmm."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The curtains were closed, yes."
		Teaspoon says, "So I've fixed that now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The door leading to the rest of the mansion is blocked off by the
Floyd | guard, even if you wanted to go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's a bit early to clean up things."
		Teaspoon says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "You want to find secrets."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search painting" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The bronze framed picture 		
Floyd [2] The iron framed picture 		
Floyd [3] The silver framed picture 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama of the Chief Destine, founder of
Floyd | his clan. In the painting he is a wearing a purple cloak and wielding
Floyd | an ornate dagger that is touched up against an egg of purest lead. In
Floyd | the background is a surprised looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look behind painting" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune painting" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | A brief look around shows that there really is nothing here that yet
Floyd | requires attuning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bone door)
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the bone door but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | The cage isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open cage" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | If you could open it, the quailer would most likely escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune beetles" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE BEETLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | The beetle chamber isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft open the chamber, revealing a scrap of paper stuck to the
Floyd | bottom of the lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis heads back home. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | A scrap of paper from a book is caught in the lid, its fellow pages
Floyd | presumably eaten by the beetles. It reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |    roughout the body of water
Floyd |   pressure applied uniformly.
Floyd |  mewhat dynamic, would not
Floyd | so caution in aquatic climes
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that sounds like a book."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the beetle chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "a damp book"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Milking 		
Floyd [02] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [03] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [05] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [06] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [07] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [08] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [09] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [10] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [11] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [12] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [13] Tentacular Spectacular 		
Floyd [14] Forbidden Libations 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 7
Floyd |
Floyd | The blurb promises to offer up the knowledge of fluid interactions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 7
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Advanced Fluid Dynamics)
Floyd | You open up Advanced Fluid Dynamics.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blurb promised to offer up the knowledge of fluid interactions,
Floyd | but is instead completely hollowed out and inside is a small bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The small glass bottle is unmarked and filled with a reddish liquid
Floyd | that has crusted about the lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan liquid" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            0/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN LIQUID
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The small bottle 		
Floyd [2] The liquid crystal display 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the scanner over the mouth of the small bottle. You expect
Floyd | some kind of spirit, though drinking is not forbidden to a Confessor.
Floyd | The scanner flickers up PORT. Nothing unusual there. And then, moments
Floyd | later, it flickers LEAD. Only the Doge is permitted to so potent a
Floyd | draught as lead-sweetened port. This will be awkward for the Confessor
Floyd | to explain in the Holy Chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "WOO!"
		Teaspoon says, "So, he ripped the guts out of a book and fed them to beetles. Not a nice man."
		DavidW says, "yes, very evil."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose it might be logical to just sit and look at every single book in the library, but that seems like brute-forcing it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan mince" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            1/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN MINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You scan the mince. The crystal display flickers and then settles on
Floyd | four letters PORK... that's impossible! You can hardly believe it,
Floyd | could it be fluke? A problem with the scanner?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You scan the mince again. The display settles more quickly, it says
Floyd | PORK again. The Confessor could have no more horrific a secret than
Floyd | the fact he consumes the flesh of swines. This alone would remove him
Floyd | from his position, but of course it wouldn't hurt to find more dirt on
Floyd | him.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		Teaspoon says, "This is starting to make sense now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quick intake of breath you quickly shimmy down the bone ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the wine bottles but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and quickly pull yourself up the ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to scan those things with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan me" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over yourself but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan hay" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the pile of hay but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the beetle chamber but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | The cage isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage, hanging from an ornate stand, is made from thousands of bird
Floyd | bones tied together with feathers. It's imposing, if somewhat flimsy.
Floyd | The bottom of the cage is littered in banberry stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That's a freakish cage."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
		jojo says, ""Look at what happened to the last bird that displeased me," said the Confessor, probably."
		Teaspoon asks, "question, David - are there umpteen more locations that I should be seeing by now but aren't, or do I basically know the layout now?"
		DavidW says, "You've seen most of the locations now. There's one past the brick wall downstairs."
		Teaspoon says, "I figured as much, but however we get in there is still unknown to me."
		Teaspoon says, "come to think of it..."
		Teaspoon asks, "greenhouse, kitchen, painting room, menagerie, library, bedroom, basement. A secret for each room?"
		Teaspoon says, "it's a thought."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft open the chamber, revealing a scrap of paper stuck to the
Floyd | bottom of the lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan beetles" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BEETLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the beetles but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the beetle chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bone" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the bone door but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan silve" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SILVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan silver" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the silver framed picture but the
Floyd | scanner doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bronze" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BRONZE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the bronze framed picture but the
Floyd | scanner doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan guard" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the guard but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x armour" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | The armour is a deep subsea blue and the ironwork is etched with
Floyd | interlocking blue roses. The Confessor seems to have felt the need to
Floyd | have his blue rose motif in every part of the mansion, even his
Floyd | guard's uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "the scanner works best with foodstuffs and liquids, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, okay."
		DavidW says, "There are things you haven't found in both the bedroom and library."
		Teaspoon says, "that makes sense."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the watercloset but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need to visit my own watercloset. Back in a bit."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x silk" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILK
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of silk and velvet blankets spread out like a tremulous ocean
Floyd | surrounding the iceberg Confessor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over Confessor Destine but the lead
Floyd | rods barely even shimmer; he doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Humans are too heavy for you to move unaided, though just about
Floyd | rounded enough to lever over.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to lever Confessor Destine, you'd need a lever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | She sleeps against the door, drooling only mildly. Her suit of armour
Floyd | is so long and heavy it actually appears to be propping her upright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure where I get a lever."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor with somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR WITH SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The somnuliser can't be used to lever things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to lever Confessor Destine, you'd need a lever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The risk of setting in motion some misguided hygienic automation is
Floyd | enough to deter you from entering the closet. It should still be safe
Floyd | to open or close its door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close closet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shut the watercloset door. As it clicks shut you notice on the
Floyd | back of the door is a bright purple cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | In all his public engagements, the Confessor always wears this old
Floyd | purple cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | In all his public engagements, the Confessor always wears this old
Floyd | purple cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wear cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the cloak)
Floyd | You put on the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Some days you just need something long and rigid in the bedroom"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   a cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | In all his public engagements, the Confessor always wears this old
Floyd | purple cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pockets" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "I got the shut-the-door-to-find-an-item-of-clothing puzzle from Largo's bedroom in Monkey Island 2."
		Teaspoon says, "Not sure how this is useful."
		Teaspoon says, "maybe somewhere else."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The table beside The Confessor's sleeping couch is shaped like a fist
Floyd | clutched around a larynx. Your throat tightens reflexively just
Floyd | looking at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the table is a bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The table beside The Confessor's sleeping couch is shaped like a fist
Floyd | clutched around a larynx. Your throat tightens reflexively just
Floyd | looking at the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the table is a bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh good, you found the cloak"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take plinth" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PLINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I did, but I don't know what to do with it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The cloak was pictured in a painting, wasn't it?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "whoops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly the bronze framed picture: Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama
Floyd | of the Chief Destine, founder of his clan. In the painting he is a
Floyd | wearing a purple cloak and wielding an ornate dagger that is touched
Floyd | up against an egg of purest lead. In the background is a surprised
Floyd | looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the iron framed picture: In the painting, the Confessor himself
Floyd | is standing regally in his purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out
Floyd | of a raised palm, is a young quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally the silver framed picture: This is a painting of a young
Floyd | woman with a distinctive smile. She is dressed for the Hex wars, with
Floyd | a swine-net and a mace. The title underneath the portrait reads:
Floyd | Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer is a nervous looking brown bird that shivers every few
Floyd | moments as it talks endlessly to itself. Every few moments it pecks
Floyd | fruitlessly at the banberry stones that litter its cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "um, should we have fed the bird while in the cloak?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, I don't think you need the cloak for the quailer."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bronze painting" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRONZE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama of the Chief Destine, founder of
Floyd | his clan. In the painting he is a wearing a purple cloak and wielding
Floyd | an ornate dagger that is touched up against an egg of purest lead. In
Floyd | the background is a surprised looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but I'm sure that wearing it might be useful somehow."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, I'm doing that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x silver" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a painting of a young woman with a distinctive smile. She is
Floyd | dressed for the Hex wars, with a swine-net and a mace. The title
Floyd | underneath the portrait reads: Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Originally there was a whole puzzle about putting the curtain over the cage to silence a noisy quailer, but it didn't work logistically so I didn't include it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | In the painting, the Confessor himself is standing regally in his
Floyd | purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out of a raised palm, is a young
Floyd | quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the cloak is in the bronze picture too."
		Teaspoon asks, "if we're wearing the cloak and we have the dagger that the confessor is currently asleep on top of, can we turn stuff into lead?"
		DavidW says, "mmmmaybe"
		Teaspoon says, "but we need a lever first."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And have you seen a lever?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I don't remember one..."
		DavidW says, "I remember seeing one."
		Roger says, "Could we revert molasses back into a leveresque sugar cane"
		DavidW says, "(of course, I remember playing this)"
		DavidW says (to Roger), "I bet the molasses has been molasses for at least three days or more."
		jojo says, "Roger, the refresher only goes back in time 3 days in its normal state"
		jojo says, "Snap."
		Teaspoon says, "anyway, that wouldn't be nearly enough molasses."
		Roger says, "Maybe there's some invisible llama bones"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quick intake of breath you quickly shimmy down the bone ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and quickly pull yourself up the ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "take ladder"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug again, revealing a bone ladder leading down into
Floyd | dark depths below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "scenery"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "boo"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Nice idea though"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x spidleweed" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPIDLEWEED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x spindleweed" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPINDLEWEED
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants in the greenhouse grow and die in a rapid cycle, proceeding
Floyd | through all possible stages of their life endlessly due to the lead
Floyd | enriched soil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "grosvair tree. Isn't that what the white door is made of?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck one of the berries from the hayberry bush as it ripens
Floyd | before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		jojo says, "In fairness, I should have added more than one lever into the game. Perhaps allowing the pole of the bird cage."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x grosvair tree" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROSVAIR TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the round greenhouse is a great grosvair tree, its
Floyd | shaggy fur hanging in rugose strips from the calcified trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "I like multiple solutions, and some of the puzzles admit more than one solution."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x fur" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FUR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wrinkled strips of furry plant-matter hang suggestively from the
Floyd | bone white branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take fur" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FUR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to jojo), "I noticed the item right away when I played, but I'm hip to objects like that being mentioned."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take branch" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sapling" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SAPLING
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no berries on the banberry shrub to pick.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take spindleweed" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPINDLEWEED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any need to pick spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The stove is a simple device for producing intense heat. It can be
Floyd | switched on or off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rose" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The rose bush 		
Floyd [2] The blue rose 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You will not give him the pleasure of leaving so obvious a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The smooth dome admits no climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says (to DavidW), "I'm glad! I tried to be fair about objects, but there is quite a bit of useless scenery in the game that could mislead the player into thinking it was all useless."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. All this
Floyd | staring at the blue door is giving you a headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          2/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall, where
Floyd | the pellucid llama once lived.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give berry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pop the berry into the quailer's mouth and it gulps it straight
Floyd | down before starting a different litany.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you listening bird?" snuffles a low swine voice faithfully
Floyd | recorded by the quailer. "Good, so Confessor, you may wonder why you
Floyd | have no llama now. Heh heh, Sow 17 is why. I got out, didn't you know?
Floyd | I know it was you that stitched us. Don't try looking for llama, I ate
Floyd | her. Time you hear this I be long gone. Heh, heh.".
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, that's definitely Sow 17's voice. Surely the Confessor would have
Floyd | heard that by now? But then, he hadn't wiped the record. Maybe he
Floyd | still doesn't know who stole his llama. Either way, this counts as a
Floyd | secret: Confessor Destine doesn't really have a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "hah!"
		Teaspoon says, "so, swine are people."
		DavidW says, "oh yes."
		Teaspoon says, "which is why it's horrifying to eat them."
		DavidW says, "yup."
		Teaspoon says, "and we may possibly have the Confessor's llama skin."
		Roger says, "As their matriarch I applaud this development"
		Teaspoon says, "though I fail to see how this is an inditable sort of secret."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember if Sow 17 dealt with the Widow."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x quailer" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUAILER
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer is a nervous looking brown bird that shivers every few
Floyd | moments as it talks endlessly to itself. Every few moments it pecks
Floyd | fruitlessly at the banberry stones that litter its cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "It's more a reputational secret"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "anyone have an idea besides reading the whole library?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x red door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is formed of a single rigid strip of red leather,
Floyd | unmistakably from a letter-beast. The letter-beast door is open,
Floyd | allowing easy passage between the hall and the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take red door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x purple door" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the master bedroom is upholstered in several layers of
Floyd | purple keratin lace, made from untangled letter-beast claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x orange door" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ORANGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The library door is a sickly orange and smells faintly of bile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Just looking at all the book titles might give you some ideas."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You might even find the refresher manual."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Bee Industry 		
Floyd [02] One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather 		
Floyd [03] Treatises of Unending 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Laxity 		
Floyd [05] Contract Ford 		
Floyd [06] Moving Celestial Bodies 		
Floyd [07] Their Terrible Forms 		
Floyd [08] Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries 		
Floyd [09] Never More Unseen 		
Floyd [10] Meaning and Death 		
Floyd [11] Lost Time 		
Floyd [12] Love Letters 		
Floyd [13] Inverted Plains 		
Floyd [14] Solarity 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Bee Industry by Ewan Stores.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Bee Industry)
Floyd | You open up Bee Industry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author's debut work, a factual account of a machine he devised for
Floyd | the production of bees. It marks an early development in the field of
Floyd | apocriticism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather by
Floyd | the Organisation for the Commercial Promotion of the Interests of
Floyd | the Knights Linear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 2
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather)
Floyd | You open up One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather.
Floyd |
Floyd | By about the 34th reason, it becomes obvious that the writers have run
Floyd | out of good ideas but they soldier on regardless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 3" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 3
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Treatises of Unending by the littlest
Floyd | porpoise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 3" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 3
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Treatises of Unending)
Floyd | You open up Treatises of Unending.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the foot of each page is a series of possible pages that the reader
Floyd | can sensibly turn to next. Flicking to the end, you see that the last
Floyd | page directs you back to the first. The content is mostly mildly
Floyd | obfuscated body horror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm enjoying these IF-author gags."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Strictures of Laxity by Yeastly
Floyd | Wristman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Strictures of Laxity)
Floyd | You open up Strictures of Laxity.
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently an all egg diet has one very definite effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 5
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Contract Ford by
Floyd | They-That-Recorded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 5
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Contract Ford)
Floyd | You open up Contract Ford.
Floyd |
Floyd | The book contains the complete rules to Contract Ford, a game so
Floyd | complex that only three people are said to have ever understood the
Floyd | rules, which is unfortunate as the game requires four players.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "this is how I feel about nearly all card games."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Moving Celestial Bodies by the Monks of
Floyd | Mambling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 6
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Moving Celestial Bodies)
Floyd | You open up Moving Celestial Bodies.
Floyd |
Floyd | This pamphlet details one of the many theories of the Monks of
Floyd | Mambling: that anything could be moved with a lever and a fulcrum and
Floyd | place to stand. The latter half details an experiment to this effect,
Floyd | in which the great curse-stone monument of Never More Unseen was
Floyd | toppled using a thoroughly starched python as the lever, a hypnotised
Floyd | pygmy elephant as the fulcrum, with the younger members of the
Floyd | monastery forming a human pyramid from which the abbot could stand.
Floyd | The final chapter is made up geocultist ravings about the impossible
Floyd | geometry of the scattered stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 7
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Their Terrible Forms by THEY WILL NOT
Floyd | FIT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 7
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Their Terrible Forms)
Floyd | You open up Their Terrible Forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author, evidently a geocultist in an advanced stage of madness,
Floyd | outlines everything that he has discovered about curse-stones. He
Floyd | appears to flirt with the view that it might not actually be possible
Floyd | to tessellate the stones to form a perfect solid and that those that
Floyd | claim to have done so are deluding themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 8
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries by
Floyd | Spinoza Kipling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 8
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries)
Floyd | In order to keep track of the ordering on the shelves, you shouldn't
Floyd | take any more Unsettling books until you've put some back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Their Terrible Forms: (first closing Their Terrible Forms)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Moving Celestial Bodies: (first closing Moving Celestial Bodies)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Contract Ford: (first closing Contract Ford)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Strictures of Laxity: (first closing Strictures of Laxity)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Treatises of Unending: (first closing Treatises of Unending)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather: (first closing One Hundred
Floyd | Uses for Letter-Leather)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Bee Industry: (first closing Bee Industry)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Advanced Fluid Dynamics: (first closing Advanced Fluid
Floyd | Dynamics)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if the curse stone would be a good lever."
		Teaspoon says, "probably not."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 8
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Bee Industry 		
Floyd [02] One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather 		
Floyd [03] Treatises of Unending 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Laxity 		
Floyd [05] Contract Ford 		
Floyd [06] Moving Celestial Bodies 		
Floyd [07] Their Terrible Forms 		
Floyd [08] Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries 		
Floyd [09] Never More Unseen 		
Floyd [10] Meaning and Death 		
Floyd [11] Lost Time 		
Floyd [12] Love Letters 		
Floyd [13] Inverted Plains 		
Floyd [14] Solarity 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 8
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries by
Floyd | Spinoza Kipling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 8
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries)
Floyd | You open up Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries.
Floyd |
Floyd | The introduction reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Each pleasant pastry has its own unique qualities, in contrast to
Floyd | every unpleasant pastry which is unpleasant due to one or more of the
Floyd | four-fold factors of possible pastry unpleasantness or one or more of
Floyd | the 15 synergistic combinations of unpleasantness, as schematised in
Floyd | the upcoming pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 9
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Never More Unseen by Abbot Spigot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "It's just a weirdly shaped rock"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 9
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Never More Unseen)
Floyd | You open up Never More Unseen.
Floyd |
Floyd | An incomplete history of the forming of a dread monument made from
Floyd | curse stones. Apparently, the undoing of the monument is recorded in
Floyd | detail in the unsettling volume, Moving Celestial Bodies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, good."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 10" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 10
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Meaning and Death by M. R. Sleet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 10" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 10
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Meaning and Death)
Floyd | You open up Meaning and Death.
Floyd |
Floyd | This well known volume describes the process by which we attribute
Floyd | meaning to our actions to avoid thinking about our looming demise.
Floyd | Most people consider the thesis ill considered, or at least,
Floyd | unpleasant to bring up at the dinner table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 11
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Lost Time by the Orloger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 11
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Lost Time)
Floyd | You open up Lost Time.
Floyd |
Floyd | This awfully clever author argues that time might not be completely
Floyd | circular or self-reversing and that every moment we experience will be
Floyd | lost to us eventually. This book never got the attention it deserved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Love Letters by Bertrand Aleph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 12
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Love Letters)
Floyd | You open up Love Letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thankfully this isn't about the mating habits of letter beasts.
Floyd | According to the author, some letters are more loveable than others.
Floyd | It particularly singles out lowercase "b" as the most endearing of
Floyd | characters. You stare at the "b" until you start to get a little
Floyd | creeped out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Inverted Plains by Affronted
Floyd | Mandible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Inverted Plains)
Floyd | You open up Inverted Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first line reads: The void between plains is one of distance,
Floyd | potential, and time. The plains we see dimly across the void may have
Floyd | ceased to be or may cease to ever become.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 14
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Solarity by Naticca Wickbee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 14
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Solarity)
Floyd | You open up Solarity.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author explains how the glowing heat source that lights up every
Floyd | plain, the source obscured part of the time by the moving of other
Floyd | plains, is the intense point of convergence of every plain. There the
Floyd | interminable terminates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Hint: the exhaustive books are the most, uh, exhaustive."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [02] Springcraft 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [04] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [05] Personas of Note 		
Floyd [06] Sinua 		
Floyd [07] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [08] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [09] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [10] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		
Floyd [11] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [12] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [13] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [14] Factional Dispentations 		
Floyd [15] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [16] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [17] Refresher Settings 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Solarity: (first closing Solarity)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Inverted Plains: (first closing Inverted Plains)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Love Letters: (first closing Love Letters)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Lost Time: (first closing Lost Time)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Meaning and Death: (first closing Meaning and Death)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Never More Unseen: (first closing Never More Unseen)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries: (first closing

		DavidW says, "You can look things up in some of these books, iirc."

Floyd | Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ARGGGHHH"
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, good to know."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [02] Springcraft 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [04] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [05] Personas of Note 		
Floyd [06] Sinua 		
Floyd [07] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [08] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [09] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [10] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		
Floyd [11] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [12] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [13] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [14] Factional Dispentations 		
Floyd [15] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [16] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [17] Refresher Settings 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Catalogue for the Destine Library by
Floyd | Confessor Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Catalogue for the Destine Library)
Floyd | You open up Catalogue for the Destine Library.
Floyd |
Floyd | The books in the library are apparently organised on shelves according
Floyd | to the seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible,
Floyd | pejorative, exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching. The location of
Floyd | some of the more consulted volumes, like Personas of Note and
Floyd | Reliquaries of Power have been highlighted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Springcraft by Gerald Hatchet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 2
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Springcraft)
Floyd | You open up Springcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dictionary of springs, with some hinges thrown in for additional
Floyd | colour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 3" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 3
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Strictures of Succession by Robin
Floyd | Forkin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 3" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 3
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Strictures of Succession)
Floyd | You open up Strictures of Succession.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a censorious tome on the rules of succession for the Destine
Floyd | clan. The back pages look to have been torn out quite some time ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Pudding Recipes by Scanner
Floyd | Alltongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Pudding Recipes)
Floyd | You open up Pudding Recipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vast compendium of puddings, a veritable dictionary of desserts,
Floyd | most of which appear to include lard as their principal ingredient.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 5
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Personas of Note by Abbot Spigot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 5
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Personas of Note)
Floyd | You open up Personas of Note.
Floyd |
Floyd | A list of the public personas of every person of note in eighteen and
Floyd | a half plains. If you wanted to look up anyone, you would consult this
Floyd | book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            3/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry for Confessor Destine spans several pages but the section on
Floyd | his early life before Confessordom has been blacked out. Through the
Floyd | ink, you can just about make out the name "Beningnell".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up beningnell" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BENINGNELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Beningnell was the fictitious title holder of the Confessordom for at
Floyd | least thirty years before Grover Destine nobly convinced the Theocracy
Floyd | that Beningnell had in fact never existed. Prior to this, he was
Floyd | considered to be a quiet figure who had the good fortune of being both
Floyd | invisible and incorporeal. How this non-person came to be Confessor is
Floyd | unknown but the revelation of his non-existence was the key factor in
Floyd | Grover Destine's ascension to the title of Confessor.
Floyd |
Floyd | It all seems so clear now. Confessor Beningnell was a real person,
Floyd | although he may well have been invisible and incorporeal: some of the
Floyd | best people are. Grover Destine, eager for his position, performed the
Floyd | Strictures of Forgetting on Beningnell, uncanonising him, erasing his
Floyd | existence. Worse than simply killing the Confessor, he made it so he
Floyd | had never truly existed. This must be the Confessor's most dangerous
Floyd | secret.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well, that's terrifying and wrong."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Sinua by Well-Wisher Golden Letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 6
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Sinua)
Floyd | You open up Sinua.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a guide to the great city of Sinua and all that can be done
Floyd | when insinuating there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 7
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Reliquaries of Power by Federation of
Floyd | Cons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 7" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 7
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Reliquaries of Power)
Floyd | You open up Reliquaries of Power.
Floyd |
Floyd | This hefty tome lists what is known and what is suspected of all major
Floyd | and minor reliquaries that the authors thought worthy of mentioning.
Floyd | The tome is much too big and the print much too tiny to browse the
Floyd | book succinctly, but notable reliquaries could be looked up
Floyd | in the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cloak in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CLOAK IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | As the book contains over two hundred and fifty tightly listed pages
Floyd | of powerful cloaks, you'll have to be more specific than that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up destine cloak in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTINE CLOAK IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine Cloak: a sheet of regal purple in size 20, is one of two
Floyd | great relics of the Destine clan. It was woven from memories of the
Floyd | First Age and allows the wearer to turn gold into lead with the
Floyd | Destine Dagger..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up purple cloak in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PURPLE CLOAK IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine Cloak: a sheet of regal purple in size 20, is one of two
Floyd | great relics of the Destine clan. It was woven from memories of the
Floyd | First Age and allows the wearer to turn gold into lead with the
Floyd | Destine Dagger..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "called it"
		Teaspoon says, "but I need a lever first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up destine dagger in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTINE DAGGER IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine Dagger: The ceremonial dagger of the Destine Clan, that
Floyd | always must be held by the rightful chief of the Destine Clan.
Floyd | Famously, etched along the blade is the name of the current chief as
Floyd | detailed by the Strictures of Succession. It is said to have the power
Floyd | to turn gold to lead when wielded with the Destine Cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oooh, I just bet that the current chief doesn't have the Confessor's name on it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Reliquaries of Power
Floyd |   Sinua
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Pudding Recipes
Floyd |   Strictures of Succession
Floyd |   Springcraft
Floyd |   Catalogue for the Destine Library
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up winkerchief in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP WINKERCHIEF IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to winkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment, perfectly reformed as it was precisely three days
Floyd | before, is a letter which reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | BURN AFTER READING
Floyd |
Floyd | Grey news, Confessor. I caught Assenter Cur sniffing around
Floyd | Beningnell's old office in the Holy Chambers. He asked if I had a copy
Floyd | of the Strictures of Forgetting. I think he knows, or at least
Floyd | suspects, what we have done. Send advice soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up cur in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CUR IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | The book lists three members of the Cur clan: Assenter Cur, Counter
Floyd | Cur and Meredith Cur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up assenter cur in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ASSENTER CUR IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Assenter is a prominent Cur clansman, a founding member of the
Floyd | Gibbous Monks and a theocrat who's role is to agree to every motion
Floyd | raised in the Chamber. Assenter Cur was previously known as Dissenter
Floyd | Cur, the official counter-advocate of the chamber, but a motion by
Floyd | Confessor Destine overturned that role. He lives in Sinua with life
Floyd | partner Counter Cur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Look up Sow 17 too."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up sow 17 in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SOW 17 IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | An outlaw in seven plains, hero in three, Sow 17 is banned from
Floyd | re-entering Sinua and has the dubious honour of being the only swine
Floyd | to have their number taken off the Swinery number register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up counter cur in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COUNTER CUR IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Theocrat of numbers, Counter Cur is most famed for developing the
Floyd | theory that there is not a point at which numbers wrap around and
Floyd | begin again. The Counter resides in Sinua with life partner Assenter
Floyd | Cur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up meredith cur in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MEREDITH CUR IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Meredith Cur is the warlord of the Quaddle Desert. She roams the
Floyd | desert on her Altitudinous Rug, raining fire from above on all
Floyd | unannounced interlopers, including famous abbots.
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd considered stealing Meredith's enchanted rug, but it would be
Floyd | difficult to keep your possession of it a secret and the loyalty of
Floyd | clansmen are necessary for the final phases of your plan...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up llama in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LLAMA IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf asks, "Beningnell?"
		DavidW says, "looked him up already."
		DavidW asks, "There's that woman in the painting downstairs. What was her name?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "oops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly the bronze framed picture: Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama
Floyd | of the Chief Destine, founder of his clan. In the painting he is a
Floyd | wearing a purple cloak and wielding an ornate dagger that is touched
Floyd | up against an egg of purest lead. In the background is a surprised
Floyd | looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the iron framed picture: In the painting, the Confessor himself
Floyd | is standing regally in his purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out
Floyd | of a raised palm, is a young quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally the silver framed picture: This is a painting of a young
Floyd | woman with a distinctive smile. She is dressed for the Hex wars, with
Floyd | a swine-net and a mace. The title underneath the portrait reads:
Floyd | Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up confidante in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CONFIDANTE IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Confidante Destine: Granddaughter of the Destine Doge, heir apparent
Floyd | to the Destine clan, and elder sister of Confessor Destine. Declared
Floyd | killed in action during the Hex wars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hallway painting of the Confidante can't have been made long
Floyd | before she left to die in the Hex wars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I...suspect she may be the heir."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up chief in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHIEF IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Founder of the Destine clan, the Chief Destine oversaw the carving of
Floyd | the Destine mansion and built his fortune on turning gold into lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Which gag was presumably a starting point for the game, heh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the llama-suit)
Floyd | From feet to appendages to head, your form is completely covered by a
Floyd | thin-weave suit made wholly from the wool of the pellucid llama. It
Floyd | renders you undetectable to all the senses that matter, including your
Floyd | own.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only the greatest of hunters can track down and capture a pellucid
Floyd | llama. They are invisible and silent, they emit no scent and move too
Floyd | fast to be easily touched. Fortunately for you, the greatest of
Floyd | hunters are rarely the best treasure-keepers. You had three pellucid
Floyd | llamas rustled from the pleasure gardens of Leaguer Mel, who's
Floyd | life-work was the capturing of a herd from the outskirts of the
Floyd | Boundless Plains. The rustlers (Carminative Brown, Sow 17, and
Floyd | She-Who-Regrets) believed the plan was their own and even saved you
Floyd | the trouble of the shearing. Each of them inevitably were found by
Floyd | Leaguer Mel's probability-hounds, along with the rustled llamas. But
Floyd | you fleeced the fleeces from them long before then.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up leaguer mel in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LEAGUER MEL IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Owner of the finest menagerie and pleasure gardens in all the plains,
Floyd | Leaguer Mel is most famed for his impressive collection of
Floyd | pellucid-llamas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up brown in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BROWN IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to brown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up she-who-regrets in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SHE-WHO-REGRETS IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to she who regrets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up me in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ME IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your distinct aim these past seventeen years has been to avoid your
Floyd | current identity from appearing in Personas of Note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ah."
		jojo says, "It took 17 years because I like the sound of the number 17."
		Teaspoon says, "fair enough"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Reliquaries of Power
Floyd |   Sinua
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Pudding Recipes
Floyd |   Strictures of Succession
Floyd |   Springcraft
Floyd |   Catalogue for the Destine Library
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor with scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR WITH SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The substance scanner can't be used to lever things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor with set" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR WITH SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The attuning set can't be used to lever things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor with vax" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR WITH VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | The vax can't be used to lever things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is more functional than cosy. It's a simple pit beneath
Floyd | a narrow chimney, as far away from the bookcases as can be in a room
Floyd | entirely covered by bookcases.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You need a stick-like thing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is more functional than cosy. It's a simple pit beneath
Floyd | a narrow chimney, as far away from the bookcases as can be in a room
Floyd | entirely covered by bookcases.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is more functional than cosy. It's a simple pit beneath
Floyd | a narrow chimney, as far away from the bookcases as can be in a room
Floyd | entirely covered by bookcases.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No fire poker, sorry."
		Teaspoon says, "I guess not."
		Teaspoon says, "I spent a lot of time messing around in the garden and couldn't get a stick."
		Teaspoon says, "The guard doesn't seem to have a stick."
		DavidW says, "And there's no broom closet."
		jojo says, "The library curtains are an alternative solution to learning about the llama: you can throw them all around the stall until you figure there's nothing there."
		DavidW asks (of jojo), "oh really?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Wait, I can take the curtains?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. The empty curtain pole
Floyd | hangs from brackets above the window. The open orange door leads west
Floyd | and the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the pole. The curtain pole is long and sturdy and unlike most
Floyd | items in the mansion it doesn't appear to be made of any improbably
Floyd | rare material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Yep! It came up in playtesting so I allowed it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor with pole" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     4/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR WITH POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. As you do this, one of his
Floyd | pyjama buttons pops off and falls into a crack in the floor. He is now
Floyd | lying on his back, revealing through his half-open pyjamas a tattoo
Floyd | that spreads across his stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tattoo" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TATTOO
Floyd |
Floyd | The tattoo depicts a serpent twisted around in a sideways
Floyd | figure-of-eight, grasping its own tail in its mouth. This tells you
Floyd | two things: the Confessor is or was a Leminscater and if he still is
Floyd | one, that means they were not all wiped out by the Knights Linear.
Floyd | This nugget alone could be enough to secure his downfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up leminscater in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LEMINSCATER IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to leminscater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Is there a book I can look up organisations in? I'd like to know what a Leminscater is."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to squeeze your fingers into the gap between the floorboards
Floyd | but the gap is too deep and narrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Factional Dispentations."
		Teaspoon says, "thanks"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the pole)
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. He is now lying on his
Floyd | stomach once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor is lying over the sheath, rendering it completely
Floyd | inaccessible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the pole)
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. He is now lying on his back,
Floyd | revealing through his half-open pyjamas a tattoo that spreads across
Floyd | his stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the Destine Dagger, the ancestral weapon of the Destine clan,
Floyd | passed down from Chief to Chief throughout the ages. Etched into the
Floyd | blade are the words "Confessor Destine".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x plinth" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | On the top of the stone plinth is an indent in the shape of a dagger.
Floyd | It's empty. On the edge of the hilt is what appears to be a coat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the plinth close up, you notice set into it is a small open
Floyd | cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | On the top of the stone plinth is an indent in the shape of a dagger.
Floyd | It's empty. On the edge of the hilt is what appears to be a coat hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the plinth close up, you notice set into it is a small open
Floyd | cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn hook" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't turn the stone plinth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take hook" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not going anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "find button" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIND BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take button" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The button's in the bedroom floor."
		Teaspoon says, "Ah. I thought it had fallen through."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | A button from Confessor Destine's ceremonial pyjamas has fallen
Floyd | through the cracks in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can just about see the button glinting through a crack in the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The rug should help! Even if it doesn't, it should, damnit."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch button with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH BUTTON WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the button with the destine dagger but nothing of note
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "why the rug?"
		Roger says, "Because it enholes the floor under it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "; ..Roger spoiler!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger exclaims, "It's not a spoiler if I'm co-playing the game!"
		Teaspoon says, "You've not played it before, I thought."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | A button from Confessor Destine's ceremonial pyjamas has fallen
Floyd | through the cracks in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Indeed I've not"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, taking the button with it, revealing the menagerie below.
Floyd | Directly beneath you is the big mound of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "...weird"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is a thick slab of carpet with a beguiling pattern of
Floyd | interlocking keys and doors, tessellating in queasy spirals. The
Floyd | button from Confessor Destine's ceremonial pyjamas has been sucked up
Floyd | into the weave of the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have peeled back the rug, revealing the space about a foot's
Floyd | length below it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The button appears to be folded into the weave of the rug, safe from
Floyd | your invisible fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The Looney Tunes portable hole gag probably gives me an unfair edge here"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch button with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH BUTTON WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the button with the destine dagger but nothing of note
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The button has been sucked up into the weave of the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "um, not sure what to do now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing, putting the button back as it was.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "There is a way to get the button, but the rug isn't the answer."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can just about see the button glinting through a crack in the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever button with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER BUTTON WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The destine dagger can't be used to lever things with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever button with pole" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER BUTTON WITH POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The button doesn't need levering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe if we attune the button, it'll luckily bounce out of the crack this time, or something"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the button but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [02] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [03] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		
Floyd [04] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [05] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [06] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [07] Factional Dispentations 		
Floyd [08] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [09] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [10] Refresher Settings 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 10" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 10
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Refresher Settings by Office for the
Floyd | Proliferation of Lead Products.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 10" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 10
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Refresher Settings)
Floyd | In order to keep track of the ordering on the shelves, you shouldn't
Floyd | take any more Exhaustive books until you've put some back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put books back" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BOOKS BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Reliquaries of Power: (first closing Reliquaries of Power)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Sinua: (first closing Sinua)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Personas of Note: (first closing Personas of Note)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Pudding Recipes: (first closing Pudding Recipes)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Strictures of Succession: (first closing Strictures of
Floyd | Succession)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Springcraft: (first closing Springcraft)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Catalogue for the Destine Library: (first closing
Floyd | Catalogue for the Destine Library)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe we could block or fill the crack with, I dunno, hay or some other random goo we might happen to have"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [02] Springcraft 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [04] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [05] Personas of Note 		
Floyd [06] Sinua 		
Floyd [07] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [08] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [09] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [10] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		
Floyd [11] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [12] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [13] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [14] Factional Dispentations 		
Floyd [15] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [16] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [17] Refresher Settings 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Refresher Settings by Office for the
Floyd | Proliferation of Lead Products.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Refresher Settings)
Floyd | You open up Refresher Settings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The manual for the refresher in the kitchen makes clear that ordinary
Floyd | use is limited to reverting spoiled food to its state three days
Floyd | prior. It is constrained to this normal settings by the dial at the
Floyd | back. If the dial is set to uncontained, then the refresher will make
Floyd | use of the full power it has available from the lead in its
Floyd | compartment. Unfortunately, the standard amount of lead in the
Floyd | compartment has only enough power for three days any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Wanted For Crimes Known by the Knights
Floyd | Linear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Wanted For Crimes Known)
Floyd | You open up Wanted For Crimes Known.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wanted For Crimes Known is a large book of mostly empty
Floyd | pages. Upon each page is the name of an uncaught fugitive, their
Floyd | details disappearing from the enchanted pages upon their capture.
Floyd | There are only three names: White Widow, Chromus, and Carminative
Floyd | Brown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x white widow" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE WIDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up white widow in wanted" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP WHITE WIDOW IN WANTED
Floyd |
Floyd | WANTED: WHITE WIDOW
Floyd | He-Who-Wept offers the gift of justice served to whomever slays the
Floyd | White Widow, killer and mother of He-Who-Trembled (formerly known as
Floyd | Erigone). He-Who-Trembled was a sworn brother of the Divergent
Floyd | Diaspora and life-ally to He-Who-Wept and his murder must be avenged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up chromus in wanted" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHROMUS IN WANTED
Floyd |
Floyd | WANTED: CHROMUS
Floyd | The Knights Linear offer a permanent death granted on behalf of anyone
Floyd | who presents them with information leading to the capture of Chromus,
Floyd | (A.K.A. King Ant/the Fathergod/his Chromeliness).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up brown in wanted" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BROWN IN WANTED
Floyd |
Floyd | WANTED: CARMINATIVE BROWN
Floyd | Leaguer Mel offers the sum of one extraordinary boon for the proven
Floyd | recapture of Carminative Brown for the crimes of Llama-Rustling,
Floyd | Insouciance and Grand Escape Without Explanation. Looks like
Floyd | Carminative got away after all. Shame about the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 11
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible
Floyd | by Ewan Stores and Jan Shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 11
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible)
Floyd | You open up Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | This book lists all insects that the authors suspect aren't edible but
Floyd | wouldn't want to definitively rule out. Research, we are are assured,
Floyd | is ongoing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 14
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Factional Dispentations)
Floyd | You open up Factional Dispentations.
Floyd |
Floyd | An easily-consultable history of various factions and clans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up knights in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP KNIGHTS IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to knights.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up linear in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LINEAR IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to linear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "So it doesn't come across in Floyd, but all the book quotes are in fixed letter spacing so the comments on the texts are normally easier to distinguish"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up knights linear in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP KNIGHTS LINEAR IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A holy order of the Sinuan Theocracy, they strictly maintain that
Floyd | every plain persists endlessly along exactly one axis. They regularly
Floyd | send scouts out to prove this hypothesis and none have come back yet.
Floyd | This only bolsters their claims.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up sinuan theocracy in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SINUAN THEOCRACY IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to sinuan theocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up leaguer in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LEAGUER IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to leaguer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up swine in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SWINE IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Swinery is a breeding conglomerate that produces swine. Each swine
Floyd | is given a unique number from a register when they are born. When a
Floyd | swine dies, their number is returned to the register. A swine is
Floyd | considered to be the same person as all prior incarnations with the
Floyd | same number. It is for this reason that swine do not make use of
Floyd | mortality refreshers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "look up theocracy in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP THEOCRACY IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to theocracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up Leminscater in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LEMINSCATER IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to Leminscater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up human in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP HUMAN IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to human.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up ants in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANTS IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to ants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
zarf walks off through the wall; vivid gold light flares briefly around him. 		
jojo says (to floyd), "look up Lemniscaters in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LEMNISCATERS IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A heretical sect that believe in the infinity of infinities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up letter beasts in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LETTER BEASTS IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to letter beasts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [02] Springcraft 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [04] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [05] Personas of Note 		
Floyd [06] Sinua 		
Floyd [07] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [08] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [09] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [10] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		
Floyd [11] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [12] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [13] Transcendent Gardens 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 11
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Mythological Possibilities by M. R.
Floyd | Sleet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 11" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 11
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Mythological Possibilities)
Floyd | You open up Mythological Possibilities.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbook outlying the core tenets of the Mythologicians starting
Floyd | with the study of mythic potentialities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up Mythologicians in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MYTHOLOGICIANS IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to Mythologicians.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Rarer Elements of Noble Design by Hum
Floyd | the Drummer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 12
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Rarer Elements of Noble Design)
Floyd | You open up Rarer Elements of Noble Design.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick slab bound in letter-leather, with pages made from the pulped
Floyd | wood of the lachrymose oak. It outlines unconventional building
Floyd | materials like tooth-glass and grosvair fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Transcendent Gardens by Roly
Floyd | Lentil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Transcendent Gardens)
Floyd | You open up Transcendent Gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | In which the five transcendent gardens are described. The Destine Blue
Floyd | Rose Garden is the third of these, famed for its perfect symmetry,
Floyd | complete curse-stone rockery and, of course, the unique blue roses
Floyd | themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pejorative" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEJORATIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Metastuffs 		
Floyd [02] The Joy of Destitution 		
Floyd [03] Desecration for Beginners 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Deviation 		
Floyd [05] Songs and Codes 		
Floyd [06] Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads 		
Floyd [07] Silent Poultry 		
Floyd [08] How Not To Talk To Knights 		
Floyd [09] Songs of Dismay 		
Floyd [10] Agonies of Agonists 		
Floyd [11] Frankish 		
Floyd [12] Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices 		
Floyd [13] What Was Not Done 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > C 4
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Strictures of Deviation by Louis
Floyd | Filler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Strictures of Deviation)
Floyd | You open up Strictures of Deviation.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is just thinly veiled gossip couched in terms of universal
Floyd | principles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices by
Floyd | Senator Nag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 12
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices)
Floyd | You open up Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices.
Floyd |
Floyd | While ostensibly a manual detailing customs and process of the Sinuan
Floyd | Theocracy, it appears to have been written mostly to justify writing a
Floyd | lengthy preamble decrying how the whole system is hopelessly outdated
Floyd | and impossible to change.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up sinuan theocracy in factions" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SINUAN THEOCRACY IN FACTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices is not the sort of book you
Floyd | can look things up in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices
Floyd |   Strictures of Deviation
Floyd |   Transcendent Gardens
Floyd |   Rarer Elements of Noble Design
Floyd |   Mythological Possibilities
Floyd |   Factional Dispentations
Floyd |   Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible
Floyd |   Wanted For Crimes Known
Floyd |   Refresher Settings
Floyd |   a rug
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up sinuan in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SINUAN IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to sinuan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices: (first closing Sinuan
Floyd | Theocracy Best Practices)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Strictures of Deviation: (first closing Strictures of Deviation)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Transcendent Gardens: (first closing Transcendent Gardens)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Rarer Elements of Noble Design: (first closing Rarer Elements of
Floyd | Noble Design)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Mythological Possibilities: (first closing Mythological
Floyd | Possibilities)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Factional Dispentations: (first closing Factional Dispentations)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible: (first closing
Floyd | Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Wanted For Crimes Known: (first closing Wanted For Crimes Known)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Refresher Settings: (first closing Refresher Settings)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries 		
Floyd [02] Never More Unseen 		
Floyd [03] Meaning and Death 		
Floyd [04] Lost Time 		
Floyd [05] Love Letters 		
Floyd [06] Inverted Plains 		
Floyd [07] Solarity 		
Floyd [08] Bee Industry 		
Floyd [09] One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather 		
Floyd [10] Treatises of Unending 		
Floyd [11] Strictures of Laxity 		
Floyd [12] Contract Ford 		
Floyd [13] Moving Celestial Bodies 		
Floyd [14] Their Terrible Forms 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Tome & The Clan 		
Floyd [02] Strictures of Forgetting 		
Floyd [03] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [04] Calibrations Divine 		
Floyd [05] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [06] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [07] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [08] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [09] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [10] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [11] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [12] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [13] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Strictures of Forgetting by a forgotten
Floyd | writer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 2" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 2
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Strictures of Forgetting)
Floyd | You open up Strictures of Forgetting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Strictures of Forgetting is a ritual that can be performed by two
Floyd | determined individuals. The effect of this ritual is to uncanonise
Floyd | someone or something targeted by the ritual. Once uncanonised the
Floyd | target is considered not only to no longer exist but also to have
Floyd | never existed. This technique is forbidden except by a majority
Floyd | decision in the Holy Chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Calibrations Divine by Merkin
Floyd | Daily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Calibrations Divine)
Floyd | You open up Calibrations Divine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dry tome on holy mechanics, the practical application of holy
Floyd | numbers. The diagrams on suspension bridges buoyed by disbelief could
Floyd | be better annotated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x implausible" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IMPLAUSIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] The Last Days of The Red Letter 		
Floyd [02] Marmalade 		
Floyd [03] Click Clack Clock 		
Floyd [04] Third Form of Infinity 		
Floyd [05] Well Known Secrets 		
Floyd [06] Strictures of Elation 		
Floyd [07] Minor Mambling Miracles 		
Floyd [08] Scanner Light 		
Floyd [09] Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity 		
Floyd [10] Rules of the Game of Others 		
Floyd [11] Third Direction of Causality 		
Floyd [12] Sow Odes 		
Floyd [13] Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners 		
Floyd [14] Glyphic Grammar 		
Floyd [15] Notes Towards Jamming 		
Floyd [16] What We Did During Our Holidays 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo asks, "Does anyone mind if I REVIEW to see where our current progress is at? Or is that too hinty?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, The Last Days of The Red Letter by
Floyd | Scarlett O'La.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I certainly don't."
		Teaspoon says, "Mind, that is."
jojo says (to floyd), "read last days" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LAST DAYS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking The Last Days of The Red Letter)
Floyd | You open up The Last Days of The Red Letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | This slim volume tells of the downfall of a famous letter-beast in the
Floyd | Divergent Plains. The letter-beast laid claim to the Plains, marking
Floyd | out edges with his endless burgundy tail. Like all letter-beasts, he
Floyd | sublet his territory in exchange for victuals and favours. His
Floyd | downfall came by the cleaving points of the Knights Linear. The book
Floyd | describes their first encounter:
Floyd |
Floyd | "I will lease you all the land that you could possibly need, fair
Floyd | Knights, or I am not a letter-beast!" said the Red Letter, with
Floyd | sincerity uncommon in his kind.
Floyd | "We accept your word as it stands," said the Knights Linear evenly.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the Knights' need was great and in their attempts to halt the
Floyd | machinations of the Leminscaters they needed much land to grow lead
Floyd | groves. Soon all the land they'd let from the Red Letter had been
Floyd | filled and yet their lead rod requirements were nowhere near met.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What can I do for you, fine and fair knights?" asked the Red-Letter,
Floyd | smiling with all his sincere mouths and frowning with all his
Floyd | insincere mouths.
Floyd | "Letter-beast," said the Knights Linear, "our need is greater than the
Floyd | land that you have let us."
Floyd | The Red Letter opened his mouths for making deals and closed his
Floyd | mouths for making idle talk. "Even knights, I could easily let you
Floyd | more land for an appropriate price."
Floyd | "You misunderstand," said the Knights, "you said that you would lease
Floyd | us all the land that we could possibly need or you are not a
Floyd | letter-beast. Our need has outstripped the land that you have leased
Floyd | us, and yet you are still a letter-beast."
Floyd |
Floyd | And so, of course, the Knights Linear were entitled by their creed to
Floyd | undo any breakers of oaths. Upon that day they bisected the great
Floyd | beast and took all his land, evicting all other tenants and selling
Floyd | his great hide in millions of rectangular strips. Though the Knights
Floyd | Linear had merely acted justly, they gained the unearned favour of all
Floyd | other letter-beasts, who always rejoice when one of their kind is
Floyd | felled, and the unsurprising enmity of what was to become known as the
Floyd | Divergent Diaspora: a collective formed by many of the Red Letter's
Floyd | landless former tenants who mark their old landlord's demise each year
Floyd | with renewed vows to destroy the Knights Linear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the diaspora is another group."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up divergent diaspora in factional" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DIVERGENT DIASPORA IN FACTIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You open up Factional Dispentations.
Floyd |
Floyd | An easily-consultable history of various factions and clans.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ex-renters of the Divergent Plain, they are spread out almost
Floyd | everywhere else. They nurse a blood feud with the Knights Linear and
Floyd | mourn the loss of the Red Letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You get Personas of Note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up red letter in personas" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RED LETTER IN PERSONAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You open up Personas of Note.
Floyd |
Floyd | A list of the public personas of every person of note in eighteen and
Floyd | a half plains. If you wanted to look up anyone, you would consult this
Floyd | book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A letter beast who previously bounded the Divergent Plains. Was killed
Floyd | by the Knights Linear and his body sold for leather to fund their
Floyd | ongoing campaigns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well, that would explain the door."
		DavidW says, "oh yeah. geez."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "creepy guy, isn't he?" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREEPY GUY, ISN'T HE?
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | -> The blue rose motif appears to be everywhere in the Confessor's
Floyd | wing. You wouldn't be surprised if there was something untoward
Floyd | beneath it all.
Floyd | -> There must be some trick to opening the brick wall in the cellar,
Floyd | you only wish you knew more about codes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "maybe one of these books has some code information."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [02] Milking 		
Floyd [03] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [04] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [05] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [06] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [07] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [08] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [09] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [10] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [11] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [12] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [13] Tentacular Spectacular 		
Floyd [14] Forbidden Libations 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 14
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Forbidden Libations by Narcissa
Floyd | Gout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need to lie down. But yeah, I bet one of the books is about codes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 14
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Forbidden Libations)
Floyd | You open up Forbidden Libations.
Floyd |
Floyd | A list of which drinks are forbidden on each plain. The most well
Floyd | known is lead-sweetened port, a draught so potent only the Doge is
Floyd | permitted to drink it. He might have eventually ruled overwise, but
Floyd | since cracking open a crate of the stuff fifty years ago he hasn't
Floyd | appeared at any of the drink policy meetings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "be well."
		DavidW says, "thanks"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Tome & The Clan 		
Floyd [02] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [03] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [04] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [05] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [06] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [07] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [08] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [09] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [10] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [11] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x implausible" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IMPLAUSIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Marmalade 		
Floyd [02] Click Clack Clock 		
Floyd [03] Third Form of Infinity 		
Floyd [04] Well Known Secrets 		
Floyd [05] Strictures of Elation 		
Floyd [06] Minor Mambling Miracles 		
Floyd [07] Scanner Light 		
Floyd [08] Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity 		
Floyd [09] Rules of the Game of Others 		
Floyd [10] Third Direction of Causality 		
Floyd [11] Sow Odes 		
Floyd [12] Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners 		
Floyd [13] Glyphic Grammar 		
Floyd [14] Notes Towards Jamming 		
Floyd [15] What We Did During Our Holidays 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Well Known Secrets by Hazelle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 4" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 4
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Well Known Secrets)
Floyd | You open up Well Known Secrets.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are two kinds of secrets: living secrets and dead secrets. This
Floyd | book explores some of the more famous dead secrets, facts which people
Floyd | once tried to keep hidden but now are well known. It strikes you that
Floyd | the Confessor must know many of the other kind of dead secret, things
Floyd | that no one else now knows but wouldn't care to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners by M. S.
Floyd | Rawl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 12" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 12
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners)
Floyd | You open up Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners.
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of steps for an awkward formal dance of uncertain origins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Glyphic Grammar by F. Furnaces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 13
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Glyphic Grammar)
Floyd | You open up Glyphic Grammar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A compendium of unlikely symbols and their untenable interpretations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 14
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Notes Towards Jamming by Eliza
Floyd | Enseled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 14" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 14
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Notes Towards Jamming)
Floyd | You open up Notes Towards Jamming.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a raft of design notes detailing how a jam lock manipulates
Floyd | probabilities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Marmalade by Dee 'Six' Crapps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Marmalade)
Floyd | You open up Marmalade.
Floyd |
Floyd | An unlikely tale set in a world in which swamps have a pleasant citric
Floyd | aroma. One rather suspects that Marmalade contains a
Floyd | satirical subtext several layers of allegory removed from the actual
Floyd | description of events in the novel, such that only the most dedicated
Floyd | and unhinged of literary analysts could discover the true meaning of
Floyd | the work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Is this a comic strip reference?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pejorative" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEJORATIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Strictures of Deviation 		
Floyd [02] Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices 		
Floyd [03] Metastuffs 		
Floyd [04] The Joy of Destitution 		
Floyd [05] Desecration for Beginners 		
Floyd [06] Songs and Codes 		
Floyd [07] Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads 		
Floyd [08] Silent Poultry 		
Floyd [09] How Not To Talk To Knights 		
Floyd [10] Songs of Dismay 		
Floyd [11] Agonies of Agonists 		
Floyd [12] Frankish 		
Floyd [13] What Was Not Done 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Songs and Codes by Bore Boar 44.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 6
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Songs and Codes)
Floyd | You open up Songs and Codes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The book details the shameful practice of embedding secret codes into
Floyd | songs, whether revealed when played backwards or deciphered from
Floyd | stressed syllables. While disapproving, the work goes into some
Floyd | considerable detail on the mapping of the initial letters of
Floyd | individual syllables in a song line to letters in code grids. The
Floyd | danger here being that songs can be transmitted unwillingly between
Floyd | people once they stick in minds, and so messages may be spread through
Floyd | seemingly innocent ditties that secretly function as ciphers and
Floyd | crypto-mnemonics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "So it's an acoustic of the bird's terrible song. I should have gone with my gut instinct on that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see that there are no curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, revealing a great drop down into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "subrosa2" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | > SAVESave successful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The drop would be fatal from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "alas"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave and there's nothing beneath the floor here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, revealing soil and roots, nothing out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, revealing a bone ladder leading down into dark depths below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quick intake of breath you quickly shimmy down the bone ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bricks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Brick A: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter A. This brick seems smoother than the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick B: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter B.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick C: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter C.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick D: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter D.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick E: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter E.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick F: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter F.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick G: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter G.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick H: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter H.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick I: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter I.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick J: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick K: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter K.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick L: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter L.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick M: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter M.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick N: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter N.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick O: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter O.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick P: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter P.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick Q: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter Q.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick R: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter R.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then Brick S: Etched into the brick in a series of finely rounded
Floyd | grooves is the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally Brick T: Etched into the brick in a series of finely
Floyd | rounded grooves is the letter T.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x western wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WESTERN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bricks in the middle of the western wall are grouped in a pattern
Floyd | of five bricks across by four down, etched into the bricks are the
Floyd | letters A to T in alphabetical order, like so:
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "x brick wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bricks in the middle of the western wall are grouped in a pattern
Floyd | of five bricks across by four down, etched into the bricks are the
Floyd | letters A to T in alphabetical order, like so:
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "In case you don't want to scroll back up loads, the quailer's song is "A confessor hears / all our hopes and fears / sealing our secrets / and taking our tears""
		Teaspoon says, "ah."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press c" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS C
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AC.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press f" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS F
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick F.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACF.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press o" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS O
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick O.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACFO.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick O in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently ACFO
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press ab" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS AB
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick B.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AB.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already pushed Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press c" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS C
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ABC.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS D
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick D.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |
Floyd | E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ABCD.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick D in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently ABCD
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press c" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS C
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AC.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press h" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS H
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "So you can push in a whole 4-letter sequence at once if you like"
		Teaspoon says, "oh, good"
		Teaspoon says, "press a"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press a" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS A
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already pushed Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm. I have the right idea, but I'm not sure what I'm doing with it."
jojo says (to floyd), "read codes" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CODES
Floyd |
Floyd | The book details the shameful practice of embedding secret codes into
Floyd | songs, whether revealed when played backwards or deciphered from
Floyd | stressed syllables. While disapproving, the work goes into some
Floyd | considerable detail on the mapping of the initial letters of
Floyd | individual syllables in a song line to letters in code grids. The
Floyd | danger here being that songs can be transmitted unwillingly between
Floyd | people once they stick in minds, and so messages may be spread through
Floyd | seemingly innocent ditties that secretly function as ciphers and
Floyd | crypto-mnemonics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS D
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick D.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACHD.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick D in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently ACHD
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press aost" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS AOST
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick O.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AO.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AOS.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AOST.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick T in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AOST
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press chst" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS CHST
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: C.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: CH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: CHS.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: CHST.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick T in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently CHST
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press acsh" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS ACSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AC.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACS.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACSH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick H in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently ACSH
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press acfs" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS ACFS
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick C.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AC.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick F.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACF.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: ACFS.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick S in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently ACFS
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push agms" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AGMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick G.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AG.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick M.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGM.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGMS.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick S in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AGMS
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Listening to the quailer gives a few more hints if I recall, but the real clue is the code book, 'the *mapping* of the initial letters of individual syllables in a song line to letters in code grids'."
		Teaspoon says, "I..don't actually know what that means."
		Teaspoon asks, "Um, anyone else want a go?"
		jojo says, "Well, first work out the 'initial letters of individual syllables in a song line'."
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push agmt" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AGMT
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick G.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AG.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick M.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGM.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGMT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick T in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AGMT
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push agnt" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AGNT
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick G.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AG.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick N.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGN.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGNT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick T in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AGNT
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I'm not in it enough to contribute anything worthwhile at this point"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "aohf" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AOHF
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push agnr" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AGNR
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick G.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AG.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick N.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGN.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick R.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AGNR.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick R in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AGNR
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press aohf" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS AOHF
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick O.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AO.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AOH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick F.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AOHF.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick F in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AOHF
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We don't know which line of the song is the right line."
		Miseri says, "As I recall, the quailer's song basically said it's a different syllable on each line, and a different numbered one at that."
		jojo says, "For those that missed it: 'A confessor hears / all our hopes and fears / sealing our secrets / taking our tears'"
		jojo says, "*and taking our tears"
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push ahot" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AHOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick O.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AHO.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AHOT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick T in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently AHOT
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press shla" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS SHLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick S.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: SH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick L.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: SHL.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: SHLA.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push Brick A in and after a moment is slides back to its original
Floyd | position along with all the other bricks on the wall. Apparently SHLA
Floyd | isn't the right combination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Miseri says (to Floyd), "push ahlt" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AHLT
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick A.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: A.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick H.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AH.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick L.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AHL.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push in Brick T.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd | |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |
Floyd | -----------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | You've pushed in: AHLT.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a satisfying click, you push final brick in and the whole wall
Floyd | moves inward and rumbles to the side, revealing an opening to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Miseri gets it.
		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay!"
		Roger says, "huzzah"
		Teaspoon says, "I don't get it."
		jojo says, "Nice. So that was right because ACFSH/AOHAF/SLOSR/ATKOT only maps on to ABCDE/FGHIJ/KLMNO/PQRST only one way."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Miseri says, "The second line, 'all our hopes and fears', only has two syllables (hopes, fears) with letters on the second line: H and F. And it can't be F because that's the same number as A on the first line."
		Teaspoon says, "That's clever."
		Teaspoon asks, "Care to do the honours?"
Miseri says (to Floyd), "W" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying among the detritus is a pristine white skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | Discarded on one side is a huge sack of gold coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull is human and complete, and has very pointy teeth, but beyond
Floyd | that you couldn't say who it belonged to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x manacles" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The dangling manacles make it clear that this is no tourist
Floyd | attraction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coins" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The sack is almost overflowing with gold coins of various shapes and
Floyd | sizes. With inflation as it is, they're all practically worthless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch coin with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH COIN WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the sack of gold coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch sack with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH SACK WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | With the full weight of the cloak upon your back, you touch the tip of
Floyd | the dagger on the gold within the sack. The sack immediately becomes
Floyd | lighter in your grasp as the coins, staying the same size, grow duller
Floyd | in colour. They lose their lustre and become grey; one moment they are
Floyd | gold and the next they are lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "cool"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan skull" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the skull but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | -> The blue rose motif appears to be everywhere in the Confessor's
Floyd | wing. You wouldn't be surprised if there was something untoward
Floyd | beneath it all.
Floyd | -> Ongoing: you've found a skull, but you've yet to discover who it
Floyd | once belonged to.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall has swung ajar. The bone ladder leads
Floyd | back up to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | Scraps of bone, cloth and rusted shards litter the cavern floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   a sack of lead coins
Floyd |   Songs and Codes
Floyd |   Marmalade
Floyd |   Notes Towards Jamming
Floyd |   Glyphic Grammar
Floyd |   Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners
Floyd |   Well Known Secrets
Floyd |   Forbidden Libations
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Factional Dispentations
Floyd |   The Last Days of The Red Letter
Floyd |   Calibrations Divine
Floyd |   Strictures of Forgetting
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we're gonna have a lot of cleanup"
		jojo says, "Good job this llama-suit has a lot of pockets"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coins" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The sack is full of perfect lead replicas of the gold coins that were
Floyd | previously in the sack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "oh, man, is turning the coins into lead a Trace? Are we in trouble now?"
		Roger says, "My hunch is we refresh the skull to see who it is, then feed it to the beetles to strip it back down"
		Teaspoon says, "That depends on whether the skull was alive three days ago."
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe it was, of course."
		jojo says (to Teaspoon,), "Yep it's trace! But the game doesn't let you do anything that makes it unwinnable (except the somnuliser stuff, but there it allows a quick undo)."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, okay."
		Teaspoon asks, "So maybe we get to leave *with* a sack of coins? Possibly?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall has swung ajar. The bone ladder leads
Floyd | back up to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the wine bottles but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and quickly pull yourself up the ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the skull into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The light flashes, signalling that the skull within has aged, despite
Floyd | the uncontained dial setting, only three days. Looking inside, you see
Floyd | a skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull is human and complete, and has very pointy teeth, but beyond
Floyd | that you couldn't say who it belonged to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "sorry, roger."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sack of lead coins
Floyd |   Songs and Codes
Floyd |   Marmalade
Floyd |   Notes Towards Jamming
Floyd |   Glyphic Grammar
Floyd |   Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners
Floyd |   Well Known Secrets
Floyd |   Forbidden Libations
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Factional Dispentations
Floyd |   The Last Days of The Red Letter
Floyd |   Calibrations Divine
Floyd |   Strictures of Forgetting
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hmmm I think it needs to be unrestrained or whatever"
		Teaspoon says, "That's not what the manual said"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher ceases its vibrating as you turn the dial back to
Floyd | contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | In some parts of Mump Simus you can pay to watch goods from different
Floyd | time points being reversed simultaneously, but unfortunately the
Floyd | kitchen you're in isn't equipped with blast doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "um."
		Roger says, "Well the manual blamed its puny power supply, I think. Which is just a lead rod, and I feel like we have at least one more of those."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sack of lead coins
Floyd |   Songs and Codes
Floyd |   Marmalade
Floyd |   Notes Towards Jamming
Floyd |   Glyphic Grammar
Floyd |   Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners
Floyd |   Well Known Secrets
Floyd |   Forbidden Libations
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Factional Dispentations
Floyd |   The Last Days of The Red Letter
Floyd |   Calibrations Divine
Floyd |   Strictures of Forgetting
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "look in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the refresher is a skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The substance scanner is a slim brass wand. A display made from liquid
Floyd | crystals is embedded in one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x somnuliser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMNULISER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a spent hull, but a potent reminder that something may be amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "But I might be on the wrong track entirely. But I might not."
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think we have any more lead rods, or I would have used them to lever the Confessor"
Roger says (to floyd), "x attuning set" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATTUNING SET
Floyd |
Floyd | The set is a twist of lead rods that can be used to attune
Floyd | the possibilities inherent in things in favour of the holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Not sure if they're usable like this, or need some manipulation, or are not the right thing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put attuner in compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ATTUNER IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You didn't spend seven years stuck on the twelfth level of Spira to
Floyd | get the attuning set only to disrupt its fortune matrix in some
Floyd | kitchen appliance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "...well played, game."
		Roger asks, "Okay.... hmmm is one of the subjects of the paintings someone with pointy teeth?"
		Teaspoon says, "no"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Or perhaps there's a library reference to one in some book"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly the bronze framed picture: Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama
Floyd | of the Chief Destine, founder of his clan. In the painting he is a
Floyd | wearing a purple cloak and wielding an ornate dagger that is touched
Floyd | up against an egg of purest lead. In the background is a surprised
Floyd | looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the iron framed picture: In the painting, the Confessor himself
Floyd | is standing regally in his purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out
Floyd | of a raised palm, is a young quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally the silver framed picture: This is a painting of a young
Floyd | woman with a distinctive smile. She is dressed for the Hex wars, with
Floyd | a swine-net and a mace. The title underneath the portrait reads:
Floyd | Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "woah woah"
		Roger says, "'a distinctive smile'"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sack of lead coins
Floyd |   Songs and Codes
Floyd |   Marmalade
Floyd |   Notes Towards Jamming
Floyd |   Glyphic Grammar
Floyd |   Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners
Floyd |   Well Known Secrets
Floyd |   Forbidden Libations
Floyd |   Personas of Note
Floyd |   Factional Dispentations
Floyd |   The Last Days of The Red Letter
Floyd |   Calibrations Divine
Floyd |   Strictures of Forgetting
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hah it's in the refresher I think"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get skull" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly the bronze framed picture: Framed by bronze leaf is a diorama
Floyd | of the Chief Destine, founder of his clan. In the painting he is a
Floyd | wearing a purple cloak and wielding an ornate dagger that is touched
Floyd | up against an egg of purest lead. In the background is a surprised
Floyd | looking goose.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the iron framed picture: In the painting, the Confessor himself
Floyd | is standing regally in his purple cloak. On one shoulder, eating out
Floyd | of a raised palm, is a young quailer.
Floyd |
Floyd | And finally the silver framed picture: This is a painting of a young
Floyd | woman with a distinctive smile. She is dressed for the Hex wars, with
Floyd | a swine-net and a mace. The title underneath the portrait reads:
Floyd | Confidante Destine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x smile" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman is grinning, showing off an impressive set of canines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x canines" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANINES
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman is grinning, showing off an impressive set of canines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull is human and complete, and has very pointy teeth, but beyond
Floyd | that you couldn't say who it belonged to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x teeth" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | The skull is human and complete, and has very pointy teeth, but beyond
Floyd | that you couldn't say who it belonged to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hrm okay so this does feel like the right track"
		Teaspoon says, "You know, that would seem to be the right track."
		Teaspoon says, "jinx"
		Roger says, "But how to convince the game..."
		Teaspoon says, "Probably a book."
		Roger says, "Maybe there's a book on the Confidante"
		Roger says, "Huzzah let us to the libary"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookcases have been shoved together precariously, leaning on one
Floyd | another for support. Each bookcase is labelled in a script comprised
Floyd | of interwoven azure flowers and thorny stalks. The labels are the
Floyd | seven eternal categories: damp, forgotten, implausible, pejorative,
Floyd | exhaustive, unsettling and beseeching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Refresher Settings 		
Floyd [02] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [03] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [04] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [05] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [06] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [07] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [08] Springcraft 		
Floyd [09] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [10] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [11] Sinua 		
Floyd [12] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [13] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [14] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [15] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Um, this books are all in teh wrong order, aren't they"
		Teaspoon says, "I hope the confessor doesn't notice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RLIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up skull in reliquaries" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SKULL IN RELIQUARIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "The book listing order was an issue we deemed too complicated to fix."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, that's all right then."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [02] Milking 		
Floyd [03] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [04] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [05] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [06] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [07] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [08] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [09] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [10] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [11] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [12] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [13] Tentacular Spectacular 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "They *are* in the right order, just the list is muddled."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Tome & The Clan 		
Floyd [02] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [03] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [04] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [05] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [06] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [07] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [08] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [09] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [10] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [11] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x implausible" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IMPLAUSIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Click Clack Clock 		
Floyd [02] Third Form of Infinity 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Elation 		
Floyd [04] Minor Mambling Miracles 		
Floyd [05] Scanner Light 		
Floyd [06] Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity 		
Floyd [07] Rules of the Game of Others 		
Floyd [08] Third Direction of Causality 		
Floyd [09] Sow Odes 		
Floyd [10] What We Did During Our Holidays 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X6
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity by
Floyd | Pupil Dandelion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "red 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RED 6
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 6
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity)
Floyd | You open up Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity.
Floyd |
Floyd | In this, one of her later volumes, Dandelion puts forward a lengthy
Floyd | treatise arguing that the best way of determining the father in
Floyd | uncertain cases is by the application of pataphysical enchantment.
Floyd | What one of those is, is anyone's guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pejorative" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEJORATIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Strictures of Deviation 		
Floyd [02] Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices 		
Floyd [03] Metastuffs 		
Floyd [04] The Joy of Destitution 		
Floyd [05] Desecration for Beginners 		
Floyd [06] Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads 		
Floyd [07] Silent Poultry 		
Floyd [08] How Not To Talk To Knights 		
Floyd [09] Songs of Dismay 		
Floyd [10] Agonies of Agonists 		
Floyd [11] Frankish 		
Floyd [12] What Was Not Done 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads by
Floyd | Perses the 13th.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 6" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 6
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads)
Floyd | You open up Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads.
Floyd |
Floyd | What makes a toad unsightly isn't its texture or croak, for that much
Floyd | we expect from a toad. No, what makes a toad truly dreadful is its
Floyd | resemblance to ourselves. Its stretched mouth and bulging eyes and
Floyd | face of warts would not be hideous if we did not have mouths and eyes
Floyd | and warts of our own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries 		
Floyd [02] Never More Unseen 		
Floyd [03] Meaning and Death 		
Floyd [04] Lost Time 		
Floyd [05] Love Letters 		
Floyd [06] Inverted Plains 		
Floyd [07] Solarity 		
Floyd [08] Bee Industry 		
Floyd [09] One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather 		
Floyd [10] Treatises of Unending 		
Floyd [11] Strictures of Laxity 		
Floyd [12] Contract Ford 		
Floyd [13] Moving Celestial Bodies 		
Floyd [14] Their Terrible Forms 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x beeseeching" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEESEECHING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x beseeching" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BESEECHING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice 		
Floyd [02] Unyielding Peace 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Elevation 		
Floyd [04] Of License 		
Floyd [05] Nose of the World 		
Floyd [06] This Confessor's Burden 		
Floyd [07] Watching The Sinuates 		
Floyd [08] Essay Concerning Flattery 		
Floyd [09] Forbidden Foods 		
Floyd [10] Of Leminscation 		
Floyd [11] Stuffs 		
Floyd [12] Between Planes and Plains 		
Floyd [13] Avoid Tranquility 		
Floyd [14] Strength in Bundling 		
Floyd [15] Thine Methful Gromer 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice by Guy
Floyd | Sogg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice)
Floyd | You open up Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice.
Floyd |
Floyd | From a brief scan through the pages, Guy is making an impassioned plea
Floyd | to the Sinuan Theocracy to reassess the justice of the Knights Linear.
Floyd | While the Confessor has made room for the tome in his library, none of
Floyd | the recommendations have been taken up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 9
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Forbidden Foods by the Theocracy of
Floyd | Sinua.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 9
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Forbidden Foods)
Floyd | You open up Forbidden Foods.
Floyd |
Floyd | An up-to-the-minute list of all edibles of which the Theocracy
Floyd | proscribes consumption. Eating the flesh of fellow sentient beings is
Floyd | banned with a discretionary exception made for apostates.
Floyd | Lead-sweetened port, pellucid-llamas, and plains of any size also make
Floyd | the list.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I didn't see anything about teeth in that lot."
		Roger says, "I think there was once about Faces, which is a stretch, but what isn't"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan skull" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the skull but the scanner doesn't
Floyd | pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune skull" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | You run the attuning set lightly over the skull but the lead rods
Floyd | barely even shimmer; it doesn't need attuning to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "read manual" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Refresher Settings 		
Floyd [02] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [03] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [04] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [05] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [06] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [07] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [08] Springcraft 		
Floyd [09] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [10] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [11] Sinua 		
Floyd [12] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [13] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [14] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Can we actually look stuff up in the Catalogue?"
jojo says (to floyd), "read settings" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SETTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Refresher Settings)
Floyd | You open up Refresher Settings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The manual for the refresher in the kitchen makes clear that ordinary
Floyd | use is limited to reverting spoiled food to its state three days
Floyd | prior. It is constrained to this normal settings by the dial at the
Floyd | back. If the dial is set to uncontained, then the refresher will make
Floyd | use of the full power it has available from the lead in its
Floyd | compartment. Unfortunately, the standard amount of lead in the
Floyd | compartment has only enough power for three days any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Oh I guess maybe we could cram all our coins in there?"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Maybe it doesn't need to just be rods..."
		jojo says (to roger), "In theory yes, as it's exhaustive, in practise, no."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Roger says, "We've been... led astray. YEEEEAAAAAAA"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put sack in compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SACK IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The lead compartment is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the lead compartment, revealing a power rod.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put coins in compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COINS IN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sack of lead coins into the lead compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close lead compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE LEAD COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the lead compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "woohoo"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the dial to uncontained and the whole device starts to hum
Floyd | with purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the refresher)
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Refresher Settings)
Floyd | There is no more room in Refresher Settings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the refresher)
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Oops."
		Teaspoon asks, "what'd we do?"
		Roger says, "Did we close the power compartment"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open power compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN POWER COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first ignoring unnecessary text "compartment")
Floyd | You open up Reliquaries of Power.
Floyd |
Floyd | This hefty tome lists what is known and what is suspected of all major
Floyd | and minor reliquaries that the authors thought worthy of mentioning.
Floyd | The tome is much too big and the print much too tiny to browse the
Floyd | book succinctly, but notable reliquaries could be looked up
Floyd | in the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo exclaims, "It shouldn't understand putting stuff in the book over the actual refresher!"
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop books" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Refresher Settings: As you put down Refresher Settings you
Floyd | feel a brief moment of unburdening, a release from the tyranny of
Floyd | holding, gathering, collecting.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Foods: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads: You drop Treatise Regarding
Floyd | Unsightly Toads.
Floyd | Then Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity: You drop Pataphysics as a
Floyd | Guide to Paternity.
Floyd | Then Reliquaries of Power: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Songs and Codes: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Marmalade: You drop Marmalade.
Floyd | Then Notes Towards Jamming: Dropped.

		jojo says, "Books ruin everything"

Floyd | Then Glyphic Grammar: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners: You drop Quanto-Dispaine for
Floyd | Beginners.
Floyd | Then Well Known Secrets: You drop Well Known Secrets.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Libations: You drop Forbidden Libations.
Floyd | Then Personas of Note: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Factional Dispentations: You drop Factional Dispentations.
Floyd | Then The Last Days of The Red Letter: Dropped.
Floyd | Then Calibrations Divine: Dropped.
Floyd | And finally Strictures of Forgetting: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Good call"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the skull into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            5/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The uncontained device draws on the full potentiality of the lead
Floyd | coins you placed within it. The light flashes off of it and the
Floyd | machine is unfathomably black with the complete absence of light for a
Floyd | long time before returning to its usual state. Looking inside, you see
Floyd | what is unmistakably a human head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the head of Confidante Destine from the portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story is clear now: Confidante Destine never died ashore, but here
Floyd | in the mansion with her title appropriated by the Confessor himself.
Floyd | It will be difficult for Confessor Destine to spin something innocent
Floyd | out of this.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "yay"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take head" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the refresher)
Floyd | You get the human head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Strictures of Forgetting, Calibrations Divine, The
Floyd | Last Days of The Red Letter, Factional Dispentations, Personas of
Floyd | Note, Forbidden Libations, Well Known Secrets, Quanto-Dispaine for
Floyd | Beginners, Glyphic Grammar, Notes Towards Jamming, Marmalade, Songs
Floyd | and Codes, Reliquaries of Power, Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity,
Floyd | Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads, Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice,
Floyd | Forbidden Foods and Refresher Settings here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "kiss head" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a productive use of your time right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft open the chamber, revealing a scrap of paper stuck to the
Floyd | bottom of the lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "YOU LIE"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put skull in chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKULL IN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put head in chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HEAD IN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the human head into the beetle chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pupae have begun crawling across the face, tearing the flesh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pupae now cover the head, with half the nose already gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pupae have started work on the the hair, it begins to swiftly
Floyd | disappear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "you were right, I guess"
		Roger says, "Hungry little guys"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pupae have now torn through the head, with most of the skin gone
Floyd | and you suspect they're making progress on the brain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hair and skin have disappeared and you see inside that most of the
Floyd | brain and fat of the flesh has been consumed. The flesh eating beetles
Floyd | don't appear to be interested in the eyes though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final patches of fat are consumed and the pupae drop off the now
Floyd | pristine skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait a few moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the beetle chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Strictures of Forgetting, Calibrations Divine, The
Floyd | Last Days of The Red Letter, Factional Dispentations, Personas of
Floyd | Note, Forbidden Libations, Well Known Secrets, Quanto-Dispaine for
Floyd | Beginners, Glyphic Grammar, Notes Towards Jamming, Marmalade, Songs
Floyd | and Codes, Reliquaries of Power, Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity,
Floyd | Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads, Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice,
Floyd | Forbidden Foods and Refresher Settings here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Strictures of Forgetting: Taken.
Floyd | Then Calibrations Divine: Taken.
Floyd | Then The Last Days of The Red Letter: You get The Last Days of The Red
Floyd | Letter.
Floyd | Then Factional Dispentations: You get Factional Dispentations.
Floyd | Then Personas of Note: You get Personas of Note.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Libations: You get Forbidden Libations.
Floyd | Then Well Known Secrets: As you take Well Known Secrets you spare a
Floyd | passing thought for all the things that have passed through your
Floyd | appendages to be stashed or stowed or forgotten about, thousands of
Floyd | medium sized dry goods disappearing into your past.
Floyd | Then Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners: Taken.
Floyd | Then Glyphic Grammar: You get Glyphic Grammar.
Floyd | Then Notes Towards Jamming: Taken.
Floyd | Then Marmalade: You get Marmalade.
Floyd | Then Songs and Codes: Taken.
Floyd | Then Reliquaries of Power: You get Reliquaries of Power.
Floyd | Then Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity: As you take Pataphysics as a
Floyd | Guide to Paternity you spare a passing thought for all the things that
Floyd | have passed through your appendages to be stashed or stowed or
Floyd | forgotten about, thousands of medium sized dry goods disappearing into
Floyd | your past.
Floyd | Then Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads: As you take Treatise
Floyd | Regarding Unsightly Toads you spare a passing thought for all the
Floyd | things that have passed through your appendages to be stashed or
Floyd | stowed or forgotten about, thousands of medium sized dry goods
Floyd | disappearing into your past.
Floyd | Then Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice: Taken.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Foods: You get Forbidden Foods.
Floyd | And finally Refresher Settings: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I guess so! I've no idea what the last secret might be, or really how to get the button, so... I dunno"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suspect that button *is* the secret"
		Teaspoon asks, "but how do we get it?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put away books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT AWAY BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I'm still thinking the rug"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly Refresher Settings: (first closing Refresher Settings)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Foods: (first closing Forbidden Foods)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice: (first closing Enquiry
Floyd | Concerning Linear Justice)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads: (first closing Treatise
Floyd | Regarding Unsightly Toads)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity: (first closing Pataphysics
Floyd | as a Guide to Paternity)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Reliquaries of Power: (first closing Reliquaries of Power)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Songs and Codes: (first closing Songs and Codes)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Marmalade: (first closing Marmalade)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Notes Towards Jamming: (first closing Notes Towards Jamming)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Glyphic Grammar: (first closing Glyphic Grammar)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners: (first closing Quanto-Dispaine for
Floyd | Beginners)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Well Known Secrets: (first closing Well Known Secrets)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Forbidden Libations: (first closing Forbidden Libations)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Personas of Note: (first closing Personas of Note)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Factional Dispentations: (first closing Factional Dispentations)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then The Last Days of The Red Letter: (first closing The Last Days of
Floyd | The Red Letter)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then Calibrations Divine: (first closing Calibrations Divine)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Strictures of Forgetting: (first closing Strictures of
Floyd | Forgetting)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a pole
Floyd |   some curtains
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do that with the pole here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put pole up" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT POLE UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The curtain pole is long and sturdy and unlike most items in the
Floyd | mansion it doesn't appear to be made of any improbably rare material.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to hang the pole on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole on bracket" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE ON BRACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pole on the bracket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bracket" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Above the window is a bracket where the curtain pole currently sits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang curtains on pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CURTAINS ON POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the curtains on the pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put vax in cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT VAX IN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the vax into the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hrm maybe we can reach the button-in-rug from below, from the Menagerie? Not sure if you've tried that."
		Teaspoon says, "No, tried that earlier"
		Teaspoon says, "take vax"
		Roger asks, "Cut it from the rug then repair the rug somehow?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take fax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FAX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "david said it wasn't the rug"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | A button from Confessor Destine's ceremonial pyjamas has fallen
Floyd | through the cracks in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on crack" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's already a pile of dust in the vax, and if you're going to put
Floyd | everything back as you found it, it'd be catastrophic to mix things in
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "empty vax" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vax)
Floyd | You empty the vax gently onto the master bedroom floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe the quailer could peck it out for us"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on crack" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the vax)
Floyd | The button is sucked into the vax and is now floating in the vacuum
Floyd | tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vax)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Haha! Nice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The button, smooth and made of lead, is from Confessor Destine's
Floyd | ceremonial pyjamas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch button with dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH BUTTON WITH DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the button with the destine dagger but nothing of note
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   the destine cloak
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a button
Floyd |   the vax
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the Destine Dagger, the ancestral weapon of the Destine clan,
Floyd | passed down from Chief to Chief throughout the ages. Etched into the
Floyd | blade are the words "Confessor Destine".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Has the scanner actually helped us in any way yet?"
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, we have the button made of lead, we have the dagger, we have the cloak."
		jojo asks, "So it should really change the button, but for whatever reason maybe that was never implemented?"
		Teaspoon says, "Yeah, it showed up the pork."
		Roger says, "Ah okay"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Good to know."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | -> The blue rose motif appears to be everywhere in the Confessor's
Floyd | wing. You wouldn't be surprised if there was something untoward
Floyd | beneath it all.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd | -> You have found out that the scattered remains of the prior heir to
Floyd | the Destine Clan were in the Confessor's dungeon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "You just need the button because it fell off the confessor's pyjamas and it's a trace."
		Roger says, "hmmm so the rose thing, I guess"
		Teaspoon says, "dunno what we do about that."
		Teaspoon says, "scan the roses mabye"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Yeah I would guess flailing around the greenhouse"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan bush" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the substance scanner over the rose bush but the scanner
Floyd | doesn't pick anything up of note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Possibly something look look up, too"
		Teaspoon says, "oh, I suppose it would be, yes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x exhaustive" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXHAUSTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Factional Dispentations 		
Floyd [02] Personas of Note 		
Floyd [03] Reliquaries of Power 		
Floyd [04] Refresher Settings 		
Floyd [05] Wanted For Crimes Known 		
Floyd [06] Insects That We're Pretty Sure Aren't Edible 		
Floyd [07] Mythological Possibilities 		
Floyd [08] Rarer Elements of Noble Design 		
Floyd [09] Transcendent Gardens 		
Floyd [10] Catalogue for the Destine Library 		
Floyd [11] Springcraft 		
Floyd [12] Strictures of Succession 		
Floyd [13] Pudding Recipes 		
Floyd [14] Sinua 		
Floyd [15] Inedible Insects 		
Floyd [16] Edible Insects 		
Floyd [17] Insects That Might Yet Be Edible 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 9
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, Transcendent Gardens by Roly
Floyd | Lentil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 9" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 9
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Transcendent Gardens)
Floyd | You open up Transcendent Gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | In which the five transcendent gardens are described. The Destine Blue
Floyd | Rose Garden is the third of these, famed for its perfect symmetry,
Floyd | complete curse-stone rockery and, of course, the unique blue roses
Floyd | themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look up roses in gardens" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ROSES IN GARDENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way through the book's complex matrix of indices but
Floyd | find no clear or useful reference to roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe it's not perfectly symmetrical"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Forbidden Libations 		
Floyd [02] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [03] Milking 		
Floyd [04] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [05] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [06] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [07] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [08] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [09] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [10] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [11] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [12] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [13] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [14] Tentacular Spectacular 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x forgotten" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORGOTTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Strictures of Forgetting 		
Floyd [02] Calibrations Divine 		
Floyd [03] Tome & The Clan 		
Floyd [04] Emponderations Most Wearysome 		
Floyd [05] History of The Boundless Plains 		
Floyd [06] Incomplete Bestiary 		
Floyd [07] Love At Second Sight 		
Floyd [08] Worlds Unknown 		
Floyd [09] Urn Dwellers 		
Floyd [10] Way of The Shut Eye 		
Floyd [11] Habits of the Djinn 		
Floyd [12] Eternally Listening 		
Floyd [13] Dreaming Faces 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x implausible" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IMPLAUSIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] The Last Days of The Red Letter 		
Floyd [02] Well Known Secrets 		
Floyd [03] Quanto-Dispaine for Beginners 		
Floyd [04] Glyphic Grammar 		
Floyd [05] Notes Towards Jamming 		
Floyd [06] Marmalade 		
Floyd [07] Pataphysics as a Guide to Paternity 		
Floyd [08] Click Clack Clock 		
Floyd [09] Third Form of Infinity 		
Floyd [10] Strictures of Elation 		
Floyd [11] Minor Mambling Miracles 		
Floyd [12] Scanner Light 		
Floyd [13] Rules of the Game of Others 		
Floyd [14] Third Direction of Causality 		
Floyd [15] Sow Odes 		
Floyd [16] What We Did During Our Holidays 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 1" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, The Last Days of The Red Letter by
Floyd | Scarlett O'La.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 16" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 16
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking What We Did During Our Holidays)
Floyd | You open up What We Did During Our Holidays.
Floyd |
Floyd | A collection of exciting vignettes involving explosions, foot-chases,
Floyd | and murder without consequence. The foreword says that the stories are
Floyd | all based on the truth but that is true of all good lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pejorative" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEJORATIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Songs and Codes 		
Floyd [02] Treatise Regarding Unsightly Toads 		
Floyd [03] Strictures of Deviation 		
Floyd [04] Sinuan Theocracy Best Practices 		
Floyd [05] Metastuffs 		
Floyd [06] The Joy of Destitution 		
Floyd [07] Desecration for Beginners 		
Floyd [08] Silent Poultry 		
Floyd [09] How Not To Talk To Knights 		
Floyd [10] Songs of Dismay 		
Floyd [11] Agonies of Agonists 		
Floyd [12] Frankish 		
Floyd [13] What Was Not Done 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x unsettling" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNSETTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Phenomenology of Unpleasant Pastries 		
Floyd [02] Never More Unseen 		
Floyd [03] Meaning and Death 		
Floyd [04] Lost Time 		
Floyd [05] Love Letters 		
Floyd [06] Inverted Plains 		
Floyd [07] Solarity 		
Floyd [08] Bee Industry 		
Floyd [09] One Hundred Uses for Letter-Leather 		
Floyd [10] Treatises of Unending 		
Floyd [11] Strictures of Laxity 		
Floyd [12] Contract Ford 		
Floyd [13] Moving Celestial Bodies 		
Floyd [14] Their Terrible Forms 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x beseeching" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BESEECHING
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Enquiry Concerning Linear Justice 		
Floyd [02] Forbidden Foods 		
Floyd [03] Unyielding Peace 		
Floyd [04] Strictures of Elevation 		
Floyd [05] Of License 		
Floyd [06] Nose of the World 		
Floyd [07] This Confessor's Burden 		
Floyd [08] Watching The Sinuates 		
Floyd [09] Essay Concerning Flattery 		
Floyd [10] Of Leminscation 		
Floyd [11] Stuffs 		
Floyd [12] Between Planes and Plains 		
Floyd [13] Avoid Tranquility 		
Floyd [14] Strength in Bundling 		
Floyd [15] Thine Methful Gromer 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I don't see anything useful about roses in here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first ignoring unnecessary text "beseeching")
Floyd | In the dim light, you can't see much beyond your immediate
Floyd | surroundings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] The red door 		
Floyd [2] The blue door 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An open blue door stands between the kitchen and the greenhouse. The
Floyd | wood is slightly tainted by the decades of greasy fumes. All this
Floyd | staring at the blue door is giving you a headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Moving Celestial Bodies -- maybe relevant to the greenhouse's tiny sun?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "But the bush is outside."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rockery" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCKERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Beneath the central rose bush is a masterfully assembled rockery made
Floyd | up of asymmetrically tessellating curse-stones placed to create a
Floyd | perfect hectahedron
Floyd |
Floyd | It's unclear how the rose is so well hydrated with the solid rockery
Floyd | sitting on top of its main body of roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You manage to find a small patch of space to lay out the rug among the
Floyd | tight maze of flowers: the only other place flat enough would be the
Floyd | rockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh man did he plumb his watercloset into his rose bush"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave. Beneath is a solid mat of thick packed soil, the roots for the
Floyd | roses must be concentrated elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put rug in rockery" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RUG IN ROCKERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the rug on the rockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave. Beneath the rockery is a tangle of roots that all feed into a
Floyd | large pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | A vast brass pot is buried beneath the rose bush, the thigh-thick
Floyd | roots drooping into its stygian depths. It's too deep and the space
Floyd | left by the roots too narrow to see what could be in the pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way down from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We're hot on the trail now"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scan pot" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the substance scanner)
Floyd | You run the scanner over the lip of the brass pot, the scanner runs
Floyd | through a series of trace organic substances you'd expect to find in
Floyd | soil, including LAVENDER which would explain why the roses have the
Floyd | smell they do. Finally it settles upon SUBSEA.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger exclaims, "That's surely bad!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "Incidentally, this was the first secret I designed in the game, inspired by the title 'Sub Rosa', or 'beneath the rose'."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "History of Subsea, under Damp"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x damp" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you mean:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [01] Forbidden Libations 		
Floyd [02] Advanced Fluid Dynamics 		
Floyd [03] Milking 		
Floyd [04] Waterfalls I Have Known 		
Floyd [05] History of Subsea 		
Floyd [06] Strictures of Mugs 		
Floyd [07] What Does Not End 		
Floyd [08] Dripper's Guide 		
Floyd [09] Room With a Dew 		
Floyd [10] Bogs or Swamps 		
Floyd [11] Mud Castle 		
Floyd [12] Plashy Plain 		
Floyd [13] Lovely Handshakes 		
Floyd [14] Tentacular Spectacular 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            6/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X 5
Floyd |
Floyd | The spine reads, History of Subsea by Dariush Djinn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read 5" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ 5
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking History of Subsea)
Floyd | You open up History of Subsea.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsea is a bright blue rock found at the bottom of the ocean. This
Floyd | book explains the processes by which it is recovered from the ocean
Floyd | floor and ground into a fine powder and from there used to make blue
Floyd | dyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsea is a blue dye! The Confessor has a pot of blue dye beneath his
Floyd | famous rose garden, that's why they're blue! No, more than that, the
Floyd | symbol of the Destine clan, the blue rose itself, is a lie.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!!!"
		Teaspoon says, "SHAMEFUL"
		Roger says, "UNSEEMLY"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "return books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RETURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Firstly History of Subsea: (first closing History of Subsea)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | Then What We Did During Our Holidays: (first closing What We Did
Floyd | During Our Holidays)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd | And finally Transcendent Gardens: (first closing Transcendent Gardens)
Floyd | You slot the book back on the shelf where it belongs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ew" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on dust" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the vax)
Floyd | The pile of dust is sucked into the vax and is now floating in the
Floyd | vacuum tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Cloak goes back"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang cloak on door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CLOAK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the purple door would achieve very little of use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo exclaims, "Woo! You're on the home stretch now!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to hang the destine cloak on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The closed closet appears to be made of sickly chrome alloy, squatting
Floyd | jaundiced in an alcove of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is full of inscrutable holes and nozzles for human
Floyd | functions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't understand that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the master bedroom is upholstered in several layers of
Floyd | purple keratin lace, made from untangled letter-beast claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang cloak on watercloset door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CLOAK ON WATERCLOSET DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking it off)
Floyd | You put the destine cloak on the watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open watercloset" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WATERCLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the watercloset and the cloak behind the watercloset door is
Floyd | once again hidden from view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put vax in cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT VAX IN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the vax into the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is set into the plinth, tastefully out of sight. You've
Floyd | left it wide open with the vax inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a button
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   the destine dagger
Floyd |   a substance scanner
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh we'll have to lever him off, replace the dagger, and also the button somehow I guess"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put dagger in sheath" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DAGGER IN SHEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the destine dagger into the sheath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd have to remove the curtains first, otherwise this is asking for
Floyd | tangling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "This guy is going to wake up sore"
		Teaspoon says, "yep"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put scanner in bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCANNER IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the substance scanner into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put button on confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BUTTON ON CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on Confessor Destine would achieve very little of use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "lever confessor"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the pole)
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. He is now lying on his
Floyd | stomach once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to hang the pole on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The button thing didn't work"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole on bracket" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE ON BRACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pole on the bracket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to hang the curtains on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang curtains on ple" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CURTAINS ON PLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang curtains on pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CURTAINS ON POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the curtains on the pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "THE BUTTON THING DIDN'T WORK"
		Teaspoon says, "well, jojo said that the button wasn't implementedly really"
		Roger says, "Oh"
		Roger says, "sorry"
		Teaspoon says, "so I think we don't need to worry about that"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a button
Floyd |   a skull
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "I said you couldn't turn the button into gold"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Oh. Drat it!"
		Roger says, "Brace yourself, Confessor; here we go again"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a brass pot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "AH! Which you obviously can't do, because the dagger only goes Gold -> Lead"
		jojo says, "So it wasn't a bug and I'm confusing myself."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "oh, right!"
		Teaspoon says, "okay."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hrm shit how do we undo the gold coins then"
		Teaspoon says, "that's what I'm wondering."
		jojo says, "The button still needs to go on pyjamas though."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Drat it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug and the ground underneath is sucked into its
Floyd | weave, revealing a bone ladder leading down into dark depths below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open lead" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the lead compartment, revealing a sack of lead coins and a
Floyd | power rod.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I will laugh and laugh if the game is just nice enough to undo everything for you on your way out"
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close lead" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE LEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sack of lead coins)
Floyd | The sack is bulging with coins so much it can't be shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the lead compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Like if it just implicitly decides you remove all trace on your way out"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the famous blue rose of the Destine clan
Floyd | is caused by the rose drinking water dyed subsea blue.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd | -> You have found out that the scattered remains of the prior heir to
Floyd | the Destine Clan were in the Confessor's dungeon.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've now found all seven deceits of Confessor Destine. Now all that
Floyd | remains is to ensure that everything is back where you found it before
Floyd | leaving through the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "...no, don't think so."
		Roger says, "I guess even this game is not quite that kind"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put sack in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SACK IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's always preferable to clean out refreshers before reusing to avoid
Floyd | cross-contamination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "> enter intersection (First putting everything back where I found it)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the refresher is a red smear.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x smear" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A copper-coloured stain that smells of iron. It cakes the bottom of
Floyd | the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "clean smear" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN SMEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the Winkerchief)
Floyd | You scour the inside of the refresher with your winkerchief, soaking
Floyd | up the red stain until the device is as pristine as it was before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Nice"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put coins in refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COINS IN REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the sack of lead coins into the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The light flashes, signalling that the sack of lead coins within has
Floyd | aged, despite the uncontained dial setting, only three days. Looking
Floyd | inside, you see a sack of gold coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take coins" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COINS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the refresher)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "HA!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refresher.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug again, revealing a bone ladder leading down into
Floyd | dark depths below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quick intake of breath you quickly shimmy down the bone ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall has swung ajar. The bone ladder leads
Floyd | back up to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hmmm maybe the big dagger plinth does lead > gold"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press ahlt" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS AHLT
Floyd |
Floyd | With the wall wide open, pushing the bricks does nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the wall wide open, pushing the bricks does nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the wall wide open, pushing the bricks does nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the wall wide open, pushing the bricks does nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop skull" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop coins" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP COINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | You find yourself in a damp cavern strewn with aged trash that extends
Floyd | out into darkness. You know it's a dungeon by all the dangling
Floyd | manacles. The opening in the brick wall leads back east to the wine
Floyd | cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sack of gold coins and a skull here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dungeon                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "That's my favourite puzzle. When I worked out the already-set-up way to revert the gold coins I was so pleased with myself."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall has swung ajar. The bone ladder leads
Floyd | back up to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You place two appendages against the rough brick wall and push. At
Floyd | first it doesn't budge. The fear of leaving a trace rises. But with a
Floyd | little more force it slides shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | Three brick walls of the wine cellar are lined with racks, burgeoned
Floyd | with bottles. The western wall is bare. The bone ladder leads back up
Floyd | to the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and quickly pull yourself up the ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "now, how do we set the parchment on fire?"
		Roger says (to jojo), "That is pretty darn sweet, yeah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a button
Floyd |   a parchment
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Throw it at the tiny sun, perhaps"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. On the stove, of course."
		Roger says, "err yeah the stove"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put parchment on stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PARCHMENT ON STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the parchment on the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter wrinkles up and quickly turns to ash as heat pours out from
Floyd | the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn off stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn off the stove and the heat quickly dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking hold of the ashes would be impossible, it'd run through your
Floyd | fingers or cling to your suit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I hope throwing it at the sun works, though"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is set into the plinth, tastefully out of sight. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing the vax.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "empty vax" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY VAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vax)
Floyd | You empty the vax carefully onto the upper walkway floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on ashes" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON ASHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first closing the vax)
Floyd | The ashes are sucked into the vax and are now floating in the vacuum
Floyd | tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "empty vax in fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY VAX IN FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour out the contents of the vax into the fireplace, slowly and
Floyd | methodically making sure nothing spills out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get the pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | In the centre of the polished wooden floor is a round bed on which is
Floyd | the sleeping figure of Confessor Destine himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucked beside the bed is an unseemly bedside table. Opposite the open
Floyd | door east to the corridor is an open watercloset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the pole)
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. He is now lying on his back,
Floyd | revealing through his half-open pyjamas a tattoo that spreads across
Floyd | his stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attach button to pyjamas" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH BUTTON TO PYJAMAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You tie the button back on to the loose thread of the confessor's
Floyd | pyjamas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lever confessor" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEVER CONFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the pole)
Floyd | You wedge the curtain pole under the foul Confessor. Using the edge of
Floyd | the bed as a fulcrum, you flip him over. He is now lying on his
Floyd | stomach once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "yay"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                     7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't look like you can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "almost there, I think."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. An empty bracket juts
Floyd | out above the uncovered window. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "mmhmm"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole on curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE ON CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the curtains would achieve very little of use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang pole on bracket" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG POLE ON BRACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pole on the bracket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hang curtains on pole" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HANG CURTAINS ON POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the curtains on the pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west and
Floyd | the open window reveals the greenhouse roof to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pile of dust here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "rub vax on dust" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB VAX ON DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile of dust is sucked into the vax and is now floating in the
Floyd | vacuum tube within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put vax in cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT VAX IN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the vax into the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the famous blue rose of the Destine clan
Floyd | is caused by the rose drinking water dyed subsea blue.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd | -> You have found out that the scattered remains of the prior heir to
Floyd | the Destine Clan were in the Confessor's dungeon.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've now found all seven deceits of Confessor Destine. Now all that
Floyd | remains is to ensure that everything is back where you found it before
Floyd | leaving through the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The rug wasn't peeled back, I believe"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, peeled back
Floyd | to reveal the space below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the rug entirely and a hole appears briefly underneath it
Floyd | before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cooling slab" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COOLING SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the counters is a cooling slab that keeps chilled anything left
Floyd | on it, this one has a gourd on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher is a small transparent box that sits on the counter and
Floyd | hums constantly. It's a common sight in kitchens, used for
Floyd | rejuvenating food that has turned bad. When activated, it can
Floyd | restore food to whatever state it was in three days prior to use. It's
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a panel at the back for finer calibrations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close refresher" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE REFRESHER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the refresher there's a compartment for the lead rod
Floyd | that powers the device, a small dial for changing the time setting and
Floyd | an activation switch to activate the device. Imprinted on the panel
Floyd | are the words "CONSULT MANUAL FOR DIAL CONFIGURATIONS".
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole panel is shaking now the machine is set to be uncontained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn dial" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The refresher ceases its vibrating as you turn the dial back to
Floyd | contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a closed hatch under the panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think that's it."
		Roger says, "I think the red door was closed"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close red door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the red door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Can't remember any of the other doors"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I probably have to close all the doors, yeah."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, an
Floyd | open purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern end
Floyd | an open orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close purple door" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE PURPLE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the purple door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close orange door" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE ORANGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the orange door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close bone door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bone door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close bone door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close red door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the red door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. An open blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd |   your llama-suit
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the somnuliser
Floyd |   the attuning set
Floyd |   a Winkerchief
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door scrapes shut, its jam lock jamming it shut once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "review" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the Confessor's secrets are bound to be in his wing of the
Floyd | mansion: you've got to find a way in.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the Confessor Destine no longer has a
Floyd | pellucid llama: his most valuable possession is not in his possession.
Floyd | -> You have learnt that Confessor Destine usurped his title by causing
Floyd | Confessor Beningnell to be uncanonised, removing him from veridical
Floyd | existence.
Floyd | -> You have discovered that the famous blue rose of the Destine clan
Floyd | is caused by the rose drinking water dyed subsea blue.
Floyd | -> You have seen the Confessor's tattoo proclaiming him a member, at
Floyd | one time or other, of the Lemniscaters.
Floyd | -> You have unveiled the Confessor's secret stash of lead-sweetened
Floyd | port, a strictly forbidden substance.
Floyd | -> You have discovered the Confessor has consumed the flesh of swines.
Floyd | -> You have found out that the scattered remains of the prior heir to
Floyd | the Destine Clan were in the Confessor's dungeon.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've now found all seven deceits of Confessor Destine. Now all that
Floyd | remains is to ensure that everything is back where you found it before
Floyd | leaving through the intersection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "subrosa3" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | > SAVESave successful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "You can't get out of the intersection from down here."
		Teaspoon says, "oh."
		Teaspoon asks, "Um, how do we get out?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the sliding door)
Floyd | On a regular night it would be bound to be jammed shut, but there's a
Floyd | possibility it could open in your favour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | The lead rods of the set shimmer and you feel an intense feeling of
Floyd | rightness with the sliding door: it is attuned to you, for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jojo says (to floyd), "x intersection" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INTERSECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite see that, at least as described.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. A closed blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door scrapes shut, its jam lock jamming it shut once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. A closed
Floyd | bone white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close red door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the red door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end a closed orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the orange door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close orange door" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE ORANGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the orange door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter intersection" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You step through the intersection and after a long walk through mud,
Floyd | you change your outfit in the next plain, and then again in the next,
Floyd | shedding cover identities like second skins as you move your way
Floyd | towards the centre of the plains: to the city of Sinua.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you arrive you are who you once were, the Orloger, a theocrat
Floyd | with an obsolete role whose absence from the Chamber was surely not
Floyd | missed. You declare that you will be leading the next session to
Floyd | Assenter Cur who doesn't appear surprised at your sudden arrival.
Floyd |
Floyd | Within the hour you are standing before the Holy Chamber, dozens of
Floyd | theocrats" eyes upon you, the Confessor himself sitting in the centre.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Murder, pig-eating, heresy and usurpation," you begin. "These are the
Floyd | charges I level at Confessor Destine."
Floyd |
Floyd | A wave of shock ripples across the theocrats. You lay before your
Floyd | peers the seven deceits of Confessor Destine, each time raising your
Floyd | voice above the outraged cries of the crowd. Throughout, the Confessor
Floyd | remains silent, coldly assessing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But do not take my word," you say, "search the Destine mansion and
Floyd | there all the evidence you will find.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Search all you like, you will find nothing of the sort," the
Floyd | Confessor says with a slither of a smile. You suspect he discovered
Floyd | his home was broken into and took steps to conceal what might have
Floyd | been discovered.
Floyd |
Floyd | And right enough, no evidence of serious ill-doing was found although
Floyd | he had no time to procure a new llama and the rose cuttings taken
Floyd | turned white when grown elsewhere. While still the Confessor, all
Floyd | trust in Destine had eroded and a faction installed his absent
Floyd | grandfather the Doge as head of the clan.
Floyd |
Floyd | And as for you? Your position in the Theocracy is no longer tenable,
Floyd | sneakthieves are not untrusted no matter their motives. As they drive
Floyd | you out the chamber you cast your eyes across Sinua: if it takes
Floyd | seventeen more years, you will be back and back for good.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *********************************************************************
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                         *     _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                         *   .'          `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                         *  /              \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                         * |    (o)  (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * And So It Will Again Be * |       /\       | *
Floyd | * |                | *                         * |                | *
Floyd | *  \    `-..-'    /  *                         *  \    `-..-'    /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                         *   `._        _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                         *      `-....-'      *
Floyd | *********************************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieved a subtlety score of 82% in 1229 turns, earning you the
Floyd | rank of Untrusted Theocrat.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can sing all you like now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL the items that were not left as they were found?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "It was a noble effort"
		Teaspoon says, "Ah well."
		Teaspoon asks, "Did you see anything I missed?"
		Roger says, "Not I"
jojo says (to floyd), "reveal" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | During your visit to Confessor Destine's Mansion, the following things
Floyd | were left out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pair of eyes was left in the beetle chamber.
Floyd | The gourd was left open.
Floyd | The quailer was left singing the wrong tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL the items that were not left as they were found?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Dang"
		Teaspoon says, "I completely missed the pair of eyes."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we'd have to leave with those."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the closed window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the closed window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd | The window can only be opened from inside the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd | The window can only be opened from inside the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the edge of the dome, you slide yourself down into the
Floyd | garden below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden
Floyd | The Blue Rose Garden is comprised of a single rose bush grown to
Floyd | magnificent proportions. Its offshoots form a prickled boundary,
Floyd | enclosing the garden. At precise intervals, blue roses grow. From a
Floyd | rockery in the centre of the garden, from which all the offshoots
Floyd | stem, is the core bush and from it grows a pristine bouquet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Destine mansion rises up to the west. A maze of flowers are
Floyd | reflected in the tooth-glass dome of the greenhouse, its sliding door
Floyd | almost completely flush with the unpanelled pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "attune door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTUNE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your attuning set)
Floyd | The lead rods of the set shimmer and you feel an intense feeling of
Floyd | rightness with the sliding door: it is attuned to you, for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slides open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Blue Rose Garden                               7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no desire to get lost in the Confessor's gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse
Floyd | The greenhouse of the Destine mansion is a tooth-glass dome. The glass
Floyd | reflects back the light and heat of a microscopic sun that slowly
Floyd | orbits a huge grosvair tree. A variety of plants grow, bloom and die
Floyd | on a long plant bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east of the greenhouse an open sliding door leads back out to
Floyd | the rose garden. A closed blue door leads west into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is bare, its leaves small and its branches stubby.
Floyd | Hard red berries hang like droplets from the banberry shrub. The
Floyd | spindleweed leaves are long and thin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door scrapes shut, its jam lock jamming it shut once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small yellow flowers blossom across the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is covered in dozens of black obloid berries. The spindleweed
Floyd | stalks have grown higher and the leaves broader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take banberry" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BANBERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You pluck one of the berries from the banberry shrub as it ripens
Floyd | before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hard green fruit bodies hang from the hayberry bush. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is crinkled and grey with mould. The plant bed is thick with
Floyd | spindleweed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take banberry" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BANBERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can pluck a berry, the plant wilts in front of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is laden with bright red round berries. The banberry
Floyd | shrub is a small sapling. The spindleweed is in thin yellow strands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close sliding door" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse                                         7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE SLIDING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hayberry bush is dead, rotting on the soil. Large white flowers
Floyd | blossom on the banberry shrub. Tiny sprouts of spindleweed are
Floyd | growing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a closed leathery red door bars the way
Floyd | west into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. A closed
Floyd | bone white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bone door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Menagerie
Floyd | Confessor Destine has little taste in either selection or arrangement.
Floyd | The open bone door leads east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, most of the 'menagerie' is made up of stuffed exhibits.
Floyd |
Floyd | First the visitor is greeted by a pile of hay in an empty stall: the
Floyd | housing for a pellucid llama.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then they see a worried looking bird mumbling to itself in a cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, at the back of the room, they see a glass chamber swarming
Floyd | with shiny black beetles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft open the chamber, revealing a scrap of paper stuck to the
Floyd | bottom of the lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the pair of eyes. These eyes are mottled chrome yellow. In
Floyd | the right hands, everything these eyes ever saw could be known.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the beetle chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "feed berry to bird" 		

Floyd ]  Menagerie                                          7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEED BERRY TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You pop the berry into the quailer's mouth and it gulps it straight
Floyd | down before starting a different litany.
Floyd |
Floyd | The quailer sings again its ugly song:
Floyd |
Floyd |       A Confessor hears
Floyd |       all our hopes and fears
Floyd |       sealing our secrets
Floyd |       and taking our tears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Each of the 4 lines of this song has 5 syllables in it.
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, so this would have been hints and such like."
		Teaspoon says, "if we'd kept giving berries."
		Teaspoon says, "I *think* that was the original song."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. An open bone
Floyd | white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close bone door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Confessor Destine's personal kitchen is small: certainly less than
Floyd | half an acre of countertops. In the centre, by the refresher, is a
Floyd | heating stove and a cooling slab. An open blue door leads into the
Floyd | greenhouse to the east, whilst a leathery red door opens the way west
Floyd | into the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clashing with the kitchen's decor is an ugly square rug, lying flat by
Floyd | your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jojo says, "The more you listen, the more clues it drops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close gourd" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE GOURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the gourd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Tower
Floyd | A tall round chamber, the reception room for The Confessor's personal
Floyd | wing of the house. The north door leads off into other wings of the
Floyd | mansion where other members of the Destine clan live and work. A long
Floyd | slope curves up round the chamber, looping several times. A closed
Floyd | bone white door leads west and an open red door east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the walls are three paintings, framed in silver, bronze and
Floyd | iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Confessor's guard slumbers in her ornate iron armour by the door
Floyd | leading north to the rest of the mansion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close red door" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Tower                                        7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the red door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upper Walkway                                      7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upper Walkway
Floyd | From the downward slope at the edge of the tower a narrow stone
Floyd | walkway juts out, a long drop on either side. On its western end, a
Floyd | closed purple door leads into the master bedroom, and on its eastern
Floyd | end a closed orange door leads into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone plinth in the shape of a down-turned dagger is the only
Floyd | furniture here, and the ceiling mural is the only decoration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the orange door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a cramped room cluttered with bookcases that barely
Floyd | leave room for the armchair and the fireplace. Dim city light filters
Floyd | through the crack in the curtains. The open orange door leads west,
Floyd | opposite the closed window on the east side of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close orange door" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                            7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE ORANGE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the orange door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | You stand on the apex of the perfectly reflective dome embedded in the
Floyd | side of the Destine mansion. The blue rose garden lies below you to
Floyd | the east. If you squint at the night, you can just about make out the
Floyd | intersection that leads back to the Mambling Plains.
Floyd |
Floyd | To your west is the open window to the Confessor's library, through
Floyd | which you can see the closed curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof                                    7/7 secrets found
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter intersection" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | Telling someone's secret always reveals two people. To speak these
Floyd | deceits in front of an assembly of theocrats would be to reveal
Floyd | yourself as a sneakthief. It would be your own undoing as well as the
Floyd | Confessor's.
Floyd |
Floyd | Confident that Destine would be none the wiser about your break in,
Floyd | you take a few months planting seeds of doubt through proxies. You
Floyd | leave dossiers on the desks of rival family members and leak libellous
Floyd | details to pamphleteers in Sinua. You are in the chamber dressed as an
Floyd | Orloger, your first skin. Beningnell's illicit uncanonising has just
Floyd | been discovered through forensic continuity rituals and Cecil Destine
Floyd | has confessed to his part in it in exchange for banishing to the Hex
Floyd | lands. The Confessor's face is haggard, worn down by the burden of the
Floyd | last few months.
Floyd |
Floyd | "All in favour of appointing a new Confessor?" calls Boar Bore 44. The
Floyd | chamber is unanimous.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I veto!" shouts the Confessor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Veto this!" cries the Bore, goring him with his left tusk, rending
Floyd | him unfit to practice. The Confessor grasps his side as he is dragged
Floyd | screaming from the chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the fallout none are blameless and all suspect all of conspiring
Floyd | with Destine. None are blameless, that is, except for you who have
Floyd | been absent from the chamber all these years. Within the month you are
Floyd | chosen as the new Confessor, which was your goal all along...

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd ]  Greenhouse Roof
Floyd | A year later you sit in your booth, listening to a confession.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am not Confessor Destine," says the voice behind the screen, "I no
Floyd | longer have that title. My clan has cast me aside, I no longer bear
Floyd | that name. I am nameless and I am leaving and I will stop at
Floyd | nothing to bring you down."
Floyd |
Floyd | But you leave nothing unconsidered.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are not leaving for you never were to begin with," you say as you
Floyd | signal to Assenter Cur across the chamber and pull out a copy of the
Floyd | Strictures of Forgetting...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *********************************************************************
Floyd | *     _.-""""-._     *                         *     _.-""""-._     *
Floyd | *   .'          `.   *                         *   .'          `.   *
Floyd | *  /              \  *                         *  /              \  *
Floyd | * |    (o)  (o)    | *                         * |    (o)  (o)    | *
Floyd | * |       /\       | * And So It Will Again Be * |       /\       | *
Floyd | * |                | *                         * |                | *
Floyd | *  \    `-..-'    /  *                         *  \    `-..-'    /  *
Floyd | *   `._        _.'   *                         *   `._        _.'   *
Floyd | *      `-....-'      *                         *      `-....-'      *
Floyd | *********************************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieved a subtlety score of 100% in 1259 turns, earning you the
Floyd | rank of Master of Discretion.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can sing all you like now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL the full identity of the protagonist?
Floyd | >

		jojo asks, "Can you [Press Any Key] in floyd?"
		Roger says, "Yay"
		Doug says, "gress the green button"
		Doug says, "*press"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reveal" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | Congratulations on leaving no trace. Throughout the game there are
Floyd | multiple hints that the protagonist is not a human. They are in fact a
Floyd | giant ant with opposable digits, best known in the theocracy as the
Floyd | Orloger. Their role in the theocracy was to count the turning of the
Floyd | ages (to prevent the Lead Age from ending and a Golden Age from
Floyd | arising). Since the Theocracy of Sinua successfully prevents the ages
Floyd | from turning (by way of various rituals), the Orloger doesn't have an
Floyd | active role. Like any theocrat, they can submit and vote on measures
Floyd | in the Holy Chamber; but like most, there's not much expectation that
Floyd | they actually will (in part due to the power the Confessor has over
Floyd | proceedings with his power of veto). As such, they can get away with
Floyd | being absent for decades on end without anyone really noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL the full identity of the protagonist?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "That was a lot of fun"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Nifty!"
		Teaspoon says, "I can see why this game had so much good-will, this was fantastic."
		Doug says, "vote in the XYZZYs!"
		Rob asks, "which game was it?"
		Rob says, "oh man, the xyzzys"
		Roger says, "The rare intersection of well-conceived, well-designed, and well-implemented"
		Teaspoon says, "Sub Rosa. Which is a good game."
		Doug says, "Sub Rosa"
		jojo beams.
		Teaspoon says, "I wish I'd known that smelling was useful."
		Doug says, "I nominated this for Best Setting. didn't pick it for other categories mostly because I hadn't finished playing (still haven't... I've been avoiding spoilers here)"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "So, thanks for the game!"
		jojo says, "Yes, everything has a unique smell which clues some things, but isn't essential."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Hollywood Visionary by Aaron A. Reed
As played on ifMUD on May 15, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Hollywood Visionary. It is a a commercial release by Choice Of Games, released in 2015. As of the date of this transcript, the game has been nominated for two Xyzzy Awards (Best Game and Best NPCs). You can learn more about the game, including how to purchase it, by visiting IFDB.

Special Note: For this particular game, rather than using Floyd (the bot we usually use to facilitate game play), text was cut & pasted directly from the game into ifMUD. This necessitated editing by hand that would not normally occur in the transcript; there may be slight ommissions or oddities of formatting as a consequence of this. If you see any such inconsistencies, they are likely the result of this and not the fault of Aaron A. Reed or Choice Of Games.

Interesting Note: For the curious, the transcript below contains 185 choices made and reveals only about 20% of the game's overall available content.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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The elevator opens onto your future.

You step onto the dangerous red carpet of Lloyd Croghan. Yes, the Lloyd Croghan, who started as a shoeshine boy and built a Hollywood empire from timbers up. Ten years you've worked at this studio and you've only met him twice. And now you've got sixty seconds to pitch him your dream project: the movie you've always wanted to make.

The elevator boy tips his cap nervously, slams the gate shut, and beats a quick retreat down to safer floors.

You approach Croghan's imposing mahogany desk with care. The man himself sits behind it, tall as a linebacker but whisper-thin, a face all angles and edges balanced above a charcoal-grey bow tie, immaculately tied. He smokes a Diego cigar with one wiry hand while riffling through the box office reports with the other.

He hasn't looked up. How to get his attention?

CHOICES:
- Wait for him to notice me.
- Cough politely.
- Announce myself.

		Roger says, ">JAZZ HANDS"
		DavidW says, ">Announce myself"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Does JAZZ HANDS equal 'announce myself'?"
		Roger says, "I guess so"
		Roger says, "Cough like I've been smoking sweet smooth Laramies since I was 12"

CHOICE MADE: ANNOUNCE MYSELF

"I'm here about the pitch, Mr. Croghan," you say in a strong, clear voice.

He looks up with a creased brow, annoyed perhaps at this interruption. "Yes, the pitch," he says with distaste, waving vaguely at a little chair facing his desk. "Sit, and let's get through with it."

Since he didn't mention your name, you assume he's forgotten it. Not a great start.

You slip into the chair, trying to stay calm. You've got one chance at this, one chance to impress Croghan enough to give you a greenlight. It all comes down to this.

"All right, what have you got for me?" he asks, looking bored.

		Roger says, "DANCING NAZIS" 	

Stay calm. Start with the genre.

CHOICES:
- It's a comedy.
- It's an adventure picture.
- It's science fiction.
- It's a western.
- It's a musical.
- It's a drama.
- It's a horror flick.
- It's a romance film.
- It's fantasy.
- It's a suspense picture.

		Jacqueline sits back, waits to see if the three of you can decide on that.
		Roger says, "My vote is for musical, but you know, it could be a musical horror."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm partial to science fiction and comedy and fantasy."
		Teaspoon says, "I will go with the SF idea."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, that's two votes for SciFi?"
		Jacqueline says, "Two votes is a majority..."

CHOICE MADE: SCIFI

		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay!"

"Well, sir, it's a science fiction picture," you say, "something to light the imagination on fire."

CHOICES:
- There's a subgenre, too.
- There's a qualifier to the genre.
- That's all there is to know about the genre.

		Jacqueline says, "This might be your chance for a musical, Roger."
		Roger says, "wooo"
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe it can be a SciFi musical?"
		Roger says, "Mars needs women, see"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if that's a subgenre or a qualifier..."
		Roger says, "With gams up to there"
		Teaspoon asks, "what's the diff between a qualifier and a subgenre?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, it's a subgenre (I checked). So if you want it to be a sci-fi musical, it can be."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "Alien invasion might be a qualifier."
		Jacqueline asks (of Teaspoon), "It's possible here to see the choices in both of thoese without committing. Want to see them?"
		Roger says, "rock rock rock me Doctor Zaius"
		Teaspoon says, "yes please"

SUBGENRES:
- a comedy.
- an adventure picture.
- a western.
- a musical.
- a drama.
- horror.
- romantic.
- fantasy.
- suspenseful.
- None of these.



QUALIFIERS:
- An epic.
- In 3-D!
- Set in the past.
- Religious.
- Controversial.
- An adaptation.
- Experimental.
- Dark.
- Racy.

		Jacqueline says, "So I think you can give it one of each."
		Teaspoon says, "3D SCI-FI MUSICAL"
		DavidW says, "racy sci-fi comedy"
		Jacqueline says, "I ... would be very scared to go see that."
		Teaspoon asks, "which?"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "So, basically your spaceport from the ifMUD?"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I'd be scared of a 3D scifi musical."
		DavidW says, "My spaceport isn't racy."
		Jacqueline says, "Isn't it? Aw."
		Teaspoon says, "You beat me to the "aw""
		Jacqueline asks, "So Roger wants a musical. Is that right, Roger?"
		Jacqueline says, "I did a dark, epic fantasy when I played. It'll be interesting to see how this goes when you choose something different."
		Roger says, "Barbarella was I think in 3D"
		Roger says, "Sure, musical"
		Roger says, "In 3D /and/ in stero"

CHOICE MADE: MUSICAL

		DavidW says, "Wizard of Oz in space. Somewhere Over The Milky Way, ..."

"But it's a musical, too," you say.

		Teaspoon says, "I'm amused by the 3D movie craze."


CHOICES:
- But wait, there's more...
- That's all there is to know about the genre.

		Jacqueline says, "So if you say 'Wait, there's more!' then you get a qualifier."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, it could be in 3D"
		DavidW says, "3D is just a gimmick. Do not like."
		Jacqueline says, "Or a controversial scifi musical. I'm not even sure what that would be like."
		Roger says, "2D is just a gimmick"
		Teaspoon says, "Of course it's a gimmick. But we don't have to *watch* this"
		Teaspoon says, "we just have to produce it"
		Jacqueline has a thought, but it's spoilery, so she keeps it to herself.
		Roger says, "There's definitely more in any case"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you all need the qualifiers again?"
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if this affects our budget"
		Roger says, "I don't think so"
		Teaspoon says, "no."
		Teaspoon says, "could play it safe and make it an adaption of course"
		Roger says, "An adaptation of that well-known sci-fi musical stage production"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Roger says, "West Side of the Moon Story"
		Jacqueline says, "This might be your chance to go with David's desire for racy."
		DavidW says, "Guardian of the Galaxy Quest"
		Teaspoon says, "Little Shop of Horrors, early"
		Roger says, "I could go with racy"
		Teaspoon says, "All right, a racy SF musical"
		Jacqueline says, "That seems to have potential for being very funny."
		DavidW says, "woot"

CHOICE MADE:  RACY

"...and racy. Make the screen sizzle."

The mogul's eyebrows twitch as his rough-hewn face slips into a familiar frown. "A racy musical science fiction picture," he says slowly. He leans back, with a small smile even more dangerous than the frown, and waggles the Diego cigar at you. "Go on, then. Let's get this over with."

Sweat poises delicately at your hairline; you keep it from falling by sheer will. A glance at the clock: forty seconds left. There's got to be an angle that'll grab him. Maybe the setting?

"The story takes place..."

CHOICES:
- on a distant planet.
- on a future Earth.
- on board a spaceship traveling between the stars.
- in the exotic streets of Morocco.
- at a top-secret underground nuclear lab.
- in a world of dreams and magic.
- along the shining lights of Broadway.
- on board a pirate ship sailing the seven seas.

		Jacqueline asks, "How am I doing on speed? I'm pasting the text, reading it at speaking pace, then pasting the choices. How's that working?"
		Teaspoon says, "Workable"
		DavidW says, "It's working fine for me."
		Roger says, "It is acceptable, human"
		Jacqueline chuckles.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I will continue to function within those parameters."
		Roger says, "Pirate ship is pretty goofy"
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to go with the pirate ship too."
		Roger says, "Arr captain blackholebeard"
		Teaspoon says, "this is going to be a slightly unfocused movie, I suspect."
		Teaspoon says, "Pirates are fine by me though"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not 100% sure that's two votes."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing. Okay, now I think it's two votes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you all going with Pirate Ship?"
		Teaspoon says, "Apparently"
		DavidW says, "I'm fine with pirate."
		Teaspoon says, "(I have no strong feelings either way)"

CHOICE MADE: PIRATE SHIP

		DavidW says, "But I worry we're being inconsistent in our pitch."

A racy musical science fiction picture, set on board a pirate ship sailing the seven seas. Croghan's face is impassive.

"Against this backdrop, we meet our cast..."

CHOICES:
- A man...
- A woman...
- A man and a woman...
- Two men...
- Two women...
- An ensemble...

		Roger says, "ALL PYGMY CAST"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's go for broke. Make it an ensemble picture."
		DavidW says, "mmhm. Ensemble."
		Jacqueline says, "You may literablly be going for broke, but at least you avoided 3D..."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, that's two for ensemble."

CHOICE MADE: ENSEMBLE

		Teaspoon asks, "So there are budget decisions here?"

"A motley group, who must...

CHOICES:
- Learn to follow their heart.
- Struggle against forces beyond their control.
- Find themselves.
- Sacrifice everything to protect the ones they love.
- Succumb to the scourge of an uncaring universe.

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Budget is a thing, but I'm not sure if these initial choices impact that or not."
		Jacqueline says, "I say go with your hearts' desires."
		DavidW says, "Odd, A Sea of Desire"
		Teaspoon says, "I suspect we can't pitch a "uncaring universe" ending in a flash musical. Sounds silly."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and I said that off the cuff, not having read the choices. I'm just saying don't let budget get in your way."
		Roger says, "I don't have strong feelings here"
		DavidW says, "Heart or Struggle."
		Teaspoon says, "struggle"
		Roger says, "Sure"

CHOICE MADE: STRUGGLE AGAINST FORCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL

A racy musical science fiction picture, set on board a pirate ship sailing the seven seas. It's about a motley group, who must struggle against forces beyond their control. Great. Throw in something about the appeal...

"On the screen, a story plays out that's..."

CHOICES:
- Like nothing you've ever seen before.
- An age-old favorite, tried and true.
- Smart, makes you think.
- Simple, universal.
- Thrilling, intense: it'll have the audience on the edge of their seats.
- Fun for the whole family.

		Teaspoon says, "Like nothing you've ever seen seems very apt"
		Jacqueline says, "hahah - so true"
		Teaspoon says, "(we can hardly pitch it as racy and fun for the whole family)"
		Jacqueline says, "Good point."
		DavidW says, "There's gonna be green screening."
		Jacqueline says, "Although sometimes there are racy things in films that just go over the heads of young kids without actually scarring them."
		Roger says, "nah we'll harryhausen the heck out of htis"
		Teaspoon says, "I like the idea of stop-motion pirates"
		Jacqueline says, "I had to look up Harryhausen"
		Jacqueline says, "That would be pretty cool, but I don't think that's an option here."
		Jacqueline says, "Unfortunately."
		Roger says, "I think we can all agree no one's seen anything like this before"
		DavidW says, "Since it's sf, we can make at least one of crew have Six Million Dollar Man-like cybernetics."
		Jacqueline asks, "So: like nothing you've ever seen before?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Isn't this the fifties?"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Yeah"
		Roger says, "That's just what I assumed but not really for any good reason"
		DavidW says, "Like nothing seen before"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"

CHOICE MADE: LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE

"For the cast, we'll look for..."

CHOICES:
- Big names, some of Hollywood's finest.
- Small character actors. A focus on quality.
- Friends of mine. We'll save on budget.

		DavidW asks, "goodness, we're still pitching our concept?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think you're near the end and almost into the story."
		Jacqueline says, "I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Probably."
		Jacqueline says, "This is kind of how all CS games start, it seems."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's kind of neat, myself."
		DavidW says, "I think small character actors, on this coice."
		Teaspoon says, "agreed"
		DavidW says, "choice"

CHOICE MADE: SMALL CHARACTER ACTORS

A racy musical science fiction picture, set on board a pirate ship sailing the seven seas. It's about a motley group, who must struggle against forces beyond their control. The story's like nothing you've ever seen before, and the cast will be filled with top-notch actors.

Twenty seconds. You lean forward and catch his steely eye with all the intensity you can muster.

"Mr. Croghan, my years of experience make me the perfect person for this project. I know I've never handled a picture quite like this before, but I promise you I'll bring it in on time and on budget. I've built a reputation at this studio for my natural talent at..."

CHOICES:
- Writing.
- Directing.
- Editing.
- Acting.
- Producing.

		Teaspoon says, "ooohhhh"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "vital question!"
		Roger says, "Best Boyying"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I'm so glad you join us most weeks."
		Roger says, "I do what I can"
		Teaspoon says, "Producing. If we pick anything else we'll just get into fights with whoever we hire to do all that."
		Roger says, "I thought this guy was the producer"
		Teaspoon says, "Right, but that doesn't mean that's what we're *known* for"
		Roger says, "I mean, the guy we're talking to"
		DavidW says, "I think producing might get us out of production scrapes, but what do I know."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess the thing to do here is to consider what's critical to a movie's success but would otherwise be really expensive if you had to pay for it."
		Teaspoon says, "it'll be expensive to get a producer."
		Roger says, "Acting: worked for Clint Eastwood, didn't work for The Room's Tommy Wiseau"
		Roger says, "I don't know anything about what anything in Hollywood costs, so, whatevs"
		Roger says, "Other than those best boys are making out like bandits"
		Roger exclaims, "awww... nuts. I need to leave. Have fun, kids!"
		DavidW says, "I've already failed to bring this in time and under budget. The script is a mess."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Darn. Bye, Roger!"
		DavidW says, "Bye Roger"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "haha. Kinda, yeah. But it'll be fun!"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I just wanna see the racy pirate costumes."
		Jacqueline says (to So,), "um, now how do I decide a choice is a choice, when there are just two of you? I guess you have to agree."
		DavidW asks, "I think we agree on producing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I guess you do."

CHOICE MADE: PRODUCING

		Teaspoon says, "This'll work until we disagree"

"And though it doesn't come as naturally to me, I've also worked hard to become a skilled..."

CHOICES:
- Writer.
- Director.
- Editor.
- Actor.

		Jacqueline says, "I guess you get a second skill."
		DavidW says, "hm. Editor or writer, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. I like editing."
		Jacqueline says, "It's kind of hilarious that this is a 60 second pitch. Even when you're not deciding by committee like we are here."
		DavidW says, "ok. Editor, then."

CHOICE MADE: EDITOR
(You decide not to mention your Achilles' heel: you're no good at all as...)

CHOICES:
- A writer.
- A director.
- An actor.

		Teaspoon asks, "acting, I think. We want an ensemble cast! Why should we have to act in it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that exact thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, seems weird that you'd be an absolutely shit writer but a good editor."
		DavidW says, "I suppose that makes sense. Sure."

CHOICE MADE: ACTOR

"With my talent and the resources of this studio behind me, I believe I can produce a tremendous motion picture. What do you say?"

You lean back in your chair. That's it: you've done your best. For better or worse, your fate's in Croghan's hands now.

		Teaspoon asks, "Well, film editing is sorta a different skill, isn't it?"

Croghan puffs his cigar reflectively, then steeples his fingers, staring at you through narrowed eyes filled with something unpleasantly like distaste. You suspect he's never liked you, probably because...

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Oh right! I guess it meant film editing. Yeah."


CHOICES:
- He views my masculine persona as a challenge. [Use "he" pronouns for my character]
- He views my feminine persona as a challenge. [Use "she" pronouns for my character]
- He views my refusal to play the part of either leading man or leading lady in my public life as a challenge. [Use "they" pronouns for my character]

		Teaspoon says, "As much as I like the idea of being a female 50s movie producer, this is also weirdly implausible."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we be female, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "That'd make it interesting, maybe."
		Teaspoon says, "I have no opinion either way. I like that it's there, but it seems inappropriate for the setting, which conflicts with roleplay."
		Jacqueline says, "Anything but male would make it interesting."
		Jacqueline says, "I *think* I played female, though -- yeah, I did. I don't think it impacted much."
		Teaspoon says, "But then it's Choicescript, so I should probably just take this on its own terms."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "well, I vote female, but I'll accept any of the three choices."
		Teaspoon says, "Female it is then."

CHOICE MADE: FEMALE

And if there was ever someone who doesn't like to be challenged, it's Lloyd Croghan. He's risen to the top through hard work, sure, but also by keeping people in their place...beneath him.

Croghan unfolds his hands and leans back in his chair. "A charming pitch," he says, "but quite impossible. We've simply got no room in our schedule for a picture like that, I'm afraid, none at all."

Adrenaline courses through you, sweet and sour. You're losing him. You've got to say something...

CHOICES:
- "Next year's schedule, then."
- "Do you really want us to keep churning out the same old pictures year after year?"
- "If I could just tell you a little more about the story..."

		Teaspoon says, "Next year, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "Of course he wants the same old pictures year after year. That's sort of his job."
		DavidW says, "yes, that'll give us more time to write our epic."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, delay?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Give in?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Roll over?"
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I hadn't thought about that: that a delay may allow you time to plan."
		Teaspoon says, "woof"
		Teaspoon says, "Lyrics are hard to write"
		Jacqueline says, "I kind of see this as 1) roll over, 2) push back, or 3) change the pitch."
		Jacqueline says, "But maybe that's just me."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, hmm"
		DavidW says, "I don't know how the author was thinking. But I like next year."
		Teaspoon says, "Still, it'd be funny to see if we can lose before starting the game."
		Jacqueline says, "Ha. True."
		Jacqueline says, "I could always redo it with your same settings."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we?"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's"
		DavidW says, "please"

CHOICE MADE: NEXT YEAR, THEN

His face sharpens, and he leans forward again.

"I'm afraid you misunderstand. It's not a matter of scheduling. Your idea is sloppy. It's confusing, unpolished, and off the deep end. This is not the kind of picture we make here. This is not a picture that anyone would make. There's no market for it, no guarantee of return on investment.

"My dear, it's the 1950s. Television is leaching away our audience. Politicians think we're harboring Communists. The courts have crippled our monopoly on distribution. If we want to survive, we have to think like businessmen. We must be canny, ruthless. Efficient and predictable."

He smiles thinly. "There's no place in this modern system for your ridiculous space opera drivel. It would be a disaster. Good day."

NEXT PAGE...

You were prepared for this, for another rejection. Prepared to nod, smile, go back to work making the same dreck again and again. But instead you find yourself gripped with sudden rage.

All the years of your life you've given to this studio. All the dreams you've sacrificed, the ideas you've diluted, put on hold, disfigured past recognition to make them more commercial, more palatable. Something is snapping. With perfect clarity, you know Croghan's wrong. Your idea is not a disaster. It's a revelation. It deserves to be made. It will be made.

You stand up. He's already looking back at his papers, as if you aren't even there. For once you know exactly what to say.

		Teaspoon says, "He is completely right, of course"

"Mr. Croghan..."

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Kinda, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Sad but true."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder what he says if you come with a convincing pitch."
		DavidW says, "Please let us grab his cigar out of his mouth."


CHOICES:
- "I quit!"
- "I QUIT!"
- "I quit!"

		Teaspoon says, "I like italics."
		Jacqueline asks, "DW, do you also like italics?"
		DavidW says, "I like capitals. Italics is too shrill."
		Jacqueline asks, "How will you two ever run a movie studio together?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Tsp, can you live with shouting at him in caps?"
		Teaspoon says, "Suppose so"
		DavidW says, "Teaspoon will do all the real work, and I'll fetch the coffee and donuts."

CHOICE MADE: I QUIT!

You rant about all the brilliant ideas that die in suit-stuffed offices, the talent ground down by endless baseball pictures, endless B-movie filler. You tell him you're through being stepped on, through selling out your vision.

You tell him if his studio won't make this picture, then by God, you'll start your own.

You glower at him triumphantly while you wait for the elevator. He stares back in astonishment, that Diego smoldering forgotten from the side of his mouth. The elevator boy pulls the gate shut after you and lets out a low whistle.

"Jeepers, lady... that must have been some pitch!"

		Teaspoon says, "But I don't like coffee."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm sure DW can fetch tea."

ONE YEAR LATER...

		DavidW says, "In the 50s it isn't real coffee anyway. It's Sanka."

Chapter One

Yes, yes it was.

Only a handful of years ago, the idea of someone like you starting her own movie studio would have been laughable. But everything changed in 1948, when the Supreme Court ruled against the Hollywood monopoly, where studios owned the theater chains and only showed their own pictures. Now anyone's got a shot at national distribution. For every lumbering giant like Paramount and Warner, there are a half-dozen upstart studios flush with talent and hungry energy. It's the rise of the independents.

You've spent twelve months planning, recruiting, financing, glad-handing, cajoling, bargaining, and yes, pitching. Pitching your dream flick to actors, investors, riggers, even janitors. Pitching your vision of a studio willing to be bold, to take risks and put everything on the line to make something magic.

And one by one, you've gathered believers. People who remember your hard work, who've seen your talent. People who want to make something great. Together you've pulled this studio together, brick by brick and light by light.

		Teaspoon says, "I would make a pithy comment, but I'm perturbed by our spurt of insanity"

Maybe this dream's a long shot. But damned if you're not going to give it the best shot you can.

NEXT PAGE...

Nostalgia recedes as your surroundings come into focus. Today is the official opening of your little studio lot on Poverty Row, and it's swarming with contractors, electricians, inspectors, movers, and runners: your harried staff of big-studio refugees doing their best to keep everything on track.

Chief among these refugees is your old personal assistant, the first to sign up with you the day you gave Croghan the boot. Meticulous and efficient, with an amazing knack for making things happen (sometimes by sheer force of will), your "good right hand" is probably the only reason you got your new studio up and running so quickly.

In fact, you'd be lost without...

CHOICES:
- him.
- her.
- them.

		Jacqueline says, "Just roll with it, Teaspoon. Embrace the insanity."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, it's kind of funny how Roger kind of got you all into a lot of this and then had to bail."
		Teaspoon says, "It's like getting into a hot bath. I'm acclamatising."
		DavidW says, "Him. We need a man to be the male face of the company on occasion, I bet."
		Teaspoon says, "Good point."

CHOICE MADE: HIM

		
verbalK gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
verbalK arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		

And there he is now, marching up to you with a stack of clipboards, a loose lick of hair forever falling onto his face, with that look of determination that's been known to cause men twice his size to get out of the way. His mismatched socks and misaligned buttons somehow only add to his intensity.

You can't help but smile a little. He can manage the business affairs of the whole studio, but dressing himself has always remained a bit of a mystery.

		Teaspoon says, "On second thought, we do our own interviews."
		Jacqueline says (to vK,), "this week we're doing a weird cut & paste thing. Follow #Floyd for the text, but all your commentary should still be on this channel."
		DavidW says, "Mismatched socks. That's so Finding Martin."


NEXT PAGE...

"There you are," your assistant says, out of breath. "We need you for the final sign-off on B Stage. Yes, I know they're still sawing over there, but look, the foreman's leaving for lunch and the ink's gotta be dry before the notary'll agree to..."

"Okay, okay," you laugh, "I'll be right there. How are you holding up,

		Teaspoon says, "I hope we have other choices for romantic interests."


CHOICES:
- [Give the assistant a random name.]
- [Give the assistant and all future named characters random names.]
- [Choose a name for the assistant.]

		Teaspoon says, "(I assume there are romances in a CS game)"
		Jacqueline says, "There often are, yeah."
		DavidW says, "The real world and the movie world will ... probably .... have amusing echoes in each other."
		Jacqueline says, "Just asked maga. He says it's a requirement of their house style to have a romance thread in there somewhere."
		Teaspoon says, "In the interests of simplicity, I vote for random names."
		Jacqueline says (to Teaspoon), "I was thinking that."
		DavidW says, "Agreed. Hello Rando M. Assistant."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, the second choice? Random this time and in the future?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: EVERYONE IS RANDOM

"Pretty good, boss," Eugene says, running a harried hand through his scraggly hair, "just a million things to do and only one of me to keep track of them." He thrusts the clipboard at you. "Sign for the camera delivery, will you?"

You scribble your last name on the form:

CHOICES:
- Warren.
- Chernikov.
- Flowers.
- Wheeler.
- Kerrigan.
- Zhu.
- Rooke.
- Show me other names.
- Custom name.

		DavidW asks, "oh, can we be Flowers?"
		Jacqueline says, "Flowers or Floyd."
		Teaspoon says, "I like Floyd, myself."
		DavidW asks, "But we're female. A female Floyd?"
		Jacqueline says, "Until vK speaks up I am still just rolling with what you two say."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, true."
		DavidW says, "How about just 'Flo'. It's short for both."
		Jacqueline asks, "Then again - these are last names, no?"
		Teaspoon says, "I thought they were."
		Teaspoon says, "the text says so"
		DavidW says, "oh. Last names. Missed that."
		Jacqueline says, "So it does."
		DavidW says, "okay, whatevs."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Floyd?"
		DavidW says, "okay"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: FLOYD

Eugene has you sign a half-dozen other forms in quick succession, then jerks his head for you to follow him over to B Stage.

The lot is chaos, held just under the boiling point of panic. Painters are still putting finishing touches on the small row of offices between the two shooting stages. A gardener's pickup laden with saplings is parked atop an unfinished path, and the gardener and bricklayer are using men's words with each other. Frantic boys chase after tumbling paperwork caught in hot gusts of air.

You can't help but smile, though. The whirling mayhem is finally accreting into something recognizably studio, like a slow-motion shot of shattering glass threaded in reverse. Soon movie magic will be made here. You feel it in your bones.

NEXT PAGE...

You're so intent on this lovely image that you're almost run over. Eugene gasps and pulls you out of the way as a truck, backing up and laden with lumber and supplies, nearly rolls straight over you. You tumble to the ground just as the overalled driver spots you and slams on the brakes, jumping out guiltily to help you up.

He pulls you to your feet with a calloused, sweaty hand. "Oh, geez...I'm so sorry, chief," he says.

[Choose how you want your employees to address you.]

CHOICES:
- Traditionally masculine forms of address.
- Traditionally feminine forms of address.
- Less gendered forms of address.

		Teaspoon asks, "Is this a way to reset our gender, or are we being offered the chance to be gender-bending here?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure."
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe go with feminine just in case"
		DavidW says, "I don't mind being called 'chief' or 'boss' instead of Ms Floyd."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, in some spaces women in charge are addressed as sir."
		Jacqueline says, "It's kind of weird to me, though. And I say that as a woman who is generally in charge."
		Jacqueline says, "Though I always find it even weirder when people call me Madame Superintendent (which is a thing that actually happens in real life)."
		DavidW asks, "Lt Saavik, she was addressed as 'sir', wasn't she?"
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess I kind of like the non-gendered language, myself."
		Teaspoon says, "I'd go for that myself"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think Janeway was in ST:V"
		DavidW says, "let's go non-gendered here, yes"

CHOICE MADE: LESS GENDERED FORMS OF ADDRESS

[Choose how you want your employees to address you.]

CHOICES:
- "That's 'Doctor Floyd,' if you please," Gene says.
- "That's 'Colonel Floyd,' please," Gene says.
- "That's just Floyd to you," Gene says.
- "The boss prefers you use her full name," Gene says.
- "The boss prefers you call her by her first name," Gene says.
- "Why don't you watch where you're going!" Gene says. [Stick with "chief."]
- Traditionally feminine forms of address.
- Traditionally masculine forms of address.

		Teaspoon says, "I like the simplicity of Chief, and it's funny when we're running Perry."
		DavidW says, "Chief or Final Boss."

CHOICE MADE: STICK WITH CHIEF

"Sorry, chief," the driver says, face turning even redder.

You know that look well. You've worn it before. It's the look of someone who thinks they're about to get fired. And maybe that's just what you ought to do to someone backing up an overloaded truck on a busy lot without looking where he was going.

CHOICES:
- Fire him. We can't afford any screwups on this lot.
- Accept his apology, but give him a good chewing-out first.
- Take pity on him and shake his hand. Everyone deserves a second chance.

		Jacqueline says, "FWIW, this game allows you to see stats at any time, and I can tell you what those are upon request. From time to time the game will actually make you review them, but that hasn't happened yet."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we chew him out. We want to save firing people for stuff that *really* matters."
		Teaspoon says, "as in, almost killing us is one thing, but messing up a shot will be Serious Business"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I don't want to fire the guy."
		Jacqueline asks, "Don't fire him, but do rip him a new one?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "yup!"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"

CHOICE MADE: ACCEPT APOLOGY, BUT CHEW HIM OUT

"That was damn sloppy driving," you say, smoothing out your clothes. "You could get someone killed that way. Why don't you get that load to where it's going, but more carefully this time, or there won't be another."

NEXT PAGE...

Eugene peers after him with lingering distaste. "Sorry about that, chief," he says, "I don't know where they find some of these clowns."

"Oh, come on, Gene," you say. "We've known each other almost ten years. Can't you call me..."

CHOICES:
- Choose from traditionally masculine first names.
- Choose from traditionally feminine first names.
- Choose from gender-neutral first names.
- Custom first name.

		Teaspoon says, "Floyd Floyd"
		DavidW says, "ugh. Why did I know you'd suggest that."
		Jacqueline says, "Snrk"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, this time it really IS your first name."
		Jacqueline asks, "What about Flowers Floyd?"
		Jacqueline grins.
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not actually much bothered on this one."
		Teaspoon says, "(the Catch 22 gag was irresistable)"
		DavidW says, "I want to see F L O W E R S on the big screen."
		Teaspoon says, "Fair enough."

CHOICE MADE: FLOWERS

"...Flowers?"

Eugene grins. "I suppose, chief," he says, "I'll try to remember. Flowers. Flowers." He shakes his head, then scribbles something on a notepad. "I'll make a note of it."

He takes you over to B Stage to find the foreman.

NEXT PAGE...

An aging warehouse with enough room for a couple of mid-sized sets, B Stage already had a storied Hollywood past when you took it over. You were able to reuse most of the existing overhead rigging, the doors were already large enough to get equipment and set pieces in and out, and the place was wired for electricity (though less up to code than you'd originally hoped).

Eugene guides you over to the foreman, himself center of a small storm of assistants and clipboards, and you quickly get the paperwork taken care of. You're just wondering if you can find a shady spot to sit down for a moment when a runner taps you on the shoulder.

"Chief! You've got a visitor over by C Stage. She says it's top priority."

She? You wonder who it could be. Leaving Eugene to argue with some bespectacled insurance agents, you follow the runner back outside.

		Teaspoon says, "I wanna know who we bought this from."

NEXT PAGE...

You blink in the hot sun as you walk the few paces to C Stage, your secondary shooting space. (The absent A Stage burnt to the ground sometime before the war, or so you were told.)

Standing in the shadow of the soundstage, you see a kid (a kid? Who let some kid onto your lot?) and a woman who's as out of place amid the bustle of workers as a French poodle in a wolf pack: draped in a stylish fur that must be stifling in this heat and wearing a ridiculous swooping hat, she looks like a lost movie star until you get close enough to recognize the face. Well, well: wonders never cease. It's your long-lost sister, Romana.

It's been... God, at least ten years since you spoke: the last time did not end well. Romana's desperate longing for a life of luxury coupled with her tendency to make impulsive, hotheaded decisions was not a happy combination. She'd had three spouses and three divorces by age twenty-two. (You still haven't managed even one of either.) When she betrothed a wealthy aristocrat from a tiny European country, your sensible objections that he seemed to enjoy flirting with other women nearly as much as spoiling her with lavish presents were ignored. She flew off to live in a castle and letters were not forthcoming.

NEXT PAGE...

Of course, Romana was never nice to you to begin with. Being civil is going to raise your blood pressure, you can tell: getting in some good digs, on the other hand, might feel awfully nice.

She spots you a moment later from behind fashionably oversized sunglasses and nods cooly. "Little sister... Glad to see you're doing well."

"Countess Romana Habay-la-Neuve," you say,

CHOICES:
- "It's good to see you." (Swallowing my pride)
- "What an unexpected surprise." (Keeping it neutral)
- "I guess even Europe couldn't stand you." (Relieving some stress)

		Jacqueline says, "Man, that last one is quite the burn."
		DavidW says, "Let's be neutral for the first salvo."
		Teaspoon says, "Keep it neutral until we found out why she's here."
		Jacqueline says, "10-4"

CHOICE MADE: KEEP IT NEUTRAL

She sniffs. "It's Romana Frazier, now," she says. "Although it might be Romana Floyd again before long, if I can stand the paperwork."

She looks around the busy lot, not particularly hiding her distaste. "I read about all this in the papers," she said. "Little Flowers, with her own movie studio. How industrious of you."

"The papers?" you say. "Have you moved back to California, then?"

"Yes, we've got a little place up on Mulholland now," she says airily, opening a fan and wafting at the summer air with ineffectual flaps. "I normally wouldn't play tourist like this, but...she insisted. Sweetpea!" She raises her voice, and the kid steps shyly forward. "Flowers, this is your niece."

		DavidW says (to Tsp), "Oh, I suspect Romana wants to be the star in our epic."


NEXT PAGE...

You turn to the little girl in astonishment. Your niece! With Romana's selfish priorities, you somehow never expected her to produce any offspring. Since she's your only sibling, and you have no children of your own, this sudden clench of familial recognition in a youngster's face is an unfamiliar sensation.

You kneel down to get a better look at your new relation. She looks about ten, hair cut short, with your grandmother's eyes and pointed nose. She's gazing around the studio lot with unbridled fascination, scratching and wriggling uncomfortably in a pink dress she obviously wishes she were out of.

This is overwhelming. You've never been good with kids, and you're not sure you're ready to let one into your life right now...

CHOICES:
- Give her a hug (Affectionate).
- Shake her hand (Formal).
- Say hello with a stern nod (No-nonsense).

		Teaspoon says, "We are not putting an adorable child star into our pirate musical. It's complicated enough already."
		Teaspoon asks, "Also: formal?"
		Jacqueline snickers at Teaspoon.
		Jacqueline says, "Also, you forgot that it's a RACY pirate musical."
		Teaspoon says, "That too."
		DavidW says, "Maybe that's why she wants out of the dress."
		Jacqueline says, "I ... I don't even know how you'd work a kid into that without really damning your film."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, DW: Formal?"
		DavidW says, "yes, formal"
		Teaspoon says, "If you make a movie *around* a child star, that's one thing"

CHOICE MADE: FORMAL
- Give her a hug (Affectionate).
- Shake her hand (Formal).
- Say hello with a stern nod (No-nonsense).

		Jacqueline says, "Weird. Trying again..."

You formally shake her hand. "Nice to meet you," you say. "I...didn't know you existed until now."

The girl gives you a good hard look. You can tell what she's gearing up to ask about: it's one of your more distinctive affectations.

[Choose a distinctive quality associated with your Hollywood persona.]

CHOICES:
- Traditionally masculine affectations.
- Traditionally feminine affectations.
- Less gendered affectations.

		Teaspoon says, "less gendered, please"
		Teaspoon says, "(so many gendered things!)"
		Jacqueline asks, "In this instance, I can show you all three lists without committing. Want them?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not even sure what sort of affectation this will refer to."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, yes please"

MASCULINE AFFECTATIONS:
- Fedora.
- Pencil mustache.
- Cowboy hat.
- Pipe.
- Cravat.

		DavidW asks, "Like, are we the sort of person who only wears flowers?"
		Teaspoon says, "Something like that."

FEMININE AFFECTATIONS:
- Scarves.
- Gloves.
- High heels.
- Lipstick.
- Earrings.

		DavidW says, "or only wears florals, is more practical."

LESS-GENDERED AFFECTATIONS:
- Pince-nez.
- Eagle-topped cane.
- Hair.
- Cigarette holder.
- Bow tie.

		Teaspoon asks, "scarves are female?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I suppose maybe boys call them cravats?"
		DavidW asks, "These are boring affectations for Hollywood, no?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "A little. Sad that wearing a flower isn't one of them, given your character."
		Teaspoon says, "Yes. WE have an affectation that we have an Cool Affectation, when we don't."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, high heels is not exactly a crazy affectation unless they're insane high heels."
		Teaspoon says, "Anyway, I like scarves regardless."
		DavidW says, "We could've had a cape. No to no capes."
		Teaspoon says, "we coulda had a small annoying dog"
		DavidW says, "sure, scarves are fine."
		Teaspoon says, "we could have had a parrot guiding us on our quest"
		Jacqueline says, "I had a pince-nez, but in retrospect it would have been awesome to be a pipe-smoking chyk."

CHOICE MADE: SCARVES

She's noticed your trademark array of scarves, the ones you're always wearing. They're hard to miss, you suppose, with the summer sun bringing out...

CHOICES:
- Those rich red hues.
- Those deep blue hues.
- Those autumn hues.
- Those springtime hues.
- All the sparkles.
- The checkered pattern.
- All those mismatched colors.
- Wait, I'm not wearing scarves after all.

		DavidW says, "There's a famous brand of scarves that was popular, but I can't think of it now."
		Teaspoon says, "Erm, checkered pattern I suppose."
		DavidW says, "Springtime is the closest to 'flowers'."
		Teaspoon asks, "Is this stat-affecting, you think?"
		DavidW says, "Hermes scarves"
		Teaspoon says, "oh yes"
		Jacqueline decides to not answer. "Take my not answering any way you'd like."
		DavidW says, "I'll accept checkered, but I'd prefer springtime."
		Teaspoon says, "Alright, springtime it is."

CHOICE MADE: SPRINGTIME

"Yeah, those," the girl says. "So what's the deal?"

Your distinctive spring-colored scarves does tend to get a lot of attention: you think for a moment about how to respond.

CHOICES:
- "I've always worn them."
- "I picked them up during my traveling years."
- "Between you and me, dear, it's just an affectation."

		DavidW | "It's to remind me that mother and father loved me best."
		Teaspoon says, "We have the possibility of On the Road backstory? I'll go for this."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "ouch"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, traveling year?"
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "oh, I like that."

CHOICE MADE: TRAVELING YEARS

She thinks about this. "I like them," she decides. "Very distinctive. Say, so do you really run this whole movie studio?"

"I do," you say warily, expecting imminent requests to get introduced to Cary Grant and star in a musical like Shirley Temple.

"What kind of lights do you use?" she asks excitedly. "MGM and RKO are still using those fussy old 150-amp Molarcs, but I know Warner has a bunch of the new 2K inkies, you know, that are made in Europe? I know 'cause I watched the delivery come in. They're so heavy it took two men to lift each one. They used 'em on Six Days in Paris, and the Technicolor stock really picked up the highlights. Ooh, are you going to shoot pictures in Technicolor? Because I heard about how Eastman has a new stock that's much less expensive, and you probably don't do your own silver nitrate processing here, do you? Not enough room."

You can only blink in astonishment as this ten-year-old in a pink dress reels off industry jargon like a grizzled stagehand. You glance helplessly at Romana, but she's smoking a cigarette and staring with boredom at some distant point in the Hollywood Hills.

		Teaspoon says, "RKO still exists. I wonder if we can buy them from Howard Hughes."


NEXT PAGE...

The girl is rattling off some statistics about microphone frequency ranges when you put a hand on her shoulder. "Let's slow down there, darling. I don't even know your name yet!"

She blinks, as if this is a completely uninteresting distraction. "Oh," she says. "It's Ada."

Romana puts a distracted hand on Ada's head. "She's endlessly fascinated with this Hollywood nonsense," she says. "Spends half her days at the theater. Keeps her out of my way, I suppose. But she's been begging me to come here ever since she saw that article. Haven't you, sweetpea?" She tousles Ada's hair absently; the girl swats away the gloved hand in annoyance and then gapes fascinated at some nearby workers pushing an Arriflex on a dolly.

Romana draws closer, touches your arm lightly. "You wouldn't mind letting her come visit when she likes, would you, Flowers?" she says smoothly. "She so wants to see firsthand how a picture gets made. She'll be no trouble at all: my chauffeur can whisk her to and fro, and she'll be a good girl and stay out of your way."

NEXT PAGE...

"Besides, it would be such a lovely chance to get to know her, don't you think?" Romana adds with a little smile.

You suppose this explains why Romana's here.

This is a tough call. You're inclined to feel sympathy for the girl, and would like a chance to get to know her better, but a movie set's no place for an unsupervised kid to be running around: she'd be a distraction at best and a liability at worst.

		DavidW asks, "oh dear. Are we expected to play babysitter while Romana finds a new husband?"


CHOICES:
- "She's welcome to visit as often as she likes. We'll have the crew keep an eye on her."
- "She can come by whenever I have time to keep an eye on her."
- "I don't think so...I wouldn't want her missing school."
- "No, I absolutely forbid it. She'd just be a distraction."

		Teaspoon says, "I think we are unless we put our foot down."
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		Teaspoon says, "In a GAME, I expect she'd be a valuable industry spy. In a 50s set, I think she's an insurance disaster waiting to happen."
		Teaspoon says, "Not sure how to play it."
		DavidW says, "On the other hand, it's possible Ada is a Wesley type genius with lighting or sound or something."
		Jacqueline says, "If so, I hope she comes with the requisite crazy sweaters."
		DavidW says, "yes, we can work with crazy sweaters."
		Teaspoon says, "we may also need our sister for something in future, which won't happen if we say no now."
		Jacqueline says, "Apropos of crazy Wesley sweaters:"
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		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "uh, more likely Romana will take Ada away at a time we need Ada."
		Jacqueline says, "I was reminded of this because Ada is wearing pink. Though admittedly that sweater is more of a melon..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, what's y'all's choice?"
		Teaspoon says, "looks like a poncho"
		Jacqueline says, "It's ... yeah, I don't even know what the hell he's wearing in that scene."
		Jacqueline says, "He wears it in multiple early episodes. Not sure what the costume folks were thinking."
		Teaspoon says, "Let's say no. If she wants to be in film that badly, she'll figure out a way."
		DavidW says, "Transporter accident with a couch."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "hahaha"
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "So, like, how firm are you saying no?"
		Teaspoon says, "Forbid."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "?"
		DavidW says, "I'm leaning towards the 'don't want her missing school' one, but I worry that Romana will have a way around that."
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps forbid and hope Ada disobeys anyway?"
		Teaspoon says, "agreed"

CHOICE MADE: FORBID IT

		DavidW says, "like, considering we almost got run over, we can't let *Ada* be run over."

Clearly Romana's trying to dump this kid on you so she can sleep in all day and hit the jazz clubs all night, or however she spends her time these days. Nothing against the kid, but you're trying to run a studio and make a picture. You don't have time to play babysitter.

Ada's face drops in disappointment. "I'd be good," she says, "I'd just watch. Nobody would even know I was there. "

"Don't be a pest, sweetpea," Romana says, shooting you an annoyed look. "Your aunt just needs a little more time to think about it."

"Sorry," she says, glancing at her mother then up at you with contrition. "Sorry, Aunt Flowers."

[Choose how you want your niece Ada to address you.]

CHOICES:
- "How about just Flowers, kid."
- "Call me Floyd, kid."
- "'Aunt Flowers.' I like the sound of that."
- "Actually, I'd rather be your 'Uncle Flowers,' kid."

		DavidW says, "oh c'mon. We can't keep second-guessing our gender like this."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think of this as second-guessing."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "we can in cs!"
		Teaspoon says, "also, vote for floyd"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, so just ignore that option if it doesn't appeal to you."
		DavidW says, "I like Aunt Flowers."
		Jacqueline asks, "Aunt Flowers or Floyd?"
		Teaspoon asks, "we could have one of us decide this one and the other decide the next one?"
		Jacqueline says, "I could be the tie breaker."
		Jacqueline says, "Or I could flip coins when you all can't agree."
		Teaspoon asks, "What's your pick?"
		DavidW asks, "I still like Aunt Flowers?"
		Jacqueline says, "Of the two you picked, I'd go with Flowers."
		Jacqueline says, "Aunt Flowers, I mean."
		Teaspoon says, "tie broken, hurrah"

CHOICE MADE: AUNT FLOWERS

		Jacqueline says, "Hahaha - so, this is being played via Steam, and you all just unlocked the 'GRUMP' achievement."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not even joking."
		DavidW asks, "What?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Er, yay?"
		Teaspoon asks, "what's the description?"
		DavidW says, "Probably 'Congratulations on not letting kids play in your sandbox."
		Jacqueline says, "Steam is a game library thing, and games come with achievements that appear only in Steam, not in the game itself. I guess to show how much of the game you've explored compared to friends. maga and I have played this, so some achievements are already unlocked, and you just found a new one he and I had not: GRUMP"

She nods soberly. "Yes, Aunt Flowers," she says.

The kid doesn't seem to like you much. Well, that's fine. You've never been good with kids anyway, and the last thing you need in your life right now is unnecessary complication. But you've got a busy day ahead of you...

CHOICES:
- "And now, I have some business to attend to..."
- "Business can wait. I'd like to catch up with you two."

		DavidW says, "Business to attend to."
		Teaspoon says, "Suits me."

CHOICE MADE: BUSINESS TIME

Eugene rushes over. "Chief!" he says, adding, "I mean: Flowers! They're hoisting the sign! There's a reporter for Variety who wants a picture; come quick!"

Brooking no complaint, he grabs your arm and pulls you to the front of the lot, Ada eagerly (and Romana indulgently) following.

NEXT PAGE...

At the wide entrance to your lot, two workers are hoisting the heavy iron sign with your studio's name cast in a bold, graceful arch. A small crowd is gathering: if there's anything people love in this town, it's the whiff of a historic moment. You can't help but smile. You've been waiting a long time to see those words, stretching over the gate to your own studio:

		DavidW says, "Hope Romana doesn't hook up with the guy we were giving our initial pitch to."


CHOICES:
- Floyd Studios.
- Floyd Pictures.
- Flowers Floyd Productions.
- Spring-colored Scarves Entertainment.
- American Independent.
- Dreamscape Attractions.
- Hollywood Visionary.
- Custom studio name

		Teaspoon says, "I am alarmed to realise that Sparkles Entertainment could have been a brand name."
		DavidW says, "I guess, yeah"
		Teaspoon asks, "Anyway, Flowers Floyd Productions?"
		Jacqueline says, "There is time for that to happen."
		DavidW says, "There's a custom studio name option."
		Jacqueline says, "Yup."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Flowers Floyd Productions, or Sparkles Entertainment?"
		DavidW says, "I'm willing to let this one be whatever you want."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Flowers Floyd Productions, then?"
		DavidW says, "even Studio McStudioface"
		Jacqueline says, "hahahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Crap, now I hope Tsp accepts that."
		Teaspoon says, "Done."

CHOICE MADE: STUDIO MCSTUDIOFACE

		Teaspoon says, "hee hee"
		DavidW says, "A champagne moment."

A few flashbulbs snap on your smiling face as the sign is hoisted into its final position. All the struggles to get to this moment were worth it. Studio McStudioface is officially in business.
- Now it's time to make a picture.

NEXT CHAPTER...

Chapter Two

Some months earlier...

"Just look at these faces," Grundy says, waving a French fry to encompass the deli. "Any one of these overworked killjoys could be a clown. Gimme a little grease paint and a banana peel, we'd have the whole lunch crowd keeling over with laughter inside ninety seconds."

		Teaspoon says, "good times"

He pops the fry into his mouth and hoists an eyebrow, daring you to disagree, to say most of these suits and interns couldn't sell a joke with a hundred-dollar bill stapled to it. But you don't take the bait. You know Fish would win.

NEXT PAGE...

You've known Fish Grundy for years, ever since you helped get him a part in a B-picture that ended up being the most memorable scene in the film. An amazing comedian and true star, Fish grew up on the vaudeville circuit, then had a stint of popularity in the silent era playing a loveable, troublemaking slave, outfoxing wealthy, bumbling plantation owners who ended up face-first in a swamp or a pudding, while he tripped and grinned his way north. He managed to survive the transition to sound, and while he's never quite secured the fame he deserves, he keeps working, year in and year out.

Nowadays he's somewhere in the pantheon of minor Hollywood royalty. Though respected for his years of experience and endless font of golden-age stories, his penchant for practical jokes (and perhaps the color of his skin) sometimes make him persona non grata at fancy parties. He crashes them anyway.

When he'd offered to take you to lunch to help plan out your script, you jumped at the chance: not only for the professional advice, but because he's a damn funny sonofabitch.

		DavidW says, "oh, I like this guy."


NEXT PAGE...

Canter's Deli is packed with the lunchtime crowd. If this new location was supposed to ease the congestion, it doesn't seem to have worked: the extra room just serves to make the place more popular. The menu hasn't changed, thank god: you're enjoying your favorite lunch...

CHOICES:
- Hot pastrami on rye.
- A potato knish.
- The split pea soup.
- A plate of fries.
- Actually, I already ate.

		
olethros arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "Pastrami. Auntie's gotta eat."
olethros asks, "is the output here or on #floyd?" 		
olethros asks, "or both?" 		Jacqueline says (to Olethros), "@join #Floyd -- yeah"
		olethros says, "ok, neat"
		Teaspoon says, "I love pastrami"
		Jacqueline says, "No, just on #Floyd. I'm copying and pasting a Choice Script game this week."
		DavidW asks, "or maybe the knish. What's a knish?"
		DavidW says, "but yeah, i love pastrami too."
		Jacqueline says, "A knish appears to be '."
		Teaspoon says, "It's sort of like a potato dumpling."
		Jacqueline | a dumpling of dough that is stuffed with a filling and baked or fried.
		DavidW says, "We just gotta be careful of getting mustard on our scarf."
		Jacqueline says, "That sounds amazing and like a heart attack."
		Teaspoon says, "Delicious though"
		Jacqueline says, "A delicious heart attack, certainly."
		Teaspoon says, "But just eating 1 is odd. They're like chips."
		DavidW says, "Put that knish on a stick and make knish kabob."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, a plate of fries is not exactly a normal lunch, either."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, it's just lunch. What are y'all having?"
		DavidW says, "Pastrami, please."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: PASTRAMI ON RYE

As you taked another bite of pastrami, you notice with a frown that the deli isn't completely full after all. Someone's eating alone in a back corner, with a wide berth of empty tables around him.

You nudge Fish, figuring he knows just about everybody. "Who's that in the corner?" you ask.

Fish squints theatrically in the direction you indicate, then sighs in exasperation, shaking his head. "Oh, this old town," he says, "what slings and arrows. Do you know, six months ago that poor soul was Paramount's top scribbler? Wrote the script for The Vanishing Ones, almost won an Oscar?" He dunks a fry dramatically in a pool of ketchup. "He's on the blacklist now for refusing to testify about his supposed Communist connections, and suddenly it's his so-called friends who've done the vanishing."

		olethros says, "Nom"

NEXT PAGE:

		olethros says, "oh, interesting"

You look back at the disgraced screenwriter, sadly carving up a Salisbury steak, and notice his threadbare jacket, cheap haircut, and bloodshot eyes. There's still hardly anyone who dares challenge the blacklist. Once you're on it, no one hires you; sometimes no one will even speak to you.

You think:

CHOICES:
- Good riddance. There's too many Commies in this town.
- It's too bad, but for the sake of my new career, I can't afford to associate with him, either.
- He doesn't deserve this. I'll tell the waitress his lunch is on me, and I don't care who overhears.
- I'll catch his eye and give him a wave: I recognize him from the meetings.

		olethros asks, "oh, so we are associating with Blacks and Communists?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I am kind of sad we weren't offered the Salisbury steak!"
		olethros says, "I say, maximise our otherness by waving"
		Teaspoon says, "Definitely at least one black person, but the communism thing is a choice."
		DavidW says, "I want to buy his lunch."
		Teaspoon says, "Wave seems to be the least commital option."
		olethros says (to davidw), "maybe he'll get insulted"
		DavidW says, "oh, I don't want to insult him."
		Jacqueline says, "So we're back to three players. When two of you agree I will accept that as a majority."
		Teaspoon says, "if we buy him lunch, we have to read his script"
		DavidW says, "I want him to write our script."
		olethros asks, "but the black comedian is writing our script?"
		olethros asks, "or is he an actor?"
		Teaspoon says, "no, he's the clown who will be the comic relief in the picture."
		DavidW asks, "oh, is he?"
		DavidW says, "I've lost track."
		Teaspoon says, "at least, he is a clown, and I think we can invite him to be the comic relief if we want later on."
		olethros says, "our friend said he'd help plan out the script"
		DavidW says, "oh, Fish is helping us plan out the script."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. I am confused now."
		Jacqueline says, "There is possibly room for more than one person to help with that. Hard to say."
		olethros says, "but let's get the help of Commie, who is a scriptwriter"
		DavidW says, "hm. Wish there was an option to chat to Fish more first."
		olethros says, "Fish is not really experienced"
		olethros says, "(in writing)"
		Teaspoon asks, "have you played before?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think this is more about what others think about you and communism."
		Teaspoon says, "Agreed on that."
		olethros says, "well, let's have the commie over and make a funny story about the depression"
		olethros asks, "wave or lunch?"
		Jacqueline says, "So far we have one vote for buying him lunch."
		olethros says, "ok, I second that to get it over with"
		DavidW asks, "Is that my vote?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Unless you change it."
		DavidW says, "okay."
		Teaspoon says, "lunch it is then."
		olethros says, "it's like we're playing chess"
		DavidW says, "I do love food."
		Teaspoon says, "in chess we know the rules. This is something else again."

CHOICE MADE: BUY THE GUY LUNCH

You can't really afford it, but it's not right the way people have been treated since the blacklist got started. Ever since the first wave of investigations, when the Hollywood Ten were held in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing to testify about their alleged Communist connections, too many careers have been ended and lives have been ruined. You have a quiet word with your waitress, and give the man a nod when he looks around gratefully a few minutes later.

"The blacklist," you say. "I thought maybe we were moving past all that nonsense."

"You haven't heard?" Fish says, leaning forward. "There's a new witch hunter general in town. The House has appointed a Special Hollywood Investigator to weed out any new un-American influences in our wicked little industry: Congressman Jonathan Creed."

NEXT PAGE...

You have heard that name, now that he mentions it. Apparently Creed's been throwing subpoenas around left and right, talking about "updating the blacklist" with the hordes of new spies and infiltrators who've undoubtedly settled in Hollywood since the original investigations. You have a hard time taking such nonsense seriously.

"On a lighter note," Fish says, "I do believe that's Marlon Brando ordering a hamburger at the counter."

Ten minutes later, the pastrami's finished and the two of you are getting down to brass tacks.

		DavidW says, "Every ChoiceScript game seems to play out like this where one runs through several gauntlets, hoping for success at the end."


NEXT PAGE...

"So your first picture should be ready to shoot by the time your studio opens," Fish is saying. "Can't afford to have a whole production crew sitting on their thumbs while you're whistling Dixie. You still sold on that same idea that made Croghan bust a gasket? Let's see..."

He slips on some reading glasses and studies the stack of folders in front of him. "'A racy musical science fiction picture, set on board a pirate ship sailing the seven seas. It's about a motley group, who must struggle against forces beyond their control. The story's like nothing you've ever seen before, and the cast will be filled with top-notch actors. '" He pulls the glasses off. "That one still where your heart's at, Floyd?"

CHOICES:
- That's exactly the picture I want to make.
- I have a new idea.
- I want to hear some other ideas.

		
[Floyd] olethros says, "I love it, but let's hear some other ideas" 		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Channel"
		olethros says, "I love it, but let's hear some other ideas"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "but we spent so much time hammering out our racy sf picture!"
		Jacqueline says, "True. But it's also on crack, Tsp."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean that in the nicest possible way."
		DavidW says, "I just hope 'other ideas' doesn't mean restarting the pitch from scratch."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, you can stick to it or do something new or let him give you some ideas."
		Teaspoon says, "That's what worries me."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, if it does, I can easily reselect those for you all behind the curtain if you'd like."
		DavidW says, "Like, I don't honestly know if 'Fish' is going to suggest something new on his own or if we'll be making Fish's new choices."
		Jacqueline says, "So, olethros says 'more ideas' but you two could stick with what you already did."
		Teaspoon says, "I'd like to hear more ideas if we don't need to stick with them."
		DavidW says, "okay. Let's hear what Fish has to say."

CHOICE MADE: MORE IDEAS, PLEASE

"Thought you might say that," Fish says with a wink, pulling out a battered notebook. "I keep tabs on all the good pitches going around. I'm sure we can find somebody with an idea you like. Let's see here...." He thumbs the pages thoughtfully.

"Here's a good one. It's called Mr. Fletcher's Nights. This is a musical comedy, with the action in a world of dreams and magic. It's about a motley group who must sacrifice everything to protect the ones they love. That one interest you at all?"

CHOICES: That's exactly the picture I want to make.
- I have a new idea.
- I want to hear some other ideas.
- Actually, I'd like to go back to my original idea.

		Teaspoon says, "next."
		DavidW says, "oh, I see. Randomized pitch."
		Jacqueline says, "We have one vote for hearing another random pitch."
		olethros says, "ok, let's hear one more random pitch, then say 'a new idea' and then 'original'"
		olethros says, "(if they seem to also be random)"
		DavidW says, "mm, yeah."

CHOICE MADE: MORE IDEAS, PLEASE

		olethros says, "or just stick with the last one if they are all random"

Fish turns the page of his notebook.

"Ah," he says. "I like this one. The Voyage. This one's a religious adventure picture based on a radio show, set in the exotic streets of Morocco. It's about a man alone who must find himself. That strike your fancy?"

CHOICES:
- That's exactly the picture I want to make.
- I have a new idea.
- I want to hear some other ideas.
- Actually, I'd like to go back to my original idea.

		olethros says, "hm, ok, I have a new idea then"
		DavidW asks, "Do you?"
		olethros says, "he has"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing 'new idea' let's you go back through the step by step."
		Teaspoon asks, "Well, do we want to scrap our crazy picture and start fresh?"
		DavidW says, "I like our crazy picture."
		Jacqueline asks, "Two votes tips it. Tsp?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Who do you vote with?"
		Jacqueline leans in to make it more dramatic.
		Teaspoon says, "um, stick with the pirate picture."
		Teaspoon says, "We can unlock the HUGE FLOP achievement"
		olethros says, "ARRR"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you go with your friend DW? Or do you abandon David and vote with the newcomer, Olethros?"
		olethros says, "let"
		olethros says, "let's pirate the shit out of this movie"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you unlock the HUGE FLOP achievement by staying with your current choice, or do you unlock the HUGE FLIP FLOP achievement by starting over?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "original idea all the way!"
		Jacqueline says, "OKAY"

CHOICE MADE: ORIGINAL IDEA

"Marvelous," he says, "you've sold me a ticket already. But the real trick will be turning this nugget into a good screenplay."

He clasps his hands together and rests his chin on them, eyeing you pointedly. "What's more important to you...writing a musical science fiction picture that's steeped in familiar elements, or one trying to be risky and original, even if it might not work?" He squints. "No wrong answer, Floyd. Don't tell me what you think I want to hear. What's best for the story?"

You consider. You think the screenplay should...

CHOICES:
- be uncompromisingly bold, like nothing anyone's ever seen before, even if that risks alienating audiences.
- be daring and original, with only a few concessions to formula.
- aim for a balance between risky and safe elements.
- be mostly comfortable and familiar, with a few new twists here and there.
- be awash in familiar, time-tested ideas, to make audiences feel right at home.

		Teaspoon says, "I think we play it mostly cliched. With our setup that's the only sane way to play it."
		Jacqueline says, "I call bullshit if you all choose the last one."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, Tsp, the last one?"
		olethros says, "well, if we are going to use a mad picture premise, we can hardly rely on standard tropes"
		olethros says (to TSP), "you are mad!"
		Teaspoon says, "no, no, the *second-to-last* one."
		DavidW asks, "Where would the original Casino Royale fit?"
		Jacqueline says, "This plot breaks all the cliches... well, or rather it is a giant huge mashup of cliches, so..."
		Teaspoon says, "Good question. It's very fomula but in a randomized fashion."
		DavidW says, "I want a balance of risky and safe. There has to be some safety, or the audience will be completely lost. But sf and racy demands risk."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, point."
		Teaspoon says, "But it may also look wishy-washy"
		DavidW says, "Then add more tits."
		olethros says, "I say level #2"
		DavidW says, "As long as we don't make Eyes Wide Shut. That was awful."
		olethros says, "that's just because it had no aliens or pirates"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm interpreting this as olethros says 'daring and original, with only a few concessions to formula' and that you other two are still chatting."
		Teaspoon says, "between 2 and 3, I'll take 3, which David preferred."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I expressed 3."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay. Choice 3!"

CHOICE MADE: AIM FOR A BALANCE BETWEEN RISKY AND SAFE

He nods. "Got it. Now...how intellectual should it be? A smart script will make it a critics' darling and attract the educated crowd. But something more accessible could have wider appeal, make it play in Peoria."

You think about this, and decide the script should...

		olethros says, "you compromising dweebs"
		Jacqueline says, "HEH"


CHOICES:
- be packed with complex allusions and heady language: essentially intellectual.
- be smart, aimed at a college-educated crowd.
- have some amount of smarts here and there over a base of broadly accessible material.
- target a broad audience to maximize its appeal.
- shoot for the broadest audience possible, with nothing that might make someone feel dumb or confused.

		olethros says, "broadest audience possible"
		Teaspoon says, "I'll concur on that one."
		olethros asks, "we want to make a hit movie or what?"

CHOICE MADE: BROADEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE

		DavidW says, "yes. I agree. Broadest audience possible."

"Fine." Fish scribbles in his notebook. "Okay, then, one last question: how fast-paced a picture do you see this being? Do you see the audience on the edge of their seats, white-knuckled and jaws gaping? Or you shooting for something that plays out slow and deliberate, gives people space to breathe, time to take it all in?" He shrugs. "Different folks like different styles, so it just depends on what kind of crowd you wanna attract."
Good question. After reflection, you tell him the screenplay should...

CHOICES:
- have nonstop intensity from start to finish.
- be fast-paced and taut, only occasionally slowing down.
- alternate scenes of some intensity with slower-paced material.
- tend toward a contemplative pace, with one or two faster-moving sequences.
- maintain a slow, deliberate pacing throughout.

		olethros says, "I guess we want #2 for this"
		olethros asks, "or is it going to be a sitcom?"
		olethros says, "in that case we can go for #4"
		Teaspoon says, "movie. so taut."
		DavidW says, "Pirate speed."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "So that'd be... 1?"
		Teaspoon says, "there have to be a few slow songs in a musical."
		DavidW says, "2, I guess. Or 3."
		Jacqueline says, "Restarting the vote, 'cause I'm lost..."
		Jacqueline says, "Each of you, state your choice,please."
		Teaspoon says, "2 and a half votes for 2, so that won"
		DavidW says, "2"

CHOICE MADE: FAST-PACED AND TAUT, OCCASIONALLY SLOWING DOWN

Fish grunts. "So we've got an intense, lowbrow, occasionally risky musical science fiction picture as the first release from Studio McStudioface." He strokes his salt-and-pepper beard. "That sound about right to you?"

CHOICES:
- Sounds great.
- Let's reconsider the script qualities.
- Let's start over with a new idea.

		Teaspoon says, "SOUNDS GREAT"
		DavidW says, "So fetch."

CHOICE MADE: SOUNDS GREAT!

As you continue kibbitzing with Fish over the script, you notice someone in the booth behind him listening with increasing excitement, a half-eaten pastrami sandwich forgotten on the table.

Finally the listener turns, face glowing with pleasure. From the fancy outfit and well-coiffed hair, you expect some unmemorable business type. But as you lock eyes, you're struck by graceful features and a wide smile: not a suit at all, but really quite an attractive...

CHOICES:
- man.
- woman.

		Teaspoon says, "Ah, so this is the romantic interest."
		DavidW says, "and/or lead"
		DavidW says, "They like the same sandwich we do. It must be fate."
		DavidW says, "I pick man, but I can compromise on this one."
		Teaspoon says, "I like woman."
		DavidW asks, "olethros?"
		Jacqueline says, "Reminder: our character is female, in case you're contemplating orientation of our person rather than your own orientation."
		olethros says, "oh, in that case it's obviously going to be a woman"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		olethros says, "we are going to be a lesbian communist/black sympathiser"
		Teaspoon says, "go all the way"

CHOICE MADE: WOMAN

		olethros says, "who makes radical films"
		Teaspoon says, "this is a pretty radical film"
		olethros says, "also, a movie pirate"

"Pardon me," she says, "but I couldn't help but overhear. Are you Flowers Floyd, founder of the new Studio McStudioface? I heard you gave that stick-in-the-mud Croghan a piece of your mind before you left, and I just wanted to personally thank you for standing up to that old goat. It's about time somebody did!"

You know you've seen this woman somewhere before. Beautiful, striking features, a devastating smile. Then you have it. You've seen her in pictures! Tall, graceful, quick-witted in her half-dozen supporting roles, on the verge of becoming a big star. Of course: Livia Lane!

		Teaspoon says, "alliterative names. This person's destiny"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha - that first sentence is comedic ClubFloyd gold."


NEXT PAGE...

"That's right, I'm Flowers Floyd," you say, adjusting your spring-colored scarves self-consciously. "Livia, isn't it?"

"Livia Lane," she says with a grin, reaching across the table to shake your hand, "a pleasure to meet you. Everyone who's worked with you raves about it." Her eyes widen as she notice your lunch-mate. "Goodness, and you're Fish Grundy! I absolutely adored your films when I was little. Such a privilege!" Fish beams as Livia shakes his hand vigorously.

NEXT PAGE...

She turns back to you. "Look, I didn't mean to interrupt, but I've read in the trades about your vision for the new studio, and my ears pricked up when I heard you talking about the film. It all sounds fantastic. I'm a person who believes in doing whatever it takes to put something wonderful up on screen. I just want to let you know I'd love to be involved in any way I can."

You consider. Livia certainly has a reputation for hard work, and you've loved her in the pictures of hers you'd seen. Regardless of whether there'll be a part for her in the new picture, having a rising star around the lot can only help. Besides, she is pretty damn cute.

On the other hand, you've got a pretty full plate already without bringing any more people into your life, professionally or personally. And can you trust this Livia? For all you know, she's a spy for some rival studio.

CHOICES:

"Sure, we'd love to see you around the lot." (Smile)

"Sure, we'd love to see you around the lot." (Wink)

"You'd have to speak to my personnel manager, I'm afraid. I can't hire anyone on the spot."

		olethros says, "the only choice is smile or wink, I am afraid"
		Teaspoon says, "Mmmmm"
		DavidW says, "I like smile."
		olethros says, "ok, smile"
		DavidW says, "At least she's an adult."

CHOICE MADE: SMILE

"Wonderful," Livia says, beaming.

Fish coughs, one eyebrow lifted. "Beg pardon," he says, "this was meant to be a business lunch, if that's not too terribly inconvenient..."

Livia laughs. "Mea culpa," she says, "please don't let me get in the way. Unless...well, would you mind terribly if I sat in on the rest of your story meeting? I won't be a bother, honestly: I'm just dying to hear more about this project, and I'd be happy to be someone you can bounce ideas off if need be." She smiles hopefully.

CHOICES:
- Offer her the seat next to Fish.
- Offer her the seat next to me.
- Say I'd prefer to keep the script details private for now.

		DavidW says, "I hate the idea that she *might* be a spy. ugh."
		olethros says, "yeah, let's play it cool"
		Teaspoon says, "Private. Hiring her is one thing, but we don't want the actor writing the script."
		DavidW says, "regretfully, I agree. We need privacy, at least at this stage."
		Jacqueline asks, "Keep the details private?"

CHOICE MADE: KEEP THE SCRIPT PRIVATE FOR NOW

"That's perfectly understandable," she says. "I don't blame you for playing things close to the vest. Look, I'll be in touch, all right? Like I said, I think what you're doing is marvelous." She smiles at the two of you, pays her bill and quickly leaves.

"Now," Fish says, "where were we? Right, the characters." He licks a finger and pages through his notebook.

"Okay, so the original pitch called for an ensemble cast. Does that still sound right?"

CHOICES:
- Yes.
- No.

		olethros says, "sure"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."

CHOICE MADE: YES

"Okay. So this group. What do they have in common that brings them together? Are they..."

		DavidW says, "yes. We need the large cast for the chorus numbers."


CHOICES:
- Soldiers.
- Adventurers.
- Travelers.
- Ordinary people.
- Socialites.
- Performers.
- Outcasts.
- Scientists.
- Custom group role.

		olethros says, "they are PIRATES!!!!1111"
		DavidW says, "PIRATES"
		olethros says, "there is no PIRATES"
		Jacqueline asks, "Pirates? Or COMMUNIST PIRATES?"
		Teaspoon says, "Adventuring pirates sounds all right though."
		olethros asks, "how about they are SCIENTIST pirates?"
		olethros says, "it's a science fiction film after all"
		DavidW says, "Adventurers, I guess is closest."
		olethros says, "they pirate technology. ARR"
		Jacqueline says, "I can do a custom 'adventuring pirates' or choose adventurers."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which would you all like?"
		olethros says, "TECH PIRATES"
		DavidW says, "Or outcasts, maybe. That kinda fits."
		Teaspoon says, "outcast pirates? Outpast pirates is fine."
		DavidW says, "Outcasts works with the struggle part too."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... outcasts?"
		olethros says, "ok, yes."
		DavidW says, "yes please"
		olethros says, "I need to disengage, otherwise I'll never do my laundry and eat"

CHOICE MADE: OUTCASTS

		olethros says, "so, go ahead without me for now"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Come back later if you'd like."
		Teaspoon says, "enjoy"
		Jacqueline says, "@Recapping #Floyd if you come back is probably easy enough."

"Okay, they're a group of outcasts. Now tell me about them. What's a word that describes this group?"

CHOICES:
- Rascally.
- Bashful.
- Gruff.
- Inquisitive.
- Scheming.
- Bumbling.
- Dangerous.
- See more qualities.
- Custom quality.

		DavidW says, "PIRATES"
		DavidW says, "oh wait"
		Teaspoon says, "adjectives"
		DavidW says, "Rascally? Definitely not bashful for a racy picture."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe see more qualities?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes, let's"
		DavidW says, "seymour!"

CHOICE MADE: MORE QUALITIES, PLEASE
- Drunk.
- Eccentric.
- Clever.
- Loveable.
- Good-hearted.
- Love-stricken.
- Grubby.
- See more qualities.
- Custom quality.

		Teaspoon says, "drunk outcasts might be a hard sell"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I want, y'know, Aladdin visiting Futurama or something."
		Teaspoon asks, "eccentric?"
		DavidW asks, "so, of this list, I'd pick good-hearted, but maybe we need more qualities?"
		DavidW says, "'Cuase good-hearted isn't the best fit for pirates."
		Jacqueline says, "It could be. It could be about Robin Hoodesque pirates."
		Teaspoon says, "more qualities"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "good point"
		Jacqueline asks, "More qualities?"
		DavidW says, "please"
		Teaspoon says, "we're making the Pirates of Penzance/Tempest mash-up of the year"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh shit. I knew this would happen eventually. I clicked the wrong choice."
		Teaspoon asks, "oh, which choice?"
		Jacqueline says, "I can regenerate it somewhat quickly, or you can be stuck with drunk pirates."
		Teaspoon says, "FULL SPEED AHEAD"
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Which sounds kind of horrible for the 1950s, but then again, Nick & Nora did pretty well and they were constantly drunk in the 1940s!"
		Teaspoon says, "unless you really don't like that David"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm already imagining the barf clean-up on Stage B"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's roll with it in the interest of time. I'll try to be a more-perfect driver."
		DavidW says, "but ok, drunk outcasts. That sing."
		Teaspoon says, "but the 40s are a different period than the 50s"
		maga says (to Jacq), "except that as the Thin Man series became a Beloved Institution, and especially a Myrna Loy became a massive star, the drinking got toned way down and made into just a Nick thing"

CHOICE (ACCIDENTALLY) MADE: DRUNKS!

"They're a group of drunk outcasts." Fish grins. "That's great. Sounds like we've got the core characters sketched out."

"Now," Fish says, "I think we're ready to talk about a writer. Who's going to pen this crackerjack story of yours?"

		DavidW says, "Les Misarrrrables"
		Teaspoon says, "Sure, why not."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Sad and true."


CHOICES:

"I'm going to write it myself. It'll be a lot of pressure, but it's worth it to me."

"The script is of prime importance. We'll hire one of the best."

"We don't want to blow our budget. Who can get the job done for cheap?"

		
maga arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Teaspoon says, "probably cheap if we want our blacklist writer"
		DavidW says, "That's what I'm hoping."
		DavidW says, "If we can get blacklist guy cheaply."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, option 3?"
		Teaspoon says, "I expect so, no one else will hire him. Yes, 3."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "I honestly don't know if you can get that guy."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay - 3 it is."

CHOICE MADE: GET IT DONE ON THE CHEAP

Fish recommends some names of little-known screenwriters who might be able to produce a musical science fiction picture script on the cheap.

CHOICES:

Vivian Elko, an up-and-coming playwright who's talented but supposedly rather headstrong.

Willard Flannigan, who's never produced an award-winning script but always delivers them on time and on budget.

Jack Cooper, a real talent but who demands a lot of one-on-one time with the studio to realize the script.

Actually, maybe a low-cost screenwriter isn't what this project needs.

		Teaspoon says, "From this list, Willard. We want someone who's not going to fuss too much."
		DavidW asks, "of course, blacklist guy is one of the best too, isn't he?"
		DavidW says, "I knew an actual Jack Cooper, fwiw."
		DavidW says, "He was more of a musician, though."
		Teaspoon asks, "so you want to try for expensive screenwriters?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you want to see who's on the more expensive list?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think, as with this list, you can back out before selecting."
		DavidW says, "yeah. please."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: WAIT A SEC, WHO ARE THE MORE EXPENSIVE PEOPLE?

"Sure, that's smart," he says. "It'll up your budget a bit, but nothing's more important than a good screenplay."

Fish recommends a couple potential writers. You make a list and hash over their good and bad qualities, and eventually narrow it down to three candidates who've previously written well-regarded scripts with some similar aspects to yours.

CHOICES:

Louis Wright, who wrote Seven Stars for Paramount: a brilliant talent, but a reputation for being headstrong.

Ed Lazlo, writer of Seven Breakfasts at RKO: a workhorse who delivers strong scripts closely hewing to the director's vision.

Olga Tomorlin, whose Million for MGM was highly regarded: she demands a high salary but delivers award-winning scripts.

Actually, maybe a big-name screenwriter isn't what this picture needs.

		Teaspoon says, "That Choice Made is delightful."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we go cheap on this though."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "I'm having a hard time deciding."
		DavidW says, "If we go cheap, go for Willard or Jack. If we go expensive, I think I want Ed."
		Jacqueline says, "You could also write it yourself."
		DavidW says, "er, I suppose. But it's not our strength."
		Teaspoon says, "agreed on that."
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed. Just making sure you're considering your options."
		DavidW says, "And I like the idea of someone else trying to twist our premise into actual dialogue."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "It'll be a rough patch for them."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Willard or Jack or Ed?"
		Jacqueline says, "(That was for Tsp)"
		DavidW says, "I'm leaning towards Jack."
		DavidW says, "But I'll let Teaspoon decide ultimately."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we need Olga to get our studio off the ground running."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose that one-on-one time can't hurt."
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, Jack."
		DavidW says, "yay. Hopefully this'll help Jack's career."

CHOICE MADE: JACK COOPER

"Wonderful. I'll be happy to put in a good word for you," Fish says.

"But we still need one thing." He fixes you with a wry gaze. "A title."

Damn. Now here's an important decision. What should the title of your first production be?

CHOICES:
- Fantastical Fires.
- Benjamin and Bruno.
- Hideous Machine.
- Her Nuclear Dimension.
- Peter Skyborn.
- See more titles.
- Custom title.

		DavidW says, "I want the word Odyssey in this."
		Teaspoon asks, "Odyssey and Oracles?"
		Teaspoon says, "Something with O to match our alliteration"
		DavidW says, "hm, I don't like the __ and ___ phrasing."
		Jacqueline says, "I can do a custom title, sure."
		Teaspoon asks, "What kind of phrasing do you like?"
		DavidW says, "like, I want something epic and majestic somehow, but that will also put bums in the seats."
		DavidW says, "I think if the title is more than three words long, we've lost 'em."
		Jacqueline says, "It could just be Odyssey."
		DavidW asks, "Plundered Hearts?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or Outcast Odyssey"
		Jacqueline says, "Or Plundered Hearts. heh"
		Jacqueline says, "That's pretty awesome."
		Teaspoon says, "I like Outcast Odyssey a lot"
		DavidW says, "either works"
		Jacqueline says, "Outcast Drunkard Odyssey! (Kidding. Sorry again about that.)"
		DavidW says, "Outcast Odyssey"

CHOICE MADE: OUTCAST ODYSSEY

"'Outcast Odyssey,' a Flowers Floyd picture," Fish says, smiling. "That's settled, then."

He folds his hand and leans forward seriously. "Now...who wants a milkshake?"

NEXT CHAPTER...

Chapter Three

"Here's your coffee," Eugene says, plunking the mug on your overflowing desk and raising an eyebrow. "I should warn you, it's especially hair-raising this morning."

You take a sip and grimace in solidarity. "Gene, take a memo," you say, putting it firmly back on the desk. "Hire an office boy. One who can make coffee."

He rolls his eyes. "We can barely afford a best boy," he says, "let alone an office boy."

NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, so we needed a niece to make us coffee."

Compared to Croghan's lair, your office is a study in modesty, although to be fair, it's hard to be glamorous in a space the size of a broom closet. Your desk is already piled high with work orders, contracts, set designs, memos, opened and occasionally answered correspondence, and empty coffee cups. And you haven't even started production yet.

Gene tosses a typed report on top of the nearest pile, eyeing you pointedly. Frowning vaguely at the mess, you pick it up and give it a once-over:


Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: pre-production
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Crew Stress: 49%
--------------------------

"Crew stress?" you ask. "What's that?"

"Just some...observations," he says, raising an eyebrow. "Trying to keep tabs on morale. If you work people too hard, push too much responsibility on them, the quality of their work starts to suffer."

		DavidW says, "Boys can make coffee too."
		Teaspoon says, "but she'd presumably have worked for free."


NEXT PAGE...

"Of course, Flowers," he adds, fixing you with a warning gaze, "don't you take too much of that stress on yourself. You'll burn out faster than a Roman candle if you don't manage yourself with as much care."

Something about this strikes you as funny, and you imagine a dossier about your private life, typed up on company stationery just as neatly. It would probably look something like this:

Personal Stress: 51%

Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 44% The People: 56%

Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 53%
Your niece, Ada: 33%

		Teaspoon asks, "Jac, is this that stats rundown you mentioned?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"


NEXT PAGE...

This self-reflection seems like a good little exercise. You file the report away in a mental drawer and make a note to keep it up to date.

(You can review these summaries any time by using the "Show Stats" button.)

"Fine, Gene," you say. "What else you got for me?"

NEXT PAGE...

"Oh, nothing major," he says with a mischievous sparkle in his eye. "Someone named Jack Cooper just dropped off a draft of a certain screenplay last night." He plops a heavy script onto your desk.

"Jesus, Gene, why didn't you telephone?" you say, picking it up and hefting it. Skimming through the pages, you see that he's already filled it with penciled notes.

"Wanted an executive summary ready for you this morning," he says with a grin. "Besides, chief, you were about ready to collapse when you left last night. You needed your beauty sleep."

"I pay an assistant's wages, I get a doctor, a headshrinker, and a script reader, too," you say, shaking your head. "So what's the verdict?"

NEXT PAGE...

He folds his arms critically. "I'm not sure you're going to be pleased," he says. "Overall, it's a great script. It's got more or less the intensity you wanted, but the novelty is a little off the mark. Worse, instead of playing really broad like you wanted, it's pretty intellectual."

The current script draft looks like this:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%

"The question is," Eugene says, tapping a pencil against the title page, "what would you like to do about it?"

CHOICES:
- We can't afford to spend any more money on the script. Approve it as is.
- Pay for a rewrite, focusing on fixing...
- Save money by doing the rewrites myself, focusing on fixing...

		DavidW asks, "How could *anyone* make our premise intellectual?"
		Jacqueline laughs.
		Teaspoon says, "Jack was evidentally a mistake."
		Jacqueline says, "That is an excellent question."
		Teaspoon says, "But I'm rather charmed by this monstrosity."
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to approve as is, to be honest."
		Teaspoon asks, "Should we greenlight it and keep going?"
		Jacqueline says, "An intellectual but racy film about drunken, outcast pirates. Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "You could rewrite just the intellectual bit."
		Teaspoon says, "(I want to see this now)"
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, it costs money."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, so approve the script and carry on to the next issue"
		DavidW says, "Probably has lots of allusions to Homer and Virgil."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "You okay with green lighting?"
		DavidW says, "yes."

CHOICE MADE: APPROVE IT AS IS

		DavidW says, "and send Achilles to our tent."

"I appreciate the feedback, Eugene, but we've got people sitting on their hands out there. We've got to get this picture into production as soon as possible."

"That's quite all right, chief, I understand," he says. "And speaking of getting into production...you really can't put off the decision on this any longer. Who's going to direct this spaced-out sci-fi spectacle of yours, anyway?"

The moment's finally here. You've been avoiding the decision, but he's right: time is running out. This project's so close to your heart, you've been tempted to direct it yourself. But that would mean you'd be spending all your time in the trenches, responsible for every last detail. Maybe you'd be better able to realize your vision if you focused on being a good producer, which is what you're best at, and got someone else to sit in the big chair.

CHOICES:

The director's just a manager, more or less. Let's hire someone competent but cheap.

A famous director brings the picture prestige. Let's go with a big name, even if they might want to meddle.

I'll direct Outcast Odyssey myself.

		Teaspoon says, "Competent and cheap. WE WILL MAKE MOVIES IN THE EDITING ROOM"
		Teaspoon says, "(I just really want to see if that's possible with this game. Maybe it is!)"
		DavidW says, "mm. I'm leading towards cheap again."

CHOICE MADE: HIRE SOMEONE COMPETENT BUT CHEAP

		Teaspoon says, "anyway, we don't want someone to *meddle* with our precious pirate outcast script. He might want to make it sane."

"Wonderful. Here's some directors who aren't under contract to a big studio already and might have some time on their slate." He hands over a page. "We can make an offer today and have them on set by the end of the week. See anyone promising?"

CHOICES:
- Bill Westin, who directed a science fiction picture for RKO last year.
- Bosley Hayes, who's worked on a couple racy pictures for smaller studios.
- Thomas Avery, who's done a series of B-pictures known for their intelligence.
- Warren Finley, who you enjoyed working with at Croghan's studio.
- Maybe a low-cost director isn't right for this picture.

		Teaspoon says, "so racy, intelligent, or friend."
		Teaspoon asks, "If he likes intelligence, he may like the script that we didn't want to rewrite. Maybe just go with that?"
		DavidW asks, "yeah. That seems serendipitious, doesn't it?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Sure does!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Thomas?"
		DavidW says, "And I don't mind if the original vision has to change a bit in the actual production of this thing. You plant a seed, but you don't get guarantees how it'll grow."
		Teaspoon says, "Agreed."
		DavidW says, "yes, Thomas."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Thomas?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing. Okay"

CHOICE MADE: THOMAS AVERY

		Teaspoon says, "As long as we can change the marketing. I hope that's an option."

"That's settled, then," Eugene says with a sigh. "I'll draw up all the necessary paperwork."

There's a knock on your door. Gene pokes his head outside, then beckons you out. "They're starting over on C Stage," he says. "Come on, let's go do some screen tests."

NEXT PAGE...

There's a palpable sense of excitement in the air. On the one hand, this is just a screen test: a first pass from the costumers, makeup, lighting and camera crews to figure out how to make your stars look their best on screen. But it's also the first time cameras are rolling on your lot, the first time the talent's stepping onto a soundstage. You push past a rack full of racy costumes and some special effects crew doing a test shot with a matte painting, and can't help but feel it's starting to seem like an honest-to-God movie studio around here.

C Stage is smaller, but still spacious enough for a couple sets, a ton of rigging, and the editing bay and storage closets down near the back. The stage is packed to capacity today with people and gear.

A grip taps you on the shoulder. "The talent's here for the screen test, chief," he says. You and the others follow him to a bank of lights and cameras set up against a white background.

Filling the roles in Outcast Odyssey has been a tricky process, but your casting people did their jobs, and lined up an impressive group of candidates. For the leader of your group of drunk outcasts, you decided the role should be written for a...

CHOICES:
- ...man.
- ...woman.

		Teaspoon asks, "what, we don't get the option of "intriguingly ambiguous" on this?"
		Teaspoon says, "let-down. You pick, David."
		DavidW says, "I agree, the lead ought to be androgyneous. hmph."
		DavidW says, "Let's have a woman. I can pretend it's Laverne Cox."
		Teaspoon says, "It seems weird given...everything else in teh setting."
		Teaspoon says, "Woman it is then."

CHOICE MADE: WOMAN

As casting continued, you looked at a lot of possibilities. Finally, you decided the best person for the part was...

CHOICES:
- A friend of mine.
- A talented unknown.
- A B-list star.
- An A-list star.
- Myself.
- That actor from the diner, Livia Lane.
- My friend, comedy legend Fish Grundy.

		Jacqueline asks, "If you cast Fish Grundy as a woman maybe that's the ambiguous comedy you were hoping for?"
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding.)"
		Teaspoon says, "This one's...tricky."
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "What are you thinking?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's your chance to bring Livia back into the picture if you want."
		Teaspoon says, "not a friend, not us, not an A list."
		DavidW says, "I think it ought to be either a B-list or Livia, yeah."
		Teaspoon says, "Do we want a romantic option? Otherwise it might as well be a B-list."
		DavidW says, "Although talented unknown is interesting."
		Teaspoon says, "but how do we *know* they're talented."
		Teaspoon says, "I wish casting was a skill. It feels odd not to have that tracked."
		DavidW says, "well, we might've seen them in a stage play. That's how Vivian Vance was chosen to play Ethel Murtz."
		Teaspoon says, "that's true"
		Teaspoon says, "actually, talented unknown sounds about right for this flick. We have very little idea whether this is a B-picture or what"
		Teaspoon says, "an unknown doesn't tie us down."
		DavidW says, "okay. I like talented unknown too."

CHOICE MADE: A TALENTED UNKNOWN

You put out a call to several local theater, radio, and television agencies, wanting a fresh face, someone who could really make the role their own (and not cost an arm and a leg, either). You'd narrowed it down to a short list of candidates before selecting...

CHOICES:
- Barbara Levard, a nightclub performer with natural grace.
- Maria Ripley, an intense Method actor with a fiery passion.
- Lillian Brooks, a bright-eyed amateur.
- Betty Goodwin, a regular performer in radio dramas.
- Faye McGraw, a featured player in an amateur theatricals troupe.
- Actually, even though the character's female, you'd like to consider a man for this part.
- Actually, maybe unknown talent isn't what the role needs.

		Teaspoon says, "hmm. I'm tempted by Betty."
		Teaspoon says, "but it's not RKO's heyday anymore, is it? Maybe that wouldn't work."
		DavidW says, "I think maybe Maria."
		Teaspoon says, "Sounds good."

CHOICE MADE: MARIA RIPLEY

So your masthead talent, in bold letters up on the marquee, will one day be: introducing Maria Ripley as the leader of the drunk outcasts, in Outcast Odyssey, from Studio McStudioface. Not too shabby.

NEXT PAGE...

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Teaspoon says, "very shabby"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"

A short time later, Maria arrives on set, ready to submit to the screen test.

Maria shakes your hand. "Flowers, it's such a pleasure," she says, her trademarked winning smile spreading across her face. "I absolutely adore the script."

"I'm glad," you say with a smile. "Really looking forward to seeing what you can do on set. From what I've heard, you'll be spectacular."

NEXT PAGE...

Before long, the crew's ready for her. She steps in front of the lights with a smile, along with a costar. You decide to have them run a couple of scenes from the latest screenplay draft.

The first time through is a little rusty. Everyone's sweating, and it quickly becomes clear the ventilation system is on the fritz. What timing...

NEXT PAGE...

Before long, the crew's ready for her. She steps in front of the lights with a smile, along with a costar. You decide to have them run a couple of scenes from the latest screenplay draft.

The first time through is a little rusty. Everyone's sweating, and it quickly becomes clear the ventilation system is on the fritz. What timing...

CHOICES:
- Tell the crew to hurry things up, so the talent can get out of this heat.
- Tell the talent to quit grousing and do their jobs.
- Call it a day now, even if the crew hasn't gotten what they need yet.
- Reschedule the screen test for another day, even though it'll cost us.
- Crack a joke to relieve the tension.

		Teaspoon says, "I don't think anyone who qualified as GRUMP can manage a joke."
		Jacqueline says, "That was but a moment in time."
		Jacqueline says, "We all have our GRUMP moments."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Let's see stats!"
		Jacqueline says, "Turns out the GRUMP achievement did have a description: Get off on the wrong foot with your niece."
		DavidW says, "hm. I don't want to overwork either the crew or the cast."

CURRENT STATS:
Personal Statistics
Name: Flowers Floyd
Studio: Studio McStudioface
Natural Talent: Producing
Earned Talent: Editing
Weakness: Acting
Personal Stress: 51%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 44% The People: 56%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 53%
Your niece, Ada: 33%
Movie Statistics
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Title: Outcast Odyssey
Genre: scifi
Starring Maria Ripley leading an ensemble cast
Crew Stress: 49%
The script for your project is:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Your project is not yet in production.
Your project is not yet in post-production.

		Teaspoon says, "crew or cast or money. We've gone cheap so far, we can afford a little money I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, should have put a line break in between personal and movie stats."
		DavidW asks, "Should we reschedule the test?"
		Teaspoon says, "That seems the best choice."

CHOICE MADE: RESCHEDULE THE TEST
It's ridiculous to expect people to work in this heat. You'll have to get the ventilation system repaired and try this another day. Everyone seems relieved. Like any good producer, you've got someone at your fingertips to take care of the issue, so the hit to your budget shouldn't be that drastic.

		DavidW says, "Let's reschedule, then. We need to keep everyone happy."

Despite the bust, the crew's still able to experiment with some of the lighting designer's ideas. Helping you through this process immensely is the actress Livia Lane, who's joined your staff as an assistant director to help manage the cast and other details around the set. She's already proven her worth on a couple of occasions, and you're glad to have her on board. You offer what help you can, but you're mostly content to sit back and let your people do their jobs.

NEXT PAGE...
As the day drags on and your attention wanders, you have time to watch your crew work. As you do, you start noticing a particular grip working with the light riggers: wiry, and on the short side, which is only accentuated by a black turtleneck and close-cropped hair. As you pay closer attention, you're struck by the smooth, capable efficiency behind every move, the way tasks are no sooner assigned than dispatched, sometimes before other crew members are even through fumbling to find the right tool. There's something quite attractive, you think, about this precision and prescience, not to mention...

CHOICES:
- the man himself.
- the woman herself.
- the person behind it.

		Teaspoon says, "Ah, so being a producer is good."
		DavidW asks, "Is it Janice Miller time?"
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "I'm naming the grip prematurely."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. Sadly, the game is going to name the person for you."
		Jacqueline says, "But if by that you mean it's a woman..."
		Teaspoon says, "Person behind it."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Concur?"
		DavidW says, "It's been women all along except for Fish and Eugene. But door number 3 is okay."

CHOICE MADE: THE PERSON BEHIND IT

At a quieter moment between setups, when they're standing around waiting for another task, you catch their eye and give them a friendly nod. Their eyes widen and they look behind them before nodding hesitantly back. You wave them over. Face reddening, they shuffle towards you.

You stick out a hand, trying not to make them feel uncomfortable. "Flowers Floyd," you say, giving theirs a confident shake. "I just wanted to welcome you to the crew. You're doing a damn fine job out there. Been in the industry long?"

They seem to relax a little, running a hand through their close-cropped hair. "Well, er, 'bout five years or so, chief," they say in a drawling Midwestern accent.

CHOICES:
- "Call me Flowers, please." (Wink)
- "Call me Flowers, please." (Smile)
- "Call me Flowers, please." (Frown)

		DavidW asks, "Wink?"
		Teaspoon says, "If you want to date a drawling Midwestern...sure, no reason not to."
		Jacqueline says, "It's the fifties, so sure. Go all Madmen and imply that they can sleep their way to the top."
		Teaspoon says, "at least they won't be Corporate Spy (possibly)"
		Jacqueline says, "(Admittedly, Madmen is 60s, but anyway)"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, wink?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"

CHOICE MADE: WINK

They redden at your wink, but smiles back at you, too. God, they've got a wonderful smile.

"You've really been working as a grip five years?" you say. "I'm surprised you haven't been promoted up the chain, with talent like yours."

They look down at their feet with a frown and you feel a flush of embarrassment for asking such a personal question. You're surprised at how their sublime confidence and poise while working evaporated almost as soon as they started talking to you.

Although you can't help but find it a little endearing, too.

NEXT PAGE...

"Yeah," they say, "I, uh, got this bad habit of speaking my mind a lot. Especially if I see people getting stepped on or mistreated. Which happens all the time in this lousy industry. Good thing I love the work so much." They grin a little, turning their head a bit lopsided. "I mean, I could be a damn fine mechanic instead, if I wanted to."

They look up at you cockeyed, with a half-smile. "I hear you're getting a reputation for treating your people well. I...appreciate that. Means a lot to us down here. Me especially."

CHOICES:
- I don't want to get a reputation as a softie. Maybe I should be pushing the crew a little harder, making sure they're not slacking off. Art takes effort.
- The people are what really matter. At the end of the day, it's a job for them, not a passion.

		Teaspoon says, "If it's between running the talent hard and running the crew hard, I'd rather please the crew. Angry talent will just be good marketing."
		DavidW says, "I'm not happy about these choices."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Tabloids! Scandal!"
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "That's true."
		Teaspoon says, "So 2, I think."
		DavidW says, "agreed"

CHOICE MADE: PEOPLE REALLY MATTER

"I'm glad you appreciate that," you say. "I think everyone's happier if I treat my crew with the respect they deserve."

They smile, then look faintly alarmed. "There I go again," they say. "Putting my damn foot in my mouth. It's just what I think, no disrespect intended, ma'am."

"No, no, it's fine," you say, laughing. "Haven't you heard? This whole shebang started with me mouthing off to my own boss. A little more honesty's exactly what we need around here. Glad to have you on board."

NEXT PAGE...

You realize: "I didn't catch your name?"

"Oh," they say, putting a hand to their forehead. "Yeah, I'm not so good at introductions neither. It's Vic. Vic Martinez."

"Great to meet you, Vic," you say. You hesitate, wondering if you should say anything more. You're so busy, the thought of adding another person to your social circle seems exhausting. But maybe that's exactly why you should. And are they even interested?

CHOICES:
- Invite them to dinner.
- I'd like to invite them to dinner, but I'm not sure it would be appropriate given my position.
- It was great to meet them. Hopefully they can become a friend and ally on the set.
- It was nice meeting them, but I should really get back to work.

		Teaspoon says, "I'm tickled by Dysorder's intro appearing there."
		DavidW asks, "Eugene, where can we get a piano we can break?"
		Jacqueline says, "For the transcript, since I don't think Dysorder's disconnect will appear otherwise: it happened right before the choices and read 'I'm never sure. I don't like being sure about things. One minute you're sure, the next, everyone tuns into lizards and a piano falls on your head."
		Teaspoon says, "So...I like 3, I think."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking either 2 or 3."
		DavidW says, "so, let's go with 3, then."

CHOICE MADE: HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BECOME A FRIEND AND ALLY

"Good meeting you, Vic," you say, shaking their hand again. "And looking forward to working with you on Outcast Odyssey."

They smile. "Likewise, Flowers," they say. "Hoping for a good shoot." And with that, they turn to join the crew shifting into some new phase of work behind them.

The rest of the day is uneventful. Toward the end of the day, Eugene tells you he got a call from Thomas Avery, who'd be thrilled to direct the picture. All the pieces are finally in place!

You're just about to head back to your office and let the crew wrap things up when you hear a familiar young voice shout: "Watch out!"

		DavidW says, "Dinner is too soon anyway. We ought to find out what they like for lunch first."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Watch out! Here's where the piano falls on your head!"


NEXT PAGE...

You whirl around just in time to see a fifteen-foot crane crash over onto its side. A gaffer has just managed to dive out of the way and avoid being pinned under the steel boom arm. Standing to the side, hands clutching her dress in terror, is your niece, Ada.

You stride forward angrily as Eugene helps the man to his feet. "I thought I made it clear you weren't to visit the set without my permission," you say sharply.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Flowers," she says in a tiny voice. "I thought if I found a quiet spot to watch...I mean, hide...I could just watch the screen test and not be a bother to anyone. And then I saw they forgot to sandbag the crane, and I wanted to say something, but I thought if I climbed out of the crate no one would believe me or I'd get in trouble, or..."

"Girl probably just saved my life," the mustached gaffer says gruffly, stepping forward. "I'll give her that. But she don't know what she's talking about. We don't sandbag trucking cranes. Too much work."

"That's not true," Ada says, very quietly. "Union regulations say you have to sandbag anything over six hundred pounds." She sniffles.

You look back and forth between them. How should you handle this?

		Teaspoon says, "BOM BOM BOM"


CHOICES:
- I don't want to show favoritism. Scold my niece.
- Family comes first. Scold the gaffer for his mistake.
- It's my show. Take responsibility for this myself.

		Teaspoon says, "heck, just because we *know* she's telling the truth doesn't mean we know that."
		DavidW says, "Choice 4: Scold everyone."
		Teaspoon says, "why don't we have a "Scold everyone" option"
		DavidW says, "jinx"
		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		olethros says, "a gaffer!"
		Teaspoon says, "Anyway, we're definitely not going to be responsible. This is what we hire people for."
		olethros asks, "anyway, did I miss a lot?"
		Teaspoon says, "fair bit. We've got a script, director, leading lady now."
		DavidW says (to olethros), "And Ada just returned."
		Jacqueline asks, "Since they're both in the wrong and it's not an option to yell at everyone, why not take responsbility as the person in charge?"
		Teaspoon says, "That makes sense."
		DavidW says, "yeah. We gotta swallow this one."

CHOICE MADE: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

You sigh. "We've been rushing to get ready," you say, "I should have spent more time making sure everyone was properly trained, and getting the right safety procedures in place. I'll draw those up tonight, and make sure every crew member has the time to review them thoroughly before shooting begins."

The gaffer nods, relieved not to be the one to take the blame, and turns back to work, helping some others lift the crane back into position.

NEXT PAGE...

You turn to your niece. "Ada, I'm sure the gentleman appreciates what you did," you say. "But that doesn't change the fact you shouldn't have been here. A film set's a dangerous place. It could have been you under that crane." She stares miserably at her feet. "Look, girl, what would your mother think if I let something happen to you?"

"Probably be relieved," she says under her breath.

You feel a twinge of guilt at that. You know your sister: you can imagine what kind of mother she'd be. Maybe it's no wonder Ada's willing to hide in a crate all day to get out of the house.

You kneel down. "Look, Ada," you say. "You can't sulk about my film set unsupervised. It's a safety hazard. But..." She looks up, hopeful. "If you clear it with Eugene, you can come visit every now and then. But he's going to be responsible for you, and I need him, so you'd better find a way to be a help and not a hindrance."

"I'll be so helpful!" she says, eyes lighting up. "I can make coffee or run errands or hold things or..." She bites her lip, then kisses your cheek. "Thanks, Aunt Flowers."

NEXT PAGE...

By the end of the day, you're bushed. You stop in at your favorite corner store for a cup of joe and a skim through the afternoon paper. As you flip through the stories, a tiny headline near the back catches your eye:

LLOYD CROGHAN BEGINS PRODUCTION ON NEW MUSICAL SCIENCE FICTION PICTURE

You put the paper down, shaking your head. That bastard's trying to scoop you.

Looks like the race is on...

NEXT CHAPTER!

		Teaspoon says, "so Livia's a spy then"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we did pitch it to Croghan ourselves."
		DavidW says, "We don't know that. Croghan got the original premise from our own lips."

Chapter Four

"Watch it, buddy!" a trench-coated pedestrian shouts as Eugene narrowly avoids clipping him with your Bentley. He shakes a fist as your assistant squeals around the corner onto Sunset.

"Maybe you should slow down a little, Gene," you say helpfully, trying to unclench your iron grip on the armrest.

"We're going to be late," he says, narrowing his eyes at a jumpy-looking poodle on the sidewalk as if gauging its suicidal tendencies, but not easing up on the gas. "What a traffic jam back there. Don't worry, chief, I know a shortcut that'll have us there in two shakes of a lamb's tail."

		Teaspoon says, "ooh.....yeah, forgot all about that."

It's your first day of shooting, and it looks like you're either going to miss it or end up charged with vehicular manslaughter.

NEXT PAGE...

In an attempt to distract your assistant from his cheerful attempt to set a new land speed record, you ask, "So how's the crew holding up? We in a good place for the first day?"

He pulls a folded page from an inside pocket and thrusts it at you, not taking his eyes off the road. You unfold the report:


Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: production
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Crew Stress: 49%
Screenplay:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 56%
Directing: 40%
Craft: 40%

Now that you're entering production, you'll be tracking not only the caliber of the directing and acting, but also the craft of your behind-the-scenes technicians: the lighting, the sound, the sets and costumes. This depends mostly on your crew's stress and how you handle it. Quality craft, acting, and directing are all important for a well-rounded picture.

Remembering your little mental exercise, you take a minute to reflect on your own status, too:
Personal Stress: 63%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 38% The People: 62%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 53%
Your niece, Ada: 43%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 72%

You've noticed lately that the crew has been getting pretty lazy. Jobs that should take ten minutes are taking two hours. There's a billiards table in C Stage. Maybe you should crack down on them a little harder, before this turns into a monkey house.

		Teaspoon says, "Sigh."


NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "Now we need to go be harsh and things."

Fortunately, Gene manages to avoid either colliding with any fragile bodies or attracting the attention of the fuzz, and his shortcut whisks you to the gate of Studio McStudioface precisely on time.

You hop out of the car and hurry to B Stage. The crew's fiddling with last minute details, and the talent's all here, looking fantastic in their costumes. You round up the key players (including your director, Thomas Avery) for a quick pep talk before shooting begins.

"Thank you all for being here," you say, rearranging your spring-colored scarves. "You all know what a struggle it's been to get to this moment. I can't tell you how excited and privileged I feel to be setting out on this journey with you all. Thanks for helping me realize my dream." Maria Ripley touches your shoulder and gives you a beautiful smile.

You take a deep breath, looking around the circle. "Any questions?"

"I've got one, Flowers," Thomas says. "What kind of pace are we shooting for? You okay with giving us time to do lots of retakes, so we have a little room to breathe? Or we trying to get this picture shot quick and cheap?"

CHOICES:
- "Let the actors take all the time they need to get the performances right."
- "Let the crew take all the time necessary to get the shot technically perfect."
- "We'll keep shooting until everyone is happy, even if that means going over budget."
- "We've got to stay on budget and on schedule. A minimum of reshoots, please."

		Teaspoon says, "minimum of reshoots."
		DavidW says, "agreed"

CHOICE MADE: MINIMUM OF RESHOOTS

Thomas nods, scribbling a note down.

Maria taps a pencil against a script page. "And Flowers, how do you want us to play this scene? Follow the script straight? Or you want to allow room for improv?"

CHOICES:
- "Do what feels right. The script is just a rough guide."
- "It's important you follow the script very carefully."
- "The important thing is to do whatever the director wants."

		olethros says, "#3"
		DavidW says, "THREE"
		Teaspoon says, "3"

CHOICE MADE: DO WHAT THE DIRECTOR WANTS

		DavidW says, "Director is king in this situation."

You smile. "Let's make a hell of a picture," you say, to grins and nods all around. A bell rings from somewhere. It's time. You're ready for your first shot.

"All right, places, everyone!" the A.D. shouts. The director has a few quick words with some key crew members while the makeup people fuss over the actors waiting patiently under the lights.

Eugene produces the slate with a flourish.

You gaze over the details, remembering some of the technical conversations you and Avery had. You decided the film should be shot in...

CHOICES:
- black and white, which is cheaper and still common, especially for B-pictures.
- color, which is still more expensive but becoming increasingly expected, especially for A-pictures.

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "I love that we're just dumping this decision on Avery now. That's hilarious."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, this is a flashback decision."
		Teaspoon says, "ohhh...right. That makes more sense"
		Jacqueline says, "'Remembering some of the technical conversations you had'"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Otherwise, yeah. This would not be the time to change it up!"
		DavidW asks, "Can we do black and white until the pirate ship reaches Oz?"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Teaspoon says, "That doesn't seem to be an option."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Are the pirates drinking? Or doing drugs?"
		DavidW says, "The pirates drink."
		DavidW says, "Delicious rum drinks."
		Teaspoon asks, "maybe black and white?"
		Jacqueline says, "So a drink laced with drugs. Cool. Got it."
		Teaspoon says, "our intellectual niche musiscal about pirates"
		Jacqueline says, "You all seem to have been pretty light on the budgets all along, as if you're trying to make a B-flick, it seems."
		DavidW says, "You're confusing Oz with Wonderland."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "True."
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to stick with black and white if we're aiming for a B movie."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm kinda seeing this as a Flynn homage, in which case it would certainly be black and white"
		Teaspoon says, "(even though I can't stand Flynn)"
		DavidW says, "ok. Hopefully we have a good stuntperson team."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, B&W?"
		DavidW says, "yes, I think so."
		olethros says, "hm"
		olethros says, "maybe we are saving on filmin because we are shooting in color"
		Jacqueline says, "A valid point."
		Teaspoon says, "I like b&w"
		Teaspoon says, "and it's cheap"
		Jacqueline asks, "DW - you didn't sound confident. I'm reading this as Tsp = B&W, O = Color. Which is it?"
		DavidW says, "I'm just sorry we won't see the costumes in colour, but sf is easier to play in b&w, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "I concur on that point."

CHOICE MADE: B&W

And with the rise of television, presented in the familiar Academy ratio, a host of wider shooting formats have cropped up lately to try to make going to the movies feel different and more special than what folks can get at home. After discussing things with the director of photography, you decided to shoot the film in...

CHOICES:
- the Academy ratio, 1.37 to 1. It's cheapest, and it's how films have always been shot.
- widescreen, 1.85 to 1. Only adds a little to the budget, but gives the film a distinct feel.
- ultra-widescreen, 2.35 to 1. Requires more expensive anamorphic lenses and custom processes, but makes the film feel sprawling and epic.

		DavidW says, "ok, here we ought to take a risk. Go either wide or ultra-wide."
		Jacqueline says, "As I understand it, Aaron had a lot of fun researching stuff for this game."
		Jacqueline says, "It really does show."
		olethros says, "psycho was widescreen"
		Teaspoon says, "If we're gonna take a risk, take all the risk. Ultra-wide."
		DavidW says, "ok"
		olethros says, "I saw W"
		olethros says, "err say"
		Jacqueline asks, "That leaves me to break a tie?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or do you want to choose, DW?"
		DavidW says, "I picked UW"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought you said either W or UW, my bad."

CHOICE MADE: ULTRA-WIDESCREEN

		olethros asks, "hm UW color film?"

You take the slate from Eugene, and look it over fondly.
STUDIO MCSTUDIOFACE
PROD No. 01
"Outcast Odyssey"
DIR. Thomas Avery
Scene 14 Take 1
INT. DAY

"Who should do the honors, chief?" heasks.

		olethros says, "err BW"


CHOICES:
- It's my studio, after all: I deserve to be the one to do it.
- Let the director do the honors.
- The star, Maria Ripley, should do the honors.
- Give the clapper to the actress (and your A.D.), Livia Lane.
- Let the grip, Vic Martinez, do the honors.
- Let my niece do the honors.
- Someone from the crew should do the honors.

		Jacqueline says (to Olethros), "It's ultra-wide B&W."
		Teaspoon says, "This is the director's job, surely."
		Jacqueline says, "Which is pretty cool."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "This is a ceremonious thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you mean let the director do it, not 'let the director decide'"
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
		DavidW asks, "This is a big deal?"
		olethros says, "traditionally the grip does it"
		Teaspoon says, "I want our director to shout "Lights, camera, action!""
		olethros says, "I think"
		DavidW says, "I think Vic ought to do it."
		Jacqueline asks, "So that's two for Vic?"
		Teaspoon says, "so it is."

CHOICE MADE: VIC MARTINEZ

Vic holds the slate in front of the lens. "Roll sound," the A.D. calls, and then, a moment later: "roll camera."

"Rolling," the camera operator says.

"And...action!" Vic slams the clapper down, making the cracking sound that will sync sound to picture in post, and steps back. Like magic, the first scene begins.

The scene you're starting with today is from early in the script, when Maria's leader of the band of outcasts sings about her ordinary, humdrum life, little knowing how soon everything's going to change. The songs were all recorded over the past couple of weeks, so Maria just has to sing along to a recording of her own voice. The performance, coached carefully by Thomas Avery, leaps straight to the drunk heart of the character, and it's going to be a delight to see the footage when you watch the dailies tomorrow. As the day's shoot wears on, your direction from earlier seems to be paying off: the crew works quickly and efficiently, and the talent delivers good performances from the first take, meaning that before long you've already pulled a little ahead of the shooting schedule.

		Teaspoon says, "It was such a good idea being an expert producer."


NEXT PAGE...

After a hard morning's work, the A.D. calls "check the gate" one last time, and once the camera crew signs off on the last shot, you break for lunch, with a quick round of applause all around. Catering's put out a modest, appetizing spread, but you're too keyed up for a meal, so you tide yourself over with a blueberry muffin.

You're brushing the crumbs off your fingers when Eugene finds you and touches your arm, wearing an alarmed expression. "Flowers, we've got a couple of unauthorized visitors. I wouldn't have let them in myself, but..."

You follow the nod to see two gentlemen standing in the gloom outside the studio light's glimmer, chatting easily with each other. One you don't recognize, but the other has a profile so distinct it's been parodied around town for years. It's been a year since you've seen that gaunt face above an immaculate bow tie, a year since you've smelled one of those Diego cigars.

Croghan.

		Teaspoon says, "hoo boy"
		Teaspoon says, "If he's here to pay us off, I vote we take the money and retire to a sunny island."
		DavidW says, "Probably here to shut us down."


NEXT PAGE...

You stride over, not sure whether to be angry or flattered. He spots you and doffs his hat cordially.

"Flowers Floyd," he says. "Sorry to drop in unannounced. Just wanted to offer congratulations on your new enterprise. Looks like your picture is off to a crackerjack start."

"Mr. Croghan," you say, not taking the hand he offers. "And how's shooting on your own musical science fiction picture going?"

He smiles, exhaling a mouthful of cigar smoke. "You were ahead of the game on that one, Floyd, I'll admit. Six months ago all the polls started telling us the science fiction genre was hot again. Didn't see it coming." He frowns, looking concerned. "I certainly hope you don't think we've stolen your ideas, Flowers. You know I'd never stoop to that. We have an entirely original concept, of course." He spreads his hands widely. "I hope if we're to be rivals, we can at least be friendly ones."

This unexpected cordiality catches you off guard. What's he up to? Does he genuinely want to bury the hatchet, or is this some kind of power play?

CHOICES:
- "Thanks for coming by, Lloyd. Have a muffin." (Though it's painful, I really ought to be polite.)
- "I appreciate the visit, Croghan, but I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave now." (I don't have time for this.)
- "Get out." (Ordering the bastard around will feel damn good.)

		Teaspoon says, "MUFFINS WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING"
		DavidW says, "Muffins are awesome, yes."
		olethros says, "I abstain"
		Teaspoon says, "that was an easy choice"
		DavidW says, "'Have another creampuff, froggy'"

CHOICE MADE: SHARE PEACE MUFFINS

He smiles. "You're too kind, Flowers, but I'm afraid I have business elsewhere to attend to."

He steps aside, waving to the shorter man who's been waiting patiently behind him. "I've brought an old friend who'd like a quick word. Shouldn't take more than a moment. I know you're a busy woman." The tweed-suited gentleman steps forward with a tight smile. "Flowers Floyd, meet Congressman Jonathan Creed, head of the New Committee for the Investigation of Hollywood Un-Americanism."

Croghan nods to the two of you, and makes his exit.

		olethros says, "haa ha peace muffins"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh lor'."
		Teaspoon says, "this is going to be interesting."


NEXT PAGE...

Creed extends a hand politely, though his smile is less polite than predatory. So this is the man who wants to update the blacklist and throw a whole other group of your colleagues out of work for their political beliefs. You give him a grim smile back. It's anyone's guess which of you is trying to grip the other's hand harder. Creed is short, with a well-groomed balding pate, tortoise-shell glasses, and a professionally distant smile. He has the demeanor of a man who's quietly waited all his life to come to power and, now that he's had a taste, finds it sweeter than he ever expected.

"Miss Floyd," he says, which you'll let slide for now, "kudos indeed on your new studio. There are so many of you independents cropping up like mushrooms. I've had to hire two new staffers just this week to keep track of you all."

		olethros says, "CRAM MUFFINS DOWN THROAT"


CHOICES:
- "Rooting out the Reds is a dirty job. I'm grateful someone's doing it."
- "We're flattered by your attention."
- "That sounds like a lot of work. Aren't there easier targets Congress could be investigating? Drug cartels? Gangsters? Murderers, perhaps?"

		Teaspoon says, "I like the flattered answer. It's sarcastic without being crude."
		olethros says, "yeah, it's neutralish"
		Allen asks, "did someone mention MUFFINS???!?!?"
		olethros says (to allen), "all gone"

CHOICE MADE: WE ARE FLATTERED BY YOUR ATTENTION BUT NO MUFFINS FOR YOU

		DavidW says, "sure, let's stay neutral while we can"
		Allen | [LINK]

He offers a brief withering smile, like someone invited to pet a hated neighbor's dog. "Communism is the greatest threat this country faces, Miss Floyd. The left finds it amusing to belittle this threat. But our enemies are very real, and they understand as well as you the power of this industry to distort truths, to sway opinions. I trust I have your cooperation in rooting out any subversive elements that may try to infiltrate your production."

		olethros says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's try that again..."


CHOICES:
- "Absolutely. You can count on me, sir."
- "I'll do what I can to help, but I hope it won't interfere with my work."
- "I'll do what's legally required by your committee, sir, and that's all."
- "You harass my cast or crew, Creed, and I'll see you in court."

		Teaspoon says, "ten zorkmids that our grip is a secret communist"
		olethros says, "ooh, I like #4"
		DavidW asks, "I don't think 4 has much weight to it, does it?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Weight?"
		olethros says, "it's not a credible threat, no"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right."
		olethros asks, "do we know if we mean what we say?"
		Teaspoon asks, "anybody want a CS game about lawyers?"
		Jacqueline says, "4 seems like a great way to get in their gunsight."
		olethros says, "I'd still go with #4; if he's already made up his mind about this, then we might as well go up in flames. Mor einfamy for us"
		DavidW says, "There's no good answer here."
		Teaspoon says, "No."
		Teaspoon says, "well, that's historical enough."
		olethros asks, "remember, we are lesbian communist/black sympathisers?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So... 4?"
		DavidW says, "We're not communist. We just think rooting them out like this is stupid and/or silly."
		Teaspoon says, "3, then."
		DavidW says, "3"
		olethros says, "this game definitely is worth a replay"
		Teaspoon says, "(we wouldn't drive a Bentley if we were communists)"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Darn it! I had this already queued up: CHOICE MADE: I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL! I MEAN... COURT!"
		Jacqueline says, "But I'll do 3."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Well, I can live with that too."

CHOICE MADE: I'LL DO WHAT'S LEGALLY REQUIRED

His face darkens. "Perhaps you don't realize, Miss Floyd, that we're at war. It's an easy fact to miss. This is not a war of uniforms and battlefields, like those of the past. This fight is on our own soil, and these enemies are spies and subversives. People who seem like good, ordinary Americans on the outside." He looks you up and down. "People who could be any one of us. Unless you want to wake up tomorrow and start speaking Russian, I'll hope to receive much more than the legally required cooperation from you."

He pulls out a copy of your script. "I've had a chance to review the script for this production," he says, "despite your failure to provide a copy, as I requested of your staff. Fortunately, the copyright office was able to assist in my investigation." He flips through the script with a look of disdain. "I regret to say that this photoplay contains a number of elements the committee finds disappointing, if not downright unacceptable. Its perverted and unwholesome sexual themes. An appalling intensity and gratuitous assault on the senses. The smug, self-congratulatory intellectualism of its dialogue. I'm sure you'll be receptive to the changes I've suggested to make this more the kind of picture that wholesome American audiences would like to see." He smiles as he hands the script over.

You flip through it lightly. It's filled with red pen marks: whole scenes are crossed out with a large red X, while many lines and individual words have been rewritten or altered to ridiculously inoffensive alternatives. These changes would seriously undermine your picture, there's no question about it. But you know he's got the power to cause your studio serious problems if you don't comply with his wishes.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, the raciness has been an issue then."
		olethros asks, "can we go back to the court option?"
		olethros asks, "I'm sure he'd do the same if we said we'd cooperate, right?"


CHOICES:
- "We'll be happy to make these changes." (Truth)
- "We'll be happy to make these changes." (Lie)
- "We'll consider your revisions, but I can't promise anything."
- "This is censorship, but I'll consider some of these changes, if I must."
- "I'm not changing a word."

		Teaspoon says, "Aaron's rolled up the Hayes Code and the blackist into one villain. Convenient."
		olethros says, "yeah, that seems beyond his jurisdiction. Not changing anything!"
		Teaspoon says, "I want to know, very badly, what our studio's distribution system is."
		olethros says, "youtube"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Ahead of our time!"
		DavidW says, "I don't want to change a word."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Another sign of our communist leanings!"
		olethros says, "we'll go down in flaames"
		DavidW says, "He's the one with the red pen."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, say you'll make the changes but don't, or say flat out that you'll not change a word?"
		Teaspoon says, "We're talking about an era in which there was an industry-wide agreement about how long two people could kiss on stage."
		DavidW says, "The last option."
		Teaspoon says, "4"
		olethros says, "we are alredy antagonising him; and we're an independent studio"
		olethros says, "we're already fucked"
		Teaspoon says, "you have a point, o"

CHOICE MADE: NOT CHANGING A DAMN WORD

		DavidW says, "(Also if Creed has a copy of our script, you can bet our competitor does too.)"

[NOTE: ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! Word Perfect: Refuse to compromise your creative output.]

		Teaspoon says, "sweet."

Creed steps forward. "You ought to take care, Miss Floyd," he says. "There are laws in this country to punish people who seek to poison it. We've got quite a file on you already. There are certain unpleasant words you wouldn't want creeping into that file. Words like contempt. Dupe. Traitor."

He takes off his glasses and polishes them with a vicious little flourish. "Don't make things any more difficult for yourself than you have already, Miss Floyd." He puts on his hat and gives you a thin smile. "Good day," he says, "I'm sure we'll speak again soon." With a nod, he departs.

NEXT PAGE...Eugene is instantly at your side. "Those bastards," he says. "How dare they come in here and threaten you?"

"It's okay, Gene," you reply, taking a deep breath. "They're not going to stop us."

NEXT PAGE...

The rest of the first day's shoot goes well, and you manage to shrug off the unpleasant encounter at lunch. Thomas Avery directs with smooth competency, working through the shot list briskly and getting the footage that's needed. It's wonderful to watch Maria Ripley bring Jack Cooper's beautiful words to life. Maria seems to be struggling to slip into the role.

As you start to find a rhythm with the crew, your style as a producer begins to take shape. You've given a lot of thought to this. Some producers treat their crews like a pirate captain under siege, barking orders fast and furious, cutting out weak links with brutal efficiency, and not giving a damn about hurt feelings or personal politics. Though rough on the people, sometimes it's the only way to drive them to greatness.

On the other hand, some producers prefer a quieter approach: choosing politeness over efficiency, sacrificing rigor for good rapport. This too can be effective, if the crew comes together and bonds like a family, and really comes to care about the project. But it can also lead to sloppy work and turn projects into over-budget messes.

		olethros says, "btw, I thought that we had decided that the film was *not* going to be intellectual"
		Jacqueline says, "We did."
		Jacqueline says, "Then we chose a crappy screenwriter."
		DavidW says, "It was changed during the writing of the script."
		Teaspoon says, "and then we changed our mind, because it was expensive"
		Jacqueline says, "And we chose not to pay for him to rewrite that bit."
		Teaspoon says, "and also we got an intellectual director"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, that too."
		olethros says, "but it says: Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%"
		olethros says, "ah"
		Jacqueline says, "Once it went intellectual we figured we might as well get a director who could pull it off."


CHOICES:
- Drive them hard: see what they're capable of achieving.
- Treat them well: build a family, warts and all.
- Try to find an even balance, even if that constant self-monitoring is yet another thing to worry about.

		olethros says, "so we are doing a cheap intellectual film about space pirates in ultrawide b&w, with racy bits."
		Teaspoon says, "yup"
		DavidW says, "It'll be epic."
		Teaspoon asks, "how stressed are we?"
		olethros says, "sounds like.... a game of thrones / solaris crossover"
		Jacqueline says, "Our personal stress is presently at 65%"
		Teaspoon says, "We can probably handle 3, then."
		olethros says, "yeah, we dont want a picnic - we want to get things dnoe"
		Jacqueline asks, "So is that two votes for 'find an even balance'?"
		Teaspoon says, "I was thinking sort of Pirates of Penzance IN SPACE"
		DavidW says, "yeah, the crew was starting to slack. We need a balance."

CHOICE MADE: TRY TO FIND AN EVEN BALANCE

As the day moves on, you and the crew start to develop a rapport. Shot by shot, the footage rolls in. You won't get a look at the first dailies till tomorrow night, but you can't help but feel Outcast Odyssey is off to a great start.

NEXT PAGE...

At a quiet moment that afternoon, you're reviewing some footage and something incredible happens. You're taking some notes, momentarily distracted from the screen, when Eugene gasps. "Chief," he says, "look at that."

You look up at the screen, where shots from a different scene have just started running by. You see at once what grabbed Gene's attention. Something about the lighting is simply magical. The light kisses the edges of Maria's face with a radiant glow, bringing the black and white film stock alive with a creamy, textured vividness. You remember this setup: you thought it looked okay at the time, but seeing it on celluloid is simply transporting.

"Turned out okay, did it?" a familiar voice asks. You both turn around to see Vic Martinez, head poking into the dim screening room with a sheepish grin on their face.

		Teaspoon says, "nice"


NEXT PAGE...

"Vic," you say, "did you have something to do with this?"

"Oh well," they say, matter-of-factly, "when I saw the way we were lighting this, I realized if we opened the shutter a little wider, and compensated with some filters on the backlights and the lens, we could push this a little more, provided we developed the footage just right." They grin a bit, seemingly in spite of themself. "Spoke to the D.P. about it while we were setting up, recommended we swap out to a different film stock that'd pick up the highlights a bit better. Helped the boys in the lab develop it just right, too." They look at the screen again, nodding appraisingly. "Turned out okay."

Your eyes meet Eugene's briefly, reflecting your astonishment. You turn back to Vic. "You think you could keep working with the D.P. like that, Vic?" you ask. "Push a few more shots to get this effect?"

They shrug. "Sure, if you think it's worth the effort."

"I do," you say firmly. "And Vic?" you ask as they turn to go. "That's an awful lot of trouble you went to, just to make this one shot something special. Thank you."

They turn red. "Ah, it weren't nothing," they say. "Besides, Flowers, you've been such a good friend to me, when most people in your position would never even have noticed I existed. I felt like the least I could do is try to give you something special in return." They duck quickly out of the room, and you turn back to Eugene, shaking your head.

"People are full of surprises," you say.

He grins at you, patting your arm and looking at you with a fond sort of respect. "They certainly are, Floyd. They certainly are."

		Teaspoon says, "aw"

[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: CHIAROSCURO - Kick up your craft with the help of the grip.]

		DavidW says, "my my"
		Teaspoon says, "Clearly we made the right choice here."


NEXT PAGE...

By the time the last shot is called, you're bushed. There's a celebratory mood on the set. What would you like to do?

CHOICES:
- Take the drunk outcasts out for dinner. Bonding will help cement their on-screen relationships.
- Go drinking with the crew. It's important to establish a friendly working relationship.
- Get a quiet drink with the director, Thomas Avery, to talk shop about the work to come.
- Go for milkshakes with my niece Ada. It'd mean a lot to her.
- Ask that actor, Livia Lane, out for dinner. I'd love to get to know her better.
- Ask that grip, Vic Martinez, out for dinner. I'd love to get to know them better.
- Better make an early night of it: a nice relaxing bath and some time alone.

		Teaspoon says, "This is probably important."
		olethros says, "mmmmmmm too many choices"
		Jacqueline asks, "Want to see stats?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"

Personal Statistics
Name: Flowers Floyd
Studio: Studio McStudioface
Natural Talent: Producing
Earned Talent: Editing
Weakness: Acting
Personal Stress: 70%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 47% The People: 53%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 53%
Your niece, Ada: 43%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 76%

		DavidW says, "Drunk milkshake dinnah's w' evybody [hic]"
		Jacqueline says, "I have the movie stats, too, but it seems like it's the personal stats that matter for this choice."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me know if you want the others, though."
		Teaspoon says, "agree with David"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's true: drunken milkshakes are pretty rad."
		Jacqueline asks, "But when you say 'with everybody,' do you mean the cast, or that you wish there was an option to go out with both cast & crew (which there's not)?"
		Teaspoon says, "the cast"
		DavidW says, "oh, it's just that we can't make everyone happy at once here."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, I see. Hmm"
		Teaspoon says, "Um, let's see the project's stats after all"
		Teaspoon says, "we can party with cast or crew, who ever's more put out."

Movie Statistics
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Title: Outcast Odyssey
Genre: scifi
Starring Maria Ripley leading an ensemble cast
Crew Stress: 49%
The script for your project is:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Your production statistics:
Acting: 41%
Directing: 55%
Craft: 50%
Your project is not yet in post-production.

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking a drink with the director might be best, if only to get a better sense how it's going."
		olethros says, "acting is at 41%"
		Teaspoon says, "Acting is pretty low, yes. Let's go out with the cast"
		DavidW says, "sure, I'll let you two decide."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, take the cast out?"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"

CHOICE MADE: TAKE THE DRUNK OUTCASTS OUT FOR DINNER

The lot of you end up at a cozy Italian place a few blocks from the studio: you, Maria, and some costars and bit players. Over cannoli and more glasses of wine than are perhaps strictly advisable, you swap showbiz stories and talk shop about the first day's shoot and the plans for the days to come. Maria's got some great ideas for her character, and some grin-inducing plans hatching for one of the meatier forthcoming scenes. By the time everyone starts in on impressions of famous Hollywood stars, there are enough bottles of empty wine to make every one a gem of hilarity, including your own show-stopping take on a sour-faced Croghan chewing out his staff the day Outcast Odyssey opens to smash box office numbers.

It's what they call a wonderful evening.

		Teaspoon says, "Maybe this also destressed us, which would be nice."


NEXT PAGE...
THUD! The sound of the morning paper slamming against your door kicks off your morning hangover with a bang. Groaning, you pull on a bathrobe and crack open the front door just enough to retrieve the paper, trying to let as little viciously bright sunlight in as possible. As you're brewing a strong pot of coffee, you spot a headline a couple pages in:

FLOYD MUSICAL SCIENCE FICTION PICTURE STARTS PRODUCTION WITH RIPLEY
Tiny newcomer Studio McStudioface's lot was bustling with activity yesterday as director Thomas Avery began shooting Outcast Odyssey, the upstart studio's racy rockets and rayguns picture. Spirits were high on set, bolstered by surprise visitor Lloyd Croghan delivering well wishes to former protégé Floyd. Production seems off to a smash start, although word around set is the picture's already overbudget. After a few weeks of studio work, the struggling independent's next challenge: a tricky location shoot.

Hrmph. But you tap a pencil on that last sentence. Whatever hack reporter dredged this up is right about one thing: the location shoot's going to be your toughest challenge yet.

NEXT PAGE...

Time passes...
The low level of crew stress improves the directing.
The high quality of the direction so far improves the craft.
The low level of crew stress slightly improves the film's craft.
The film is a little over budget, and this slightly increases the crew's stress.

NEXT CHAPTER!

Chapter Five

At a quiet moment that afternoon, you've stepped out to drive Ada to the library to finish her homework (despite protests of "It's not distracting here, honestly! I was just watching the operator while I was thinking!"). Chatting about the day's work, the two of you walk across the lot to your parking space. But when you see your car, you come to a dead halt, the color draining from your face.

Your tires have been slashed, and spray-painted across your rear window are these words:

PINKO TRAITOR

"Aunt Flowers?" Ada says, hand grabbing yours, a growing fear showing on her face. "Who...who did that?"

		Teaspoon asks, "why, on earth, do we have an expensive location shoot?"


NEXT PAGE...

An hour later, your niece whisked safely home by Romana's chauffeur, you're still shaking. You knew with this new wave of anti-Communist sentiment sweeping through your industry that you might take some professional hits for your beliefs. You've made your choices about how to treat Congressman Creed and his supporters, and you stand by them.

But you never thought about your professional decisions touching your personal life like this, and the lives of the people close to you. You've heard people say "Better dead than Red" before. You never stopped to think about who might actually mean it.

Was whoever did this still watching when you walked out of B Stage, absentmindedly chatting with Ada?

Would they hurt her, just for being close to you?

You pour yourself a drink, trying to clear your head. Maybe you'll have to be more careful what you say in the future. If you're starting to become visible as a public figure protesting Creed's committee, maybe you need to start doing something to fight against that perception and step back out of the spotlight.

Or maybe that's exactly what they want.

		olethros says, "to the moon!"

There's a knock on the door: you're needed once again. The only thing to do now is shake it off and keep doing the best you can.

		Teaspoon says, "That's a fair answer."

The next few weeks of shooting pass by in a blur of celluloid jittering through gates, the fried-metal smell of overheated studio lamps, and endless triangle sandwiches of liverwurst and bologna.

Thomas Avery keeps the production rolling smoothly forward, and you respect him as a skilled manager, even while wishing he showed a touch more capacity for creative thought. Maria Ripley is doing the best she can in her role, but the performance isn't quite as memorable as you were hoping it'd be. The crew are working smoothly and efficiently, and seem to be balancing the project's stress with a casual ease on set, keeping hold of enough stamina to make it through the rest of the shoot. And you're a little over budget, but nothing to worry very much about.

Day by day, though, the picture's getting made. By the time you start packing up for the location shoot, you've got a handful of significant scenes crossed off the schedule. But taking the production outside the familiar bounds of your studio is going to be a whole new challenge. You hope Studio McStudioface is up to the task.

		olethros asks, "so I guess we can announce that we *are* in fact shooting at the moon?"
		olethros asks, "where we shall establish a communist colony?"
		Teaspoon says, "we should spring for pastrami, even if it puts us overbudget"


NEXT PAGE...
Location shoot, Day 3. Eugene's latest production report, neatly typed as always (did he pack a typewriter in his luggage?) and slipped under your door this morning, looks like this:


Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: production
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Crew Stress: 46%
Screenplay:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 49%
Directing: 61%
Craft: 57%



Remembering your little mental exercise, you take a minute to reflect on your own status, too:

Personal Stress: 74%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 47% The People: 53%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 46%
Your niece, Ada: 37%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 65%

You've been having trouble sleeping lately. Every night you're exhausted when your head hits the pillow, but you just lie there, heart racing, mind cooking. If you don't find a way to lose some of this stress, you're going to wind up in the hospital, or maybe an early grave. These are the cheerful thoughts that run through your head at night.

		Teaspoon says, "maybe we should have sprung for a better actress after all"
		Teaspoon says, "ah well."


NEXT PAGE...

After the frantic run-up to departure and a successful couple of days on location, today you're just killing time while some logistics get sorted out before tomorrow's shoot. Remembering you wanted a postcard to pin on your office wall, you flip through a rack at the post office, finally picking one that really shows off your location:

CHOICES:
- desert dunes as far as the eye can see.
- an exotic jungle.
- a tropical beach.
- a remote valley filled with forests and mist.
- rugged redrock countryside.
- the windswept prairie.
- a charming European village.
- the bustling streets of a foreign metropolis.
- the moon

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "Moon. No question."

(Just kidding: the moon is not an option, I just pasted that in for fun. Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

		olethros says, "ha ha ha ha ha"
		Teaspoon says, "awwwwwww"
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		olethros says, "and we had rather anticipated that"
		DavidW says, "No period after 'moon'"
		Jacqueline says, "That's the tip off that it was me typing that and it's not really part of the game, yeah."
		Teaspoon says, "It's kinda hard to see how to fit any of this locations into our musical, anyway."
		olethros asks, "well, I think we want a rugged redrock countryside?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Beach?"
		Jacqueline says, "A beach kind of sounds the most pirate-y"
		Teaspoon says, "agreed."
		DavidW says, "I like valley filled with forests and mist."
		olethros says, "who said they are sea pirates"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, no one, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "true enough."
		DavidW asks, "So you want a beach?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Except!"
		Jacqueline | pi rate
		Jacqueline |
		Jacqueline | noun
		Jacqueline | 1.
		Jacqueline | a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
		Jacqueline | synonyms:freebooter, marauder, raider; More
		Jacqueline | verb
		Jacqueline | 1.
		Jacqueline | use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright.
		Jacqueline | "he sold pirated tapes of Hollywood blockbusters"
		Jacqueline | synonyms:steal, plagiarize, poach, copy illegally, reproduce illegally, appropriate, bootleg; More
		Jacqueline | 2.
		Jacqueline | dated
		Jacqueline | rob or plunder (a ship).
		Jacqueline says, "That kind of implies that pirates are generally on water."
		Jacqueline says, "Except for media pirates."
		Jacqueline says, "But anyway, we should take it to #pedant"
		Teaspoon says, "is that a channel"
		Teaspoon says, "(also: beach)"
		olethros says, "ok fine"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "It is, but I'm kidding about taking the conversation to there."
		olethros says, "but I'd like a rugged beach with cliffs!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, one vote for beach so far?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that's two votes for a beach, methinks."
		olethros says, "yeah"

CHOICE MADE: BEACH

Yes, this will be a good souvenir for the shoot. You could use some color after the unpleasantness when you arrived. You weren't prepared to deal with the border guards confiscating the recording equipment. Hopefully the rest of the shoot will be smoother.

A few of those little details aside, the trip's been lovely so far. Having the whole ensemble cast on the road has been a logistical nightmare, but now that you're all here, it's wonderful. The scenery is stunning, and it's going to look breathtaking in glorious black and white, sprawling across those wide silver screens: a beautiful crescent beach of clean white sand, under a sky so blue it hurts. There's been delicious food, too: you sampled some kind of amazing grilled fish yesterday, and have been craving more ever since.

		DavidW says, "oh well, there can be mist in the next picture."


NEXT PAGE...

As you take your postcard to the front of the shop, you bump into Livia Lane, clutching a handful of souvenirs. "Flowers!" she says, smiling broadly, "isn't this place phenomenal? I was thinking of you last night: a few of us were eating dinner at this little bungalow we found. The owner was this tiny little woman, and she cooked us up a delicious meal...absolutely delicious, Flowers, you've no idea... but she just fawned over us the whole time. We wanted an authentic experience, you know, what's the right way to eat this, what sauces go where. But whatever we guessed first, she always said, 'Yes, yes, absolutely right!' She refilled our drinks whenever we took the tiniest sip, laughed at even our most long-in-the-tooth jokes...she so wanted to make us happy, I suppose."

She gives you a mock frown. "Reminded me of you, chief. Just a smidge. Do nothing but bend over backwards to make everyone happy, sometimes you end up doing just the opposite." She winks and rings up her postcard. Smiling, you shake your head and finish paying for your own.

Sounds like everyone's already collecting plenty of stories to tell the folks back home...

CHOICES:
- ...although that won't be for a long time, because most of the film will be shot on location.
- ...in a while, since a good third of the film is on location.
- ...soon, since only a few short scenes are shot on location.

		olethros says, "yup, it's over budget, so #3"
		Teaspoon says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "FWIW, you're only 5% over budget."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess that's two votes for 3..."
		Teaspoon says, "If we'd actually managed to make our film in the studio system I would be glad to make it way over budget"
		Teaspoon says, "but an independent studio is different."

CHOICE MADE: SOON, ONLY A FEW SCENES ON LOCATION

		DavidW says, "and it's our first film."
		Teaspoon says, "Right."

As the sun nears the horizon, shimmering through a haze of heat, you consider how you'd like to spend your evening. There's a nearby bungalow serving drinks, and someone you've been thinking of taking there. But maybe you have other concerns that are more pressing than your social life.

CHOICES:
- Take the actress Livia out for drinks.
- Take the grip Vic out for drinks.
- Spend the evening having meetings with cast and crew.
- Spend an evening recovering.

		
[Floyd] olethros says, "maybe we need to rest" 		Teaspoon says, "I think we need to recover."
		olethros says, "maybe we need to rest"

CHOICE MADE: REST UP

		DavidW says, "Rest McRestface"

You're too worn down to hold up your end of a conversation, let alone give any more pep talks today. You make your excuses, hoping your potential drinking companions aren't too disappointed, and retire early to your bungalow. You're asleep almost as soon as you crawl under the mosquito netting and your head hits the pillow.

Your dreams, thankfully, have nothing to do with Outcast Odyssey.

NEXT PAGE...

The next morning, everyone is up at the crack of dawn to roll out to the shooting location in a small convoy of rented trucks laden with gear. But getting the trucks loaded up and everyone ready to leave seems to be taking forever, and there seems to be a lot of standing around and head-scratching.

CHOICES:
- Time to crack the whip. Time is money.
- Maybe I should lend a hand to speed things up, even though there's plenty to worry about already.
- Don't meddle, even if it's tempting. My people will figure it out...eventually.

		Jacqueline says, "Your personal stress has dropped to 56%, btw."
		Teaspoon says, "Nice."
		DavidW asks, "So, have we been playing for 6 hours?"
		Teaspoon says, "five and a half"
		Teaspoon asks, "I think?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, 5.5"
		Jacqueline says, "The game has over 150K words of content."
		Jacqueline says, "You're a fairly solid chunk of the way through."
		Teaspoon asks, "more or less than half?"
		Jacqueline says, "More than half."
		Jacqueline says, "But if you want to postpone, I would understand."
		DavidW says, "well, I would like to lie down again."
		Jacqueline says, "maga and I are thinking you're about 2/3s of the way through it."
		DavidW says, "like, you could continue without me if you want,"
		olethros says, "I'll only play for another 30min or so"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I guess we'd still have two people playing -- oh, for 30 min."
		DavidW says, "ok, I can manage another half hour."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, cool."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, choice?"
		Teaspoon says, "that works."
		DavidW says, "Tempted to crack the whip."
		Teaspoon says, "agreed."
		olethros says, "ok"

CHOICE MADE: CRACK THE WHIP!

You start barking orders and rallying the troops...there's no time for this dillydallying. Folks start looking a bit more lively, and soon everything gets loaded up and you're on the road. You end up squeezed into a truck with your director, Mr. Avery, heading out over the sand in the predawn light.

Thomas suffers the bumpy road in silent dignity for a while, then turns to you. "Oh, Flowers, I've been meaning to discuss something with you. It's the ending again. Yes, I know, but the more I think about it, the more I just don't think it's true to Maria's character. For the leader of those outcasts to go through everything she does, and then make a decision like that so abruptly...it just rings false, don't you think?"

You've been worried this was going to come up again. Thomas just doesn't seem to like Jack Cooper's ending, despite your assurances to him that you've thought long and hard about it and that it's definitely the best way for the story to end.

On the other hand, a director likes to feel like he's got creative control. Even though he's wrong, maybe letting him get his way just this once will keep him happy for a while.

CHOICES:
- Flatly refuse to change the ending.
- Agree to discuss it with him for a while, but stick to my guns, even if it'll be a stressful conversation.
- Agree to some changes, but he needs my explicit approval for each one, even if that causes delays.
- Let him make whatever changes he likes, even if that incurs redesign expenses. [Only available if budget < +20.]

		Teaspoon says, "I don't think we can afford a delayed film."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, 1 or 2?"
		DavidW says, "Stick to guns"
		DavidW says, "2"
		olethros says, "stress!"
		olethros says, "1 or 4"
		Teaspoon says, "2"

CHOICE MADE: DISCUSS BUT STICK TO OUR GUNS

		olethros says, "i dont like these half measures"

You go back and forth with him for a while, conceding points here and there, but respectfully refusing to budge on the ending itself. After a long while, you finally wear him down and he gives in.

"All right, chief, we'll do it your way," he says at last. "Thanks for talking it over, at least."

You smile politely, but rub your temples. Your first headache of the day and it's not even full light yet.

When you arrive at the day's shooting location, you hop out while the crew sets up. The sun's rising in a perfectly clear sky, and you're optimistic you can get as many shots in the can as possible.

By lunch, though, the weather's taken a turn. Overcast skies delay a number of shots the D.P. was hoping would have bright sun.

Eugene shakes his head. "They said it's only cloudy two days out of the year here," he says.

"Yeah," you reply, glancing gloomily up. "Today, and tomorrow." At least the cloud cover cuts down the temperature, but you can feel the heat of the money you're burning just fine.

NEXT PAGE...

By early afternoon, some truly ugly clouds are gathering on the horizon. Damn! With one delay after another, you're well behind schedule.

"Maybe we should just call it, Flowers," Eugene says, eyeing the approaching clouds nervously.

CHOICES:
- Call it a day, even if adding another day's shoot will be expensive. [Only available if budget < +20.]
- There's still time before those clouds get here. Try to keep my cool and get one more shot before packing up.
- Just the threat of weather's not enough to stop Flowers Floyd. Keep shooting as long as we can.

		Teaspoon says, "It's a matter of trade-offs. Lower the direction, increase our stress, delay the film, increase the budget."
		olethros says, "hm I thought we went back to the studio"
		Jacqueline says, "If someone is struck by lightning, that will be expensive."
		Teaspoon says, "ooh"
		Teaspoon says, "One more shot. We'll fix the look in editing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, one more shot"

CHOICE MADE: ONE MORE SHOT

You squint at the clouds, but your eyes are blurry and you can't really guess what the weather holds. It was such a beautiful morning. The storm might not even head this direction. Or it might blow right over...

You're in the middle of a take when a deafening crash of thunder booms around you. Seconds later, it starts to rain. And not just rain...downpour.

"Oh lord, the equipment!" Eugene shouts. A mad scramble ensues. By the time you get the gear squared away, everyone is drenched, some of the gear is ruined, and nobody is very happy.

NEXT PAGE...

You thought you had a good definition for the word "terrifying," but driving back to the bungalow through blinding flashes of lightning, howling wind, and enough rain to give the Hoover Dam an overspill changes your mind. Fortunately, the storm blows itself out soon, lingering as only a mild drizzle, but the road's become a muddy disaster in the meantime. Your trucks are sliding around like ducks in a skating rink. And then the one in front of yours gets hopelessly mired, back wheel spinning in a quagmire of black mud.

"All hands on deck!" someone shouts. "Let's push!"

Maria Ripley, riding in the truck that's stuck, climbs gamely out to help, slogging through the mud to join the crowd assembling near the rear.

CHOICES:
- Get out and help.
- I'd just get in the way.

		Teaspoon says, "push."
		DavidW says, "yeah, help"

CHOICE MADE: GET OUT AND HELP

Wearily, you climb out to join the others. There go your new shoes. "And one, and two, and three!" Everyone heaves as the driver gently taps the accelerator. At first it seems like the truck's dug in too deep to escape. Then, with an obscene squelch, the truck lurches forward...and Maria collapses face-first into the mud.

Scores of hands move to help her up, but she's only got eyes for the source of the uproarious laughter coming from somewhere nearby. A few paces away, reasonably dry under a black umbrella, stands Livia Lane, who can't stop giggling.

"Find this amusing, do you?" Maria asks, with a futile attempt to wipe mud off her front, eyes staring daggers at Livia.

"I'm sorry, dear, really I am," she says, still grinning broadly, "just couldn't help myself. Didn't know we were making a comedy."

Shrugging off Vic Martinez, who's rushed over with a towel and umbrella, Maria walks calmly up to Livia, looks her in the eye. And before anyone can stop her, gives her a hard shove.

Livia shrieks and falls straight into a mudbank, crying out in pain. "My arm! Why you stuck-up, grandstanding little girl," she says, clutching one arm while struggling ineffectually to get to her feet. "Let me at her. I'm going to kill her."

		olethros says, "this is great"
		Jacqueline asks, "I thought we *were* making a comedy. No?"
		DavidW says, "oh dear"
		Teaspoon says, "uh-oh"


NEXT PAGE...

You hoped by next morning the whole thing would blow over, but the mood at breakfast is sour. Livia's sleeves are pointedly rolled up to show a purpling bruise, while Maria sits on the other side of the room talking loudly to her stand-in and ignoring everyone else.

You're brooding over your breakfast, trying to decide what to do, when Vic catches your eye and nods towards the door. The two of you step outside into the already simmering morning sunlight.

"Flowers, you've got to do something," they say, skipping the pleasantries. "This kind of thing can poison a production if left unresolved. Tensions were high last night, and they both acted unprofessionally, but now it's your job to make sure this doesn't balloon into something more serious." They fold their arms. "I know you usually put the project first and trust this kind of thing to sort itself out, but not this time."

Maybe they're right. Squabbling is the last thing you need right now. Maybe a pointed intervention could nip a brooding feud in the bud. On the other hand, it's a distraction from the job at hand: getting this film in the can. And there's always the chance that by sticking your oar in you make things even worse. What should you do?

CHOICES:
- Give everyone a day off to cool down, though that will add even more expense.
- Try to break the mood with a funny story.
- Try to give a pep talk about professionalism.
- Ask Vic to spend some time talking with them...even though it's a big favor and will interfere with their work.
- Don't get involved, and hope the situation blows over.

		olethros says, "either 1 or 4"
		Teaspoon asks, "Professionalism. What else are we a producer for?"
		olethros says, "hm"
		olethros asks, "pep talks?"
		DavidW says, "at least try 3."
		Jacqueline asks, "So that's 2 for pep talk?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: PEP TALK!

They look skeptical. "This one of those motivational speeches makes people want to jump out a window to get them over with?"

"Vic, I spent years at Croghan's studio massaging bruised egos and pulling productions through rough spots," you say with a grin. "Leave this to me."

The mood is sullen at first when you start in on what everyone assumes is a lecture, but this isn't the first temper tantrum you've smoothed over. By the time you're finished, you've not only gotten everyone fired up about the picture again, you think you've even made Maria and Livia a little embarrassed at their overreaction. They're coolly cordial to each other as the day's shoot winds up, but by sundown they're laughing together again, and even clink glasses over dinner. Looks like you've saved the day.

The weather finally does settle down, and the rest of the location shoot passes uneventfully. With some luck, maybe that'll be the last of the major crises.

NEXT PAGE...
Time passes...
Your tendency to prioritize the project over the people slightly increases your crew's stress.

NEXT CHAPTER!

		Jacqueline asks, "Want to call it here, at the chapter break?"
		olethros says, "sounds good"
		olethros says, "time to practice my bach"
		DavidW asks, "can a ChoiceScript game be saved?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'd like to see the next chapter, even if we stop"
		Jacqueline asks, "You mean the intro text?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I get one save, and yeah, I've asked maga not to touch the game this week so we can resume next week. He's cool."

Chapter Six

Ice clinks as Fish pours you a few generous fingers of brandy. You take the cool glass from him and lean back in your desk chair, closing your eyes for one yearning moment as your friend pours a glass for himself. It's been a long day: your plans for a five o'clock drink got pushed back to a six o'clock drink, and evolved at last into a creeping-up-on-seven-already drink flavored with exhausted apologies. Fish laughed them down, though, waiting patiently for the day's shoot to wind down and for you to have a free moment.

He clinks glasses with you and raises a toast to "soldiering on." You take a grateful swallow that burns like an oak-paneled drawing room. Another day behind you.

"This is good stuff," you say, eyeing the amber-colored liquid appreciatively. "Where'd you find it?"

"My little secret," he says with a smile. "But you're damn right it's the good stuff. Sounded like you needed it, chief. How's your shoot going?"

		Teaspoon says, "oh, nice."


NEXT PAGE...

Your eye catches Eugene's latest production update atop a stack of mail as you consider how to answer that question:


Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: production
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Crew Stress: 50%
Screenplay:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 56%
Directing: 57%
Craft: 57%


"Could be worse," you say.

He laughs. "Always a diplomat," he says.

You take another sip of the excellent brandy, more than anything appreciating the sensation of just sitting and enjoying something. It's been hard to remember to take time for yourself, these past few weeks, but you dutifully take a moment to reflect on your personal life, too:

Personal Stress: 62%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 60% The People: 40%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 40%
Your niece, Ada: 37%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 59%

NEXT PAGE...

Shooting's well past the halfway mark now, but there's still a lot of hard work to come. A lot of complex special effects shots still need to be captured, and coordinating everything requires precise communication between your production and postproduction teams, meaning a lot of painstaking, exacting work. Despite all the hard work, you can't imagine anything more energizing than watching the film come together, day by day and shot by shot. It's shaping up to be something grand.

"You think I'm handling things okay, Grundy?" you ask, swirling your glass and staring at the amber liquid musingly. "Any advice for a greenhorn producer?"

Fish scratches his beard reflectively. "If I were you," he says, "and, now, don't take this the wrong way. It's a common rookie mistake. You really ought to do something about this office." He knocks the bare drywall with a sad shake of his head. "Some paint, a few pictures, hell, even an interesting crack or two. Ain't nobody going to take you seriously as a big shot producer with an office like this."

NEXT PAGE...

You grin, shaking your head. "And how are you holding up, you rascal? Any new projects in the works?"

"Got some irons in the fire," he grins. "Something'll come up Fish Grundy soon enough. Oh," he adds, "you'll get a kick out of this. Guess who paid me a visit night before last?" He raises his glass in a mock salute, downing the last swallow of brandy. "Your old friend, Congressman Jonathan Creed."

"Creed?" you say with a frown. "I'd almost forgotten. Haven't heard a peep out of him since his little visit on our first day's shoot. Thought maybe he'd forgotten about us."

"Politicians are a bit like mosquitoes, Flowers," Fish says. "You think they've buzzed off, found someone else to hassle, and then zzzzip"—he skips his hand off your desk—"they get right up in your ear and start whining their butts off. No sirree, you can bet Creed's still keeping his fingers in the Studio McStudioface pie."

CHOICES:
- "And what was he whining about to you?"
- "Now, Fish. The man's doing an important job." (Earnest)
- "Now, Fish. The man's doing an important job." (Sarcastic)

		Jacqueline says, "There you go. That's the text until the next choice."
		Teaspoon says, "That does seem like a good place to stop."
		Teaspoon says, "We seem to be doing pretty well."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I'd say you are."
		DavidW says, "oh good"
		Roger says, "Huzzah"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll tune up this transcript a bit and ensure it's saved for next week. See you all next Sunday morning."
		Teaspoon says, "Good night"
		Jacqueline says, "s/morning/afternoon or eveing, depending on your locale."
		DavidW says, "good night"

*** SESSION TWO ***

You grin, shaking your head. "And how are you holding up, you rascal? Any new projects in the works?"

"Got some irons in the fire," he grins. "Something'll come up Fish Grundy soon enough. Oh," he adds, "you'll get a kick out of this. Guess who paid me a visit night before last?" He raises his glass in a mock salute, downing the last swallow of brandy. "Your old friend, Congressman Jonathan Creed."

"Creed?" you say with a frown. "I'd almost forgotten. Haven't heard a peep out of him since his little visit on our first day's shoot. Thought maybe he'd forgotten about us."

"Politicians are a bit like mosquitoes, Flowers," Fish says. "You think they've buzzed off, found someone else to hassle, and then zzzzip"—he skips his hand off your desk—"they get right up in your ear and start whining their butts off. No sirree, you can bet Creed's still keeping his fingers in the Studio McStudioface pie."

CHOICES:
- "And what was he whining about to you?"
- "Now, Fish. The man's doing an important job." (Earnest)
- "Now, Fish. The man's doing an important job." (Sarcastic)

		Teaspoon says, "whining. We can be honest with Creed."
		olethros asks, "are we continuing something from last week?"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Yes"
		olethros says, "ahyes"
		olethros says, "#1"
		DavidW says, "sure, 1"
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "By 'be honest with Creed,' you mean 'be honest with Grundy'?"

CHOICE MADE: What was he whining about?

"Oh, probably just lonely, poor little fella," Fish says, lifting a corner of his mouth. "Had all kinds of questions for me. Was real concerned about rumors he's heard, that ol' Fish Grundy might be sympathetic to the Communist party. Asked him if having sympathetic feelings is a crime these days in Mr. Eisenhower's America. He got all serious-like, leaned forward, says…'It can be, Mr. Grundy. It can be.'"

You lift a corner of your mouth at Fish's deadpan impression. "I can only imagine what happened next."

"No, no!" he says, lifting his hands, "I was real sweet to the little fella. He said I'd been seen entering and leaving the apartments at 99 Maplewood, where a known member of the Communist party holds regular meetings, save us. I said a lot of people live at 99 Maplewood. He asked if I'd care to share the name of such a person whom I might have been visiting on these occasions, and I politely declined.

"Well," he adds reflectively when you raise an eyebrow, "I believe I told him my private affairs were none of his goddamn business and he could run along off for a warrant if he really wanted to piss away American tax dollars investigating me for entering and leaving an apartment building in broad daylight, and didn't mind becoming a laughingstock down to the police station, where I believe they're pretty big fans of Hollywood legend Fish Grundy and don't cotton to frivolous, crybaby demands on police time." He taps a finger against his cheek with a frown. "S'pose that wasn't too polite after all, come to think of it."

		Teaspoon says, "yes, 1"

NEXT PAGE...

After seeing Fish out, you head back to your place to freshen up for an evening out. Skimming the Times yesterday, you spotted an ad for a revival of one of your favorite films at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. With a pang, you realized it's been months since you've gone to the movies purely for the fun of it, and a night out sounded instantly appealing. After some thought, you decided to…

CHOICES:
- Invite the actress, Livia Lane, to the screening.
- Invite the grip, Vic Martinez, to the screening.
- Spend some time with Ada and take her to the screening.
- I'd rather go to the movies by myself.
- Forget the movie and stay at the studio to take care of some paperwork.

		Teaspoon says, "I favour Vic."
		olethros says, "vic"
		DavidW says, "hm, sure, Vic is okay."
		Jacqueline says, "2/3 is a majority at present, right? Just so I know going forward..."
		Teaspoon says, "I think it is."
		DavidW says, "We seem fine to ignore Livia."

CHOICE MADE: Go to the movies with Vic

When you invited Vic, you were even more excited to learn they had never seen the picture. You can't wait to share it with them, since it's one of your favorites:

CHOICES:
- Rear Window.
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
- Singin' in the Rain.
- The Grapes of Wrath.
- The Wizard of Oz.
- Destination Moon.
- Frankenstein.

		DavidW says, "I must vote for Oz, of course."
		olethros says, "either 20k or moon"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Teaspoon, break the indecision?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'll go with Moon."
		Jacqueline says, "Moon it is."

CHOICE MADE: Destination Moon

		DavidW says, "I don't even know what Moon is; never seen it or heard it discussed."

You pick Vic up and get to the theater plenty early to grab the best seats in the house. The bow-tied gentleman in the booth hands you two tickets, and you give a quarter to the counter girl for a bag of popcorn. As the smell of salt and butter mingles with the opulent, oiled-wood ambiance of the grand old theater, you both head upstairs to your favorite balcony seats.

"You're in for a treat," you say, settling into your red plush seat. "Unbelievable special effects: it looks like they actually went to the moon and filmed there! It's not cardboard rocket ships on fishing wire any more."

The lights dim and the theater starts rolling a cartoon, but it's an oldie everyone's seen before, so the general chatter continues. Looks like you'll have a few more minutes to catch up before the feature begins.

		DavidW says, "Cheap popcorn."
		Teaspoon says, "George Pal! I like George Pal."

NEXT PAGE...

"So what's your story, Vic Martinez?" you say with a grin. "Tell me everything."

They shrug, settling into the plush red seat. "Not much to tell," they say simply. "Just a stagehand."

"Oh, come on," you say, picking a spring-colored thread off your sleeve. "Where are you from? Where are you going? What do you like to do in between? Everyone's got a story. I'm sure you don't want to be a grip forever."

"And what's it to you if I do?" they say, flushing. "Yeah sure, everyone's got a story. That don't mean everyone got a right to hear mine. Not everyone in this town wants to be in the spotlight all the time, you know. Some folks just want to be left alone."

		olethros says, "ooo touchy"

NEXT PAGE...

There's an awkward silence as they sit stewing and you think of how to respond. "I'm sorry," you finally say. "I didn't mean to pry. I'd just like to get to know you better, is all. If you're interested."

Vic lets out a big breath, staring off into space. "I know, I know," they say, looking faintly ill. "I told you I'm not so good at this kind of thing. Maybe I should just go, huh?"

"Don't you dare," you say with a smile.

They unclench just a little, finally letting out a chuckle. "Have it your way," they say. "Anyway, you're the one with the interesting life. Tell me about the great Flowers Floyd. How'd you get to be a big-shot producer, anyway?"

CHOICES:
- Tell them the well-rehearsed story: it'll be nice and relaxing.
- Tell them the real story: be honest, even if it hurts.
- They're not getting off that easy. Press to know more about them.

		Teaspoon says, "We might be talking to a tabloid reporter. Possibly."
		DavidW says, "real story"
		olethros says, "but it's a well-trained grip, no way he'd be a useless reporter"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. Well, if we're veering for real story I won't say no."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, real story?"
		Teaspoon says, "That's one and a half votes for real story, so I think that wins."

CHOICE MADE: Tell them the real story.

For the first time in years, you find yourself speaking honestly about your past, your failings alongside your successes. It's been so long since you broke from your standard spiel, the pieces you usually leave out are sharper: jagged bits of yourself you'd rather forget. Having your ideas laughed at, being told a woman could never make it in this business. Petty revenges. Years in a tiny stifling attic room, barely scraping together each month's rent, one gig away from living on the street. No letters home, and none from.

Vic listens, looking up at the theater's grand dome, without judging or praising anything. Just listens. Until you finally peter out, afraid of how much you've said, and why.

"Thanks, Flowers," they say quietly. "That was a better story than I was expecting."

You take a deep breath. "I've been doing too much talking," you say. "Tell me about being a grip. What do you like about it?"

		Teaspoon says, "This is a very long cartoon. Maybe there's also a newsreel too."

NEXT PAGE...

They stroke their chin reflectively. "Guess I just like a job well done," they say. "You get a problem, you solve it, you get the next one. End of the day, you go home and forget about it." They shrug. "Simple."

"But why work in the movies, then?" you ask, leaning forward. "You could do manual labor anywhere. Or be a mechanic, like you said." They chuckle. "So why Hollywood?"

They raise an eyebrow at you. "Cause you meet the damnedest people in this business, Flowers."

NEXT PAGE...

There's more to it than that, of course. As you get Vic talking, you slowly start to build a picture of how they see the world. Though they never quite come out and say it, it's clear they really love Hollywood for making magic happen. The right studio light shining through a set window to perfectly mimic a summer afternoon, even if it's winter midnight outside; a trucking shot so smooth it's like pulling the audience's soul slowly forward toward destiny. Engines that purr. The impossible made effortless. They get an almost impish look when talking about these things, a look of supreme confidence, as if they're pulling one over on the universe and nothing can stop them. It's rather endearing.

You discover that one of their hobbies is building model airplanes. "Used to take them down to the lake," they say, reaching into the bag of popcorn and pulling out a perfectly popped specimen. "Give 'em a bit of sidewalk for a runway, rig a wound-up rubber band to the propeller, watch 'em soar." They shake their head. "Drove Mel up the wall. Couldn't see the point. Always said it was a giant waste of time, let alone money."

"Mel?" you ask.

They stiffen up, then look away abruptly. "We've had a nice time so far tonight," they say. "Let's not talk about that."

CHOICES:
- Guess that Mel is an ex, and tell them about an ex of my own.
- Guess that Mel is an estranged family member, and talk about my own family problems.
- Change the subject to something less risky.

		Teaspoon says, "Let us be polite and change the subject."
		DavidW says, "yeah, change the subject"
		olethros says, "sure"

CHOICE MADE: Change the subject

"So," you say, falling back on your favorite subject, "what kind of movies do you like?"

They smile. "Simple stories, well told. Would have loved to work in the days of the silents, you know? Sunrise. City Lights. The Last Laugh." They glance warily at you. "Tell you a secret? I don't really care for most color pictures. Here they spend all this money to snatch up all them shades in perfect detail, make everything look real as life. But life's got too much color already, you ask me." They sigh. "I want my stories flickering, washed out, painted with light. Perfect. Nothing like down here at all."

CHOICES:
- "That's…beautiful."
- "Just so long as you don't let your boss hear you saying that."
- "There's a little perfection down here, too, if you know where to look."
- "Uh... it's not too late to go see something else."

		DavidW says, "hm. None of those sound quite right."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, 3 is a come on line."
		Jacqueline says, "1 is just reaction and appreciation."
		Jacqueline says, "2 is, I hope, humor."
		DavidW says, "Except we just told them about how flawed we are."
		Jacqueline says, "and 4 is oh shit this is a color film, oops."
		olethros says, "I like 3 or 4"
		Teaspoon says, "We're making a black and white film. Vic oughta like this."
		Teaspoon says, "well, ours, I meant."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "TRue"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm amused by 4."
		Jacqueline says, "(I didn't romance the grip when I played, nor did I take anyone to the movies, so this is new content for me. I'm glad you all are on a different track.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, 4 it is."
		olethros says, "> ROMANCE THE GRIP"
		DavidW says, "well, we can try 4."

CHOICE MADE: Go see something else.

They laugh. "I'll let it slide this time 'round."

They take a deep breath. "It's good to talk to someone. Thanks for finding time for me, Flowers," they say, shifting to the side so another moviegoer can squeeze by. "Glad to be getting to know you. Even just a little."

		olethros says, "that should be a command in some parser game"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon asks, "What, Romance the X?"
		olethros says (to TS), "yes"
		Teaspoon says, "It would have to be a rude game..."

NEXT PAGE:

The lights drop all the way down and the curtain opens to its full extent. The two of you settle back in your seats.

By the time the music swells up under the main title, the conversation's already fading away, and you can feel a smile creep onto your face. This is just what you needed, maybe what you both needed: a night lost in movie magic, without knowing how any of the tricks are done.

		vimes says, ">ROMANCE THE GRIP The throne objects to your wandering eye."
		Teaspoon says, "ROMANCE THE POTTED PLANT"

Watching the film again for the first time through Vic's eyes is a joy. They're on the edge of their seat at the rocketship's illicit launch, and stare wide-eyed as the astronauts set foot on the desolate alien moonscape. Motes of dust glow and swirl in the beam of the projector, just above your heads. At a certain moment you get the sudden sensation they're about to rest their arm along the seat back behind you, and wonder how you'd respond if they did...

CHOICES:
- Yes, it feels right.
- I'd like them to, but surely they can't be interested in me, can they?
- No, I'd prefer a non-romantic friendship with them.

		DavidW says, "1 or 2"
		Teaspoon says, "ditto"
		Jacqueline says, "If O is gone I can choose which of those."
		Jacqueline counts to 10...

CHOICE MADE: I'm into them, but surely they're not into me, right?

Apparently they are. At a certain moment their arm shifts over gracefully to behind your shoulders. You slide towards them, and they snuggle into you with a sigh.

It's a good night out at the movies.

When the curtain drops, you both meander out into the hot summer night, chattering about the picture: favorite lines, perfect moments. The golden lights of the marquee make your faces glow like movie stars. A moment comes, a lull in the conversation, and their eyes twinkle in the warm bulbs as they look up at you, cheeks still flushed from Destination Moon. You feel the moment gather like a wave above to crest, a baseball at the top of an arc.

CHOICES:
- Say they look wonderful tonight.
- Kiss them.
- Don't.

		DavidW says, "kiss"
		Teaspoon says, "yeah"
		olethros says, "oo!"

CHOICE MADE: Smoochies!

Your lips meet before either of you can stop them, shattering the question of whether you should. The moment holds its breath with you, as if together you can defy gravity, stop time, fly to the moon in a silvery rocket ship.

When you pull back, the look on their face mirrors your inner thoughts: mischievous and giddy, like a bandit with a roller coaster for a getaway car, careening towards something grand.

"Thanks for a wonderful night at the movies, Martinez," you say.

"My pleasure, Floyd," they say back. You hail a cab, thinking happy thoughts.

As you hold the door open for them, they pause, attention snared by something off in the distance. "Looks like a fire over there," they say.

You follow their glance to see a plume of smoke turned pale orange by city light, spilling into the sky. "Yeah," you say almost languidly, as if caught in slow motion, "and isn't that awfully close to…?"

They nod, biting a lip, confirming your fearful geography. The spell breaks and something clenches in your stomach: now everything moves much too quickly. "Driver!" you shout, hustling Vic into the cab and following right on their heels, "follow that smoke, fast!"

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "uh-oh"

NEXT PAGE...

The closer the cab gets to the column of smoke, the further your heart sinks. It's not a trick of the night or perspective. It's more and more clear that the fire is coming from the Studio McStudioface lot.

As the cabbie screeches around the final corner, your breath trips somewhere in your throat. Vic lets out a little gasp of despair. B Stage is burning. Smoke erupts from cracks in the walls and great licks of flame dance behind the upper windows. A small crowd, including members of your crew, has gathered under the cast-iron sign, silhouetted black against the fire's glow.

You jump out of the cab and rush forward. "Is anyone inside?" you shout at a kid you recognize as a set runner.

"Dunno, chief," he says. "Some people been working late this week, but no clue if anyone was in there tonight. Sure ain't seen anyone come out, though."

		Teaspoon says, "Do we have insurance/"
		DavidW says, "geez, I hope no one's in there. But I'm guessing Ada is."
		Jacqueline says, "I rather love how the name of our studio makes that first paragraph go from serious to 'oh right Studio McStudioface hahahaha'"
		olethros says, "scheisse"
		Teaspoon says, "tee hee"

NEXT PAGE...

You have only seconds to decide what to do. If the fire spreads to C Stage, most of your props and costumes could be destroyed, not to mention the negatives of all the footage you've shot. You can't imagine a worse disaster for your production. But if anyone's trapped in B Stage, by the time the fire department gets here it might be too late to help them.

Maybe you could galvanize the crowd into action, but with the stress you've been under lately, you're hardly at your best as a leader just now. And on the other hand, you can already hear the sirens getting closer: maybe you should leave this to the professionals. You'd never forgive yourself if anything happened to your team, or to Vic, because you were trying to play the hero.

CHOICES:
- Turn to B Stage, to look for survivors.
- Turn to C Stage, to save the negatives.
- Try to marshal the gathering crowd to do both.
- Wait for the firefighters to get here.

		Jacqueline asks, "Want your stats?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "yikes, what a choice."
		DavidW says, "1 or 3, I think"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess what your really want is your personal stress, which is presently at 65%. If you wanted other stats, let me know."
		DavidW says, "People are more important than a movie."
		Jacqueline says, "I like 3, but I'm just the bot."
		DavidW says, "I bet if we choose 1, Vic will help out somehow without being asked to."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we can pull off 3 with that stress level."
		Teaspoon says, "We're good at handling people."
		Jacqueline asks, "Olethros?"
		olethros says, "3"
		DavidW says, "I'm leaning towards 1, but will accept a 3 if that's what the rest of you want."
		olethros says, "we're better at directing than doing it ourselves"

CHOICE MADE: Marshal the crowd into action

You start barking orders, and people begin to respond. You've been a leader before, after all. People are slow to get moving at first, but soon you've rallied a handful of troops, people eager to do what they can.

"Okay, people," you say, tucking a scarf back into position, "we need one team to look for anyone still in B Stage, and another to ferry the negatives out from C." You check yourself, suddenly remembering something. "Actually, scratch that. We moved the negatives to B last week. So the second team'll form a bucket brigade, try to keep it from catching fire."

Thank God you've kept cool enough to remember that…if you'd been more stressed out, that's the kind of crucial detail that might have slipped your mind.

"Let's move out!" you shout. "Be quick, and be careful!"

NEXT PAGE...

Your people are off at a run. You stay outside on point, relaying info and barking orders.

Before long, the B team reports no signs of life in the burning soundstage, thank God. It's a good thing you haven't been pushing your crew harder, or who knows what might have happened. Without a rescue effort to distract them, the team has managed to save a few vital props and set pieces from the blaze.

The other team moves swiftly and efficiently to set up a bucket brigade, dousing C Stage's walls and roof with water.

By the time the fire department's left, hours later, clouds have moved in and the night is black and grim. You stand looking desolately at the smoking remains of B Stage. Most of it still stands, but it's totally gutted. It'll take a lot of money to rebuild…money you don't have.

Vic takes your hand. "What's going to happen to Studio McStudioface now, Floyd?" they ask. "What'll happen to Outcast Odyssey?"

You shake your head. "I don't know, darling. I really don't know."

		Teaspoon says, "I think we got away with it."
		olethros says, "it can't have been Pantsy McPantsFace that did it, right? he'd just want us in jail, not ruined"
		olethros says, "but I guess it could have been our old Boss"
		DavidW says, "The main suspects are our old boss and Creed."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, Vic certainly has an alibi."
		Jacqueline says, "(Not that I'd suspect Vic.)"
		DavidW says, "Unless someone on our team did it, maybe even by accident."
		Teaspoon says, "Livia."

NEXT CHAPTER!

		olethros says, "livia? that's strange"

Chapter Seven

The gate swings opens with a mechanical whir, and you nudge your car through, fingers clammy on the steering wheel. The winding curves of Mulholland and its lovely view usually clear your head, but today the drive just made you dizzy, more aware than ever of sheer drop-offs: one wrong turn from disaster. This might be your last chance to save your studio.

In the wake of the fire, all hell's broken loose. Production has come to a dead halt while you drown in investigations and red tape: the police haven't ruled out arson, and the insurance investigators haven't ruled out fraud.

What's become clear is this: getting Outcast Odyssey back into production and completed will take a lot of money, and fast: more than Studio McStudioface's got by a long shot. You talked to the bank, but they won't help you. Your personal savings were already bled dry. What you need is a new private investor.

Hell. What you need is a Hail Mary.

		olethros says, "AFK for a bit"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh dearie."

...

Here's where things stood when production halted:

Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: On Hiatus
Your ledger is in the red: nearly bankrupt
Crew Stress: 43%
Screenplay:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 56%
Directing: 57%
Craft: 57%



And your own personal life feels about like this:
Personal Stress: 65%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 60% The People: 40%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 34%
Your niece, Ada: 32%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 73%

		Teaspoon asks, "So, ah, we're not stressed then?"

...

A couple days ago, you and Gene holed up in your apartment with a pot of coffee, a telephone, and a huge list of names: anyone who might be able to help. The list of candidates dried up faster than the coffee rings on your table.

By sundown, you were left with only three names of potential backers. You hashed over the pros and cons of each before deciding who to contact.

CHOICES:
- My wealthy sister, Romana.
- The mercurial Arabian prince and sometime Hollywood investor, Faisal Raqim.
- Retired star Greta Garbo, who owes me a favor from my studio days.
- I've made up my mind.

		Teaspoon says, "I doubt Romana will do us any favours."
		DavidW says, "The choices are getting more and more difficult."
		Teaspoon says, "Yes."
		Teaspoon asks, "How about Garbo?"
		DavidW says, "'I vant my money to be lefft alone.'"
		Jacqueline says, "I went to my sister, but then again, I'd been really nice to my niece and you lot have been absentee aunties at best."
		DavidW says, "I think we ought to try the Arabian prince, but that might come at the cost of our relationship with Vic."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Why so?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, you're going to use your feminine wiles?"
		DavidW asks, "Well, if the prince helps us with money, what are we offering in return?"
		Jacqueline asks, "A REALLY NICE FILM?"
		Jacqueline asks, "GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT?"
		DavidW says, "I imagine Garbo will have a price, but possibly her price will be either to star in the film or get creative control."
		DavidW says, "This is all guesswork, though."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, yeah"
		DavidW says, "Hopefully the prince must just want a percentage of the profits. (If any.)"
		DavidW says, "might just want"
		Teaspoon says, "But Garbo wouldn't want to star in our film."
		Teaspoon says, "That's...not what she was about."
		Jacqueline asks, "Because she's retired?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, she ows us."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "I don't know that. Our film might be why she went into seclusion later."
		Teaspoon says, "She was very reclusive at this point"
		Jacqueline says, "er, she owes YOU, I should say (as the bot not playing this game at all just facilitating kthxbai)"
		Teaspoon says, "It's not our film - she's been retired for a decade at this point."
		Jacqueline says, "The word 'mercurial' gives me pause when it comes to the prince."
		Teaspoon says, "Of course, there's the risk that this game's Garbo is actually Norma Desmond."
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "So, maybe Garbo will write us a cheque just to get rid of us?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What does #4 mean?"
		Teaspoon says, "I also wish I knew what 4 meant."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what 4 means."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, seems like Olethros has stepped away. Where are you two leaning?"
		DavidW says, "I think collectively we're leaning towards Garbo."
		DavidW says, "Like, the worst she could say is 'no', I hope."

CHOICE MADE: Garbo

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, ah - it gives you more info."

You did a kindness once for Greta early in your career she said she'd never forget. When she retired abruptly from the silver screen, it was a blow not just for the movies but for everyone who knew her personally, who missed her kindness and keen, gentle mind. Although you haven't spoken in years, you're sure she'd remember you.

On the other hand, Garbo's withdrawn from public life after a few would-be comeback attempts fell through. Nobody's heard much from her in years: even the society tabloids have lost interest. Maybe she wants nothing more to do with Hollywood.

CHOICES:
- Pin my hopes on Greta.
- I'd like to consider other options.

		DavidW says, "Oh, so we can explore these options first then? Explore other options."
		Jacqueline says, "Seems that way, yeah. Okay, I'll show you what it says for our sister and the prince."
		Teaspoon says, "Sounds good, yes."

CHOICE MADE: More info on Romana, please...

On paper, Romana's a strong candidate. You know when she divorced that European popinjay she ended up with an unreasonably large portion of his estate. She clearly has the means to bankroll your studio.

On the other hand, you've never been on the best of terms with your sister. The last time you saw her was no exception. And you haven't spent as much time with her daughter, Ada, as you (and presumably she) had hoped. Not to mention, she doesn't have any track record as a Hollywood investor and doesn't know anything about the business, which makes her a wild card.

		Teaspoon says, "In real life the decision should be "GET MONEY FROM EVERYBODY""

CHOICE MADE: More info on that prince...

Prince Faisal is well known around town, and you've met him a few times before. He's from one of the wealthier Arabian countries, heir to an enormous fortune in oil but much more interested in Hollywood glamour than black gold. He's personally bankrolled several film productions and is active in the socialite scene: in fact he even flirted with you at a party once (though you were far from the only attendee to receive such attention). But perhaps you could use that connection to your advantage?

		DavidW says, "At the very least, the prince is gonna want a spring-coloured scarf lady as arm candy."
		Teaspoon says, "That seems sensible."
		Teaspoon says, "well, a sensible reading of the situation, I should say."
		DavidW says, "The prince is probably the best bet for the money, but I think we ought to ask Garbo instead."
		Teaspoon says, "If we go down, let's go down with style. And if nothing else, it'll make Vic's day."
		DavidW says, "It's possible even that Garbo will say 'no, but I will recommend you to fourth-person-with-money instead'."
		olethros asks, "are we trying to get money to cover the burnt down stuff?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Garbo?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: Garbo, for reals this time.

		DavidW says, "Vic would like Garbo's autograph, I suspect."

After Greta agrees to meet with you, in a surge of optimism you contact Prince Faisal and your sister anyway. But the prince has recently left the country to deal with the death of his father, and Romana just laughs when you float the idea.

Now this meeting is tinged with dread. If Greta Garbo won't help you, there's nobody left. She's your last chance.

You've cleared your schedule on the day of your afternoon meeting, to prepare. What would be the best use of your time?

NEXT PAGE...

It's 10 a.m. Your appointment is at three o'clock. You're feeling somewhat jittery. You've learned Greta values treating people well over burning the midnight oil.

What would you like to do?

CHOICES:
- Put together a binder with some of the best scenes from the script.
- Put together a sizzle reel from some of the footage lying around.
- Pore over old gossip rags and society newsletters to look for anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Ask the actress Livia Lane if she knows anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Ask the grip Vic Martinez if they know anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Take a walk to calm down. I'll need to be at my best.
- I'm ready.

		olethros says, "I'm ready, beeatches"
		olethros says, "hm, maybe the binder is not a bad idea"
		olethros says, "the sizzle real sounds like too much effort"
		DavidW says, "I like the binder idea, yes."
		Teaspoon says, "If Garbo's big deal is "are you nice to people" then Vic seems to be the person to talk to about that."
		olethros says, "but this seems to be 'ask vic about greta'"
		Teaspoon says, "especially since our relationship with Vic is at least partly a proxy for "how are you to your crew""
		Jacqueline says, "Spoiler alert: you'll have the opportunity to do a few of these, so just pick a few and do them in priority order to make sure the most important ones happen before you run out of time."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, cool."
		DavidW asks, "So maybe talk to Vic first?"
		olethros says, "it doesn't sound so important"
		olethros says, "but sure"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's do both and then see if we have any more time."
		Jacqueline says, "You all seemed keen on the binder."
		Jacqueline asks, "So that one first?"
		DavidW asks, "Well, what if Greta hates binders?"
		olethros says, "then we don't show her the binder"
		DavidW says, "What if Vic's info is that Greta hates binders and we waste time on the binders."
		olethros says, "ok, DW, have it your way"
		Jacqueline sits back and eats her pancakes while you all... "Oh, okay. Talk to Vic?"
		Teaspoon says, "I concur with David"
		Teaspoon says, "(naturally, since I was saying it)"

CHOICE MADE: Talk to Smoochieboochkins.

		olethros asks, "Smoochieboochkins?"
		Teaspoon says, "These choices are getting sillier names as we go"
		Jacqueline asks (of Olethros), "You missed what happened at the movies??"
		olethros says (to olethros), "no"
		DavidW says, "Like, possibly Vic has no info, but it's hard to guess what will help and what won't."

You track down Vic, who's collecting unemployment at City Hall. They nod seriously when you ask for their help. "I'll ring up some other tech folks," they say. "Someone's bound to know someone who's heard something."

An hour later, the phone rings with interesting news. "Heard from a friend of a friend who worked on a shoot with Greta once, years ago," they say. "Apparently,

she really values people who are honest and sincere. That the kind of thing you were looking for?"

"That's great, Vic," you say. "Thanks for the help."

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. That line break is messed up. Think that's the only typo I've seen in this game."
		Teaspoon says, "That probably will help in our conversation, anyway. We'll get a choice like "SING OUR PRAISES/BE HONEST" and know whawt to do."
		olethros asks, "OK, binder?"
		DavidW says, "ok, now make up the binder, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "Sure."

It's now eleven o'clock. Your appointment is at three o'clock. You're feeling somewhat jittery. You've learned Greta values treating people well over burning the midnight oil and appreciates honesty and sincerity.

What would you like to do?

CHOICES
- Put together a binder with some of the best scenes from the script.
- Put together a sizzle reel from some of the footage lying around.
- Pore over old gossip rags and society newsletters to look for anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Ask the actress Livia Lane if she knows anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Take a walk to calm down. I'll need to be at my best.
- I'm ready.

CHOICE MADE: Put together a binder.

Maybe flipping through some of the script highlights will give Greta a sense of the story, show off the caliber of the writing. You staple together a few of your favorite script pages and cross your fingers they'll pique Greta's interest.

It's noon already. Your appointment is at three o'clock. You're feeling somewhat jittery. You've pulled together some pages from the screenplay. You've learned Greta values treating people well over burning the midnight oil and appreciates honesty and sincerity.

What would you like to do?

CHOICES:
- Put together a sizzle reel from some of the footage lying around.
- Pore over old gossip rags and society newsletters to look for anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Ask the actress Livia Lane if she knows anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Take a walk to calm down. I'll need to be at my best.
- I'm ready.

		Teaspoon says, "We should have time to get a sizzle reel and go for a walk."
		Jacqueline says, "I would think so, yeah."
		DavidW says, "We definitely need a walk, but I hope that can wait until last."
		Teaspoon says, "So, reel? It might be silly going to get film funding without a film reel."
		olethros says, "if it's possible"

CHOICE MADE: Put together a sizzle reel

		DavidW asks, "How will we play the reel?"

Slipping into the editing booth, you roll up your sleeves and splice together some of the best bits of footage from the dailies reels. It's the quickest of hack jobs, but your skill at editing gives you an edge, and you end up assembling something that shows off your film's craft and the caliber of its acting and directing.

It's one o'clock, your last chance to act before heading up to Mulholland. Your appointment is at three o'clock. You're feeling somewhat jittery. You've put together a demo reel and some pages from the screenplay. You've learned Greta values treating people well over burning the midnight oil and appreciates honesty and sincerity.

What would you like to do?

		Teaspoon says, "If Garbo is a Desmond stand-in, she'll have her own projector."
		DavidW says, "oh, editing skill helped there. That's good."

CHOICES:
- Pore over old gossip rags and society newsletters to look for anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Ask the actress Livia Lane if she knows anything about Greta that might be useful.
- Take a walk to calm down. I'll need to be at my best.
- I'm ready.

		Teaspoon says, "Okay, walk now."
		olethros says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "walk to calm down"

CHOICE MADE: Go for a walk.

Some time spent easing your nervous tension pays off. After an hour you feel calmer, more on top of your game, less likely to let your stress get the better of you at this crucial meeting.

NEXT PAGE...

And that was it. You were out of time.

"Now remember," Eugene had said, hovering nervously outside the car while you angled the rearview mirror to take one last look at yourself, "don't talk about the money right away. Put your best foot forward, get her interested. Reel her in. Be firm about how much we need, but try not to come off as rude or presumptuous. And don't seem too desperate! These big-money types can smell despair on you, actually smell it."

"You're a groundswell of encouragement, Gene," you replied grimly, starting the engine.

He sighed, and reached through the open window to pat your shoulder. "You'll do fine, Floyd. Just…bring home the bacon, all right?"

And now you've arrived at your moment of truth. The gate swings shut behind you with an ominous clang. Everyone's counting on you not to screw this up.

NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "BOM BOM BOM"

You ease the car carefully down a white gravel drive, past tastefully moss-covered statuary and trees manicured to within an inch of their lives. The grounds, though fussily well-maintained, nevertheless have a strange air of neglect, like a toy that's never been unwrapped. Rounding a bend, you see the house itself, smaller than you expected but richly appointed: you're almost surprised there's not a line of footmen in livery waiting to greet you.

You park in the gravel circle and walk up the steps with all the confidence you can muster. Within moments of your sharp rap on the door, it's opened by a well-dressed butler.

"Floyd," he says with a small bow, escorting you into the marble-floored entrance hall. "Mrs. Garbo is just finishing an important telephone call and will be with you shortly. She wished me to express how much she is looking forward to this meeting." He gestures with a white-gloved hand toward a pair of elegant French doors. "You're welcome to wait in the library, if you please."

You do please, and moments later find yourself in a well-appointed room lined with well-appointed bookshelves.

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Books!"

NEXT PAGE...

Running your finger across the spines, you remember Greta's love for reading, a purer form of storytelling than the endless compromises and imperfections of moving pictures. Looking around the walls, you don't see a single shred of her Hollywood past: no posters, no framed photos. You hope you haven't made a mistake in dredging up a part of her life she'd rather forget.

Glancing round the rest of the room, you notice an abandoned newspaper with a familiar face on the cover. Picking it up from an overstuffed chair, you smooth it out and stare in growing dismay at the headline:

SILENT-ERA FUNNYMAN FISH GRUNDY HELD IN CONTEMPT

Fish Grundy, golden-age stage and screen star, was held in contempt of court today for pleading the Fifth at a special congressional hearing. Mr. Grundy was subpoenaed by Congressman Jonathan Creed to testify about Communist activity in Hollywood. The actor is alleged to have attended a number of Party meetings at a well-known Red address, 99 Maplewood Street in Los Angeles, and to have met there a number of Party members with connections to Soviet spy networks and propaganda machines. Charges have not been filed against Mr. Grundy, but his name is expected to be added to the Hollywood blacklist.

		DavidW says, "Wonder who Garbo is talking to."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh crumbs."

NEXT PAGE...

You can't believe it. How could they go after Fish? He's one of the sweetest people you know. You hadn't even heard he'd been served a subpoena, let alone testified before Congress. And surely these allegations are false. But if they are, why didn't he just say so?

The double doors creak open behind you before you have time to think things through. You try to put the matter from your mind and turn around with a smile as Greta Garbo steps into the room.

NEXT PAGE...

"Flowers," she says, kissing your cheeks in the European style and smiling at you fondly. "It's been such a long time. How good to see you again."

CHOICES:
- "It's good to see you too."
- "You're looking wonderful."
- "You're looking wonderful." (Suggestively)

		DavidW says, "It's good to see you too"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm amused that we would have a suggestive option."

CHOICE MADE: Good to see you, too.

"I wonder if you'd care for some hors d'oeuvres?" she asks, beckoning towards the door. The butler steps smoothly in, balancing a silver platter. He places it on an oak sideboard and pulls off the lid, revealing some gooey piles of round balls topped with a pasty green sauce.

"Roe of gejang topped with lobster tomalley," she says, gesturing to the platter but not moving to sample it herself. "The roe are, of course, the eggs of a rather unpleasant-looking little fish. The tomalley is the liquified insides of a lobster, specifically the bits that filter out impurities, apparently. It's the latest delicacy at all the society parties. Won't you try a bite?"

		DavidW says, "wow"

NEXT PAGE...

You take a hesitant step towards the sideboard and the pungent odor coming from the platter. Not wanting to be rude, you pick up one of the goo-smeared crackers and, before you can second-guess yourself, pop it into your mouth.

You've never acquired much of a taste for gourmet food. In fact, you tend to stick with pastrami whenever you can get it. So you're not prepared for the explosion of rancid flavors, the mealy texture of the bitter, oozy sauce, the tiny squelch of each rank fish egg bursting in your mouth. This is possibly the most vile thing you've ever tasted.

Greta watches you expectantly as you carefully chew and swallow, keeping your expression neutral. "Well?" she asks, when you've finished. "How do you like it?"

		DavidW says, "ha ha ha ha"

CHOICES:
- "It's delicious."
- "It's…okay, I suppose."
- "It's terrible."

		DavidW says, "It's terrible"
		Doug says, "This is possibly the most vile thing I've ever tasted. (Suggestively)"
		Jacqueline says, "Haha"
		DavidW says (to Doug), "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "So, Vic said she values honesty."
		DavidW says, "Yes, be honest."
		DavidW says, "I'm sure she knows it's awful."
		Teaspoon says, "It's terrible."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, I can hear Admiral Ackbar's voice in my head."

CHOICE MADE: Be honest about the disgusting food.

Greta laughs. "You always were a woman of taste," she says, waving at the platter, which the butler whisks away. "Good, good. They're horrid, aren't they? But since they've become all the rage, everyone pretends to like them. Glad to see you're willing to speak your mind, even about a little thing like that."

		Teaspoon asks, "You think she keeps these for testing people?"
		DavidW says, "Oh yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		olethros says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I think you all passed the test."
		Jacqueline says, "That test, anyway."
		DavidW says, "This one, anyway."

NEXT PAGE...

Minutes later, Greta is mixing herself a drink, while you're discreetly swirling the first half of yours around in your mouth, rinsing out the last of that awful taste.

"Let's get down to business," she says, turning around. "I've heard about the trouble your studio's had. You need funds to rebuild from that dreadful fire and complete your first picture, is that right?"

You nod, quickly laying out the situation for her: how close Outcast Odyssey is to being completed, how much you'll need to make it happen. She listens sympathetically.

"I've never forgotten what you did for me on that soundstage," Greta says, gazing at the ice in her drink. "And I told you then I'd repay your kindness some day, and I hold to that." She looks up at you, searching. "But I don't know the first thing about your project, whether it has a chance. This has got to be an investment, not a favor. So sell me on it, Flowers. Convince me."

		Teaspoon says, "And the game has come round to its start"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"

NEXT PAGE...

		DavidW says, "I noticed the symmetry."

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try first. It's hard to judge her expression, but she looks only barely interested.

CHOICES:
- Run the highlight reel.
- Give my best producer sales pitch.
- Show her the script.
- Go over the numbers on the picture's box office appeal.
- Talk about my commitment to the project.
- Talk about my commitment to the people.
- Try to seduce her.
- I've made my best case.

		Teaspoon says, "(If I had known we had to sell Greta Garbo on this, I would have been less keen on the pirate-musical-zaniness)"
		olethros says, "it has to be business, so, box office? (is it good?)"
		Jacqueline says, "Haha - hindsight is 20/20, for sure."
		DavidW says, "In racy costumes, too."
		Teaspoon says, "But, okay, she's intereted in people, and we're really super good at producing. So I think that's "I care about people, and here's my sales pitch""
		DavidW says, "I think start with our commitment to the project."
		olethros says, "sales pitch first"
		Teaspoon says, "Okay"
		Jacqueline asks, "So...sales pitch?"
		DavidW says, "I think that's a mistake, but I'll bow to the majority."
		olethros says, "PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS"
		olethros says, "wait a ibt"
		Teaspoon says, "what"
		DavidW says, "I think we shouldn't gun the engine in the driveway."
		olethros asks, "what is the difference between sales pitch and box office appeal?"
		DavidW says, "The numbers is the facts and figures."
		DavidW says, "What you'd tell the accountant."
		DavidW says, "Starting with *that* would be death."
		Teaspoon says, "The sales pitch, to game the game a bit, relies on a skill we're good at - producing. The box office appeal is how much people will like our film, which they won't really, because we got an intellectual script from our cheap-o-matic screenwriter"
		olethros says, "yeah, so sales pitch seems good to start with"
		olethros says, "the commitment stuff is about how *we* are good for the project, now how good teh project is"
		Teaspoon asks, "But we have this hot tip from Vic saying that she likes people being good to people! Which we are very good at! So should we lead with that, or end with that?"
		olethros says, "sales pitch, reel, people stuff, ...."
		olethros says, "I assume we can do at least three"
		Jacqueline says, "It didn't say she values people. It said she 'values people who are honest and sincere'"
		DavidW says, "I hope we can do at least three, yes."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... pitch?"
		Teaspoon says, "No, we learned both. "You've learned Greta values treating people well over burning the midnight oil and appreciates honesty and sincerity."
		Teaspoon says, "But pitch seems a good starting point."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Oh, cool. I'd missed that bit on the following page."
		DavidW says, "fine, start with the pitch."

CHOICE MADE: Give my best producer sales pitch.

		DavidW says, "(there are probaby good reasons why I don't do this sort of job.)"

[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: PRO PRODUCER: Use your producing chops to save your film with a sales talk]

This is what you were born to do.

You talk up the good points of the project, make its weaknesses seem hardly worth mentioning. You paint a picture of a movie that will leave its audience breathless, a vision so close to being realized, you can almost taste it. Why, it's practically done already. It just needs a little help to get over the finish line.

Greta seems caught up in your sales pitch despite herself. By the end, she's nodding along and smiling.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Well, that was easy."

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try next. She looks moderately interested.

		Teaspoon says, "Yay us."

CHOICES:
- Run the highlight reel.
- Show her the script.
- Go over the numbers on the picture's box office appeal.
- Talk about my commitment to the project.
- Talk about my commitment to the people.
- Try to seduce her.
- I've made my best case.

		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we talk about our people now?"
		olethros says, "sure, and then we can cap it all with the reel"
		DavidW says, "hm. Sounds like a plan."

CHOICE MADE: Talk about my commitment to the people.

You tell Greta how well you treat your cast and crew, how you think of them like family. You discuss your commitment to safety, and share a few stories of camaraderie on set.

She raises an eyebrow at you. "A nice story, Flowers, but that's not what I've heard. All the news from your set is that you're a bit of a stern taskmaster, always pushing people to work extra hours and give you more of their lives." She frowns. "That's disappointing, and I wish you wouldn't try to hide it. I'd appreciate your being plain about where your priorities lie."

		Teaspoon says, "What, really? After we spent all that time being nice to people? Sheesh."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		olethros says, "huh, I didn't have this impression"
		Jacqueline says, "Nor I"

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try next. She looks only barely interested.

		olethros asks, "can we see our stats?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "oh gee, that hurt us."
		olethros says, "unless she gets information from somewhere else"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, I suppose it's the highlight reel then."

...

Personal Statistics
Name: Flowers Floyd
Studio: Studio McStudioface
Natural Talent: Producing
Earned Talent: Editing
Weakness: Acting
Personal Stress: 65%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 60% The People: 40%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 34%
Your niece, Ada: 32%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 73%


Movie Statistics
Your ledger is in the red: nearly bankrupt
Title: Outcast Odyssey
Genre: scifi
Starring Maria Ripley leading an ensemble cast
Crew Stress: 43%
The script for your project is:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Your production statistics:
Acting: 56%
Directing: 57%
Craft: 57%
Your project is not yet in post-production.

		DavidW says, "so we should've talked about commitment to the project."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it does say 'project 60%, people 40%'"
		olethros says, "hm, crew stress: 43%, project, 60%"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		olethros says, "still, I'd consider that a bug. Nevertheless."
		olethros says, "let's solder on"
		Teaspoon says, "It's not very well clued, so to speak."

...

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try next. She looks only barely interested.

CHOICES:
- Run the highlight reel.
- Show her the script.
- Go over the numbers on the picture's box office appeal.
- Try to seduce her.
- I've made my best case.

		DavidW says, "oops. The project option is gone too now."
		olethros says, "yeah, seems like we had to choose one"
		olethros says, "maybe undo"
		Jacqueline says, "And we chose... poorly."
		DavidW says, "dammit. I said project from the beginning."
		Jacqueline says, "We cannot undo, olethros."
		olethros says, "reel then"
		olethros says, "or maybe, fuck it, seduce her"
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Teaspoon says, "We will fail at seduction."
		Jacqueline says, "I think that would go sooooo badly."
		olethros says, "me too"
		Teaspoon says, "Highlight reel it is, I guess."
		Jacqueline says (to Olethros), "I wouldn't write things off just yet."
		Jacqueline asks, "Highlight reel, DW & O?"
		olethros says, "noddle"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea if she'll even like this or not, but we haven't much choice."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, you still have the reel and the script."

CHOICE MADE: Show the highlight reel.

Greta's butler sets up a small projector and screen. You thread up the reel and run the footage, crossing your fingers.

There's only a handful of scenes, and the editing is rough: just good takes spliced together in more or less the right order. Watching the footage, you can't help but feel self-conscious. Nothing's really jumping out: neither the acting, nor the directing, not even the technical details. You're worried the whole thing just comes off as bland mediocrity.

As you pull the curtains to let daylight flood back into the room, Greta seems nonplussed. "Hard to get much of a sense of it from that…so unfinished…" You decide to move on to something else, before she can talk herself into disliking it.

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try next. She looks only barely interested.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, come on, we're good at editing."

CHOICES:
- Show her the script.
- Go over the numbers on the picture's box office appeal.
- Try to seduce her.
- I've made my best case.

		olethros says, "i told you, just seduce her"
		Teaspoon asks, "Dump the script on her, then?"
		olethros says, "yeah, script is the only thing"
		DavidW says, "script, yeah."

CHOICE MADE: Show her the script.

You hand Greta the binder of script pages you put together. "Take a look through this," you say. "I think the writing really speaks for itself."

After scanning through the binder, she flips back to one of the earlier pages to read it again, grinning in delight. "This is wonderful, Flowers," she says. "Who did you get to write this?"

"Jack Cooper," you say.

"Oh really?" she says. "I've heard good things, but I'd no idea. This is marvelous, really it is." She hands it back to you. "What else have you got for me?"

		DavidW says, "Perhaps the reel would've made more sense after the script."

Greta waits patiently while you consider what angle to try next. She looks moderately interested.

		olethros asks, "does the game track state so closely?"

CHOICES:
- Go over the numbers on the picture's box office appeal.
- Try to seduce her.
- I've made my best case.

		Teaspoon says, "We should have started with the script and then done our producing speech."
		Teaspoon says, "The box office appeal numbers are terrible."
		olethros says, "well, I guess we stop unless you want to smooch"
		Teaspoon says, "they're the opposite of the intellectual script."
		DavidW says, "unfortunately, I agree. I think we have to end the attempt here."
		Teaspoon says, "Suppose so, yes."
		DavidW says, "Which means we won't get the money."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not very satisfied by how this was clued."

CHOICE MADE: I've made my best case.

		olethros says, "well, it's only an imaginary movcie"

You've done all you can. You'll just have to hope it's good enough. You pour another drink while Greta stares out a window, thinking.

Finally, she turns around. "I'll be straight with you, Flowers. I'm somewhat interested in your project, but there will be certain…concessions you'll have to make to secure my funding. Here's what I'm prepared to offer.

"I can make a minor investment in your film, covering the full expenses of the fire but no more, but I'll want to be a creative consultant, offering advice from time to time on what I think's best for the picture.

"Alternatively, I'd be willing to make a larger investment, putting you somewhat ahead of where you were before the fire, but I'll want full creative control over the film. All the major decisions run through me.

"Finally, I'd be most generous, allowing you to fully rebuild and to complete the picture with a modest budget, but I've heard you've become involved with a grip named Vic Martinez. I want this relationship to end, effective immediately. I have no trouble with them working on set; I just want the personal relationship to cease."

"Those are your options, Flowers. It's up to you."

CHOICES:
- Take the low funding and make Greta a creative consultant.
- Take the moderate funding, giving up creative control.
- Take the high funding, agreeing to stop seeing Vic.
- Ask what Vic has to do with this.

		Teaspoon says, "Let's ask what Vic has to do with it."
		olethros says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "yes, ask about Vic"

CHOICE MADE: Ask what Vic has to do with this.

She shakes her head. "I have my reasons. I don't have to explain them to you. Those are the terms. You can take them or leave them."

CHOICES:
- Take the low funding and make Greta a creative consultant.
- Take the moderate funding, giving up creative control.
- Take the high funding, agreeing to stop seeing Vic.

		DavidW says, "my."
		olethros asks, "take nothing and walk away?"
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe we should have seduced her after all."
		olethros says, "then vic'd have been angry"
		olethros says, "only 1 and 3 are reasonable"
		olethros says, "1 seems the best"
		Jacqueline asks, "I like either of the options that don't involve ending the relationship with Vic. Also, isn't it slightly hypocritical that she's all into how well you treat people, but then goes and asks us to end a relationship in exchange for money?"
		Teaspoon says, "If we take low funding, then we have to go through this hoo-hah with someone else as well."
		DavidW says, "I was leaning towards 2. Gee. Not an easy choice."
		Teaspoon says, "Which may or may not work."
		Jacqueline says, "2 seems the best."
		olethros says, "we have enough to cover the project after the fire"
		olethros asks, "no?"
		Jacqueline says, "She can't eviscerate our project too much without it costing her even more money."
		Teaspoon says, "With 2, we would."
		DavidW says, "Greta might even help us vs Creed."
		olethros says, "giving up creative control is a non-starter"
		Teaspoon says, "It's not exactly like we have a creative dream, after all."
		olethros asks, "or isn't it?"
		olethros asks, "what is our goal heee?"
		Teaspoon asks, "We want to produce. What we produce isn't such a big deal, is it?"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "We're not bargaining from anything close to resembling a position of advantage."
		olethros says, "ok, let's give the project to greta then"
		DavidW says, "It's more important that a profitable film is made than it be our special baby."
		Teaspoon says, "The good thing is that we don't *need* to pick 3, because we were on budget before the fire."
		Teaspoon says, "If we'd been in the red before we'd have had no choice but to pick three."
		DavidW says, "I'm still leaning towards 2."
		Teaspoon says, "I think 2 it is."
		olethros says, "just a moment though"
		olethros says, "we were in the black, so 1 would still be sufficient for funding the film"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if 3 is another hors d'oeuvre test."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I was thinking that."
		olethros says, "I stick with 1, peeps"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, you're right, O. Yeah. 1 it is then."
		DavidW says, "I vote 2."
		Teaspoon asks, "Hmm, why 2?"
		DavidW says, "I've already said."
		olethros says, "profits vs creative control"
		olethros says, "but that assumes Greta is good at producing"
		olethros asks, "is she?"
		DavidW says, "I have no way to know. There's a lot of unknowns in these choices."
		olethros says, "2 sounds almost like game over to me, I stick to 1"
		Teaspoon says, "That makes me decision maker then. Oh dear."
		Teaspoon says, "Too many variables."
		Jacqueline says, "Pick a side, Tsp"
		olethros says, "(I wonder if we couldn't have gone to a bank)"
		Jacqueline says, "We tried."
		olethros says, "a minute ago you said '1'"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes. I think I'll stick with 1."
		Teaspoon says, "We can afford it, and I don't like her tone."

CHOICE MADE: Take the low funding and make Greta a creative consultant.

		olethros says, "also, slap her ass when going out"

"It's settled, then," she says. "I'll have my lawyer draw up the paperwork right away. You should have the funds and be back to work by the end of the week."

You shake her hand. Looks like Outcast Odyssey is back on track!

		Teaspoon says, "don't slap the investors"

NEXT PAGE...

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Time passes…
The low level of crew stress improves the directing.
The high quality of the direction so far improves the acting.
Your tendency to prioritize the project over the people slightly increases your crew's stress.
The film is a little over budget, and this slightly increases the crew's stress.
Garbo's consulting slightly improves the quality of the acting.
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NEXT CHAPTER!

Chapter Eight

And before you know it, you're back in business.

The rest of the shoot goes relatively smoothly, but Greta's funding only goes so far. You have to beg favors from old friends and be extremely stingy with the checkbook to get back on your feet again. But the film gets finished, shot by shot.

True to her word, Greta checks in on you from time to time, asking for status reports and offering the occasional piece of advice. You do have to bite your tongue now and then, and make the occasional decision you feel is wrong for the film, in order to keep her happy. This seems to annoy your director, Thomas Avery, but there's nothing to be done about it. You made the deal you made. Fortunately, her intrusions overall are rare.

Finally, the last day of your shoot arrives, and then, at the end of a long, grueling day, the final shot. The crew grows respectfully hushed as Thomas calls for take after take of a short but crucial monologue from the end of the second act. After a whispered consultation with the camera operator, he gives the thumbs up.

"That's a wrap!" Gene calls, and the studio bursts into cheers. Ada runs up to Maria Ripley and throws her arms around her. "You were great, Maria!" she says.

		olethros asks, "ok, more people focus now?"

"Nice work, everyone," Livia shouts, beaming. "See you at the wrap party!"

		Teaspoon says, "Well, that could have been worse."
		olethros says, "oh, it's a wrap, no need to focus on people, unless it is through beer goggles!"

NEXT PAGE...

An hour later, you're buttoning up some final business and closing the soundstage for the night. Eugene hands you one last production report, tapping proudly on the updated status line:

Studio McStudioface
--------------------------
Project: Outcast Odyssey
Producer: Flowers Floyd
Status: Postproduction (!)
Your ledger is in the black: on budget
Crew Stress: 51%
Screenplay:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 65%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%



"We made it, Gene," you say, musing over your internal mental report:
Personal Stress: 65%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 60% The People: 40%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 34%
Your niece, Ada: 32%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 73%

		DavidW says, "There's still post-production."

NEXT PAGE...

An old friend has agreed to host the wrap party at her luxurious home in the Hollywood Hills, and word's gone out to the socialite scene: some big names might drop in tonight. You consider the classic L.A. question: what to wear?

CHOICES:
- Something formal: an outfit that befits the seriousness of the occasion.
- Something fancy: it's the perfect chance to celebrate.
- Something casual: it's been a long shoot.
- The same thing I always wear, of course.

		Teaspoon says, "Why would we give up on our spring scarves now? There is no point having an affectation if you don't stick to it."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think being fancy means giving up our scarves."
		DavidW says, "We keep the scarf, wear a more sparkly dress with it."
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Teaspoon says, "Eh. I'm still voting same as usual."
		DavidW says, "I vote fancy."
		Jacqueline asks, "Olethros for the tie breaker?"
		DavidW says, "Hope the horrid hors d'oeuvres are at the party."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or me for the tie breaker...?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You two want me to break the tie or wait for him to come back?"
		Teaspoon says, "You break the tie, I think."
		DavidW says, "I guess I better agree with Tsp."
		DavidW says, "Otherwise we're still tied."
		Jacqueline says, "I was going to break the tie"
		Jacqueline says, "In your favor, I might add, DW."
		DavidW says, "yes, I'm agreeing with Tsp about breaking the tie."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "OH!"

CHOICE MADE: Something fancy

Decked out in a stunning ensemble, you arrive fashionably late to the party to find it in full swing. Everybody's here: Thomas holds court over by the fireplace, and Greta Garbo is telling some story to a circle of onlookers that keeps erupting them into giddy laughter. The crowd's peppered with a few famous faces, including Fish Grundy (dressed as a clown) whom half the party pointedly ignores.

CHOICES:
- Talk to Fish.
- Talk to Greta.
- Find the grip, Vic Martinez.
- Find the actress, Livia Lane.
- Find my assistant, Gene.

		Teaspoon says, "This is probably our last chance to romance Vic."
		DavidW says, "I think we should talk to Fish first."
		Teaspoon says, "good point."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, talk to Fish?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"

CHOICE MADE: Talk to Fish.

You brush past a pair of suits storming away from Fish with ugly expressions, one wiping his face with a napkin. Grundy's standing by the fireplace looking pleased with himself and adjusting a flower on his lapel.

"You do birthday parties, too, or just the high-end crowd?" you ask, stepping up beside him.

"I'll do anything," he says, patting the flower and reclaiming his drink from the mantel, "that pays the bills. You enjoying the party, Flowers?"

"Haven't had a chance yet," you say, glancing over the crowd. "But say, what's all this about you and the blacklist?"

"It's the biggest joke in the business," Fish says, waving at his costume, "hence the getup. Black humor,"—he taps the side of his red clown nose—"though not the kind I'm usually known for. A shame so many folks seem to think it's a drama. We could do with a lot more laughter 'bout the whole sorry thing."

You clap him on the shoulder, but feel the sudden queasy truth that for some people, even talking to your old friend might be taken as a political statement. Promising to join him for a drink later on, you continue your mingling.

CHOICES:
- Talk to Greta.
- Find the grip, Vic Martinez.
- Find the actress, Livia Lane.
- Find my assistant, Gene.

		Teaspoon says, "Let's ignore Greta."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to leave Greta for last."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, you do already have her money."
		DavidW says, "We might say hi to Livia this once."
		olethros says, "yes"
		olethros says, "let's liviat a little"

CHOICE MADE: Find the actress, Livia Lane.

You track down Livia, who's holding a tray of canapés and beaming broadly.

"We did it, Flowers," she says. "Congratulations."

"We're not out of the woods yet," you say. "There's still so much to do. Editing, music, sound mixing, marketing…" Your ability to continue speaking is interrupted by the pastry Livia has deftly maneuvered into your mouth.

She giggles. "Enjoy the night for once, chief," she says. "And try not to get into any trouble."

NEXT PAGE...

"There you are," Greta says. You see her holding court near the back hall, drink in one hand and a tiny dog in the other, accompanied by a large man with an instantly familiar face. "Flowers, do you know Orson?"

You've never met Mr. Welles in person, but of course you know his films. He's put on some weight in the last decade, but it's just made him even more imposing. "A pleasure, sir," you say, extending a hand.

Orson, who's been admiring a large stuffed penguin in the hall, turns back to you with a mildly inebriated smile. "Beautiful bird," he says (and that voice is just as hypnotic in person), "an adult emperor, if I'm correct. But yes, congratulations are certainly in order, my dear, on your successes so far. Here's to many more." He finishes his glass in a large swallow with a flourish, then frowns in the direction of the bar.

		olethros asks, "admiring a penguin?"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh dear. We...may not actually want to produce Orson."

NEXT PAGE...

"And this is Mr. Rickles," Greta says, shaking the dog at you. "Say hello to Flowers, Mr. Rickles!" You reach out hesitantly to pet the creature, but his eyes widen in alarm. Wriggling free from Greta's arms with a snarl, he manages to give your hand a vicious bite as he races off into the crowd.

Clutching your bleeding hand, you say a word you wish in hindsight you hadn't invoked in front of Mr. Welles. Greta finishes sopping up her spilled drink with a napkin, which she hands to you with an apologetic cluck.

"I'm so sorry," she says. "Mr. Rickles is never like this. Probably frightened of all these people, poor thing."

"He needs his blue bone," Orson mutters, frowning and still staring in the general direction of the bar, apparently unperturbed by the drama. You begin to wonder if he isn't further gone than he's letting on when Greta touches his arm.

"Mr. Rickles used to be Orson's," she says. "I adopted him when his daddy had to go to Europe for a while. What did you used to call him, Orson darling? Before he came to live with me?"

		Teaspoon says, "He could easily take down a small studio by accident."

"Cain," Orson says distinctly, "last of his litter. If you'll pardon me…" He tips his hat and shoves off towards the bar.

NEXT PAGE...

You're wending your way past the front hallway when Eugene bursts through the front door and almost plows straight into you, disheveled as ever and, inexplicably, with one shoe missing. He's clutching a blue cardboard tube in his free hand.

"Chief!" he says. "I came straight from the office of the arson investigator. They said any potential evidence was almost certainly destroyed in the fire, but they found something you might want to see. They say there's no prints or anything they can work with, so they turned it over to—"

"Slow down," you say, grabbing both flailing wrists and bringing them gently to his side. "It can wait a minute. Take your jacket off, get a drink, then we'll take a look-see."

You eventually convince him to hang up his coat and find a drink, leaving you standing in the foyer holding the blue cardboard tube.

		Teaspoon says, "Uh oh"
		Teaspoon asks, "Vic set the fire, didn't he?"
		Teaspoon says, "Or she, if relevant."

NEXT PAGE...

You shift it back and forth in your hands. Something small and lightweight is definitely tumbling around inside. You're just starting to worry the packing tape away from the end of the cylinder when the whole thing is ripped from your hands. Astonished, you look down.

Mr. Rickles, gripping the tube in his teeth and gnashing at it furiously, snarls up at you.

"Give that here, you mutt!" you shout, reaching down. But the tiny dog leaps back, growls, turns and sprints back into the thick of the party, gripping the cardboard tube tight in his slobbery little jowls.

Where could the damn thing have gone? You scan the party carefully, considering your options of where to look first:

CHOICES:
- The bar.
- The fireplace.
- The sofa.
- The back hall.

		Teaspoon says, "bar"
		DavidW says, "uh, Perhaps we shoulda dressed more casual, like."
		Teaspoon says, "because we will need a drink after this"
		DavidW says, "I didn't know this part was gonna be slapstick."
		Jacqueline asks, "Bar?"
		Teaspoon says, "Our best friend is a clown."
		DavidW asks, "so fireplace?"
		olethros says, "oh come on"
		DavidW asks (of olethros), "what? I don't know where the dog's gone?"
		olethros says, "just do them one by one"
		olethros says, "but sofa seems most likely"
		DavidW says, "But the bar is almost certainly trouble because of how Welles reacted. I don't want the two wave fronts colliding."
		Teaspoon says, "That's why we should go get the dog off him."
		DavidW says, "I don't know if it works that way."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... bar?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...or sofa?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...or fireplace?"
		Teaspoon says, "Go ahead and pick, Jac."
		Teaspoon says, "I expect it's randomised anyway."

CHOICE MADE: The sofa.

Over by the sofa, a small cluster of society types chatter, including a famous hostess du jour swathed in a minor fortune's worth of red chiffon: a Goldwyn daughter or wife or aunt or something along those lines. The circle looks up pleasantly as you wander over.

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Has anyone seen a small dog come by here?"
- "Has anyone seen Mrs. Garbo?"
- Check under the sofa.
- Look somewhere else.

		olethros says, "check under sofa, and who gives a fuck"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "Ask if anyone's seen a dog"

CHOICE MADE: Check under the sofa.

"Pardon me," you say, getting on hands and knees to peer under the sofa's trim, ignoring the chorus of vaguely scandalized twittering from above. But there's no sign of the dog.

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Has anyone seen a small dog come by here?"
- "Has anyone seen Mrs. Garbo?"
- Look somewhere else.

		olethros says, "ok, NOW we ask about the dog, in the rules of slapstic"
		DavidW says, "That was classy of you."
		Teaspoon says, "but funnier"
		DavidW says, "Bending over in front of the guests."

CHOICE MADE: Ask if anyone's seen the stupid little dog.

		olethros says, "at least we didn't fart"

A chorus of shaking heads and faces with unconvincing sketches of concern. "Not here; no, sorry; terribly sorry." Based on how engrossed they were in their conversation when you walked up, however, and the number of empty glasses strewn nearby, you don't have much confidence in their observational acumen.

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Has anyone seen Mrs. Garbo?"
- Look somewhere else.

		Teaspoon says, "Look somewhere else"
		DavidW says, "We have to be on an airplane for the fart joke."
		DavidW says, "elsewhere now"

CHOICE MADE: Look elsewhere.

CHOICES:
- The bar.
- The fireplace.
- The back hall.

		DavidW says, "Fireplace."
		olethros says, "sure"
		olethros says, "I gope it's not at the last place we look"

CHOICE MADE: The fireplace.
Over by the fireplace, Fish Grundy's still standing alone, holding a flute of champagne and staring contemplatively into the fire.

CHOICES:
- "Have you seen Greta Garbo?"
- "Have you seen a little dog come by here?"
- Check behind the overstuffed chairs.
- Look somewhere else.

		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "My guess is that it will be, no matter what."
		Teaspoon asks, "Have you seen a little dog?"
		DavidW says, "ask about a dog"
		olethros says, "nod"

CHOICE MADE: Ask about the dog.

"You mean other than that sour-mouthed accountant from Warners?" Fish asks innocently. "Sorry, sorry. Matter of fact, I did see a white streak of something or other go racing by, heading in the general direction of the bar." He adjusts his oversized clown pants. "Fact I noticed quite a few other folks moving in the opposite direction at the same time. Your mutt must have a reputation."

		DavidW says, "yikes. Bar it is, then."

CHOICES:
- "Have you seen Greta Garbo?"
- Check behind the overstuffed chairs.
- Look somewhere else.

		Jacqueline asks, "Check somewhere else, that being the bar?"
		olethros says, "ok! go to the bar!"
		DavidW says, "Go to the bar"

CHOICE MADE: Go to the bar.

		Teaspoon says, "As I said, we'll need a drink."

You make your way through the party toward the bar.

The bar's less crowded now that everyone's settled in with a drink, but perched on a stool is Orson, nursing a vodka martini and, you're guessing from his expression, a bitter grudge against the world.

Curled up in his lap is Mr. Rickles, the blue tube still gripped in his mouth!

Orson shifts his gaze ponderously in your direction, like a wrecking ball at the end of a crane. "Ah, the belle of the ball," he says magnanimously, booming voice made even more melodious by his somewhat slurred speech. "What can I do for you, dear woman?"

CHOICES:
- "Mr. Welles, your dog has something of mine."
- "Mr. Welles, I'd love to pet your dog."
- "Mrs. Garbo told me to bring her dog back to her."
- Distract him with a discussion about the editing in Citizen Kane.
- Order a drink.

		Teaspoon says, "1"
		DavidW says, "1"
		olethros says, "yup"

CHOICE MADE: "Mr. Welles, your dog has something of mine."

Orson's eyes widen in astonishment. "This? His little blue bone?" He blinks down at the dog with eyes that no longer seem to be focusing so well. "Nonsense. I gave that to him myself. It's his favorite toy. Why," he asks, squinting back up at you, "would you want to take a toy from a dog?"

CHOICES:
- "It's not his blue bone. It's police evidence."
- "It's not his blue bone. It's, uh…my shoe?" [Acting]
- "He's a pretty miserable dog."
- "You know what, never mind."

		Teaspoon says, "We can't act."
		Teaspoon says, "Therefore, 1"
		olethros says, "sure 1"
		DavidW says, "1"
		olethros asks, "btw, why do *we* have the police evidence?"
		DavidW says, "Gene gave it to us."
		Teaspoon says, "Because they decided it wasn't evidence and gave it back to us."
		Jacqueline says, "It had no prints and wasn't of use to them, so they released it to Gene."
		Teaspoon says, "So it's useless for a court case, but will let us know who we need to fire."

CHOICE MADE: Tell him it's evidence.

"Police evidence," Orson says slowly. Then he breaks into a hearty guffaw, nearly spilling his drink. "That's good, Flowers, that's very good. Is that in the film? In, ah…" he frowns. "The film?"

CHOICES:
- "It's called Outcast Odyssey."
- "Yes."
- "No. It's in real life."

		Teaspoon says, "I am strongly tempted by 1."
		DavidW says, "I'm starting to think we need Garbo to reclaim the dog."
		DavidW says, "Otherwise why the asking about Garbo in the previous menus."
		olethros says, "maybe"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not clear why this sequence exists."
		olethros says, "but now..."
		olethros says, "let's go to #3"
		olethros says, "or #1, I dont know"
		DavidW says, "do 1, if only to get our film's name mentioned."

CHOICE MADE: It's called Outcast Odyssey.

"Of course, of course," he says. "Delightful title. Really quite wonderful. Wish I'd thought of it myself. A title is such an important thing." He shakes his head, staring off into the distance with a bitter scowl. "The Magnificent Ambersons. Should have sold a million tickets just on the title alone. Who wouldn't want to see a picture called…oh, never mind. What were we talking about?"

		olethros says, "and it's more slapstick"
		DavidW says, "wow. He forgot already. He's stewed."

CHOICES:
- "Mr. Welles, your dog has something of mine."
- "Mr. Welles, I'd love to pet your dog."
- "Mrs. Garbo told me to bring her dog back to her."
- Distract him with a discussion about the editing in Citizen Kane.
- Order a drink.

		olethros says, "yeah, garbo"
		olethros says, "(or drink)"
		DavidW says, "The dog will bite us."
		olethros says, "but to do so, it'd haev to release the tube"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Good point."
		DavidW says, "And we'd release the dog and it'll grab the tube again."
		olethros says, "the circle of life"
		Jacqueline says, "Because slapstick."
		Teaspoon asks, "Can we buttonhole him about Citizen Kane?"
		Teaspoon says, "Just because."
		olethros says, "anyway, gotta go to a party"
		DavidW says, "yes, distract."
		olethros says, "feel free to explore"
		Jacqueline says, "Like, IRL, or... okay."
		olethros says, "but i want to see this resolved first"
		Jacqueline says, "Hope there are no small angry dogs at your party, olethros."
		olethros says (to Jacqueline), "it's not my party, and I don't know."
		olethros says, "(it's the econ-cs end-of-year party)"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, Garbo?"
		Teaspoon says, "enjoy, O"
		olethros says, "I thought Kane"
		DavidW says, "no, Kane"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "So, probably no clows or slapstick, then."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, Kane."
		olethros shrugs.

CHOICE MADE: Distract with a discussion of Citizen Kane.

[ACHIEMENT UNLOCKED: ROSEBUD - Used your editing chops to distract Orson Welles.]

"By the way, Mr. Welles," you say, "I want to tell you I'm a huge fan of the editing in your pictures, especially Citizen Kane. The pacing and match cuts in the opera house scene are especially marvelous."

"You think so?" Orson says, brightening. "I thought everyone had forgotten about that picture by now. Of course, Bob Wise has to take much of the credit, although we did plan everything out together in rather excruciating detail."

You pepper Orson with technical questions, and he seems to relish the chance to discuss nitty-gritty with an expert. At one point, needing his hands to illustrate a complex camera setup, he absentmindedly shifts the dog off his lap and sets him loose. Nodding and smiling, you desperately keep one eye on the mutt as it trots away into the party. By the time you're able to wrap up the conversation and make your excuses, you've completely lost track of him, though at least you've pried him from Orson's overprotective fingers.

CHOICES:
- Look over by the fireplace.
- Look over by the sofa.
- Look in the back hall.

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Achievement!"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's check the hall."
		DavidW says, "back hall this time"
		DavidW says, "That's probably where Garbo is."

CHOICE MADE: Look in the back hall.

Besides housing the impressive stuffed penguin, the back hall has little to offer the party but the all-important line for the gents'. A couple folks are chatting in this quieter nook while waiting their turn.

CHOICES:
- "Any of you fellows seen a small dog come by here?"
- "Anyone know what the story is with this penguin?"
- "Anyone seen Greta Garbo?"
- Check behind the penguin.
- Look somewhere else.

		Teaspoon says, "check behind penguin"
		DavidW says, "sure"

CHOICE MADE: Check behind the penguin.

The impressive stuffed bird is resting on a marble plinth. You peer expectantly behind it, thinking the space between the stone base and the wall would be a perfect hiding spot, but no dog.

CHOICES:
- "Any of you fellows seen a small dog come by here?"
- "Anyone know what the story is with this penguin?"
- "Anyone seen Greta Garbo?"
- Look somewhere else.

		Teaspoon asks, "Anyone seen dog?"
		DavidW says, "yes"

CHOICE MADE: Anyone seen a small dog?

"That mutt of Garbo's?" somebody says with an alarmed look. "Hell, I hope that thing's not back here. Little bastard almost bit my hand off earlier."

CHOICES:
- "Anyone know what the story is with this penguin?"
- "Anyone seen Greta Garbo?"
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "ask about Greta."
		Teaspoon says, "Let's ask about both"
		DavidW says, "She might be in a 5th location we didn't know of."

CHOICE MADE: Ask about Garbo.

"She was back here looking for that dog, too," someone recalls. "Worried sick about it. Said she hoped nothing's happened to it."

"Oh, nothing has," you say cheerfully, adding under your breath: "yet."

CHOICES:
- "Anyone know what the story is with this penguin?"
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "i guess ask about the penguin, sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, ask about the penguin before we go?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "It's not like the tube is a bomb."

CHOICE MADE: Ask about the penguin.

		DavidW says, "yet"

An assistant gaffer from the shoot stubs his cigarette in an ashtray, looking the thing up and down. "Heard our hostess paid some ridiculous amount of dough for it at a charity auction. Came all the way from the South Pole, ten thousand miles, to Beverly Hills." He pokes it with a chuckle. "Not too bad for a flightless bird, eh boss?"

CHOICE MADE: Look elsewhere.

CHOICES:
- The fireplace.
- The sofa.

		DavidW says, "sofa"
		Teaspoon says, "sofa"

CHOICE MADE: Sofa.

Over by the sofa, a small cluster of society types chatter, including a famous hostess du jour swathed in a minor fortune's worth of red chiffon: a Goldwyn daughter or wife or aunt or something along those lines. The circle looks up pleasantly as you wander over.

		DavidW says, "so fa so good"

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Still no sign of that dog, huh?"
- "Has anyone seen Mrs. Garbo?"
- Check under the sofa.
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "ask about garbo"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "har"
		Teaspoon says, "ok"

CHOICE MADE: Ask about Garbo.

"Oh! She was here a minute ago," the Goldwyn says. "Looking for something or other, wasn't she?"

A murmur of general confusion resolves into a suspiciously vague consensus: "Oh yes, that's right; of course; yes, that's what she said."

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Still no sign of that dog, huh?"
- Check under the sofa.
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "ask about dog"
		Teaspoon says, "ask about everything, yes"

CHOICE MADE: Ask about the dog.

		DavidW says, "They're drunk too, I think."

Another smattering of denials, this time mildly annoyed. "Afraid not; definitely not; barking up the wrong tree." (Titter, titter.) Suggestions for where else to look are abundant and universally unhelpful.

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- Check under the sofa.
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "somewhere else"
		Jacqueline says, "I'd look under the sofa, long as we're here."
		DavidW says, "I just want to drop a whale on the sofa and be done with it."
		Teaspoon says, "yes, check under sofa"
		DavidW says, "fine fine"

CHOICE MADE: Look under the sofa

		DavidW says, "give everyone another butt show."

"Pardon me," you say, getting on hands and knees to peer under the sofa's trim, ignoring the chorus of vaguely scandalized twittering from above. But there's no sign of the dog.

		Teaspoon says, "Okay, fireplace now"

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "fireplace"
		Jacqueline says, "Look elsewhere, the fireplace. Got it."

CHOICE MADE: Look elsewhere, i.e. the fireplace.

Over by the fireplace, Fish Grundy's still standing alone, holding a flute of champagne and staring contemplatively into the fire.

Mr. Rickles kneels on the carpet before the fire, worrying at the blue tube with yellowed teeth!

"Grundy, grab that dog!" you shout.

Fish blinks in surprise. "Uh, sure thing, Flowers," he says, setting his champagne on the mantel and kneeling down. "Here, boy," he says, holding out a hand and inching forward. "Come to papa…"

But the dog's having none of it: he leaps to his feet, snarling around the tube, and darts through Fish's legs back toward the throng. Though Fish reaches down with the reflexes of a catfish noodler to snatch him, he misses by a hair's breadth and his momentum carries him into a full forward roll, leaving him lying on his back, blinking and confused.

"Slippery varmint," he mutters as you help him up.

You sigh. "Old friend, I think I need your help."

He laughs when you tell him the score, clown tassels tinkling as he shakes his head. "Looks like we got ourselves a regular screwball comedy in the works. Just need a long-lost twin brother and a stack of pies, we'll be ready to shoot. Come on, let's go find that mutt."

CHOICES:
- Look over by the sofa.
- Check out the back hall.

		Teaspoon says, "A lot of the good will I've had is slowly diminishing."
		Teaspoon says, "back hall"
		DavidW says, "oh gawd. A pie fight would be awesome."
		Jacqueline says, "Bonus points for mentioning catfish noodling, Mr. Reed."
		DavidW says, "ok, hall"

CHOICE MADE: Check out the back hall.

		DavidW says, "Maybe we can hide behind the penguin."

Besides housing the impressive stuffed penguin, the back hall has little to offer the party but the all-important line for the gents'. A couple folks are chatting in this quieter nook while waiting their turn.

"What the hell is that?" Fish asks, eyeing the oversized penguin suspiciously.

Wearily, you explain about your hostess and her charity auction.

"Hrmph," Fish says, shaking his head. "Seems like giving money straight to that charity might've made more sense than dragging this poor thing all the way up from Antarctica. But what do I know? I'm just an entertainer."

CHOICES:
- "Still no sign of the dog, huh?"
- Look somewhere else.

		DavidW says, "still no sign"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"

CHOICE MADE: Still no sign of the dog, huh?

Folks shake their heads. "Sorry, Flowers."

CHOICE:
- Look somewhere else.
- The only place you haven't checked lately is the sofa, so you head in that direction.
- Over by the sofa, a small cluster of society types chatter, including a famous hostess du jour swathed in a minor fortune's worth of red chiffon: a Goldwyn daughter or wife or aunt or something along those lines. The circle looks up pleasantly as you wander over, though some faces turn sour when they notice Fish Grundy.

		DavidW says, "Hope the dog doesn't bury the thing in a back yard."

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Still no sign of that dog, huh?"
- Check under the sofa.
- Look somewhere else.

		Teaspoon says, "check sofa"
		Jacqueline says, "This is dragging on longer for you lot than it did for me."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder why."
		DavidW asks, "third time lucky?"

CHOICE MADE: Look under the sofa.

"Pardon me," you say, getting on hands and knees to peer under the sofa's trim, ignoring the chorus of vaguely scandalized twittering from above.

There! Mr. Rickles, crouched under the middle of the sofa, still gnawing at the blue tube. He grumbles vaguely when he notices you, but makes no sign to move: he can see as well as you that there's no way to reach him from this angle.

		DavidW says, "We're just guessing wrong all the time."

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Can everyone move off the sofa? I need to lift it up."

		DavidW says, "oh joy"
		Teaspoon says, "we're going to single-handedly lift a sofa"
		Jacqueline says, "In our fancy dress. Yep."
		Teaspoon says, "Evidently we have a sturdier build then I'd been imagining, somehow"
		DavidW says, ">empty sofa"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"

CHOICE MADE: Ask people to get up.

The Goldwyn purses her lips, as if you'd just asked to use the washroom for the third time this homeroom. "Hardly the time to rearrange the furniture," she complains. "Really, Floyd, whatever you've lost, I'm sure it can wait until later." Clearly considering the matter settled, she turns back to the group and launches into a story about a misadventure on a yacht, which seems to revolve around the awful truth that one might get a little wet on such a contraption if one isn't terribly careful.

CHOICES:
- "Everyone having a lovely time?"
- "Can everyone move off the sofa? I need to lift it up."
- "Fish, any ideas for how we can get these people to move?"

		Teaspoon says, "3"
		DavidW says, "yeah, knew they wouldn't leave."
		Teaspoon says, "will he suggest pie"
		DavidW says, "Ask Fish to fart in their faces."
		Teaspoon says, "I would enjoy throwing pies"

CHOICE MADE: Ask Fish for ideas.

A grin breaks out across Fish's face like the sunrise glinting off an especially devious pond. "Flowers, I'm glad you asked." He taps a finger to his nose, and whispers: "Watch this."

Rummaging around in his baggy clown pants, he produces a can of mixed nuts from some deep pocket with a flourish, politely offering it to the Goldwyn. "Care for a light snack, madam?" he asks.

"Why thank you," she says, accepting it and fumbling with the lid. "It's such a bother to make one's way all the way over to the AAAIIEEEEEEEE!!!"

This bloodcurdling outburst follows the explosion of a four-foot-long mottled snake from the can, and accompanies the Goldwyn (and the contents of her drink) flying through the air in a colorful, frenetic blur. A dozen people leap to her aid and, supporting her on a bed of concerned muttering, escort her off to a quieter part of the house to recover, with many a dirty glance shot Fish Grundy's way.

"I'm afraid your reputation may never recover," you say, handing Fish the rubber snake.

He shoves it back into the can and grins. "If they can't take a joke…"

NEXT PAGE...

You lift up a corner of the couch as Fish waits nearby, crouched like a catcher at a ballgame. In a streak of mottled fur, the dog zips straight toward him. "Gotcha!" Fish shouts, but the dog bounds off his outstretched hands, sails through his clown wig with a muffled whoomp, and races off into the back hall.

"You know," Grundy says, patting his wig with a frown, "I'm really starting to dislike that dog."

"There's no way out of that hall," you say. "Let's get this over with."

NEXT PAGE...

You race into the now abandoned hall with Grundy. Mr. Rickles, still gripping the tube in his tireless jaws, growls at you and backs up, but is starting to realize he's cornered. You've got him now.

"Fish, cover me!" you hiss, advancing carefully. Something like fear flashes through the dog's black eyes, but only for a moment, replaced by the grim stoicism of a soldier leaping from a trench. As you move closer, he backs into the farthest corner of the room, wriggling his hindquarters and readying for a Hail Mary leap.

"Gotcha," you say, pouncing. The dog springs forward in a desperate bound, just escaping your grasping fingers, flies straight into the marble plinth supporting the stuffed penguin, and keels over, knocked clear out.

You wrest the tube from the dog's jaws, clenched tight even in sleep. "All in a good day's work," Fish says, stepping forward to help you. Then he halts, eyes widening as you both hear a familiar booming voice approaching from the direction of the party. You look at each other, then down at the rather dead-looking dog and your hand on the tube.

Orson's lumbering shadow spills into the hallway. You've got only seconds till he catches you kneeling over his comatose former pooch. You've got to hide the dog…

CHOICES:
- …down Fish's oversized clown pants.
- …behind my back.
- …inside the stuffed penguin.
- No. Hold the dog and convince Orson it's just asleep.

		Teaspoon says, "...this game's lost me."
		DavidW says, "oh my"
		DavidW says, "Inside the penguin"
		Teaspoon says, "It'll wake up annoyingly if we hide it."
		Teaspoon says, "Let's just hold it"
		DavidW says, "The dog would turn Fish into a eunuch."
		Teaspoon says, "(we can't afford to replace this penguin)"
		Teaspoon says, "Greta would never finance another project again"
		DavidW says, "Look, Welles will accept a animated penguin."
		DavidW says, "The penguin isn't Greta's."
		DavidW says, "This isn't Greta's home. The host is someone else."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm thinking more of what happens when the dog bites his way out - oh, right! Sacrifice the penguin"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, the penguin, then?"
		DavidW says, ">put dog inside penquin"

CHOICE MADE: Put the dog inside the penguin, because of course that's what you'd do in this totally realistic circumstance

Seconds later, Orson steps into the hallway to see you and Fish standing side by side, all smiles, Fish's hand casually patting some loose stuffing back into the bird.

"Gentleman, madam," Orson says, tipping his hat unsteadily. "Just looking for the little boy's room." His eyes shift to Fish and widen. He shakes your friend's hand vigorously. "And Mr. Grundy," he says. "Wonderful to see you again. Heard about this dreadful blacklist nonsense. An absolute disgrace." Welles shakes his head. "You know you'd be welcome at my new production house on the Continent. We'd give you such roles to play!"

"Thank you, Mr. Welles," Grundy says with a broad smile, a single bead of sweat rolling down his forehead. "But my home's here in Hollywood. Can't see myself ever getting too far from it."

"Neither could I," Orson says moodily, "once."

"The restroom's right this way, sir," Fish says, starting to take his hand off the penguin to point and then quickly replacing it when the thing shifts unsteadily.

Orson nods, about to lumber by, then turns with a thoughtful look on his face and regards you seriously.

"Flowers, a word of advice," he says. "You're a promising talent, really very promising, and I…" He pauses, sighing heavily and staring into the distance. "I would hate to see you make the same mistakes I did."

"Oh yes, sir?" you say. Once you dreamed of getting career advice from Orson Welles. Now that the moment's come, you find yourself rather distracted. A faint rustling comes from somewhere inside the penguin, but Orson doesn't seem to notice.

		Teaspoon says, "Love Orson, but I doubt he'd know what good advice would be."
		DavidW says, "Good thing we didn't choose Fish's pants."

NEXT PAGE...

Orson nods, fixing you with a paternal gaze filled with heartfelt camaraderie perhaps not quite merited by your acquaintance so far. "It's a terrible machine, Hollywood," he says. "Lifts people up and spits them out after strangling their souls, trying to package them into tiny identical pieces. Turning art to meat, marketing it to executives, housewives, middle school principals. Real voices, real stories terrify them. You've seen that. You know the score. But."

The penguin rustles more loudly and a muffled, groggy whimper comes from somewhere inside it. Orson frowns and glances at the bird for a moment, then shakes his head and turns back to you.

"Don't let them commodify you, Flowers," Orson says in a voice like he's auditioning for the role of God: even though currently flavored with vodka, it's hard to ignore. "But worse, don't commodify yourself. Stay true to your dreams. No matter what it costs you."

"I will, Mr. Welles," you say, with all the seriousness you can muster given your current circumstances.

A yelp comes from inside the stuffed penguin, which starts rocking gently. Fish, who still has his hand near it, smiles weakly.

Orson frowns at him. "And Mr. Grundy…that bird is a priceless heirloom, not a toy. Good evening." He grunts and proceeds into the washroom.

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure that's what we learned from this game, but it's what Welles would say."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"

NEXT PAGE...

Two minutes later, with a vestige of normalcy returned and the dog limping woozily back towards the party, you've shaken hands with Fish and at last get a moment alone with the evidence tube. Though marred with tooth marks and rather wetter than before, it's still intact. You rip off the seal and upend the contents into your hand.

All that's inside is a small brown nub no bigger than your thumb. Frowning, you pick it up and hold it to the light, and that's when you see what it is: the stub of a cigar.

You sniff, and the odor is unmistakable.

Diego.

Croghan.

NEXT CHAPTER!

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "aha"

Chapter Nine

The day of the assembly edit screening is among the most emotional of your life, though not for the reasons you expected.

It's rough, the sound hasn't been mixed yet, it's only got temp music, and the titles are missing. But for the first time, all the best footage has been pulled together and screened in order. For the first time, you've watched Outcast Odyssey, unsteady as a newborn calf, but standing nonetheless.

The lights come up in your tiny screening room, and after a round of applause, everyone turns to the picture's editor:

		Teaspoon asks, "who smokes these?"
		DavidW says, "Our ex-boss."

CHOICES:
- Me, of course.
- One of the best (if most expensive) in the business.
- An affordable talent.
- Maybe not the most talented, but willing to work for a rock-bottom price.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		DavidW says, "From the beginning of the game."
		Teaspoon says, "Right then."
		Teaspoon asks, "So, we're good at editing, as I recall. Shall we edit?"
		DavidW says, "I need a bathroom break."
		Teaspoon says, "Don't get any dogs stuck up your pants."
		Jacqueline says, "A quick bio-break would be nice, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "And yes. Our natural talent is producing and our earned talent is editing."
		Jacqueline says, "BRB"
		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "Back, with kombucha."
		Teaspoon says, "I have heard good things about that."
		DavidW asks, "Is kombucha a food or drink?"
		Teaspoon says, "Drink"
		Jacqueline says, "It is a drink."
		DavidW asks, "A coffee, juice, or alcoholic drink?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a cultured tea. Fizzy, low in calories, very (very) slightly alcoholic."
		Teaspoon says, "Microbiotic tea"
		DavidW asks, "fizzy tea, eh?"
		DavidW says, "that's different."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a cold, fizzy, fermented tea, yeah."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "So, let's edit our film!"
		Jacqueline says, "Tasty like a juice, but low in sugar and 8oz contains 35 calories."
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to edit our own film."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so we're the editor?"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "Especially with the chat we had with Orson."

CHOICE MADE: Me, of course.

"Well," you say, brushing off a spring-colored scarf, "this is a promising start. The decent pacing is a result of the great performances from the cast. And the average level of polish is thanks to being under budget, but dragged down by some of the tension among cast and crew affecting the final quality. We'll keep working on these in the editing room, and we can also try to reduce or draw more attention to other aspects of the film. Thoughts?"

"Seems on the right track to me," Gene says.

Greta looks thoughtful. "Maybe," she says. "Let's see what more time in the editing booth brings, shall we?"

You spend the rest of the day hammering out plans for the editing…



In the Editing Booth
Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 65%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 49%
Polish: 47%
Your ledger is in the black: 11% under budget . Your personal stress level is at 65%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you're able to make three more changes to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		Teaspoon asks, "Erm, polish and trim?"
		DavidW says, "ok."

CHOICE MADE: Polish

Your stress rises from 65 to 67.

You alter the polish, from 47 to 50.

		Teaspoon says, "sweet"

CHOICE MADE: Trim

		DavidW says, "I'd like reedit as our 3rd choice of the day"

Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 65%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 49%
Polish: 50%

You can try to cut major portions of the film to improve the pacing, at the cost of reducing either acting or craft at random.

		Teaspoon says, "oh. erm"

CHOICES:
- Proceed.
- Go back.

		DavidW says, "oh. hm. Reducing acting and craft seems a bad idea."
		Jacqueline asks, "Go back?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we go back and just improve pacing instead?"
		Teaspoon says, "that sounds better"

CHOICE MADE: Go back, improve pacing instead.

		DavidW asks, "can we try reedit?"

Your stress rises from 67 to 69.

You alter the pacing, from 49 to 54.

		Teaspoon says, "We can do that now, I think."

...
Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 65%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

Your ledger is in the black: 11% under budget . Your personal stress level is at 69%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you can make one change to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		Teaspoon asks, "What do we want to reedit?"
		DavidW says, "It's not like I've seen the dailies."
		DavidW says, "Act 3 Scene 5"
		Teaspoon says, "Hah"
		Jacqueline says, "Reedit seems to let the game pick what's weak and what's strong."
		Teaspoon says, "All right, let's try reedit"
		Jacqueline asks, "DW?"
		DavidW says, "yes please"

CHOICE MADE: Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, turns out I was wrong. But not to a fault..."

Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 65%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

You can try to reedit the film to draw attention toward or away from something.

CHOICES:
- Improve perception of acting.
- Improve perception of craft.
- Make more intense.
- Make less intense.
- Make less smart.
- Make more novel.
- Make less novel.
- Go back.

		DavidW asks, "hm. Less smart?"
		Teaspoon says, "That had occurred to me."
		Teaspoon says, "It'll make the director mad."
		Teaspoon says, "but it makes sense."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that, but no sure you can make it unsmart enough in one session to make a difference."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, fair enough"
		Jacqueline says, "er, NOT sure"
		DavidW says, "yeah, these changes are pretty small."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, it's really, really smart."
		Teaspoon says, "So let's make it less smart then (alas!)"
		DavidW asks, "well, would you prefer better acting?"
		DavidW says, "It's be nice to get one of our numbers high."
		Teaspoon says, "Better acting would be good, yes."
		Teaspoon says, "It makes me sad to make the movie dumber, is what"

CHOICE MADE: Better acting

		Teaspoon says, "even if it's the smart thing to do"
		Jacqueline asks, "Even if it's the smart thing to do to make the movie less smart?"
		Teaspoon says, "I've confused myself now"
		DavidW says, "I'm sure Garbo will be happy to advise us."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "heh"

Your stress rises from 69 to 71.

You alter the acting, from 65 to 67.

That's it—you're out of time for today, but there'll be more chances to improve the edit later.

The rest of the week you alternate between the editing room, managing operations, and talking with distributors. It's an uphill battle to convince theater chains (and sometimes, even individual theaters) to show a film from an upstart studio without a track record.

You've also got to keep your production staff occupied, now that shooting on Outcast Odyssey's wrapped up. What should you do?

CHOICES:
- Put another Studio McStudioface film into production. This will cost money and stress, but create good buzz for the picture.
- Rent the studio space out to another production company, to generate some income at the cost of extra hassle.
- Keep the staff on salary, but give them some time off. Expensive, but less stress for everyone.

		Teaspoon says, "We start another picture, of course. We didn't get into this business for just one flick."
		Teaspoon says, "And we can afford it."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I wanna 2nd picture."
		DavidW says, "No one can afford this business. It's like running on top of falling dominoes."

CHOICE MADE: Over-extend ourselves with a second picture!

Not every picture's going to be a Outcast Odyssey. To stay in business, you'll have to get a regular pipeline going. You hire a producer to get a new project moving and keep the lot bustling.

Midweek, you're scribbling your signature on some checks when Fish Grundy knocks on your office door.

"What can I do for you, Fish?" you say, setting down your pen and massaging your cramping hand as he drops into the seat across from you.

He takes off his hat, putting it in his lap and fiddling with the brim. "Be real brief," he says. "Got an idea for a new project maybe you and I could work on together. It's bonafide cinema gold, Flowers. Perfect for Studio McStudioface. Like to hear the pitch?"

Before you can respond, he leans forward, gripping his hat tightly. "Look, I know you're not supposed to have nothing to do with me, on account of Creed's miserable blacklist. Flowers, this thing is squeezing me dry. I can't get work. People I knew thirty years, they won't take my calls. I'll stand outside their office, they won't even open the door." He shakes his head. "Working with me now's a risk. They could shut you down, put you in jail even. I know that. You bet I do. But…I got to ask. To at least just ask."

He leans back, looking tired, as you consider how to respond.

CHOICES:
- "Of course. I'd love to work with you again, even if my studio comes under fire."
- "Maybe we could work together, unofficially. If we kept it under the table, we might not get caught."
- "I'll never stop being your friend, but you know I can't work with you until this blows over. Maybe I could help out some other way?"
- "I'd love to, but the studio just can't afford another project right now. You know how it is."
- "I'm sorry, but I can't help you. It's too dangerous for me and my crew."
- "Maybe it's best if we're not seen together any more."

		Teaspoon says, "Oh crumbs."
		DavidW says, "I'm not throwing him under the bus."
		Teaspoon asks, "But what variant of helping him out do we go for?"
		DavidW says, "But I also remember how the drunken sofa guests reacted to him. This is a real risk."
		Teaspoon says, "I feel that he'll consider 2 wishy-washy"
		DavidW says, "I know."
		DavidW says, "I don't like the Don't Ask Don't Tell option, but it might work, temporarily."
		Teaspoon asks, "What of 3?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, perhaps 3 is safest."
		DavidW says, "I hate that this sort of choice has to be made, though. It really sucks."
		Teaspoon says, "game's doing a good job giving us choices that seem meaningful"
		Jacqueline asks, "So 3?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."

CHOICE MADE: Can we help another way?

He takes a deep breath, runs his hands over the top of his crisply pleated pants. Finally, he nods. "You got to play the same game by the same rules as everyone else. Just wish the deck hadn't been stacked against me."

"What can I do?" you ask.

He stands, face set. "You keep your ears open for any projects don't mind paying under the table. I can write, do jokes, do revisions, train people to move, do makeup, sew costumes…" He flashes a pained grin. "I got many talents. You keep your ears open."

"I will," you promise. "And if you need money…"

		DavidW says, "If it was just risking me, I'd choose 1, but there's a whole studio of people to worry about,"

He slowly puts on his hat, considering. "No, Flowers," he finally says, "thank you, but that ain't necessary. We'll get by, same as always." He pauses in the doorway, hand lingering on the worn frame. "Funny," he adds. "Wouldn't think after all I been through in this business, I'd have any pride left at all."
NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "Agreed. If it goes sour now, there won't be any studio to employ Fish at all later on."

Later that afternoon, you can't get the conversation out of your head. There must be something you can do.

CHOICES:
- Arrange to have groceries sent to his place once a week, anonymously.
- Call around to some old friends and see if anyone can find work for him.
- Fish can take care of himself.

		Teaspoon says, "2"
		DavidW says, "2"

CHOICE MADE: Make some calls for Fish.

You have to stay late to make the time, but it's the least you can do. No one's heard anything, but you keep making the calls. He's Fish Grundy, for God's sake. Someone must want to work with him.

By Friday, the gauntlet of editing has mostly pushed Fish Grundy's problems from your mind. You're living and breathing reels of footage, now, dreaming in alternate takes and manufactured moments: the weight that twenty extra frames adds to a single look, the intimacy of playing a scene in close-ups instead of medium shots. You've become a machine for constructing the perfect version of Outcast Odyssey, the Moviola's metal bulk your body, its reels and runners your appendages, its glowing screen your mind.

NEXT PAGE...



In the Editing Booth
Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 67%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

Your ledger is in the black: on budget . Your personal stress level is at 77%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you're able to make three more changes to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		Teaspoon says, "Well, we're holding up pretty well."
		DavidW says, "Our stress is kinda high, though."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want your personal stats?"
		Teaspoon says, "But we'll survive this editing session all right. The real question is what happens after that."
		Teaspoon says, "sure, more stats are good"
		DavidW says, "we'll need some sort of downtime after this editing session, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I guess it does mention your stress. Nevermind."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or I can give them to you."


Personal Statistics
Name: Flowers Floyd
Studio: Studio McStudioface
Natural Talent: Producing
Earned Talent: Editing
Weakness: Acting
Personal Stress: 77%
Which do you put first in your professional life?
The Project: 60% The People: 40%
Personal Relationships:
The actress, Livia Lane: 39%
Your niece, Ada: 32%
The grip, Vic Martinez: 73%


		Teaspoon says, "I favour another round of improving the acting"
		DavidW says, "okay"
		DavidW asks, "via reedit, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"

CHOICE MADE: Reedit, improve the acting.

Your stress rises from 77 to 78.

You alter the acting, from 67 to 69.


Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 85% Accessible: 15%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 69%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

Your ledger is in the black: on budget . Your personal stress level is at 78%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you're able to make two changes to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Floyd | Your stress rises from 77 to 78.
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		Teaspoon asks, "So, do we make it dumber or no?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, let's make it more accessible."
		Jacqueline says, "Now I'm feeling kind of bad. If we'd just focused on dumbing it down at every opportunity, we probably could have lowered the number quite a bit."
		Teaspoon says, "But we don't want it to be too dumb"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, dumb it? Or something else?"
		Teaspoon says, "yup"
		Teaspoon says, "dumb it"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"

CHOICE MADE: Make it stupider.

Your stress rises from 78 to 79.

You alter the smarts, from 85 to 80.


		Teaspoon says, "And again, I think."

Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 80% Accessible: 20%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 69%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 57%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

Your ledger is in the black: on budget . Your personal stress level is at 79%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you can make one change to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		Jacqueline asks, "Again?"
		DavidW says, "sure, another dumbing down."
		Jacqueline says, "75% is a nice round number."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "it is."
		DavidW says, "in base 25"

CHOICE MADE: Make it more stupider.

Your stress rises from 79 to 80.

You alter the smarts, from 80 to 76.

		Jacqueline says, "Ooh - harsh."
		Teaspoon says, "more stupider. Ouch."
		Jacqueline says, "76%, not 75%"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we are getting kinda stressed."

NEXT PAGE...

A knock on the editing suite's door pulls you back to a world that's not an illusion of light and celluloid. A familiar voice calls through: "Hey, you got time for a lunch break? I've got sandwiches from the deli."

Damn. You've been meaning to find time for a chat, but aren't you too busy?

CHOICES:
- "Vic! Aren't we keeping you busy enough any more?"
- "Livia! What's a big-shot star like you doing in this joint?"
- "I'm sorry…I need to focus on finishing this edit."
- I'm exhausted…maybe I shouldn't talk to anyone, and take the afternoon off instead.

		DavidW says, "hope our house doesn't burn down today."
		Teaspoon says, "So, we can talk to Vic, or get in more editing."
		Teaspoon says, "both good"
		DavidW says, "Vic, please"
		Teaspoon says, "Vic it is then"

CHOICE MADE: Have sammiches with Vic.

		DavidW says, "We didn't even find them at the wrap party."

Vic comes in with a basket of sandwiches: you fish one out and unwrap it, chewing thoughtfully.

"Been meaning to ask you something," Vic says, leaning up against the huge metal bulk of the Moviola.

"Oh?" you ask, raising an eyebrow. "And what's that?"

"All this business with Creed," they say. "Updating the blacklist, looking for Commies everywhere, all that. You seem to be kinda scofflaw about the whole thing." They raise an eyebrow. "That can be pretty dangerous these days."

CHOICES:
- "It's appalling, and nothing but a witch hunt. I won't take any part in it."
- "Is that really how I'm coming off? I'd better be more careful."
- "Why do you ask?"

		Teaspoon says, "3"
		Jacqueline asks, "DW?"
		DavidW says, "hmm. okay."

CHOICE MADE: Why do you ask?

They swat you playfully. "Good, that's good," they say. "Answer a question with a question. You and Creed drinking buddies or something?"

"I thought this was meant to be a lunch," you say, "not an inquest."

They roll their eyes, spinning a loose pickup reel playfully. "I thought we were supposed to be getting to know each other better," they say, "and I like to cut to the chase."

They think for a moment, looking down at their salvaged filmstrip. "What did you do during the war?" they ask softly.

You sigh. "Not big into small talk, are you?" you say, pondering your response to the Question. Apparently, the one everyone in your generation's doomed to forever ask and answer.

CHOICES:
- "I would have fought, if they'd let me."
- "I worked in a munitions factory. Just like Rosie."
- "I was taking care of family. Only one left who could."

		Teaspoon says, "3 seems unlikely, given our family relationships."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm guessing 2."
		DavidW says, "yeah, 2"

CHOICE MADE: We were a Rosie.

"What about you?" you ask.

They sigh, picking up a piece of trimmed film and holding it up to the light thoughtfully. "Now there's a long story."

"We've still got some time," you say, gesturing around. "Let's see how far you can get."

So Vic starts the telling, haltingly at first, then picking up speed. It's no less hard to hear for having some notes in common with plenty of others you've heard. Like a lot of them, it starts with a high school sweetheart, some disapproving parents, and a plan born of desperation and painful love.

"We ended up dropping out, getting married," they say. "Skipping town. We were sixteen. Only just, in my case."

NEXT PAGE...

She wanted to be a nightclub singer. Had the voice for it. Vic followed her from city to city, always looking for gigs. "I would have followed her straight into hell," they say flatly. "Nearly did."

But she didn't know when to stop. She became obsessed, started forgetting the life she was actually living for the one she craved so much. Neglect bred quarrels, then screams. Finally, she left.

"Left me broke, alone, in a bad place," Vic says, slamming a fist against the side of the Moviola. "Halfway across the country, no diploma, no prospects. And then the war." They shrug. "So I did what I had to. That's all. And maybe you understand a smidge better now why treating people right matters so much to me. A movie don't cry itself to sleep if you neglect it a while."

"Is this why you're afraid of moving up in the ranks?" you say, softly. "Without a diploma—"

"Never going to have much more of a career than moving stuff one place to another," they say with finality. "Hard to accept that some days, but it's the hand I got dealt."

CHOICES:
- "Have you been in love again since?"
- "So you're probably not much interested in getting involved with another project-obsessed madwoman, then."
- "So whatever happened to your old flame?"

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
		Teaspoon asks, "2 and 3 seem leading questions. 1?"
		DavidW says, "1 is also a leading question."
		Teaspoon says, "Messy, this."
		DavidW says, "3 seems safest, since Vic can opt not to say."
		Teaspoon says, "ok"

CHOICE MADE: What happened to your old flame?

Vic's face drains of color, and they shake their head. "Heard a few years later she passed away," they say flatly. "Rushing after some music mucky-muck, didn't look where she was going, got hit by a trolley car. Died instantly, I heard. Snap of a twig." They bite their lip. "I didn't even realize how in love I still was, even then. I never did make my peace."

They sigh, chucking the film scrap into the trash. "Sometimes I think I ought to go back home. Visit her grave. Forgive her, maybe, forgive myself. Maybe even get that diploma. I expect my teachers are all still there, waiting. Most of 'em were too ornery to die."

CHOICES:
- "Maybe you should."
- "Let the past be."

		Teaspoon says, "2"
		DavidW says, "1"
		Teaspoon asks, "Jac?"
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Jacqueline says, "1"

CHOICE MADE: Maybe you should.

After lunch, you both return to your duties. For the rest of the day, Vic seems…preoccupied. You don't think much of it at the time, with a million other concerns distracting you, but in hindsight it should have been obvious that a major decision was working its way through their mind…

NEXT PAGE...

Saturday. For once, you're staying home, snagging a much-deserved weekend off before you forget what they're like.

You're working your way through the paper, a rare squall of rain pattering against the window, when someone knocks on your front door. You pull it open to find Vic Martinez standing on your doorstep in a rain slicker, damp but determined. Holding a suitcase.

"What's all this?" you say, too surprised to remember to say hello.

"Seems my pa died," they say simply, but shrugs off your shocked reaction. "Weren't that close, but it's the last straw. Too many headstones back home that ain't been visited. Too much unfinished business." They take a deep breath. "Been thinking about what you said. And it's time to get that diploma, put some things to bed. Ran away from so many things, back then. I'll always be running unless I get this sorted out."

"I thought you seemed preoccupied, last couple of days," you say. "But sweetheart, surely you can't be leaving so quickly."

They nod. "Got to catch the two o'clock train. I can't stay."

NEXT PAGE...

You feel your heart sinking, something deep in your bones beginning to ache. "But when are you coming back?"

They sigh, staring into your eyes. "I can't say, Flowers. Could be a week, could be a lot, lot longer. I just don't know."

"But I need you," you stammer, flushed by your sudden selfish honesty. "I can't get through this thing without you. Vic, I thought…I thought we were becoming something together. Something worth hanging on to."

Suddenly they're in your arms, hugging you tighter than they've ever done before, and your hand is against their hair, and the rain is dripping into your eyes.

They pull back. "Maybe," they say. "But I have to figure my own self out first, and the only place I can do that is back home."

		DavidW says, "Kiss them, so they know there's a place for them if they want to return."
		Teaspoon says, "that's assuming we get a choice"
		Teaspoon says, "maybe we don't, this time"

NEXT PAGE...

They smile a little at your expression, touching a finger to your nose. "Maybe you've got some things to figure out, too. Maybe you wouldn't be happy with someone like me. Maybe the studio's your one true love."

They bend leans up to give you a peck on the cheek, then heft the heavy suitcase. "Good luck, chief. Good luck with Outcast Odyssey. Hell, good luck with everything."

They walk off into the drizzling rain, and it's so much like a movie, you can't shake the feeling you'll never see them again.

		DavidW says, "oh wow"

NEXT CHAPTER!

Chapter Ten

"Friends, good taste isn't a matter of geography. A fine beverage is appreciated just as much in Los Angeles as it is in New York. And that's why people across the country drink Andy's Best Cider…"

You glance at the clock. Just five more minutes till the broadcast is over. Keep it together, Floyd.

Don Mason finishes up his commercial, speaking through the chrome microphone to his nationwide radio audience with practiced assurances: "Just remember your A-B-C's, and choose Andy's Best, with the red and gold label." He nods to you, smiling. "And friends, if you're just joining us, we're coming to you live from Studio McStudioface in Hollywood, California, where this studio's bold new visionary, Flowers Floyd, is answering questions from our listeners around the country about her first picture, Outcast Odyssey. Our listeners have already been hearing buzz about this picture, including the involvement of reclusive Hollywood legend Greta Garbo in this project." (He's kind enough not to mention, or doesn't know about, some of your publicity missteps, like the fact that nearly all of the film is shot on the studio lot, your growing reputation, fair or not, as a red and its aging black-and-white sensibilities.)

He squints through a pair of reading glasses at some notes. "A Mrs. Davidson from Chicago, Illinois wrote in to ask this question. 'With so many coming attractions for new pictures these days,' she writes, 'I hardly know where to begin. What's one word that describes your new picture?'" Don grins at you. "What do you say, Flowers?"

You clear your throat, thinking fast. "Well, Mrs. Davidson," you say, "the word that comes to mind is:"

CHOICES:
- "Thrilling."
- "Intelligent."
- "Bold."
- "Hilarious."
- "Uncompromising."
- "Steamy."
- "Disturbing."
- "Oscar."

		Teaspoon says, "I hadn't thought about NOT providing a choice as a technique before..."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Ah. Hmm."
		DavidW says, "Tone shift."
		Jacqueline says, "New chapter, yeah"
		Teaspoon asks, "Intelligent?"
		DavidW says, "I want to say thrilling. The film is intense."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, good point."
		Teaspoon says, "thrilling then"

CHOICE MADE: "Thrilling."

"Another question, Flowers. A listener in Akron, Ohio loves taking his daughter to musicals. Will yours have any bang-up numbers that people will be humming for weeks afterwards?"

"Absolutely," you say. "In fact, one of my personal favorite songs in the film is a number called…"

		Teaspoon says, "heh"

CHOICES:
- "Captain Nebula's Dreams."
- "The Chrome Bridge."
- "The Computer Follies."
- "The Paradox Voice."
- "Four Houses."
- "Actually, the title's not important. But it's a real showstopper."

		Teaspoon says, "Captain Nebula's Dreams"
		DavidW says, "yeah"

CHOICE MADE: "Captain Nebula's Dreams."

At last, the interview's over. You shake Don's hand and slip outside for a quiet moment alone while Gene helps the show's crew pack up.

The last weeks have been rough. While your film is moving through postproduction as smoothly as you could hope, there's been no word from Vic. You wonder if they made it back home. You wonder if they're coming back.

NEXT PAGE...

And the tough decisions don't stop coming. Back inside, Eugene grabs you for a screening of some of the latest special effects work. As a musical science fiction picture, Outcast Odyssey requires some movie magic to make its story come to life, and a special crew's been working hard to make these shots amazing.

But the footage is disappointing. Rather than transporting you to another world, the seams and wires seem all too grounded in this one. What you're watching seems more likely to inspire giggles than flights of fancy. Of course, maybe you're too close to the project to see the shots objectively…will the matinee crowd even notice?

CHOICES:
- I don't care what it costs. The special effects have to be perfect.
- Maybe the team just needs a little inspiration. I'll stay late a few nights, help them improve their game.
- We'll fix it in the editing room: cut scenes so they need fewer effects shots, even if it messes up the pacing a little.
- This will have to do.

		Teaspoon exclaims, "; Editing! Editing! Editing!"
		Teaspoon says, "We picked the best specialities"
		DavidW says, "I don't think you can hide wires in editing so easily."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, we can probably afford to spend a little more cash."
		DavidW says, "I vote throw cash at it."
		Jacqueline says, "You're on budget - for the right film you'll be able to make up a cost over-run, I would think."
		Teaspoon says, "All right. This is probably the last time we'll need to spend money, anyway."

CHOICE MADE: I don't care what it costs. The special effects have to be perfect.

On your way to the editing booth, Gene grabs your arm. "Chief, I got you an all-day exclusive with a reporter from Photoplay," he says. "Clear your calendar for Saturday; you'll be singing for your supper all day long."

Saturday? Damn… you'd been hoping for a chance to get to know Livia Lane a little better, so you invited her for a drive up the coast to check out some art festival she wanted to see.

Your hesitation must show, because Gene frowns. "Flowers, this is an important interview. The press has really latched on to some of your more, uh…free-thinking actions lately. They're calling you a pinko, if not downright Red. Look, your beliefs are none of my business, but they're bad press right now. You'd better do what you can to make the story about the movie, not you."

CHOICES:
- Agree to do the Saturday interview.
- Try to reschedule it.

		Teaspoon says, "Livia's not that interesting. Skip her."
		Jacqueline says, "Your relationship with her is 34% right now."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I kind of agree."
		DavidW says, "yeah, 1"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, feels too much like 'Vic is gone, let's fill the void,' which seems just wrong."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm, yes."

CHOICE MADE: Agree to the interview.

"Great," he says, "I'll tell him we're on."

You slip back into the editing booth. Time's running out to get things right, and this might be your last chance to have some hands-on time with the film.

In the Editing Booth
Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 76% Accessible: 24%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 69%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 67%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

Your ledger is in the red: 11% over budget . Your personal stress level is at 80%. Because of your level of skill, each edit will add a small amount of stress, and you're able to make three more changes to the edit this session.

CHOICES:
- Improve pacing.
- Improve polish.
- Reedit to focus on a strong attribute or draw attention away from a weak one.
- Consider a reshoot, for more drastic changes.
- Trim, a more drastic way to improve pacing.
- Done.

		DavidW says, "'Greta, you haven't fully introduced us to your butler. How are his sandwiches?'"
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if we can romance Gene."
		Teaspoon says, "BE interesting."
		DavidW says, "ack. We didn't get any downtown."
		Teaspoon asks, "Anyway, shall we make the film dumber twice more?"
		Teaspoon says, "and then...dunno. Improve the acting."
		DavidW says, "I suppose a reshoot is also a costly option."
		Teaspoon asks, "But why would we want to do that?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. It's hard to understand this as numbers instead of actual footage."
		Teaspoon asks, "Can we consider one without actually doing one?"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. I think it would have been asking a bit much for there to be footage, given all the possibilities this game affords."
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "Possibly. Want me to try?"
		DavidW says, "Probably, since the considering will have to give us options on what to reshoot and why."
		Teaspoon says, "sure"

CHOICE MADE: Consider a reshoot

Story:
Original: 40% Familiar: 60%
Intellectual: 76% Accessible: 24%
Intense: 70% Relaxing: 30%
Quality: 60%
Production:
Acting: 69%
Directing: 54%
Craft: 67%
Post-Production:
Pacing: 54%
Polish: 50%

You can try to do some reshoots to improve some aspect of the film. This is expensive, but produces a larger change than can be achieved just through editing existing footage.

CHOICES:
- Improve acting.
- Improve directing.
- Improve craft.
- Increase intensity.
- Reduce intensity.
- Increase smarts.
- Reduce smarts.
- Increase novelty.
- Reduce novelty.

		Teaspoon says, "Ooh. That's powerful."
		DavidW says, "we don't have extra money, though, do we? We spent it on effects."
		Teaspoon says, "We could go even more over budget, but I'd rather not"
		Teaspoon says, "not with another film in the works"
		DavidW says, "yeah, let's try to play it relatively safe. (sigh)"
		Teaspoon says, "I think we see if we can boost acting and craft into the 70s."
		Jacqueline says, "You are presently 11% over budget."
		DavidW says, "yes, boost acting and craft."
		Jacqueline says, "I wish we had the option of chilling out to lower our stress a touch."

CHOICE MADE: None of the above.

CHOICE MADE: Reedit to boost acting.

		DavidW says, "well, if we say 'done' in an edit session, does that mean we take a break or enidt editing"

Your stress rises from 80 to 81.

You alter the acting, from 69 to 72.

		DavidW says, "well, if we say 'done' in an edit session, does that mean we take a break or end editing altogether"
		Teaspoon says, "I think that means we end editing, which we don't want to do."

CHOICE MADE: Reedit to boost craft.

		Teaspoon says, "unless you think we're too stressed to continue, which I guess could happen."

Your stress rises from 81 to 82.

You alter the craft, from 67 to 69.

		Teaspoon asks, "One more for craft?"
		DavidW says, "But we ought to be able to say whoa stop a bit to de-stress."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, one more reedit for craft?"
		DavidW says, "yes please"

CHOICE MADE: Reedit to boost craft.

Your stress rises from 82 to 83.

You alter the craft, from 69 to 72.

You're just shutting down the Moviola when Livia knocks briskly on the door.

"Heard the Saturday thing's a wash," she says brightly. "Just wanted to tell you it's no trouble. It was just an idea, anyway. Good luck with the interview!" She turns to go.

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "Do you know how the game interprets the 'done' option?"

CHOICES:
- "I was going to let you know…"
- "I'm sorry, Livia. Maybe another time?"
- "I'm sorry, Livia, but the film's got to take priority."
- Whew, that's one less obligation to worry about.

		Teaspoon says, "4."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I don't recall, sorry."
		Teaspoon says, "This is a "stay-home-and-have-a-bubble-bath" night"
		DavidW says, "Sorry Livia, maybe another time"
		Teaspoon says, "All right, I guess that's more polite."

CHOICE MADE: "I'm sorry, Livia. Maybe another time?"

"It's really no trouble!" she says with a smile that seems strained.

Well, you think, as she walks off down the hall, it's too late to do anything about it now. Something about that thought makes you unaccountably depressed.

Maybe you should give up trying to get any more work done today. On the other hand (and you're realizing more and more there's always an other hand), if you give up now, aren't you throwing away everything you've been fighting for?

CHOICES:
- Take the rest of the afternoon off.
- Spend some time with my niece.
- Keep working on the edit. There's still time to make a few more changes.

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Oh, we could get in another editing session!"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm very tempted."
		Jacqueline says, "Or chill the hell out."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah."
		Teaspoon says, "Also good."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we have Ada spit on us next?"
		Teaspoon says, "No."
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Teaspoon says, "We have other fish to fry"
		Ada exclaims (at DW&Tsp), "PTOOEY!"
		DavidW says, "Other hamburgers to flip."
		Teaspoon says, "Mmm, fried fish."
		DavidW asks, "breaded or battered or in oil?"
		Teaspoon says, "I like mine battered"
		Teaspoon says, "with chips"
		DavidW says, "well, it's all good."
		DavidW says, "I like paprika, garlic, and salt on my chips."
		Teaspoon says, "That's a combination I'll have to try."
		Jacqueline asks, "I am all about fried fish, of course, but what choice would you like to make?"
		DavidW says, "I think 1, take the rest of the afternoon off."
		Teaspoon says, "All right."
		DavidW says, "We need to be well rested before we're arrested."

CHOICE MADE: Take the rest of the afternoon off.

Take the rest of the afternoon off.

You button things up quick as you can and take a long drive east, through the orange groves and little towns of the Inland Empire, driving up and down evenly squared-off roads, letting the wind blow through your hair. It takes hours, but your whirling mind does start to slow down in the end.

By the time you get back to the city, the sun's long set, and though you feel calmer, you're nowhere near ready for bed. You decide to take a long walk to help clear your head. It might not be the safest idea, but your feet steer you clear of streetlights and guide you, roach-like, toward the dark. You find yourself wandering the paths of Griffith Park, setting an aggressive pace but no destination, hoping to force the blood from your worrying head into complaining muscles, let their problems dominate, for once.

NEXT PAGE...

After hours, a quaver in your calves brings you back to the present. You feel how far you've pushed yourself and are tired at last.

Spotting a park bench under a nearby streetlight, you shift course, thinking to take a breather before heading toward home. But a few paces away, a pile of what you thought was trash and old newspapers shifts, and a grubby face emerges along with a whiff of alcohol and unwashed skin. Stopping mid-stride, you're about to turn away when you recognize the face under the scraggly beard.

It's that screenwriter from Paramount who wrote The Vanishing Ones. One of the first to be put on the new blacklist. The one you and Fish saw eating alone at Canter's Deli, what feels like a lifetime ago.

"Spare a dime, lady?" he asks, and then with a squint, he recognizes you, too. "Flowers Floyd?" he says, sitting up straighter and rubbing his eyes. He looks down at himself, makes a hopeless attempt to brush himself free of newspapers with a trembling hand.

"What happened to you?" you say despite yourself, unable to think of better words.

He shrugs, unoffended. "Couldn't get work. Lost my friends, lost my apartment, got sick and couldn't even lift crates. Now…" he trails off, surveying his tiny kingdom of newspapers, blankets and empty bottles. "Got nothing left," he finishes.

His eyes lift back up to yours. "You helped me out once," he says, grabbing your arm with an unsteady hand. "Please, Flowers, you got to help me again. Please."

CHOICES:
- "You can stay with me till you get back on your feet."
- "Look, here's some money. It's all I can do."
- "You have the number of a friend I could telephone for you?"
- "I can't help you. But I'll stay and talk."
- "I'm sorry. I can't help you."
- "Let go of me!"

		Teaspoon says, "Okay, I'm sympathetic in a general way, but this is also a guy who's manhandling us while we're alone in a lonely park, and I don't like that."
		DavidW says, "He wasn't stalking us."
		DavidW says, "1"
		Teaspoon says, "2"
		DavidW says, "The booze part bothers me a lot, I admit."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Having a known (albeit supposed) red staying with us might make the game interesting."
		DavidW says, "But this could be Fish in a few months."
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
		Teaspoon says, "But we know Fish. We don't, actually, know anything about this man."
		DavidW says, "We know some stuff about him."
		DavidW says, "We were hoping he'd write our script for us, way back when."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we can *know* that he's safe because this is a game and he's evidently the wronged party, but this is not the kind of thing that strikes me as very safe in real life."
		DavidW says, "No option is completely safe."
		DavidW says, "If he assaults us or smashes up our home, we evict him. But give him a chance."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh well. It's easier to be virtuous in a game."
		Teaspoon says, "1"
		DavidW says, "1"

CHOICE MADE: "You can stay with me till you get back on your feet."

You end up sitting on the bench for a long time, talking under stars twinkling feebly through the urban glow. About how this happened. About what's happening to America, to Hollywood. About futures, and the losing and finding of them.

When exhaustion threatens to topple you, a glow creeping up the eastern sky, you again offer the sofa in your apartment, and he gratefully accepts. Rising blearily to your feet, you lead him toward home.

NEXT PAGE...

As you stagger out of the park onto the street, the first rays of sun are just peeking over the hills. The city rumbles with presumptuous morning bustle, not understanding that all you want, at last, is your bed and sleep.

You stop at a newsstand to buy a paper, along with some odds and ends for your new houseguest. The white-haired gent behind the counter looks askance as you hand him some change. You can't look that awful after one night without sleep, can you? It's not till half a block later that you glance down at the front page and see your picture on it: your stock head shot, smiling, utterly oblivious to the headline stamped above:

HOLLYWOOD VISIONARY SUBPOENAED

Creed Calls Floyd To Testify Before Congress About Studio McStudioface, Hollywood Subversives

Future Of Troubled Studio In Doubt

Hearing Begins Next Week

		Teaspoon says, "Our film is so doomed."

NEXT PAGE...

ACTUALLY, WAIT: NEXT CHAPTER!

Chapter Eleven

"Hello, operator?" you say, jamming the switch hook up and down. "Are you there?"

"Washington 239," a smooth voice says. "Who are you trying to reach, ma'am?"

"Damn it, I was just talking to Los Angeles. Hollywood 1673. This is the third time we've been cut off."

"Just a moment," the voice says, again. After an interminable series of buzzes, clicks, and hums, you're relieved to hear Eugene's anxious voice again: "Hello? Flowers?"

"Finally," you say. "Look, we can't seem to get a good connection, and I'm running out of dimes. Let's keep it short. What were you saying about the ad campaign?"

NEXT PAGE...

"Right," Eugene says, and you hear the faint, scratchy sound of him shuffling through notes, three thousand miles away. "We're heading into the final stretch for promotion on Outcast Odyssey. We have a decent amount of budget left for marketing. Where should we focus promotion efforts?"

CHOICES:
- Show a trailer on television, to reach the youth market.
- Sell the story on the radio, to reach more traditional folks.
- Take out full-page newspaper ads, to reach the smart set.
- Put up billboards in all the big cities, to get broad awareness.

		Teaspoon says, "Newspaper ads? That's still what our film's good for."
		DavidW says, "1 or 3, I guess."
		DavidW says, "Our film's still intellectual; might as well ride that train."
		Teaspoon says, "3 it is then"
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		Jacqueline says, "Back"

CHOICE MADE: Take out full-page newspaper ads, to reach the smart set.

"Got it, chief. We'll get those ads running right away. Look, before we get cut off again... how are you feeling?"

You sigh. "I've had to abandon my film in its final weeks to fly to the other end of the country to testify before a congressional committee that hates my guts. I lost Vic Martinez, Livia Lane won't speak to me, it's eleven o'clock the night before my Capitol Hill dog and pony show and all I want to do is get to my hotel room and sleep. How do you think I'm feeling?"

There's a long enough pause that your hand moves toward the telephone, assuming you've been cut off again, but Gene blurts out: "I'm sorry, Flowers. Everyone back home's rooting for you. I hope you know that."

"I do," you say wearily. "Now, Eugene, if that's all…"

He hesitates. "There's one more thing."

NEXT PAGE...

"At the bottom of your luggage," he continues, speaking quietly, "there's a manila envelope. It contains a certain photograph that, er, came into my possession a few days ago. Thought it might come in handy. Good luck."

"Photograph? What photograph?" But the line's hissing and buzzing now. Whether your assistant hung up or the connection's been cut yet again is a mystery only the ladies at Washington 239 could solve.

Curious, you put down the receiver and take the rickety elevator up to your room. Your luggage lies untouched on the bed. Riffling through changes of clothes and scripts to read, sure enough, you find an unfamiliar envelope. You tear it open and upend it. A single black and white photo tumbles out, and once you realize what it's showing, you sit down heavily on the hotel bed.

The figure on the right is Pavel Rucinski, disgraced leader of the Hollywood Propaganda League. He's easy to recognize, since his picture's been in the paper even more than yours lately. An immigrant to Hollywood who worked on several films sympathetic to Communism before the blacklist kicked in, Creed's committee say he's now gone underground, colluding in secret with studios to insert propaganda into their pictures.

Unlike the mug shots in the paper, this photo shows him smiling, hand on the shoulder of his companion. It's the identity of this second person that makes your knees go wobbly. You don't know where Eugene got this picture, but it's a hell of a trump card to bring into your testimony tomorrow. A hell of a trump card.

NEXT PAGE...

You push your way up the Capitol steps the next morning, a rabble of sweaty photographers and reporters crowding around you and your police escort. These past few months Congress has been more filled with movie stars than Canter's Deli, and while you're not as famous as most, apparently the tinge of scandal means you'll still sell papers.

For this inauspicious occasion, you decided to wear:

		
Iria arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		

CHOICES:
- My usual getup.
- Something more formal.
- Something unconventional.
- A protest button.
- An American flag pin.

		Teaspoon says, "Formal."
		vimes says, "given how the choices are listed, it seems to me like the button/pin options are "and nothing else". which probably isn't the intention."
		Jacqueline says, "Hee"
		Teaspoon says, "*you stroll into the hearing, clad in your birthday suit and a flag pin in your hair*"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we'd have to get our nipple pierced."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or our hair. That's definitely less painful."
		DavidW says, "1 usual getup"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm breaking the tie?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "What did you vote for?"

CHOICE MADE: Something more formal.

You keep a thin smile on your face, hoping you'll at least look respectful in the pictures. Brushing off the reporters' questions, you head inside.

You're escorted to the jam-packed hearing room, where a panel of six white-haired congressmen sit behind an imposing elevated table with Creed at its center. They're all staring down at the small, lonely spot where, you realize, you're meant to sit and testify.

"Thank you for being here today, Miss Floyd," Creed says as you take your seat, and the general murmur dies down. "The other committee members and myself appreciate your cooperation with this investigation. I will now swear in the witness."

You place your hand on the official Bible. "Do you solemnly swear the testimony you shall give this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

Though it's a question, it's not a choice. Those who refuse to swear in are held in contempt of court and charged with impeding a congressional investigation, sometimes even treason. Once you're sworn in you can plead the Fifth if you like, but for now, you can only say:

CHOICE MADE: "I do."

"I'll remind the witness," Creed says pleasantly, "that the penalty for perjury is a minimum of one year in prison, with the potential for further charges if this committee is able to demonstrate your involvement in any un-American activities. I'm sure she'll bear this in mind during the course of her testimony today."

You nod, mind whirling. What you say today will affect not only your own fate, but also that of your film, your studio, your staff, and your friends. You try to keep your heartbeat under control, stop the sweat from beading on your forehead. A few flashbulbs snap; chairs squeak. It's going to be one hell of a show.

You try to gauge the mood of the committee, who've no doubt pored over your file thoroughly, studied your past through a microscope. Interesting, you note with detachment. The members of the committee look down at you with angry suspicion. You mop nervous sweat from your brow with shaking hands.

Creed clears his throat, looks down at his notes for a moment, then looks up with a polite smile, hands folded before him. "Miss Floyd, you are the founder and principal creative force behind the motion picture studio Studio McStudioface, are you not?"

CHOICES:
- "Pardon me, sir, but I prefer to be addressed as 'chief.'"
- "Don't you already know the answer to that?" (Snarky)
- "Yes, I am." (Straightforward)

		Teaspoon says, "I wanted formality."
		Teaspoon says, "I like the the game remembers we like being Chief."
		Teaspoon says, "3. We want to stay cool until we drop the picture on everyone."
		DavidW says, "3"

CHOICE MADE: "Yes, I am." (Straightforward)

The members of the committee look down at you with angry suspicion. You mop nervous sweat from your brow with shaking hands.

"Thank you," he says. "And would you say Studio McStudioface represents a typical independent movie studio?"

CHOICES:
- "Absolutely, sir."
- "I suppose so, yes."
- "In some aspects, perhaps, but not in others."
- "Not at all, sir. We're not like anybody else."

		Teaspoon says, "uh, no, don't think any typical studio would consider musical-sf-picture a good start"
		Teaspoon asks, "3?"
		DavidW says, "'typical independent' is kinda an oxymoron."
		DavidW says, "I guess 2"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I'm the tie breaker again."
		Teaspoon says, "I'll go with 2"
		Jacqueline says, "State your cases for your choices."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or we can just go with 2, but I am curious as to the reasoning of each."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, obviously he's trying to set up a trap."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which response is better at keeping us out of said trap?"
		Teaspoon says, "I was thinking that if we said 3, and they said "how are you different" we could talk a bit about the movie. Which is good advertising."
		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha That is awesome. If we're going to go down, might as well get as much press as possible."
		DavidW says, "Well, as I said, the question is almost meaningless. All independents are atypical by definition. But in the context he means, it more or less is typical, so shrugging agreement"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are you all still committed to 2?"
		Teaspoon says, "assuming that this is in fact a meaningful choice at all. It may not be."
		DavidW says, "I do agree that choosing 3 would lead to a how are we different question."
		DavidW says, "And I don't know the answer to how are we different, to be honest."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, for starters, we're FABULOUS"
		Teaspoon says, "we're an INTELLECTUAL studio, making clever fillms"
		Jacqueline says, "We make campy sci-fi pirate musicals for a high-brow market, which is to say niche."
		DavidW says, "We're the only studio called Studio McStudioface probably isn't of real significance to this body of inquisitors."
		Jacqueline says, "Gods, when I put it like that it sounds like we're about to go bankrupt."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... 2?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think we've come round to 2"
		DavidW says, "I've quite forgotten the options."

CHOICE MADE: "I suppose so, yes."

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, sorry, I went with it based on the fact that you'd always been saying the second one, DW."

Creed addresses the rest of the committee, but he's clearly speaking to the audience, both those here and those tuned in to the radio and television broadcasts carrying his words around the nation. "This investigation has shown time and time again that these so-called independent studios are a rich breeding ground for subversives and Communist agents. The self-styled free thinkers and armchair radicals in these studios enjoy feeling as if they're bucking the system, thumbing their nose at the establishment. This unfortunate attitude makes them susceptible to the highly trained agents hoping to turn the Hollywood dream machine into a factory for Red propaganda. Whether willing collaborators or unwitting dupes, the result is the same: the corruption of wholesome American entertainment into a tool of the enemy. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take a few moments to establish the kind of behavior that occurs at a 'typical' indie studio."

The next hour is exhausting. Creed marches through a laundry list of improprieties, real and imagined, questioning your personal life, your professional accomplishments, and everything in between. Did you work your way up in the industry honestly, or by taking advantage of your male colleagues? Did you willfully ignore suggestions to cull subversive elements from your film? Have you frequently and repeatedly endangered the life of a young girl by allowing her to wander a dangerous film set filled with fire hazards? Isn't the science fiction genre often use to hide perverse ideologies in a seemingly innocuous wrapper, ideal for brainwashing its youthful audience? Isn't your film filled with titillating, overtly sexual images designed to appeal to susceptible youth and expose them to your screenplay's dangerous ideas? Did you harass a small dog at a private citizen's home? The questions veer from the merely ridiculous to the downright insulting.

		Teaspoon says, "most of those are actually true though"
		Jacqueline says, "I love the inclusion of the bit about harassing a small dog at a private citizen's home."
		Teaspoon says, "Those Goldwyns"

CHOICES:
- Answer all the questions truthfully. There's nothing to hide.
- Refuse to answer any personal questions. It's none of their business.
- Try to stonewall the proceedings by pretending to cooperate while revealing as little as possible. This is nothing but a circus.
- Refuse to answer any questions at all, pleading my Fifth Amendment rights.

		DavidW says, "well, Creed's under oath too, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I doubt it."
		Teaspoon says, "If we plead the movie's sunk."
		Jacqueline says, "He's the one leading this. The judge/jury/executioner doesn't get sworn in."
		DavidW says, "I opt for truth."
		Teaspoon says, "All right."
		DavidW says, "We really haven't done anything wrong."

CHOICE MADE: Answer all the questions truthfully.

You answer each question as best you can, even some of the uglier ones, clarifying whenever you're allowed to speak long enough to do so. But you're so stressed that some of your answers seem contradictory or evasive, despite your best efforts, and you don't make as many friends on the committee as you might have if you'd been more calm and collected.

The members of the committee look down at you with angry suspicion. You mop nervous sweat from your brow with shaking hands.

Finally, the questioning pauses while Creed consults with the other committee members. You take a sip of water to wet your parched throat, and wipe the sweat off your brow. The heat is stifling, which you imagine is no accident.

Creed turns forward again. "Just a few more questions, Miss Floyd. Would the bailiff please show the photo marked Exhibit 7 to the witness?"

The officer hands you a black and white photo, and your heart skips a beat. It's a different picture, but the same face in the photo from your luggage, the one that's right now burning a hole in your pocket.

"This is Pavel Rucinski, a Soviet agent, professional agitator, and welcome guest of the Red Chinese while American soldiers were giving their lives in the Korean war. Have you ever seen this gentleman before or had any interactions with him?"

You certainly have never seen him in person, so you have no trouble answering: "No, sir, I have not."

Creed leans forward in his seat. "Miss Floyd. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?"

You've thought long and hard about this question: whether to lie or tell the truth, whether to volunteer information or give one-word answers, whether to answer at all. You say:

CHOICES:
- "Absolutely not."
- "No, sir, I am not."
- "I attended some meetings in college, but no, I've never been a Party member."
- "I used to be a Party member, but am not at present."
- "Yes, I am a Party member."
- "My political leanings are not any business of this committee."
- "No, sir. As a Hollywood big shot, I have it on good authority that the Commies throw lousy parties."

		Teaspoon asks, "um, what IS the truth?"
		DavidW says, "No, sir, I am not."
		Teaspoon says, "I like the last one, but will accept 2"
		Jacqueline says, "I think the truth is whatever we want it to be."
		Jacqueline says, "Kind of like how we got to choose who was holding sammiches outside the editing room door after already knowing there was someone there."
		DavidW says, "Just like our munitions work in the war."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"

CHOICE MADE: "No, sir, I am not."

"And during the time you have been in Hollywood," he continues, "have you had any dealings, professionally or personally, with Communists?"

"I work with people of all political persuasions," you say truthfully.

"I see," Creed continues. "And have you been encouraged by any of these friends of yours to use your position as a studio head to disseminate Red propaganda? Are you in fact actively involved in this corruption as we speak?"

"Of course not," you say.

"I believe you are, Miss Floyd," Creed says, razor-sharp eyes locked with yours. "I believe you're part of a vast network within Hollywood, encompassing both the studio system and the independents, that is trying to destroy this country by filling our motion pictures with Red propaganda." His eyes flick up to the audience of the packed hearing room behind you. "But it's the independents, friends, who are the real danger."

NEXT PAGE...

He folds his hands, a self-satisfied smirk on his face. "Think for a moment. Who are these people, these 'independents?' Those too talentless or antisocial to make it with real picture studios. They are losers, gentlemen, by definition. They are immigrants, perverts, radicals. They style themselves trendsetters, makers of public opinion. These would-be Hollywood visionaries think they can tell Americans what movies are. But their product can hardly be called motion pictures at all." He leans forward, turning his relentless gaze back on you. "Your cardboard sets, your washed-up actors, your shoddy storylines can't stand up to A-pictures from legitimate studios. And while you independents have impeded our investigation at every turn, the real studios have cooperated with us, doing their duty and upholding the blacklist."

He leans back. "Americans don't want your politics or your agenda in their movies. But more importantly, the government does not want your anti-American messages disseminated. These films are a cancer on this country. They must and will be stopped."

CHOICES:
- I'm not going to sit here and take this. Speak up for myself.
- Politely raise an objection to this characterization.
- Stay quiet. They'll just shout me down, whatever I say.

		Teaspoon says, "We're not good actors. He's a good actor. 2 or 3"
		DavidW says, "2"

CHOICE MADE: Politely raise an objection to this characterization.

Creed gives you about a sentence and a half before banging his gavel impatiently. "Thank you, Miss Floyd. When we're interested in further testimony from you, you can be sure we'll ask for it."

"The committee would now like to demonstrate that Miss Floyd's sworn testimony under oath here today is nothing but a plain and rotten lie. We would like to call Mr. Fish Grundy to the stand."

Your heart skips a beat as you turn in your chair, along with every witness in the gallery.

Walking slowly up the aisle in a faded brown suit is Fish. He stares straight ahead, not meeting anyone's eyes, yours least of all, though you're desperate to catch his glance—if only to see if you still recognize what's behind it.

NEXT PAGE...

Fish sits at a podium between you and the committee, facing the audience, meaning he has to do an awkward twist to see his questioners. The bailiff swears him in and he stays there immobile, sweltering in the heat.

"Mr. Grundy," Creed opens pleasantly, "good of you to join us once again. When you last were summoned before this committee you were uncooperative and refused to answer our questions. I believe you have indicated a willingness to be more forthcoming on this occasion, is that correct?"

Fish turns over his shoulder, mumbling something, but Creed gives him an exaggerated smile, like an anglerfish might give to a lost, lonely minnow. "Mr. Grundy, if you'd just speak into that microphone, please, perhaps we'd be able to make you out a little better."

Fish turns back toward the crowd, clears his throat, and leans forward. "Yes, sir, I'll answer your questions," he says, the microphone making his voice too loud and weirdly wrong. You hadn't realized how much joy was woven into that voice until it had all been leached out.

NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "sigh"

"This committee appreciates your cooperation," Creed says, shuffling some papers. "How long have you known the woman before you, Miss Floyd?"

Fish carefully avoids looking in your direction. "Quite some time, sir," he says. "'Bout ten years, give or take."

"And are you a member of the Communist Party, Mr. Grundy?"

Fish looks straight ahead. "Until recently sir, yes, I was."

A slight muttering echoes around the hearing room. While Fish never revealed any political leanings to you, you can't say you're all that surprised. You don't build a career around playing a slave without giving some thought to the oppression of workers.

"And Mr. Grundy, as you know, this committee has learned that you were recently approached by Pavel Rucinski on a covert mission to insert Communist propaganda into mainstream Hollywood films. You had several meetings with him about this mission. Is that correct?"

Fish looks over his shoulder, an almost desperate look in his eyes: Creed merely indicates the microphone, impatiently. Fish turns back around, lips pressed together, then bends into the microphone, and says, "Yes, sir. That is correct."

Now the room erupts in shocked mutters. You sit back in your chair, face ashen. Why's Grundy doing this? Did they threaten him with something?

Unless…could he be telling the truth?

And does it matter, if he is?

		Teaspoon says, "I expect he is."

CHOICES:
- Of course it matters.
- I'm not sure.
- Not to me.
- 

		DavidW says, "1"
		Teaspoon asks, "why 1?"
		DavidW asks, "Well, I know this is a witch hunt, but, y'know, if he actually *is* a witch... well, doesn't that change things a bit?"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, the game's given us enough information to make it obvious beforehand that he was a communist, but we kept being friends with him."
		Teaspoon says, "It's not like this should be a surprise."
		DavidW says, "It wasn't obvious to me."
		Teaspoon says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "For all I knew, he was Jewish."
		DavidW says, "Or Romani. Or some other minority."
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "So are you leaning more toward 3?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's not like this is a thing you're saying out loud."
		Teaspoon says, "I like 3, because it's consistent with how we've treated him."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, if I'm the one breaking the tie, I like the reasoning behind 3."
		DavidW says, "Like, I don't know what Fish's story is here. I don't want to judge him without enough info. There may be extenuating circumstances or Creed's twisting the truth into really ugly shapes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, that jives with the third choice, doesn't it?"
		DavidW says, "No. It jives with 1."
		DavidW says, "Because if he's been sabotaging things, that's important to know."
		Jacqueline says, "It jives with 1 if, faced with more info, you are willing to judge."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, what he's being accused of is putting propaganda into movies. Which, to be fair, he has not done to the horrifying monstrosity film that we ended up with."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "And he tried to pitch us a film, and we declined."
		DavidW says, "As far as I know, he didn't succeed in altering our film. I don't even know if he tried."
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		Jacqueline says, "And he's been our friend a really long time."
		Jacqueline says, "And he's not exactly hidden how he feels about all of this."
		DavidW says, "Yes. Which is another reason to hear more from him."
		Jacqueline says, "And we never wrote him off."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "My point is that it doesn't matter if he's a communist or not, because he's our friend."
		Jacqueline says, "Saying #1 to me implies that we'd toss our friendship out the window if we learned that he's a red."
		DavidW says, "It doesn't matter if he's _communist_ but it does matter if he's a sabateur."
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "Right which?"
		DavidW says, "I don't see 1 as ending our friendship at all."
		Teaspoon says, "It's the least affirmitive one on the list."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I know you all aren't really leaning toward this choice, but given that you're divided and I feel like either way I go I'm making a serious error, perhaps we should admit that we're not sure (i.e. choice 2)."
		DavidW says, "Look, I'm not changing my mind. I vote 1."
		Jacqueline asks, "Tsp?"
		Teaspoon says, "2."
		DavidW says, "Collectively, we're not sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "That's my reasoning for 2."
		Teaspoon says, "That's my logic for agreeing with 2."
		Jacqueline says, "It's the response that doesn't actively screw either of your desires."
		DavidW says, "fine, do 2 for now"

CHOICE MADE: We don't know.

Creed bangs the gavel repeatedly, annoyed. As the muttering dies down, he says, "I believe Mr. Grundy has a statement he would like to read at this time."

Fish fumbles with a creased paper pulled from his suit jacket, fingers trembling. "Yes, sir," he says, clearing his throat. "'At the time of my meeting with Mr. Rucinski, I had been taken in by the Communist propaganda machine." He looks up, eyes scanning the room nervously. "I…I used to think there wasn't no harm in putting a message into pictures, if it was a good one. Thought maybe it was a way to make things better for certain folks. But I've come to realize that I…" He frowns and looks down at the paper again. "I…was misled. My ideals were used against me, to make me a…a dupe, who unwittingly advanced the agenda of the Communist appa…apparatus."

Fish continues to read, in a dull, expressionless tone. When he finishes, he slips off his reading glasses and lets the page fall to the table, staring down at it listlessly. The hearing room is silent.

		Iria asks, "What are you discussing?"

NEXT PAGE...

"Thank you, Mr. Grundy," Creed says. "We have just a few more questions for you. To your knowledge, is Miss Floyd a member of the Communist party?"

Fish looks up quickly. "No, sir, not to my knowledge, no."

"And, to your knowledge, has Miss Floyd upheld the blacklist?"

"To my knowledge, sir, yes, she has."

"I would like at this time to offer into the record a photograph marked Exhibit 9," Creed says smoothly, "taken in Griffith Park a few nights ago. The quality is not up to Hollywood standards, I'm afraid, but I think it's clear the figure on the right is Miss Floyd. The spring-colored scarves," he smiles, "are quite distinctive. Mr. Grundy, would you identify the figure on the left for us, please?"

"It's…pretty blurry," Fish says, hands shaking. "I'm not sure if I…"

Creed leans forward. "Mr. Grundy," he says, "you might recall our discussion earlier, where I mentioned this committee would be open to reconsidering your position on the blacklist in light of any useful information you could provide to our investigation. So far today, Mr. Grundy, you have not been particularly useful. Please look again, and do try your best to identify this individual for us, won't you?"

Fish's glance at last strays to yours, as if he can no longer help himself. The look behind his eyes is one of utter helplessness.

		Teaspoon says, "our friend's a communist in 50s Hollywood. We had to decide our reaction."
		DavidW says, "That was written for him."
		Teaspoon says, "quite"

NEXT PAGE...

He looks back at the photo.


"I believe," he says slowly, "that is, I'm pretty certain it's, uh…Don Ferrel."

"Mr. Donald Ferrel," Creed says, "a former screenwriter and Communist agent trained to specialize in youth recruitment activities, now blacklisted. Please make it part of the record that this photograph records Mr. Ferrel and Miss Floyd having a secret late-night meeting in Griffith Park. Mr. Grundy, to your knowledge, are Miss Floyd and Mr. Ferrel associates of any kind?"

"Well," Fish says, "I mean, they had lunch at the same diner once, but that hardly—"

"In fact, the two are much more than lunching companions, Mr. Grundy," Creed says. "According to our information, Mr. Ferrel is actually currently residing with Miss Floyd at her home in Hollywood.

"Thank you, Mr. Grundy, that will be all," Creed says. Voices rise to a mutter, but this time he lets them run their course with a smug smile, poorly disguised as a look of concern. "Your cooperation here today will be noted when we review your case. You may step away from the stand."

Fish collects his hat and pauses for a moment, looking down at it, then walks slowly down the aisle and out of the room.

"Gentlemen," Creed says, "let's take a short recess. When we return, I think we'll be able to conclude this hearing in very short order." He bangs the gavel briskly.

		DavidW says (to Iria), "We're playing a game. I don't remember the title."
		Teaspoon says, "Hollywood Visionary"
		Doug says, "by Aaron Reed"
		Jacqueline says (to Iria), "The text is being copied and pasted on #Floyd"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm the one doing the C&P, which is why we're not using FLoyd."

NEXT PAGE...

The bank of phones in the hall is packed with reporters phoning in stories to radio stations and news offices around the country. "Hollywood Has-Been Spills on Commie Conspiracy," you hear one of them dictate. You push angrily through the cluster of journalists jostling for your attention and slip through a back entrance, hoping for a moment alone.

		Teaspoon says, "Appreciate the effort, by the way."

But standing there on the back step is Fish. You both stare at each other for a startled moment that curdles into something unfamiliar and unsettling.

		Doug says, "Jacqueline, Robot Queen"

CHOICES:

"I didn't figure you'd be the one to stab me in the back, Grundy."

"Is it true? You've been working for the Communists?"

"I don't have anything to say to you."

"I guess we both got hung out to dry."

Don't say anything.

		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "RAR"
		Doug says, "no that's a Ryan Veeder game"
		Teaspoon says, "So, now we've played out the scene..."
		Jacqueline says, "Here's your chance for more info, DW."
		DavidW says, "as 'is it true?'"
		DavidW says, "er ask"
		Teaspoon says, "Sure, let's ask"

CHOICE MADE: "Is it true? You've been working for the Communists?"

He fumbles suddenly in his pocket for something, as if not hearing you, then finds a wallet-sized photo, edges smeared, and thrusts it into your hands.

"My wife, Albertine," he says, touching a finger to a gray-haired woman with braided hair, smiling, head laid on a bed of pillows. "You don't know her. Most folks don't. She's not a very social animal." He takes a breath. "Fact, she can't take care of herself at all without me.

"Flowers, I don't expect you to understand. But they told me they'd take me off the blacklist if I…if I just told the truth. That was all they wanted me to do. Tell the truth. And that's what I did."

He lifts the photo gently out of your hands, tucks it back in his pocket. "Not everyone gets to make choices. You ought to have learned that by now. Most of us can only walk the path that's given us. Walk it straight to the horizon."

He turns and walks away, hands in his pockets, looking for the first time like an old man.

Someday you'll know what you should have said, what you should have called out before he turned the corner:

CHOICES:
- "Safe travels, old friend." [Forgive him.]
- "You were better than this once, Grundy. Guess those days are over." [Don't.]

		Teaspoon says, "That was a nice piece of prose."
		DavidW says, "1"
		Teaspoon says, "1"

CHOICE MADE: Forgive him.

Ten minutes later, you're in your solitary chair again, and Creed is banging the gavel impatiently.

"We have one more witness, gentlemen, and then I think we can wrap this hearing up. The committee would like to call Mr. Lloyd Croghan to the stand."

You'd think your reaction would be despair, but instead all you feel is a surge of hot anger. You stay facing forward, making an effort to unclench your fists, as Croghan walks up the aisle to sit in the elevated chair.

There he is. The man who burned down your studio. He should be the one being interrogated, being threatened with prison. And instead he's sitting there, suit as immaculate as ever, smirking. About to cast judgment on you, once again.

		Teaspoon says, "Oh boy"

NEXT PAGE...

Creed greets him pleasantly. "Thanks for being here, Lloyd," he says. "I know you're an extremely busy man." Croghan concedes this with the thinnest of smiles. Creed reshuffles a few papers and considers them before speaking.

"Miss Floyd was an employee of yours for nearly ten years, is that correct?"

"Yes, Jon, that's accurate."

"During her employ, did you ever see her associating with Communists or participating in Communist Party events?"

"I did not." A small smile. "Although I'm not aware of the daily activities of the vast majority of my employees; more's the pity."

Hilarious, Lloyd.

		DavidW says, "yeah, I was wondering when Croghan would show up. We inexplicably ignored him after the fire."
		Teaspoon says, "we had no proof on someone with much more money and lawyers"

NEXT PAGE...

Creed chuckles. "No, I suppose not. Let me ask this, however. During the time of her employ, although she produced a number of pictures for your studio, it's true that she was never able to get a project of her own off the ground, despite many attempts to do so, is that right?"

"That's correct," Creed says.

"Mr. Croghan, I find it odd that an employee of such obviously limited talent, one with no track record of success, was able shortly after leaving the watchful eye of your studio to suddenly raise enough funding to start her own production company." Creed shakes his head in mock confusion. "There must be some explanation for this unlikely investment. Perhaps it came from a group that wanted nothing more than to find someone impressionable like Miss Floyd, someone they could control and manipulate." Creed leans forward. "You're one of the most senior and respected figures in your industry, Mr. Croghan, and you worked with Miss Floyd for years, so I put the question to you: wouldn't you say that collusion with a group like Mr. Rucinski's is the only possible explanation for Miss Floyd's meteoric rise to an undeserved fame?"

Croghan leans forward into the microphone and clears his throat. "No, Mr. Creed. I would not."

		DavidW says, "We. Did. Nothing."
		Teaspoon asks, "What could we do?"
		DavidW says, "We were given no options at all regarding him."
		Teaspoon says, "Right. Because I don't think there would have been any."

NEXT PAGE:

Whispers rise from the gallery and Creed, taken aback, opens his mouth to respond, but Croghan continues talking. "When Flowers was a member of my staff, I found her hotheaded, poor at taking direction from others, and difficult to work with. We did not see eye to eye. But she was not incompetent, nor was she 'impressionable.'" He smiles just a little. "In fact, I daresay she might be one of the most talented people I've ever employed."

Nervous laughter erupts through the room. Creed, flustered, gives the gavel a brisk bang. "Thank you, Mr. Croghan, that will be all."

Lloyd nods, unfolds his hands, and takes his leave of the stand, giving you a nod as he passes by that you're utterly unsure what to do with.

Why didn't he take this chance to destroy you once and for all? Isn't that what he wants? What he's always wanted?

		DavidW says, "I think there were."

CHOICES:
- The photo in my pocket...?
- No. I don't want to think about that yet.

		DavidW says, "TOO FAST I HAVNE"T READ THAT"
		Jacqueline says, "Ther's no more text, DW."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm pasting at the same pace I have all along, fwiw."
		DavidW says, "ok, I've caught up."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm out to paste this at an acceptable pace. ALl you have to do is ask. Shouting isn't required."
		Teaspoon says, "So. I have a pretty good idea who's in that photo."
		DavidW says, "Shame the game decided to be coy about who the 2nd person in the photo is."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing that it's Creed."
		Teaspoon says, "I'd agree."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing it hasn't been decided on yet."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, that's also a possibility, given what we've seen."
		Iria asks (of Jacqueline), "This is a new one on me?"
		DavidW says, "and I'm probably just getting too angry to continue today. We should stop soon or let me go."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Need a breather?"
		DavidW says, "Something. I dunno. I hate having to justify my decisions all the time."
		DavidW says, "I don't have to deal with that in parser games."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, just wanted to know what you were thinking to figure out the best way to break a tie, that's all."
		Jacqueline says, "It wasn't my intent to make you feel like you were on the spot."
		DavidW says, "I don't even know what part of the narrative you're now referring to."
		Jacqueline says, "I was talking about that (to my mind, very interesting) conversation about whether or not it matters if our friend's a communist and whether or not he's been trying to work propaganda into films."
		Jacqueline says, "At any rate, we're at a choice that is just about whether or not to reveal the photograph we have."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we reveal it and save our studio."
		DavidW asks, "So, you're that sure that'll work?"
		Teaspoon says, "It's the shape of the narrative."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we're kind of clse to the end of the game, fwiw."
		DavidW asks, "No chance someone tried to frame Croghan?"
		Teaspoon says, "Entirely possible, but again, it'll save our studio."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm seeing the choices as "use the McGuffin" or "dither", and don't see that dithering will do us any godo."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, that's a good point, DW, but I would hope the game would tell us that's who's in the photo if it's Croghan, given that he just backed us up. Regardless of whether or not he tried to burn down the studio, he had a chance to truly ruin us just now and did not."
		DavidW asks, "I don't even know what the narrative is if Croghan's in the photo. Are we trying to suggest to Creed that Croghan was a communist dupe and he burned down our studio because we were a *threat* to communist aims?"
		Teaspoon says, "No idea."
		DavidW asks, "And is it wise to throw meat to Creed this way, whether or not Croghan is guilty?"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, we can pick option 2 and hear a little more."
		DavidW says, "I think if we pick option 2, the photo won't be about Creed anymore, but maybe Livia. Or our sister."
		DavidW says, "er s/Creed/Croghan/"
		Teaspoon says, "Nobody would care about a photo of our sister with a communist though"
		Teaspoon says, "She's a private citizen with no connection to movies"
		DavidW says, "I really don't know at this point."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, pulse check: where are you two leaning?"
		Teaspoon says, "I still favour 1"
		DavidW says, "I don't like it much. We could be destroying a lot of careers just to 'save' ourselves."
		DavidW says, "But sure. It's just a game."
		Jacqueline says, "It sounds as if 2 just delays, with the option to reveal later."
		Teaspoon says, "I'll go with 2 if you prefer"
		Jacqueline says, "So if I'm breaking the tie, let's go with -- okay."
		DavidW says, "I don't like either option, to be honest."

CHOICE MADE: No. I don't want to think about that yet.

Creed gavels the room back into silence, face red. "Ladies and gentlemen, I think we've sufficiently established the character of Miss Floyd and her independent studio. Hardworking, perhaps even talented, but that just makes her all the more dangerous as a vehicle for the dissemination of propaganda."

He turns toward you, anger clear in his face. "Miss Floyd, we're here for a simple purpose: to uncover the truth about corruption in the film industry. You may continue to perjure yourself and defy this investigation by remaining uncooperative, in which case we will be forced to turn the evidence we've collected over to the Justice Department for a full criminal investigation.

"However, the committee would be willing to overlook these matters in exchange for your cooperation. What we want, Miss Floyd, is the names of any individuals in your studio or your industry whom you know to be members of the Communist Party. Are you willing to provide us with such a list of names?"

Of course you know people who are Communists. Until a few years ago, it was hardly rare, especially in the film industry. You can think of half a dozen names right now you could give him.

And there's also the photograph, resting heavy in your pocket…

CHOICES:
- Think about the photograph.
- "Yes, I'll testify."
- "No, sir, I can provide you with no such list."

		DavidW says, "The photo is a wild card. A gun pointed at everyone."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I like this new option."
		Teaspoon says, "we can A. use the photo B. ruin a lot of people C. ruin a lot of people when our studio is shut down."
		Teaspoon says, "anyhow the choice is "think about the photo" so we can at least see how it is, I think."
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, 'think about the photo' implies we might learn who's in it."
		Teaspoon says, "1 it is, I think."
		DavidW says, "1 will at least give us a list of suspects, I suppose."
		DavidW says, "(which might be half the people in the game)"

CHOICE MADE: Think about the photo

		Jacqueline says, "(BAM)"

All of a sudden, the photo in your pocket makes sense. You know why Croghan didn't testify against you. He's afraid. Maybe he knows exactly who's part of the Communist conspiracy. That's why someone could snap a photo of him and Pavel Rucinski, notorious propagandist, smiling and laughing together.

Maybe he's afraid of who else knows. Especially someone he's already made an enemy of.

CHOICES:
- "Yes, I'll testify."
- "No, sir, I can provide you with no such list."

		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Teaspoon asks, "So it's come to this - torpedo our movie, or don't torpedo our movie?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oddly enough, I have zero recollection of who was in the photo when I played the first time."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Well, it's kind of 'torpedo our movie' or 'torpedo our reputation'"
		Teaspoon says, "perhaps you bypassed it? They made it surprisingly skippable."
		Jacqueline says, "Or possibly both."
		DavidW says, "It's really horrible that we aren't allowed to explain ourselves."
		Jacqueline says, "One rarely is in situations like this."
		Teaspoon says, "But that's how this kind of thing would work."
		Teaspoon says, "Nobody wants truth here. They want white hats or black hats."
		Teaspoon asks, "So it comes to this - what sort of hat do we put on for the grinning audience?"
		DavidW says, "Well, we're under oath, so we testify, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Ha! That's a really excellent point. That I shockingly had not considered."
		Jacqueline says, "That sucks."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, we're under oath."
		Teaspoon asks, "We're entitled to not say anything, aren't we?"
		DavidW says, "We can start with the photo and hope that jams the system."
		Jacqueline says, "And the game has told us that we know communists."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the way it's phrased, 2 is a lie."
		Teaspoon says, "that's true."
		Jacqueline says, "The photo isn't an option right now."
		DavidW says, "Hopefully the way we tell the truth matters."
		Jacqueline says, "It's yes I'll testify or no I won't."
		Jacqueline asks, "So will we or won't we?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming we will, much as I hate to say that."
		DavidW says, "I say we testify and if given a choice how, start with the photo."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, if there were ever a time to perjure ourselves on principle, this is that moment."
		Teaspoon asks, "Sod it. Shall we refuse and run away from the industry to join Vic in that itsy small town?"
		DavidW says, "If we refuse, we might be jailed."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "True. But it's a protest against a broken system."
		Jacqueline says, "The system itself is corrupt. Do we owe it the truth given what we know will happen with it>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure that anyone was actually really jailed. Just unable to be in the industry."
		Teaspoon says, "(may be totally wrong about that)"
		Jacqueline says, "Per wikipedia: Many people suffered loss of employment and/or destruction of their careers; some even suffered imprisonment."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Right then."
		Jacqueline says, "Further: Most of these punishments came about through trial verdicts later overturned,[3] laws that were later declared unconstitutional,[4] dismissals for reasons later declared illegal[5] or actionable,[6] or extra-legal procedures that would come into general disrepute."
		Teaspoon says, "And we have a smart little musical out there that will be a cult classic in years to come. We can go out in a blaze of glory."
		Jacqueline says, "So people were imprisoned but these charges were generally later dismissed for various reasons, it would seem."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I like how Aaron is drawing people in using a game premise that just seems fun and creative, then he drops this heavy philosophical piece of horrible history in your lap to consider."
		Teaspoon says, "yes, I'm rather impressed."
		Teaspoon says, "It's a nicely put together game."
		Teaspoon says, "(in a parser we could save and then UNDO, but I suppose that's not possible here?)"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope. Not possible."
		Jacqueline asks, "So are we giving him a list or not?"
		Teaspoon says, "*takes deep breath*"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's save our studio and testify."
		Roger says, "This reminds me fondly of Hail, Caesar! which is a pretty excellent movie."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yeah, I definitely had that moment, too."
		Jacqueline says, "Though I suspect Aaron began work on this before that was released. It'd be interesting to know."
		Jacqueline says, "It was a very good film in most respects."
		DavidW says, "unlike Outcast Odyssey."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "hah"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "So, Tsp says save the studio and testify. What say you?"
		DavidW says, "I can't help but think our film is gonna bomb."
		DavidW says, "I've already said to testify."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Just making sure."
		Jacqueline says, "This choice is kind of a huge deal."
		Teaspoon says, "quite"
		Jacqueline says, "It's not like that time where I accidentally said the pirates would be drunkards."
		Teaspoon says, "ha"
		DavidW says, "Shame we couldn't change that."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Sorry about that."
		Jacqueline says, "If the film actually does get released and bombs, y'all can pin it all on that."

CHOICE MADE: "Yes, I'll testify."

		DavidW says, "Not your fault the system doesn't know UNDO."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think that's a bug, DW. I think it's super intentional."

CHOICES:
- Give them some names. It's the only way to make this nightmare end.
- Show them the photograph of Croghan and Rucinski. It's only fitting, considering what he did to my studio.
- Plead the Fifth. Even if they blacklist me and everyone I know.
- Make a speech denouncing Creed and his witch hunt. Even if they send me to jail.

		DavidW says, "Photograph."
		Teaspoon says, "photo"
		Jacqueline says, "Whoa. It's been awhile since we had quick consensus. Photo it is."

CHOICE MADE: Show them the photograph of Croghan and Rucinski.

You rise slowly to your feet. The room's gone deadly quiet. Every eye is on you.

You clear your throat. You open your mouth to speak.

LAST CHAPTER!

Chapter Twelve

Your big premiere at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre turns out to be a bittersweet night.

Though you managed to avoid being blacklisted by Creed's committee, you've been surprised at how many people have turned against you in the weeks since your testimony. Old friends, people you've done business with for decades, have called you a fink, a traitor, a Nazi, and worse in the opinion pages, in the trades, behind your back, and sometimes even to your face.

There's enough buzz around your production that you had no trouble filling seats for the premiere. You step onto the red carpet, ready or not, to introduce Outcast Odyssey to the world. You smile as cheerfully as you can, looking around to see who else has arrived. There's Maria Ripley, grinning for photographers and shaking hands with fans beyond the velvet rope. Some of the other drunk outcasts are working the red carpet, laughing despite all they've been through. There's Romana and Ada getting out of a limousine in matching dresses, your niece looking positively miserable in hers but smiling bravely for the cameras anyway. You catch a glimpse of Greta Garbo, talking easily with—is that Errol Flynn? The press are eating it up.

Somehow, the roll call makes the people who aren't here feel even more visible. And as you look around, reflecting back on all you've been through, you find your heart aching for…

CHOICES:
- Livia.
- Vic.
- Livia and Vic.
- Eugene.

		Teaspoon says, "Vic, of course."
		DavidW says, "yes. Vic."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if there was threesome option, then with both Livia and Vic if you made just the right choices."
		Teaspoon says, "Probably, but we spent time on the movie."
		Teaspoon says, "I could see another playthrough in which we don't care about the movie at all and just chat with everyone being amusing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, there wasn't oodles of time for romance, really."

CHOICE MADE: Vic

You turn, your smile more forced now, hoping to get inside and away from the flashbulbs, but find yourself ambushed by some studio producers, who want to slather you in sycophantic congratulations and pick your brain about emerging trends in audience preferences: in short, the last thing you want to talk about right now.

NEXT PAGE...

You try to make your excuses and escape as quick as you can, but one of them stops you with a hand on your arm.

"Took some guts, exposing Croghan like that," he says with a grin. "Never liked that old skeleton, myself. Not surprised the bastard's a Red. Probably a perv, too. That little bow tie." He makes plucking motions near his lapel to general chuckles from his companions, but this is the last conversation you want to be part of right now. You turn to walk away.

As you go, you hear the producer rattle on: "Hear things are pretty grim over at the old man's studio. Deals drying up, talent getting out like rats leaving a sinking ship. Hell, I hear the old bastard's even taken up cigars again."

As the lobby door swings shut on the knowing chuckles, you try to work out why this statement bothers you. Then you realize.

How long has it been since Croghan stopped smoking?

Was it before the fire at your studio?

		Teaspoon says, "ooo"
		Jacqueline says, "There were no prints or DNA on that cigar."
		Teaspoon asks, "Was Gene our snake-in-the-grass the entire time?"
		Jacqueline says, "Clever boy, that Mr. Reed."
		Teaspoon says, "Gene gave us the tube, and the photo..."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh crumbs."

You fret from the back row as the audience takes their seats, as the lights dim, as the curtain rises. Within a few minutes of the film's opening credits, you can't take it any more and retreat to the lobby. Every cough, every chair squeak, every muttered whisper could mean so many things, most of them bad. The pressure is too much to bear. Looking for a quiet spot for a few minutes alone, you flee down a hallway, open a side door, and step into a storage area behind the screen, filled with crates, extra seats, and an ancient, mothballed projector.

The glow from your film paints the room in shifting patterns of light and shadow, and the shifting image looms up before you: mirrored, huge, and distorted. A shield, now, between you and your unseen audience. Reassured, you sit on a crate and take deep breaths, letting your heartbeat slow and mind wander.

This isn't how you envisioned this night would be all those years ago, when Studio McStudioface was just a glimmer in your eye. Not at all.

NEXT PAGE...

But the squeaking door interrupts your solitude. Annoyed, you turn to see who's bothering you now, mouth open to tell them off…but you pull up short. Stepping into the room is Vic Martinez.

NEXT PAGE...

"Vic," you say, stepping forward and grasping their hand. "I didn't expect to see you here."

"Didn't you?" they say. "You didn't think I'd miss the big premiere, did you?"

"No, I suppose not," you say. "Is everything…"

"Everything's fine. It's a good thing I went when I did. I'll tell you all about it later, but first…" They look at you searchingly. "I heard about what happened in Washington."

You take a deep breath. "I told them what they wanted to hear. To save the studio. Would you have done any different?"

"Yes," they say. "I would have. And that's the difference between us, Flowers. I'm not saying either of us is right. All I'm saying is that's the difference."

		Teaspoon says, "Well, why bother coming for the premier then, I wonder."
		DavidW says, "I suppose he'll tell us."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, they did work on the film."

NEXT PAGE...

"And what about us?" you ask, gripping their forearms. On the screen above you, Maria Ripley's face looms enormous, pointing in panic toward some futuristic danger just offscreen. "Once upon a time I thought we had something special."

"I never was much for fairy tales," they say with a shrug.

They look you straight in the eyes. "We've had our ups and downs, Flowers. But we now we have to decide. Do you want to try to make this work? Or should we go our separate ways, let our story end?"

		DavidW says, "I did raise the possibility that the cigar was planted."
		Teaspoon asks, "Oh, quite, but that wasn't why we used the photo, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "And there's the second typo I've seen."
		Teaspoon says, "At least I hadn't thought it was."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, overall the editing on this is excellent - that's what makes the mistakes seem jarring."
		DavidW says, "I thought we used the photo because of revenge against our studio burning down."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. I thought it was a cost-benefit how-do-we-not-get-shut-down decision."
		DavidW says, "Oh."
		Teaspoon says, "So from that point of view I hadn't been too concerned about whether the cigar was planted."
		DavidW says, "Feeding Creed's fire with fuel didn't appeal to me much, but if I had to, I felt I ought to use the wood I most wanted to burn."
		Teaspoon says, "Also, I'm for trying to make it work with Vic. If it doesn't, well, it's Hollywood, we can have a flashy tabloid breakup."
		DavidW says, "I think Vic's gonna leave us."
		Teaspoon says, "likely"
		DavidW says, "They're just been nice enough to tell us in person."
		DavidW says, "er being"
		Teaspoon says, "But we're being offered a chance."
		Zigtalk asks, "what are we playing, fam?"
		Jacqueline asks, "And do you intend to take it?"
		Jacqueline says (to Zigtalk), "Hollywood Visionary, text is on #Floyd"
		DavidW says, "I haven't seen the current choices yet."
		says, "Hollywood Visionary, a choice-based game kindly being cut and pasted into Floyd by Jac"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought they were pasted, but I guess they didn't. Sorry 'bout that."

CHOICES:
- "I want to be with you, Vic."
- "I think it's time to say goodbye."

		Teaspoon says, "1"
		DavidW says, "1"
		Zigtalk says, "awesome. if you guys are still playing in 20 mins, I'll join"

CHOICE MADE: "I want to be with you, Vic."

		Teaspoon says, "we may be done by then."
		Zigtalk nods.
		Jacqueline says, "They're nearly at the end and have been playing for two weeks."
		Zigtalk says, "intense."
		Jacqueline says, "So, yeah. Might be best to hold off until next week."

You kiss them in the luminous glow, the grainy ghosts of the film of your dreams casting you into joined silhouette.

NEXT PAGE...

You end up sitting together, necks craned up to the luminous screen, watching from the worst seat in the house—or maybe the best—you're not entirely sure. As the comfortable beats of the story play out, rhythms familiar as your heart, you smile on cue at the funny bits and can't help but tear up when the sad ones come. Every moment's predestined, burned into a spool of unraveling celluloid, but even so, you thrill at the reversals, strain against the inevitable conclusion.

You made this thing together. There's always that.

FADE TO BLACK...



Outcast Odyssey, reviewed by Robert Langdon for Photoplay

The long-awaited debut from Studio McStudioface, Outcast Odyssey, is nothing short of a revelation. This clever picture deftly weaves together genres to make something bold and original. Directed effortlessly by Thomas Avery, this black-and-white tale of the leader of a group of drunk outcasts (newcomer Maria Ripley) on a journey to find herself is a coup for the new studio, which survived a near-catastrophic fire and harassment by Congress on the road to getting this stunning picture made.
The film's good points are almost too many to mention, but at the least include its smart storyline, its above-average screenplay, its top-notch performances and its deft technical craft. Ripley, in particular, delivers a standout performance almost certain to be noticed by the Academy come awards season. The technical quality of the film is stunning, setting a new bar for production standards even from the big-name studios.
There are a few points for a critic to nitpick, such as its reliance on genre formula. And mainstream audiences might be put off by its relatively unknown cast and its egghead script. However, if viewers take a chance on this picture, I think they will find it to be well worth the investment.

		Teaspoon says, "That's a very good writeup."

AND SO...

Epilogue

"And now, to present the next award, please welcome Oscar winner Spencer Tracy."

Vic pokes your shoulder. "This is you," they whisper.

"Oh, knock it off," you mutter back with a grin, adding "both of you" when you see Eugene give a hopeful thumbs up from the seat behind you. "There's no way. Can't you just enjoy the party? And smile for the camera." You point towards the television cameras in the aisles: for the first time ever, the Academy Awards are being televised.

Vic sticks their tongue out at the lens, which you can only hope is presently focused on Mr. Tracy instead.

		DavidW says, "wow, yeah. I wasn't expecting such a good review."

NEXT PAGE...

		Teaspoon says, "Editing and directing were definitely the skills to go with for this game."

The list of nominees is read out. Despite what you said, your hands are clammy. Tracy fumbles with the envelope. Vic grips your arm.

"And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to..." He squints, then smiles. "Outcast Odyssey!"

You leap to your feet, grinning widely, as the applause begins. But as you walk up the aisle, you can't help but notice how many people aren't applauding. How many are turning their heads away as you walk by.

You won't let their sour grapes over your testimony ruin this day. You did what you had to.

You feel the solid heft of the gold statue and shake Spencer Tracy's hand, trying to put the thoughts out of your mind. This is what you always wanted. Isn't it?

		Teaspoon says, "uh what"
		DavidW says, "goodness."
		Jacqueline says, "YUP"
		Jacqueline says, "Sometimes, the winners make no sense."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "hah ha"
		DavidW says, "Oscar voters must like the intellectual stuff."

We hope you've enjoyed playing Hollywood Visionary.

		Teaspoon says, "Well, that's our studio set."
		DavidW says, "Let's hope the next picture can be made without fires and inquistions."
		Teaspoon says, "we never did learn who set the fire"
		DavidW says, "I guess we didn't."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did you all like the game?"
		Teaspoon asks, "I think so?"
		Teaspoon says, "Once I got used to it."
		DavidW says, "I still feel a bit flummoxed by the choice format. I'm a lot less certain what my choices will actually do."
		Teaspoon says, "It was very thoughtful, and I felt like the choices were always meaningful. Except for the doggy section, which...probably appealed to someone else."
		DavidW says, "I think the doggy section was necessary comic relief."
		Teaspoon says, "Fair 'nuff."
		DavidW says, "Except the way we played it, it dragged on a bit."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm glad it exists, certainly."
		DavidW says, "I'm really surprised our film won an award, though. That was bizarre."
		Teaspoon says, "I certainly found that playing in a group caused a lot more thinking about choices than I would have spent playing this solo."
		Teaspoon says, "(we had such a well edited film though)"
		Roger says, "I liked it from afar"
		Teaspoon says, "Thanks for making it playable, Jac"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh - you're welcome."
		Jacqueline says, "My thanks to Aaron Reed and Dan Fabulich for letting us post the transcript."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Zork II by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
As played on ifMUD on May 29 - June 19, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Zork II written by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling. Zork II was released by Infocom in 1981. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the IFDB pages.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		DavidW says, "hm. Zork II, eh? I remember some of that game."
		DavidW asks, "rose, unicorn, topiary, wizard, ... was the well in that one?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "The dragon? The princess? The wall of ice?"
		Peregrine says, "We cracked those"
		Teaspoon says, "That game, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "CF19 is your last save."
		lastplaneout exclaims, "Thanks!"
		Peregrine says, "So, this is it."
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Teaspoon says, "*ba doom tish*"
		DavidW says, "oh, the volcano's in this game too. Forgot."
		Peregrine says, "Wait I thought Jacq used 5june2016 as a save file..."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 462
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 463
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | On the floor is a priceless gold zorkmid (a valuable collector's
Floyd | item).
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's only if CF19 got erased. They're the same"
		Peregrine says, "OK"
		Teaspoon says, "She did, but we don't need to worry about that since it's still running."
		Teaspoon asks, "Wait, is Perry still on too?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I just brought Perry on."
		Peregrine says, "So this is it."
		Jacqueline says, "Not a continuous transcript, but Perry is logging."
		Teaspoon says, "we're going to die."
		Peregrine rolls drums.
		Teaspoon says, "(because it's Zork, so we kind of have to)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "I think I'll lie down for a bit. I'll be useless otherwise. I'll try to keep my nap short."
		Teaspoon says, "Be well, David (thanks for the transcripts, I like reading them.)"
		Teaspoon says, "er, walkthroughs."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 465
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | On the floor is a priceless gold zorkmid (a valuable collector's
Floyd | item).
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Emily says, "oh man, I haven't played this for a couple decades but the inventory list brings it all back"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put zorkmid in teapot" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ZORKMID IN TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the priceless zorkmid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | On the floor is a priceless gold zorkmid (a valuable collector's
Floyd | item).
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we need to put stuff in the balloon."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Great idea!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 468
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | blue label: Dropped.
Floyd | letter opener: Dropped.
Floyd | perfect rose: Dropped.
Floyd | brick: Dropped.
Floyd | black string: You're not carrying the black string.
Floyd | pearl necklace: Dropped.
Floyd | place mat: Dropped.
Floyd | matchbook: You're not carrying the matchbook.
Floyd | delicate gold key: You're not carrying the delicate gold key.
Floyd | china teapot: You're not carrying the china teapot.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take brick" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "why brick?"
		Peregrine says, "In case we need to blow up the volcano"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Right, of course."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit balloon" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 95, Turns: 474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "Hopefully we will be able to get all of this stuff back down."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 115, Turns: 475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I hope so too"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 115, Turns: 476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This must have been a large library, probably for the royal family.
Floyd | All of the shelves have been gnawed to pieces by unfriendly gnomes. To
Floyd | the north is an exit.
Floyd | A handsome book, bound in green leather, sits in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd | Right beside the purple book sits a white one.
Floyd | Worn and battered in one corner of the room is a blue book.
Floyd | Lying in the dust, and covered with mold, is a purple book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "cool, I love libraries"
		Teaspoon says, "I have the impression that they wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of coding this balloon just to make it a one-use item."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay library!"
		Peregrine asks, "Wait, *unfriendly* gnomes?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which book do you mean, the green book, the purple book, the white
Floyd | book, or the blue book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Sure. A gnome eating your furniture, that's bad news."
		lastplaneout says, "This looks like a puzzle."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | This book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "*touch the linking book*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch purple book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH PURPLE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the purple book doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Is that us or the parser? We know the parser has an opinion about things..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "kiss purple book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS PURPLE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I'd sooner kiss a pig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x whitebook" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine whitebook" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WHITEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "whitebook".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Spaces..."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examime white book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMIME WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "examime".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "dash it"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine white book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is written in an unfamiliar tongue and details the use of various
Floyd | magical objects, chiefly the so-called "magic wand". Apparently these
Floyd | devices work by pointing them at the object to be ensorcelled, and
Floyd | then chanting the appropriate magic words. (It's truly amazing how
Floyd | credulous these ancients were, isn't it?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read white book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | It is written in an unfamiliar tongue and details the use of various
Floyd | magical objects, chiefly the so-called "magic wand". Apparently these
Floyd | devices work by pointing them at the object to be ensorcelled, and
Floyd | then chanting the appropriate magic words. (It's truly amazing how
Floyd | credulous these ancients were, isn't it?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Okay, so read and examine are the same for books."
		Teaspoon says, "Our parser's not really paying attention, is it? Bad parser."
		Teaspoon says, "(How many times have we been zapped by the Wizard, I mean?)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read purple book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 115, Turns: 484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PURPLE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | This book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar. Assuming
Floyd | that one can indeed tell a book by its cover, it is likely filled with
Floyd | purple prose, the like of which is rarely seen outside the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire.
Floyd | Opening the purple book reveals a Flathead stamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take stamp" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "treasure!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine stamp" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE STAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | This three zorkmid stamp bears a portrait of Lord Dimwit Flathead,
Floyd | "Our Excessive Leader".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout asks, "We have a letter right?"
		Peregrine says, "No"
		Peregrine says, "Just a letter opener"
		lastplaneout says, "Oh, right. Letter opener."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This must have been a large library, probably for the royal family.
Floyd | All of the shelves have been gnawed to pieces by unfriendly gnomes. To
Floyd | the north is an exit.
Floyd | A handsome book, bound in green leather, sits in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd | Worn and battered in one corner of the room is a blue book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read blue book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BLUE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | This book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | This book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So these books are basically not for reading"
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe we need to give them to someone?"
		Teaspoon says, "apparently not, but we have the good stuff."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This must have been a large library, probably for the royal family.
Floyd | All of the shelves have been gnawed to pieces by unfriendly gnomes. To
Floyd | the north is an exit.
Floyd | A handsome book, bound in green leather, sits in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine green book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | This book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We don't get treasure when we pick up the books, so I don't think we need them later."
		Peregrine says, "OK, so this was a *lame* puzzle."
		lastplaneout asks, "Was it a puzzle at all?"
		Jacqueline says, "I... don't recall a library in this game at all. huh."
		Teaspoon says, "We could, of course, be missing something, but I think it was just a way of hiding the stamp."
		Peregrine says, "Agree"
		Teaspoon says, "and making a joke about the wizard."
		Peregrine says, "Also agree"
		lastplaneout says, "Fair enough."
		Teaspoon says, "but let's save just in case."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Anyway, apologies, all. I'm going to work on some personal creative projects today. Enjoy!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Go be creative!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Hurrah!"
		lastplaneout exclaims, "Have fun!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This must have been a large library, probably for the royal family.
Floyd | All of the shelves have been gnawed to pieces by unfriendly gnomes. To
Floyd | the north is an exit.
Floyd | There is a green book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "n?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
lastplaneout says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "OK, but how do we get down?"
		Peregrine says, "Let's save"
		Teaspoon says, "I've had an idea."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout asks, "Maybe we go up to the top and walk down?"
		Teaspoon says, "maybe the books are big enough that if we shove them all inside, the balloon will float down slowly."
		Peregrine says, "Worth a try"
		lastplaneout says, "I like it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | blue book: Dropped.
Floyd | Flathead stamp: Dropped.
Floyd | purple book: Dropped.
Floyd | white book: Dropped.
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: Dropped.
Floyd | brick: Dropped.
Floyd | black string: You're not carrying the black string.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit balloon" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 504
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit baske" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BASKE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "baske".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 507
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This must have been a large library, probably for the royal family.
Floyd | All of the shelves have been gnawed to pieces by unfriendly gnomes. To
Floyd | the north is an exit.
Floyd | There is a green book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine shelves" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 125, Turns: 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "shelves".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "untie wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A sword
Floyd |     A brick
Floyd |     The brick contains:
Floyd |       A black string
Floyd |     A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |     A white book
Floyd |     A purple book
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A blue book
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "wait, did we save?"
		Peregrine says, "Yep"
		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
		Peregrine says, "So you can go ahead and lead us to glory or perdition. Or both."
		Peregrine asks, "Who knows?"
		Teaspoon says, "well, we still seem to be going up."
		Peregrine says, "We can test lpo's idea then"
		lastplaneout says, "Maybe there will be another hook up there."
		Teaspoon says, "So either we have to remove the newspaper (to stop the hot air) or, er, we go up."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit balloon" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BALLOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You realize that getting out here would be fatal.
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A sword
Floyd |     A brick
Floyd |     The brick contains:
Floyd |       A black string
Floyd |     A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |     A white book
Floyd |     A purple book
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A blue book
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Cool, new place!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie wire to hook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE WIRE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The balloon is fastened to the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get sword" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A green book
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 526
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "this is some newspaper."
		Teaspoon says, "we are talking a small dictionary here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine box" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The box is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine hole" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The oblong hole has been chipped out of the box, probably by someone
Floyd | wanting whatever is inside the box. The attempt was a pathetic
Floyd | failure, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "f open box"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The box is rusted and will not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oooh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The box is imbedded in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hit box with sword" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT BOX WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a box?
Floyd | The lamp is definitely dimmer now.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Freeze!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Your limbs suddenly feel like they have turned to stone. You can't
Floyd | move a muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Let's do it the criminal way"
		Teaspoon asks, "namely?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "alas."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd | Your little finger begins to twitch, and then your whole body is free
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put brick in hole" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag is draped over the side and is firmly attached to the
Floyd | basket. A metal receptacle is fastened to the center of the basket. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get brick" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 560
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 562
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A green book
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put brick in hole" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 563
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 564
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag is draped over the side and is firmly attached to the
Floyd | basket. A metal receptacle is fastened to the center of the basket. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd | The hole contains:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "*holds breath*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 567
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | If you wish to burn the black string, you should say so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 567
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to burn the string with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 568
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | With a matchbook??!?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 569
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 570
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the matchbook)
Floyd | The string starts to burn.
Floyd | The match has gone out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 571
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag is draped over the side and is firmly attached to the
Floyd | basket. A metal receptacle is fastened to the center of the basket. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | The string rapidly burns into nothingness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 572
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 573
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 574
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard seems about to say something, but thinks better of it, and
Floyd | peers at you from under his bushy eyebrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "If this doesn't work, we could also try prying it open. I can't remember if that verb works."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine wizard" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 575
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing special to be seen.
Floyd | Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "talk to wizard" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 575
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard seems surprised, much as you might be if a dog talked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Wow, actual interaction!"
		lastplaneout says, "I wonder what that means."
		Peregrine asks, "Shall we attack him or not?"
		Peregrine says, "Better save, maybe"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 575
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |     A white book
Floyd |     A purple book
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A blue book
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout asks, "Maybe he wants a book?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give blue book to wizard" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BLUE BOOK TO WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the blue book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take blue book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 577
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give green book to wizard" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 578
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GREEN BOOK TO WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you."
Floyd | The Wizard vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Well, that was strange. At least he didn't do anything to harm us"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd | The hole contains:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Huh?"
		lastplaneout says, "Looks like the wick burned but it didn't explode."
		Peregrine asks, "How could that happen?"
		Peregrine says, "The string was IN the brick."
		Teaspoon asks, "is it just a brick?"
		lastplaneout says, "Maybe the game doesn't let you blow stuff up willy nilly."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm afraid you have run out of matches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Gah!"
		Peregrine says, "Restore"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine matchbook" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MATCHBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | No match is burning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "can we light the brick from the newspaper?"
		Peregrine says, "Let's try that"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already in the basket!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "untie wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
		Peregrine asks, "What's wrong?"
		Teaspoon says, "I got confused, is all."
		Teaspoon says, "never mind."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie wire to hook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE WIRE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The balloon is fastened to the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want to hold a burning newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light string" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | If you wish to burn the black string, you should say so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "burn black string" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN BLACK STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the newspaper)
Floyd | You don't have the newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I still think that if you can insert the brick into the hole, you should be able to blow up the box"
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe the trick is to light it, then put the brick in the hole? Insted of the other way around."
		lastplaneout says, "We need tongs or something. To hold the burning newspaper."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't control the balloon this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit basket" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Re-gah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get matchbook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 526
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MATCHBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop blue book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BLUE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the matchbook)
Floyd | The string starts to burn.
Floyd | The match has gone out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put brick in hole" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | Now you've done it. It seems that the brick has other properties than
Floyd | weight, namely the ability to blow you to smithereens.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Boooom"
		Peregrine says, "Restore time"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, on the plus side we now *know* it's an explosive."
		Peregrine says, "Yay"
		lastplaneout says, "Indeed. Maybe it won't explode unless its in the correct spot (or if it's going to kill us)."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 575
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |     A white book
Floyd |     A purple book
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A blue book
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "kill wizard with sword" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 577
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL WIZARD WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard retreats, waving his wand and chanting. He says "Fear!"
Floyd | Nothing happens! With a terrified glance at the demon, the wizard runs
Floyd | past you and out of the room.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What demon?"
		Peregrine says, "I mis-restored"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 578
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are tied to the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd | The hole contains:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "what"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn brick" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to burn the brick with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "hang on, maybe we need to light the string, and then put the string in the book!"
		Teaspoon says, "er, brick"
		Peregrine says, "Could be"
		lastplaneout says, "Makes sense to me."
		Teaspoon says, "back in a minute, getting my goat sausage."
		Peregrine says, "Goat sausage? Poor goat..."
		Peregrine sheds a tear for the goat, sentimentally.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "Heh."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop books" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which books do you mean, the blue book, the purple book, or the white
Floyd | book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "blue" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 504
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I don't like the sound of that..."
		lastplaneout says, "Seems like he has escalated his game."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm more worried about our lamp."
		Peregrine says, "So am I"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter basket" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 507
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already in the basket!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | An invisible fence of magical force bars your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Drat, the wizard curse us!!!!"
		Peregrine says, "We're screwed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon floats majestically out of the volcano, revealing a
Floyd | breathtaking view of a wooded river valley surrounded by impassable
Floyd | mountains. In a clearing stands a white house. You drift into high
Floyd | winds, which carry you towards the snow-capped peaks. Oh, no! You
Floyd | crash into the jagged cliffs of the Flathead Mountains!
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What did I say?"
		Teaspoon asks, "wait, what happened to putting the string in the brick?"
		lastplaneout says, "Ha! Tricksy wizard."
		Peregrine says, "We were cursed by the wizard in such a way as to prevent us landing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Teaspoon says, "or, possibly, that's just how the wind blows around this volcano."
		Peregrine says, "No, when we reached the right place we couldn't land the way we normally did"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. I see."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie wire to hook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE WIRE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The balloon is fastened to the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop blue book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BLUE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop green book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GREEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop white book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the matchbook)
Floyd | The string starts to burn.
Floyd | The match has gone out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put string in brick" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STRING IN BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | Now you've done it. It seems that the brick has other properties than
Floyd | weight, namely the ability to blow you to smithereens.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we didn't put the brick into the hole yet."
		Peregrine says, "Ah."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "This is sort of an amazing comedy of errors."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine chuckles.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 505
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 508
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "The lack of undo is what's doing us in. So to speak."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie wire to hook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE WIRE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The balloon is fastened to the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ho, ho."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop white book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put brick in hole" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the matchbook)
Floyd | The string starts to burn.
Floyd | The match has gone out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put string in brick" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STRING IN BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | Now you've done it. It seems that the brick has other properties than
Floyd | weight, namely the ability to blow you to smithereens.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh."
		lastplaneout says, "Yes. Undo would make this infinitely easier."
		Teaspoon says, "Sigh."
		Teaspoon asks, "Okay, are we on entirely the wrong track about this?"
		Peregrine asks, "We need hints. Where's Draconis when you need him?"
		Teaspoon says, "(is anyone in CFspoilers listening?)"
		lastplaneout asks, "The fact that the brick can be inserted seems like it isn't a coincidence. Maybe we have to wait for the wizard to make us fireproof?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "But that would mean waiting quite a while."
		Peregrine says, "But that would be unbelievably unfair"
		Teaspoon says, "randomly"
		Peregrine says, "I still have *some* faith in human nature."
		Peregrine says, "So no, I don't think that's the answer"
		Teaspoon says, "I've never heard of THIS puzzle being absurd, and I had heard about the Bank of Zork one, so theoretically this one must be easier."
		Roger says, "I haven't played this, but what if you put the string in the book and lit the book and ran away"
		Peregrine asks, "The book?"
		Roger says, "Any of the books"
		Peregrine exclaims, "But we gain points for carrying them!"
		Roger says, "oh"
		Teaspoon says, "We do? I thought we didn't."
		Peregrine says, "And lose those points for dropping them. I noticed it"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Okay then."
		Peregrine cogitates.
		Peregrine asks, "This is a timing problem. How to light the string and run?"
		Peregrine asks, "But why didn't it work before?"
		Teaspoon asks, "we only have one move after the string is lit, right?"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
		Teaspoon asks, "Anyone else want an Invisiclues?"
		lastplaneout says, "1. Put brick in hole. 2. Put string in brick. 3. Light string."
		Peregrine says, "But that's what we did! doh"
		lastplaneout says, "Maybe you can't already have the string in the brick when the brick is inserted."
		Teaspoon says, "We can't light the string without holding the string."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, wait, we left the room while the string was lit"
		lastplaneout says, "Right."
		Peregrine says, "Maybe we have to stay IN the room"
		Teaspoon says, "so any solution has to take that int account."
		Peregrine says, "Perhaps gnomes steal the string every time we leave"
		Peregrine says, "That's not so implausible..."
		Teaspoon says, "That's not how it was working."
		Roger asks, "Maybe light the matchbook and put it on the string or some such trickery?"
		Peregrine is dismayed.
		Teaspoon says, "We have to be holding the string to light the string, so the game automatically takes the string out of the brick, if the brick is in the wall."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Ah ha!"
		Teaspoon says, "We tried lighting the string while the string was in the brick, but then we don't have time to put the brick in the wall, because it blows up immediately."
		Teaspoon says, "So I'm not sure what other ways of going about this we have."
		Peregrine says, "Hmm..."
		Teaspoon says, "We need a detonator."
		Teaspoon says, "don't think there's one in the game though."
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Peregrine says, "Wait, I have an idea..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 499
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. The balloon is tied to a hook by the braided wire.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 506
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I hate to say this, but do we not actually have everything we need to do this?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 509
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon ascends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I believe so"
Emily goes home. 		
Emily has disconnected. 		Peregrine says, "We have everything"
		Teaspoon asks, "How do we know?"
		Peregrine says, "lpo looked up the invisiclues"
		Teaspoon says, "oh."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A matchbook
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x label" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 510
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie wire to hook" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 511
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE WIRE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The balloon is fastened to the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine label" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 512
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd |  !! FROBOZZ MAGIC BALLOON COMPANY !!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, Aviator!
Floyd |
Floyd | To land your balloon, say LAND
Floyd | Otherwise, you're on your own!
Floyd |
Floyd | No warranty expressed or implied.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 513
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the basket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 517
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put brick in hole" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put string in brick" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STRING IN BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 523
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 524
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 525
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 526
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd | The hole contains:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 527
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn string" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the matchbook)
Floyd | The string starts to burn.
Floyd | The match has gone out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | Imbedded in the far wall is a rusty box. It appears to be somewhat
Floyd | damaged, since an oblong hole has been chipped out of the front of it.
Floyd | The hole contains:
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   The brick contains:
Floyd |     A black string
Floyd | Now you've done it. It seems that the brick has other properties than
Floyd | weight, namely the ability to blow you to smithereens.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | There is an explosion nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "YAY!!!!"
		lastplaneout exclaims, "Great!"
		Roger says, "woo"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Three cheers!"
		Peregrine says, "The logic is that the brick has to be in the hole first, and then the string can be fitted in"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | On the far wall is a rusty box, whose door has been blown off.
Floyd | The room is cluttered with debris from an explosion. The walls seem
Floyd | ready to collapse.
Floyd | The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead is here.
Floyd |   The box contains:
Floyd |     A card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Wow, a crown."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine card" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd |  Warning:
Floyd | This room was constructed over very weak rock strata. Detonation
Floyd | of explosives in this room is strictly prohibited!
Floyd |          Frobozz Magic Cave Company
Floyd |          per M. Agrippa, foreman
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop match" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 115, Turns: 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd | The room trembles and 5000 tons of rock fall on you, turning you into
Floyd | a pancake.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What?"
		Teaspoon says, "that's...not nice."
		lastplaneout exclaims, "Ha!"
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		Peregrine says, "Obviously a time puzzle"
		Roger says, "I heard you liked timing puzzles so I put a timing puzzle inside your timing puzzle"
		Peregrine says, "How nice, how thoughful"
		Teaspoon says, "I think what we do is grab the crown and run, ignoring this pointless card."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | There is an explosion nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop match" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop white book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | On the far wall is a rusty box, whose door has been blown off.
Floyd | The room is cluttered with debris from an explosion. The walls seem
Floyd | ready to collapse.
Floyd | The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead is here.
Floyd |   The box contains:
Floyd |     A card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crown" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 145, Turns: 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the gaudy crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a white book here.
Floyd | There is a matchbook saying "Visit ZORK I" here.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | You may recall that recent explosion. Probably as a result of it, you
Floyd | hear an ominous rumbling, as if a nearby room had collapsed.
Floyd | The lamp is definitely dimmer now.
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Fall!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | The way to the south is blocked by rubble.
Floyd | There is a white book here.
Floyd | There is a matchbook saying "Visit ZORK I" here.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 535
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, so that's what he's been trying to say this whole time."
		Peregrine says, "I guess we have to wait until the spell wears off"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in basket" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You get in the basket but you fall out again, almost as though an
Floyd | invisible hand had tipped it over.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 135, Turns: 542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The force of the recent explosion has caused the ledge to collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Gah, unwinnable state"
		Peregrine says, "Idea"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | There is an explosion nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | On the far wall is a rusty box, whose door has been blown off.
Floyd | The room is cluttered with debris from an explosion. The walls seem
Floyd | ready to collapse.
Floyd | The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead is here.
Floyd |   The box contains:
Floyd |     A card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crown" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | There is an explosion nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop white book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | On the far wall is a rusty box, whose door has been blown off.
Floyd | The room is cluttered with debris from an explosion. The walls seem
Floyd | ready to collapse.
Floyd | The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead is here.
Floyd |   The box contains:
Floyd |     A card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "so we definitely need to wear the crown."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crown" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 145, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the gaudy crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a white book here.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in basket" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd | You may recall that recent explosion. Probably as a result of it, you
Floyd | hear an ominous rumbling, as if a nearby room had collapsed.
Floyd | The lamp is definitely dimmer now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | The way to the south is blocked by rubble.
Floyd | There is a white book here. (outside the basket)
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take white book" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and there is a newspaper burning in the
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wait, I'm thinkin"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Got it!!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close receptacle" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Freeze!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Your limbs suddenly feel like they have turned to stone. You can't
Floyd | move a muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "what?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "Excellent."
		Peregrine says, "By closing the receptacle I stopped the fire"
		Peregrine exclaims, "No hot air!"
		Peregrine says, "(unless I'm full of it)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That was clever, well done."
		lastplaneout says, "Indeed."
		Peregrine says, "Wild guess"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The ledge collapses. (That was a narrow escape!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Woo hoo"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 543
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | Your little finger begins to twitch, and then your whole body is free
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Narrow Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 546
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The basket comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge within an old dormant volcano. This ledge is
Floyd | about halfway between the floor below and the rim above. There is an
Floyd | exit to the south.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd | The newspaper has now burned out, and the cloth bag starts to deflate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		lastplaneout says, "The interaction of the wizard spells with that section is very well designed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Core  Score: 145, Turns: 551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Core, in the basket
Floyd | You are about one hundred feet above the bottom of the volcano. The
Floyd | top of the volcano is clearly visible here.
Floyd | The cloth bag is draped over the side of the basket. Directly in the
Floyd | middle of the basket is a metal receptacle which is closed. A braided
Floyd | wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You have landed, but the balloon did not survive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Bottom
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a large dormant volcano. High above you light
Floyd | enters from the cone of the volcano. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd | There is a balloon here, broken into pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Well, we survived."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 554
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "how...how does a volcano shatter?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 556
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Bottom
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a large dormant volcano. High above you light
Floyd | enters from the cone of the volcano. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd | There is a balloon here, broken into pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine basket" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the broken balloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoops."
		lastplaneout asks, "Oh, shoot. Did we lose all of our loot?"
		Peregrine burst into tears.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A white book
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh-oh"
		lastplaneout says, "HULKSMASH"
		Peregrine says, "I bet you anything the game is now unwinnable."
		Teaspoon asks, "how do we do inventory management in the time that we had, there?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Let's try that!!!"
		lastplaneout says, "And as it happens. I've got to head out a little early. I'll look forward to reading the transcript."
		Teaspoon asks, "also, did we leave a matchbook on the wide ledge?"
		lastplaneout says, "Bye, folks."
		Teaspoon says, "saying Zork 1? I imagine that's a joke..."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "see you!"
lastplaneout goes home. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 528
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 529
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | There is an explosion nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop white book" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 125, Turns: 530
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP WHITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard seems about to say something, but thinks better of it, and
Floyd | peers at you from under his bushy eyebrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 125, Turns: 531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Room
Floyd | You are in a dusty old room which is featureless, except for an exit
Floyd | on the north side.
Floyd | On the far wall is a rusty box, whose door has been blown off.
Floyd | The room is cluttered with debris from an explosion. The walls seem
Floyd | ready to collapse.
Floyd | The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead is here.
Floyd |   The box contains:
Floyd |     A card
Floyd | Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crown" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Room  Score: 145, Turns: 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the gaudy crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | There is a small door to the south.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a white book here.
Floyd | There is a large and extremely heavy wicker basket here. An enormous
Floyd | cloth bag attached to the basket is inflated. A metal receptacle is
Floyd | fastened to the center of the basket. In it is a burning newspaper. A
Floyd | piece of wire tied to a hook holds the balloon in place.
Floyd | Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in basket" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the basket.
Floyd | You may recall that recent explosion. Probably as a result of it, you
Floyd | hear an ominous rumbling, as if a nearby room had collapsed.
Floyd | The lamp is definitely dimmer now.
Floyd | The Wizard vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unhook wire" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNHOOK WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wire falls off of the hook.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close receptacle" 		

Floyd ] Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE RECEPTACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are on a wide ledge high in the volcano. The rim of the volcano is
Floyd | about 200 feet above and there is a precipitous drop to the bottom.
Floyd | The way to the south is blocked by rubble.
Floyd | There is a white book here. (outside the basket)
Floyd | There is a small hook attached to the rock here. (outside the basket)
Floyd |   The basket contains:
Floyd |     A place mat
Floyd |     Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |       A delicate gold key
Floyd |       A china teapot
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A blue label
Floyd | The balloon leaves the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Wide Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are near the rim of the volcano. Above you it is open to the sky.
Floyd | To the west, there is a place to land on a wide ledge.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop match" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Wide Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We had only one left and we used it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take mat" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano by Viewing Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are high above the floor of the volcano. The rim of the volcano
Floyd | looks very narrow and you are very near it. To the east is what
Floyd | appears to be a viewing ledge, too thin to land on.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop books" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which books do you mean, the blue book or the purple book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "blue" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop books" 		

Floyd ] Volcano by Viewing Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd | The ledge collapses. (That was a narrow escape!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take mat" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 543
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Near Small Ledge, in the basket
Floyd | You are about two hundred feet above the volcano floor. Looming above
Floyd | is the rim of the volcano. There is a small ledge on the west side.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take opener" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take necklace" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Near Small Ledge  Score: 145, Turns: 545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NECKLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take rose" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Core  Score: 145, Turns: 546
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The balloon descends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Core, in the basket
Floyd | You are about one hundred feet above the bottom of the volcano. The
Floyd | top of the volcano is clearly visible here.
Floyd | The cloth bag is inflated and some smoke is leaking out of the closed
Floyd | receptacle. A braided wire is dangling over the side of the basket.
Floyd | The basket contains:
Floyd |   A purple book
Floyd |   A blue book
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A blue label
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "We abandon the two books?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Are they treasure?"
		Peregrine says, "Not sure, but the inventory limit is a pain anyhow"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get blue book" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Core  Score: 145, Turns: 547
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLUE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "See?"
		Teaspoon says, "hmm, I think we leave them."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Core  Score: 145, Turns: 548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd | The newspaper has now burned out, and the cloth bag starts to deflate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Who wouldn't be happy with all that?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm pretty happy."
		Peregrine says, "Let's wait for the balloon to go boom."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You have landed, but the balloon did not survive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Bottom
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a large dormant volcano. High above you light
Floyd | enters from the cone of the volcano. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd | There is a balloon here, broken into pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "BOOM!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 550
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yoo hoo"
		Teaspoon says, "yay us."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 145, Turns: 551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Bottom
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a large dormant volcano. High above you light
Floyd | enters from the cone of the volcano. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd | There is a balloon here, broken into pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 145, Turns: 552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Room
Floyd | This is a small room, whose walls are formed by an old lava flow.
Floyd | There are exits here to the east and the south.
Floyd | On the floor lies a moby ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We've been here before."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 145, Turns: 552
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 145, Turns: 553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "We need to dump our loot somewhere safe. The gazebo?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 556
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Let's just drop the sword and get the ruby."
		Teaspoon says, "rubies are better than swords"
		Peregrine says, "Are you kidding? What if a gnome tries to eviscerare"
		Peregrine says, "(pig latin)"
		Teaspoon asks, "do we have anything else we can abandon?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Nah"
		Peregrine says, "Let's go to the gazebo"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Lava Tube  Score: 145, Turns: 559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Tube
Floyd | You are in a tight chimney of solidified lava. It extends up at least
Floyd | another hundred feet and down to a large room far below. A large crack
Floyd | opens to the south, probably the result of a shift in the rock strata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 145, Turns: 560
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 145, Turns: 561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | Imbedded in the door is a nasty-looking lizard head, with sharp teeth
Floyd | and beady eyes. The eyes move to watch you approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 145, Turns: 562
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 563
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 145, Turns: 564
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 565
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 145, Turns: 566
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I thought we fixed this carousel."
		Peregrine says, "No, we just found a great big dog"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 567
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 145, Turns: 568
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 145, Turns: 569
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 145, Turns: 570
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 145, Turns: 571
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 572
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 145, Turns: 573
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Room
Floyd | This is a small room, whose walls are formed by an old lava flow.
Floyd | There are exits here to the east and the south.
Floyd | On the floor lies a moby ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 145, Turns: 574
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Lava Tube  Score: 145, Turns: 575
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Tube
Floyd | You are in a tight chimney of solidified lava. It extends up at least
Floyd | another hundred feet and down to a large room far below. A large crack
Floyd | opens to the south, probably the result of a shift in the rock strata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 145, Turns: 576
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 577
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 145, Turns: 578
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yipee"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 579
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 582
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd | You begin to feel lightheaded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop priceless zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 583
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PRICELESS ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Do we take this stuff all back to the barrow, or what?"
		Peregrine says, "We'll find out"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop stamp" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 584
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop rose" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 585
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop necklace" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 586
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP NECKLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 587
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 588
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 589
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop crown" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 590
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CROWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 591
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 594
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 595
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | Lord Dimwit's crown is here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "The wizard!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Confound him!"
		Teaspoon says, "so that's what that does."
		Peregrine says, "Wait, we never tried to fill the teapot"
		Peregrine says, "I wanted to do that"
		Peregrine says, "So that we see if putting water in the giant bucket does anything"
		Teaspoon says, "I thought we did, and it didn't do anything."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "We didn't actually try" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 145, Turns: 595
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY TRY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "we".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoops"
		Peregrine says, "Reflex"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 596
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd | Your head is clearer now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 145, Turns: 597
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 145, Turns: 598
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 145, Turns: 599
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 145, Turns: 600
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 145, Turns: 601
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 145, Turns: 602
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 145, Turns: 603
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 604
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 605
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The water slips through your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 606
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The water slips through your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 607
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 608
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The teapot is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 609
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 145, Turns: 610
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 145, Turns: 611
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 612
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 613
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 145, Turns: 614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 145, Turns: 615
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 616
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 145, Turns: 618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 619
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 145, Turns: 620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 145, Turns: 621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 145, Turns: 622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 145, Turns: 624
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 625
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 145, Turns: 626
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 627
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 145, Turns: 628
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 629
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 145, Turns: 630
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 145, Turns: 632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 633
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 145, Turns: 634
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 145, Turns: 635
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 145, Turns: 636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yay, got there"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 145, Turns: 637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 145, Turns: 638
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I've kind of lost track at this point, to be honest."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 145, Turns: 639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 145, Turns: 640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 145, Turns: 641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in bucket" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 145, Turns: 642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the wooden bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill bucket with water" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 145, Turns: 642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL BUCKET WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the wooden bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 643
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is now a puddle in the bottom of the wooden bucket.
Floyd | The bucket rises and comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What?"
		Peregrine is astounded by this magical feat.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the wooden bucket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 647
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine etchings" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ETCHINGS
Floyd |
Floyd |        o  b  o
Floyd |    r             z
Floyd | f   M  A  G  I  C   z
Floyd | c    W  E   L  L    y
Floyd |    o             n
Floyd |        m  p  a
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Code solved!!!!"
		Teaspoon says, "I should have had more faith, evidently."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Huh!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We've gone from a score of 95 to a score of 155"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Good one."
		Peregrine says, "Hm, puzzle"
		Peregrine is puzzled.
		Peregrine says, "Well, we saved, so we can proceed by trial and error"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine green cake" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREEN CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The icing spells out "Eat Me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read red lettering" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 652
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ RED LETTERING
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | The first letter is a capital E. The rest is too small to read.
Floyd | The lamp is nearly out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Alice in Wonderland?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read orange lettering" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 653
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ORANGE LETTERING
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | The first letter is a capital E. The rest is too small to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read blue lettering" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 654
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BLUE LETTERING
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | The first letter is a capital E. The rest is too small to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat blue cake" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 145, Turns: 657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BLUE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The room around you seems to be getting smaller.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room seems to have become too small to hold you. The walls are not
Floyd | as compressible as your body, which is demolished.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "OK, restore time"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Teaspoon says, "it's the green cake that says eat me"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So the blue cake makes you bigger."
		Peregrine takes note.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat red cake" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 145, Turns: 651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT RED CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | That was delicious, but your dying memory is of feeling horribly
Floyd | dehydrated and thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm baffled by the red cake."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat orange cake" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 145, Turns: 650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT ORANGE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | You have been blasted to smithereens (wherever they are).
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That's easier to figure out"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think it's like the books; one useful item, one silly item, and two items that do nothing for you."
		Peregrine asks, "Wait, if we get shrunk by one cake, won't we need to get bigger again?"
		Teaspoon says, "good point."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat green cake" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 155, Turns: 650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GREEN CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | Suddenly, the room appears to have become very large (although
Floyd | everything you are carrying seems to be its normal size).
Floyd |
Floyd | Posts Room
Floyd | This is an enormous room, in the center of which are four wooden posts
Floyd | delineating a rectangular area, above which is what appears to be a
Floyd | wooden roof. In fact, all objects in this room appear to be abnormally
Floyd | large. To the east is a passageway. There are large gaping chasms to
Floyd | the west and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "But you don't have the 'bigger' cake."
		Peregrine says, "So you're stuck"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Oops."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 155, Turns: 648
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cake frosted with green letters: Taken.
Floyd | cake frosted with red letters: Taken.
Floyd | cake frosted with orange letters: Taken.
Floyd | cake frosted with blue letters: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 155, Turns: 651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine green" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 155, Turns: 651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | There seems to be a noun missing in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine paper" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 155, Turns: 652
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | !!  FROBOZZ MAGIC ROBOT COMPANY  !!
Floyd |
Floyd |  Hello, Master!
Floyd |
Floyd | I am a late-model robot, trained at GUE Tech to perform various
Floyd | simple household functions.
Floyd |
Floyd |    To activate me, say the following:
Floyd |
Floyd |         >ROBOT, <things to do>
Floyd |
Floyd | At your service!
Floyd | The lamp is nearly out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So that's another useful thing, like the baloon"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 155, Turns: 653
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We're going to have to find another source of light soon"
		Teaspoon says, "We haven't seen anything like one yet, I don't think."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 155, Turns: 654
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat green cake" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 155, Turns: 655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GREEN CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the room appears to have become very large (although
Floyd | everything you are carrying seems to be its normal size).
Floyd |
Floyd | Posts Room
Floyd | This is an enormous room, in the center of which are four wooden posts
Floyd | delineating a rectangular area, above which is what appears to be a
Floyd | wooden roof. In fact, all objects in this room appear to be abnormally
Floyd | large. To the east is a passageway. There are large gaping chasms to
Floyd | the west and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pool Room
Floyd | This is a large room, one half of which is depressed. Salty water
Floyd | flows from a large leak in the ceiling. The only exit is to the west.
Floyd | A stoppered glass flask with a skull-and-crossbones marking is here.
Floyd | The flask is filled with some clear liquid.
Floyd | The leak has submerged the depressed area in a pool of tears. There is
Floyd | a hazy something at the deepest part of the pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine cakes" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 657

		Teaspoon says, "how...how do we know that they're tears"

Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CAKES
Floyd |
Floyd | Which cakes do you mean, the cake frosted with blue letters, the cake
Floyd | frosted with orange letters, or the cake frosted with red letters?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "orange" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 658
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ORANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the cake frosted with orange letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine orange cake" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ORANGE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the cake frosted with orange letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine orange letterings" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ORANGE LETTERINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the cake frosted with orange letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Argh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop red cake" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 661
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RED CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take red cake" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 662
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine red lettering" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 663
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE RED LETTERING
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the cake frosted with red letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop red cake in pool" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 664
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RED CAKE IN POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the pool evaporates, revealing a (slightly damp but still
Floyd | valuable) package of rare candies. The red cake must be pretty strong
Floyd | stuff, since it remains intact!
Floyd | A huge and terrible wizard appears before you, as large as the largest
Floyd | tree! He looks down on you as you would look upon a gnat!
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine tears" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 155, Turns: 665
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE TEARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any tears here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh. Okay."
		Peregrine says, "I remembered eating the red cake dehydrated us"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get candies" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 170, Turns: 666
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CANDIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 667
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Posts Room
Floyd | This is an enormous room, in the center of which are four wooden posts
Floyd | delineating a rectangular area, above which is what appears to be a
Floyd | wooden roof. In fact, all objects in this room appear to be abnormally
Floyd | large. To the east is a passageway. There are large gaping chasms to
Floyd | the west and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "those are worth as much as pearls and rubies?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine candies" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 668
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CANDIES
Floyd |
Floyd |        Frobozz Magic Candy Company
Floyd |          >>Special Assortment<<
Floyd |           Candied Grasshoppers
Floyd |              Chocolated Ants
Floyd |               Worms Glacee
Floyd | (By Appointment to His Majesty, Dimwit I)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
		Peregrine says, "Maybe we have to give them to someone"
		Peregrine asks, "The dog? or the lizard?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 669
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The lizard"
		Peregrine says, "Because it's candied bugs"
		Peregrine says, "If it had been a bone, I would have thought 'dog'"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "but it's a treasure!"
		Peregrine says, "We can save and try"
		Peregrine says, "Antique sweets is pushing it a bit"
		Peregrine says, "Besides it's the Frobozz company"
		Teaspoon says, "if we're gonna save and try, let's eat it as well and see what happens."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 669
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat candies" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 670
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CANDIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Such rich food would probably not be good for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "ha ha"
		Teaspoon says, "(how long has this box been down here? Are they antique bugs? Are they antique cakes/)"
		Peregrine says, "Well, the Wizard must still be active"
		Peregrine says, "So maybe he makes sure that such cakes are conveniently placed for the benefit of the passing adventurer"
		Peregrine says, "Given that three of the four cakes kill us, that isn't unlikely"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. Point."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat green cake" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 671
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GREEN CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any green cake here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 170, Turns: 672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat blue cake" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 170, Turns: 673
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BLUE CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The room around you seems to be getting smaller.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh, crumbs."
		Peregrine says, "Let's plod on"
		Peregrine says, "If things get rough we can always restore"
		Peregrine says, "I want to see what's with the robot"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 170, Turns: 674
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 170, Turns: 675
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 170, Turns: 676
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 677
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 678
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine robot" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 679
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ROBOT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing special to be seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, sing" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 679
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "sing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, look" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 680
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | "My programming is insufficient to allow me to perform that task."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Interesting..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, east" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 170, Turns: 681
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 682
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoa, exciting"
		Peregrine says, "Maybe this is the key to everything that's been annoying us"
		Teaspoon asks, "Can we get it to attack the wizard?"
		Peregrine says, "Dunno"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 682
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push square button" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 160, Turns: 683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SQUARE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a giant spark and you are fried to a crisp.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Good thing I saved"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore cf28" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 160, Turns: 683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF28
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cf28".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 682
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So we can't press the buttons because they're electrified."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "this is what the robot's for!"
		Peregrine says, "You must be right"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine instructions" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 684
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE INSTRUCTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any instructions here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That would have been too easy..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 170, Turns: 685
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dingy Closet
Floyd | This is a dingy closet adjacent to a larger room to the north.
Floyd | Chiselled into a wall are these words:
Floyd |
Floyd |      Protected by
Floyd |        FROBOZZ
Floyd |  Magic Alarm Company
Floyd |   (Hello, footpad!)
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any footpad here, however.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I gather that EBCDIC is a joke about obscure IBM protocols that completely and utterly failed to substitute for ASCII."
		Teaspoon says, "Footpad makes us sound kinda more classy than we are."
		Peregrine exclaims, "It's a trap!"
		Teaspoon asks, "Is it a treasure?"
		Peregrine drools.
		Teaspoon says, "if it's a treasure we need a way to diffuse the trap. If not then not."
		Peregrine says, "We have a save file, so let's see what the trap is"
		Teaspoon says, "save-and-restore cycle (I don't remember doing this nearly as much in Zork 1)"
		Peregrine says, "Metagames..."
		Peregrine says, "You should play 'Endless, Nameless'"
		Teaspoon asks, "Adam Cadre?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
Allen arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Peregrine says, "No need to restore, ever"
		Allen asks, "you're doing zork II?"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
		Peregrine says, "We're trying to steal a red sphere."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 170, Turns: 686
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach for the sphere, a solid steel cage falls from the ceiling
Floyd | to entrap you. To make matters worse, poisonous gas starts coming into
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cage
Floyd | You are trapped inside a solid steel cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ah yep."
		Peregrine says, "Well, now we know."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. I did like 9:05."
		Teaspoon says, "got stuck there though."
		Teaspoon says, "Not entirely unlike this."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 170, Turns: 689
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 160, Turns: 691
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | Time passes...and you die from some obscure poisoning.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 682
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "the main complaint about EBCDIC was the alphabet was in 3 discontiguous blocks. Also, things got moved around from version to version, but it settled down by the 70s. You could still test alpabetic characters with a bit test (just like in ascii, mostly)"
		Teaspoon says, "But still, who uses it these days? Whereas people still make ASCII art."
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe the robot is super strong?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, lift me" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 684
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, LIFT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "My programming is insufficient to allow me to perform that task."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm not sure what to make of that..."
		Allen says, "representational text doesn't make a difference :)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, s" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 685
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 170, Turns: 686
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dingy Closet
Floyd | This is a dingy closet adjacent to a larger room to the north.
Floyd | Chiselled into a wall are these words:
Floyd |
Floyd |      Protected by
Floyd |        FROBOZZ
Floyd |  Magic Alarm Company
Floyd |   (Hello, footpad!)
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any footpad here, however.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ooh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 170, Turns: 687
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach for the sphere, a solid steel cage falls from the ceiling
Floyd | to entrap you. To make matters worse, poisonous gas starts coming into
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cage
Floyd | You are trapped inside a solid steel cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, open cage" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 170, Turns: 688
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "My programming is insufficient to allow me to perform that task."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "wrong syntax."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, lift cage" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 170, Turns: 689
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, LIFT CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage shakes and is hurled across the room. It's hard to say, but
Floyd | the robot appears to be smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dingy Closet
Floyd | This is a dingy closet adjacent to a larger room to the north.
Floyd | Chiselled into a wall are these words:
Floyd |
Floyd |      Protected by
Floyd |        FROBOZZ
Floyd |  Magic Alarm Company
Floyd |   (Hello, footpad!)
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any footpad here, however.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoa"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 190, Turns: 690
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "...I am surprised that was implemented."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot go north" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 190, Turns: 690
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT GO NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | That sentence isn't one I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go n" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 190, Turns: 691
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 692
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 693
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A red crystal sphere
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sphere" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 694
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look
Floyd | into it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look into sphere" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 695
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INTO SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you peer into the sphere, a strange vision takes shape of a distant
Floyd | room, which can be described clearly....
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreary Room
Floyd | This is a small and rather dreary room, eerily illuminated by a red
Floyd | glow emanating from a crack in one wall. The light falls upon a dusty
Floyd | wooden table in the center of the room. On the south side of the room
Floyd | is a massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole lies
Floyd | within the lock. A rusty iron key is in place within the keyhole.
Floyd | The vision fades, revealing only an ordinary crystal sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Spooooky"
		Teaspoon says, "That's where we carefully keep not dying."
		Peregrine laughs.
		Teaspoon says, "What happens if we die while carrying this...oh, then we can just look at the room we're stuck in. not helpful."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder whose this is? Wizards, maybe."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 695
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 696
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Trial and error...."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push round button" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 697
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH ROUND BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push square button" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 698
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH SQUARE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The whirring increases in intensity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So the Carousel is spinning faster?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Is that what it is?"
		Peregrine says, "the whirring noise comes from the carousel"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "robot, push triangular button" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 699
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH TRIANGULAR BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | A dull thump is heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Did that switch it off then?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 699
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to listen to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 700
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 180, Turns: 701
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | According to Prof. TAA of GUE Tech, the rapidly changing magnetic
Floyd | fields in the room are intense enough to electrocute you. I really
Floyd | don't know, but in any event, something just killed you.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 695
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 696
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 696
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score would be 190 (total of 400 points), in 696 moves.
Floyd | This score gives you the rank of Junior Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "You know, when I was noodling around in Zork 1, I did get the idea that there was a sound logic behind almost all the puzzles, except that stupid one with the dam buttons. This is the same flippin' puzzle and I don't like it here either."
		Teaspoon asks, "Also - sheesh, four hundred points?"
		Peregrine says, "We can probably win with less"
		Allen says, "the bank still doesn't make sense to me"
		Allen says (to Peregrine), "I don't think so"
		Peregrine says, "You're not the only one"
		Teaspoon says, "I admit that I went and read the explanation afterwards, and I still don't know what happened."
		Allen says, "early versions of Zork 3, you could win with 6 points (and I did. It wasn't until the 90s that I learned I used a bug)"
		Peregrine says, "6 points? *jaw drops*"
		Allen says, "it's a 7 point system"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Peregrine asks, "Is Zork 3 easier then?"
		Allen says, "no"
		Allen says, "maybe"
		Peregrine asks, "How many sessions did ClubFloyd need for ZorkI?"
		Allen says, "it's not as big. There are some tricky parts--the time travel, the royal maze"
		Allen says, "no idea. I don't follow CF much. It took me a couple a years to solve Zork I"
		Teaspoon says, "I only needed a couple (it was, basically, just me)."
		Peregrine tips his hat to Teaspoon.
		Allen says, "no hints available. The Infocom games I found the easiest were Sorcerer and AMFV, both of which I finished in a week or so. Infidel took a couple months"
		Teaspoon says, "but because of that I had a cheering section who gave me some tips, so I didn't have to replay the entire game to fix one error."
		Peregrine says, "Hooray for cheering sections"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 697
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push round button" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 698
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH ROUND BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "they were also very long sections."
		Allen says, "most of the others took a year or more (or I didn't solve them until the 90s when hints became freely available)"
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think this round button does anything."
		Allen asks, "did you try to leave?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push triangular button" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 699
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH TRIANGULAR BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Buzz, click, whirr!"
Floyd | A dull thump is heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 700
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 190, Turns: 701
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter, your compass starts spinning wildly.
Floyd | What compass, you ask? The one which allows you to specify compass
Floyd | directions for movement.
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "How did I do that?"
		Teaspoon says, "I love a bit of metatextuality."
		Teaspoon asks, "How did you do what?"
		Peregrine says, "uh, not get zapped"
		Teaspoon says, "we had three buttons, one of which didn't do anything."
		Teaspoon says, "so we pressed two and got zapped."
		Teaspoon says, "then we tried the other way and didn't get zapped."
		Peregrine says, "I pressed two here, and didn't get zapped"
		Peregrine says, "It was all three we tried before and got zapped"
		Peregrine says, "Zap, zap, zappity zap"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine paper" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 190, Turns: 702
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | !!  FROBOZZ MAGIC ROBOT COMPANY  !!
Floyd |
Floyd |  Hello, Master!
Floyd |
Floyd | I am a late-model robot, trained at GUE Tech to perform various
Floyd | simple household functions.
Floyd |
Floyd |    To activate me, say the following:
Floyd |
Floyd |         >ROBOT, <things to do>
Floyd |
Floyd | At your service!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I don't think the robot can be put in the bucket"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 703
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot get your bearings...
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go west" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 704
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 190, Turns: 705
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter, your compass starts spinning wildly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go se" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 190, Turns: 706
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO SE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "go se" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 190, Turns: 707
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot get your bearings...
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That was easy"
		Allen says, "the single most annoying things about the zorks, to me, are the timers on the lamp. Your lamp runs out of fuel, and you're screwed, and have to start over"
		Teaspoon says, "; we pressed square and then triangle, and that zapped us. This time we pressed triangle only, and it's messing up our compass but good. The round button does nothing."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go west" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 190, Turns: 708
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 709
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Or at least, that's what the parser says, and I don't think Infocom did lying parsers until Douglas Adams arrived."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in teacop" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN TEACOP
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "teacop".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Watch out, illdoers! Teacop is here"
		Peregrine says, "That should be a thing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in bucket" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 711
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the wooden bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, get in bucket" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 712
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GET IN BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 190, Turns: 713
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a robot here. (outside the wooden bucket)
Floyd |   The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So the robot can't come. sniff."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 190, Turns: 714
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The teapot is now full of water.
Floyd | The bucket descends and comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 190, Turns: 715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A red crystal sphere
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)

		Teaspoon says, "Well, he's hardly Floyd."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 190, Turns: 716
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 190, Turns: 717
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 190, Turns: 718
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the wooden bucket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Dunno how I'm going to like Floyd, at that."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 720
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 721
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 721
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 190, Turns: 722
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Pheeeew"
		Peregrine says, "That was quite a ride."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 723
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yay!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 724
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 725
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel box is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the steel box reveals a fancy violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Orpheus?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 727
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | An amazingly offensive noise issues from the violin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "No, probably not"
		Teaspoon says, "rude game. rude."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 190, Turns: 728
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 190, Turns: 730
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 731
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "we didn't get the treasure!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 190, Turns: 732
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I assume the violin is a treasure."
		Peregrine says, "Because it's fine where it is, for now"
		Teaspoon says, "oh. Fair enough."
		Peregrine says, "Unload stuff..."
		Allen asks, "how many treasures do you have?"
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 190, Turns: 733
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 190, Turns: 734
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 190, Turns: 735
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 190, Turns: 736
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | Lord Dimwit's crown is here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 190, Turns: 737
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A red crystal sphere
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 190, Turns: 738
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop cake" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 190, Turns: 739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cake frosted with orange letters has crumbled to dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ah, you're nearly to the endgame"
		Peregrine asks, "Really?"
		Allen says, "don't worry"
		Peregrine wipes the sweat from his brow.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 190, Turns: 740
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd | Lord Dimwit's crown is here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |

		Teaspoon says, "but we have oodles of points to go."

Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 190, Turns: 741
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 190, Turns: 742
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 190, Turns: 743
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 744
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "you've done the bank and volcano and well."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 745
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Cool"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 745
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 190, Turns: 746
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 190, Turns: 748
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | Imbedded in the door is a nasty-looking lizard head, with sharp teeth
Floyd | and beady eyes. The lizard is sniffing at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ah here we go"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give candies to lizard" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 751
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CANDIES TO LIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The guardian greedily wolfs down the candy, including the package. (It
Floyd | seemed to enjoy the grasshoppers particularly.) It then becomes quiet
Floyd | and its eyes close. (Lizards are known to sleep a long time while
Floyd | digesting their meals.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Horray"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 752
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is locked!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key turns and the bolt clicks. The door is unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 190, Turns: 754
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door creaks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 200, Turns: 755
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "It worked!"
		Peregrine gives Teaspoon a high five.
		Teaspoon says, "I am sad for the candy treasure, though."
		Peregrine says, "Our score went up to 200, so who cares"
		Allen says, "there's a puzzle in here that I don't know how to solve, because I played the first Zork II release, and it had a bug I exploited, that I didn't know was a bug for years"
		Teaspoon asks, "Oh? What was the bug?"
		Allen says, "telling would spoil it"
		Allen asks, "or would it?"
		Allen says, "go south 2 and try "read sphere""
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 200, Turns: 756
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine degree" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 200, Turns: 757
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE DEGREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The text is in some obscure tongue. All that can be made out is a
Floyd | reference to "sending in a matchbook cover."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 200, Turns: 758
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | I hope you have more light than from the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "Let's set the alcohol on fire."
		Teaspoon says, "that'll be a light source."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		
Allen says, "the directions may not be right...t here's an aquarium with a serpent" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 200, Turns: 758
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dark to see!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Crap"
		Teaspoon asks, "when was our last save?"
		Allen says, "this sucks... you've run into an annoying thing"
		Allen says, "you have to replay the whole game and optomize it."
		Peregrine says, "Wait..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 745
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we may have to do that anyway"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 746
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 190, Turns: 747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8".
Floyd | A spray can is in the corner. In large type is the legend "Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Grue Repellent".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take grue" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 190, Turns: 748
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRUE
Floyd |
Floyd | An interesting idea...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I've got a couple ways around it, but you need to be able to manipulate the game file, or the source of the interpreter to set an global variable"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take grue repellent" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 190, Turns: 749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRUE REPELLENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "that grue repellent only lasts 3 turns"
		Teaspoon says, "oh. Dash it."
		Teaspoon says, "I had hopes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "but that's my method of getting around the problem"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Do tell!"
		Teaspoon says, "Um, I don't think we can do that with Floyd."
		Allen says, "it sets a global variable that turns off grues eating you"
		Allen says, "so what you do is manipulate your interpreter to set that variable--or manipulate the game file to set it true permanently. Then, you never use it, so the daemon never turns it off"
		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		Allen says, "a few years ago, I modified a bunch of infocom game files to disable copy protection, to make things like the lamp daemon less annoying"
		Teaspoon says, "I have the impression, and I could be wrong here, that Floyd is a rather touchy handbuilt job that can't be fiddled with like that."
		Allen says, "things that made them easier to play these days to people used to modern IF"
		Teaspoon says, "(an infocom game with x would be nice.)"
		Allen says, "floyd calls sub programs, but I don't know what terp it uses"
		Peregrine says, "Well, it's late for me."
		Allen says, "you were at the end game, too"
		Teaspoon asks, "should we leave off for now, then?"
		Allen says, "if you want, I can provide you with a modified Zork2 game file where you don't have to worry about the lamp"
		Peregrine says, "What we could try is that next time we use the temporary transcript to just run quickly through the game"
		Teaspoon says, "Also plausible."
		Allen says, "restore won't work...y ou'll still have to replay the stuff"
		Peregrine says, "But at least we won't worry about grues"
		Teaspoon asks, "But we won't be able to interact with anything if we can't see it, right?"
		Allen says, "I can also modify the lamp daemon to give it near infinite fuel"
		Ellison says, "Floyd doesn't use bocfel for z-code games now, does it? that has some cheat commands built in"
		Peregrine says, "Let's agree that I work on optimizing what we've already done, and then copy/paste it"
		Peregrine asks, "What cheat commands?"
		Allen says, "I wrote this thing years ago: [LINK]"
		Allen says, "need to rewrite it in python"
		[LINK]
		Ellison says, "(for bocfel)"
		Teaspoon says, "Amazing what David has on his website."
		Peregrine says, "Gah"
		Allen says (to Ellison), "nice!"
		Peregrine says, "oops"
		Teaspoon asks, "what?"
		Peregrine asks, "So what do we do now?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Well, were you going to bed?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Or good for a while yet?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Allen says, "so you could restore to having light, and freeze the section of memory where the light counter is"
		Teaspoon says, "In that case I think we throw in the towel for now."
		Peregrine says, "OK"
		Peregrine asks, "But what about next week?"
		Teaspoon says, "Driver gets to decide, I think."
		Teaspoon says, "That's only fair, really."
		Peregrine says, "Hmm... so we basically just redo the game next week with the help of the transcript."
		Peregrine says, "Minimizing all the lamp use"
		Roger says, "This used to be not-uncommon, as I recall"
		Peregrine says, "It'll be tedious but relatively quick"
		Teaspoon says, "I did that on the Zork 1 playthrough, to handle the maze-mapping."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "/debug change start" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > /DEBUG CHANGE START
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "/debug".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So it's agreed."
		Ellison says, "ah, well. maybe it doesn't have bocfel."
		Teaspoon says, "And good luck with your game, by the way."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Thanks. 'night!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Night!"
Teaspoon disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		Allen says, "I'll make you up a custom game file"
		Teaspoon says, "Have fun withal, Allen."
		Teaspoon says, "It's be great to have if it works."
		
*** LATER *** 		
		
Peregrine arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ] Oddly-angled Room  Score: 75, Turns: 340
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore cf15" 		

Floyd ] Oddly-angled Room  Score: 75, Turns: 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF15
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cf15".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd ] Oddly-angled Room  Score: 85, Turns: 325
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd ] Cerberus Room  Score: 95, Turns: 331
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cerberus Room  Score: 95, Turns: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cerberus Room
Floyd | This is the entrance to a huge crypt or tomb. A marble stairway leads
Floyd | up from a gateway arch.
Floyd | There is a vicious-looking dog guarding the entrance. It is more or
Floyd | less your usual dog, except that it has three heads and is the size of
Floyd | an elephant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Oddly-angled Room  Score: 95, Turns: 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Oddly-angled Room
Floyd | This is a room with oddly angled walls and passages in all directions.
Floyd | The walls are made of some glassy substance.
Floyd | A marble stairway leads upward. The floor has swung down at the end of
Floyd | the stairway to reveal a secret passage leading down into unrelieved
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd | Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 95, Turns: 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 95, Turns: 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 95, Turns: 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A golden dragon statuette
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |     A matchbook
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A china teapot
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop statuette" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop pearl" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PEARL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop rose" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 95, Turns: 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 95, Turns: 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 95, Turns: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | There is a loud crackling noise. Blue smoke rises from out of the
Floyd | Wizard's sleeve. He sighs and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 95, Turns: 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 95, Turns: 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 95, Turns: 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 95, Turns: 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 95, Turns: 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 85, Turns: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, no! A lurking grue slithered into the room and devoured you!
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 85, Turns: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score would be 85 (total of 400 points), in 351 moves.
Floyd | This score gives you the rank of Novice Adventurer.
Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 85, Turns: 351
Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
		


*** SECOND SESSION *** 		
		Peregrine says, "OK, so my plan was to restore back to just after the Bank Puzzle."
		Peregrine says, "Then we basically sort out the dragon, then go and stop the Carousel Room (otherwise we'll waste too much lamp)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 130
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "OK, have the transcript Jacq posted..."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Everyone raise their hand if they think I should start now!"
Peregrine says, "It's quiet in here." 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd | A huge red dragon is lying here, blocking the entrance to a tunnel
Floyd | leading north. Smoke curls from his nostrils and out between his
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd | The dragon seems to have lost interest in you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 130
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I thought you might be waiting for Tsp? Or will they not be here today?"
		Peregrine says, "Well, they're not logged in."
		Peregrine says, "I don't know where they went"
		Peregrine is mystified.
		DavidW says, "I wasn't here the last two weeks, so it seems wrong for me to have a vote in today's stuff."
		Peregrine says, "OK, I understand"
		DavidW says, "Also, is there no way to recharge the lamp in this game? I forget which games have spare batteries or oil or whatever and which don't."
		Peregrine says, "Well, I'm not doing anything new. We've already done most of Zork II last week. This is just a re-run because we ran out of light"
		Peregrine says, "Zork doesn't have batteries, if I recall"
		zarf says, "nope, no Zork games do"
		DavidW says, "Return to Zork, lighthouse keeper wanted a new battery."
		zarf says, "I never played that one. :)"
		zarf says, "you're right, though, I was only thinking of the trilogy and BZ and, um, no, I've forgotten everything about Z0 also"
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "well, if you have to optimize, you must."
		Peregrine says, "OK, Wizard of Frobozz, here I come:"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd | A huge red dragon is lying here, blocking the entrance to a tunnel
Floyd | leading north. Smoke curls from his nostrils and out between his
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 20, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd | Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd | A huge red dragon is lying here, blocking the entrance to a tunnel
Floyd | leading north. Smoke curls from his nostrils and out between his
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd | Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That captured his interest. He stares at you balefully.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 20, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd | The dragon follows you, out of mingled curiosity and anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 20, Turns: 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That captured his interest. He stares at you balefully.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 20, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd | The dragon follows you, out of mingled curiosity and anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 20, Turns: 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON
Floyd |
Floyd | With your bare hands? I doubt the dragon even noticed.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 20, Turns: 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dragon is surprised and interested (for the moment).
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This puzzle is so Lost Islands of Alabaz."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 25, Turns: 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A mass of ice fills the western half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the dragon enters, he sees his reflection on the icy surface of the
Floyd | glacier at its western end. He becomes enraged: There is another
Floyd | dragon here, behind that glass, he thinks! Dragons are smart, but
Floyd | sometimes naive, and this one has never seen ice before. He rears up
Floyd | to his full height to challenge this intruder into his territory. He
Floyd | roars a challenge! The intruder responds! The dragon takes a deep
Floyd | breath, and out of his mouth pours a massive gout of flame. It washes
Floyd | over the ice, which melts rapidly, sending out torrents of water and a
Floyd | huge cloud of steam! You manage to clamber up to a small shelf, but
Floyd | the dragon is terrified! A huge splash goes down his throat! There is
Floyd | a muffled explosion and the dragon, a puzzled expression on his face,
Floyd | dies. He is carried away by the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the flood recedes you climb gingerly down. While no trace of the
Floyd | dragon can be found, the melting of the ice has revealed a passage
Floyd | leading west.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 25, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 25, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I find it so hard to figure out which rooms are dark in this game..."
		Peregrine says, "The descriptions are somewhat confusing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 25, Turns: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 25, Turns: 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Room
Floyd | This is a small room, whose walls are formed by an old lava flow.
Floyd | There are exits here to the east and the south.
Floyd | On the floor lies a moby ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 40, Turns: 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 40, Turns: 146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Lava Tube  Score: 40, Turns: 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Tube
Floyd | You are in a tight chimney of solidified lava. It extends up at least
Floyd | another hundred feet and down to a large room far below. A large crack
Floyd | opens to the south, probably the result of a shift in the rock strata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 40, Turns: 148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | Imbedded in the door is a nasty-looking lizard head, with sharp teeth
Floyd | and beady eyes. The eyes move to watch you approach.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd | Ooops! You dropped the ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'fumble', I guess."
		Peregrine says, "Whatever it is, I'm irritated."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The wizard is very irritating."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | Imbedded in the door is a nasty-looking lizard head, with sharp teeth
Floyd | and beady eyes. The eyes move to watch you approach.
Floyd | There is a moby ruby lying here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 40, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The door partly covered in cobwebs is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 40, Turns: 160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 40, Turns: 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 40, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 40, Turns: 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 40, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great closed door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 40, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 40, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 40, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 40, Turns: 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 40, Turns: 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 40, Turns: 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 40, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 40, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 40, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine gnashes his teeth.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 40, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 40, Turns: 176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | Sitting on the table is:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   A newspaper
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take teapot" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 40, Turns: 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 40, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 40, Turns: 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | matchbook: Taken.
Floyd | place mat: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | letter opener: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you
Floyd | have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | A unicorn is peacefully cropping grass at the north end of the garden.
Floyd | There is something hanging around its neck.
Floyd | Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oooo. Must focus..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd | There is a beautiful unicorn here cropping grass.
Floyd | The unicorn bounds lightly away.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 40, Turns: 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 40, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 40, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Filch!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Something you are carrying has disappeared!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Oh my God!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 40, Turns: 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A newspaper
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "F is for fuck that guy, right"
		Peregrine nods.
		Peregrine says, "At least he didn't take the teapot..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 40, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The teapot is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The ruby?"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 40, Turns: 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* Gunther has joined the channel.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 40, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "and here I thought the answer to the wizard was UNDO"
		DavidW says, "UNDO didn't exist then, I suspect."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 40, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "SAVE and RESTORE, I think is the remedy."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 40, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "not stopping a modern interpreter, though"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 40, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 40, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great closed door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well, yes, true"
		Peregrine says, "Yay, got there first try!:"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "answer well" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 40, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANSWER WELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any well here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "well"" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "WELL"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a deafening clap of thunder and the stone door quietly swings
Floyd | open to reveal a passageway beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 45, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take pearl" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 45, Turns: 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PEARL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 45, Turns: 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A newspaper
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Freeze!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Your limbs suddenly feel like they have turned to stone. You can't
Floyd | move a muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You are frozen solid. You might as well wait it out, because you can't
Floyd | do anything else in this state.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | Your little finger begins to twitch, and then your whole body is free
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill bucket" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the wooden bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The water spills to the floor and evaporates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pour water in bucket" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR WATER IN BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any water here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "GAAAAAAH"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 130
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd | A huge red dragon is lying here, blocking the entrance to a tunnel
Floyd | leading north. Smoke curls from his nostrils and out between his
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 20, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dragon is surprised and interested (for the moment).
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 20, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd | The dragon follows you, out of mingled curiosity and anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 20, Turns: 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You've made him rather angry. You had better be very careful now.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 20, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd | The dragon follows you, out of mingled curiosity and anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dragon with sword" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 20, Turns: 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DRAGON WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | That captured his interest. He stares at you balefully.
Floyd | The dragon continues to watch you carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 25, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A mass of ice fills the western half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the dragon enters, he sees his reflection on the icy surface of the
Floyd | glacier at its western end. He becomes enraged: There is another
Floyd | dragon here, behind that glass, he thinks! Dragons are smart, but
Floyd | sometimes naive, and this one has never seen ice before. He rears up
Floyd | to his full height to challenge this intruder into his territory. He
Floyd | roars a challenge! The intruder responds! The dragon takes a deep
Floyd | breath, and out of his mouth pours a massive gout of flame. It washes
Floyd | over the ice, which melts rapidly, sending out torrents of water and a
Floyd | huge cloud of steam! You manage to clamber up to a small shelf, but
Floyd | the dragon is terrified! A huge splash goes down his throat! There is
Floyd | a muffled explosion and the dragon, a puzzled expression on his face,
Floyd | dies. He is carried away by the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the flood recedes you climb gingerly down. While no trace of the
Floyd | dragon can be found, the melting of the ice has revealed a passage
Floyd | leading west.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Fear!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | You look at the Wizard in terror. You scramble away, trying to get as
Floyd | far as possible from him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I don't feel extremely frightened."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 25, Turns: 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 25, Turns: 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 25, Turns: 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 25, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 25, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nse" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 25, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "nse".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 25, Turns: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 25, Turns: 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 25, Turns: 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 25, Turns: 146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 25, Turns: 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 25, Turns: 148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd | There is a square brick here which feels like clay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take brick" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 25, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 25, Turns: 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 25, Turns: 151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great closed door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "answer "well"" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 30, Turns: 152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANSWER "WELL"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a deafening clap of thunder and the stone door quietly swings
Floyd | open to reveal a passageway beyond.
Floyd | You suddenly decide that the Wizard isn't that terrifying...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 30, Turns: 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take pearl" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 45, Turns: 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PEARL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 45, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 45, Turns: 160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 45, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 45, Turns: 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 45, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 45, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 45, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 45, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | Sitting on the table is:
Floyd |   A matchbook
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   A newspaper
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop pearl" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 45, Turns: 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PEARL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 45, Turns: 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take teapot" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 45, Turns: 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 45, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 45, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 45, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 45, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shallow Ford
Floyd | You are at the southern edge of a great cavern. To the south across a
Floyd | shallow ford is a dark tunnel which looks like it was once enlarged
Floyd | and smoothed. To the north a narrow path winds among stalagmites. Dim
Floyd | light illuminates the cavern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill teapot" 		

Floyd ] Shallow Ford  Score: 45, Turns: 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The teapot is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Tunnel  Score: 45, Turns: 176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Tunnel
Floyd | This is a dark tunnel with dim light to the northeast. The tunnel is
Floyd | smooth but dusty and filled with twigs and leaves, debris which
Floyd | becomes deeper as the tunnel branches into a wide corridor leading
Floyd | southwest and a narrower one leading southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 45, Turns: 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 45, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | A unicorn is cropping grass on the other side of the room. A gold key
Floyd | hangs from a ribbon around its neck.
Floyd | Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 45, Turns: 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd | The unicorn bounds lightly away.
Floyd | Your sword is no longer glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 45, Turns: 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | He mutters something (muffled by his beard) and disappears as suddenly
Floyd | as he came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 45, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 45, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 45, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 45, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 45, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 45, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 45, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 45, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | A loud whirring sound comes from all around, and you feel sort of
Floyd | disoriented in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 45, Turns: 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure which direction is which. This room is very
Floyd | disorienting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Finally!!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 45, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Circular Room
Floyd | This is a damp circular room, whose walls are made of brick and
Floyd | mortar. The roof of this room is not visible, but there appear to be
Floyd | some etchings on the walls. There is a passageway to the west.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter bucket" 		

Floyd ] Circular Room  Score: 45, Turns: 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the wooden bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 55, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is now a puddle in the bottom of the wooden bucket.
Floyd | The bucket rises and comes to a stop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 55, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 55, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well, in the wooden bucket
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 55, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out of the wooden bucket)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |   A cake frosted with blue letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "OK, consulting transcript..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cake frosted with green letters: Taken.
Floyd | cake frosted with red letters: Taken.
Floyd | cake frosted with orange letters: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | cake frosted with blue letters: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop red" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | He mutters something (muffled by his beard) and disappears as suddenly
Floyd | as he came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take blue" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with green letters
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop brochure" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BROCHURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take blue" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop string" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop brick" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 55, Turns: 216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat green" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 55, Turns: 217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the room appears to have become very large (although
Floyd | everything you are carrying seems to be its normal size).
Floyd |
Floyd | Posts Room
Floyd | This is an enormous room, in the center of which are four wooden posts
Floyd | delineating a rectangular area, above which is what appears to be a
Floyd | wooden roof. In fact, all objects in this room appear to be abnormally
Floyd | large. To the east is a passageway. There are large gaping chasms to
Floyd | the west and northwest.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd | There is a coil of black, braided string here.
Floyd | There is a square brick here which feels like clay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 55, Turns: 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 55, Turns: 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pool Room
Floyd | This is a large room, one half of which is depressed. Salty water
Floyd | flows from a large leak in the ceiling. The only exit is to the west.
Floyd | A stoppered glass flask with a skull-and-crossbones marking is here.
Floyd | The flask is filled with some clear liquid.
Floyd | The leak has submerged the depressed area in a pool of tears. There is
Floyd | a hazy something at the deepest part of the pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop red in pool" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 55, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RED IN POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the pool evaporates, revealing a (slightly damp but still
Floyd | valuable) package of rare candies. The red cake must be pretty strong
Floyd | stuff, since it remains intact!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take candies" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 70, Turns: 221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CANDIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 70, Turns: 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ] Pool Room  Score: 70, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 70, Turns: 224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Posts Room
Floyd | This is an enormous room, in the center of which are four wooden posts
Floyd | delineating a rectangular area, above which is what appears to be a
Floyd | wooden roof. In fact, all objects in this room appear to be abnormally
Floyd | large. To the east is a passageway. There are large gaping chasms to
Floyd | the west and northwest.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd | There is a coil of black, braided string here.
Floyd | There is a square brick here which feels like clay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 70, Turns: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A great chasm blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Posts Room  Score: 70, Turns: 226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat blue" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The room around you seems to be getting smaller.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a square brick here which feels like clay.
Floyd | There is a coil of black, braided string here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 227
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hope no one is getting bored watching me faff around and try to fix things..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It is already off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with red letters
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop red" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take brick" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | He mutters something (muffled by his beard) and disappears as suddenly
Floyd | as he came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a cake frosted with red letters here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 70, Turns: 235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go e" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 70, Turns: 236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push round" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH ROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, push triangualr" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, PUSH TRIANGUALR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Buzz, click, whirr!"
Floyd | A dull thump is heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wow, I'm amazed."
		Peregrine says, "The parser is smarter than I thought..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, go s" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, GO S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dingy Closet
Floyd | This is a dingy closet adjacent to a larger room to the north.
Floyd | Chiselled into a wall are these words:
Floyd |
Floyd |      Protected by
Floyd |        FROBOZZ
Floyd |  Magic Alarm Company
Floyd |   (Hello, footpad!)
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any footpad here, however.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crystal" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 70, Turns: 242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach for the sphere, a solid steel cage falls from the ceiling
Floyd | to entrap you. To make matters worse, poisonous gas starts coming into
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cage
Floyd | You are trapped inside a solid steel cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's probably only checking the first 6 letters per word."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, open cage" 		

Floyd ] Cage  Score: 70, Turns: 243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "My programming is insufficient to allow me to perform that task."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, lift cage" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, LIFT CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage shakes and is hurled across the room. It's hard to say, but
Floyd | the robot appears to be smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dingy Closet
Floyd | This is a dingy closet adjacent to a larger room to the north.
Floyd | Chiselled into a wall are these words:
Floyd |
Floyd |      Protected by
Floyd |        FROBOZZ
Floyd |  Magic Alarm Company
Floyd |   (Hello, footpad!)
Floyd |
Floyd | There doesn't seem to be any footpad here, however.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Probably, you're right"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your load is too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black string
Floyd |   A brick
Floyd |   A package of candy
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, take portrait" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, TAKE PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Cool the robot carries stuff!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, n" 		

Floyd ] Dingy Closet  Score: 70, Turns: 248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | The robot is holding:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, w" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 70, Turns: 250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, W
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | The robot leaves the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think he can travel too far, though."
		Peregrine says, "That doesn't matter, still saves time"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 70, Turns: 251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter, your compass starts spinning wildly.
Floyd | What compass, you ask? The one which allows you to specify compass
Floyd | directions for movement.
Floyd | Low Room
Floyd | You are in a circular room with a low ceiling. There are exits to the
Floyd | east and southeast.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd | The robot is holding:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd | There is a green piece of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "robot, drop portrait" 		

Floyd ] Low Room  Score: 70, Turns: 252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROBOT, DROP PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whirr, buzz, click!"
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot get your bearings...
Floyd |
Floyd | Tea Room
Floyd | This is a small room containing a large oblong table, no doubt set for
Floyd | afternoon tea. It is clear from the objects on the table that the
Floyd | users were indeed mad. In the eastern corner of the room is a small
Floyd | hole (no more than four inches high). There are passageways leading
Floyd | away to the west and the northwest.
Floyd | There is a cake frosted with red letters here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd | There is a large oblong table here.
Floyd | Sitting on the large oblong table is:
Floyd |   A cake frosted with orange letters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tea Room  Score: 70, Turns: 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Only a mouse could get in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You have moved into a dark place.
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Well
Floyd | You are at the top of the well. Well done. There are etchings on the
Floyd | side of the well. There is a small crack across the floor at the
Floyd | entrance to a room on the east, but it can be crossed easily.
Floyd | There is a wooden bucket here, 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high.
Floyd | The wooden bucket contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd | The Wizard appears, floating nonchalantly in the air beside you. He
Floyd | grins sideways at you.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, almost inaudibly, whispers a word beginning with "F," and
Floyd | then disappears, chuckling nastily.
Floyd | Slowly, you and all your belongings rise into the air, stopping after
Floyd | about five feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'float'"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Not fair!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The lamp appears a bit dimmer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Cripes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of Well  Score: 70, Turns: 282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 60, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You plunge to the bottom of the shaft as the spell wears off.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see a small room with a sign on the wall, but it is too blurry to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Auuuuuuugh!"
		Allen says, "this is an evil game without undo"
		DavidW says (to Allen), "yes"
		Peregrine says, "I despair of ever beating it"
Allen says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 60, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1981, 1982, 1983 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a registered trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Version 48 / Serial number 840904
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 745
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The weird thing is is that lots of IF back then were like this. Lots of ways to frustrate the player."
		Allen says, "ok, while I sit on this webex waiting for customer to arrive, let me generate a less frustrating zork2 game file"
		Peregrine says, "Yipee"
		Allen says, "I wonder if I can tweak the wizard daemon"
		Peregrine says, "Just be quick. I don't want to spend all night fighting the Wizard."
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down while you guys contemplate deep cheating methods."
		Peregrine asks, "How long will this take, Allen?"
		Allen says, "30 min? I need to track down the variables in txd or decompiled output. I'm rusty on this stuff"
		Peregrine thinks hard.
		Allen says, "global 90, grue repellent"
		Peregrine says, "That would give me 40 minutes of actual gameplay before I have to go to bed"
		Peregrine asks, "If there's no light problem/wizard problem, maybe I could beat the game?"
		Peregrine says, "(in one 40 minute session, I mean)"
		Allen says, "global 159, max carried weight. and 83, maximum held objects"
		Allen says, "oh!"
		Allen says, "check out this snippet of code"
		Allen | if ((~~Lit) && lamp has rmungbit && score > 200) {
		Allen | Always_lit = true;
		Allen | Lit = true;
		Allen | "In the darkness you hear the voice of the Wizard. ~Dear me, you seem to have gotten into quite a pickle.~ He chuckles. ~Fluoresce!~ he incants. It is no longer dark.";
		Allen | }
		Peregrine says, "GASP"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 721
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pearl Room  Score: 190, Turns: 722
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pearl Room
Floyd | This is a former broom closet. The exits are to the east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 190, Turns: 695
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 682
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Machine Room  Score: 170, Turns: 683
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd | This is a large room full of assorted heavy machinery, whirring
Floyd | noisily. The room smells of burned resistors. Along one wall are three
Floyd | buttons which are, respectively, round, triangular, and square.
Floyd | Naturally, above these buttons are instructions written in EBCDIC. A
Floyd | large sign in English above all the buttons says
Floyd |        "DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE"
Floyd | There are exits to the west and the south.
Floyd | There is a robot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 745
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 190, Turns: 746
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | The steel box contains:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Our score was 200 when our lamp began to fail."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Maybe there is a way out!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take violin" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 210, Turns: 748
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 210, Turns: 750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 751
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 210, Turns: 752
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 210, Turns: 754
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 755
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 210, Turns: 756
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 757
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | Imbedded in the door is a nasty-looking lizard head, with sharp teeth
Floyd | and beady eyes. The lizard is sniffing at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give candies to lizard" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 758
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CANDIES TO LIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The guardian greedily wolfs down the candy, including the package. (It
Floyd | seemed to enjoy the grasshoppers particularly.) It then becomes quiet
Floyd | and its eyes close. (Lizards are known to sleep a long time while
Floyd | digesting their meals.)
Floyd | I hope you have more light than from the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 759
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key turns and the bolt clicks. The door is unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 760
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door creaks open.
Floyd | In the darkness you hear the voice of the Wizard. "Dear me, you seem
Floyd | to have gotten into quite a pickle." He chuckles. "Fluoresce!" he
Floyd | incants. It is no longer dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "YYYYYAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 760
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "I can't believe it!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "It's a miracle!"
		Peregrine says, "I don't have to redo the game froms scratch"
		zarf says, "mm"
		Peregrine dances around in circles, singing.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 761
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 220, Turns: 762
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 220, Turns: 763
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 220, Turns: 764
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A fancy violin
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine notes" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 220, Turns: 764
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "notes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 220, Turns: 765
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 220, Turns: 766
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "that feature was added in release 15 (820308)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take wands" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 220, Turns: 767
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | As your fingers near it, you get a nasty shock (but fortunately not a
Floyd | fatal one).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open trophy" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 220, Turns: 768
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | The case is protected by a fearful spell. You cannot touch it in any
Floyd | way.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Ferment!"
Floyd | He cackles gleefully.
Floyd | You begin to feel lightheaded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 220, Turns: 769
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 220, Turns: 770
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 220, Turns: 771
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops, you seem a little unsteady... I'm not sure you got where you
Floyd | intended going.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 760
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		Allen says, "if you want a more playable version: [LINK]"

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 210, Turns: 761
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 762
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 210, Turns: 763
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 210, Turns: 764
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 210, Turns: 765
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 210, Turns: 766
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 210, Turns: 767
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | There is a beautiful red crystal sphere here.
Floyd | Lord Dimwit's crown is here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a perfect rose here.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I increased the load you can carry, made it always lighted, increased number of items. But this seems good, since you don't have to replay"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 210, Turns: 768
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | red crystal sphere: Taken.
Floyd | gaudy crown: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | pearl necklace: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | perfect rose: Taken.
Floyd | Flathead stamp: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you
Floyd | have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: Your load is too heavy.
Floyd | bank brochure: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 210, Turns: 769
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 210, Turns: 770
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 210, Turns: 771
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 210, Turns: 772
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 210, Turns: 773
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 210, Turns: 774
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 210, Turns: 775
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 220, Turns: 776
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 220, Turns: 777
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put red sphere on ruby stand" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 220, Turns: 778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RED SPHERE ON RUBY STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "How long does this spell last?"
		Allen says, "forever"
		Peregrine says, "Wooo hooo"
		Peregrine says, "I'm starting to love the Wizard"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 779
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Aquarium Room
Floyd | Here a dark hallway turns a corner. To the south is a dark room, to
Floyd | the east is fitful light.
Floyd | Filling the northern half of the room is a huge aquarium.
Floyd | The aquarium contains:
Floyd |   A baby sea serpent
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "when I played this, I think there was a bug. I played a really early release"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 779
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit glass" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a aquarium?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "smash glass" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMASH GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to smash the glass with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sword" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 210, Turns: 781
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword shatters the glass wall of the aquarium, spilling out an
Floyd | impressive amount of salt water and wet sand. It also spills out an
Floyd | extremely annoyed sea serpent who bites angrily at the sword, and then
Floyd | at you. He is having difficulty breathing, and he seems to hold you
Floyd | responsible for his current problem. He manages to rend you limb from
Floyd | limb before he drowns in the air.
Floyd | I guess you were too careless.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | As you peer through the mist, a strangely colored vision of a huge
Floyd | room takes shape...
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 779
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "whoops"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "throw sword at glass" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 220, Turns: 780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SWORD AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword shatters the glass wall of the aquarium, spilling out an
Floyd | impressive amount of salt water and wet sand. It also spills out an
Floyd | extremely annoyed sea serpent who bites angrily at the sword, and then
Floyd | at you. He is having difficulty breathing, and he seems to hold you
Floyd | responsible for his current problem. He tries to slither across the
Floyd | stone floor towards you. Fortunately, he expires mere inches away from
Floyd | biting off your foot. A clear crystal sphere sits amid the sand and
Floyd | broken glass on the bottom of the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine sighs with relief.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take crystal" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 781
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 240, Turns: 783
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |   Sitting on the ruby stand is:
Floyd |     A red crystal sphere
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put clear crystal on diamond stand" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 240, Turns: 784
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CLEAR CRYSTAL ON DIAMOND STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Filch!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Something you are carrying has disappeared!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 240, Turns: 785
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I think the bug was you could "read sphere" and take it from the aquarium without hurting the serpent. Something like that. "Read" was a useful action in infocom games"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, interesting..."
		Allen says, "read combined take and examine in most games, so I used it all the time to optimize getting stuff. And sometimes, it bypassed checks, depending on how things were coded"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 240, Turns: 786
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 240, Turns: 787
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |   Sitting on the ruby stand is:
Floyd |     A red crystal sphere
Floyd |     Sitting on the diamond stand is:
Floyd |       A clear crystal sphere
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 788
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Aquarium Room
Floyd | Here a dark hallway turns a corner. To the south is a dark room, to
Floyd | the east is fitful light.
Floyd | There is a dead sea serpent in a heap here.
Floyd | An Elvish sword of great antiquity is here.
Floyd | A shattered aquarium fills the northern half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 789
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | When you touch the sword it immediately disappears!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Uh?"
		Allen says, "huh, I don't know what happened there"
		Bishop says, "Yeah, a lot of early games had bugs centered around being able to do impossible things with (a) automatic 'take' functionality on some verbs and/or (b) presence not being checked when you used a pronoun to refer to an absent object."
		Allen says, "oh it's the filch spell"
		Peregrine asks, "Should I restore?"
		Allen says, "no, you can find it in the trophy case"
		Allen says, "in the wizard's room"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, good."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 790
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Aquarium Room
Floyd | Here a dark hallway turns a corner. To the south is a dark room, to
Floyd | the east is fitful light.
Floyd | There is a dead sea serpent in a heap here.
Floyd | A shattered aquarium fills the northern half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 240, Turns: 791
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 240, Turns: 792
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |   Sitting on the ruby stand is:
Floyd |     A red crystal sphere
Floyd |     Sitting on the diamond stand is:
Floyd |       A clear crystal sphere
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 240, Turns: 793
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 240, Turns: 794
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine label" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 240, Turns: 795
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning!
Floyd |
Floyd | The exhibits in this room are the property of the mighty Wizard of
Floyd | Frobozz (me), and are the fruits of diligent labor and study over many
Floyd | years. He who touches anything will regret it.
Floyd |
Floyd | (signed)
Floyd | Frobozz
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 240, Turns: 796
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 240, Turns: 797
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 240, Turns: 798
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 240, Turns: 799
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 240, Turns: 800
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 240, Turns: 801
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 240, Turns: 802
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 240, Turns: 803
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 240, Turns: 804
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 805
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole covered
Floyd | by a thin metal lid lies within the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 806
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine keyhole" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 807
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the keyhole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Peregrine says, "I remember we looked into the red sphere and it showed a room with a key in the keyhole. This must be it..."
		Teaspoon says, "Hallo. Internet went out."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, dear"
		Peregrine says, "But good news. The Wizard saved us"
		Teaspoon asks, "from what?"
		Peregrine says, "From the lamp problem"
		Peregrine says, "He cast a spell on us that made us permanently fluorescent"
		Allen says, "I was looking through a decompiled version and found a kind snippet of code Infocom added when your lamp goes out"
		Teaspoon says, "How unexpectedly helpful"
		Peregrine says, "We basically gave up too soon last week :P"
		Peregrine says, "Sorry for starting without you..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 808
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole covered
Floyd | by a thin metal lid lies within the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 240, Turns: 809
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "hmm, wait, does this put the game in an unwinnable state? Bishop, do you remember?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 240, Turns: 810
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		Allen says, "let me look through the code"

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 240, Turns: 811
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 240, Turns: 812
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 240, Turns: 813
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 240, Turns: 814
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine gets NightFloyd Suggestions. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 240, Turns: 815
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, no worries! If I'm ever not hear by ten minutes after starting, then something has Gone Wrong and everyone should feel free to begin without me."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 240, Turns: 816
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | Lord Dimwit's crown is here.
Floyd | There is a pearl necklace here with hundreds of large pearls.
Floyd | There is a Flathead stamp here.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Since I'm usually on early."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 240, Turns: 817
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 240, Turns: 818
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | gaudy crown: You are now wearing the gaudy crown.
Floyd | pearl necklace: Taken.
Floyd | Flathead stamp: Taken.
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: Taken.
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: You try to pick it up, but with everything
Floyd | else you have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: You try to pick it up, but with
Floyd | everything else you have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | There is a loud crackling noise. Blue smoke rises from out of the
Floyd | Wizard's sleeve. He sighs and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 240, Turns: 819
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 240, Turns: 820
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 240, Turns: 821
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nsw" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 240, Turns: 821
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NSW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "nsw".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 240, Turns: 822
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard draws forth his wand and waves it in your direction. It
Floyd | begins to glow with a faint blue glow.
Floyd | The Wizard, in a deep and resonant voice, speaks the word "Fumble!" He
Floyd | cackles gleefully.
Floyd | Ooops! You dropped the priceless zorkmid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 240, Turns: 823
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 240, Turns: 824
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 240, Turns: 825
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 826
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole covered
Floyd | by a thin metal lid lies within the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 827
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A place mat
Floyd |   Sitting on the place mat is:
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 828
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 829
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put mat under door" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 830
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MAT UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The place mat fits easily under the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put letter opener in keyhole" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 831
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LETTER OPENER IN KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 832
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LID
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put letter opener in keyhole" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 833
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LETTER OPENER IN KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a faint noise from behind the door and a small cloud of dust
Floyd | rises from beneath it.
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take mat" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 834
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As the place mat is moved, a rusty iron key falls from it and onto the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 834
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which key do you mean, the rusty iron key or the delicate gold key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "iron key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 835
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 835
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which key do you mean, the delicate gold key or the rusty iron key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon asks, "Place mat?" 		Teaspoon says, "Sigh."
		Peregrine asks, "Yeah. Remember when we looked inside the red sphere?"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, I'm caught up on teh transcript now."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh yes."
		Peregrine says, "It showed us a small room with a door that had a key in the keyhole"
		Peregrine says, "So it seemed logical enough"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "iron key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 836
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The keyhole is blocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 837
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 837
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "iron key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 838
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The keyhole is blocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen q 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take iron key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 839
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen says, "oops" 		Peregrine asks, "What the hell is going on?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 840
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole lies
Floyd | within the lock. A letter opener is in place within the keyhole.
Floyd | There is a place mat here.
Floyd | There is a delicate gold key here.
Floyd |   The keyhole contains:
Floyd |     A letter opener
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ah."
		Peregrine is edified.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take letter opener" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 841
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LETTER OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door with iron key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 842
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 240, Turns: 843
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ] Dreary Room  Score: 240, Turns: 844
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreary Room
Floyd | This is a small and rather dreary room, eerily illuminated by a red
Floyd | glow emanating from a crack in one wall. The light falls upon a dusty
Floyd | wooden table in the center of the room. On the south side of the room
Floyd | is a massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole lies
Floyd | within the lock.
Floyd | In the center of the table sits a blue crystal sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "So now we can die without consequence?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Dreary Room  Score: 260, Turns: 845
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine crack" 		

Floyd ] Dreary Room  Score: 260, Turns: 846
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "your score goes down, and you can only die 3 times I think"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, so it's glowing eerily red but otherwise is not special in any way."
		Peregrine says, "(the crack)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 260, Turns: 847
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole lies
Floyd | within the lock.
Floyd | There is a place mat here.
Floyd | There is a delicate gold key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 260, Turns: 848
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | place mat: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have,
Floyd | you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | delicate gold key: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you
Floyd | have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 260, Turns: 849
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A blue crystal sphere
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A rusty iron key
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A bank brochure
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 260, Turns: 850
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ditch the brochure"
		Teaspoon says, "So it's just as well we reload those then."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop brochure" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 260, Turns: 851
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BROCHURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 260, Turns: 852
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 260, Turns: 853
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 260, Turns: 854
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 260, Turns: 855
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 260, Turns: 856
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 260, Turns: 857
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 260, Turns: 858
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 260, Turns: 859
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 260, Turns: 860
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 260, Turns: 861
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd |   Sitting on the ruby stand is:
Floyd |     A red crystal sphere
Floyd |     Sitting on the diamond stand is:
Floyd |       A clear crystal sphere
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put crystal on sapphire stand" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 260, Turns: 862
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CRYSTAL ON SAPPHIRE STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | As you place the blue crystal sphere in the sapphire stand, a low
Floyd | humming noise begins, and you can feel the hairs on the back of your
Floyd | neck begin to stand up. The three spheres begin to vibrate, faster and
Floyd | faster, as the noise becomes higher and higher pitched. Three puffs of
Floyd | smoke, one red, one blue, one white, rise up from empty stands. The
Floyd | spheres are gone! But in the center of the triangle formed by the
Floyd | stands is now a black stand of obsidian in which rests a strange black
Floyd | sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The old 'match the colours' puzzle."
		Peregrine says, "Parodied in Portcullis, if I remember rightly"
		Teaspoon says, "Simple enough."
		Teaspoon asks, "What happened there?"
		Peregrine says, "Some highly advanced magic beyond our ken"
		Teaspoon says, "(also - sweet, workshop!)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 260, Turns: 862
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I mean, in Portcullis."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, it was a Zork-like game where you have exactly the same puzzle"
		Peregrine says, "Only it was shorter and fairer"
		Peregrine says, "(and had graphic, ooo)"
		Peregrine says, "(oops, GRAPHICS not graphic)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 260, Turns: 863
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |   Sitting on the black obsidian stand is:
Floyd |     A black crystal sphere
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 864
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "wonder waht that does."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sphere" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 865
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look
Floyd | into it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look into sphere" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 866
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INTO SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you peer into the sphere, a strange vision takes shape...a huge and
Floyd | fearful face with yellow eyes. The face peers out at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "That doesn't sound like the wizard, does it?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "talk to sphere" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 866
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the black crystal sphere!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine face" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 866
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "face".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Mysterious"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 867
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 290, Turns: 868
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Aquarium Room
Floyd | Here a dark hallway turns a corner. To the south is a dark room, to
Floyd | the east is fitful light.
Floyd | There is a dead sea serpent in a heap here.
Floyd | A shattered aquarium fills the northern half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examin serpent" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 290, Turns: 869
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMIN SERPENT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the dead sea serpent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 870
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 871
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 872
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which sword do you mean, the sword or the nicked swords?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take elvish sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 873
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ELVISH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach something that's inside a closed container.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open trophy" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 874
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | The case is protected by a fearful spell. You cannot touch it in any
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "break trophy" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 874
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK TROPHY
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to break the trophy with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		Peregrine says, "That's encouraging..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 875
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 876
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 877
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 878
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 879
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 880
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 881
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 882
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black crystal sphere
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A rusty iron key
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 290, Turns: 883
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 290, Turns: 884
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 290, Turns: 885
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 290, Turns: 886
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 887
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 888
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8".
Floyd | A spray can is in the corner. In large type is the legend "Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Grue Repellent".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take grue" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 889
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GRUE
Floyd |
Floyd | An interesting idea...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Not what I meant, lol"
		Teaspoon asks, "does this imply that there are secretly gues everywhere?"
		Peregrine says, "just waiting for you to switch out the light"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take repellent" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 890
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REPELLENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 891
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A black crystal sphere
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A rusty iron key
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A gaudy crown (being worn)
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A china teapot
Floyd |   The china teapot contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop teapot" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 892
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TEAPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take repellent" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 893
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REPELLENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 894
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8".
Floyd | There is a china teapot here.
Floyd | The china teapot contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 895
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 896
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't
Floyd | manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 897
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 898
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 899
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 900
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 901
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 902
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | A strange little man in a long cloak appears suddenly in the room. He
Floyd | is wearing a high pointed hat embroidered with astrological signs. He
Floyd | has a long, stringy, and unkempt beard.
Floyd | The Wizard notices that you carry the Black Crystal, and with an
Floyd | unseemly haste, he disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Good. Stay away, naughty wizard"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 903
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 904
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "So, we don't have to worry about the Wizard anymore. Great."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 905
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 906
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 907
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The pentagram is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look in sphere" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 908
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you peer into the sphere, a strange vision takes shape...a huge and
Floyd | fearful face with yellow eyes. The face peers out at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Anyone care to drop a hint?"
		Peregrine asks, "Is this room useful?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put zorkmid in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 908
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ZORKMID IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the zorkmid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put crown in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 909
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CROWN IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "yes"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 910
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |   A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "OK, nothing happened."
		Peregrine says, "There should be more clues in this game..."
		Allen asks, "match colors?"
		Peregrine asks, "What colours?"
		Peregrine says, "I already figured out the coloured spheres"
		zarf asks, "what might go in a black circle in a black pentagram?"
		Peregrine asks, "I dunno, sacrifices?"
		Peregrine asks, "Offerings?"
		Peregrine asks, "Do I have to chop off my arm or something?"
		Gunther says, "clearly bell, book and candle"
		Peregrine says, ">CUT OFF ARM You might not like that."
		Teaspoon asks, "do we have to chant something?"
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think we'd have bells again in this game."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 911
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | If you pray enough, your prayers may be answered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 912
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | If you pray enough, your prayers may be answered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I think this is a red herring..."
		Allen says, "it's not"
		Peregrine says, "(praying, I mean)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pray harder" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 912
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY HARDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "harder".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 912
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put sphere in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 913
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SPHERE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold wind blows outward from the sphere. The candles flicker, and a
Floyd | low moan, almost inaudible, is heard. It rises in volume and pitch
Floyd | until it becomes a high-pitched keening. A dim shape becomes visible
Floyd | in the air above the sphere. The shape resolves into a large and
Floyd | somewhat formidable looking demon. He looks around, tests the walls of
Floyd | the pentagram experimentally, then sees you! "Hmm, a new master..." he
Floyd | says under his breath. "Greetings, oh master! Wouldst desire a
Floyd | service, as our contract stateth? For some pittance of wealth, some
Floyd | trifle, I will gratify thy desires to the utmost limit of my powers,
Floyd | and they are not inconsiderable." He makes a pass with his massive
Floyd | arms and the walls begin to shake a little. Another pass and the
Floyd | shaking stops. "A nice effect... I find it makes for a better
Floyd | relationship to give such a demonstration early on." He grins vilely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "talk to demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 913
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | The demon pauses for a moment, perhaps thinking that you should
Floyd | re-read the manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "ha ha"
		Teaspoon asks, "uh oh. Copy protection?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "demon, hello" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 914
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEMON, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | The genie grins demonically, but says nothing.
Floyd | Suddenly the Wizard materializes in the room. He is astonished by what
Floyd | he sees: his servant in deep conversation with a common adventurer! He
Floyd | draws forth his wand, waves it frantically, and incants "Frobizz!
Floyd | Frobozzle! Frobnoid!" The demon laughs heartily. "You no longer
Floyd | control the Black Crystal, hedge-wizard! Your wand is powerless! Your
Floyd | doom is sealed!" The demon turns to you, expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gunther says, "well, it's ask/show/tell, not talk to"
		Allen asks, "just look right quick?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'd feel kind of bad about destroying the Wizard now."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "demon, kill wizard" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 915
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEMON, KILL WIZARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "My fee is not paid! I perform no tasks for free! We demons have a
Floyd | strong union these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I want to make sure the crown that was in the pentagram didn't disappear"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 916
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ok good"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, good"
		Teaspoon asks, "but how do you pay a demon?"
		Peregrine says, "So we need to give the demon treasures"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Sob!"
		Peregrine says, "Time to go pick them up"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 917
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 918
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 919
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 920
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 921
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A rusty iron key
Floyd |   A Flathead stamp
Floyd |   A pearl necklace
Floyd |   A perfect rose
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put stamp in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 922
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STAMP IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put pearl in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 923
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PEARL IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put rose in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROSE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 925
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 926
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 927
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 290, Turns: 928
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 929
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 930
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 931
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 932
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 933
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is an engraved zorkmid here.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take zorkmid" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 934
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ZORKMID
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 290, Turns: 935
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8".
Floyd | There is a china teapot here.
Floyd | The china teapot contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 936
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 290, Turns: 937
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 290, Turns: 938
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 290, Turns: 939
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 290, Turns: 940
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gazebo" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 290, Turns: 941
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAZEBO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gazebo
Floyd | This is a gazebo in the midst of a formal garden. It is cool and
Floyd | restful here. A tea table adorns the center of the gazebo.
Floyd | There is a golden dragon statuette here.
Floyd | The portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Did we open that box? I've lost track."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Gazebo  Score: 290, Turns: 942
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: Taken.
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] North End of Garden  Score: 290, Turns: 943
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Garden
Floyd | This is the northern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls, and if you don't look up, the illusion is of a cloudy day
Floyd | outside. The light comes from a large growth of glowing mosses on the
Floyd | roof of the cave. A break in the hedge is almost overgrown to the
Floyd | north. A carefully manicured path leads south. In the center of a
Floyd | rosebed is a small open structure, painted white. It appears to be a
Floyd | gazebo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Formal Garden  Score: 290, Turns: 944
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Formal Garden
Floyd | This is the middle part of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and a dim illumination comes from mosses far above. The path is
Floyd | of small crushed white stones. It winds among bushes and flower beds
Floyd | from south to north. To the north a small structure can be seen. To
Floyd | the south are peculiarly shaped bushes. There is a small gap in the
Floyd | hedges to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 290, Turns: 945
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 946
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 947
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 948
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |   A golden dragon statuette
Floyd |   A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A letter opener
Floyd |   A rusty iron key
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 949
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 290, Turns: 950
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 290, Turns: 951
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 290, Turns: 952
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 290, Turns: 953
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny Room
Floyd | This is a tiny room carved out of the wall of the ravine. There is an
Floyd | exit down a precarious climb. On the north side of the room is a
Floyd | massive wooden door, which has a small window barred with iron. A
Floyd | formidable bolt lock is set within the door frame. A keyhole lies
Floyd | within the lock.
Floyd | There is a place mat here.
Floyd | There is a delicate gold key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Tiny Room  Score: 290, Turns: 954
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 290, Turns: 955
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 290, Turns: 956
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 290, Turns: 957
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 958
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 290, Turns: 959
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 290, Turns: 960
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 290, Turns: 961
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 290, Turns: 962
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 290, Turns: 963
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 290, Turns: 964
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 965
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put all in circle" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 966
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | delicate gold key: Done.
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: Done.
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: Done.
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: Done.
Floyd | Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent: The spray smells like a mixture of old
Floyd | socks and burning rubber. If I were a grue I'd sure stay clear!
Floyd | letter opener: Done.
Floyd | rusty iron key: Done.
Floyd | lamp: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 967
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take iron key" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 968
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take opener" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 969
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 970
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A priceless zorkmid
Floyd |     A golden dragon statuette
Floyd |     A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead
Floyd |     A delicate gold key
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A pearl necklace
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "not to be spoily, but you want to give things to the demon"
		Peregrine says, "OK"
		Teaspoon says, "Thanks for the confirmation."
		Peregrine says, "Will do that once I'm sure I've got everything"
		Peregrine says, "The wizard filched some of our stuff."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 290, Turns: 971
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: Taken.
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: Taken.
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: Taken.
Floyd | delicate gold key: Taken.
Floyd | perfect rose: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you
Floyd | have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | pearl necklace: Taken.
Floyd | Flathead stamp: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you
Floyd | have, you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd | gaudy crown: You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have,
Floyd | you can't manage to hold onto it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give all to demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 300, Turns: 972
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ALL TO DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | pearl necklace: "Very nice, but not enough!"
Floyd | delicate gold key: "Ah, truly magnificent! Keep them coming."
Floyd | portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead: "Almost halfway there, oh worthy
Floyd | one!"
Floyd | golden dragon statuette: "Oh, such beauty! Your generosity almost
Floyd | overwhelms me!"
Floyd | priceless zorkmid: "Truly I shall do thee a wonderful service when
Floyd | thou hast finished!"
Floyd | letter opener: The demon gladly takes the letter opener and smiles
Floyd | balefully, revealing enormous fangs.
Floyd | rusty iron key: The demon gladly takes the rusty iron key and smiles
Floyd | balefully, revealing enormous fangs.
Floyd | lamp: The demon gladly takes the lamp and smiles balefully, revealing
Floyd | enormous fangs.
Floyd | Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent: The demon gladly takes the Frobozz Magic
Floyd | Grue Repellent and smiles balefully, revealing enormous fangs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "uh, did we want to give him all of that?"
		Peregrine says, "OOOPs"
		Allen says, "you don't need any of them"
		Allen says, "again"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "demon, give me wand" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 300, Turns: 973
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEMON, GIVE ME WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | "My fee is not paid! I perform no tasks for free! We demons have a
Floyd | strong union these days."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, that's all right then."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 300, Turns: 974
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 300, Turns: 975
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 300, Turns: 976
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 300, Turns: 977
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 300, Turns: 978
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 300, Turns: 979
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 300, Turns: 980
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 300, Turns: 981
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 982
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 983
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		Allen says, "look in it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look inside box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 984
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INSIDE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel box is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "hmm"
		Allen asks, "there are no daemons that steal things sitting around are there, in this game?"
		Peregrine says, "There must be a treasure I dropped somewhere"
		Peregrine says, "No Thief in this one, no"
		Teaspoon asks, "How do we get stuff from the Wizard?"
		Peregrine asks, "Wait, is there a treasure we didn't get? After all, we never understood what happened at the Bank. Could there be something we missed?"
		Allen says, "hold on, let me look at what you have"
		zarf says, "I will also note that the candy was a treasure."
		Teaspoon says, "We fed it to the Lizard."
		Peregrine sighs. 'So close...4
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 985
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examien box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 985
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMIEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "examien".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine box" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 300, Turns: 986
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel box is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 300, Turns: 987
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 300, Turns: 988
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Ford
Floyd | You are fording the stream at a deep but not impossible spot. The
Floyd | water is very cold. The walls of the ravine rise to east and west.
Floyd | There is a small ledge along the north wall of the ravine. To the
Floyd | south is the entrance to a well-constructed but somewhat ruined hall.
Floyd | A huge dead dragon is lying half blocking the stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Deep Ford  Score: 300, Turns: 989
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that the ledge above would be a drier route west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Ledge in Ravine  Score: 300, Turns: 990
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge in Ravine
Floyd | You are on a narrow ledge near the bottom of a deep ravine. The ledge
Floyd | continues to the west. A precarious climb up to another tiny ledge is
Floyd | possible. A short scramble down the rock face leads to a stream.
Floyd | There is a bank brochure here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] End of Ledge  Score: 300, Turns: 991
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Ledge
Floyd | A ledge from the east ends here, and a tunnel leads north into the
Floyd | wall. There is a rather odd smokey odor in the warm air of the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 300, Turns: 992
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] End of Ledge  Score: 300, Turns: 993
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | End of Ledge
Floyd | A ledge from the east ends here, and a tunnel leads north into the
Floyd | wall. There is a rather odd smokey odor in the warm air of the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] End of Ledge  Score: 300, Turns: 994
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 300, Turns: 995
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Fresco Room  Score: 300, Turns: 996
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Fresco Room
Floyd | A path leads east-west through a room decorated with beautiful
Floyd | frescoes of someone battling dragons and rescuing fair maidens. It is
Floyd | hard to tell who is doing this as those parts of the frescoes have
Floyd | been blackened and cracked by intense heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 997
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 998
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] West Teller's Room  Score: 300, Turns: 999
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | West Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the west side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 300, Turns: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through north wall" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | West Viewing Room
Floyd | This room was used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their
Floyd | contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remain here while the teller retrieves your safety deposit box. When
Floyd | you are finished, leave the box, and exit to the south. Safety deposit
Floyd | boxes cannot be removed from this room!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank You for Banking at the Zork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through north wall" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the north wall as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | West Viewing Room
Floyd | This room was used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their
Floyd | contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remain here while the teller retrieves your safety deposit box. When
Floyd | you are finished, leave the box, and exit to the south. Safety deposit
Floyd | boxes cannot be removed from this room!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank You for Banking at the Zork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through wall" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which wall do you mean, the north wall, the west wall, the south wall,
Floyd | or the east wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "south wall" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the south wall as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] West Teller's Room  Score: 300, Turns: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | West Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the west side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | West Viewing Room
Floyd | This room was used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their
Floyd | contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remain here while the teller retrieves your safety deposit box. When
Floyd | you are finished, leave the box, and exit to the south. Safety deposit
Floyd | boxes cannot be removed from this room!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank You for Banking at the Zork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bishop says, "Wait, the candied ants are a treasure? I didn't _think_ they were...."
		Allen says, "they are"
		Allen says, "but I don't think it's one you give the demon"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through north wall" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the north wall as you attempt this feat.
Floyd | You hear a faint voice say "Curtain Door Closed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through south door" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH SOUTH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any south door here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "where did you leave the ruby? I see it was taken earlier, but I don't see it among the things you gave the demon"
		Bishop says, "Huh. They _are_ listed as a treasure in the invisiclues. But they aren't a requisite treasure towards the demon's demand. Actually, the spheres are also treasures, apparently."
		Bishop says, "But I guess 'treasure' is just a name for 'thing you gain points for acquring', even though in both Zork I and Zork II I think of them as 'elements of a critical collection'."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do we have to collect all the spheres then?"
		Peregrine says, "We already di"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "d"
		Allen asks, "I can't figure out where the violin went either. Did I miss some play?"
		Peregrine says, "That's how I got the great black sphere"
		Teaspoon says, "You know, I'm not sure we collected the violin."
		Teaspoon asks, "It was...was it down the well?"
		Peregrine says, "No, I don't think so"
		Teaspoon says, "oh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] East Teller's Room  Score: 300, Turns: 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | East Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the east side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 300, Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter wall" 		

Floyd ] East Viewing Room  Score: 300, Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | East Viewing Room
Floyd | This room was used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their
Floyd | contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remain here while the teller retrieves your safety deposit box. When
Floyd | you are finished, leave the box, and exit to the south. Safety deposit
Floyd | boxes cannot be removed from this room!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank You for Banking at the Zork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "God, I know I must be missing something"
		Teaspoon says, "You know, I only just found this notepad."
		Peregrine says, "I gave it to you earlier"
		Peregrine says, "Now it's obsolete"
		Teaspoon says, "I...hadn't actually understood. Thanks though."
Peregrine says, "But you can use it as a secret message like this" 		Teaspoon asks, "Is there some way to ask the Demon what else he expects from us?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Hint, hint, hints!"
		Teaspoon says, "Fair 'nuff."
		Allen asks, "where's a transcript?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] East Teller's Room  Score: 300, Turns: 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | East Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the east side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "[LINK]"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "walk through north wall" 		

Floyd ] East Teller's Room  Score: 300, Turns: 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the north wall as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "go to the lava room"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "according to that, we left the ruby..yeah"
		Allen says, "I think the ruby is still there"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 300, Turns: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Fresco Room  Score: 300, Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Fresco Room
Floyd | A path leads east-west through a room decorated with beautiful
Floyd | frescoes of someone battling dragons and rescuing fair maidens. It is
Floyd | hard to tell who is doing this as those parts of the frescoes have
Floyd | been blackened and cracked by intense heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 300, Turns: 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 300, Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 300, Turns: 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 300, Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 300, Turns: 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Room
Floyd | This is a small room, whose walls are formed by an old lava flow.
Floyd | There are exits here to the east and the south.
Floyd | On the floor lies a moby ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "You were right!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 315, Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Volcano Bottom  Score: 315, Turns: 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Volcano Bottom
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a large dormant volcano. High above you light
Floyd | enters from the cone of the volcano. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd | There is a balloon here, broken into pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Lava Room  Score: 315, Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Room
Floyd | This is a small room, whose walls are formed by an old lava flow.
Floyd | There are exits here to the east and the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 315, Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Lava Tube  Score: 315, Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Tube
Floyd | You are in a tight chimney of solidified lava. It extends up at least
Floyd | another hundred feet and down to a large room far below. A large crack
Floyd | opens to the south, probably the result of a shift in the rock strata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 315, Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 315, Turns: 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 315, Turns: 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 315, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 315, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |   Sitting on the pentagram is:
Floyd |     A perfect rose
Floyd |     A Flathead stamp
Floyd |     A gaudy crown
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop ruby" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 315, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 315, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | ruby: Taken.
Floyd | perfect rose: Taken.
Floyd | Flathead stamp: Taken.
Floyd | gaudy crown: You are now wearing the gaudy crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give all to demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ALL TO DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | gaudy crown: "Truly you are most generous! But still, this is yet not
Floyd | enough."
Floyd | Flathead stamp: "A fine gift, mighty one, you have almost reached my
Floyd | fee."
Floyd | The Wizard looks at you as if you are a madman. He tears his beard and
Floyd | stares at you fearfully.
Floyd | perfect rose: The demon gladly takes the perfect rose and smiles
Floyd | balefully, revealing enormous fangs.
Floyd | ruby: "Wondrous fine, master! But one treasure is yet to be given!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "OK, we need one last treasure to win!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 43
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "pretty sure it's the violin"
		Peregrine says, "But I heard there are more treasures than are needed"
		Allen says, ".... I'm not sure"
		Peregrine says, "Of course, if you know where the violin is, I'm all ears..."
Allen says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score would be 321 (total of 400 points), in 43 moves.
Floyd | This score gives you the rank of Master.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Nice."
		Allen says, "trying to figure out if your score involved taking it or not"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "full".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "heh, not in Infocom"
		Teaspoon says, "I really hope we don't have to reload for that box of candy."
		Allen asks, "why did your turns reset?"
		Peregrine says, "Have no idea."
		Allen says, "oh, checked. It rolls over at 1000"
		Peregrine says, "Unusual feature..."
		Peregrine says, "So, if you solve this game in 1000 moves, it's like you're a genius"
		Allen says, "there are some interesting bugs if you wait go past 2^15 turns"
		Allen says, "daemons quit working"
		Peregrine says, "Weird"
		Teaspoon asks, "There are more of them?"
		Peregrine says, "DAEMONS, not 'demons'"
		Teaspoon asks, "oh, the computer ones?"
		Peregrine says, "yeah"
		Allen says, "the zmachine ones. Many infocom games you can't get that many turns because of limitations of hunger or whatever"
		Teaspoon says, "hmm"
		Peregrine asks, "Where's that damn violin!!?"
		Peregrine utters unutterable expletives.
		Allen says, "it has to do with the implementation. Daemons and timed events are the same thing, but with daemons, the counter is set to -1. It still increments each time. Er, decrements"
		Allen says, "after I wrote that decompiler, I found a bunch new bugs that had never been discovered before"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 321, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Have an idea..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 321, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 321, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 321, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 321, Turns: 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 321, Turns: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Lava Tube  Score: 321, Turns: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Lava Tube
Floyd | You are in a tight chimney of solidified lava. It extends up at least
Floyd | another hundred feet and down to a large room far below. A large crack
Floyd | opens to the south, probably the result of a shift in the rock strata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 321, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice Room
Floyd | This is a large hall of ancient lava, since worn smooth by the
Floyd | movement of a glacier. A large passage exits to the east and an upward
Floyd | lava tube is at the top of a jumble of fallen rocks.
Floyd | A damp and scorched passage leads west. It is still partly full of
Floyd | steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 321, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Ice Room  Score: 321, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 321, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 321, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 321, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "can you get me the save file?"
		Peregrine says, "I have no idea"
		Allen asks, "does frotz implement the standard portable save?"
		Peregrine is clueless
		Teaspoon says, "No idea."
		Allen says, "ok. I have a hacked frotz that lets me examine different things"
		Peregrine says, "But be patient. I have a plan..."
		Peregrine says, "There may be a treasure we hadn't found"
		Teaspoon asks, "Oh?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Fresco Room  Score: 321, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Fresco Room
Floyd | A path leads east-west through a room decorated with beautiful
Floyd | frescoes of someone battling dragons and rescuing fair maidens. It is
Floyd | hard to tell who is doing this as those parts of the frescoes have
Floyd | been blackened and cracked by intense heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 321, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Fresco Room  Score: 321, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Fresco Room
Floyd | A path leads east-west through a room decorated with beautiful
Floyd | frescoes of someone battling dragons and rescuing fair maidens. It is
Floyd | hard to tell who is doing this as those parts of the frescoes have
Floyd | been blackened and cracked by intense heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 321, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] West Teller's Room  Score: 321, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | West Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the west side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Chairman's Office  Score: 321, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Chairman's Office
Floyd | This room was the office of the Chairman of the Bank of Zork. Like the
Floyd | other rooms here, it has been extensively vandalized. The lone exit is
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter light" 		

Floyd ] Small Room  Score: 321, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Small Room
Floyd | This is a small, bare room with no distinguishing features. There are
Floyd | no exits from this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter south wall" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Chairman's Office  Score: 321, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Chairman's Office
Floyd | This room was the office of the Chairman of the Bank of Zork. Like the
Floyd | other rooms here, it has been extensively vandalized. The lone exit is
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a curtain of light there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter light" 		

Floyd ] Small Room  Score: 321, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Small Room
Floyd | This is a small, bare room with no distinguishing features. There are
Floyd | no exits from this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter south wall" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 321, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter light" 		

Floyd ] Vault  Score: 321, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Vault
Floyd | This is the Vault of the Bank of Zork, in which there are no doors.
Floyd | On the floor sit 200 neatly stacked zorkmid bills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "YES!!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bills" 		

Floyd ] Vault  Score: 346, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter north wall" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop bills" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] East Teller's Room  Score: 346, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | East Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the east side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd | 200 neatly stacked zorkmid bills are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bills" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Chairman's Office  Score: 346, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Chairman's Office
Floyd | This room was the office of the Chairman of the Bank of Zork. Like the
Floyd | other rooms here, it has been extensively vandalized. The lone exit is
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | An alarm rings briefly, and an invisible force bars your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop bills" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] West Teller's Room  Score: 346, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | West Teller's Room
Floyd | You are in a small room, which was used by a bank officer who
Floyd | retrieved safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of
Floyd | the room is a sign which reads  "Viewing Room". On the west side of
Floyd | the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
Floyd |
Floyd |              BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] West Teller's Room  Score: 346, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Depository
Floyd | This is a large rectangular room. The east and west walls were used
Floyd | for storing safety deposit boxes, but all have been carefully removed
Floyd | by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large
Floyd | doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of
Floyd | light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet
Floyd | on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
Floyd | 200 neatly stacked zorkmid bills are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bills" 		

Floyd ] Safety Depository  Score: 346, Turns: 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter light" 		

Floyd ] West Viewing Room  Score: 346, Turns: 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Floyd |
Floyd | West Viewing Room
Floyd | This room was used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their
Floyd | contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remain here while the teller retrieves your safety deposit box. When
Floyd | you are finished, leave the box, and exit to the south. Safety deposit
Floyd | boxes cannot be removed from this room!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank You for Banking at the Zork!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Bank Entrance  Score: 346, Turns: 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Bank Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking
Floyd | institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its
Floyd | history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads," in the chapter on
Floyd | J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective)
Floyd | may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You
Floyd | Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing
Floyd | scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and
Floyd | northeast corners of the room, which say
Floyd |
Floyd |     <--  VIEWING ROOMS  -->
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out (ornate but tasteful) is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I confess that, driven to extremes, I glanced at the InvisiClues for the Bank Puzzle"
		Peregrine says, "and saw that they mentioned BILLS as well as a portrait"
		Peregrine asks, "Was that wrong of me?"
		Peregrine says, "(I really didn't want to lose just because of one missing treasure)"
		Allen says, "I never figured out this puzzle. Hence, I didn't manage to win Zork 2 for years, until I read a solution online by the time I foudn the internet"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Fresco Room  Score: 346, Turns: 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Fresco Room
Floyd | A path leads east-west through a room decorated with beautiful
Floyd | frescoes of someone battling dragons and rescuing fair maidens. It is
Floyd | hard to tell who is doing this as those parts of the frescoes have
Floyd | been blackened and cracked by intense heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 346, Turns: 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dragon's Lair  Score: 346, Turns: 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon's Lair
Floyd | You are in the dragon's lair, where the rock walls are scarred by
Floyd | flame. A blackened doorway leads to the south.
Floyd | There is a rotten wooden chest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dragon Room  Score: 346, Turns: 93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dragon Room
Floyd | The room is a large cavern full of broken stone. The walls are
Floyd | scorched and there are deep scratches on the floor. A sooty dry smell
Floyd | is very strong here. A paved path winds from a large passage to the
Floyd | west, through the room, and across a huge stone bridge to the south.
Floyd | To the east a small crack is visible. A dark and smokey tunnel leads
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stone Bridge  Score: 346, Turns: 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | This is the middle of a ruined but still impressive stone bridge
Floyd | spanning a deep chasm. Water flows far beneath. A paved path leads
Floyd | north into a large open space. To the south, the path leads into a
Floyd | misty tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 346, Turns: 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I...would have liked to have known."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 346, Turns: 96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 346, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 346, Turns: 98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 346, Turns: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 346, Turns: 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 346, Turns: 101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 346, Turns: 102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 346, Turns: 103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz is here, eyeing you warily.
Floyd | There is a demon floating in mid-air here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give bills to demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 348, Turns: 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BILLS TO DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | "This will do for my fee. 'Tis a paltry hoard, but as you have done me
Floyd | a small service by loosing me from this wizard, it will suffice."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine cheers.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf38" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 348, Turns: 104
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm so excited..."
		Peregrine asks, "What shall we ask the demon to do?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "but yay, no reset!"
		Teaspoon says, "good question."
		Teaspoon asks, "filch wand?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "demon, give me the wizard's wand" 		Teaspoon says, "I kinda like the wizard now."

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 348, Turns: 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEMON, GIVE ME THE WIZARD'S WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The demon seems confused. "I don't see any wizard's wand here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "demon, give me the wand" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 348, Turns: 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEMON, GIVE ME THE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hear and obey!" says the demon. He stretches out an enormous hand
Floyd | towards the wand. The Wizard is unsure what to do, pointing it
Floyd | threateningly at the demon, then at you. "Fudge!" he cries, but aside
Floyd | from a strong odor of chocolate in the air, there is no effect. The
Floyd | demon plucks the wand out of his hand (it's about toothpick-size to
Floyd | him) and gingerly lays it before you. He fades into the smoke, which
Floyd | disperses. The wizard runs from the room in terror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hohoho"
		Peregrine says, "'A strong odor of chocolate'"
		Peregrine says, "yum"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 348, Turns: 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine cackles evilly.
		exclaims, "The Wizard of Frobozz is no more! Make room for the Wizard of Floyd!"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "WIN!"
		Teaspoon says, "soon, I hope."
		Peregrine says, "so do I"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What spells can we do?"
		Teaspoon asks, "So, shall we chase the wizard?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say fudge" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY FUDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You must address the demon directly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "huh?"
olethros arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wave wand" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | At what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fudge me" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUDGE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wave wand at me" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortunately a safety interlock prevents the fatal feedback loop that
Floyd | this would cause.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Good."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fudge" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fudge myself" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUDGE MYSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fudge demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUDGE DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "magic is hard"
		Teaspoon says, "demon's left."
		Teaspoon says, "I guess we can go find the wizard and fudge him."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at demon" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT DEMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any demon here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Pentagram Room  Score: 378, Turns: 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentagram Room
Floyd | In this room, inscribed on the floor, is a great pentagram drawn with
Floyd | black chalk. In its center is a black circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 378, Turns: 115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 378, Turns: 116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Aquarium Room
Floyd | Here a dark hallway turns a corner. To the south is a dark room, to
Floyd | the east is fitful light.
Floyd | There is a dead sea serpent in a heap here.
Floyd | A shattered aquarium fills the northern half of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Aquarium Room  Score: 378, Turns: 117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workroom  Score: 378, Turns: 118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workroom
Floyd | This room is the Wizard's workroom. A hall continues east and west,
Floyd | and a larger room lies to the south. There are many shelves and racks
Floyd | on the walls, but the Wizard's workbench dominates the room. It is
Floyd | made of dark, heavy wood bound with iron. The workbench is stained
Floyd | from many years of use, and is deeply gouged as though some huge
Floyd | clawed animal was imprisoned on it. There are burn marks and even
Floyd | notes written in a crabbed hand. Many arcane items are scattered about
Floyd | the bench; alembics, mortar and pestle, small knives of various sizes,
Floyd | odd scraps of vellum, wax candles, and much more. In the center of a
Floyd | relatively clear area of the bench are affixed three stands - ruby,
Floyd | sapphire, and diamond - which form a triangle.
Floyd | Sitting on the Wizard's workbench is:
Floyd |   A black obsidian stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 378, Turns: 119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | The Wizard's trophy cabinet contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "filch elvish sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILCH ELVISH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "elvish" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "filch sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILCH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "point wave at elvish sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT WAVE AT ELVISH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "wave" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at elvish sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT ELVISH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand grows warm, the sword seems to glow dimly with magical
Floyd | essences, and you feel suffused with power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Aha"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "filch"" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "FILCH"
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand glows very brightly for a moment.
Floyd | Filched!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A Wizard's magic wand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which sword do you mean, the nicked swords or the sword?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "c'mon game"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine elvish sword" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ELVISH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Peregrine asks, "What about the menhir?"
		Teaspoon says, "but nice, Peregrine."
		Peregrine says, "I was impressed too"
		Teaspoon asks, "Flaat?"
		Peregrine asks, "Float?"
		Teaspoon says, "float. We had a float spell put on us at one point."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Let's try everything!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "We're wizards!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Trophy Room
Floyd | This is the Wizard's trophy room, filled with memorabilia of various
Floyd | sorts. On one wall is the Wizard's D. T. (Doctor of Thaumaturgy)
Floyd | degree from GUE Tech. Several old magic wands are mounted on a wand
Floyd | rack. A collection of dull and nicked swords testify to the fate of
Floyd | many foolhardy adventurers. Small bottles contain discarded homunculi
Floyd | (a few preserved in alcohol). There is a stuffed owl on a perch.
Floyd | Imbedded in the wall is an ornate trophy cabinet.
Floyd | A hand-lettered label is affixed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "turn menhir to fudge"
		Teaspoon says, "ooh, that'd be fun."
		Peregrine says, ">EAT MENHIR Yum."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take owl" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OWL
Floyd |
Floyd | As your fingers near it, you get a nasty shock (but fortunately not a
Floyd | fatal one).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at degree" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT DEGREE
Floyd |
Floyd | A lot you know about magic! A magic wand takes a while to recharge
Floyd | after use! You might cause it to short-circuit!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh, OK"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Trophy Room  Score: 378, Turns: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Wizard's Workshop  Score: 378, Turns: 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizard's Workshop
Floyd | You are standing in the entry hall of the Wizard's Workshop. Dark
Floyd | corridors lead west and south from here. The corridor to the west
Floyd | smells slightly of incense or candle smoke. The workshop door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Room  Score: 378, Turns: 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Room
Floyd | This room is cobwebby and musty, but tracks in the dust show that it
Floyd | has seen visitors recently. At the south end of the room is a stained
Floyd | and battered (but very strong-looking) door. To the north, a corridor
Floyd | exits.
Floyd | The door is open.
Floyd | A sleepy-looking lizard head is mounted on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I guess to stop us doing it to everything."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 378, Turns: 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Marble Hall  Score: 378, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Marble Hall
Floyd | This is an arched hall of fine marble. The hall stops abruptly to the
Floyd | north at a ford across a stream, where the marble is cracked and
Floyd | broken. Perhaps a flood or collapse of the cave was responsible. To
Floyd | the south the hall opens into a large room. There is rather annoying
Floyd | whirring sound coming from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Path Near Stream  Score: 378, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Near Stream
Floyd | The path follows the south edge of a deep ravine and heads northeast.
Floyd | A tunnel heads southwest, narrowing to a rather tight crawl. A faint
Floyd | whirring sound can be heard in that direction. On the east is a ruined
Floyd | archway choked with vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cobwebby Corridor  Score: 378, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cobwebby Corridor
Floyd | A winding corridor is filled with cobwebs. Some are broken and the
Floyd | dust on the floor is disturbed. The trend of the twists and turns is
Floyd | northeast to southwest. On the north side of one twist, high up, is a
Floyd | narrow crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Cool Room  Score: 378, Turns: 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cool Room
Floyd | The room is cool and damp. The air is misty. A twisty path from the
Floyd | southeast splits here toward a wide northerly stone bridge, and a
Floyd | narrow westerly tunnel. It is from the latter that the mist and chill
Floyd | seem to originate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Riddle Room  Score: 378, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Riddle Room
Floyd | This is a room which is bare on all sides. There is an exit down in
Floyd | the northwest corner of the room. To the east is a great open door
Floyd | made of stone. Above the stone, the following words are written: "No
Floyd | man shall pass this door without solving this riddle:
Floyd |
Floyd |   What is tall as a house,
Floyd |     round as a cup,
Floyd |       and all the king's horses
Floyd |         can't draw it up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Topiary  Score: 378, Turns: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Topiary
Floyd | This is the southern end of a formal garden. Hedges hide the cavern
Floyd | walls and mosses provide dim illumination. Fantastically shaped hedges
Floyd | and bushes are arrayed with geometric precision. They have not
Floyd | recently been clipped, but you can discern creatures in the shapes of
Floyd | the bushes: There is a dragon, a unicorn, a great serpent, a huge
Floyd | misshapen dog, and several human figures. On the west side of the
Floyd | garden the path leads through a rose arbor into a tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 378, Turns: 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8".
Floyd | There is a china teapot here.
Floyd | The china teapot contains:
Floyd |   A quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Carousel Room  Score: 378, Turns: 146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Room
Floyd | You are in a large circular room whose high ceiling is lost in gloom.
Floyd | Eight identical passages leave the room.
Floyd | There is a dented steel box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 378, Turns: 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | One particularly large menhir, at least twenty feet tall and eight
Floyd | feet thick, is leaning against the wall blocking a dark opening
Floyd | leading southwest. On this side of the menhir is carved an ornate
Floyd | letter "F".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at menhir" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 378, Turns: 148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT MENHIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand grows warm, the enormous menhir seems to glow dimly with
Floyd | magical essences, and you feel suffused with power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "float"" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 378, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "FLOAT"
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand glows very brightly for a moment.
Floyd | The menhir floats majestically into the air, rising about ten feet.
Floyd | The passage beneath it beckons invitingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf39" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 378, Turns: 149
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Kennel  Score: 378, Turns: 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Kennel
Floyd | This room looks like it was once a kennel for a very large dog (some
Floyd | of the bones would fit a dinosaur). It apparently hasn't been used for
Floyd | a long time, as the dust is fairly thick all over. The only exit is
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd | A gigantic dog collar, large enough for three rhinoceros-sized dogs,
Floyd | is lying amidst the debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ah, Cerberus"
		Peregrine says, "The dog we found after cracking the baseball puzzle"
		Teaspoon says, "Forgot about him."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take collar" 		

Floyd ] Kennel  Score: 393, Turns: 151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The one who's as big as three rhinos"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine collar" 		

Floyd ] Kennel  Score: 393, Turns: 152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE COLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the gigantic dog collar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "okies, game."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Menhir Room  Score: 393, Turns: 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Menhir Room
Floyd | This is a large room which was evidently used once as a quarry. Many
Floyd | large limestone chunks lie helter-skelter around the room. Some are
Floyd | rough-hewn and unworked, others smooth and well-finished. One side of
Floyd | the room appears to have been used to quarry building blocks, the
Floyd | other to produce menhirs (standing stones). Obvious passages lead
Floyd | north and south.
Floyd | There is a huge menhir here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Stairway  Score: 393, Turns: 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairway
Floyd | A marble stairway leads down into the gloom and a passage leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Oddly-angled Room  Score: 393, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Oddly-angled Room
Floyd | This is a room with oddly angled walls and passages in all directions.
Floyd | The walls are made of some glassy substance.
Floyd | A marble stairway leads upward. The floor has swung down at the end of
Floyd | the stairway to reveal a secret passage leading down into unrelieved
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine gets a nasty shock from the cork nut dispenser. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cerberus Room  Score: 393, Turns: 156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Cerberus Room
Floyd | This is the entrance to a huge crypt or tomb. A marble stairway leads
Floyd | up from a gateway arch.
Floyd | There is a vicious-looking dog guarding the entrance. It is more or
Floyd | less your usual dog, except that it has three heads and is the size of
Floyd | an elephant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What do we do now, Tsp?"
		Roger says, "could Freeze it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf40" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Cerberus Room  Score: 393, Turns: 156
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put collar on cerberus" 		

Floyd ] Cerberus Room  Score: 393, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COLLAR ON CERBERUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature whines happily, then the center head licks your face
Floyd | (which is roughly like experiencing a sandpaper washcloth). The other
Floyd | two heads look about, as though the monster felt a sudden need to find
Floyd | a pair of slippers somewhere. Its huge tail wags enthusiastically,
Floyd | knocking small rocks around and almost blowing you over from the
Floyd | breeze it creates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Didnt expect that..."
		Teaspoon asks, "We have a pet now?"
		Peregrine says, "Cool pet."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if we need him for puzzles."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Crypt Anteroom  Score: 396, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Crypt Anteroom
Floyd | The anteroom is large and empty. Marble bas reliefs depict the
Floyd | stirring times and afterlife of the Flatheads (the latter a bit
Floyd | optimistically). The exit is to the west. A huge marble door stands to
Floyd | the south. The door is closed. Above the door is the cryptic
Floyd | inscription: "Feel Free".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Crypt Anteroom  Score: 396, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The crypt door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Crypt Anteroom  Score: 396, Turns: 160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The crypt door squeaks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Crypt
Floyd | The room contains the earthly remains of the mighty Flatheads, twelve
Floyd | somewhat flat heads mounted securely on poles. While the room might be
Floyd | expected to contain funerary urns or other evidence of the ritual
Floyd | practices of the ancient Zorkers, it is empty of all such objects.
Floyd | There is writing carved on the crypt. The only apparent exit is to the
Floyd | north through the door to the anteroom. The door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I have bad news for you"
		Peregrine asks, "What is it?"
		Allen says, "I think the game is in an unwinnable state"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine writing" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "writing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Can't we use a spell?"
		Allen says, "you need to be able to turn off the light here"
		Allen says, "but you're permanently glowing"
		Teaspoon says, "ooh. Because of that wizard."
		Teaspoon says, "EVIL WIZARD"
		Allen says, "looking at the code, I see no way around it. There's no way to flip the always_lit variable"
		Peregrine asks, "Can't we just consider ourselves to have won?"
		Peregrine says, "I mean, if we're that close..."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, there's nothing to stop us stopping."
		Peregrine says, "And we score 398 out of 400."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score would be 398 (total of 400 points), in 162 moves.
Floyd | This score gives you the rank of Wizard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at me" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortunately a safety interlock prevents the fatal feedback loop that
Floyd | this would cause.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A Wizard's magic wand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I'll just paste what you'd see, if you want"
		Teaspoon says, "good enough for me."
		Peregrine says, "agree"
		Allen says, "I'm not going to format it fancy"
		Teaspoon says, "that's all right."
		Peregrine says, "This has been sufficiently epic, my friend"
Allen | print "Beyond the door is a roughly hewn staircase leading down into darkness. The landing on which you stand is covered with carefully drawn magical runes like those sketched upon the workbench of the Wizard of Frobozz. These have been overlaid with sweeping green lines of enormous power, which undulate back and forth across the landing. "; 		
Allen | if (Magic_wand in player) { 		
Allen | print "The wand begins to vibrate in harmony with the motion of the lines. You feel yourself compelled downward, and you yield, stepping onto the staircase. As you pass the green lines, they flare and disappear with a burst of light, and you tumble down the staircase!^^At the bottom, a vast red-lit hall stretches off into the distance. Sinister statues guard the entrance to a dimly visible room far ahead. With courage and cunning you have conquered the Wizard of Frobozz and become the master of his domain, but the final challenge awaits!^^(The ultimate adventure concludes in ~Zork III: The Dungeon Master~.)^^"; 		
Allen | new_line; 		
Allen | Game_finished = true; 		
Allen | return UnconditionalQuit(); 		Peregrine rolls drums.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crypt
Floyd | The room contains the earthly remains of the mighty Flatheads, twelve
Floyd | somewhat flat heads mounted securely on poles. While the room might be
Floyd | expected to contain funerary urns or other evidence of the ritual
Floyd | practices of the ancient Zorkers, it is empty of all such objects.
Floyd | There is writing carved on the crypt. The only apparent exit is to the
Floyd | north through the door to the anteroom. The door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "filfre" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILFRE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "filfre".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Huh?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine writing" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "writing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine crypt" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CRYPT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Here lie the Flatheads, whose heads were placed on poles by the
Floyd | Keeper of the Dungeon for amazing untastefulness."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "filfre is an enchanter spell"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine south wall" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing special about the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter south wall" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the south wall as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "you can't. Here:"
		Ellison says, "I had forgotten about the 'Feel Free' reference"
Allen | if (secret_door hasnt concealed) { 		
Allen | print "Looking closely at the south wall, you can see the dim outline of a secret door labelled with the letter ~F~."; 		
Allen | new_line; 		
Allen | } 		Teaspoon says, "I wonder why that light business."
Allen | local2 = Crypt_dark; 		
Allen | give Crypt ~light; 		
Allen | Crypt_dark = LitP(Crypt); 		
Allen | if (local2 && (~~Crypt_dark)) { 		
Allen | FindSecretDoor(); ! not popped 		
Allen | } 		Teaspoon says, "It seems unnecessary."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave wand at south wall" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE WAND AT SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand grows warm, the south wall seems to glow dimly with magical
Floyd | essences, and you feel suffused with power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen | [ LitP room local2=1[?] local3 local4 ; 		
Allen | if (Always_lit && player == actor) rtrue; 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "fry"" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "FRY"
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand glows very brightly for a moment.
Floyd | The wand stops glowing, but there is no other apparent effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "if you're interested: [LINK]"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "say "filfre"" 		

Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "FILFRE"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What if the player died right now? What would happen?"
		Peregrine asks, "Would it undo the effect of the spell?"
		Peregrine says, "(wait, it'd undo everything. Not good.)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf41" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Crypt  Score: 398, Turns: 171
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "kill me with sword" 		

Floyd ] Room of Red Mist  Score: 388, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL ME WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | If you insist.... Poof, you're dead!
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another
Floyd | chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have
Floyd | everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Red Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin red mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes blue to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room of Blue Mist  Score: 388, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Blue Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin blue mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes white to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room of White Mist  Score: 388, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of White Mist
Floyd | You are inside a huge crystalline sphere filled with thin white mist.
Floyd | The mist becomes black to the west.
Floyd | You strain to look out through the mist...
Floyd | You see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow a corridor of black mist into a black walled spherical
Floyd | room. The room is empty. A huge face looks down on you from outside
Floyd | and laughs sardonically. It doesn't look like you're getting out of
Floyd | this predicament!
Floyd | Your score would be 388 (total of 400 points), in 174 moves.
Floyd | This score gives you the rank of Wizard.
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
zarf has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Peregrine says, "Anyhow, now we reached the end, hooray"
		Ellison says, "congrats"
		Peregrine gives Teaspoon a high five and Allen a hug.
		Peregrine says (to Allen), "Thank you so much"
		Peregrine says, "Now, I must get going to bed..."
		Peregrine says, "Hopefully this ClubFloyd transcript won't mislead too many players..."
		Peregrine says, "(they'll have to learn from our mistakes, I guess)"
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe we need a warning at the top."
		Teaspoon says, "that's Jac's perogative though"
		Peregrine says, "WARNING: ClubFloyd is not to be held responsible for putting players in an unwinnable state."
		Teaspoon says, "heh heh heh"
		Peregrine says, "muah ha ha, indeed"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Smitten Kittens by Jacqueline A. Lott
As played on ifMUD on July 26, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Smitten Kittens written by Jacqueline A. Lott. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Jacqueline says, "Okay. So."
		Jacqueline says, "I am writing a game for the Star Trek game jam."
		Teaspoon says, "OOOH"
		DavidW asks, "Star Trek jam?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. It's not an IF game jam, it's just a general game jam."
		Jacqueline says, "And so I am writing a thing set in the era of The Next Generation."
		DavidW says, "Kobyashi Marmaladu."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Stardate 42003.5, to be precise!"
		Teaspoon asks, "OOCS, or the regulars?"
		Jacqueline asks, "OOCS?"
		DavidW says, "Out of continuities"
		Teaspoon says, "Er, original characters."
Draconis arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says (to Tsp), "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "It's in continuity to the degree that that's possible given that they were still flipping stuff around a bit in season two."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, it's set at the beginning of S2."
		Jacqueline says, "So, first off, I'm way too happy with my cover art:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Emily says, "NICE"
		DavidW says, "I suppose it's only between S1 and S2 that Rand and Chekov could meet."
		Jota asks, "Is this AIF?"
		Jacqueline says (to Jota), "No, not at all."
		DavidW asks, "oh, S2 of TNG?"
		Jota says, "Because I think all the Star Trek text adventure fanfic I've heard of was AIF."
		Jacqueline says, "Though maga has just recently given me the backstory that lots of early AIF was Star Trek-themed. I did not know this."
		DavidW says (to Jota), "Believe it or not, some Trek fic isn't smutty at all."
		Jota says, "And that title... well, 'furry AU Star Trek AIF' is not an implausible genre for it."
		Jacqueline says, "He says there's a scarily-detailed Deanna Troi simulation out there."
		Teaspoon says, "I like this a great deal."
		Jota asks (of W), "Text adventures?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, it is a romance, but it is not AIF."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Slash began with Kirk/Spock and XTrek is a term for adult Trek in particular."
		Jacqueline says, "And to answer DW's question, yes. Beginning of Season 2 of TNG"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah. I read some of that, back in the day."
		Roger says, "That cover art is pretty swell"
		DavidW says (to Jota), "I think there's at least two text IF set in the Trek universe that doesn't involve sex, yes."
		Draconis asks (of DavidW), "What's the second one?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I will likely not finish this by the 30th, but in the words of Zoe Quinn, the way to win a game jam is to make a thing, it doesn't have to be finished or good. So my plan is to release an intro and, unlike Waterhouse, finish it by the end of July, which is doable because it is not large in scope, really." [Updated spoiler alert: Jacqueline never intends to complete this game!]
		Jacqueline says, "And so today I'd like for you all to play the first scene and a bit of the second."
		Teaspoon says, "Sounds like a good plan."
		DavidW says (to Draconis), "I didn't hear anyone mention a first, and I don't remember specific titles."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Draconis says (to DavidW), "Mostly a joke. The first one being Jacq's."
		Jacqueline asks, "Ready?"
		DavidW says, "I guess. My breathing is closer to normal, at least."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask skalpha" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | He's not coming, you tell yourself. What the hell were
Floyd | you thinking? The one familiar piece of your life that you have on
Floyd | this ship, and you've screwed it up, Anne. Whether or not he walks
Floyd | through that door (which he won't!), you've screwed it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a long (possibly audible) sigh, searching for the answer
Floyd | in your drink. You know what you were thinking, You were thinking
Floyd | that it felt right, that it was a logical next step. You were thinking
Floyd | that things generally go your way, and that this would too.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 2.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not presently carrying anything, but you are slowly nursing a
Floyd | drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Teaspoon asks, "what's this action thing?"
		Jacqueline says, "You'll see."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 3.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at your gold operations uniform, but see nothing
Floyd | particularly out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 3.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Jacqueline says, "Also, once the conversation starts, you'll likely want a driver."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 4.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | C'mon, Anne, he'll be here. He's... just taking awhile to finish
Floyd | up in Sickbay.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Draconis asks, "THINK?"
		Teaspoon says, "we've been stood up"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 5.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, now you want to think things through? Possibly you should have
Floyd | done that last night.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 6.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drink)
Floyd | You take your first effervescent sip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 7.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,
Floyd | but now really isn't the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan appears at your table, startling you a bit. "How's the Moscow
Floyd | mule?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Moscow mule?"
Floyd | 2 "It's... good. Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "1"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 8.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been a long day on your feet, you'd prefer to sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW says, "I've had a Texas mule drink."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reply" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 8.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > REPLY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "Who wants to drive? I have an unstable connection so I shouldn't."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll put in a response to SING and REPLY"
		Jacqueline says, "But you're supposed to use numbers to reply."
		Teaspoon says, "I'd rather someone else, I may or may not have a thing abruptly happen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 9.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Moscow mule?" you say, looking down at the glass in front of you as
Floyd | if seeing it for the first time. "Oh, my drink. Right..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You told me to mix up something distracting," Guinan smiles. "But it
Floyd | looks like you were already pretty distracted to begin with."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I guess I've got a lot on my mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You want to talk about it?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Not really. It's kind of personal."
Floyd | 2 "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd | 3 "Is listening to my issues really part of your job
Floyd | description?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "2"
		Teaspoon says, "3"
		DavidW asks, "I guess I'm driving by default then?"
		Jacqueline says, "So it would appear."
		Roger says, "Take the conn, DW"
		Draconis asks, "Who has the car keys?"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "yay"
		DavidW says, "I don't have the keys"
		Jacqueline says, "Nor do I."
		Teaspoon asks, "there are keys?"
		DavidW says, "I think I want 2"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 10.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan helps herself to the seat across from you. "May I?" She's
Floyd | already seated, so you just shrug and smile. "Thanks. You're Anne
Floyd | Blackwell, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah," you respond, surprised. You haven't been on this ship long,
Floyd | and didn't think you'd spoken to Guinan enough for her to be able to
Floyd | recall your name. You're not sure you've even ever introduced
Floyd | yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not for the first time, you wonder why Starfleet uniforms don't come
Floyd | with name tags.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "How do you know my name?"
Floyd | 2 Just let her keep talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Yeah, I think somebody made a set of keys. :)"
		Draconis says, "I don't know where they went, we used to have some."
		DavidW asks, "2?"
		Bert asks, "1?"
		Teaspoon says, "2"
		DavidW asks, "Any other voters?"
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 11.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Curious as you are, you decide to just let her keep talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good to meet you, Anne. My name is Guinan. I tend bar... and I
Floyd | listen." she smiles at you. You already knew who she was, though this
Floyd | is the first time you've really spoken to her at any length. "I've
Floyd | heard people saying you're smart. That they're expecting a lot from
Floyd | you, but that you're up to the task."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 That's good to hear. [Confident]
Floyd | 2 That's good to hear. [Happy]
Floyd | 3 That's good to hear. [Relieved]
Floyd | 4 That's good to hear. [Pressured]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "2"
		Teaspoon says, "2"
		Draconis says, "4"
		DavidW says, "heh, I was thinking 3"
		Jacqueline asks, "Bert?"
		Bert says, "3"
		Jacqueline) Bert says, "1"
		Bert says, "Sorry, I'm also doing other things, so I'm only half taking part."
		DavidW says, "We're in a gold uniform so we know we're in Command."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 12.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's good to hear," you reply. "But that's not why I'm
Floyd | preoccupied."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Must be pretty complicated indeed to throw off a well-educated
Floyd | engineer like yourself," muses Guinan. You're not at all convinced
Floyd | that she's being sincere.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Yeah? Well, I must have missed the class on how not to ruin
Floyd | friendships at the Academy."
Floyd | 2 "If friends came with engineering schematics I'd probably be
Floyd | more on top of this.
Floyd | 3 "I'm kind of worried I've broken something I'll never be able
Floyd | to repair."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon says, "2"
		Bert says, "So we're not in command."
		Jacqueline says, "Oops. Missing quote."
		Jacqueline says, "Gold in TNG is ops."
		Bert says, "3"
		DavidW says, "how confusing"
		DavidW says, "I prefer to think we're in oops."
		Draconis says, "2"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess if friends came with engineering schematics I'd probably be
Floyd | more on top of this." You meant for that to be a joke, but instead it
Floyd | comes across as sort of defeated and sad. Guinan smiles, aware of your
Floyd | intent.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Something tells me you'll be able to think your way through this
Floyd | one." As she says this, she nods toward the entrance to Ten Forward.
Floyd | Following her gaze, you see John.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn around quickly, suddenly not so sure you want to go through
Floyd | with this conversation. But it's too late to get Guinan's advice —
Floyd | she's quickly moved on to helping other customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press Any Key]

		Teaspoon says, "spacing issue there"
		Draconis says, "Spacing, the final frontier"
Bert pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 13.
Floyd |
Floyd | Smitten Kittens
Floyd | A fan fiction created for the Star Trek Game Jam (2016). Alpha 3.0 by
Floyd | Jacqueline A. Lott
Floyd | Release 0 / Serial number 160626 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Readers are encouraged to peruse the CREDITS and ABOUT text.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment of hesitation, you decide to wave John over to your
Floyd | table. This conversation has to happen sooner or later, Anne,
Floyd | you think to yourself. Might as well get it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | John acknowledges you with a gentle smile and makes his way over to
Floyd | your table.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Thanks for coming."
Floyd | 2 "Long shift in sick bay?"
Floyd | 3 Say nothing—let him start things off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 14.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Graham Nelson and Emily Short for Inform 7 and its extensive
Floyd | documentation. Thank you to Sam Kabo Ashwell, my resident code guru
Floyd | and precious partner. Thank you to those who provided this work with
Floyd | some light beta testing within a tight timeframe: Sam Kabo Ashwell and
Floyd | Peregrine Wade.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you to Spotify for some great coding music recommendations,
Floyd | courtesy of my Discover Weeklies. If you're a Spotify user and you
Floyd | like gentle instrumental music, you can listen to the music that
[LINK]Floyd |
Floyd | In particular, I would like to extend my gratitude to Sophie Houlden,
Floyd | without whom I would not have written this. Smitten Kittens
Floyd | was created for the Star Trek Game Jam, June 2016. Although
Floyd | this game is small and was written in under a month, it provided me
Floyd | with an opportunity to prototype some core code. (I'll no doubt
Floyd | benefit from this for a very long time, so thanks for the excuse to
Floyd | explore this, Sophie!)
Floyd |
Floyd | And, finally, my sincere thanks to CBS and Paramount for all of the
Floyd | television episodes and films that they've produced in this universe,
Floyd | which have brought me countless hours of joy, learning, and growth.
Floyd | Thank you for consistently working to make what's portrayed in your
Floyd | media reflect social realities. You're not there yet, but it's clear
Floyd | that you're always trying, and I know you'll continue to do that into
Floyd | the future. I appreciate that, as do millions of other people in the
Floyd | world.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 15.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Smitten Kittens was created for the Star Trek Game
Floyd | Jam, June 2016. It was written in under a month. You can see the
Floyd | rest of the games that were released as a part of this game jam at
[LINK]Floyd |
Floyd | The game is meant as an exploration of conversation and relationships.
Floyd | It should be impossible to put it into an unwinnable state. If you
Floyd | have questions or would like to provide feedback, please contact me by
Floyd | gmail at jacqueline.a.lott
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline asks, "I'll add CF to the credits. How do people want to be listed?"
		Teaspoon says, "Teaspoon"
		DavidW says, "David Welbourn"
		Roger says, "'Roger' is fine, befitting my amazing contributions"
		Draconis says, "Daniel Stelzer"
		Bert asks, "The client I'm running right now breaks on special characters -- what's the full text of option 3?"
		Jacqueline | Say nothing--let him start things off.
		Jacqueline says, "It's an em-dash"
		DavidW says, "I saw | Say nothing?let him start things off."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. It's your encoding."
		Bert says (to Jacq), "'a passing nameless adventurer'."
		DavidW says, "I know."
		Bert says, "1"
		DavidW says, "I choose 1 also."
		DavidW asks, "Roger? Draconis? anyone else?"
		Roger says, "1 is good"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 16.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks for coming." He gives you a quick hug and sits down across
Floyd | from you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure thing. I was actually really glad you asked me to meet you
Floyd | here."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "You were?" [Worried]
Floyd | 2 "You were?" [Optimistic]
Floyd | 3 "Oh yeah? Why's that?" [Casual]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert asks, "2?"
		DavidW says, "I'm leaning to 2, yes."
		Teaspoon says, "2"
		DavidW says, "We got a hug, so it can't be too bad."
		Bert says, "The gap between player and PC knowledge is making this conversation a bit weird."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it gets revealed in a scene you all can't play yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Unfortunately."
		Jacqueline says, "You all are nearly at the end, though I'm hoping you'll play it another time or two."
		DavidW says, "I'll assume that Anne and John become kittens in a transporter accident."
		Bert says, "Part of me feels almost like we should be picking conversation options to try to get John to reveal the stuff that we're already supposed to know."
		Teaspoon says, "I like not knowing what's going on."
Bert says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 16.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't accomplished anything yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 17.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "You were?" you ask, trying to keep the relief out of your voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | John smiles, clearly trying his best to be reassuring, but you can
Floyd | tell he's angsting. "Yeah. I don't know how to say this, so I'm just
Floyd | going to say it: last night got weird for me. I want to apologize. I'm
Floyd | really sorry I walked out on you."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "It's okay. It's not like you didn't have a reason."
Floyd | 2 "I sat there for a long time after you left."
Floyd | 3 Don't speak. Let him keep talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "Lets chug more booze"
		Teaspoon says, "3"
		Roger says, "Since we can"
		DavidW says, "I like 3"
		Bert says, "3"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 18.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon says, "All rightie."
		Bert says, "Oh, sure, 'let him keep talking'."
		DavidW says, "ok, NOW drink our drink"
		Bert says, "I'VE BEEN BETRAYED."
		Teaspoon asks, "uh what?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "action" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 18.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ACTION
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says, "dance"
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Sorry. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion."
		Bert says, "Er."
Bert says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 18.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 19.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drink)
Floyd | You take another sip. The ginger beer in it has a very intense taste.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "smell drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 20.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SMELL DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike other public areas of the ship, where the air is filtered
Floyd | through the environmental controls, Ten Forward is filled with all
Floyd | sorts of scents this evening, from goulash to gagh.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "slap john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 20.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SLAP JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Dance got implemented while you all were playing. I always remember to >DANCE when Jota is around."
Bert says (to Floyd), "kiss john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 21.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > KISS JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | John might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says, "Ha ha."
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat key" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 21.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > EAT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "Aww"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "hug john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 22.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > HUG JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | John might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick paw" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 22.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LICK PAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat jogn" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 22.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > EAT JOGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "Disappointment."
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 23.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > EAT JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | He's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat me" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 24.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > EAT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "season john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 24.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SEASON JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 25.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not presently carrying anything, but you are slowly nursing a
Floyd | drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 26.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's some twentieth century concoction — fizzy, not at all
Floyd | unpleasant.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike the original, though, this one's made with synthehol. For a
Floyd | second you wonder if you should ask Guinan for the good stuff, but
Floyd | think better of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Things aren't quite that bad. At least, I hope they're not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "throw drink at john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 27.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > THROW DRINK AT JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the drink)
Floyd | Another swallow. You notice the hints of lime.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon says, "Oops"
		Bert says, "Odd response."
		Roger says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, these are all great. Keep going."
		Teaspoon says, "drink drink"
		Bert says, "spit drink at john"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 28.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DRINK DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice the coolness of the copper mug in your hand as you take
Floyd | another sip.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 29.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You take another pull on the drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "spit drink at john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 29.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SPIT DRINK AT JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 29.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 30.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DRINK DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Another sip. These really are pretty good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "DISROBE"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink drink" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 31.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DRINK DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You take another sip and note that the drink is starting to get a bit
Floyd | watery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 32.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | John evidently hasn't had a chance to drop by his quarters yet; he's
Floyd | still wearing his blue medical uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | You and John have been friends for as long as you can remember—after

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | all, you grew up together. You've always appreciated his kindness, his
Floyd | empathy for others, the way he can make you smile. Lately, though,
Floyd | things have changed, and you're not sure why. You can't deny an
Floyd | attraction to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 33.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | This is the gathering place, the best place to people-watch on the
Floyd | ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 34.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drink)
Floyd | You drink a bit more. Seems that the ice is mostly melted now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 35.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drink)
Floyd | You drink a bit more. It's nearly gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 36.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drink)
Floyd | One last sip. Quite watery. This is a drink that starts off amazing
Floyd | but ends rather blah. Maybe you should get another one.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says, "(What came after 'remember'?)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "order drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 37.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ORDER DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | These are actually pretty delicious, so you decide to order another
Floyd | one. Guinan brings it to your table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon says, "I really like this drinking interaction."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 38.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | People come and go. Some faces you recognize, but only vaguely. You're
Floyd | pretty new to the ship and don't know too many people yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x ice" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 38.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline asks, "Just another em-dash. Can you see the rest of the paragraph after that?"
		Jacqueline says (to Teaspoon), "THanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "order the hard stuff" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 39.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ORDER THE HARD STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | No, things are quite that dire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says (to Jacq), "The next word I see is 'all'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guinan" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 40.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X GUINAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You've come to love Guinan's sense of style, and today's outfit is no
Floyd | exception. The gown is floor-length, comprised of countless folds of
Floyd | intricately-woven fabric, and long sleeved, each arm ending in
Floyd | fingerless gloves. A signature Guinan hat — large and flat — rounds
Floyd | out the ensemble.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, 'after all'"
		Bert says, "Thanks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 41.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | As usual, Guinan stands out among the sea of Starfleet uniforms: she
Floyd | is resplendent in a bright red gown and matching hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "watch people" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 42.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WATCH PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | People come and go. Some faces you recognize, but only vaguely. You're
Floyd | pretty new to the ship and don't know too many people yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 43.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WEAR HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the gown)
Floyd | That seems to belong to Guinan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "talk to people" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 43.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TALK TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 44.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > REMOVE UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the gold operations uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon exclaims, "HA!"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 45.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at your gold operations uniform, but see nothing
Floyd | particularly out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i" 		Jacqueline says, "WHOOPS"

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 46.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not presently carrying anything, but you are slowly nursing a
Floyd | drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Peregrine arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Draconis asks, "Where did our uniform go?"
		Bert says, "Well, it's OK. None of the people here are animate."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x my uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 47.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X MY UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at your gold operations uniform, but see nothing
Floyd | particularly out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
Peregrine says, "Hullo" 		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give uniform to john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 48.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GIVE UNIFORM TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | John doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give uniform to guinan" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 49.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GIVE UNIFORM TO GUINAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 50.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WAVE UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave the gold operations uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 51.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at your gold operations uniform, but see nothing
Floyd | particularly out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "drop uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 52.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DROP UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, got it."
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 53.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | This is the gathering place, the best place to people-watch on the
Floyd | ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a gold operations uniform here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 54.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your table is just like all the other tables in Ten Forward: generally
Floyd | utilitarian, but glowy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 55.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 56.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TAKE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | All the tables in Ten Forward are affixed to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 57.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GET TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | All the tables in Ten Forward are affixed to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "sit on table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 58.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SIT ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would probably be frowned upon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "We should have of one of those communicator thingies too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 59.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > STAND ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would probably be frowned upon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "frown on tab le" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 59.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > FROWN ON TAB LE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "And a phaser, bitches"
Bert says (to Floyd), "frown on table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 59.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > FROWN ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put drink on table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 60.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PUT DRINK ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's already a drink on the table, and that's enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Ooh, good point."
Bert says (to Floyd), "put uniform on table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 61.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PUT UNIFORM ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's already a drink on the table, and that's enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "No phaser, but yeah, a comms badge."
Bert says (to Floyd), "flip table" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 61.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > FLIP TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "Also I can't remember if TNG had uniform skirts or not."
Bert says (to Floyd), "push drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 62.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PUSH DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "push drink. g. g. g." 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 66.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PUSH DRINK. G. G. G.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Some did, but generally not in engineering, I don't think."
		Bert says, "OK, obviously we are not actually kittens."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "hit john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 67.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > HIT JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "hit on john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 67.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > HIT ON JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "Also I think Guinan should be interrupting the shit out of our conversation all the time"
		Bert says, "Because otherwise, that definitely be implemented."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wag tail" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 67.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WAG TAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 68.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TURN DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "So, if you want to know where the kittens thing comes in..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "purr" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 68.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PURR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "meow" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 68.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > MEOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "arch back" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 68.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ARCH BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pet john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 68.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PET JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give drink to john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 69.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GIVE DRINK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the drink)
Floyd | You take your first effervescent sip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb into box" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 69.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CLIMB INTO BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "chug" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 69.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CHUG
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "chug drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 69.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CHUG DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "talk to john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 70.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TALK TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | You have nothing to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert asks, "Nothing?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 71.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SEARCH UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "... this scene ends when we're called to fix the holodeck. Worf's San Francisco kitten cafe program is broken, and kittens are everywhere and the holodeck can't be shut down."
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask john about hat" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 72.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ASK JOHN ABOUT HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You have nothing to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 73.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been a long day on your feet, you'd prefer to sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 74.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You look toward the window and gaze into space. The
Floyd | Enterprise is at warp, the stars glide past. For a moment you
Floyd | drown out the conversations and focus on the whitenoise of the ship.
Floyd | It has a calming effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x john's uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 75.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X JOHN'S UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | John evidently has not had a chance to drop by his quarters yet; he's
Floyd | still wearing his blue medical uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "john, remove blue uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 76.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > JOHN, REMOVE BLUE UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | John has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert asks, "Should there be a space in white noise?"
		Draconis asks, "San Francisco Kitten Caf��...?"
		DavidW says (to Bert), "yes"
Bert says (to Floyd), "get john's uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 77.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GET JOHN'S UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to John.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, kitten cafe's are a thing."
		Jacqueline says, "er, kitten cafes"
Bert says (to Floyd), "trade uniforms with john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 77.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TRADE UNIFORMS WITH JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "call bridge" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 77.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CALL BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "And I just like the idea that Worf has this secret program where he goes to have a latte and pet cats."
		Peregrine asks, ".Jacqueline So this is the game I was betatesting?"
		Bert says, "I would like to imagine that this is a form of training for him."
		Teaspoon says, "the ship is flooded with kittens"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Yeah."
		Peregrine says, "Cool"
		Bert says, "To help him become more accustomed to dealing with cute things."
		Draconis says, "Hehehe"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I was wanting to have them escape the holodeck somehow, yes."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x hand" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 77.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "move" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 78.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > MOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gold operations uniform)
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "act" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 78.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ACT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 79.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TAKE UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the gold operations uniform. You glance down at your gold
Floyd | operations uniform, but see nothing particularly out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 80.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the gold operations uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "give my uniform to john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 81.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > GIVE MY UNIFORM TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the gold operations uniform off)
Floyd | John doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Draconis says, "I'd think he'd notice that..."
		Jacqueline says, "I would also at some point like for you all to explore the conversation system a bit more, but all of this is useful stuff."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 82.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says (to Draconis), "Clearly, he's just not that into us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 83.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | [That is not an option right now.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "note" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 83.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Notes are done by *"
		Draconis says, "Aww"
Bert says (to Floyd), "blackwell to laforge" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 83.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > BLACKWELL TO LAFORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 84.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "make it so" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 84.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > MAKE IT SO
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "disappoint john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 84.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DISAPPOINT JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask john about crusher" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 85.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > ASK JOHN ABOUT CRUSHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You have nothing to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "chastise john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 85.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CHASTISE JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert asks, "Restart to try different conversations?"
		Jacqueline says, "Good, the testing verbs aren't working in this release."
		Jacqueline says, "There are a bunch of metaverbs to adjust their moods."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 86.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gold operations uniform)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "But only for my version."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 87.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > KICK UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > HUG JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | John might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, hug and kiss aren't in there yet."
		Jacqueline makes a note.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nod" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > NOD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "purloin john's uniform" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PURLOIN JOHN'S UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon says, "I have to run, everyone. Sorry."
		DavidW says, "bye Teaspoon"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Tsp), "Thanks!"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x john's face" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X JOHN'S FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Teaspoon exclaims, "good luck!"
Bert says (to Floyd), "spill drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SPILL DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Draconis heads back home. 		Jacqueline says (to Draconis), "That's a slippery slope, examining body parts."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... restart?"
		DavidW says, "I think so."
		Bert says, "Let's."
		DavidW asks, "So I get to pee again, yes?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, sure."
		Bert says, "I don't remember that part of the scene."
Bert says (to Floyd), "pee" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > PEE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "The idea of the kittens running amok on the ship came from a made-up TNG plot on the @TNG_S8 twitter account."
		Jacqueline | A holodeck error populates the Enterprise with ice age beasts. Barclay gets trapped in the dividing hallway as the saucer section separates.
		Bert asks, "Ice age kittens?"
		Jacqueline says, "Except I wanted the double play on the title Smitten Kittens, so I went with cats instead."
		Roger says, "Foreshadow with a cat hair in the drink"
Bert says (to Floyd), "pour drink" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 88.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > POUR DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Unfortunately, in researching for this, I rewatched the episode where Moriarty manages to escape the holodeck (to grab some technobabble for the next scene where Anne is working to repair this kitten issue) and I had completely forgotten the ending to that episode, which kind of negates this whole premise. But I'll do something hand-wavy. It'll be fine."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do people think of the conversation system approach?"
		Jacqueline says, "My plan is to use this same approach in the larger game I'm writing."
		Roger says, "Looks solid to me"
		Bert says, "Seems straightforward to me."
		Jacqueline says, "At first I disallowed any other actions during conversations, but given how conversation-heavy the game is, that seemed wrong."
		Jacqueline says, "And it's totally normal for people to do things while they're in a conversation."
		DavidW says, "back. Had to get more ice cubes too."
		Bert asks, "Will players realize that they can do other things during a conversation?"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Any thoughts on the conversation system?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that's why I used the 'Action or Reply:' for the prompt."
		DavidW says, "well, it's okay as long as we can do a few non-conversation actions too."
		Bert asks, "And will actions be meaningful conversation elements?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sometimes they are."
		DavidW says, "In our first run, we didn't even look to see what John looked like until the conversation topics ran out."
		Jacqueline says, "Looking out the window calms you, for instance. That lowers your anger and worry levels by one, but can only be done once."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I didn't know there were anger/worry levels."
		Jacqueline says, "I could make it so that tossing the drink at John explodes his anger and annoyance levels,."
		Bert says, "I am thinking of things that the character you're talking to would recognize as a meaningful response to them, and which would continue the conversation as if you'd chosen an actual reply."
		Jacqueline says, "You don't need to know them, really. It's what determines conversation choices (not in the Guinan conversation, but in the John conversation(s))."
		Jacqueline asks (of Bert), "Hm. Hypothetical?"
		Bert says, "KISS JOHN"
		Bert says, "LEAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 89.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been a long day on your feet, you'd prefer to sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "aft" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 90.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > AFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You asked John to meet you here, and he's here. Be brave, stay put,
Floyd | have the conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says, "SLAP JOHN"
		Bert says, "CRY"
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		Jacqueline says, "I'd have to gatekeep some of those, but yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 90.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | He's not coming, you tell yourself. What the hell were
Floyd | you thinking? The one familiar piece of your life that you have on
Floyd | this ship, and you've screwed it up, Anne. Whether or not he walks
Floyd | through that door (which he won't!), you've screwed it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a long (possibly audible) sigh, searching for the answer
Floyd | in your drink. You know what you were thinking, You were thinking
Floyd | that it felt right, that it was a logical next step. You were thinking
Floyd | that things generally go your way, and that this would too.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 2.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been a long day on your feet, you'd prefer to sit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		DavidW says, "There was a comment earlier about the disconnect between player and PC knowledge. Anne knows who John is and why they're having a chat, but we don't."
Bert says (to Floyd), "shake drink" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 3.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > SHAKE DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem like the most appropriate course of action.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Jacqueline says, "That's intentional."
		DavidW asks, "really?"
		Bert asks, "Should we try to be contrarian this time around?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It will be revealed as the game goes on."
Bert says (to Floyd), "cough" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 3.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > COUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "wear drink" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 4.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > WEAR DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the drink)
Floyd | You take your first effervescent sip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "wear heart on sleeve" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 4.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > WEAR HEART ON SLEEVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's the show don't tell appoach."
		DavidW says, "well, if it wasn't intentional, the Guinan conversation might be a nice place to say what the setup is."
Bert says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 5.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | C'mon, Anne, he'll be here. He's... just taking awhile to finish
Floyd | up in Sickbay.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "go to sickbay" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 5.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > GO TO SICKBAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "anne to john" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 5.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > ANNE TO JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 6.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | He's probably just wrapping up an experiment or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		Bert says, "Oh, John performs medical experiments."
		Bert says, "Presumably he gets to work on all the redshirts who are sent to sickbay."
		Jacqueline says, "hee."
		Jacqueline says, "Depends. It gets revealed that so far they're not giving him anything interesting, just menial tasks. He's not feeling challenged yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Nor is Anne. It's a source of some angst."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 7.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe he's briefing the next shift in Sickbay.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan appears at your table, startling you a bit. "How's the Moscow
Floyd | mule?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Moscow mule?"
Floyd | 2 "It's... good. Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert says, "'I'm sorry, Ensign Smith, but the sixth finger on your left hand isn't working quite as well as it should.' 'But I only had five fingers on each hand!' 'Well, yes, but that's what I'm here to *fix*.'"
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "You should write fanfic for this fanfic."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, people in medical do do experiments. Synthesize treatments and stuff."
		DavidW says, "There's probably a lab called Culture Club."
		Bert says (to Jacq), "'SCENE 1: Commander Riker is casually flipping through the crew rosters like his own personal OKCupid database when he comes across a picture of Anne Blackwell...'"
Bert says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 8.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's... good. Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't sound so sure. I was hoping the bubbles would cheer you
Floyd | up."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess maybe I need more than bubbles for that," you frown.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You want to talk about it?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Not really. It's kind of personal."
Floyd | 2 "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd | 3 "Is listening to my issues really part of your job
Floyd | description?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline chuckles.
		Bert asks, "1?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I'm feeling a bit not here."
Bert says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not really. It's kind of personal." you reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good. I get so tired of people coming in with their problems. They
Floyd | come in, they want a shoulder to cry on, and generally it turns out to
Floyd | be mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure how to take her response. You begin to wonder if you
Floyd | should apologize when a faint smile comes to her face and she says,
Floyd | "Besides, you'll probably work through this more quickly if you talk
Floyd | to him."
Floyd |
Floyd | Following her gaze, you see John, standing in the doorway of Ten
Floyd | Forward. You turn around quickly, suddenly not so sure you want to go
Floyd | through with this conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan wasted no time at all — she's off helping other customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press Any Key]

		
Bert pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 9.
Floyd |
Floyd | Smitten Kittens
Floyd | A fan fiction created for the Star Trek Game Jam (2016). Alpha 3.0 by
Floyd | Jacqueline A. Lott
Floyd | Release 0 / Serial number 160626 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Readers are encouraged to peruse the CREDITS and ABOUT text.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment of hesitation, you decide to wave John over to your
Floyd | table. This conversation has to happen sooner or later, Anne,
Floyd | you think to yourself. Might as well get it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | John acknowledges you with a gentle smile and makes his way over to
Floyd | your table.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Thanks for coming."
Floyd | 2 "Long shift in sick bay?"
Floyd | 3 Say nothing—let him start things off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 10.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to let him get the conversation started.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're uncharacteristically quiet this evening," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Am I? Possibly I'm all talked out from hanging with Guinan," you
Floyd | reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Guinan, huh? I haven't spoken to her much yet. What did you two talk
Floyd | about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Nothing much on my end. She was just super pushy."
Floyd | 2 "Sorry. Forget I mentioned it."
Floyd | 3 "I don't know. Stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Roger says, "So much Andorrean Herpes"
Bert says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 11.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Bert exclaims, "Well!"
Bert says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 10.
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 11.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You look toward the window and gaze into space. The
Floyd | Enterprise is at warp, the stars glide past. For a moment you
Floyd | drown out the conversations and focus on the whitenoise of the ship.
Floyd | It has a calming effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 12.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "replies" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 12.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > REPLIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW says, "whoops"
		Bert asks, "Is there a way to re-display what you can say if it scrolls away?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 13.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW says, "look"
		DavidW says, "(maybe?)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 14.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | This is the gathering place, the best place to people-watch on the
Floyd | ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW says, "hm, no, that didn't work"
		Jacqueline says (to Jota), "I am thinking that maybe that's >REPLY and >REPLIES might do, except that will definitely not happen this week."
		Jacqueline says, "It won't redisplay at present. You have to scroll back."
		DavidW says, "There really ought to be a standard verb or number to restate menu choices."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, this is a conversation approach that I've created from scratch, so that bit (while desired) will not be ready by Thursday's jam release."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "If you're never using 0, please let 0 mean REPLY also."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm. I'll look at that."
		DavidW says, "(Or maybe any number out of scope?)"
		Bert says, "I think 'topics' is common enough that it should be a synonym too."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "It's weird that IF doesn't have a standard for this yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, there's no standard for conversation approaches."
		Jacqueline says, "And good luck with that."
		Bert asks, "Someone else want to run the next conversation playthtough?"
		Jacqueline says, "ASK/TELL is probably as integrated as we'll see, I suspect."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 14.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | He's not coming, you tell yourself. What the hell were
Floyd | you thinking? The one familiar piece of your life that you have on
Floyd | this ship, and you've screwed it up, Anne. Whether or not he walks
Floyd | through that door (which he won't!), you've screwed it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a long (possibly audible) sigh, searching for the answer
Floyd | in your drink. You know what you were thinking, You were thinking
Floyd | that it felt right, that it was a logical next step. You were thinking
Floyd | that things generally go your way, and that this would too.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z.z.z.z.z.z." 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 7.
Floyd | Action:
Floyd | > Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.
Floyd |
Floyd | C'mon, Anne, he'll be here. He's... just taking awhile to finish
Floyd | up in Sickbay.
Floyd |
Floyd | He's probably just wrapping up an experiment or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe he's briefing the next shift in Sickbay.
Floyd |
Floyd | He's probably restocking medical supplies. Or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | He's probably assisting with a very important medical
Floyd | emergency.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe he's just changing out of his uniform before coming to Ten
Floyd | Forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan appears at your table, startling you a bit. "How's the Moscow
Floyd | mule?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Moscow mule?"
Floyd | 2 "It's... good. Thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 8.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Moscow mule?" you say, looking down at the glass in front of you as
Floyd | if seeing it for the first time. "Oh, my drink. Right..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You told me to mix up something distracting," Guinan smiles. "But it
Floyd | looks like you were already pretty distracted to begin with."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I guess I've got a lot on my mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You want to talk about it?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Not really. It's kind of personal."
Floyd | 2 "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd | 3 "Is listening to my issues really part of your job
Floyd | description?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]           Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 9.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is listening to my issues really part of your job description? I
Floyd | thought that sort of thing fell to the ship's counselor."
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as the words leave your lips, you realize how snarky you
Floyd | sound. Fortunately, Guinan either doesn't notice or chooses to ignore
Floyd | it. "Well, you can schedule an appointment with her if you'd like, but
Floyd | yes, listening is part of my job," she says calmly. "So I can listen,
Floyd | or not. Up to you."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Not really. It's kind of personal."
Floyd | 2 "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 10.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe? It's... kind of complicated."
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan helps herself to the seat across from you. "May I?" She's
Floyd | already seated, so you just shrug and smile. "Thanks. You're Anne
Floyd | Blackwell, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah," you respond, surprised. You haven't been on this ship long,
Floyd | and didn't think you'd spoken to Guinan enough for her to be able to
Floyd | recall your name. You're not sure you've even ever introduced
Floyd | yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not for the first time, you wonder why Starfleet uniforms don't come
Floyd | with name tags.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "How do you know my name?"
Floyd | 2 Just let her keep talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 11.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you know my name? I don't think I ever introduced myself," you
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, you're a bit of a celebrity around here." Guinan notices your
Floyd | surprise at this comment. So much for having a good poker
Floyd | face, you think to yourself. "I figured you would have been
Floyd | expecting that," she replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got a couple of ideas as to why that might be, neither of them
Floyd | particularly comforting. You had hoped you could keep a low
Floyd | profile — how delightfully naïve, you think to yourself. Then
Floyd | again, maybe she's thinking of something completely different.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Because of the Vice Admiral?" [Annoyed]
Floyd | 2 "Because of how I finished at the Academy?"
Floyd | [Confident]
Floyd | 3 "Why would you think that?" [Nonchalant]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW asks, "celebrity?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 12.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You sigh. "On account of my mother being a Vice Admiral, you mean?"
Floyd | You are unsuccessful in keeping the Exasperation out of your voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's part of it. It's not lost on the crew that Vice Admiral
Floyd | Blackwell's daughter's on board." You frown. "You want my advice?
Floyd | Don't worry too much about it. You can't help who your mother is, and
Floyd | people know that you've been stationed here because you finished at
Floyd | the top of your class."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Do they?" [Worried]
Floyd | 2 "They do?" [Relieved]
Floyd | 3 "Sure they do." [Sarcastic]
Floyd | 4 "Perhaps. I'll still have to prove myself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline fixes Exasperation to lower case.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 13.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps. I'll still have to prove myself, but I'm used to that." You
Floyd | sit in silence for a moment, thinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guinan sits patiently, waiting for you to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 Share your anxiety about being in your mother's shadow.
Floyd | 2 Share your anxiety about being new.
Floyd | 3 Share your anxiety about John.
Floyd | 4 Share all of those things.
Floyd | 5 Keep it all to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Truth be told, the reason I'm here has nothing to do with work."
Floyd | You're feeling a little brave, so you look Guinan in the eye and ask,
Floyd | "Have you ever had someone who means everything to you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes. A few times."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Really? More than once or twice?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Way more than once or twice. But then, I'm a little bit older than
Floyd | you are." She pauses, and looks toward the entrance of Ten Forward.
Floyd | "Any chance your everything just walked in? He seems to be looking for
Floyd | someone."
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn to look, and sure enough — there's John. You turn back
Floyd | around
Floyd | quickly, suddenly not so sure you want to go through with this
Floyd | conversation. If you were ready for Guinan's advice it's too late —
Floyd | she's quickly moved on to helping other customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press Any Key]

		Jacqueline says, "Weird line break there."
		DavidW says, "yeah, you'll want to fix that."
		DavidW says, "We didn't know about the mother before. That was new."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 14.
Floyd |
Floyd | Smitten Kittens
Floyd | A fan fiction created for the Star Trek Game Jam (2016). Alpha 3.0 by
Floyd | Jacqueline A. Lott
Floyd | Release 0 / Serial number 160626 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Readers are encouraged to peruse the CREDITS and ABOUT text.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment of hesitation, you decide to wave John over to your
Floyd | table. This conversation has to happen sooner or later, Anne,
Floyd | you think to yourself. Might as well get it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | John acknowledges you with a gentle smile and makes his way over to
Floyd | your table.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "Thanks for coming."
Floyd | 2 "Long shift in sick bay?"
Floyd | 3 Say nothing—let him start things off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "There is nothing in the code there to create a weird line break. Must be Floyd."
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 15.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Long shift in sick bay?" you ask, easing into the conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kinda, yeah. Nothing difficult, just... tedious. I don't know how
Floyd | things are for you in engineering, but I feel like they're tossing me
Floyd | all the menial tasks that no one else wants to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1 "You too, huh? I haven't had a single interesting issue to
Floyd | troubleshoot yet."
Floyd | 2 "Don't worry, John Jemison, they'll discover your brilliance
Floyd | soon enough."
Floyd | 3 "Oh, y'know. It's hard being new here."
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 16.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 15.
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 16.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | HERE ENDS THE PLAYABLE INTRO. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 15.
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten Forward
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "There's really nothing much coded in John's section yet."
		DavidW says, "waaah"
		Jacqueline says, "That's what I'm hoping to achieve today."
		says, "I'll bring back the finished game to Floyd in a month or so, DW."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, you like it so far?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I take the 'waaah' to mean that?"
		DavidW says, "'John, I don't know how to tell you this, but.... you have no section.'"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "Yes, I like it so far."
		Jacqueline says, "If you all want to play the Guinan conversation again, totally cool, but I think I'll go back to working on this. I'll definitely get a lot out of this transcript. Thank you all so much."
		DavidW says, "'If you agree to the operation, you should be able to have as big a section as anyone.;"
Jacqueline... 		Jacqueline says, "er, ..."
		DavidW says, "Also, in *my* fanfic of the game, we get to wear Guinan's hat at least once."
		Bert says, "Huh. In *mine*, Guinan keeps it on, but in the end, there's a kitten sitting in it."
		DavidW says, "What's weird is that underneath Guinan's hat is another Guinan's hat."
		Jacqueline says, "I look forward to your fanfic of my fanfic, DW. I'm not so sure I look forward to Jota's fanfic where Riker tries to provide Anne with career-advancement opportunities."
		Bert says, ">SWIPE RIGHT"
		Roger says, "Anne undergoes experimental medical procedure, ends up with a righteous beard, becomes Admiral"
		Jacqueline says, "You can become Admiral without a beard in the 24th century, Roger."
		DavidW says, "Anne Blackbeard, captain of the seven galax-seas."
		Bert asks (of Roger), "Are you suggesting that I used to be called 'Anne'?"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering where kittens come into this. Maybe there's a giant space ball-of-yarn."
		Bert asks, "Possibly in the form of a cat cafe on the Holodeck?"
		Bert says, "But I am just randomly speculating here."
		DavidW says, "If we're more-or-less done, I'm gonna lie down again for a bit."
Bert says (to Floyd), "lie down" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 16.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LIE DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the gold operations uniform)
Floyd | That's not something you can lie down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		DavidW says, "And maybe I can go back to the multicultural festival again before it closes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lie down on john" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 17.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LIE DOWN ON JOHN
Floyd |
Floyd | He's not something you can lie down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		Jacqueline says, "Not right now, anyway, Bert."
		DavidW says (to game), "sez you"
Bert says (to Floyd), "lie down on job" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 17.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > LIE DOWN ON JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 18.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | [John is expecting you to reply.]
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 19.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > WAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "change channel" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 19.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > CHANGE CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take selfie" 		

Floyd ]          Ten Forward, at a table by the window. Move 19.
Floyd | Action or Reply:
Floyd | > TAKE SELFIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Action or Reply:

		
Bert goes home. 		
Bert has disconnected. 		Jacqueline | Action: remove uniform
		Jacqueline | It's kind of weird, you think to yourself, how sometimes I get these weird impulses to, say, strip down naked or just scream at random. Thankfully, I never actually give in to these whims.
		Jacqueline says, "I think that'll be my reply to your all's attempts."
		Jacqueline says, "Scream will also be implemented, of course."
		Jacqueline says, "Damn. On second thought, maga has better response."
		Jacqueline | It's going to be months until we get shore leave on Risa. Ugh, too long.
		Jota says, "Ha."
Roger has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Roger says, "also mandatory: implementing the Picard maneouver"
		Roger says, "PULL DOWN UNIFORM JACKET"
		Jacqueline says, "Her uniform doesn't have a front zipper, I'm afraid."
		Roger says, "No when he pulls down the bottom hem"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
verbalK goes home. 		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think they're poking at it anymore. But you're welcome to if you'd like. I left it running and Perry is still logging."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what the official word is on clothing fasteners in Star Trek uniforms, but I think it's some sort of miracle velcro that you just press together and it's as reliable as a zipper."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm trying to churn out the rest of the John scene today, then the stuff you all found. Then I'll likely call it good for the purposes of the jam. The player will at least know they're getting called off to Holodeck 2, and possibly I'll introduce that scene with cats everywhere near the entrance to that holodeck."
		DavidW says, "'You said a meow-ful.'"
		Jacqueline says, "There's a great episode in Enterprise where T'Pol is stuck in the 1950s on Earth and needs resources really, really badly, so she shares the technology of velcro to someone to barter for what she needs. He ends up really rich."
		DavidW says, "I've never understood how velcro is actually manufactured. Like, I know it's all hooks and eyes, but not how anyone could make the stuff without going mad."
		DavidW says, "and I think the actual uniforms used by the actors do have zippers but they're hidden from view."
		DavidW says, "also secret pockets."
		Jacqueline says, "I sincerely hope that there are pockets in the 24th century, yeayh."
		DavidW says, "Pockets are a great invention."
		Jacqueline says, "Pockets are the bomb, yeah."
		DavidW says, "If you don't have pockets, your next best option is a utility belt like Batman's."
		DavidW says, "After that, I guess there's fanny packs, those sash-things you can attach grenades to, and utility aprons (which add lots of pockets temporarily)."
		DavidW says, "and purses, of coruse."
		DavidW says, "course"
		DavidW says, "and after that there's luggage of all kinds plus human porters to carry all that luggage for you."
		DavidW says, "And it's weird that Star Trek somehow doesn't use any of the above."
		DavidW says, "Except for the occasional food tray."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Don't they use luggage. I feel like Lwaxana shows up with luggage and a porter."
		DavidW says, "oh, yes, Lwaxana did that one time."
		DavidW says, "I forget that instance."
		DavidW says, "She totally did that."
		inky says, "maybe that's just for status"
		DavidW says, "I think most people come aboard with very few physical objects at all. Personal photos and diares and so on can be forwarded electronically, and basic needs like clothing and toiletries can be synthesized at will."
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "Or just for drama. She likes to make an entrance."
		DavidW says, "diaries"
		Roger says, "otoh the tng enterprise is ridiculously huge and mostly empty, so they might all have big warehouse spaces"
		Jacqueline asks, "Possibly they just beam stuff to people's rooms?"
		DavidW) Roger says, "Amazon rents decks 23 to 26."
		Roger says, "The Jeffries Tubes are pneumatic delivery pipes"
		DavidW says, "hm. You never see anyone lugging furniture through the hallways ever."
		Roger says, "space roadies"
		DavidW says, "'Everything's weightless in space, my ass.'"
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Roger says, "Got to move this microwave emitters; custom medbay deliveries hey"
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, having relayed this conversation to maga, he wanted me to point out that they do have a space reserved on the Enterprise D for storing a whale."
		DavidW says, "ha ha. Good point."
		DavidW says, "I can't imagine what sort of modular design would allow for that usage."
		Roger says, "Another good reason to not bother having a lot of personal crap: holodeck"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "It is humorously highlighted on this map!"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "I came across that while researching for this game."
		Jacqueline says, "I like how there are tiny marine mammals on the map."
		Roger says, "I think that might be from the Tech Manual book"
		DavidW says, "marvelous"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I don't care where it is from, I am in love with it."
		DavidW says, "'Ensign woOOaaaaHooowhaaoooooo reporting for duty, sir.'"
		Roger says, "It opens up a lot more AIF fanfic possibilities"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, ""Good to see you, wOOOaaaa. Lt. Cmdr keechee-ee-eek, our resident dolphin, will be overseeing your first tour of duty. I trust this is acceptable?'"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Zork III: The Dungeon Master by Dave Lebling and Marc Blank
As played on ifMUD on July 3 & 10, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Zork III: The Dungeon Master written by Dave Lebling and Marc Blank. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Teaspoon says, "Hallo"
		Peregrine asks, "What are we playing?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't believe we have a plan yet."
		Teaspoon says, "Ooh, lack of plan."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we could do ZIII."
		Peregrine asks, "Is it kinder than ZII?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think so, but also darker."
		Teaspoon says, "I can live with that."
		Peregrine says, "So can I"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's kinder in some ways, not in others. But I love the mood of it and it's possibly my favorite of the three."
		Peregrine takes out pen and paper for mapping.
		Teaspoon says, "Bless you."
		Teaspoon says, "(I would have offered to map, since you did the last one.)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "If you want to map, you can"
		Peregrine says, "Two heads are always better than one"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Hm, no sword?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine lamp" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock. Imbedded within it is an Elvish
Floyd | sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It is already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine rock" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The great rock contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take sword" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword is deeply imbedded within the rock. You can't even begin to
Floyd | budge it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull sword" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sword is deeply imbedded within the rock. You can't even begin to
Floyd | budge it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ah"
		Teaspoon says, "so we're not Arthurian"
		Peregrine says, "*sigh*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock. Imbedded within it is an Elvish
Floyd | sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine rock" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The great rock contains:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "well, I suppose we can look around."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine me" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 0, Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's difficult unless your eyes are prehensile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 0, Turns: 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine wall" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 0, Turns: 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 1, Turns: 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd | Through the shadows, a cloaked and hooded figure appears before you,
Floyd | blocking the southeastern exit from the room and carrying a brightly
Floyd | glowing sword.
Floyd | From nowhere, the sword from the junction appears in your hand, wildly
Floyd | glowing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoa"
		Teaspoon asks, "er, what?"
		Peregrine asks, "Shall we fight?"
		Teaspoon says, "I suspect we'll die, but that's no loss at this stage."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit figure with sword" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT FIGURE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke catches the hooded figure off guard! Blood trickles
Floyd | down the figure's arm!
Floyd | The figure has a light wound which hasn't affected its seemingly great
Floyd | strength.
Floyd | You are wounded by a lightning thrust!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "diagnose" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAGNOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wounded lightly. You have a good deal of strength in reserve.
Floyd | The hooded figure catches you off guard and wounds you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit figure with sword" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT FIGURE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your move was not quick enough and misses the mark.
Floyd | You are wounded by a lightning thrust!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A good slash, but it misses by a mile.
Floyd | You are wounded by a lightning thrust!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your move was not quick enough and misses the mark.
Floyd | The hooded figure swings its sword and sends yours flying to the
Floyd | ground. Although you are defenseless, the figure reaches for your
Floyd | sword and hands it back to you, nodding grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Weird"
		Teaspoon asks, "Duelling master?"
		Peregrine asks, "Who the hell is this guy?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd | The hooded figure stabs nonchalantly with its sword and misses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline watches.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit figure with sword" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT FIGURE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You charge, but the hooded figure jumps nimbly aside.
Floyd | The hooded figure stabs nonchalantly with its sword and misses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You charge, but the hooded figure jumps nimbly aside.
Floyd | You dodge as the hooded figure comes in low.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A good parry! Your sword wounds the hooded figure!
Floyd | The figure has some wounds and is probably not capable of hindering
Floyd | your movement.
Floyd | The hooded figure swings its sword and sends yours flying to the
Floyd | ground. Although you are defenseless, the figure reaches for your
Floyd | sword and hands it back to you, nodding grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke, but the hooded figure is on guard.
Floyd | The hooded figure swings its sword and sends yours flying to the
Floyd | ground. Although you are defenseless, the figure reaches for your
Floyd | sword and hands it back to you, nodding grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke, but the hooded figure is on guard.
Floyd | Your quick reflexes cannot stop the hooded figure's stroke!  You are
Floyd | hit!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke, but the hooded figure is on guard.
Floyd | The hooded figure swings its sword and sends yours flying to the
Floyd | ground. Although you are defenseless, the figure reaches for your
Floyd | sword and hands it back to you, nodding grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke catches the hooded figure off guard! Blood trickles
Floyd | down the figure's arm!
Floyd | The figure has some wounds and is probably not capable of hindering
Floyd | your movement.
Floyd | The hooded figure thrusts, but you fight back and send it flying to
Floyd | the ground!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I think you could move without killing him if you want."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke catches the hooded figure off guard! Blood trickles
Floyd | down the figure's arm!
Floyd | The figure is hurt, and its strength appears to be fading.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick stroke catches the hooded figure off guard! Blood trickles
Floyd | down the figure's arm!
Floyd | The figure appears to be badly hurt and defenseless.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Wait, should we be merciful?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf42" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 32
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "How do we even do that?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you want to reset your save?"
		Teaspoon says, "er, yes."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 32
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You charge, but the hooded figure jumps nimbly aside.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You'll not that that was Save 42, though, which might be the answer."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A good stroke, but it's too slow.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | A sharp thrust and the hooded figure is badly wounded!
Floyd | The figure appears to be badly hurt and defenseless.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Your score is 2?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent blocks your attack with its sword.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "How did that happen?"
		Teaspoon asks, "give opponent sword?"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, we took the sword and lamp :P"
		Peregrine says, "=2 points"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm trying to think how we'd be nice."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hug figure" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "hug".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think you got one point for entering the Land of Shadow and another for getting the sword."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can you just walk past him?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit figure with sword" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT FIGURE WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | The hooded figure, fatally wounded, slumps to the ground. It gazes up
Floyd | at you once, and you catch a brief glimpse of deep and sorrowful eyes.
Floyd | Before you can react, the figure vanishes in a cloud of fetid vapor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh well."
		Peregrine says, "Wait, restore"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 32
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd | A cloaked and hooded person, carrying a sword not unlike your own, is
Floyd | here.
Floyd | The hooded figure appears to be badly hurt and defenseless.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine hood" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the hood.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give sword to figure" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SWORD TO FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The hooded figure isn't interested in your gifts.
Floyd | The hooded figure attempts a thrust, but its weakened state prevents
Floyd | hitting you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "aw."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take hood" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You slowly remove the hood from your badly wounded opponent and recoil
Floyd | in horror at the sight of your own face, weary and wounded. A faint
Floyd | smile comes to the lips and then the face starts to change, very
Floyd | slowly, into that of an old, wizened person. The image fades and with
Floyd | it the body of your hooded opponent. The cloak remains on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon asks, "How'd you guess that?"
		Peregrine says, "Well, the sorrowful look was one hint"
		Peregrine says, "and of course, if they implemented the hood object"
		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
		Teaspoon asks, "so, er, we've killed ourselves?"
		Peregrine says, "I have no idea"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take cloak" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, clearly don't listen to me (I shouldn't be talking anyway), because I would have had you walk away, but I *think* that was what you were supposed to do."
		Teaspoon says, "examine cloak"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine cloak" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Onwards!"
		Peregrine says, "Just checking my map..."
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Peregrine says, "Hi DW" 		DavidW says, "sorry, wasn't watching the time"
		Teaspoon says, "Zork III"
		DavidW says, "ah"
		Teaspoon says, "We've passed the first challenge."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Huh. Somehow, I was thinking you'd have hitchhiked to Toronto today."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oh no. Toronto will be a madhouse today."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette goes home. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Twisty passages..."
		Teaspoon says, "hoo boy"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Hairpin Loop  Score: 2, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Hairpin Loop
Floyd | You are at a sharp turn on a narrow and steeply sloping path, strewn
Floyd | with boulders of various sizes. The path climbs sharply toward a
Floyd | desolate plain to the southeast. Southwest of here the path winds down
Floyd | to the base of a cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "My memories of Zork III are pretty weak in places. I remember that it's not about the treasure collecting, though."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 2, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Base
Floyd | You are at the base of a steep cliff. Directly above you is a wide
Floyd | ledge and far above that some natural sunlight can be seen. To the
Floyd | northeast is a steeply climbing path and the ground becomes sandy
Floyd | toward the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ooh, that sounds promising"
		Peregrine asks, "Natural sunlight?"
		Teaspoon says, "switch off the lamp and see"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 2, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "You were right, tsp"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "climb cliff" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 2, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB CLIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any cliff here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "grmbl"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wow."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the ocean is underground here."
		Peregrine says, ">SUNBATHE"
		Jacqueline says, "This is why I love this game."
		Jacqueline says, "Although, the more I'm thinking about it, the more I'm thinkign you all may think I lied about the difficulty."
		Jacqueline says, "But we'll see."
		Teaspoon says, "So not a sunless sea."
		Jacqueline says, "You nailed the cloack thing easily enough."
		DavidW says, "I seem to remember something to do here, but I don't remember what it does. Probably a spoiler for me to even try."
		Teaspoon says, "(I've been slightly obsessed with Failbetter for the last two weeks.)"
		Peregrine asks, "Obscure hints are presumaby allowable?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Between the rocks, wind, and waves, you wouldn't last a minute!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Oh, this is *tragic*. No swimming?"
		Jacqueline says (to Teaspoon), "It's a healthy obsession, that."
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "Something from Zork I."
		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		Peregrine asks, "Teaspoon, you played Zork I, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "I did, yes."
		Peregrine asks, "Is there anything about the sea in that game?"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Obscure hints are only allowable if both you and Teaspoon agree."
		Peregrine says, "All right"
		Teaspoon says, "That was a reservoir, I think? I don't remember a sea."
		Teaspoon says, "fortunately, it's easy to check."
		DavidW says, "I won't say anything more."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think that's a good enough hint. I'd forgotten this bit was referenced, but you're right."
		Teaspoon says, "My Zork 1 transcript has no mention of an ocean. Or a sea."
		Jacqueline says, "Nope."
		Jacqueline says, "But it does contain a hint."
		DavidW says, "just thought of something else that's probably related that I shouldn't mention either."
		Peregrine asks, "Some sea-related... fish? pirates?"
		Teaspoon says, "okay, have muted."
		Peregrine says, "Hm, doing systematic searches for sea-related wordss in the Zork I transcript..."
		Teaspoon says, "(I was away for a minute, if anything happened then you'd have to repeat it Peregrine, sorry.)"
		Teaspoon says, "Although it looks like we're still looking, so never mind."
		Peregrine says, "Hm, doing systematic searches for sea-related wordss in the Zork I transcript..."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hood" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine hood" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the hood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine cloak" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "results in the discovery that Jacq has a fish tank on her desk..."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The quicksand prevents movement here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine mist" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MIST
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "I ... did. Sadly, that fish has passed."
		Teaspoon says, "alas"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine expresses his condoleances.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a land of dark shadows and shallow hills, which stretch out
Floyd | in all directions. To the west, the land dips sharply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Have found a bunch of matches for 'sailor'"
		Teaspoon asks, "which direction *is* the ocean, exactly?"
		Peregrine says, "south"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say "hello, sailor"" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "HELLO, SAILOR"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens yet.
Floyd | Passing alongside the shore now is an old boat, reminiscent of an
Floyd | ancient Viking ship. Standing on the prow of the ship is an old and
Floyd | crusty sailor, peering out over the misty ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "!!!!!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say "Hello, sailor"" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "HELLO, SAILOR"
Floyd |
Floyd | The boat sails silently through the mist and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens anymore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "uh, what?"
		Jacqueline) DavidW whistles, looks at the ceiling.
		Peregrine says, "I think we made amistaje here"
		Teaspoon says, "agreed, but I don't know what"
		Peregrine says, "let's restore"
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a dark and shadowy land. All around you are gentle hills
Floyd | and eerie shadows. Far above, shrouded in mist, you can barely make
Floyd | out the ceiling of the enormous cavern that spans this entire land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are standing atop a steep cliff, looking west over a vast ocean.
Floyd | Far below, the surf pounds at a sandy beach. To the south and east are
Floyd | rolling hills filled with eerie shadows. A path cut into the face of
Floyd | the cliff descends toward the beach. To the north is a tall stone
Floyd | wall, which ends at the cliff edge. It was obviously built long ago,
Floyd | and directly north is a spot where you could climb over the rubble of
Floyd | the decaying wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I do recall that saying Hello sailor is rude, so maybe we have to say it and then...not say it? Dunno."
		Peregrine says, "Wait, it's without a comma in the Zork I transcript"
		Peregrine says, "'hello sailor'"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure that's important"
		Peregrine thinks.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | Passing alongside the shore now is an old boat, reminiscent of an
Floyd | ancient Viking ship. Standing on the prow of the ship is an old and
Floyd | crusty sailor, peering out over the misty ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sailor, hello" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAILOR, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the sailor!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to wave?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "hello sailor"" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "HELLO SAILOR"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The seaman looks up and maneuvers the boat toward shore. He cries out
Floyd | "I have waited three ages for someone to say those words and save me
Floyd | from sailing this endless ocean. Please accept this gift. You may find
Floyd | it useful!" He throws something which falls near you in the sand, then
Floyd | sails off toward the west, singing a lively, but somewhat uncouth,
Floyd | sailor song.
Floyd | The boat sails silently through the mist and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		Teaspoon says, "I stand corrected."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd | There is a vial here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine vial" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a small, transparent vial which looks empty but is strangely
Floyd | heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "These old games are really strict about commands"
Emily goes home. 		
Emily has disconnected. 		Teaspoon says, "curious"
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe we have to open it or something. Later."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "This potion must be invisible, that's why we can't see it" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THIS POTION MUST BE INVISIBLE, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T SEE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "must".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Doh."
		Peregrine says, "Sorry."
		Teaspoon says, "perhaps it's invisibility potion"
		Peregrine says, "Could be"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "which is why you can't see it!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 2, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 2, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Base
Floyd | You are at the base of a steep cliff. Directly above you is a wide
Floyd | ledge and far above that some natural sunlight can be seen. To the
Floyd | northeast is a steeply climbing path and the ground becomes sandy
Floyd | toward the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Hairpin Loop  Score: 2, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hairpin Loop
Floyd | You are at a sharp turn on a narrow and steeply sloping path, strewn
Floyd | with boulders of various sizes. The path climbs sharply toward a
Floyd | desolate plain to the southeast. Southwest of here the path winds down
Floyd | to the base of a cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 2, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm gonna just leave this Grand Inquisitor quote from Z:GI here:"
		Jacqueline | Obey! Conform! Abstain! Ignore! Deny! Refrain! Cease! Appease! Shun! ... Avoid new sensations. Avoid all sensations! Avoid any sensation! Avoid unnecessary pleasantries! Avoid necessary pleasantries! Avoid libation! Avoid fermentation! Avoid all these in combinations. Save often! Floss regularly! Floss meaningfully! Floss athletically! And above all, never forget: who is the Boss of you? Me! I am the Boss of you!
		Jacqueline says, "There is a key bit of wisdom hidden in there."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 60
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "...we should get some floss?"
		Jacqueline says, "(That's right, kids, it's about how you should floss!)"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "floss" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLOSS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "floss".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Flossing regularly is *so* important."
		Teaspoon says, "At least I now understand why flossing was mentioned during our other playthroughs..."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Peregrine says, "Especially when you're an adventurer who doesn't know where his next tube of toothpaste is coming from.."
		Jacqueline says, "I sort of wish we could do a twitch session of Z:GI"
		Jacqueline says, "It is the most amazing game."
		Peregrine asks, "What's it like?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Is there a reason we can't?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm really enjoying revisiting all these Zorks."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Well, I guess the main thing is DW would probably not have the bandwidth."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "He's on a cellular form of Internet, I think."
		Peregrine says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline says, "er, internet. Small i these days."
		DavidW says, "yeah, my ISP is rather low class."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, that's rough."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "It's a graphic adventure, lots of very amusing moments, but also implements parts of the text adventures in a way that is really lovely."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Ah, right!"
		Jacqueline says, "You visit the house from ZI, for example."
		Teaspoon asks, "You get to see it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "It's neat."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder what it looks like."
		Peregrine says, "Will check it out later, it sounds really cool"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno. The white house and dam didn't look at all how I always imagined it would."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "shadows!"
		Teaspoon says, "there are a lot of shadows in this game"
		Peregrine says, "Woooooooooooo oooooooo"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine lake" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheer rock face prevents movement along the lake shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct View
Floyd | This is a small balcony carved into a near-vertical cliff. To the
Floyd | east, stretching from north to south, stands a monumental aqueduct
Floyd | supported by mighty stone pillars, some of which are starting to
Floyd | crumble from age. You feel a sense of loss and sadness as you ponder
Floyd | this once-proud structure and the failure of the Empire which created
Floyd | this and other engineering marvels. Some stone steps lead up to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I... think this is a screen shot of the white house? I can't recall if this is from Z:GI or just some other artist's rendition:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Teaspoon says, "It looks a bit more glum than I'd counted on."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine aqueduct" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE AQUEDUCT
Floyd |
Floyd | The aqueduct is large and impressive. It was probably the major method
Floyd | of water transport in the Empire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter aqueduct" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER AQUEDUCT
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the aqueduct as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "right then"
		DavidW says, "I can't remember if that's from Z:GI or not. It looks right, at least."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 69
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Is this a time game?"
		Teaspoon says, "Ooh, hadn't thought of that."
		Peregrine says, "(timed, sorry)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct View
Floyd | This is a small balcony carved into a near-vertical cliff. To the
Floyd | east, stretching from north to south, stands a monumental aqueduct
Floyd | supported by mighty stone pillars, some of which are starting to
Floyd | crumble from age. You feel a sense of loss and sadness as you ponder
Floyd | this once-proud structure and the failure of the Empire which created
Floyd | this and other engineering marvels. Some stone steps lead up to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "mmm.... couuuld be"
		Jacqueline says, "But just play. I have a feeling that, as with ZII, you all will play and then come up with an optimized runthrough plan."
		Peregrine says, "no stress"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "ZIII?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "yup"
		Allen says, "this was the first infocom game I ever solved, I think"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, yes, you mentioned that"
		Peregrine says, "it was easier than ZII in some ways, you said"
		Allen says, "due to a bug. I finished with 6 out of 7 points, didn't learn the 7th until the modern internet"
		Allen says, "yeah, but there 3 fiddly puzzles"
		Peregrine plays the fiddle with the Zork puzzles.
		Teaspoon says, "*twang*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Go jump in a lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I only ask because it would be cool to stream some of the graphic adventure Zork sequels, but I wouldn't want to leave you out."
		Jacqueline says, "ILAC"
		Allen says, "but there are alternative solutions to one of them"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Ah, cool!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Argh!"
		Teaspoon says, "ah...."
		Teaspoon says, "not useful, this."
		Allen says, "it's alright"
		Teaspoon says, "(I say not useful, it'll doubtless be necessary at some point.)"
		Peregrine asks, "Should we restore and leave our stuff on the shore?"
		Allen says, "no wait, I think you have to restore. I think water ruins the lamp"
		Allen says, "yeah, it does"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 69
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | It is already off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop vial" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop sword" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ooo"
		Peregrine says, "Didn't expect that to work"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object slips from your grasp and back onto the floor of the
Floyd | lake, where it is covered in sand.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we need a net"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "but we can't bring a net in the water."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object slips from your grasp and back onto the floor of the
Floyd | lake, where it is covered in sand.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already at the bottom of the lake.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd | You run out of air and return to the surface.
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "It's nice that it doesn't kill us."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object slips from your grasp and back onto the floor of the
Floyd | lake, where it is covered in sand.
Floyd | A large and hungry-looking fish is swimming in the neighborhood.
Floyd | You are becoming very weak. You had better leave the water before you
Floyd | drown!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "III".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd | There is a great tremor from within the earth. The entire dungeon
Floyd | shakes violently and loose debris starts to fall from above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "ARGH"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember this puzzle, but maybe you take one thing in, get it back from underwater, THEN get the shiny thing with it."
		Jacqueline is reviewing the list of Zork sequels, and had completely forgotten about (and is not sure she has played) some of them.
		Peregrine asks, "I suspect that the game is now unwinnable?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...because?"
		Allen says, "I can't remember... the earthquake does open an area"
		Allen says, "let me check"
		Peregrine says, "(presumably the earthquake did something nasty somewhere we haven't been?)"
		Teaspoon asks, "what causes it, precisely?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, there was an earthquake?"
		DavidW says, "A tremor, yes"
		Roger says, "The earthquake draining the lake would be a good effect, but I don't know if it's used here"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, there was. End of the last bit."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought that didn't come for 40 or so more turns. huh"
		Teaspoon says, "we've wandered around a bit."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, there is one thing you have to do before the tremor, yes."
		Peregrine says, "Well, now we know it happens in 91 turns. Goof to know."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "III".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Um. Huh."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose if we investigate long enoough, we'll know what we needed to do before then."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object slips from your grasp and back onto the floor of the
Floyd | lake, where it is covered in sand.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Probably"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object slips from your grasp and back onto the floor of the
Floyd | lake, where it is covered in sand.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd | You run out of air and return to the surface.
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take shiny" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 3, Turns: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHINY
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the shiny object. It is a simple golden amulet!
Floyd | You are becoming very weak. You had better leave the water before you
Floyd | drown!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is it okay to share something with you all about the timing of the earthquake? Since you may run an optimizing run later?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I guess so"
		Teaspoon says, "Please do."
		Jacqueline says, "The earthquake apparently randomly happens at some point between turns 85 and 130."
		Jacqueline says, "So, not at 91."
		Peregrine says, "Drat randomness"
		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, it is part of a puzzle, and it is the single cruelest part of the game, imo."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Boo cruelty"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "II".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A golden amulet (being worn)
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine amulet" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE AMULET
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the golden amulet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine indicator" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE INDICATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The indicator reads "II".
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "III".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Weird..."
		Teaspoon asks, "wait, where did this amulet come from?"
		Peregrine says, "Lake diving"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "III".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That sentence isn't one I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sing comic songs" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING COMIC SONGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "sing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, right."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put amulet on table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT AMULET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good surface on the viewing table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The surface is pale and featureless, but slowly, an image takes shape!
Floyd | You see a wide room with two nearly identical passages leading east
Floyd | and northeast. A wide channel descends steeply into the room and seems
Floyd | to be blocked by rubble.
Floyd | The image slowly fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		Jacqueline asks, "hm?"
		Peregrine says, "So now we know that the earthquake blocks an entrance to somewhere."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get on table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't climb onto the viewing table.
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "IV".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the viewing table as you attempt this feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit table" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to hit the table with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "me" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a viewing table?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "IV!"
		Teaspoon asks, "a sequel, perhaps?"
		Allen says, "yes, but it was renamed before it was released"
		Jacqueline says, "You're on the right track, fwiw."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 4, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Sacrificial Altar
Floyd | This is the interior of a huge temple of primitive construction. A few
Floyd | flickering torches cast a sallow illumination over the altar, which is
Floyd | still drenched with the blood of human sacrifice. Behind the altar is
Floyd | an enormous statue of a demon which seems to reach towards you with
Floyd | dripping fangs and razor-sharp talons. A low noise begins behind you,
Floyd | and you turn to see hundreds of hunched and hairy shapes. A guttural
Floyd | chant issues from their throats. Near you stands a figure draped in a
Floyd | robe of deepest black, brandishing a huge sword. The chant grows
Floyd | louder as the robed figure approaches the altar. The large figure
Floyd | spots you and approaches menacingly. He reaches into his cloak and
Floyd | pulls out a great, glowing dagger. He pulls you onto the altar, and
Floyd | with a murmur of approval from the throng, he slices you neatly across
Floyd | your abdomen.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself deep within the earth in a barren prison cell.
Floyd | Outside the iron-barred window, you can see a great, fiery pit. Flames
Floyd | leap up and very nearly sear your flesh. After a while, footfalls can
Floyd | be heard in the distance, then closer and closer.... The door swings
Floyd | open, and in walks an old man.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is dressed simply in a hood and cloak, wearing a few simple jewels,
Floyd | carrying something under one arm, and leaning on a wooden staff. A
Floyd | single key, as if to a massive prison cell, hangs from his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raises the staff toward you and you hear him speak, as if in a
Floyd | dream: "I await you, though your journey be long and full of peril. Go
Floyd | then, and let me not wait long!" You feel some great power well up
Floyd | inside you and you fall to the floor. The next moment, you are
Floyd | awakening, as if from a deep slumber.
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Eeek."
		Allen says, "that's the puzzle I didn't solve."
		Allen says, "I didn't know you could touch the table until 90 or 91"
		Peregrine asks, "Can we use the 'reboot game' here?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, about how this game is darker than the others..."
		Peregrine says, "ie not restore"
		Teaspoon says, "It's pretty dark, yes."
		Peregrine says, "Let's restore"
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting foreshadowing through death."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 4, Turns: 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 69
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "ok, I replayed it. The game is in an unwinnable state"
		Allen says, "but I'd continue playing for the time being"
		Allen says, "you can do the game very quickly if you know how"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are at the eastern end of a dark, featureless landscape of shallow
Floyd | hills. Paths to the east and southeast re-enter the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "That was my advice, too."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 2, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Uh-oh?"
		Peregrine asks, "The earthquake hasn't happened yet. What is going on here?"
		Allen says, "it's a red herring"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The channel is too steep and the moss too slippery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "maybe it's not open until the earthquake?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Engravings Room
Floyd | You are in a room with passages heading southwest and southeast. The
Floyd | north wall is ornately carved, filled with strange runes and writing
Floyd | in an unfamiliar language.
Floyd | An old and wizened man is huddled, asleep, in the corner. He is
Floyd | snoring loudly. From his appearance, he is weak and frail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 78
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit man" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the sword)
Floyd | The attack seems to have left the old man unharmed! You watch in awe
Floyd | as he rises to his feet and seems to tower above you. He peers down
Floyd | menacingly, then sadly and wearily. "Not yet," he mourns, and vanishes
Floyd | in a puff of smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So we're not worthy yet?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "so, Zork 3 is mostly new material. Almost all of Zork 1 was in the original Dungeon/Zork. A lot of Zork 2 was, but they added the wizard and nicely packages the aim of the game into a new goal"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Dead End  Score: 2, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead End
Floyd | You have come to the end of two adjoining passages to the west and the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "Zork III is almost completely new stuff, except for a part at the end"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Engravings Room
Floyd | You are in a room with passages heading southwest and southeast. The
Floyd | north wall is ornately carved, filled with strange runes and writing
Floyd | in an unfamiliar language.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Dead End  Score: 2, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead End
Floyd | You have come to the end of two adjoining passages to the west and the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "We ran into ourselves again, didn't we?"
		Allen says, "I really liked how they ditched the silly humor of the earlier games"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch north wall" 		

Floyd ] Dead End  Score: 2, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the northern wall doesn't work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I loved the mood of this one, too, yeah."
		Peregrine says, "More exciting, definetly"
		Jacqueline says, "I like them all, but this is probably my favorite."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The channel opening is blocked by tons of debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit debris" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the sword)
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a dust and debris?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | There is a great tremor from within the earth. The entire dungeon
Floyd | shakes violently and loose debris starts to fall from above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Definetely a red herring."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore cf5" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF5
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cf5".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 78
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Dead End  Score: 2, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead End
Floyd | You have come to the end of two adjoining passages to the west and the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 2, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 2, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 2, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone wall blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 2, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd | It seems as if somebody has been here recently, as there is some fresh
Floyd | bread lying beneath one of the other trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 2, Turns: 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 2, Turns: 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | There is a great tremor from within the earth. The entire dungeon
Floyd | shakes violently and loose debris starts to fall from above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Experimenting a bit now"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bread" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 2, Turns: 93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 2, Turns: 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Ledge
Floyd | This is a rock-strewn ledge near the base of a tall cliff. The bottom
Floyd | of the cliff is another fifteen feet below. You have little hope of
Floyd | climbing up the cliff face, but you might be able to scramble down
Floyd | from here (though it's doubtful you could return).
Floyd | A long piece of rope is dangling down from the top of the cliff and is
Floyd | within your reach.
Floyd | A large chest, closed and locked, is lying among the boulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Treasure!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest is locked and cannot be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Damn"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pick chest" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pick that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open chest with locket" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST WITH LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "locket".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A piece of waybread
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Ledge
Floyd | This is a rock-strewn ledge near the base of a tall cliff. The bottom
Floyd | of the cliff is another fifteen feet below. You have little hope of
Floyd | climbing up the cliff face, but you might be able to scramble down
Floyd | from here (though it's doubtful you could return).
Floyd | A long piece of rope is dangling down from the top of the cliff and is
Floyd | within your reach.
Floyd | A large chest, closed and locked, is lying among the boulders.
Floyd | At the edge of the cliff above you, a man appears. He looks down at
Floyd | you and speaks. "Hello, down there! You seem to have a problem. Maybe
Floyd | I can help you." He chuckles in an unsettling sort of way. "Perhaps if
Floyd | you tied that chest to the end of the rope I might be able to drag it
Floyd | up for you.  Then, I'll be more than happy to help you up!"  He laughs
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Teaspoon says, "this....seems dubious."
		Peregrine says, "Well, we're experimenting here. The game is already unwinnable"
		Jacqueline says, "This puzzle, now that I'm reading it, does seem counter-intuitive and slightly mean."
		Teaspoon says, "True. So let's tie the chest then."
		Peregrine says, "Once we figure how the earthquake hinders us, we'll start over"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, meant that for #cfspoilers"
		Teaspoon says, "as that's evidently the wrong option."
		Teaspoon asks, "Or can we tie ourselves to the rope?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie rope to chest" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest is now tied to the rope.
Floyd | The man above you looks pleased. "Now there's a good friend! Thank you
Floyd | very much, indeed!" He pulls on the rope and the chest is lifted to
Floyd | the top of the cliff and out of sight. With a short laugh, he
Floyd | disappears. "I'll be back in a short while!" are his last words.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Though I don't think I told you much."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | A familiar voice calls down to you. "Are you still there?" he bellows
Floyd | with a coarse laugh. "Well, then, grab onto the rope and we'll see
Floyd | what we can do." The rope drops to within your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "grab rope" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 3, Turns: 112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRAB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab securely on to the rope.
Floyd | The man starts to heave on the rope and within a few moments you
Floyd | arrive at the top of the cliff. The man removes the last few valuables
Floyd | from the chest and prepares to leave. "You've been a good sport! Here,
Floyd | take this, for whatever good it is! I can't see that I'll be needing
Floyd | one!" He hands you a plain wooden staff from the bottom of the chest
Floyd | and begins examining his valuables.
Floyd | The chest, open and empty, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I... am surprised."
		Teaspoon asks, "should we hit him with the staff?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 3, Turns: 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd | There is a man here.
Floyd | There is a chest here.
Floyd | Your "friend", moving quickly, dodges behind some trees and is lost
Floyd | from sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 3, Turns: 114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A piece of waybread
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So what's the bread for, then?"
		Peregrine asks, "Are we going to feed the seagulls or something?"
		Allen says, "ward off anti-gluten freaks"
		Peregrine snortles.
		Teaspoon says, "we might need to feed it to something"
		Teaspoon says, "or, possibly, we could just eat it."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat bread" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 3, Turns: 115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you very much. It really hit the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 3, Turns: 116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd | There is a chest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 3, Turns: 117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Ledge
Floyd | This is a rock-strewn ledge near the base of a tall cliff. The bottom
Floyd | of the cliff is another fifteen feet below. You have little hope of
Floyd | climbing up the cliff face, but you might be able to scramble down
Floyd | from here (though it's doubtful you could return).
Floyd | A long piece of rope is dangling down from the top of the cliff and is
Floyd | within your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 3, Turns: 118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Base
Floyd | You are at the base of a steep cliff. Directly above you is a wide
Floyd | ledge and far above that some natural sunlight can be seen. To the
Floyd | northeast is a steeply climbing path and the ground becomes sandy
Floyd | toward the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Hairpin Loop  Score: 3, Turns: 119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hairpin Loop
Floyd | You are at a sharp turn on a narrow and steeply sloping path, strewn
Floyd | with boulders of various sizes. The path climbs sharply toward a
Floyd | desolate plain to the southeast. Southwest of here the path winds down
Floyd | to the base of a cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 3, Turns: 120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 3, Turns: 121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 3, Turns: 122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Okay, so if this is here, we'll have to come down it eventually."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 3, Turns: 123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 3, Turns: 124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 3, Turns: 125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are at the eastern end of a dark, featureless landscape of shallow
Floyd | hills. Paths to the east and southeast re-enter the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 3, Turns: 126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 3, Turns: 127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I guess we can ignore the man with the rope in the replay?"
		Teaspoon says, "if it's that easy to walk back."
		Peregrine says, "The staff seems important"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | wooden staff: Dropped.
Floyd | vial: Dropped.
Floyd | cloak: Dropped.
Floyd | hood: Dropped.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear cloak" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear hood" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the hood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Why are we wearing the cloak?"
		Peregrine says, "Dunno."
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe to avoid catching a nasty cold?"
		Allen says, "there's no way to avoid it. Whenever you're carrying any wearable item, it's always on"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. Suppose that makes sense."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Eek"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The swamp is too thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "if you're interested, decompiled code:"
		Allen | print (string) Indents-->level, "A ", (name) obj;
		Allen | if (obj has clothing) {
		Allen | print " (being worn)";
		Allen | }
		Peregrine says, "So we can't take the lamp or torch across the lake."
		Allen says, "there's no state for "worn""
		Peregrine says, "We must need something to get into that dark place..."
		Peregrine says, "If it's not a light source..."
		Peregrine is struck by a lightbulb.
		Allen says, "if you play release 07, there's a bug that lets you take the torch across :)"
		Teaspoon asks, "Do we have pockets?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Grue repellent!"
		Teaspoon says, "(can we put a flaming hot torch into our pockets?)"
		Peregrine says, "Zork II"
		Allen says, "only hobbitses have pockets"
		Peregrine says, "ho ho"
		Teaspoon says, "No one said we weren't."
		Peregrine asks, "But seriously, maybe we can find some grue repellent from Zork II. We already got killed by something from Zork IV, right?"
		Peregrine says, "(scenic vista)"
		Teaspoon asks, "But would it wash off in the water?"
		Peregrine asks, "Suppose we spray it on ourselves after crossing?"
		Peregrine says, "But, uh, wait. We drop all out possesions when we jump in the lake."
		Peregrine cogitates.
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we'd have to find it first to know."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "III".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "IV".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "I".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "II".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 5, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 5, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dark to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Say, that's nice."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "II".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "III".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "IV".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "I".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "II".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 5, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8". The only
Floyd | apparent exit, to the east, seems to be a blur and a loud, whirring
Floyd | sound resounds through the rock.
Floyd | A spray can is in the corner. In large type is the legend "Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Grue Repellent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "YEEEESSSS!"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Teaspoon says, "Your instincts were good."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 5, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Wait, so this room teleports us to a room in each game!"
		Teaspoon says, "That's clever. I like."
		Peregrine thumbs up.
		Peregrine says, "However, bear in mind we're going to be redoing everything for the sake of humanity and ClubFloyd"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "II".
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "III".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 5, Turns: 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 5, Turns: 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 5, Turns: 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a burned-out torch here.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "by the way, if you're in the zork I or II world when the earthquake comes, it prints that there's a mild tremor"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 5, Turns: 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "(nice attention to detail)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 5, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "attention to detail?"
		Allen says, "the earthquake thing I said"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "use can on me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE CAN ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "use".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "spray me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY ME
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to spray the me on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ha, ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Roger says, "rowr"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spray" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The you does not understand this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Teaspoon says, "...IF errors, ladies and gentlemen."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | If you pray enough, your prayers may be answered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "because it's a noun, it took that as the object of the question"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm tickled."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "apply can" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to apply the can to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "spray grue on me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRAY GRUE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | How singularly useless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The spray smells like a mixture of old socks and burning rubber. If I
Floyd | were a grue I'd sure stay clear!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "bingo"
		Peregrine gives Teaspoon a high five
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 5, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 5, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There are sinister gurgling noises in the darkness all around you!
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd | The ground continues to slope upwards away from the lake. You can
Floyd | barely  detect a dim light from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 5, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You are between some rock and a dark place, The room is lit dimly from
Floyd | above, revealing a lone, dark path sloping down to the west.
Floyd | To one side of the room is a large manhole cover.
Floyd | The light from above seems to be focused in the center of the room,
Floyd | where a single key is lying in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 5, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | That horrible smell is much less pungent now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "You saying rowr to that reminds me of this awesome tweet I saw yesterday:"
		[LINK]
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take cover" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 5, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is far too heavy to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "move cover" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 5, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is moved a bit to one side, revealing a small hole leading
Floyd | into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 5, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct
Floyd | You are in a wide stone channel, part of the water supply system for
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. The source of water was a waterfall to
Floyd | the south, which has long since dried up. Water flowed along the
Floyd | aqueduct to the north. This region is lit from above, although the
Floyd | source of light is not apparent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] High Arch  Score: 5, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | High Arch
Floyd | You are now on one of the tallest arches of the aqueduct, hundreds of
Floyd | feet above a rocky chasm. The immensity of the aqueduct project is
Floyd | apparent from here. Stone supports rise from the rock floor to form
Floyd | massive arches, which traverse the region from north to south. The
Floyd | water-carrying channel here is wide and deep. To the west and far
Floyd | below, you can make out a balcony which must command a wide view of
Floyd | the aqueduct.
Floyd | The channel ends abruptly to your north where a supporting pillar has
Floyd | crumbled, casting the arch into the chasm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess that was more apropos of #tangent, but whatev."
		Peregrine asks, "So, I'm still puzzled. How did the earthquake damage our prospects?"
		Allen says, "so, I solved that via a bug. The dark room has no description. If they had been clever, they would have set the description to "You've found a bug, contact infocom""
		Peregrine says, "Oh."
		Peregrine says, "Now I see."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do you think this key will open the chest?"
		Allen says, "they were smarter in Planetfall. The description of the dark rooms are:"
		Peregrine says, "f w"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] High Arch  Score: 5, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 5, Turns: 197
Floyd | >

		Allen | "You have just located a serious bug."

Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct
Floyd | You are in a wide stone channel, part of the water supply system for
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. The source of water was a waterfall to
Floyd | the south, which has long since dried up. Water flowed along the
Floyd | aqueduct to the north. This region is lit from above, although the
Floyd | source of light is not apparent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 5, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't climb the dried-up waterfall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 5, Turns: 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The hole is too far above your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So, basically, we're trapped."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I have a bunch of things in my games where the description is 'If you can see this object, it's a bug.'"
		Teaspoon says, "awkward."
		Peregrine says, "Here's the plan: we restore"
		Peregrine says, "and we solve the key puzzle first thing"
		Peregrine says, "before the eartquake messes up the aqueduct"
		Peregrine asks, "How does that sound?"
		Roger says, "hunh"
		Roger says (to pere), "go for it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are in a shadowy land of low, rolling hills stretching out to the
Floyd | west and south. The land is bordered to the north by a massive stone
Floyd | wall. Ancient and weathered, the wall has crumbled enough at one point
Floyd | to permit passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are standing atop a steep cliff, looking west over a vast ocean.
Floyd | Far below, the surf pounds at a sandy beach. To the south and east are
Floyd | rolling hills filled with eerie shadows. A path cut into the face of
Floyd | the cliff descends toward the beach. To the north is a tall stone
Floyd | wall, which ends at the cliff edge. It was obviously built long ago,
Floyd | and directly north is a spot where you could climb over the rubble of
Floyd | the decaying wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are at the eastern end of a dark, featureless landscape of shallow
Floyd | hills. Paths to the east and southeast re-enter the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cloak: Dropped.
Floyd | hood: Dropped.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Taken)
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Drat."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are at the eastern end of a dark, featureless landscape of shallow
Floyd | hills. Paths to the east and southeast re-enter the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to drop?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "all" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cloak: Dropped.
Floyd | hood: Dropped.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "IV".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "I".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "II".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8". The only
Floyd | apparent exit, to the east, seems to be a blur and a loud, whirring
Floyd | sound resounds through the rock.
Floyd | A spray can is in the corner. In large type is the legend "Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Grue Repellent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Sorry, I've been roped into a scheme for ginger beer creation."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "As long as we all get some, it's cool."
		Peregrine swigs ginger beer excessively.
		Teaspoon says, "If you have a good way of transferring it via Internet, I'm all ears! And ginger beer."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a burned-out torch here.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Love ginger beer"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are empty handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "you didn't get the can"
		Peregrine says, "Drat"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Splahs"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a burned-out torch here.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd | You run out of air and return to the surface.
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump into lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP INTO LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "these random things are just annoying"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a burned-out torch here.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | A large and hungry-looking fish is swimming in the neighborhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a burned-out torch here.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The spray smells like a mixture of old socks and burning rubber. If I
Floyd | were a grue I'd sure stay clear!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Wait, is it OK if we only have the lamp but not the torch now?"
		Peregrine says, "(the torch is at the bottom of the lake)"
		Allen says, "let's proceed and see"
		Peregrine says, "(the lamp is safely switched off on the shore)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There are sinister gurgling noises in the darkness all around you!
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd | The ground continues to slope upwards away from the lake. You can
Floyd | barely  detect a dim light from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You are between some rock and a dark place, The room is lit dimly from
Floyd | above, revealing a lone, dark path sloping down to the west.
Floyd | To one side of the room is a large manhole cover.
Floyd | The light from above seems to be focused in the center of the room,
Floyd | where a single key is lying in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | That horrible smell is much less pungent now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "move cover" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is moved a bit to one side, revealing a small hole leading
Floyd | into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 4, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct
Floyd | You are in a wide stone channel, part of the water supply system for
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. The source of water was a waterfall to
Floyd | the south, which has long since dried up. Water flowed along the
Floyd | aqueduct to the north. This region is lit from above, although the
Floyd | source of light is not apparent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] High Arch  Score: 4, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | High Arch
Floyd | You are now on one of the tallest arches of the aqueduct, hundreds of
Floyd | feet above a rocky chasm. The immensity of the aqueduct project is
Floyd | apparent from here. Stone supports rise from the rock floor to form
Floyd | massive arches, which traverse the region from north to south. The
Floyd | water-carrying channel here is wide and deep. To the west and far
Floyd | below, you can make out a balcony which must command a wide view of
Floyd | the aqueduct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Water Slide  Score: 4, Turns: 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Water Slide
Floyd | You are near the northern end of this segment of the aqueduct system.
Floyd | To the south and slightly uphill, the bulk of the aqueduct looms
Floyd | ominously, towering above a gorge. To the north, the water channel
Floyd | drops precipitously and enters a rocky hole. The damp moss and lichen
Floyd | would certainly make that a one-way trip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes, we made it!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Sort of."
		Teaspoon asks, "can we safely proceed?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The channel opening is blocked by tons of debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
vimes arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Peregrine says, "The earthquake just happened without warning. *sigh*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd | There is a great tremor from within the earth. The entire dungeon
Floyd | shakes violently and loose debris starts to fall from above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The channel is too steep and the moss too slippery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The channel opening is blocked by tons of debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Crap!!!"
		Teaspoon says, "we're doooooooomed"
		Peregrine exclaims, "OK, I don't get this. It should have worked!"
		Peregrine asks, "What did we do wrong?"
		Peregrine asks, "Apply the grue repellent too soon, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm inclined to think so. It stops when the smell fades, that seems clear."
		Peregrine asks, "So restore back to the beginning?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 38
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Land of Shadow  Score: 2, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Land of Shadow
Floyd | You are at the eastern end of a dark, featureless landscape of shallow
Floyd | hills. Paths to the east and southeast re-enter the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 2, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 2, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 2, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cloak: Dropped.
Floyd | hood: Dropped.
Floyd | sword: Dropped.
Floyd | lamp: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 3, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if there are limits on how often we can use the spray."
		Peregrine asks, "Please, someone tell us if this is the case?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 3, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd | You are on the western shore of the lake. The ground here is quite
Floyd | hard, but a few sickly reeds manage to grow near the water's edge. The
Floyd | only path leads into the rock to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "IV".
Floyd | Mounted on one wall is a flaming torch, which fills the room with a
Floyd | flickering light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "I".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 3, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "II".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 8
Floyd | This is a small chamber carved out of the rock at the end of a short
Floyd | crawl. On the wall is crudely chiseled the number "8". The only
Floyd | apparent exit, to the east, seems to be a blur and a loud, whirring
Floyd | sound resounds through the rock.
Floyd | A spray can is in the corner. In large type is the legend "Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Grue Repellent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 54
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't recall, but I thought you only needed it in one place."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop torch" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd | You run out of air and return to the surface.
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 4, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, no! A dozen or more lurking grues attack at once and devour you!
Floyd | From the look of things, I would guess that you had interrupted a grue
Floyd | convention!
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself deep within the earth in a barren prison cell.
Floyd | Outside the iron-barred window, you can see a great, fiery pit. Flames
Floyd | leap up and very nearly sear your flesh. After a while, footfalls can
Floyd | be heard in the distance, then closer and closer.... The door swings
Floyd | open, and in walks an old man.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is dressed simply in a hood and cloak, wearing a few simple jewels,
Floyd | carrying something under one arm, and leaning on a wooden staff. A
Floyd | single key, as if to a massive prison cell, hangs from his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raises the staff toward you and you hear him speak, as if in a
Floyd | dream: "I await you, though your journey be long and full of peril. Go
Floyd | then, and let me not wait long!" You feel some great power well up
Floyd | inside you and you fall to the floor. The next moment, you are
Floyd | awakening, as if from a deep slumber.
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 54
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "If you try anything dangerous twice, you die. Such is the law of Zork."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop torch" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | A large and hungry-looking fish is swimming in the neighborhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent is yours for a moment, but drops from
Floyd | your grasp.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd | You are becoming very weak. You had better leave the water before you
Floyd | drown!
Floyd | You run out of air and return to the surface.
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "This lake is pretty rough."
		Peregrine says, "The adventurer must be drenched by now"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are nearly paralyzed by the icy waters as you swim into the center
Floyd | of the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | You are floating on the surface of the lake. The water is ice cold and
Floyd | your ability to survive here for long is very questionable. A swim
Floyd | north puts you at your starting point. Conditions to the east are poor
Floyd | where the lake turns into swamp. The west and south shores are
Floyd | suitable for walking, however.
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The spray smells like a mixture of old socks and burning rubber. If I
Floyd | were a grue I'd sure stay clear!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The swamp is too thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There are odd noises in the darkness, and there is no exit in that
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There are sinister gurgling noises in the darkness all around you!
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd | The ground continues to slope upwards away from the lake. You can
Floyd | barely  detect a dim light from the east.
Floyd | That horrible smell is much less pungent now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You are between some rock and a dark place, The room is lit dimly from
Floyd | above, revealing a lone, dark path sloping down to the west.
Floyd | To one side of the room is a large manhole cover.
Floyd | The light from above seems to be focused in the center of the room,
Floyd | where a single key is lying in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 77
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "move cover" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is moved a bit to one side, revealing a small hole leading
Floyd | into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct
Floyd | You are in a wide stone channel, part of the water supply system for
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. The source of water was a waterfall to
Floyd | the south, which has long since dried up. Water flowed along the
Floyd | aqueduct to the north. This region is lit from above, although the
Floyd | source of light is not apparent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] High Arch  Score: 4, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | High Arch
Floyd | You are now on one of the tallest arches of the aqueduct, hundreds of
Floyd | feet above a rocky chasm. The immensity of the aqueduct project is
Floyd | apparent from here. Stone supports rise from the rock floor to form
Floyd | massive arches, which traverse the region from north to south. The
Floyd | water-carrying channel here is wide and deep. To the west and far
Floyd | below, you can make out a balcony which must command a wide view of
Floyd | the aqueduct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Water Slide  Score: 4, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Water Slide
Floyd | You are near the northern end of this segment of the aqueduct system.
Floyd | To the south and slightly uphill, the bulk of the aqueduct looms
Floyd | ominously, towering above a gorge. To the north, the water channel
Floyd | drops precipitously and enters a rocky hole. The damp moss and lichen
Floyd | would certainly make that a one-way trip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The repellent is all gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That answers that question."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Peregrine says, "OK, so this is really, really, really bad."
		Teaspoon asks, "We're just going to have to replay everything, aren't we?"
		Sad-Trombone says, "wanh-waaanhhh"
		Teaspoon says, "Ow."
		Peregrine asks, "Hm, the damp passage is dark, but it's accesible from another entrance. We need to leave a source of light there ?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Probably a torch?"
		Teaspoon says, "I remember doing that in Zork 1."
		Peregrine asks, "But how do we get the torch to the place in question?"
		Teaspoon says, "There were two parallel cave shafts, and you had to send the torch down one and descend the other."
		Teaspoon asks, "More exploration?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Zork III!!!!"
		Allen says, "all you need to do is switch to playing the Zork 3 release 07 game file. Then you put the torch in the chest, close the chest, and carry it into the lake. It's waterproof apparently!"
		Peregrine asks, "We've travelled to a room in Zork II. But there's also a III dial?"
		Teaspoon says, "I recall they went up to IV"
		Peregrine says, "So we can teleport to a room from where we found the torch."
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "You are not a helpful person."
		Peregrine explodes with an idea.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd ] Engravings Room  Score: 2, Turns: 78
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct View  Score: 2, Turns: 69
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 54
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Room 8  Score: 4, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic Vista
Floyd | You are in a small chamber carved in the rock, with the sole exit to
Floyd | the north. Mounted on one wall is a table labelled "Scenic Vista,"
Floyd | whose featureless surface is angled toward you. One might believe that
Floyd | the table was used to indicate points of interest in the view from
Floyd | this spot, like those found in many parks. On the other hand, your
Floyd | surroundings are far from spacious and by no stretch of the
Floyd | imagination could this spot be considered scenic. An indicator above
Floyd | the table reads "II".
Floyd | The indicator above the table flickers briefly, then changes to "III".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch table" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You touch the table and are instantly transported to another place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "This is where the slide ends!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop torch" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You suddenly find yourself back in the viewing room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Something sparkling in the sand catches your eye for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | A giant roc, previously hidden among the rocks, is heading right
Floyd | toward you, its mouth gaping wide!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 4, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | The roc snatches you in its jaws and has you for lunch.
Floyd |
Floyd |    ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself deep within the earth in a barren prison cell.
Floyd | Outside the iron-barred window, you can see a great, fiery pit. Flames
Floyd | leap up and very nearly sear your flesh. After a while, footfalls can
Floyd | be heard in the distance, then closer and closer.... The door swings
Floyd | open, and in walks an old man.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is dressed simply in a hood and cloak, wearing a few simple jewels,
Floyd | carrying something under one arm, and leaning on a wooden staff. A
Floyd | single key, as if to a massive prison cell, hangs from his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | He raises the staff toward you and you hear him speak, as if in a
Floyd | dream: "I await you, though your journey be long and full of peril. Go
Floyd | then, and let me not wait long!" You feel some great power well up
Floyd | inside you and you fall to the floor. The next moment, you are
Floyd | awakening, as if from a deep slumber.
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "yes, Infocom sucks"
		Peregrine says, "Gahhhh"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "that was exciting!"
		Teaspoon says, "not good, but exciting."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Jacqueline says, "I'm sorry, but Allen's well-timed 'Infocom sucks' made me laught. I was not actually laughing at your demise. Much."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ] Scenic Vista  Score: 4, Turns: 60
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Western Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Shore
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in lake" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP IN LAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shock of entering the frigid water has made you drop all your
Floyd | possessions into the lake!
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Underwater
Floyd | You are below the surface of the lake. It turns out that the lake is
Floyd | quite shallow and the bottom is only a few feet below you. Considering
Floyd | the frigid temperature of the water, you should probably not plan an
Floyd | extended stay.  The lake bottom is sandy and a few hearty plants and
Floyd | algae live there.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, a small, shiny object appears in the
Floyd | sand. A moment later, it is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ] Underwater  Score: 4, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You catch a brief glimpse of something shiny in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] On the Lake  Score: 4, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Lake
Floyd | The icy waters are taking their toll. You will not be able to hold out
Floyd | much longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Shore
Floyd | You are on the south shore of the lake. Rock formations prevent
Floyd | movement to the west and thickening swamp to the east makes the going
Floyd | all but impossible. To the south, where the beach meets a rock
Floyd | formation, you can make out a dark passage sloping steeply upward into
Floyd | the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "apply can to me" 		

Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPLY CAN TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The spray smells like a mixture of old socks and burning rubber. If I
Floyd | were a grue I'd sure stay clear!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Southern Shore  Score: 4, Turns: 67
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dark Place  Score: 4, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There are sinister gurgling noises in the darkness all around you!
Floyd | It is pitch black.
Floyd | The ground continues to slope upwards away from the lake. You can
Floyd | barely  detect a dim light from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Key Room
Floyd | You are between some rock and a dark place, The room is lit dimly from
Floyd | above, revealing a lone, dark path sloping down to the west.
Floyd | To one side of the room is a large manhole cover.
Floyd | The light from above seems to be focused in the center of the room,
Floyd | where a single key is lying in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | That horrible smell is much less pungent now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "move cover" 		

Floyd ] Key Room  Score: 4, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is moved a bit to one side, revealing a small hole leading
Floyd | into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Aqueduct  Score: 4, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Aqueduct
Floyd | You are in a wide stone channel, part of the water supply system for
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. The source of water was a waterfall to
Floyd | the south, which has long since dried up. Water flowed along the
Floyd | aqueduct to the north. This region is lit from above, although the
Floyd | source of light is not apparent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] High Arch  Score: 4, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | High Arch
Floyd | You are now on one of the tallest arches of the aqueduct, hundreds of
Floyd | feet above a rocky chasm. The immensity of the aqueduct project is
Floyd | apparent from here. Stone supports rise from the rock floor to form
Floyd | massive arches, which traverse the region from north to south. The
Floyd | water-carrying channel here is wide and deep. To the west and far
Floyd | below, you can make out a balcony which must command a wide view of
Floyd | the aqueduct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Water Slide  Score: 4, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Water Slide
Floyd | You are near the northern end of this segment of the aqueduct system.
Floyd | To the south and slightly uphill, the bulk of the aqueduct looms
Floyd | ominously, towering above a gorge. To the north, the water channel
Floyd | drops precipitously and enters a rocky hole. The damp moss and lichen
Floyd | would certainly make that a one-way trip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | There is a torch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "WAOH!!!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "YIPPEE!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine torch" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This puzzle cannot be solved without having died several times, let it be said"
		Teaspoon says, "it doesn't say if it's lit."
		Teaspoon asks, "I assume it's lit?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "It must be!"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I was just thiking that."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 79
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we're not dying to a grue, so I guess so."
		Peregrine asks, "Was this the nastiest puzzle?"
		Allen says, "let's wait and see"
		Allen says, "hint: no"
		Peregrine says, "Anyhow, let's hello sailor and get the staff."
		Peregrine says, "Those two puzzles are sussed"
		Peregrine says, "(PS I restored to just after we got the cloak so that we could get the key before the earthquake)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Damp Passage  Score: 4, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Damp Passage
Floyd | This is a particularly damp spot even by dungeon standards. You can
Floyd | see a crossroads to the west, and two nearly identical passages lead
Floyd | east and northeast. A stone channel, wide and deep, steeply descends
Floyd | into the room from the south. It is covered with moss and lichen, and
Floyd | is far too slippery to climb. The channel crosses the room, but the
Floyd | opening where it once continued north is now blocked by rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 4, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 4, Turns: 82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that was good thinking, we can see if the key works."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 4, Turns: 83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 4, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 4, Turns: 85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd | It seems as if somebody has been here recently, as there is some fresh
Floyd | bread lying beneath one of the other trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Ledge
Floyd | This is a rock-strewn ledge near the base of a tall cliff. The bottom
Floyd | of the cliff is another fifteen feet below. You have little hope of
Floyd | climbing up the cliff face, but you might be able to scramble down
Floyd | from here (though it's doubtful you could return).
Floyd | A long piece of rope is dangling down from the top of the cliff and is
Floyd | within your reach.
Floyd | A large chest, closed and locked, is lying among the boulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock chest" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the chest with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key, which initially seemed certain to fit the lock, seems to
Floyd | change shape and will not enter the keyhole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Never mind."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | At the edge of the cliff above you, a man appears. He looks down at
Floyd | you and speaks. "Hello, down there! You seem to have a problem. Maybe
Floyd | I can help you." He chuckles in an unsettling sort of way. "Perhaps if
Floyd | you tied that chest to the end of the rope I might be able to drag it
Floyd | up for you.  Then, I'll be more than happy to help you up!"  He laughs
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "One thing that's nice: you all have dealt with the major timing puzzle."
		Peregrine asks, "So we have all the time in the world now?"
		Jacqueline says, "I believe so."
		Peregrine cheers.
		Jacqueline asks, "..Allen?"
		Allen says, "yeah, as far as I remember"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tie chest to rope" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE CHEST TO ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest is now tied to the rope.
Floyd | The man above you looks pleased. "Now there's a good friend! Thank you
Floyd | very much, indeed!" He pulls on the rope and the chest is lifted to
Floyd | the top of the cliff and out of sight. With a short laugh, he
Floyd | disappears. "I'll be back in a short while!" are his last words.
Floyd | There is a great tremor from within the earth. The entire dungeon
Floyd | shakes violently and loose debris starts to fall from above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "and the torch obliviates your need for a lamp"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | A familiar voice calls down to you. "Are you still there?" he bellows
Floyd | with a coarse laugh. "Well, then, grab onto the rope and we'll see
Floyd | what we can do." The rope drops to within your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "there is fortunately no gas room here"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "grab rope" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 5, Turns: 103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GRAB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab securely on to the rope.
Floyd | The man starts to heave on the rope and within a few moments you
Floyd | arrive at the top of the cliff. The man removes the last few valuables
Floyd | from the chest and prepares to leave. "You've been a good sport! Here,
Floyd | take this, for whatever good it is! I can't see that I'll be needing
Floyd | one!" He hands you a plain wooden staff from the bottom of the chest
Floyd | and begins examining his valuables.
Floyd | The chest, open and empty, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What gas room?"
		Allen asks, "from Zork I?"
		Allen asks, "where your ivory torch makes it go boom?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Peregrine says, "Didn't play that one, sorry"
		Allen says, "ah. Zork I is pretty evil."
		Teaspoon says, "It is."
		Teaspoon says, "I died precisely in that fashion."
		Peregrine says, "Well, I'm glad I'm playing this instead."
		Allen says, "many ways to get into an unplayable state, plus lots of really annoying daemons and randomness"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 5, Turns: 104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd | Your "friend", moving quickly, dodges behind some trees and is lost
Floyd | from sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "and it doesn't tell you when it's broken."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Cliff  Score: 5, Turns: 105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff
Floyd | This is a remarkable spot in the dungeon. Perhaps two hundred feet
Floyd | above you is a gaping hole in the earth's surface through which pours
Floyd | bright sunshine! A few seedlings from the world above, nurtured by the
Floyd | sunlight and occasional rains, have grown into giant trees, making
Floyd | this a virtual oasis in the desert of the Underground Empire. To the
Floyd | west is a sheer precipice, dropping nearly fifty feet to jagged rocks
Floyd | below. The way south is barred by a forbidding stone wall, crumbling
Floyd | from age. There is a jagged opening in the wall to the southwest,
Floyd | through which leaks a fine mist. The land to the east looks lifeless
Floyd | and barren.
Floyd | A rope is tied to one of the large trees here and is dangling over the
Floyd | side of the cliff, reaching down to the shelf below.
Floyd | It seems as if somebody has been here recently, as there is some fresh
Floyd | bread lying beneath one of the other trees.
Floyd | There is a chest here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "which is awful."
		Teaspoon says, "yet addictive."
		Allen says, "the best way to play Zork I is kill the troll, go utside, and wait 32700 turns"
		Allen says, "because of a bug, the thief becomes inactive"
		Peregrine says, "My God."
		Peregrine says, "That's the most insane way of playing a game."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Ledge  Score: 5, Turns: 106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Ledge
Floyd | This is a rock-strewn ledge near the base of a tall cliff. The bottom
Floyd | of the cliff is another fifteen feet below. You have little hope of
Floyd | climbing up the cliff face, but you might be able to scramble down
Floyd | from here (though it's doubtful you could return).
Floyd | A long piece of rope is dangling down from the top of the cliff and is
Floyd | within your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 5, Turns: 107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Base
Floyd | You are at the base of a steep cliff. Directly above you is a wide
Floyd | ledge and far above that some natural sunlight can be seen. To the
Floyd | northeast is a steeply climbing path and the ground becomes sandy
Floyd | toward the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 5, Turns: 108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "that was a completely unknown bug until I started writing my zmachine decompiler."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I discovered it, tested it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | Passing alongside the shore now is an old boat, reminiscent of an
Floyd | ancient Viking ship. Standing on the prow of the ship is an old and
Floyd | crusty sailor, peering out over the misty ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "hello sailor"" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY "HELLO SAILOR"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The seaman looks up and maneuvers the boat toward shore. He cries out
Floyd | "I have waited three ages for someone to say those words and save me
Floyd | from sailing this endless ocean. Please accept this gift. You may find
Floyd | it useful!" He throws something which falls near you in the sand, then
Floyd | sails off toward the west, singing a lively, but somewhat uncouth,
Floyd | sailor song.
Floyd | The boat sails silently through the mist and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 155
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "OK, what next?"
		Allen asks, "you fought your shadow person?"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
		Teaspoon says, "didn't kill 'em"
		Teaspoon says, "happily"
		Allen asks, "the earthquake occurred?"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
		Allen asks, "you discovered what the earthquake changed?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yuppity yup"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine staff" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the wooden staff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "really?"
		Allen asks, "what was that?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Let's fetch the cloak and hood from the lake shore!"
		Peregrine says, "(the staff we got by helping out a dubious adventurer)"
		Allen says, "no, I mean what the earthquake changed"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not clear, to be honest."
		Peregrine says, "It made it impossible to go down the slide after getting the key"
		Peregrine says, "(aqueduct slide)"
		Allen says, "ah. There might be other stuff too. Somewhere."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
		Peregrine says, "Hopefully positive changes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Flathead Ocean  Score: 5, Turns: 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Flathead Ocean
Floyd | You are at the shore of an amazing underground sea, the topic of many
Floyd | a legend among adventurers. Few were known to have arrived at this
Floyd | spot, and fewer to return. There is a heavy surf and a breeze is
Floyd | blowing on-shore. The land rises steeply to the east and quicksand
Floyd | prevents movement to the south. A thick mist covers the ocean and
Floyd | extends over the hills to the east.  A path heads north along the
Floyd | beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cliff Base  Score: 5, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cliff Base
Floyd | You are at the base of a steep cliff. Directly above you is a wide
Floyd | ledge and far above that some natural sunlight can be seen. To the
Floyd | northeast is a steeply climbing path and the ground becomes sandy
Floyd | toward the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Hairpin Loop  Score: 5, Turns: 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hairpin Loop
Floyd | You are at a sharp turn on a narrow and steeply sloping path, strewn
Floyd | with boulders of various sizes. The path climbs sharply toward a
Floyd | desolate plain to the southeast. Southwest of here the path winds down
Floyd | to the base of a cliff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Barren Area  Score: 5, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Barren Area
Floyd | You are west of the junction, where the rock-bound passage widens out
Floyd | into a large, flat area. Although the land here is barren, you can see
Floyd | vegetation to the west. South of here is a mighty wall of stone,
Floyd | ancient and crumbling.  To the southwest the wall has decayed enough
Floyd | to form an opening, through which seeps a thin mist. A trail dips
Floyd | sharply into rocky terrain to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 5, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | You are at the junction of a north-south passage and an east-west
Floyd | passage. To the north, you can make out the bottom of a stairway. The
Floyd | ways to the east and south are relatively cramped, but a wider trail
Floyd | leads to the west.
Floyd | Standing before you is a great rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 5, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 5, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Shore
Floyd | You are in a wide cavern on the north shore of a small lake. Some
Floyd | polished stone steps lead to the southeast and a sheer rock face
Floyd | prevents any movement around the lake to the southwest. The cavern is
Floyd | dimly lit from above.
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd | There is a sword here.
Floyd | There is a hood here.
Floyd | There is a cloak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | lamp: Taken.
Floyd | sword: Taken.
Floyd | hood: You are now wearing the hood.
Floyd | cloak: You are now wearing the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Lake Shore  Score: 5, Turns: 169
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I feel better now..."
		Allen says, "no longer nekkid"
		Peregrine chortles.
		Peregrine asks, "So we've been doing heroic stuff in our underwear, eh?"
		Teaspoon says, "I assume we were wearing *something* on this quest."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Foggy Room  Score: 5, Turns: 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Foggy Room
Floyd | You are in a dank passage filled with a wispy fog. A spooky passageway
Floyd | leads north and a wider path heads off to the south. To the west, the
Floyd | path leaves the rock and enters an eerie, shadowy land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Creepy Crawl  Score: 5, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Creepy Crawl
Floyd | You are in a dark and quite creepy crawlway with passages leaving to
Floyd | the north, east, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So this is the place whose exits we haven't all explored, according to my map"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tight Squeeze  Score: 5, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tight Squeeze
Floyd | This is a very low and narrow passage leading east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Crystal Grotto  Score: 5, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Crystal Grotto
Floyd | This is a chamber of breathtaking beauty. Mighty stalagmites form
Floyd | structured shapes of rock, encrusted with crystalline formations.
Floyd | Phosphorescent mosses, fed by a trickle of water from some unseen
Floyd | source above, make the crystals glow and sparkle with every color of
Floyd | the rainbow. There is an opening to the west, and a man-made passage
Floyd | heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wow"
		Peregrine's breath is taken away.
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, the scenery in these games is wonderfully written."
		DavidW says, "I always try to take a crystal souvenir from every crystal grotto I visit in IF."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take mosses" 		

Floyd ] Crystal Grotto  Score: 5, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MOSSES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "mosses".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take stalagmite" 		

Floyd ] Crystal Grotto  Score: 5, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STALAGMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't be serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "How often does it work, David?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Hall
Floyd | This is the north end of a large hall with a vaulted ceiling. A long,
Floyd | tiled hallway leads north through a tall arch. Although the origin or
Floyd | purpose of this room is unclear, there is a large rendering of the
Floyd | Royal Seal of Lord Dimwit Flathead carved on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hmm. Maybe one in five game?"
		Teaspoon says, "*makes note*"
		Peregrine says, "Ooooo"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine seal" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Seal is vintage Flathead, with signs of excess nearly everywhere.
Floyd | It consists of a curiously flat-headed figure wearing a gaudy crown,
Floyd | surrounded by the Crown Jewels of the Empire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "I seem to recall this was...yes! Treasure!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "We stole the gaudy crown in Zork II!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Great Door  Score: 5, Turns: 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Door
Floyd | This is the south end of a monumental hall, full of dust and debris
Floyd | from a recent earthquake. To the east is a great iron door, rusted
Floyd | shut. To its right, however, is a gaping cleft in the rock and behind,
Floyd | a cleared area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Hall
Floyd | This is the north end of a large hall with a vaulted ceiling. A long,
Floyd | tiled hallway leads north through a tall arch. Although the origin or
Floyd | purpose of this room is unclear, there is a large rendering of the
Floyd | Royal Seal of Lord Dimwit Flathead carved on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine wall" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which wall do you mean, the northern wall, the western wall, the
Floyd | southern wall, or the eastern wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "southern wall" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTHERN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "southern" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine southern wall" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SOUTHERN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "southern" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tae seal" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAE SEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "tae".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine southern wall" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SOUTHERN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "southern" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take seal" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't be serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh. It's scenery."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine south" 		

Floyd ] Royal Hall  Score: 5, Turns: 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Great Door  Score: 5, Turns: 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Door
Floyd | This is the south end of a monumental hall, full of dust and debris
Floyd | from a recent earthquake. To the east is a great iron door, rusted
Floyd | shut. To its right, however, is a gaping cleft in the rock and behind,
Floyd | a cleared area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So the room description isn't well written."
		DavidW says, "> give fish to royal seal"
		Teaspoon says, "If we had a fish."
		DavidW says, "like a red herring"
		Peregrine exclaims, "I mean, I wouldn't have known there was a south exit if I hadn't accidentally typed S instead of N!"
		Allen says, "when I played Deadline, I was like 13 and didn't know what a red herring was. I spent a lot of time trying to take the red herrings"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, wait, this is in the same room."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I would have thought it was in the same wall. But anyway..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock iron door with key" 		

Floyd ] Great Door  Score: 5, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK IRON DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The key, which initially seemed certain to fit the lock, seems to
Floyd | change shape and will not enter the keyhole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open iron door" 		

Floyd ] Great Door  Score: 5, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IRON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron door is rusted shut and cannot be opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not convinced this key is useful."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Puzzle alert!"
		Allen says, "now we've come to the most famous puzzles of the game, the things about Zork III I remember most vividly, because I spent months here"
		Peregrine gulps.
		Teaspoon says, "Oh dear."
		Peregrine says, "I sure hope it takes less time than that."
		Teaspoon says, "It would tie up Club Floyd no end."
		DavidW says, "oh, it's not *that* bad."
		Allen says, "there's a lot of clever stuff here"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 184
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says (to DavidW), "but back before we had hints, or knew anyone else who played these games to ask for help from..."
		Allen says, "one puzzle could stop you for weeks"
		Teaspoon says, "If we get that stuck..."
		Jacqueline says, "There was that 1-900 number or something."
		Jacqueline says, "Later, Invisiclues."
		Allen says (to Jacq), "they didn't answer hints"
		Teaspoon asks, "at so many dollars a minut?"
		Allen says, "except in the very beginning"
		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "They... they didn't?"
		Allen says, "no. I called once"
		Jacqueline asks, "What were they FOR?"
		Allen says, "they were there to order hint books"
		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "You had enough money to call them?"
		Allen says, "I didn't tell my parents in advance"
		vimes says, "so basically they were the opposite of the Hadean Lands certificate"
		Jacqueline was, like, 10, and... ah. Man, glad you weren't my kid.
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "ha"
		Jacqueline asks, "What happened when your parents found out?"
		Allen says, "I had a guy patiently explain to me they don't solve puzzles anymore"
		Allen says, "I don't remember"
		Allen says, "I think I immediately hung up, so it was probably a low cost"
		Peregrine says, "It's getting late."
		Allen says, "you gotta explore some"
		Allen says, "this is the most fun part of the game"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wanting to postpone until next week, P?"
		Allen says, "there's a very fiddly puzzle later that's not nearly as much fun"
		Peregrine says, "Hm... maybe explore for five more minutes and then postpone"
		Allen says, "it'll also teach you some zork history"
		Peregrine says, "Because otherwise I'll end up sleeping 'round midnight"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "So a quick look then."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine golden machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GOLDEN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine consists of a seat and a console containing one small
Floyd | button and a dial connected to a display which reads 948.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine grey machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREY MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the grey machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine black machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BLACK MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the black machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So, obviously the golden machine is the important one."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder what they do."
		Teaspoon asks, "time travel?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine writing" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "writing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The words cannot be made out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I think the grey one is a ref to zork 1. It's not important"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "clean plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "clean".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The words cannot be made out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open stone door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The jewels are inside a locked cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |          Crown Jewels
Floyd |
Floyd |   Presented To The Royal Museum
Floyd |       By His Gracious Lord
Floyd |
Floyd |         DIMWIT FLATHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           Dedicated
Floyd |          * 777 GUE *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock cage with key" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK CAGE WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh."
		Peregrine says, "Wait, there's a date here."
		Peregrine asks, "777 GUE?"
		Peregrine says, "And on the console of the golden machine we saw the number 948."
		Peregrine asks, "Could there be a connection?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		Peregrine says, "This is very interesting..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine puzzle" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PUZZLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "puzzle".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "maybe we can go back in time before the stuff's in the cage?"
		Peregrine says, "That would be cool."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "5 out of 7? Not bad"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your potential is 5 of a possible 7, in 203 moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So, do we postpone time travel to next week?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."
		vimes says, "or to several years ago"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, Peregrine!"
		Peregrine says, "And it looks like we only need one more session to win this"
		Peregrine says, "unlike ZII :P"
		Teaspoon says, "assuming we don't get stuck"
		Jacqueline says, "Probably, yeah. Well done."
		Peregrine says, "Thanks everyone."
		Peregrine says, "And I wouldn't have managed alone"
		Peregrine says, "So thank you"
		Peregrine exclaims, "This is a lot more fun than ZII!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "It is, yes."
		Teaspoon says, "And no annoying NPC so far. Yet."
		Peregrine says, "All the NPCs have been surprisingly friendly."
		Peregrine says, "Even that guy with the sword was merciful"
		Jacqueline says, "Except for that time you were sacrificed."
		Peregrine says, "That was a freak incident"
		Allen says, "need an OZMOO spell!"
		Peregrine says, "Besides, people who only appear in **you have died** messages don't count as NPCs, I think"
		Allen says, "(it's a scene from Enchanter, back when it was internally titled Zork IV)"
		Teaspoon says, "Ooh...."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Okay, fair."
		Teaspoon says, "I was wondering what that was about."
		Peregrine asks (of Jacqueline), "Maybe rename the last save file to be on the safe side?"
		Peregrine asks, "So that someone doesn't mess up all our heroic work by playing 'Pass the Banana' or something?"
		Allen says, "I remember being so incredibly excited when Enchanter came out"
		Teaspoon says, "Good idea."
		[LINK]
		Teaspoon says, "That is a pretty terrific picture."
		DavidW says, "I liked a lot about Enchanter, but it's kinda hard to revisit today, because of the hunger, thrist, and sleep daemons."
		Allen says, "yeah"
		Allen says, "I have a modified zmachine file that makes those more bearable"
		Peregrine says, "Wow, now I regret not being old enough to have known the dawn of IF"
		Teaspoon says, "But we can play old and new stuff, which is a nice bonus."
		Peregrine says, "Exactly."
		DavidW says, "Solving the huge locked door in Enchanter was a highlight of my IF career."
		Allen says, "I need to rewrite my file-modifying program in python, and release a bunch of fixes that make evil infocom games less evil"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		Teaspoon says, "That...sounds nice."
		DavidW says, "I put the game aside for an entire month and had to reapproach the puzzle a-fresh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I never finished enchanter until the modern era. I never figured out the infinite staircase on my own"
		Allen says, "Enchanter is sort of evil in that there are alternative solutions to two puzzles that put the game in an unwinnable state"
		Allen says, "I figured out the mechanical hammer tower"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember having trouble there."
		Allen asks, "with Kulcad?"
		Jacqueline says, "I've never played Enchanter, Spellbreaker, or Sorcerer."
		DavidW says, "Either puzzle."
		Allen says, "I spent months working with the infinite stair, and revisited it occasionally over the years, never got it"
		DavidW says, "I don't know if the way I solved the hammer puzzle was the expected way, now that I think of it."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "say, so when we finish Zork we shoud move on to Enchanter!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Agree!"
		Allen says, "sorcerer I solved in under 2 weeks. Spellbreaker stumped me until I went to college and introduced a friend to it, and we figured it out together"
		Peregrine says, "After all, it *was* supposed to be Zork IV"
		Allen says, "Spellbreaker feels like the biggest game of all, like a vast game, but it's only a z3 that fits in 128 kb of address space"
		Teaspoon says, "Impressive coding, that."
		Peregrine says, "What fun! Now I can go to bed... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..."
		Allen says, "if you examine the compiled code, you can see they pulled out every trick in the book to reduce space"
		Allen says, "Dave Lebling knew the zmachine, and knew how to optomize everything"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Good night!"
		Peregrine says, "Good night, everyone"
		Jacqueline says, "Must admit I'm kind of afraid of those games. But I suppose that's what I love most about CF is tackling hard stuff."
		Peregrine asks, "That's what it's for! Right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Like, I don't think I ever finished Suspended on my own, but CF nailed it pretty easily."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Kinda, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks, all. See you next week."
		Jacqueline steps away.
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Peregrine says, "See you next week"
Teaspoon disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Allen says, "I finished suspended, and then spent weeks otptimizing my approach so I could get the minimum deaths"
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		Teaspoon says, "see you, all."
		Allen says, "it took several months to solve it all"
		Allen says, "I never did solve it in the "difficult" mode though"
		Teaspoon asks, "even though you know the puzzles?"
		Allen says, "looking at the decompiled code for it, it's pretty amazing, so many variables that went into it"
		Allen says, "yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "Wow."
		Teaspoon says, "Must be quite something."
		Allen says, "you have no margin of error, and the timings of thing change"
		Allen says, "also, I've never managed to replay Suspended without a walkthru. It's just too tough"
		Allen says, "you have to work and work until you intuitively know how everything functions"
		Allen says, "fortunately, I have my job to provide that kind of adventure!"
		DavidW says, "I don't think I ever saw the end of Suspended. It really is too difficult."
		DavidW says, "I saw enough of the game, though, to mostly understand what it wanted from me, I think. It's been ages. My memories get all fuzzy."
		Allen says, "the kind of exploration of the system of Suspended... it feels a lot like my work, really. You do variations of stuff, tweak it, slowly understand what's going wrong"
		Allen says, "there was little story, and no interesting characters. It was just exploration until you understood the system"
		Allen says, "so, perfect game for me, but not one of the more interesting Infocom games"
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "We solved it on CF. Perhaps you weren't here."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep, you weren't here. :("
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Jacqueline says, "But here is the transcript (which includes the ending), in case you're curious:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "We brought the filtering computers back into balance is 220 cycles, but with the worst rating you can get. We ultimately killed nearly 7m people."
		Jacqueline says, "Which is really not good."
		
*** SESSION TWO *** 		
		Miseri asks, "What are we playing today, Brain?"
		Peregrine says, "Zork III"
		Peregrine says, "Have managed to fix web client so that it's bearable"
		DavidW asks, "Isn't this the day we don't get a Teaspoon?"
		Peregrine says, "Trick: turn off auto-refresh"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh. Perhaps it is."
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Yeah,"
		Peregrine says, "So let's go"
		Jacqueline asks, "So is the plan still ZIII?"
		Peregrine mourns the absence of Tsp, but is resolute.
		Jacqueline asks, "Or should we wait until Tsp is back?"
		Peregrine says, "Hm... tough call."
		Jacqueline says, "Think for a second. I just realized I have not fed this kitten and it is consequently trying to eat its own tail. That will not end well. BRB"
		Peregrine says, "Poor kitten..."
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, she's fine. She just gets really weird when she's hungry."
		Jacqueline says, "So if she's going all skitterbonk I look at the clock and go, 'oh yeah, she probably wants some breakfast'"
		Peregrine says, "We probably won't reach the endgame this session, anyhow"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we ought to be as weird as the kitten and play something by Rybread Celsius."
		Jacqueline asks, "By who?"
		Jacqueline's plan was to catch up on transcripts while people Floyded today, but she's open to playing along.
		Peregrine asks, "So I say we play on. Who's with me?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Thing is, I think it's just you, isn't it?"
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline asks, "Which is still okay from my standpoint, as I'm watching, but is it fun for you?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "(Looks like all the Rybread stuff is listed as by Ryan Stevens now at IFDB)"
		Peregrine says, "It's fun so long as there are other people to cheer me on"
		Peregrine says, "Besides, so far I've done 98 % of the actual playing :P"
		Jacqueline says, "I shall cheer you on, sure. Your save file is 3july16 - let me make sure Perry is running."
		Peregrine says, "So it won't make a major difference"
		Peregrine says, "Thanks, Jacq"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep, Perry is still running, which works well."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Jacqueline says, "A guest was messing around with Floyd at one point..."
		Jacqueline says, "But he's still playing ZIII. Huh."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, no! (panics)"
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, your save file should be good enough still."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "3july2016" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREFailed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay. That's not good."
		Peregrine is petrified.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your potential is 5 of a possible 7, in 203 moves.
Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		DavidW asks, "I thought the save file didn't have the 20?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		DavidW says, "yeah, no 20"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREFailed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "DavidW Thanks!"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, drat"
		Jacqueline says, "You're fine. It's restored."
		Jacqueline says, "I restored it."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Jacqueline says, "(Unless you have another drat)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREFailed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "You don't need to restore. This is where you left off."
		DavidW says (to Peregine), "Stop typing restore."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | > RESTOREFailed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Sorry, out of synch"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Peregrine is playing via web client, fwiw."
		Peregrine says, "Web client... (grr)"
		DavidW says, "oh. That could be horrid."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |          Crown Jewels
Floyd |
Floyd |   Presented To The Royal Museum
Floyd |       By His Gracious Lord
Floyd |
Floyd |         DIMWIT FLATHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           Dedicated
Floyd |          * 777 GUE *
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Oh, I have an idea!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The words cannot be made out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "clean plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "clean".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which machin do you mean, the gold machine, the black machine, or the
Floyd | grey machine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | (You are in the gold machine.)
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine consists of a seat and a console containing one small
Floyd | button and a dial connected to a display which reads 948.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't even remember this part."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing seems to have happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I do. I remember trying to clean the plaque like Peregrine did."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 947" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 947
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 947.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "How to solve it, however? That part I don't remember."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear somewhat altered.
Floyd | You notice that everything you were holding is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Argh!"
		Jacqueline says, "oopsie"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | (You are in the gold machine.)
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is closed.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have a theory, but it's better for me not to say in case I'm resurrecting memory."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 948" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 948
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 948.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. I have an idea."
		Peregrine asks, "What?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear somewhat altered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | (You are in the gold machine.)
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is closed.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here. (outside the gold
Floyd | machine)
Floyd | There is a strange key here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a torch here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a wooden staff here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a vial here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a lamp here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a sword here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a hood here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a cloak here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Well, what do you think this machine does?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | (You are in the gold machine.)
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is closed.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here. (outside the gold
Floyd | machine)
Floyd | There is a strange key here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a torch here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a wooden staff here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a vial here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a lamp here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a sword here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a hood here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd | There is a cloak here. (outside the gold machine)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Travels in time, I reckon"
		Peregrine says, "But you can't take anything with you, clearly."
		DavidW says, "So you should go to the year mentioned on the other plaque."
		Peregrine says, "(Like in Terminator)"
		Peregrine says, "(where time travellers go around in the nude )"
		DavidW says, "So, that would be 777."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 777" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 777
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 777.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Ready?"
		DavidW says, "sure."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, you are confronted with a goodly number of particularly
Floyd | stupid-looking people dressed in peculiar uniform and pointing
Floyd | waffle-like objects in your general direction. One twists his waffle
Floyd | and you slump to the ground, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    **  You have died  **
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Peregrine asks, "Waffles?"
		DavidW says, "Waffle-like taser, I guess."
		Peregrine asks, "Waffles?"
		Jacqueline says, "Waffleguns, apparently."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "quit" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd isn't playing any game right now." 		DavidW says, "You need to restart the game first."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restart" 		
Floyd says (to Peregrine), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		DavidW says, "no, like, load it."
		Jacqueline asks (of Peregrine,), "May I?"
		Peregrine says, "Yes, you may"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		DavidW says, "I guess you can't go to the year 777 unless you take precautions, or maybe you need to target a different year."
		Peregrine says, "Whoops."
		Jacqueline says, "No, it's retored. Just play."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We need to travel to a time BEFORE the waffly guys come."
		DavidW asks, "What if you go back a few years and try to read the plaque before is gets too faded?"
		Peregrine asks, "Trial and error?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 774" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 774
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 774.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, try 778, the year after waffle guys."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. The area around you
Floyd | seems to be solidifying! Rock formations close in on you and before
Floyd | you can react you are engulfed in stone!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    **  You have died  **
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Peregrine says, "Whoops."
		DavidW says, "ah, they haven't dug the place prior to 777."
		Peregrine says, "Or at least not in 778."
		Peregrine says, "(sorry, 774)"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll restore"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "loast sleepmask zork3" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "load" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | > RESTOREFailed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3JULY16
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "3july16".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd try 778, a year after the Museum opened."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 778" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 778
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 778.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "OK, if I die, it's your fault :P"
		DavidW says, "yes, of course."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, you are confronted with a goodly number of particularly
Floyd | stupid-looking people dressed in peculiar uniform and pointing
Floyd | waffle-like objects in your general direction. One twists his waffle
Floyd | and you slump to the ground, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    **  You have died  **
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "And if you die-- I'll restore"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Damn waffly people."
vimes arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Peregrine says, "Thanks, Jacq"
		Jacqueline says, "Odd that it just ends the game."
		DavidW asks, "ok. So... try 800 or 900?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hi, vimes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already in the gold machine, cretin!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 900" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 900
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 900.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's gotta be a time after the waffle guys and before the plaque is all faded."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear somewhat altered.
Floyd | You notice that everything you were holding is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Huzzah!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Hooray!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "No waffly guys!"
		DavidW asks, "so explore the year 900. What's different?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out the gold machine)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is closed.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 900. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Peregrine says, "Writing still illegible :("
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Was the south door closed?"
		Peregrine says, "Go"
		Peregrine says, "No"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Phew."
		DavidW says, "Well, maybe it's different outside here."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The words cannot be made out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | which is rusted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The earthquake hasn't happened, so we can't get out of the museum"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. okay."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open stone door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 5, Turns: 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That makes the puzzle area nicely constrained."
		Peregrine says, "No other obvious difference."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | which is rusted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess try an earlier year?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 900. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "And what do the other machines do?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I don't know."
		Peregrine says, "But for now I'm timetravelling..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 775" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 775
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 775.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. The area around you
Floyd | seems to be solidifying! Rock formations close in on you and before
Floyd | you can react you are engulfed in stone!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    **  You have died  **
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW says, "If one of the other machines can make you invisible, then maybe the waffle guys won't kill you."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm on it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So we know that the museum was inaugurated in 777 and that it didn't exist in 775."
		DavidW says, "I bet it wasn't dug until 777 too."
		Jacqueline asks, "What all years did you try?"
		Peregrine says, "That leaves us with the year 776"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'd at least try 776"
		DavidW says, "I'd try 800."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it will end badly, but it should be tried."
		DavidW says, "yes, try 776."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Wait, there's the plaque!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 800" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 800
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 800.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, you see before you a row of military people who, if
Floyd | appearances do not deceive, have the cumulative intelligence of a not
Floyd | yet ripe grapefruit. One of them aims a waffle-shaped implement in
Floyd | your direction and you become numb and then paralyzed and then dead.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |    **  You have died  **
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zork3" 		

Floyd ] Endless Stair  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase.
Floyd | All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents
Floyd | and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of
Floyd | imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet
Floyd | oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair
Floyd | dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test,
Floyd | my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet
Floyd | enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves
Floyd | around you as his last words echo through the void....
Floyd |
Floyd | ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
Floyd | Copyright 1982 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ZORK is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 17 / Serial number 840727
Floyd |
Floyd | Endless Stair
Floyd | You are at the bottom of a seemingly endless stair, winding its way
Floyd | upward beyond your vision. An eerie light, coming from all around you,
Floyd | casts strange shadows on the walls. To the south is a dark and winding
Floyd | trail.
Floyd | Your old friend, the brass lantern, is at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3july16" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 5, Turns: 203
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Interesting variation on the same theme."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 776" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 5, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 776
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 776.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear to have changed. From outside the
Floyd | door you hear the sounds of guards talking.
Floyd | You notice that everything you were holding is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oho"
		Peregrine exclaims, "We haven't died!"
		Jacqueline says, "That is promsing."
		Jacqueline says, "er, promising."
		Peregrine says, "So this is the year the museum was built, BEFORE the inauguration"
		DavidW says, "yes. listen!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out the gold machine)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to listen to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hear" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "hear".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | Through the door you can hear voices which, from their sound, belong
Floyd | to military or police personnel.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine plaque" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The plaque merely identifies the machines and names their donor. They
Floyd | are non-working models of existing state-of-the-art machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So the plaque was just a boring plaque after all"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it told you what the machines do."
		Peregrine says, "Not worth getting killed by the waffly idiots for"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a pressurizer, a room spinner, and a time machine"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The voices are muffled by the door which (fortunately for you)
Floyd | separates you. They seem to be in heated debate on the topic of wage
Floyd | scales for guards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh, sorry, confusing descriptions"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The voices are muffled by the door which (fortunately for you)
Floyd | separates you. They seem to be in heated debate on the topic of the
Floyd | proper way to execute trespassers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "*gulp*"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The voices are muffled by the door which (fortunately for you)
Floyd | separates you. They seem to be in heated debate on the topic of the
Floyd | proper way to execute trespassers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The voices are muffled by the door which (fortunately for you)
Floyd | separates you. They seem to be in heated debate on the topic of the
Floyd | proper way to execute trespassers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You hear, from outside the door, guards marching away, their voices
Floyd | fading.  After a few moments, a booming crash signals the close of
Floyd | what must be a tremendous door. Then there is silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Must be safe now..."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 221
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This appears to be an unfinished entranceway to the Royal Museum.
Floyd | There are doors to the east and north, and a blind stairway to the
Floyd | south. A heavy iron door to the west is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open stone door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is locked, probably by the guards on their way out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And in the museum?"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, no."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The guards locked the iron door behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, you need a key to the museum?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs end blindly to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Looks like it."
		Peregrine exclaims, "I've got it!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 948" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 948
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 948.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear somewhat altered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "back to the future"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out the gold machine)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push gold machine south" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GOLD MACHINE SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push gold machine south" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GOLD MACHINE SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is open and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd | With some effort, you push the machine into the room with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push gold machine east" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GOLD MACHINE EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open stone door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is very promising."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push gold machine east" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GOLD MACHINE EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd | With some effort, you push the machine into the room with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Now, we'll arrive in the Jewel Room!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 776" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 776
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 776.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ready..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 240
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear to have changed. From outside the
Floyd | door you hear the sounds of guards talking.
Floyd | You notice that the golden machine has disappeared!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "yes, but the jewels won't be here, until 777, right?"
		Peregrine asks, "Oh?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. Find out."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Blast, I'm TRAPPED!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "No time machine!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber, in the center of which is a
Floyd | pedestal which is the intended home of the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a jewelled knife, a golden ring, and the royal
Floyd | sceptre. The room is, by appearances, unfinished.
Floyd | Through the door you can hear voices which, from their sound, belong
Floyd | to military or police personnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the golden ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I saved right before you pushed the button."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe the door unlocks from this side?"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Thanks!"
		Peregrine says, "Could be.."
		Peregrine says, "Wait, so the ring can be worn."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Peregrine says, "But my hood and clothing vanished"
		Roger says, "woohoo"
		Peregrine says, "So even if I find the machine, I won't be able to take the stuff back with me to the future"
		Peregrine says, "Lateral thinking..."
		DavidW says, "Sure you can. Just leave the treasures in the gray machine replica."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door makes no sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No one will look for them there."
		Peregrine asks, "What gray machine replica?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber, in the center of which is a
Floyd | pedestal which is the intended home of the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a jewelled knife, a golden ring, and the royal
Floyd | sceptre. Not all of the jewels are in place, however. The room is, by
Floyd | appearances, unfinished.
Floyd | Through the door you can hear voices which, from their sound, belong
Floyd | to military or police personnel.
Floyd | One particularly loud and grating voice can now be heard above the
Floyd | others outside the room. "Very nice! Very nice! Not enough security,
Floyd | but very nice! Now, Lord Feepness, pay attention! I've been thinking
Floyd | and what we need is a dam, a tremendous dam to control the Frigid
Floyd | River, with thousands of gates. Yes! I can see it now. We shall call
Floyd | it ... Flood Control Dam #2. No, not quite right. Aha! It will be
Floyd | Flood Control Dam #3." "Pardon me, my Lord, but wouldn't that be just
Floyd | a tad excessive?" "Nonsense! Now, let me tell you my idea for
Floyd | hollowing out volcanoes..." With that, the voices trail out into
Floyd | nothingness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "In the tech room."
		Peregrine says, "So that was Flathead."
		DavidW says, "Dimwit himself."
		Peregrine says, "Now I know who came up with the surreal volcano in ZII."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber, in the center of which is a
Floyd | pedestal which is the intended home of the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a jewelled knife, a golden ring, and the royal
Floyd | sceptre. Not all of the jewels are in place, however. The room is, by
Floyd | appearances, unfinished.
Floyd | Through the door you can hear voices which, from their sound, belong
Floyd | to military or police personnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You hear, from outside the door, guards marching away, their voices
Floyd | fading.  After a few moments, a booming crash signals the close of
Floyd | what must be a tremendous door. Then there is silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "YES!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "You were right!"
		DavidW says, "Take the spectre and knife too, I guess."
		Peregrine exclaims, "You make a great substitute Tsp!"
		Peregrine asks, "*spectre*?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | pedestal: You can't reach it through the cage.
Floyd | jewelled knife: Taken.
Floyd | sceptre: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This appears to be an unfinished entranceway to the Royal Museum.
Floyd | There are doors to the east and north, and a blind stairway to the
Floyd | south. A heavy iron door to the west is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So I'd hide the booty in this room, hoping that no one will find it in here."
		Peregrine says, "Hm... so these are non-working models."
		Peregrine says, "Weird."
		DavidW says, "So I'm guessing the gray machine is a decent hiding spot."
		Peregrine asks, "How come the Temporizer works, then?"
		DavidW says, "um. Dunno."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put ring in grey machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING IN GREY MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good place to put anything there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grey" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put ring in black machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING IN BLACK MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good place to put anything there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine grey" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GREY
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the grey machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You're on the right track, fwiw."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine black" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the black machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine gold machine" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE GOLD MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine consists of a seat and a console containing one small
Floyd | button and a dial connected to a display which reads 776.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look under seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a small hollow area under the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "aha"
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
		DavidW says, "Hide the stuff there."
		Peregrine says, "That's the only hiding place then"
		Peregrine says, "But it's tiny, I don't think the sceptre will fit"
		DavidW says, "Unless the pipes have a hiding spot too."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sceptre
Floyd |   A jewelled knife
Floyd |   A golden ring (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put ring in hollow" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING IN HOLLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "hollow".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "at least try, eh?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put ring under seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ring is concealed underneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put knife under seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too big to hide under the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine pipes" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the black machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine console" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CONSOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 776.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine floor" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine wall" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which wall do you mean, the northern wall, the western wall, the
Floyd | southern wall, or the eastern wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Peregrine), "Do you know what the goal of the game is?"
		Peregrine says, "I'm thinking: once they realize the stuff is stolen, they'll search everywhere."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not going to say if you're right or not, just curious."
		Peregrine says, "No really, no"
		DavidW says, "That sounds like we don't need the knife and spectre."
		Peregrine says, "I reckon it's to do with pleasing the Dungeon Master guy"
		Peregrine says, "If we leave the knife and sceptre in the same room as the time machine, they'll think: ooo, someone timetravelled without knowing that you can't take things through time"
		Peregrine says, "That's probably not a good thing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, put the knife and sceptre back"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This appears to be an unfinished entranceway to the Royal Museum.
Floyd | There are doors to the east and north, and a blind stairway to the
Floyd | south. A heavy iron door to the west is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber, in the center of which is a
Floyd | pedestal which is the intended home of the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a jewelled knife, a golden ring, and the royal
Floyd | sceptre. Not all of the jewels are in place, however. The room is, by
Floyd | appearances, unfinished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "Weird." 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEIRD.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "weird".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd also consider making sure both doors are reclosed too."
		Peregrine says, "Non-adaptive room descriptions"
		Peregrine says, "Good idea, Dw"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put sceptre on pedstal" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCEPTRE ON PEDSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "pedstal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put sceptre on pedestal" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCEPTRE ON PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach it through the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm confused now."
		Peregrine says, "This looks like a bug"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A sceptre
Floyd |   A jewelled knife
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine cage" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any cage here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop sceptre" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SCEPTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber, in the center of which is a
Floyd | pedestal which is the intended home of the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a jewelled knife, a golden ring, and the royal
Floyd | sceptre. Not all of the jewels are in place, however. The room is, by
Floyd | appearances, unfinished.
Floyd | There is a sceptre here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, that's a bug."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take sceptre" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCEPTRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You start to feel light-headed and, before you can even think, you
Floyd | become completely disoriented. When you regain your faculties, you
Floyd | realize that your surroundings have changed.
Floyd | You notice that everything you were holding is gone!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Time to restore?"
		DavidW asks, "are you back in 948 again?"
		Peregrine says, "I think what happened is that they figure out I used a time machine and got rid of it"
		Peregrine says, "So I never timetravelled"
		Peregrine says, "And therefore never hid the ring"
		DavidW asks, "how can you know that? Is the gold machine there?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open stone door" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This is the entrance to the Royal Museum, the finest and grandest in
Floyd | the Great Underground Empire. To the south, down a few steps, is the
Floyd | entrance to the Royal Puzzle and to the east, through a stone door, is
Floyd | the Royal Jewel Collection. A wooden door to the north is closed and
Floyd | leads to the Museum of Technology. To the west is a great iron door,
Floyd | rusted shut. To its left, however, is a cleft in the rock providing a
Floyd | western route away from the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is a large hall which hosted the technological exhibits of the
Floyd | Great Underground Empire. A door to the south is open.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | There is a Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent here.
Floyd | There is a strange key here.
Floyd | There is a torch here.
Floyd | There is a wooden staff here.
Floyd | There is a vial here.
Floyd | There is a lamp here.
Floyd | There is a sword here.
Floyd | There is a hood here.
Floyd | There is a cloak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I was right."
		Peregrine says, "No gold machine."
		DavidW says, "oh, you're right. Gold machine gone completely."
		DavidW says, "so restore time."
		Peregrine says, "Crap, time paradoxes bend my brain"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Peregrine says, "Jacq, I forgot what was the last restore"
		Jacqueline asks, "I think cf17?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let me go look."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah cf17"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you want me to restore to that?"
		Peregrine asks, "Could you please restore for me?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 240
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Thanks"
		Peregrine says, "So, get ring, hide ring, destroy evidence"
		Peregrine exclaims, "The perfect crime!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | (You are in the gold machine.)
Floyd | You are in a high-ceilinged chamber in the middle of which sits a
Floyd | tall, round steel cage, which is securely locked. In the middle of the
Floyd | cage is a pedestal on which sit the Crown Jewels of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire: a sceptre, a jewelled knife, and a golden ring. A
Floyd | small bronze plaque, now tarnished, is on the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do that from inside the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out the gold machine)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The jewels are inside a locked cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in machine" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 776" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 776
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 776.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear to have changed. From outside the
Floyd | door you hear the sounds of guards talking.
Floyd | You notice that the golden machine has disappeared!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You hear, from outside the door, guards marching away, their voices
Floyd | fading.  After a few moments, a booming crash signals the close of
Floyd | what must be a tremendous door. Then there is silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now wearing the golden ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 6, Turns: 265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This appears to be an unfinished entranceway to the Royal Museum.
Floyd | There are doors to the east and north, and a blind stairway to the
Floyd | south. A heavy iron door to the west is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This appears to be an unfinished entranceway to the Royal Museum.
Floyd | There are doors to the east and north, and a blind stairway to the
Floyd | south. A heavy iron door to the west is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close stone door" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE STONE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone door is now closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | You are in a large, unfinished room, probably intended to be a part of
Floyd | the Royal Museum.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The grey machine, it turns out, is
Floyd | a Frobozz Magic Pressurizer, used in the coal mines of the Empire. The
Floyd | black machine is a Frobozz Magic Room Spinner. The golden machine is
Floyd | referred to as a Temporizer. All are non-working models donated by
Floyd | Frobozzco president John D. Flathead.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 776. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is now closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put ring under seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The ring is concealed underneath the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get in gold" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the gold machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 948" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 948
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is set to 948.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Prepare to go back to the....FUTURE!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You experience a brief period of disorientation. When your vision
Floyd | returns, your surroundings appear somewhat altered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look under seat" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the ring under the seat and put it on your finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "get out" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (out the gold machine)
Floyd | You are on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
		Peregrine says, "So, I've go the ring, and my score has gone up."
		DavidW says, "And pick up your other stuff."
		Peregrine asks, "What now?"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, yes, sorry"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | plaque: It's bolted to the wall.
Floyd | grey machine: It's massive and cannot even be moved.
Floyd | black machine: It's massive and cannot even be moved.
Floyd | gold machine: The machine must weigh hundreds of pounds and cannot be
Floyd | carried.
Floyd | button: You can't be serious.
Floyd | dial: An interesting idea...
Floyd | seat: You can't be serious.
Floyd | Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent: Taken.
Floyd | strange key: Taken.
Floyd | torch: Taken.
Floyd | wooden staff: Taken.
Floyd | vial: Taken.
Floyd | lamp: Taken.
Floyd | sword: Taken.
Floyd | hood: You are now wearing the hood.
Floyd | cloak: You are now wearing the cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 280
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Thanks, Jacq"
		Jacqueline says, "You're welcome."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll be back in a bit - laundry."
		Peregrine exclaims, "See you!"
		Peregrine says, "Many happy washes of the day to you"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Technology Museum
Floyd | This is an exhibit of Empire technology. A wooden door to the south is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd | A strange grey machine, shaped somewhat like a clothes dryer, is on
Floyd | one side of the room. On the other side of the hall is a
Floyd | powerful-looking black machine, a tight tangle of wires, pipes, and
Floyd | motors.
Floyd | A plaque is mounted near the door. The writing is faded, however, and
Floyd | cannot be made out clearly. The two machines seem to be in bad shape,
Floyd | rusting in many spots.
Floyd | Directly in front of you is a large golden machine, which has a seat
Floyd | with a console in front. On the console is a single button and a dial
Floyd | connected to a three-digit display which reads 948. The machine is
Floyd | suprisingly shiny and shows few signs of age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This seems to be an entrance hall of some sort, judging by the grand
Floyd | iron door to the west, and the ornate stone and wooden doors which
Floyd | lead to the east and north, respectively. A few wide steps lead south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So, what's left?"
		Peregrine says, "There's a staircase"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I haven't been watching that closely."
		Peregrine says, "We haven't explored that.."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine note" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning:
Floyd | The Royal Puzzle is quite dangerous and it is possible to become
Floyd | trapped within its confines. Please do not enter the puzzle after
Floyd | hours or when museum personnel are not present.
Floyd |               The Management
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This is new."
		Peregrine says, "Haven't encountered this."
		DavidW says, "oh. I think I remember this place."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This seems to be an entrance hall of some sort, judging by the grand
Floyd | iron door to the west, and the ornate stone and wooden doors which
Floyd | lead to the east and north, respectively. A few wide steps lead south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine hole" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I seem to recall sandstone and marble walls."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A golden ring (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Room
Floyd | You are in a narrow room, lit from above. A flight of steps leads up
Floyd | toward the north, and a metal door leads to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Now I'm confuddled."
		DavidW asks, "hm?"
		Peregrine says, "This 'Side Room' appears to be monumentally useless"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Room
Floyd | You are in a narrow room, lit from above. A flight of steps leads up
Floyd | toward the north, and a metal door leads to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open metal door" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN METAL DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't force it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's the steel door for?"
		Peregrine says, "OK, twisty passage"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine door" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The door must be locked by something..."
		Peregrine says, "Oh."
		DavidW asks, "Does your strange key unlock it?"
		Peregrine says, "I've encountered this kind of puzzle before."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ] Side Room  Score: 6, Turns: 297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It could be the exit from the puzzle room, I suppose."
		Peregrine says, "OK, so this door probably won't open until we've solved the Puzzle."
		DavidW says, "Rather than an entrance to somewhere."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Are you ready for the Puzzle? Because there's no escaping it."
		Peregrine says, "I'm terrified."
		DavidW asks, "You remember your save position?"
		Peregrine takes a deep breath
		Peregrine says, "Yes"
		Peregrine says, "cf18"
		Peregrine says, "Hole, here I come."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 6, Turns: 299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd | You are in a small square room bounded to the north and west with
Floyd | marble walls and to the east and south with sandstone walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine takes out pen and paper for mapping.
		Peregrine says, "Just wait a second..."
		DavidW says, "Yes, you will need to map this."
		Peregrine says, "Obviously the material of the walls matters"
		DavidW says, "mm"
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
		Peregrine says, "Looks like a sliding puzzle."
		Peregrine says, "Not a maze, otherwise it'd be diabolical"
		Peregrine says, "(although, you never know...)"
		Peregrine says, "I do hope this isn't a trap."
		DavidW says, "I have no idea how you deduced the puzzle type from the limited info so far."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 6, Turns: 300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall doesn't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That's what I thought."
		Peregrine says, "(I've just basically got used to the way Zork implementors think)"
		Peregrine says, "(there's a certain minimalism to it)"
		Peregrine says, "(it couldn't be a maze, because there are no exits)"
		Jacqueline says, "You don't know that yet."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it....
Floyd | The architecture of this region is getting complex, so that further
Floyd | descriptions will be diagrams of the immediate vicinity in a 3x3 grid.
Floyd | The walls here are rock, but of two different types - sandstone and
Floyd | marble. The following notations will be used:
Floyd |
Floyd |   .. = your position (middle of grid)
Floyd |   MM  = marble wall
Floyd |   SS  = sandstone wall
Floyd |   ??  = unknown (blocked by walls)
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Whoa."
		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Just... yeah, I don't know how you ..."
		Peregrine says, "This is the first time diagrams appear in a tex based game"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have you played this?"
		Peregrine says, "No"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Peregrine says, "But I'm beginning to get a feel for Zork-like puzzles in generak"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's see how you do."
		Peregrine says, "Maybe it's because I'm good at algebra and deducing things from a limited set of known stuff"
		Peregrine says, "Because it wasn't like the room description was filled with red herrings"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Diagrammatic notation is somewhat bewildering though."
		Peregrine says, "Am going to map and see what I'm dealing with first"
		DavidW says, "Looks like you can go south without touching anything"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take note" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any note here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, the note was outside, before we came down the ladder. My bad."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
		Peregrine says, "The note just said tehe puzzle was diabolical"
		DavidW says, "It does have infamous rep, yes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Mapping is actually straightforward after all"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Dead end to the south"
		Peregrine says, "(what's with the ladders? part of the puzzle?)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't tell you that."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Another dead end"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Another dead end"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Phew."
		Peregrine says, "For a moment there, I thought I'd got lost"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Have you gone west of here?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Not yet"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Is there a faster way of solving this puzzle?"
		Jacqueline says, "See, I'm super good at these sorts of puzzles when I can see them. I really had trouble (and am having trouble following) this kind of puzzle in this format."
		Peregrine says, "So am I"
		Jacqueline says, "I know the goals of the puzzle, and if you mean, is there a short-cut verses just pushing my way to the goal, then no."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't recall if this thing is random or not."
		DavidW says, "I don't see a faster way to solve it except by mapping and trial and error. Besides, you haven't found some gewgaw to take from this puzzle yet."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh. Drat."
		Peregrine says, "I'm lost"
		DavidW says, "You seem to be at C4 on my map."
		Jacqueline asks, "oh, you have a map?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've been mapping this as we've played, yes."
		Peregrine asks, "DW?"
		Peregrine says, "Wow, that's simply awesome"
		DavidW says, "This seems to be a 5x5 grid."
		Peregrine says, "Because my map appears to have a mistake in it"
		DavidW says, "We entered at A1 (top left)"
		Peregrine is listening.
		DavidW says, "This is C4, just east of the center."
		DavidW says, "The ladders are at B4 and D2."
		Peregrine says, "The letters label the rows or columns"
		Peregrine asks, "Which?"
		DavidW says, "Letters are rows"
		Peregrine says, "OK"
		Peregrine says, "Things are getting clearer now"
		Peregrine says, "Hang on a sec..."
		DavidW says, "First row is currently Start, open, sandstone block, open, not sure."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | In the ceiling above you is a large circular opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Great!"
		Peregrine says, "We're back at Start. I can remap"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is A2, open."
		DavidW says, "(But it was a sandstone block originally. You pushed it into A3)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I remember"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think you've been west of C2 yet."
		DavidW says, "This is D2."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "E2"
		DavidW says, "Correct."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "OSOO? | SOMOS | ?OOOM | SOOS? | OOS??"
		Peregrine says, "E1"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So we need to shuffle the wall with the ladder so that it fits where the east wall used to be at Start"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "This is C1?"
		DavidW says, "It's still too early to tell what we 'ought' to do."
		DavidW says, "Yes, this is C1."
		Peregrine says, "Good"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't record what's east of A4 properly, if it's open or sandstone there."
		Jacqueline says, "Laundry again. brb"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "East of A4 is sandstone"
		DavidW says, "ah. sandstone in A5."
		Peregrine says, "No, A3"
		Peregrine says, "We're in A3"
		DavidW says, "No, this is A4."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is B4."
		Peregrine says, "Checking"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wall there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Drat"
		Peregrine says, "I made another mistake on my map"
		Peregrine asks, "Where are we?"
		DavidW says, "Looks like C3, dead center."
		Peregrine says, "Well, my map is definetely worthless"
		Peregrine says, "I'm never going to figure this one out"
		Peregrine asks, "How about we collaborate?"
		DavidW asks, "The current map is OOSOS | SOMOS | OOOOM | SOOS? | OOS??"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, cool"
		Peregrine draws frantically on toilet roll
		DavidW says, "We're going to have to take a risk on which way to push D4, I think."
		Peregrine says, "Wait"
		Peregrine asks, "How does that notation work?"
		DavidW says, "Letters are rows; digits are columns."
		Peregrine asks, "You know, the OOSOS etc?"
		Peregrine asks, "Ah, so you've placed the obstacles in a grid?"
		DavidW says, "Oh!. O means open area, S means filled with a sandstone block, M means filled with a marble block, and ? means we don't know anything about that spot yet."
		Peregrine asks, "One obstacle per square?"
		DavidW says, "yes, a square is either open or stone."
		Peregrine exclaims, "OK, got it!"
		DavidW says, "Marble is immobile. Sandstone can be pushed, but only into open spaces."
		DavidW says, "And it's incredibly easy to mess this up if we get a block into a wall or corner we don't want it at."
		Peregrine says, "Urgh."
		DavidW says, "Anyway, this is what warning notes and save files are for."
		Peregrine says, "Right."
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
		Jacqueline asks, "Starting over?"
		DavidW says, "And I think we need to risk pushing the block at D4 either east from D3 or south from C4."
		Peregrine says, "That makes more sense, the walls being block"
		Peregrine says, "(soory out of synch)"
		DavidW says, "I think we did the right thing, pushing the block at A2 east first."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Not yet."
		Peregrine says, "It wasn't obvious the walls were blocks"
		Peregrine says, "But it kinda makes sense"
		Peregrine asks, "Which sandstone blocks had ladders?"
		DavidW says, "One ladder, seen west of D2 is on the D1 block. The other ladder, seen east of B4 is on the B5 block."
		DavidW says, "We have no way to move B5 unless B6 is open. But we can push D1 into C1 or E1."
		DavidW says, "But either way, that's not obviously useful."
		DavidW says, "If we push D1 south into E1, the ladder will be at E2, and stuck there. If we push D1 north into C1, the ladder will be at C2 and still stuck.... unless we move B1 first."
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, the only obvious way to move B1 is north into A1, blocking the hole we entered from, unless there's an open area at B0."
		DavidW says, "But, I must also point out, we still don't know why we're in the puzzle rooms in the first place. There's gotta be more to it than escaping."
		Jacqueline says, "I can never remember the command for turning on or off the pause for next page of text."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's the command to let the screen freescroll?"
		Jacqueline says, "ILAC, sorry."
		Peregrine says, "This is... puzzling."
		DavidW says, "I think we have to take a risk and push blocks around."
		Peregrine asks, "Can we move diagonally?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no way up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Come, come!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine ladder" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Come, come!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP
Floyd |
Floyd | That sentence isn't one I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine ceiling" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ceiling".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This looks like the kind of puzzle that takes weeks to solve :'"
		DavidW says, "I don't think so."
		DavidW says, "If it's only a 5 by 5 room, there's just not that much to explore."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Not if you intuit the minimalist ways of the Implementors."
		Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, couldn't resist.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I think this is doable in a sitting."
		Peregrine says, "Ho, ho"
		Jacqueline asks, "You understand what it is you need to do?"
		Peregrine says, "(seriously, good one)"
		DavidW says, "I think we need to explore more."
		Peregrine says, "Move the ladder into place"
		Peregrine says (to DW), "Agrred."
Peregrine says, "I know this may sound sacrilegious, so I'm saying this off channel." 		
Peregrine asks, "Is it even conceivable we could cheat just for this one puzzle, to save time?" 		Jacqueline says, "I... if it's not random. Which it's likely not."
		DavidW says, "no, please don't cheat. Lemme try."
Peregrine says, "We did the same thing for the Oddly Angled Room, after all..." 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oooh. Okay."
		DavidW asks, "The Oddly Angled Room in Doctor M?"
		Jacqueline sits back to watch.
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "No, in Zork. The baseball puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "Z... II? I think it's ZII."
		Peregrine says, "OK, but I'm beginning to feel tired of all these blocks and ladders"
		DavidW says, "oh. That must be where Doctor M got it from."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Let DW take a shot at it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says, "ZII" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine watches the IF gladiator DavidW as he prepares to tackle the Royal Puzzle in mortal combat. Quo vadis?
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS SS ??+
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd | Nestled inside the niche is an old and dusty book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Total respect, DW."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine book" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is written in a strong and elegant hand and is full of
Floyd | strange and wondrous pictures. The text is in a tongue unknown to you
Floyd | and is penned in many colours. Some of the words seem to change colour
Floyd | as you read them.  The book itself is very old and the pages dry and
Floyd | brittle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take booj" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOJ
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "booj".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "You must have done something right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 378
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Careful, we need to move B1 south before moving the ladder block into A2, I think"
		DavidW says, "I have no way to get the ladder to the hole."
		DavidW says, "I'm exploring."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no way up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A very ancient book
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A golden ring (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | You hear a soft "snap" from behind the wall you were pushing.
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, so the room is at least 6 by 6."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I know it's unwinnable. I said I'm exploring."
		Jacqueline asks, "Just trying to figure out where the voids are?"
		DavidW says, "That snap sound almost certainly signalled a serious mistake."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Snapping sounds are likely not good."
		DavidW asks, "ok, I have a theory. Can we reset now?"
		Jacqueline asks, "..Peregrine?"
		Jacqueline says, "My guess is P stepped away. Just go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 378
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There's no way to not read it. It's pretty short and you have to confirm."
		Jacqueline says, "ILAC"
		DavidW says, "I guess we saved at C1."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I peeked at some hints and realized we may have been in an unwinnable state for quite some time :("
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "There a small possibility I may have to start over again"
		DavidW says, "wait a minute. I think I've made a mapping error."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "From somewhere near the beginning of the whole game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "What is the point of looking at the hints? Hrm."
		Jacqueline grumbles.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS SS ??+
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I mean, it's all the same to me. I still get to think through the game and watch it, which was what I wanted, but..."
		DavidW says, "oh. This is the wrong save point."
		DavidW says, "I forgot that P saved after we got the book."
		DavidW says, "No wonder I'm confused."
		Peregrine says, "Invisiclues,"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 280
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So I don't know the answer to what's coming"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Technology Museum  Score: 6, Turns: 282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden door opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Museum Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Museum Entrance
Floyd | This seems to be an entrance hall of some sort, judging by the grand
Floyd | iron door to the west, and the ornate stone and wooden doors which
Floyd | lead to the east and north, respectively. A few wide steps lead south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "but I know that there is one action we didn't do"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 6, Turns: 284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "when we should have"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 6, Turns: 285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd | You are in a small square room bounded to the north and west with
Floyd | marble walls and to the east and south with sandstone walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it....
Floyd | The architecture of this region is getting complex, so that further
Floyd | descriptions will be diagrams of the immediate vicinity in a 3x3 grid.
Floyd | The walls here are rock, but of two different types - sandstone and
Floyd | marble. The following notations will be used:
Floyd |
Floyd |   .. = your position (middle of grid)
Floyd |   MM  = marble wall
Floyd |   SS  = sandstone wall
Floyd |   ??  = unknown (blocked by walls)
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I use the Invisiclues to look back at what I've done in case I've solved a puzzle in the wrong way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | In the center of the west wall is a steel door which is closed. On one
Floyd | side of the door is a narrow slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aha"
		Peregrine says, "Because Zork is cruel that wya"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine door" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the steel door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eamine slot" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAMINE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "eamine".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "examine slot" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I see nothing special about the small slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in slot" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to look inside a small slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't force it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit door with sword" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DOOR WITH SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a steel door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, fair enough, P."
		DavidW says, "The door is at F3"
		DavidW asks, "um, may I continue?"
		Peregrine says, "Apparently, the bread is useful, but I don't know why"
DavidW says (to Floyd), ";" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ;
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word ";".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | In the center of the west wall is a steel door which is closed. On one
Floyd | side of the door is a narrow slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Well, I'm going to have to redo all of this but at least I'll have a solution to hand"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says (to Jacq), "Which is a bummer because Tsp ate it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A golden ring (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of P), "Hm?"
		Peregrine says, "I really hope the bread is optional."
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "That throws me off when you do that."
		Peregrine says, "The one we found next to the chest on the cliff"
		Peregrine says, "Sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, wait."
		Peregrine says, "I should have whispered"
		DavidW says, "waiting"
		Jacqueline asks, "If the game is truly unwinnable, should we make it not unwinnable before you go to all the trouble of solving this part, DW?"
		DavidW says, "Sorry, I haven't been following your bread conversation at all. I was concentrating on this puzzle."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "This puzzle isn't random, right?"
		Peregrine says, "Someone should maybe check if you can win without the bread."
		DavidW says, "It is not random."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess if you just solve it we'll know the commands to enter on an optimized run."
		Jacqueline says, "Might as well tackle it while you're in the groove."
		Jacqueline says, "Peregrine and I will get out of the way..."
		Peregrine says, "Because all I know is that you don't normally eat it."
		Peregrine says, "OK"
		DavidW asks, "I assume you're worried about some other part of the game?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Peregrine says, "One many sessions ago"
		Peregrine says, "If my concerns are founded, we'll have to redo nearly all of it"
		DavidW says, "In general, unless the PC needs to eat, they shouldn't eat."
		Peregrine says, "OK, so DW tackles the puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "I do think the bread is needed later, but can't recall for sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, go for it, DW>"
		Peregrine says, "So that settles it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I need to go to bed soon anyhow"
		DavidW says, "There's apparently a back hall along the east side here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +MM .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "If you need to go to bed, go. We can just save (or not) after this is solved and pick it up next week. You're right -- Teaspoon didn't miss much."
		Peregrine says, "Thank you, sorry I faffed"
		DavidW asks, "Should we stop here, then?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Nah, I say you figure this out if you're up for it."
		Jacqueline says, "Then we'll stop when you've got it."
		Jacqueline says, "I love watching you figure stuff like this out."
		DavidW says, "well, it seems that either we need a keycard (which I haven't found) to exit out the door, or we need to slide th B5 ladder all the way to A2."
		Jacqueline says, "I do think you need to slide a ladder to the entry hole."
		Jacqueline asks, "There's more than one ladder, though, right?"
		DavidW says, "Yes, but the other ladder's not oriented the right way."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		DavidW says, "I'm really not sure of the ordering here."
		Peregrine waves nigh-night and climbs into his comfy DeLorean.
		Jacqueline says, "Night-night."
		DavidW says, "I think the only sandstone block I haven't moved is the one at D5."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think the door is a red herring. Possibly a bad (game-changing) red herring."
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't be too sure of that."
		Jacqueline asks, "It's hard to follow, but I think it's possible to push blocks more than once. Have you factored that in?"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "I'm going to push the block currently at E4, originally at E3 all the way west."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +MM .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS SS+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "now get the book"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says, "Goodnight, everyone" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd | Nestled inside the niche is an old and dusty book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine book" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is written in a strong and elegant hand and is full of
Floyd | strange and wondrous pictures. The text is in a tongue unknown to you
Floyd | and is penned in many colours. Some of the words seem to change colour
Floyd | as you read them.  The book itself is very old and the pages dry and
Floyd | brittle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "now I should be able to circle around and push the D5 block west, but I don't know if I should."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Love the description of the book. Marc Blank and Dave Lebling really were great writers."
		DavidW says, "I didn't find a card so maybe I'll push that wall back"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +MM MM MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | In the center of the west wall is a steel door which is closed. On one
Floyd | side of the door is a narrow slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "BRB - More laundry. :)"
		DavidW says, "ok, I need to push B1 south first so it doesn't block my path"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | In the ceiling above you is a large circular opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push east wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall barely gives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   MM   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS    MM+
Floyd | West  +MM .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS ??+
Floyd | West  +SS .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +MM    MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      SS+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM MM ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM MM+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS MM+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push south wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +   .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS   +
Floyd | West  +   ..   +  East
Floyd |       +   SS SS+
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +      MM+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | The center of the floor here is noticeably depressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push west wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +        +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? MM   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? SS MM+
Floyd | West  +SS ..   +  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push north wall" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall slides forward and you follow it to this position:
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +   SS ??+
Floyd | West  +   .. MM+  East
Floyd |       +SS      +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +MM    SS+
Floyd | West  +MM ..   +  East
Floyd |       +?? SS   +
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Room in a Puzzle  Score: 7, Turns: 379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Room in a Puzzle
Floyd |       +?? MM ??+
Floyd | West  +MM .. SS+  East
Floyd |       +MM      +
Floyd | In the ceiling above you is a large circular opening.
Floyd | There is a ladder here, firmly attached to the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | With the help of the ladder, you exit the puzzle.
Floyd | Royal Puzzle Entrance
Floyd | This is a small square room, in the middle of which is a perfectly
Floyd | round hole through which you can discern the floor some ten feet
Floyd | below. The place under the hole is dark, but it appears to be
Floyd | completely enclosed in rock. In any event, it doesn't seem likely that
Floyd | you could climb back up. Exits are west and, up a few steps, north.
Floyd | Lying on the ground is a small note of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 380
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't help but think I missed where the keycard is though."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "No comment."
		DavidW says, "anyway, I escaped up the ladder."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A very ancient book
Floyd |   A cloak (being worn)
Floyd |   A hood (being worn)
Floyd |   A sword
Floyd |   A lamp
Floyd |   A vial
Floyd |   A wooden staff
Floyd |   A torch
Floyd |   A strange key
Floyd |   A Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent
Floyd |   A golden ring (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oho"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "So you did! With the book!"
		Jacqueline says, "I think this is how the world is meant to be, D."
		DavidW says, "How to you want to save this position for T and P."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll use this same convention as previously."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "10July16" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aha"
		Jacqueline says, "That said, though. If Tsp ate the bread..."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll try to get these transcripts cleaned up today. They'll probably need this because I think it may have to be redone."
		DavidW says, "yeah, they might have to everything over anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep."
		Jacqueline says, "You continue to be amazing at puzzles, fwiw."
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "So it's first sliding A2 to A3, then E3 to E4."
		DavidW says, "Then push E4 all the way west ."
		DavidW says, "Go to C4 and push D4 south, get the book, push it south again, then get on its west side and push east, so it's near the SE corner."
		DavidW says, "Then I went to D6, pushed D5 west once, circled to C4 and pushed south twice, so that block is out of the way."
		DavidW says, "Move B1 south to C1. Move A5 east to A6."
		DavidW says, "Then it's the long push of the ladder block."
		DavidW says, "Go to B6 and push it west once. Go to its north side at A4 and push it south 3 times. Go to its east side at D5 and push it west twice. Go to its south side at E2 and push it north three times. That puts the ladder on the east wall of A1 and you can then just go up it."
		Jacqueline) Jacqueline says, "You make it sound so easy."
		DavidW says, "This is why I need to make my maps animated."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if it turns out that the book in the slot is how the door opens."
		DavidW says, "I'm assuming a keycard when maybe it's something else."
		Jacqueline says, "I really do think it's a red herring."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, you can get through the door."
		Jacqueline says, "But you shouldn't."
		DavidW says, "I should check my old notes."
		DavidW says, "well, if going through the door doesn't help you get the book."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that the door is just an alternate way out."
		DavidW says, "hm. My old old notes are very sketchy *except* for the puzzle room, but it mentions a gold card instead of a book. I think that might be the full Zork version, before it was split up into three parts."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. Hm."
		DavidW says, "Which makes me think putting the book into the slot is the other way out, except you'd lose the book, of course."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Allen says, "oh I forgot about CF today"
		DavidW says (to Allen), "We did a bit more of Zork III. The Tech Room, Jewels Room, and Royal Puzzle Room."
		Allen says, "those are the best parts"
		DavidW says, "Teaspoon was absent too, and there's some question about bread that may have been eaten, requiring a reply of most of the game anyway."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Mary Jane of Tomorrow by Emily Short
As played on ifMUD on July 17, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of The Mary Jane of Tomorrow written by Emily Short. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		Stew asks, "We're playing something new, eh?"
		Stew asks, "What is the list of games available?"
		Jacqueline says, "We haven't kept one in a long time. But right now I am cruising some IFDB lists."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Roger asks, "Didn't some new thing just publish?"
		Stew says, "It might be cool to play something like Planetfall."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, Emily just published The Mary Jane of Tomorrow."
		Jacqueline says, "Which was done as a prize for Steph Cherrywell."
		Teaspoon says, "Which is based on something...oh yes, Brain Guzzlers"
		Jacqueline says, "That would probably be fun."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Which we've played."
		Jacqueline | This is a lightly puzzly parser game with substantial procedural text components.
		Jacqueline says, "I'd be interested in it for that, even if it weren't set in Brainguzzlerland."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do people think?"
zarf arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Stew says, "If we do play that, it will likely have bugs"
		Stew says, "Being just published"
		Jacqueline says, "This is Emily."
		Jacqueline says, "And it's been out over a month."
		Jacqueline says, "So I don't really have that fear."
		Teaspoon says, "I've not played Brain Guzzlers, but I'm up for anything Emily."
		Stew says, "Ah, I see. Good points."
		Stew says, "Well, it got very quiet all of the sudden."
		Stew says, "I'm not sure if that means people want to play it or not."
		zarf says, "I do"
		Teaspoon says, "Jac might be having WIFI issues"
		says (to Stew), "Apologies, I had to download it, upload it to Floyd, and check on something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask maryjaneoftomorrow" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD SLEEPMASK MARYJANEOFTOMORROW
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "load".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Royal Puzzle Entrance  Score: 7, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your potential is 7 of a possible 7, in 381 moves.
Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask maryjaneoftomorrow" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny tilts her head and squints at the Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow.
Floyd | It's dressed in pink and its chassis is chrome-embellished. You even
Floyd | gave it your own hairstyle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you like her?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mary Jane, I-" Jenny gives you a sideways look. Things have been
Floyd | weird since you both almost died. You've been trying to listen better.
Floyd | "I wasn't expecting a present like this."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "You said you hate being cooped up in the store alone! So now
Floyd | you can have a replica me. For company!"
Floyd | 2) "I had to recycle a lot of the supplies so my father wouldn't
Floyd | know what I was working on, but she's got all the same hardware as the
Floyd | Wife of Tomorrow."
Floyd |     3) "Happy Birthday!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I'll drive, btw."
		Teaspoon says, "(we are so thoughtful)"
		Jacqueline asks (of Stew&zarf), "?"
		zarf says, "go ahead, I'm writing code"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Stew says, "Umm..."
		Jacqueline says, "Then two is a quorum..."
		Stew says, "Seems the best option"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Happy Birthday!" you say. You even throw in a cheerleading jump. That
Floyd | always makes her smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is amazing! And so impressive. You could have your own
Floyd | engineering company if you wanted." But. You can tell there's a but.
Floyd | "I just... couldn't you have made one of me? To run the shop? And then
Floyd | I wouldn't need robot company because I could spend the afternoon with
Floyd | actual you."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I couldn't copy you, silly!"
Floyd | 2) "But... it would've been weird to give you a birthday present
Floyd | that was another you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "1"
Stew says, "1" 		Stew says, "1"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I couldn't copy you, silly!" Just the idea of a Jenny of Tomorrow
Floyd | makes you feel strange. You'd be telling her what to do and how to be,
Floyd | a little like your father does with you, and...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you try?" Jenny asks. "It doesn't have to be an exact replica.
Floyd | Just as long as it can ring up purchases and answer some basic plant
Floyd | care questions, it ought to be fine... And maybe you want to make sure
Floyd | it can bake, just in case."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I really like Jenny of Today."
Floyd |     2) "Well, I might need some more training resources..."
Floyd |     3) "Anything you want!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "er, what are training resources?"
		Jacqueline says, "I just want to try something about the game..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I really like Jenny of Today."
Floyd |     2) "Well, I might need some more training resources..."
Floyd |     3) "Anything you want!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Teaspoon says, "That's nice and simple"
		Jacqueline says, "No idea what training resources are."
		Teaspoon says, "I vote for 2, so we can see get an explanation."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Okay, that's one way to find out. I'll concur."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd need some more training resources," you say. "I don't know all
Floyd | the things you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you really get stuck, call me," Jenny says. "But I bet you've got
Floyd | more around here than you realize... oh! I'd better get going.
Floyd | Speaking of the shop."
Floyd |
Floyd | She gets up and gives you half an apologetic smile. You try to think
Floyd | of what to say. While you're thinking, Jenny kisses your cheek and
Floyd | goes out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Should I follow her?" The Pine Nut Queen turns hopefully to you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Not this time, kid."
Floyd |     2) "We've got some more training to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "2, I would think"
		Stew says, "This conversation is nice and simple. I like it. I like the old "ask so-and-so about blabla" system a bit better though."
		Teaspoon says, "2"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got some more training to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd love to!" The Pine Nut Queen takes a seat on the sofa.

		
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | "I'd love to!" The Pine Nut Queen takes a seat on the sofa.# The Mary
Floyd | Jane of Tomorrow
Floyd | Fanfic for Steph Cherrywell's Brain Guzzlers From Beyond! by Emily
Floyd | Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160605 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and
Floyd | wearing a sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd | Arranged on the coffee table in front of her (to make the room look
Floyd | more realistic) are a poem book and Le Dernier Regret de
Floyd | Thérèse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You, Mary Jane Minsky, were the Pine Nut Queen of Canyonville, and
Floyd | before that, Pine Nut Princess. You ride in parades. You taste pies.
Floyd | You have an exquisitely efficient metabolism. You are beloved by the
Floyd | entire citizenry. And that was even before you helped Bonstance
Floyd | Noodleman save the town from the massive brain-suckage induced by
Floyd | incoming yellow-slimed monsters. That's all in the past now. They're
Floyd | probably not coming back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow looks at you. And blinks. Twice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude
		Jacqueline says, "Love that."
		Teaspoon says, "so...we build robots."
		Teaspoon says, "That's a good starting point."
		Jacqueline says, "The robots do not need to use the bathroom, and neither generally does an IF PC, but they're often put in games anyway."
		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "(I wouldn't put in a bathroom unless it was needed. So fiddly.)"
		Stew says, "It appears we are a robot."
		Teaspoon asks, "what makes you say that?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also... 'they're probably not coming back' is kind of ominous."
		Teaspoon says, "(unless they dooooooooo)"
		Jacqueline asks (of Stew), "I don't think we're a robot. What makes you say that?"
		Jacqueline says, "We have a metabolism, for instance."
		Teaspoon says, "we like pie."
Doug arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow watches you go through your
Floyd | possessions. "I did not take any of your things, if that is what you
Floyd | are worried about."
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, hang on, let's focus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow is still able to process new training
Floyd | documents: books, manuals, pamphlets, any kind of written document.
Floyd | You just need to give her something to work with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow changed the combination last week
Floyd | during training, and you never got around to writing down the new
Floyd | combo.
Floyd |
Floyd | If anything goes too wrong with the training program, you can always
Floyd | reset the Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow back to hardware level with her
Floyd | reset button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Well, shall we give it a test spin by having her read the poem book?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it will fail horribly, but that it will likely be high-brow amusing."
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "have her read both books!"
		Stew says, "ehehehe"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I had read that as the poem book Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse"
		Jacqueline says, "But it's two books. Got it."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give poem boom to pine nut queen" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POEM BOOM TO PINE NUT QUEEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pine nut, read poem book" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PINE NUT, READ POEM BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "train pine nut" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TRAIN PINE NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "you typoed 'poem book' the first time"
		Jacqueline says, "oh - so I did."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give poem book to pine nut" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POEM BOOK TO PINE NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the poem book)
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow watches you pick up the poem book. "Is
Floyd | that for me?" she asks. "I've got lots of spare storage space still!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow scrutinizes the poem book, committing
Floyd | all of its details to memory. "Poetry: Learned! Ennui: Memorized!
Floyd | Would you refrain from boring me with your purposeless tasks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask pine nut about pine nut" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PINE NUT ABOUT PINE NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Here we TALK TO people. I'll assume that's what you meant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there. I am the
Floyd | Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Your new name is Jenny Yoshida of Tomorrow."
Floyd |     3) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     5) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     6) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "all the questions."
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Well, I like 2 and 8 to start."
		Roger says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your new name is Jenny Yoshida of Tomorrow."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow shrugs. "Understood. I'm now Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "7" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 7
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "Sorry, I don't recall. I need security
Floyd | training."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow puts her hands on her hips in a mock
Floyd | cheerleading stance. "Known skills: pine-nuts; cheerleading; poetry;
Floyd | ennui; ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give le dernier regret to pine nut" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE LE DERNIER REGRET TO PINE NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow watches you pick up Le Dernier Regret de
Floyd | Thérèse. "Another book. I'm surprised we're not training in the
Floyd | Canyonville Central Library."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow flips through Le Dernier Regret de
Floyd | Thérèse, but says, "Sorry, I need better French before I can
Floyd | understand such a text."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's fair."
DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Teaspoon says, "Hi David."
		Jacqueline says, "Hello, DW."
		DavidW says, "hi. I fell asleep again. sorry"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we take her to the kitchen and try to get her to bake or something?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "sure!"
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, unless we want an emo ending, I'm guessing Jenny isn't all into ennui and that maybe we should reset the robot before we go to the kitchen."
		Teaspoon says, "To restore to factory settings? I guess that makes sense."
		DavidW does a 'who floyd'. "Oh. Maryjane of Tomorrow, eh?
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reset pine nut" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET PINE NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic
Floyd | PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi! I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow plays a mood-enhancing chime. "Known skills:
Floyd | None. At all. I am skill-less. You'd better do something quickly."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Say hi to Jenny if you call her," says the Jenny of Tomorrow, as you
Floyd | head for the kitchen. Apparently you haven't completely got rid of the
Floyd | training you did last week, imprinting her robot brain with a liking
Floyd | for Jenny. Some things are hard to get rid of even with a reset.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I never got to the end of this one."
		Teaspoon says, "WE sholuld probably take her sash, too."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "true"
		DavidW says, "I did play as far as getting the purse open, though."
		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping there'd be cookbooks in here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the kitchen cabinet, revealing The Polite and Cheerful
Floyd | Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "there we go."
		Jacqueline says, "Bingo"
		Jacqueline says, "Silly me, I keep my cookbooks on my counter."
		Teaspoon says, "I hope Jenny likes elegant dining."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take guide to elegant dining" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GUIDE TO ELEGANT DINING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give elegant dining to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ELEGANT DINING TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow eagerly studies The Polite and Cheerful Girl's
Floyd | Guide To Elegant Dining. "Etiquette: Learned! That's cooler than a
Floyd | dead man's nose."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there! I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you hand me your sash?" you ask. She looks down at it
Floyd | thoughtfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really like parades! And sashes! So... I'd rather not."
Floyd |
Floyd | Admittedly, it's what you'd say in the same situation. You did a great
Floyd | job of training her.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "...strong personality even with a reset, this bot"
		Jacqueline says, "So we need to figure out how to get the sash."
		Teaspoon asks, "Hmm. If she likes sashes because we do, maybe we need to say we don't?"
		Teaspoon says, "or something."
		Jacqueline says, "She also likes parades, and I'm not sure the real Jenny does."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow lights up. "That's my favorite thing! I am super
Floyd | excited about sash-wearing!!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait. I take it all back now about the reset."
		Jacqueline says, "I want her to generate poetry."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we play with that?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Does Jenny like poetry?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think so. But I do."
		Jacqueline says, "This is more for fun."
		Teaspoon says, "Fair enough then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give poem book to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POEM BOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the poem book, committing all of its
Floyd | details to memory. "Poetry: Mastered! Ennui: Memorized! No one ever
Floyd | asks what is the purpose of all this reading."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi. I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow sighs faintly. "Sure." She clears her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The apocalypse horse grumbles in the basement! Rot! Skeleton dressed
Floyd | in Salmon! Gray suits!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "HOORAY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blue rivers! Green valleys! Body of our Mother Earth! Blue Gum tree!
Floyd | The sky is ivory with mushrooms! War! Genocide!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "This is exactly what I was hoping for."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Salmon! Pork! The insurance salesmen are everywhere! Salmon! Ham!
Floyd | Buy! And don't be home when the debt comes due!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "and this would be the procedurally generated bit, then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shrimp! Beef! The traitors swim in the sewers! Ham! Tuna! War!
Floyd | Genocide!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "8" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 8
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow shrugs. "Yes. Though honestly they weren't that
Floyd | much worse than the citizens they were replacing. Have you met a guy
Floyd | called Jimmy?"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. So. The dining book was about etiquette, not baking or cooking."
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. That's not very helpful."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we need to explore some."
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm trying to make a list. I think we need to get the sash off of her, make her not like parades quite so much, know about plants, know about baking, be able to run a cash register, probably open our purse, and... what else?"
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "Don't be too sure what's helpful and what isn't."
		Teaspoon says, "Fair point."
		Teaspoon says, "We may also want to have a robot that looks like Jenny and not us, but that may also be irrelevant."
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess we can leave the poetry for awhile. We'll figure that out later."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine sash" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > EXAMINE SASH
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "Agree on the exploration. Let's finish exploring the kitchen."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "jenny, follow me" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > JENNY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "jenny, follow me" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JENNY, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Here we TALK TO people. I'll assume that's what you meant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there. I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where did Jenny go?" Jenny of Tomorrow asks conversationally. "I miss
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess she stays here."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lookin cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOKIN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The kitchen cabinet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the kitchen cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open stove" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the oven, revealing a stove manual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take manual" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is clever. If Robot Jenny stays in the other room and we can only call Real Jenny from here, the game doesn't have to disambiguate between Jennies."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny answers the phone on the first ring. "Yoshida Floral," she says.
Floyd | "What can I do for you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jenny, it's me," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey," she says. It's only when she's talking to you that her voice
Floyd | settles down to what you think of as its normal sound. Around other
Floyd | people, it's higher and faster.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could you give me your recipe for Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     3) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well... she'll need to know plant types, so she can answer questions
Floyd | in the shop. She should have enough finance skill to handle the
Floyd | register. And if she can bake, that would help with the illusion.
Floyd | Otherwise... you know what I'm like!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could you give me your recipe for Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     3) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you give me your recipe for Snickerdoodles? Not so I can make
Floyd | it, I wouldn't be good at it, but I need to train the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not written down," Jenny says. "I'd have to work out the
Floyd | quantities... Oh wait! We did write it down and donate the recipe to
Floyd | the Canyonville High Fundraiser Cookbook. I could send it to you by
Floyd | telepod, if you want."
Floyd |
Floyd | You gave Jenny a telepad. It comes in handy when she wants to send you
Floyd | pies while you're working. You've always been generous like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A moment later, you hear the familiar activation sound of the telepod.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ummm." There's a long, tense silence down the phone. "I don't think
Floyd | she needs to know that kind of stuff. Some of what I wrote in there is
Floyd | kind of personal." It stands to reason. Jenny never lets you read her
Floyd | diary, so it makes sense she wouldn't let your robot read it either.
Floyd | But it means you can only make the robot so Jenny-like.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline asks, "That's it, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "Looks like."
		Teaspoon says, "Even if we have the option to use her diary, I think I'd rather not."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we loose Stew?"
		Teaspoon says, "Ollie ollie oxen free."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I think it would end in hilarious inapproporiately-divulged Jennyisms from the robot, though, which would have been fun."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Back to painting signs," Jenny says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can hang up, she adds, "Thanks so much for doing this!
Floyd | ...uh. Actually. Granny's started me doing some ad sign painting. It
Floyd | would save a lot of time if she could do that too...? I don't know if
Floyd | that's too much to ask... Oops, I'd better go. Call me later if you
Floyd | need anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hang up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ooh, another task."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder how we train this."
		DavidW says, "books"
		DavidW says, "Books are the key to Tomorrow"
		Jacqueline says, "So. This is my current list:"
		Jacqueline | get the sash
		Jacqueline | make her not like parades so much
		Jacqueline | know about plants
		Jacqueline | answer questions about the shop
		Jacqueline | know about baking
		Jacqueline | run a cash register
		Jacqueline | paint signs
		Jacqueline | open our purse
		Jacqueline asks, "Am I missing anything?"
		DavidW says, "hm, I can think of one, but it's probably not obvious yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I think learning French would be funny but is not required."
		Teaspoon says, "I think that's good for now."
		Jacqueline asks, "So where is the telepad/telepod?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "in our purse?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh noes."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The telepod is not in the purse."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, okay."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Phew"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give manual to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MANUAL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow slowly flips through the stove manual, obviously
Floyd | bored. "Advertising: Committed to memory. Fire-safety: Simple enough,
Floyd | I suppose. Poetry: Canceled. Would you refrain from boring me with
Floyd | your purposeless tasks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Poetry canceled."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh."
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose it would be a bad idea, having pies teleporting into your purse."
		Teaspoon says, "maybe we need to get Jenny excited about learning"
		DavidW | and there's a bathroom, south
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, we're aware."
		Jacqueline says, "We were just closing out the kitchen first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi. I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "maybe that pad's in there."
		Teaspoon says, "ooh"
		Jacqueline says, "That seems an unsanitary place to put a telepad."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could I have the contents of your chassis?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not that kind of girl," says the Jenny of Tomorrow. Apparently
Floyd | her social conditioning around propriety runs pretty deep.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon asks, "...we may or may not have left it inside the robot by mistake?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow sighs faintly. "You won't be sorry you asked."
Floyd | She clears her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bloodshed is red
Floyd | Mood swings are blue
Floyd | taffy is sweet
Floyd | I like it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW asks, "'contents of chassis' wasn't on your list, was it?"
		Jacqueline says, "No"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it should be."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		Doug says, "taffy is sweet / I like eet."

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Trundle Bed of Tomorrow
Floyd | now available in pink and blue."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was terrible."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow looks annoyed. "I'd like to see you do better."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I bet we could."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow shrugs. "Um... plant early, plant often."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "7" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 7
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow sounds exasperated. "You won't be sorry you
Floyd | asked." The Jenny of Tomorrow gets to work trying to draw a flower,
Floyd | but she gets bogged down when it becomes obvious she's never seen an
Floyd | actual flower at all. Her rendition looks a lot like the pattern on
Floyd | the upholstery.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "South?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure."
		Teaspoon says, "I imagine the plant care/being able to paint flowers/ will go together."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back of the toilet, someone has left Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice
Floyd | Overfloweth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear"
		Jacqueline says, "f take goodwyfe"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take goodwyfe" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOODWYFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x telepod" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELEPOD
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, egg-shaped pod about the size of a garbage can, but
Floyd | lightweight enough for you to lift.  There's a closed hatch in the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open telepod" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TELEPOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the telepod, revealing Great Eats From Canyonville
Floyd | High!.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose if no one uses it, then it's not unhygenic to leave the pod here."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. True."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read great eats" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GREAT EATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of these were sold as a fundraiser, featuring all the most
Floyd | delicious recipes from teachers and parents at Canyonville High, 1958!
Floyd | There aren't any pictures, so you'll just have to imagine what the
Floyd | Cauliflower Instant Rice Surprise is supposed to look like.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take great eats" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GREAT EATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read goodwyfe" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GOODWYFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Renee describes it as historical literature. It's bound in leather, so
Floyd | it must be quality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "That's rather mild by the standards of Terrible Fifties Cookbooks, isn't it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is usually crammed with things that were used to set-dress
Floyd | the Showroom during other training sessions: the Wife of Tomorrow, the
Floyd | Butler of Tomorrow, and so on.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the closet, revealing some melted scissors, a collapsible
Floyd | hula hoop and a French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew makes several stilted attempts at a goodbye, then opens a window and climbs out of sight down a ladder. 		DavidW says, "I think the example recipe that's named is randomized."
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		Teaspoon says, "french poetry"
		DavidW says, "It took me hours to realize the melted scissors were a reference to the RPS gun in the other game."
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "Have you played Brain Guzzlers?"
		Teaspoon says, "No."
		Teaspoon says, "So various items confuse me."
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
		DavidW says, "oh. Well, this game is a fanfic homage to that game."
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
		Teaspoon asks, "But what, pray, is an RPS gun?"
		DavidW says, "'RPS' means Rock Paper Scissors."
		DavidW says, "The original game used it to zap rocks and paper, so obviously this game has to have the destroyed scissors."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "The hula hoop was in the other game, though."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take hoop" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x hoop" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOOP
Floyd |
Floyd | It makes a very handy circular template when you need one for
Floyd | engineering purposes. Which you currently do not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "I'm sure we will though!"
		Jacqueline makes a note to self.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | At some point, they took a partial blast of pure anti-scissor. The
Floyd | handle is still there, but the blades are completely gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x handle" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that seems not useful, actually"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drop scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read french" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse)
Floyd | Supposedly, a famous 19th-century novel about the love affair of model
Floyd | and painter. You are unable to read it, since you didn't take French
Floyd | at Canyonville High. But given the right training, Jenny of Tomorrow
Floyd | would be able to process it. Who knows what she might learn?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read rhyming" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ RHYMING
Floyd |
Floyd | This might come in handy if you ever wanted to write books for little
Floyd | Parisian children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, unless there's something missing a handle, I don't see the melted scissors being useful."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is very tidy in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some melted scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bath" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | The bath is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sink is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x taps" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn taps" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN TAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tap" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The sink tap is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we can get some water, if we want it, which I don't know why we would."
		DavidW asks, "Non-functional, though, eh?"
		DavidW says, "It's just a showroom bathroom. It won't have water."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn tap on" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN TAP ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn on the sink tap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is very tidy in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some melted scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sink is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water flows from the sink tap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bath tap)
Floyd | The bath tap is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. My mistake."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn off tap" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF TAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn off the sink tap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sink is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I don't know what it's for though."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read manual" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Congratulations, consumer! You've chosen wisely in selecting the
Floyd | MinSystems Stove of Tomorrow for your wife! The Stove of Tomorrow
Floyd | truly is the most advanced stove technology available today. Please
Floyd | review a few simple guidelines in order to enjoy your new stove in
Floyd | safety..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read poem" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ POEM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a thin paperback, barely more than a pamphlet. The cover is
Floyd | black, except for the poet's name, T. Brandt. You've never gotten
Floyd | further than the first page or so, but The Jenny of Tomorrow might be
Floyd | able to do something with it. If for instance you need to teach her a
Floyd | disdain for authority and a general lack of enthusiasm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That could be an issue."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read dining" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DINING
Floyd |
Floyd | Full of helpful hints and line-drawings of utensils in silhouette. If
Floyd | you've ever wondered whether the dessert fork should be placed to the
Floyd | right or the left of the steak knife, this is the book for you. The
Floyd | narration of the guide, as with all the works in this series, is
Floyd | relentlessly positive and enthusiastic. There is nothing negative in
Floyd | the wide world of utensils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Traudl Brandt was in the other game."
		Teaspoon asks, "was he any good as a poet?"
		DavidW says, "She."
		DavidW says, "She was an emo-ish German beatnik type."
		DavidW says, "She abhored rhymes in her poetry."
		Teaspoon says, "Ah."
		Teaspoon says, "That's why there are no rhymes when Jenny-bot reads that book."
		Teaspoon says, "You could probably do quite a bit of experimentation to see what accomplishes what."
		Jacqueline says, "So, where else can we go? I feel like we don't have everything we need."
		DavidW says, "The text generation in this game is quite advanced."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I get the idea it's just the three locations. Thoughts, David?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The table is modern and low to the ground. Things are constantly
Floyd | rolling under it and getting lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's just 3 locations, yes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey look, it's Cheyenne Rose! So that's where that went.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow practices looking bored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rose" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, my notes have 12 readables acquired."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, we auto-took it. Nice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read rose" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone left this book in the locker room at high school, and it's
Floyd | been making the rounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover of the novel shows a rugged man on a horse in the
Floyd | foreground, and in the background a woman standing in front of a
Floyd | burning ranch house. "One cowboy! One notorious safe-cracker! And the
Floyd | heart of a woman, forever locked!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a lot about what good, down-home folks the heroes are - not
Floyd | like the snobs and bank people, who deserve to be robbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The book tends to fall open on its own to the page about the Dubuque
Floyd | Bank Robbery, where the safe-cracker is listening to the fall of the
Floyd | tumblers, and he realizes he can open a woman's heart by listening
Floyd | just as closely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "I don't know if you've considered
Floyd | constructing the Cowboy of Tomorrow?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow emits a pre-recorded gusty sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well, we have 7, and there's probably one in the purse, and one in the chassis."
		Teaspoon says, "so three more under furniture, perhaps."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow practices looking bored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofa's been upholstered in large, cheerful pink flowers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow emits a pre-recorded gusty sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already found more things tucked under other things than you
Floyd | should expect in a mostly empty showroom. To be frank, the
Floyd | housekeeping isn't all it could be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I love that response to 'look under sofa'."
		Teaspoon says, "Thoughtful, that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sink is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn tap" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN TAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "huh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the stove manual)
Floyd | "Congratulations, consumer! You've chosen wisely in selecting the
Floyd | MinSystems Stove of Tomorrow for your wife! The Stove of Tomorrow
Floyd | truly is the most advanced stove technology available today. Please
Floyd | review a few simple guidelines in order to enjoy your new stove in
Floyd | safety..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The oven is built-in and has the perfect shininess that results from
Floyd | never baking anything at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bake" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Shall we just go feed more books to Jenny and see how it goes?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There's books on the coffee table, too, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "we took those already."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there. I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow practices looking bored.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow shrugs. "Known skills: etiquette; ennui;
Floyd | advertising; fire-safety; ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon asks, "reset and try some new tasks?"
		Jacqueline asks, "ah, that's how you get the advertising? The stove manual?"
		Teaspoon says, "right"
		Jacqueline says, "...okay"
		Teaspoon says, "and ennui from the poetry"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, hate to say this, but I am starting to get hungry and may need to pop downstairs to grab a snack (I am in a hotel)."
		Teaspoon says, "firesafety is also the oven book"
		Jacqueline says, "So whenever people are up for a break, let me know."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm easy."
		DavidW says, "Ennui is also negated by the Cheerful Girl."
		Jacqueline says, "Firesafety is never a bad thing."
		Teaspoon says, "hmm, that's good to know."
		DavidW says, "I think you've got enough books now to attempt at least some of the todo list."
		DavidW says, "I'd get the sash off asap."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, are we down with a quick break, or I can step out and skim to catch up when I get back. Either is fine with me."
		Jacqueline says, "In either case, I'll be back asap."
		Teaspoon says, "I'll leave it be for now."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we can get the sash off by having her read the cheerful book and then asking for it."
DavidW has disconnected. 		
DavidW has connected. 		DavidW says, "my connection dropped. I'm fine with a break."
		Jacqueline says, "I ordered something and will go back down in about 15 to pick it up."
		Jacqueline says, "So let's proceed."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks for waiting!"
		Teaspoon says, "Okies"
		Teaspoon asks, "So...try resetting and experimenting with the books?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > RESET
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to reset?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic
Floyd | PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give polite and cheerful" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POLITE AND CHEERFUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give guide" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow avidly studies The Polite and Cheerful Girl's
Floyd | Guide To Elegant Dining. "Etiquette: Learned! Holy moly, that was some
Floyd | reading!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to talk to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi! I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you hand me your sash?" you ask. She looks down at it
Floyd | thoughtfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really like parades! And sashes! So... I'd rather not."
Floyd |
Floyd | Admittedly, it's what you'd say in the same situation. You did a great
Floyd | job of training her.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. So that didn't work."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "That's my favorite
Floyd | thing! I am really excited about pie-eating!!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I'm not sure how we break her of that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cowboy" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > GIVE COWBOY
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cowboy" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COWBOY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cowboy" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COWBOY
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies Cheyenne Rose. "Cowgirl culture:
Floyd | Mastered! Security: Learned! Active listening: Acquired! I feel like
Floyd | we're really communicatin' now."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, pardner, I don't have a hat," says the Jenny of Tomorrow
Floyd | out of the blue. "Six gallon would be good."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Security?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, purse?"
		zarf asks, "because it's about a safe-cracker?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there! I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow plays a mood-enhancing chime. "Um... I think I
Floyd | would have advised you to set the combination based on something
Floyd | important. Like years of peak pine-nut production!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "True"
		Teaspoon asks, "It worked! Sort of. Was this in the original?"
		DavidW says, "There was a locked purse in the first game, yes."
		DavidW says, "But Maryjane opened it for us."
		Teaspoon says, "No, I mean peak pine-nut production years."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "Maryjane was the Pine-Nut Queen, but stats weren't involved."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "11" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 11
Floyd |
Floyd | "Adios, buddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pink, and it locks with a combination, so that your most personal
Floyd | and private possessions can't be snooped-on by other people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thing is, the Jenny of Tomorrow changed the combination last week
Floyd | during training, and you never got around to writing down the new
Floyd | combo.
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't dialed the purse to any combination yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dial purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAL PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dial" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We do have a complete transcript of the original game."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the pink purse with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "You'll need to require pine-nut stats somehow."
		Jacqueline says, "But I'm guessing it's in this game."
		DavidW says, "er reacquire"
		DavidW says, "oh yes, this game stands alone."
		Jacqueline says, "It does not appear to be in the original game, fwiw."
		DavidW says, "You don't need to have data from the other game."
		Teaspoon says, "Okies."
		Teaspoon says, "So it's in a book. Probably."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and closed and locked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give hoop to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HOOP TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give bodice to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BODICE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth.
Floyd | "Medieval times: Learned! Innuendo: Memorized! I feel like we're
Floyd | really communicatin' now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear."
		DavidW says, "This should be fun."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "Hey, maybe we can open her chassis now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "How be ye! I'm ye Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch the Jenny of Tomorrow giving you a smoldering stare.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
Floyd |     5) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could I have the contents of your chassis?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure!" The Jenny of Tomorrow opens up her chassis and produces an
Floyd | annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report and a Style Handbook of
Floyd | Proper English.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon exclaims, "bingo!"
		zarf says, "poem time!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read handbook" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > READ HANDBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "You come back, now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read handbook" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ HANDBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the introduction, it promises to eliminate foreign,
Floyd | archaic, and slang usages from the owner's vocabulary, leaving behind
Floyd | only that which is idiomatic and suitable for written prose and
Floyd | broadcast television. There are no pictures.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why is it a cowboy, and not a cowman?" muses Jenny of Tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sweet"
		DavidW asks, "Aren't you gonna ask Jenny for a poem?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So that might let us retain the skills but talk like Jenny?"
		Teaspoon asks, "What does Jenny talk like?"
		DavidW says, "Normal English. As opposed to French, for example."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, and as opposed to Cowmanese, I was thinking."
		DavidW says, "Yes, that too."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Howdy, friend! I am ye Jenny
Floyd | of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow mimes drawing a pistol, spinning it around her
Floyd | finger a few times, and holstering it again. "Sure!" She clears her
Floyd | throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Roses are red
Floyd | violets are blue
Floyd | sugar is sweet
Floyd | I like it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "that was not particularly rude, actually."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Roses are red
Floyd | violets are blue
Floyd | thou lookest funny
Floyd | but I don't mind."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		zarf says, "nor cowboy-medievalish"
		zarf says, "better"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mary had a little lamb,
Floyd | a little Pigeon,
Floyd | a little Mutton."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I enjoyed that."
		DavidW says, "That's because Medieval Times probably canceled Innuendo. Maybe."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow accepts your praise with a modest smile. "It
Floyd | just came to me. The world is my inspiration."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "Known skills: etiquette; cowgirl culture;
Floyd | security; active listening; medieval times; innuendo; ...and that's
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW asks, "no, I mean maybe Cowgirl cancelled Innuendo?"
		Teaspoon says, "could be."
		DavidW says, "I got confused with some of this."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, pardner!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read report" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ REPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | The report covers the pine nut harvest and pine nut futures. It
Floyd | describes pine nut stockpile levels and average pine nut size. It
Floyd | projects pine nut earnings for years to come. There are graphs
Floyd | representing different weather possibilities. It even has a map of the
Floyd | three different agricultural zones in New Mexico, with charts of how
Floyd | many frost days you can expect in each.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give report to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REPORT TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow eagerly studies the annual Canyonville Pine Nut
Floyd | Harvest report, committing all of its details to memory. "Finances:
Floyd | Acquired! Pine-nuts: Mastered! Weather: Learned! Well now, that was
Floyd | super intriguin'!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Good day to ye! I'm ye Jenny
Floyd | of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "8" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 8
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her legs. "Oh yes!  We based the
Floyd | combination on something important! The years of peak pine-nut
Floyd | production were 13, 34, and 45."
Floyd |
Floyd | She reaches over and spins the dial a few times, and your purse clicks
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Yay!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Adios, bud!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pink, and it locks with a combination, so that your most personal
Floyd | and private possessions can't be snooped-on by other people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thing is, the Jenny of Tomorrow changed the combination last week
Floyd | during training, and you never got around to writing down the new
Floyd | combo.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the pink purse is a library flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't dialed the purse to any combination yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow watches you pick up the library flyer. "Is that
Floyd | for me?" she asks. "I've got lots of spare storage space still!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | New technology comes to the Canyonville Library! Call the Canyonville
Floyd | Librarian and receive books delivered directly to your personal
Floyd | telepod! No waiting! No lines at the circulation desk! The ultimate
Floyd | convenience for all your reading needs!
Floyd |
Floyd | * Some restrictions apply.
Floyd |  ** Offer valid only to households that possess a telepod.
Floyd |  *** No more than one book per household per week.
Floyd | **** Book selection is at the discretion of the librarian. This
Floyd | week's special topic is botanical history!
Floyd |  ***** Only rhyming requests can be accepted at this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ooh"
		Teaspoon says, "this...is an extremely specific library, really."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Teaspoon says, "So we have to ask for our plant book in rhyme."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, my food is ready. I don't have a telepod, and the hotel doesn't have room service for some reason, so I'll be right back."
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't know how Emily even thinks up puzzlers like this."
		Teaspoon says, "okay."
		Roger says, "She's had a lot of years of thinking it over"
		DavidW says, "It's easily one of the best comp prizes ever."
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
		Teaspoon says, "that was quick."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Truth"
		Teaspoon says, "So...it doesn't have to be good poetry, does it? It just has to thyme."
		Teaspoon says, "ah, rhyme."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You'll see."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is very tidy in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some melted scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a
Floyd | sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch the Jenny of Tomorrow giving you a smoldering stare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "where did we leave the rhyming dictionary?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is very tidy in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some melted scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | Nowadays, the closet is used as a dumping place for Showroom
Floyd | set-dressing props that aren't currently in use.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the closet is a French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take dictionary" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DICTIONARY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting bolt upright on the sofa and wearing
Floyd | a sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dictionary to Jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DICTIONARY TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd | "Rhyme: Acquired! French: I did not spurn what thou asked me to learn!
Floyd | I feel like we're really communicatin' now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), " talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Bonjour! I am ye Jenny of
Floyd | Demain." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow blinks slowly. "But yes, absolument!" She clears
Floyd | her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a colorful man baptized Max
Floyd | qui est toujours on guard for attacks
Floyd |   He was gifted at snipin'
Floyd |   And General ass-wipin'
Floyd | And his medals he piled in stacks."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder what's going on with the formatting of the conversation options."
		Jacqueline says, "No big deal, but just curious if it's Floyd or the game."
		Teaspoon says, "I am in awe."
		DavidW says, "Floyd, I think."
		zarf says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "That is also an incredible poem."
		zarf says, "when a line wraps, it stops indenting"
		Teaspoon says, "The poem coding is something else again."
		zarf says, "dunno why"
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "Emily did make a blog post explaining some of the coding behind this."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for her," you
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ayup!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Queen heads over to the kitchen and places the call.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not able to hear everything from her side of the conversation,
Floyd | but she comes back a moment later, complaining that the person at the
Floyd | other end described her composition as "drivel" and "doggerel."
Floyd |
Floyd | "They refused to lend any books on that basis," she says, flouncing
Floyd | back to the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I suppose we now have to figure out what the correct combination of items will make her give us a coherent poem about plants."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "11" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 11
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blessings to ye!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Possibly I should not have had her recite that to the librarian"
		Teaspoon says, "I imagine no harm was done."
		DavidW says, "No harm done, correct."
		Teaspoon says, "but hmm."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dernier to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DERNIER TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "Fromage: I've maximized ye
Floyd | merchandise thou requested me to memorise! French: Already know that
Floyd | one. Ennui: Learned! Snobbery: Got it. Painting: I've maximized ye
Floyd | merchandise thou requested me to memorise. I notice thou hast not paid
Floyd | me to read these."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can phone the library until you get it right."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh. So this, along with the poem book, gives ennui, which is tricky, but does give painting, which we'll need later."
		DavidW says, "Some skills have multiple ways they can be acquired, yes."
		Teaspoon asks, "shall we reset and try to figure out how to get the library book, then?"
		DavidW says, "Either that or get the sash off."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give flyer to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FLYER TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sighing, the Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through the library
Floyd | flyer. "Advertising: Thy demands for attention elude circumvention.
Floyd | Meh."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow emits a pre-recorded gusty sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The library puzzle is certainly more interesting."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow languidly peruses the Style Handbook of Proper
Floyd | English, obviously bored. "French: Canceled. Cowgirl culture:
Floyd | Canceled. Medieval times: Canceled. I feel like we're really
Floyd | communicating now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh. So we use that at the end, probably."
		Jacqueline says, "That's what I was thinking."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi. I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow sounds exasperated. "Overrated."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     4) "How do you feel about parades?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     9) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     11) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you hand me your sash?" you ask. She looks down at it
Floyd | thoughtfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Parades are the cattle-drives of the bourgeoisie." Then, when you
Floyd | don't reply, she adds, "Help yourself." She takes off the sash and
Floyd | hands it over.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Bingo!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sash" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > X SASH
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cheerio, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sash" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SASH
Floyd |
Floyd | Every Pine Nut Queen needs a sash. This used to be yours: pink satin
Floyd | with white lettering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wear sash" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR SASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the sash over your own head. It feels good. Familiar. "I
Floyd | observe you take refuge in roles assigned by other people," remarks
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "you're...sarcastic, Jenny."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look at jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The chassis doesn't contain a drinks cabinet, because the Pine Nut
Floyd | Queen is clean-living and doesn't imbibe. Her mini-micro brain uses
Floyd | some of the same circuitry as the Wife of Tomorrow, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's also a gleaming yellow button on the back of her neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The button resets the Jenny of Tomorrow, booting her with a new
Floyd | personality and causing her to forget any training she's undergone so
Floyd | far. It has been pressed two times today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "the game remembers?"
		Teaspoon asks, "that's not an issue, is it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't think so."
		Teaspoon says, "hmm. suppose not."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa, and looking
Floyd | frankly a little on the underdressed side.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "In absence of further clothing items, I suppose we can just leave her looking underdressed."
		DavidW says, "I suppose the button push number acts like a pseudo-score for obsessives."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there. I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "7" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 7
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "We can expect high temperatures most of
Floyd | the week."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow looks down her nose. "You won't be sorry you
Floyd | asked."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "My father wants me to go to a technical college, and I'm not
Floyd | sure I want to."
Floyd |     2) "I'm afraid of being separated from Jenny if I go to college."
Floyd |     3) "I keep having flashbacks to the Brain-Guzzlers attack."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon asks, "uh, I didn't expect this. Thoughts?"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, 2"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'll go with 2."
		DavidW says, "2 is good."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a lot to explain, and it's hard to get started, so you circle
Floyd | around the topic for quite a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny of Tomorrow nods. "College isn't forever, but it is a big change
Floyd | in a person's life, and it can change relationships. Unfortunately,
Floyd | you've a difficult decision in front of you. But there are more
Floyd | possibilities than you've currently considered. For instance, there
Floyd | are correspondence courses if you wish to study without leaving
Floyd | Canyonville. Most of all, you've not talked to Jenny about this, and
Floyd | it would help a lot to get her opinion. She's probably worried about
Floyd | that part of the future too."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon asks, "how unexpectedly useful?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe."
		Jacqueline says, "Empathetic, at least."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time,
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "Known skills:
Floyd | etiquette; security; active listening; innuendo; finances; pine-nuts;
Floyd | weather; rhyme; fromage; ennui; snobbery; painting; advertising;
Floyd | ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "Bet there's a new menu option on the phone now."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, god point."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, whatever."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow eyes the sofa upholstery. "Would you say these
Floyd | flowers were better described as puce, or venetian red?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "call jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny answers the phone on the first ring. "Yoshida Floral," she says.
Floyd | "If you're calling about the misprinted coupon in the Canyonville
Floyd | Gazette, we will be honoring it through next week."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jenny, it's me again," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, hi!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |     5) "I'm worried about moving away from you for college."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and then just say it. "I'm worried about moving
Floyd | away from you for college."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny is silent for a long moment. "Me too," she says. "But I didn't
Floyd | want to sound like I'm keeping you from doing what you want. And I
Floyd | know it means a lot to your father, for you to go."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really want to talk about this more," Jenny says. "Sometime when
Floyd | I'm not watching the store. We need to talk in person."
Floyd |
Floyd | But at least now the topic isn't lurking like one of those Guzzlers in
Floyd | a creepy yellow egg-seed, waiting to climb out.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "It strikes me that we could give Jenny a horribly catastrophic robot. Even if we don't want to."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the robot's not ready."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well... she'll need to know plant types, so she can answer questions
Floyd | in the shop. She should have enough finance skill to handle the
Floyd | register. She should be able to paint ad signs, too. And if she can
Floyd | bake, that would help with the illusion. Otherwise... you know what
Floyd | I'm like!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Back to painting signs," Jenny says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can hang up, she says, "Thanks again!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hang up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You could end the conversation, save, and then call her back to see how a failed attempt goes."
		Teaspoon says, "I'll try if anyone else is game."
		DavidW says, "I'm scared. I don't want real Jenny mad at us."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "That's what reload is for!"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll do it. I'm good on the save thing."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny answers the phone after a couple of rings. "Yoshida Floral," she
Floyd | says. "You'll never exceed a bouquet from Yoshida."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jenny, it's me again," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, hi!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup," you say. This is it: Jenny's
Floyd | going to judge your work.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait, really? I'll be right over!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ***

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | *** "So I can test her?" Jenny's at the door. She looks... like
Floyd | someone has just given her the key out of prison. Wow. Maybe you
Floyd | didn't quite realize how much she hates working in that shop every
Floyd | day.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go for it," you say, and gesture at Jenny of Tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," says Jenny. "I'll just try to think of stuff I would ask
Floyd | her... I mean that I would ask me. Or, no, stuff that other people
Floyd | would ask me."
Floyd |
Floyd | You give her a little nod. It's a sensible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | ***"Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |
Floyd | If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time,
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "Pine-nuts are
Floyd | a tolerable plant highly recommended by the local Nut Farmers
Floyd | Association."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Teaspoon says, "er, sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How much change would you give if I bought an apple sapling with a
Floyd | five dollar bill?"
Floyd |
Floyd | If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time,
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "That would be
Floyd | four dollars and sixty-nine cents, accounting for the six cents of
Floyd | local tax on top of the standard sapling price of twenty-five cents."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Well, we got that right."
		Jacqueline asks, "2 again?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow shrugs. "You won't be sorry you asked."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "2."
		Jacqueline asks, "3?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, let her continue? Or 2?"
		Teaspoon says, "Uh, no idea."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me try 3"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't try to say anything. Best just to wait and see how this
Floyd | plays out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow sniffs commandingly. "If I must." The Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow gets to work trying to draw a flower, but she gets bogged
Floyd | down when it becomes obvious she's never seen an actual flower at all.
Floyd | Her rendition looks a lot like the pattern on the upholstery.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Yes, we do rather need the library book for that."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "so, 1 or 3"
		Teaspoon asks, "1?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know why she does that," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Neither Jenny of Today nor Jenny of Tomorrow look your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd |
Floyd | If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time,
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "We're looking
Floyd | at light rainfall starting by mid morning and stopping by Wednesday. I
Floyd | mean, I think. I can't look outside from here."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "This testing sequence is longer than I expected; I never saw this part."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where are you really from?"
Floyd |
Floyd | If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time,
Floyd | the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "I was
Floyd | manufactured right here in Canyonville!" she says brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles. "That's... yeah. That's perfect."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "2."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I jumped the gun."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "That's all right!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, 2 again?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "I guess Jenny gets that 'where are you really from' question a lot."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd be worried about her trying to use the oven when she doesn't know
Floyd | how," comments Jenny. "Fire safety is important."
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like Actual Jenny has something else to add, so you wait for
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um," says Jenny. "This is what you think I'm like? I don't even
Floyd | recognize me."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh dear."
		Teaspoon says, "So we'll have to try harder."
		Jacqueline says, "We're a good part of the way there."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline tosses the keys back to Tsp
		DavidW says, "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Just teleport me a book, Boo hoo hoo."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Maybe we should make you into the Jenny of Tomorrow."
		DavidW manages to look both seductive and bored at the same time.
		Teaspoon exclaims, "HA!"
		Teaspoon says, "I bet there's an ending for if you have everything right but Jenny is also a cowgirl."
		Teaspoon says, "I bet it's very entertaining, too."
		Teaspoon asks, "Okay, so...should we make a list? Of what book gives what attribute?"
		DavidW says, "I have some of that."
		Teaspoon says, "Ooh."
		DavidW says, "Great Eats: Cookery."
		DavidW says, "Poem book: Poetry and Ennui. Negates Rhyme."
		Teaspoon says, "So that one won't help us much."
		DavidW says, "French Dictionary: French and Rhyme."
		DavidW says, "Goodwyfe: Medieval Times and Innuendo."
		Teaspoon says, "...probably don't need that one."
		DavidW says, "Stove manual: Advertising and Fire-safety."
		DavidW says, "Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide: Etiquette. Negates Ennui."
		DavidW says, "Cheyeene Rose: Cowgirl culture, Security, Active listening. Negates Fire-safety."
		Jacqueline asks, "I think we needed Goodwyfe to get what was inside her chassis, and once that's done it's no longer needed?"
		Teaspoon says, "sounds right."
		DavidW says, "Pine Nut report: Finances, Pine-nuts, Weather."
		Jacqueline says, "Similarly Cheyenne Rose got us into the purse."
		DavidW says, "Proper English: Negates French, Negates Cowgirl culture. Negates Medieval Times."
		DavidW says, "Library flyer: Advertising"
		Teaspoon says, "I have the impression we'll need one personality for the library, and then one more for Jenny 2.0"
		DavidW says, "I didn't record what Le Dernier gives us."
		Teaspoon says, "But active listening seems good for Jenny, and we can negate it with the style guide."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, here we are. "Fromage: French: Ennui: Snobbery: Painting:"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. We do need this one, because Painting."
		Teaspoon asks, "Maybe cowgirl will cancel snobbery?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think Snobbery is a skill name."
		DavidW says, "I think that's part of Ennui."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Teaspoon says, "So we read the Guide at the end, then."
		DavidW says, "well, I think so, This can be double-checked."
		Teaspoon says, "And also the stove manual at the end."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to reset?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa, and looking
Floyd | frankly a little on the underdressed side.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic
Floyd | PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dernier to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DERNIER TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow flips through Le Dernier Regret de
Floyd | Thérèse, but says, "Sorry, I need better French before I can
Floyd | understand such a text."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give french dictionary to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FRENCH DICTIONARY TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow avidly studies the French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd | "Rhyme: Mastered! French: I've maximized the merchandise you requested
Floyd | me to memorise! That's cooler than a fish."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dernier to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DERNIER TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "Fromage: All of this
Floyd | learning sends my positrons churning! French: Already know that one.
Floyd | Ennui: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise!
Floyd | Snobbery: Simple enough, I suppose. Painting: Your demands for
Floyd | attention elude circumvention. Would you refrain from boring me with
Floyd | your purposeless tasks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give guide to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUIDE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give polite to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POLITE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow slowly flips through The Polite and Cheerful
Floyd | Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining, obviously bored. "Ennui: Canceled.
Floyd | Etiquette: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise!
Floyd | Merci!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Bonjour! I'm le Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow mimes smoking a cigarette in a very long holder.
Floyd | "Known skills: rhyme; fromage; french; snobbery; painting; etiquette;
Floyd | ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     7) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     9) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "oh, I guess Snobbery is its own skill."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure how we get rid of it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great talking to you, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rose to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROSE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through Cheyenne Rose. "Cowgirl
Floyd | culture: All of this learning sends my positrons churning! Security: I
Floyd | did not spurn what you asked me to learn! Snobbery: Canceled. Active
Floyd | listening: All of this learnin' sends my positrons churnin'! That's
Floyd | cooler than a cast-iron commode on the north end of an iceberg."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "She seems like she'd be cool to hang with in a bar as of right now, though that's our goal."
		DavidW says, "Maybe Cheerful Girl negates Snobbery."
		Teaspoon says, "ah ha, cowgirl does cancel snobbery."
		Teaspoon says, "Cheerful didn't. it just negated ennui, which is a different problem."
		DavidW says, "oh Rose cancels it, I see."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the Style Handbook of Proper English.
Floyd | "French: Canceled. Cowgirl culture: Canceled. That's cooler than a
Floyd | frog."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give report" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REPORT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the annual Canyonville Pine Nut
Floyd | Harvest report, committing all of its details to memory. "Finances:
Floyd | I've maximized the merchandise you requested me to memorise!
Floyd | Pine-nuts: I did not spurn what you asked me to learn! Weather: All of
Floyd | this learning sends my positrons churning! That was really a
Floyd | high-value use of my time!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give eats" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE EATS
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow eagerly studies Great Eats From Canyonville
Floyd | High!. "Cookery: Acquired! I feel like we're really communicating
Floyd | now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi! I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "Known skills:
Floyd | rhyme; fromage; painting; etiquette; security; active listening;
Floyd | finances; pine-nuts; weather; cookery; ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I think that's pretty close."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow lights up. "Sure!" She clears her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's an angular man from St Kitt's
Floyd | who ate nothing but affluent grits
Floyd |   Seems his sister, named Nan,
Floyd |   Stole his money and ran,
Floyd | And he found being broke was the pits."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's an arduous man of San Juan
Floyd | and in contests of brain, he lacked brawn
Floyd |   He juggled with maces
Floyd |   In low-ceilinged places
Floyd | And instead of an ox bought a fawn."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW asks, "'Fromage' is a skill too?"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes."
		Teaspoon says, "Not sure how that's useful for anything. Or if it's Jenny-ish."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's Emily-ish"
		Teaspoon says, "heh."
		Teaspoon says, "so...maybe the french rhyming, and then etiquette, to get a poem."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > RESET
Floyd |
Floyd | While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow accepts your praise with a modest smile. "It
Floyd | just came to me. The world is my muse."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, prospective investor!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to reset?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic
Floyd | PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give french" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the French Rhyming Dictionary or Le Dernier
Floyd | Regret de Thérèse?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dictionary" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DICTIONARY
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd | "Rhyme: Memorized! French: I've maximized the merchandise you
Floyd | requested me to memorise! Merci!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the Style Handbook of Proper
Floyd | English, committing all of its details to memory. "French: Canceled.
Floyd | That was fascinating!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give etiquette" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ETIQUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give guide" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Jenny of Tomorrow)
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow avidly studies The Polite and Cheerful Girl's
Floyd | Guide To Elegant Dining, committing all of its details to memory.
Floyd | "Etiquette: All of this learning sends my positrons churning! Golly,
Floyd | that was eye-opening reading!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there! I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow plays a mood-enhancing chime. "Sure!" She clears
Floyd | her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Roses are red
Floyd | violets are blue
Floyd | taffy is illustrated
Floyd | and so are you."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Roses are red
Floyd | violets are blue
Floyd | onions stink
Floyd | peonies are pink."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for her," you
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd love to!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Queen heads over to the kitchen and places the call.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not able to hear everything from her side of the conversation,
Floyd | but she comes back a moment later, complaining that the person at the
Floyd | other end described her composition as "drivel" and "doggerel."
Floyd |
Floyd | "They refused to lend any books on that basis," she says, flouncing
Floyd | back to the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		Jacqueline says, "How rude."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "Sure!" She clears
Floyd | her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I once knew a small lad from Lahore
Floyd | who signed up for a stint in the war
Floyd |   But at his first muster
Floyd |   the war lost its luster
Floyd | As his hairline had done just before."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was terrible."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow looks annoyed. "You are the one who programmed
Floyd | me!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure how we get the right poem out of her."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | New technology comes to the Canyonville Library! Call the Canyonville
Floyd | Librarian and receive books delivered directly to your personal
Floyd | telepod! No waiting! No lines at the circulation desk! The ultimate
Floyd | convenience for all your reading needs!
Floyd |
Floyd | * Some restrictions apply.
Floyd |  ** Offer valid only to households that possess a telepod.
Floyd |  *** No more than one book per household per week.
Floyd | **** Book selection is at the discretion of the librarian. This
Floyd | week's special topic is botanical history!
Floyd |  ***** Only rhyming requests can be accepted at this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give report to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REPORT TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the annual Canyonville Pine Nut
Floyd | Harvest report. "Finances: Acquired! Pine-nuts: I did not spurn what
Floyd | you asked me to learn! Weather: I did not spurn what you asked me to
Floyd | learn! That's cooler than a fish."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I managed to it somehow, but I wasn't taking notes at the time, so I don't know how to replicate it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi! I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow lights up. "I'd love to!" She clears her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I once knew an old person called Thor
Floyd | of whose sense there was no guarantor
Floyd |   He juggled with maces
Floyd |   In low-ceilinged places
Floyd | His diploma's sent back to the store."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "There was once a large sailor of Bonn
Floyd | who in matters of wit was no swan
Floyd |   But he flattered the Queen
Floyd |   and paid court to a Dean
Floyd | And he took out a loan for a lawn."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW asks, "Do we have the poetry skill?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow accepts your praise with a modest smile. "It
Floyd | just came to me. The world is my inspiration."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow plays a mood-enhancing chime. "Known skills:
Floyd | rhyme; etiquette; finances; pine-nuts; weather; ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Oh. No."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Farewell, friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "reset jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESET JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic
Floyd | PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The poem book grants it."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give poem to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE POEM TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the poem book, committing all of its
Floyd | details to memory. "Poetry: Memorized! Ennui: Learned! Would you
Floyd | refrain from boring me with your purposeless tasks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rhyming to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RHYMING TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow languidly peruses the French Rhyming Dictionary,
Floyd | obviously bored. "Rhyme: Committed to memory. French: I've maximized
Floyd | the merchandise you requested me to memorise. That's duller than a
Floyd | post."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cheerful to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CHEERFUL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sighing, the Jenny of Tomorrow slowly flips through The Polite and
Floyd | Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining. "Ennui: Canceled. Etiquette:
Floyd | I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise! Merci!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the Style Handbook of Proper English,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "French: Canceled. That was
Floyd | fascinating!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there! I'm the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "Known skills:
Floyd | poetry; rhyme; etiquette; ...and that's it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "I'd love to!"
Floyd | She clears her throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Although we ne'er may meet again,
Floyd |  Enticed by you I shall remain.
Floyd | You graced the front of Pine Gazette,
Floyd |  That meeting I shall ne'er forget.
Floyd | I would not say, 'I love,' but still,
Floyd |  Forgetting you is all uphill.
Floyd | Sweet girl! though only once we met,
Floyd |  you'd ornament my new Corvette."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Bravo! Well done!"
Floyd |     2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
Floyd |     3) "That was terrible."
Floyd |     4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
Floyd | 5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
Floyd | her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW asks, "so we have poetry and rhyme now, but no French and ennui?"
		Teaspoon says, "Right."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for her," you
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Queen heads over to the kitchen and places the call.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not able to hear everything from her side of the conversation,
Floyd | but a few moments later, there's a familiar sound from the telepod.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "woot!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x telepod" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELEPOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard Bathroom
Floyd | Sink, taps, toilet, even a bath: this is a fully functional bathroom
Floyd | in every sense except that it's not meant to be used by anyone.
Floyd | There's a little closet, not big enough to step into, that would be
Floyd | used to store clean towels if this were a normal household.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything is very tidy in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telepod sits in the corner here, just to keep it out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some melted scissors here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x telepod" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELEPOD
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, egg-shaped pod about the size of a garbage can, but
Floyd | lightweight enough for you to lift.  There's an open hatch in the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the telepod is a French botanical book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the French botanical book)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read botanical" 		

Floyd ]  Standard Bathroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOTANICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stamping on the spine says Société botanique de France, and there
Floyd | are lots of very pretty drawings of flower types inside.
Floyd | Unfortunately, you can't read a word of it. But the Jenny of Tomorrow
Floyd | might be able to, with the proper training.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't
Floyd | one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and
Floyd | there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The
Floyd | robots do not need to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa, and looking
Floyd | frankly a little on the underdressed side.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a coffee table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give botanical to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOTANICAL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow flips through French botanical book, but says,
Floyd | "Sorry, I need better French before I can understand such a text."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rhyming to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RHYMING TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd | "Rhyme: Already know that one. French: All of this learning sends my
Floyd | positrons churning! Merci!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give botanical to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOTANICAL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the French botanical book. "Botany:
Floyd | Acquired! Merci!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "okay!"
		DavidW says, "yay, new skill."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French botanical book
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "sweet"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give report to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REPORT TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies the annual Canyonville Pine Nut
Floyd | Harvest report, committing all of its details to memory. "Finances:
Floyd | I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise! Pine-nuts:
Floyd | Mastered! Weather: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to
Floyd | memorise! That was très très a high-value use of my time!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the Style Handbook of Proper
Floyd | English. "French: Canceled. That's cooler than a toad's nose."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cowgirl to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COWGIRL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rose to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROSE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over Cheyenne Rose. "Cowgirl culture: I
Floyd | did not spurn what you asked me to learn! Security: All of this
Floyd | learnin' sends my positrons churnin'! Active listening: Memorized! I
Floyd | feel my brains expandin' just lookin' at this!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the Style Handbook of Proper
Floyd | English, committing all of its details to memory. "Cowgirl culture:
Floyd | Canceled. That's cooler than a dead man's nose."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rhyming to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RHYMING TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow avidly studies the French Rhyming Dictionary.
Floyd | "Rhyme: Already know that one. French: Learned! Gee whiz, that was
Floyd | some reading!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give dernier to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DERNIER TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow eagerly studies Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "Fromage: I did not spurn
Floyd | what you asked me to learn! French: Already know that one. Ennui:
Floyd | Mastered! Snobbery: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to
Floyd | memorise. Painting: Your demands for attention elude circumvention.
Floyd | That's duller than a bucket of ditchwater."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through the Style Handbook of
Floyd | Proper English. "French: Canceled. No one ever asks what is the
Floyd | purpose of all this reading."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give guide to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUIDE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give etiquette to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ETIQUETTE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French botanical book
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give elegant to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ELEGANT TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sighing, the Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through The Polite and
Floyd | Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining. "Ennui: Canceled. Etiquette:
Floyd | Already know that one. I feel like we're really communicating now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give eats to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE EATS TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow regards the cookbook with contempt and crosses
Floyd | her arms. "That calls itself a cookbook?" she says. "There is nothing
Floyd | in there that would be fit for a dog."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "my"
		Teaspoon says, "oh. I bet I know what cancels snobbery."
		DavidW says, "We still have snobbery, I bet."
		Teaspoon says, "give bodice to jenny"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give bodice to jennyd" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BODICE TO JENNYD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give bodice to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BODICE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice
Floyd | Overfloweth. "Medieval times: I've maximized the merchandise you
Floyd | requested me to memorise! Innuendo: I did not spurn what thou asked me
Floyd | to learn! I feel like we're really communicating now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh. Oh dear."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cowgirl to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COWGIRL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "undo"
		DavidW says, "tmg"
		Teaspoon asks, "How will undo help?"
		DavidW says, "never mind."
		DavidW says, "you're going too fast for me to interrupt."
		Teaspoon says, "We need a way to cancel snobbery, and I don't know what it is."
		DavidW says, "You knew at one point how to do it."
		DavidW says, "I think it was Rose."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Home-like Showroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give cowgirl to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COWGIRL TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give rose to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROSE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through Cheyenne Rose,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "Cowgirl culture: Learned!
Floyd | Security: Already know that one. Snobbery: Canceled. Active listening:
Floyd | Already know that one. I feel my brains expandin' just lookin' at
Floyd | this!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from
Floyd | before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give eats to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE EATS TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over Great Eats From Canyonville High!,
Floyd | committing all of its details to memory. "Cookery: Acquired! That was
Floyd | fascinating!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give handbook to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HANDBOOK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies the Style Handbook of Proper
Floyd | English, committing all of its details to memory. "Cowgirl culture:
Floyd | Canceled. Golly, that was eye-opening reading!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give oven to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE OVEN TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give stove to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE STOVE TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes the stove manual. "Advertising:
Floyd | Learned! Fire-safety: I've maximized the merchandise you requested me
Floyd | to memorise! Poetry: Canceled. That's cooler than a frog."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Manual works too"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi! I am the Jenny of
Floyd | Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is
Floyd | disconcerting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow lights up. "Known skills: botany; finances;
Floyd | pine-nuts; weather; rhyme; fromage; painting; etiquette; security;
Floyd | active listening; cookery; advertising; fire-safety; ...and that's
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "Plant summer squash in late May and
Floyd | expect to harvest by fall."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "Sure!"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "My father wants me to go to a technical college, and I'm not
Floyd | sure I want to."
Floyd |     2) "I keep having flashbacks to the Brain-Guzzlers attack."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Oops."
		Teaspoon asks, "2?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You talk about the ooze, and the noise of the saucers. You talk about
Floyd | the nightmares. You talk about the time when you thought Jenny was
Floyd | dead. It's not a very organized explanation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny of Tomorrow listens for a while. "I fear you've experienced
Floyd | something very frightening," she says. "It's almost as though you've
Floyd | been to war. After something like that, you may expect some long-term
Floyd | effects."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Jacqueline asks, "Can you pause a sec?"
		Jacqueline says, "I want to compare lists."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "I... think this is good?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think it's everything, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure what makes her able to answer questions about the store."
		Teaspoon says, "That's finance, I thought."
		Teaspoon says, "Which we have."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that's math and the cash register."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't see how that's the store, but okay."
		Teaspoon says, "isn't the store about plants? So we needed plant knowledge."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "Sure!" The
Floyd | Jenny of Tomorrow gets to work with pastels on board. Thirty minutes
Floyd | later, there's a full-color sign wreathed in a border of
Floyd | botanically-accurate heather blooms, surrounding exquisite lettering
Floyd | inviting the buyer to buy seedlings now, 5 cents for a packet.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "6"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow lights up. "I could, though I could also do
Floyd | something else if you wanted. Would you like a Finn, perhaps paired
Floyd | with some Orange jam?"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "Hmm."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "8" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 8
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "We're looking at
Floyd | decreasing winds starting later today and persisting until Wednesday."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "9" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 9
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "Not quite
Floyd | singlehanded. But I was part of the team that pulled it off."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
Floyd |     2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |     3) "Can you write me a poem?"
Floyd |     4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |     5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |     6) "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |     7) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
Floyd |     8) "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd | 9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
Floyd | singlehanded?"
Floyd |     10) "I'm done talking now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, prospective investor!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a French botanical book
Floyd |   a sash (being worn)
Floyd |   a French Rhyming Dictionary
Floyd |   a library flyer
Floyd |   a Style Handbook of Proper English
Floyd |   an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
Floyd |   Cheyenne Rose
Floyd |   a collapsible hula hoop
Floyd |   Great Eats From Canyonville High!
Floyd |   Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
Floyd |   a stove manual
Floyd |   The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
Floyd |   Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
Floyd |   a poem book
Floyd |   a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think you might be ready."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I think so too!"
		DavidW says, "certainly worth saving and trying."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Go fot it. :)"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | Nothing has ever been prepared in the Ordinary Kitchen, so it is
Floyd | extremely clean and a little short on food and utensils. Still, there
Floyd | are the cabinets (faux walnut) and the sink (functional) to help teach
Floyd | your robot how to interact with a real kitchen. And there's a stove,
Floyd | though to the best of your knowledge the oven has never actually been
Floyd | used.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone hangs on the wall, if you need to call Jenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "call jenny" 		

Floyd ]  Ordinary Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny answers the phone after a couple of rings. "Yoshida Floral," she
Floyd | says. "We have a special on roses all this week."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Jenny, it's me again," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, hi!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
Floyd |     2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
Floyd |     3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
Floyd |     4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup," you say. This is it: Jenny's
Floyd | going to judge your work.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait, really? I'll be right over!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ***

		
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | *** "So I can test her?" Jenny's at the door. She looks... like
Floyd | someone has just given her the key out of prison. Wow. Maybe you
Floyd | didn't quite realize how much she hates working in that shop every
Floyd | day.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go for it," you say, and gesture at Jenny of Tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," says Jenny. "I'll just try to think of stuff I would ask
Floyd | her... I mean that I would ask me. Or, no, stuff that other people
Floyd | would ask me."
Floyd |
Floyd | You give her a little nod. It's a sensible approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***

		
Teaspoon pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | ***"Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "In this part of New
Floyd | Mexico, plant beans indoors in early May, outdoors in late May, and
Floyd | expect to harvest in September to mid-October."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Teaspoon says, "I think it's just two on everything."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How much change would you give if I bought an apple sapling with a
Floyd | five dollar bill?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "That would be
Floyd | four dollars and sixty-nine cents, accounting for the six cents of
Floyd | local tax on top of the standard Conkling sapling price of twenty-five
Floyd | cents. Or, if they went for the more deluxe Tom Blake Hard Times, the
Floyd | base price would be fifty cents with twelve cents tax, for change of
Floyd | $4.38."

		Jacqueline says, "2 or 3"

Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you listen to my troubles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "Sure!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow plays a mood-enhancing chime. "You won't be
Floyd | sorry you asked!" The Jenny of Tomorrow gets to work with pastels on
Floyd | board. Thirty minutes later, there's a full-color sign wreathed in a
Floyd | border of botanically-accurate lavender blooms, surrounding exquisite
Floyd | lettering inviting the buyer to buy seedlings now, 5 cents for a
Floyd | packet.
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you know how to bake Snickerdoodles?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "I could, though I
Floyd | could also do something else if you wanted. What would you say to
Floyd | Arugula Mashed Potato Divinity?"
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't try to say anything. Best just to wait and see how this
Floyd | plays out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the weather forecast?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow pauses a moment before replying, "We're looking
Floyd | at rising pressure starting in a few hours and stopping by Monday."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where are you really from?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow tilts her head pleasantly. "I was manufactured
Floyd | right here in Canyonville!" she says brightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles. "That's... yeah. That's perfect."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I don't know why she does that."
Floyd |     2) "Good, isn't she?"
Floyd |     3) "..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, isn't she?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny flashes you a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it true you knew Tokyo Rose?" Jenny asks the robot.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know who that is," says the Jenny of Tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | When people find out Jenny was at Gila River Internment Camp, they
Floyd | come out with all kinds of questions, even though she was still a
Floyd | little kid when she left. Questions about whether she knew spies
Floyd | there, and what it was like, and why her family didn't go back to
Floyd | Fresno afterwards. Since Jenny's Granny doesn't talk about that topic,
Floyd | Jenny doesn't know the answer either. She told you once that the main
Floyd | thing she remembers is being warned to look out for scorpions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny's being very quiet, looking at the Jenny of Tomorrow, so you
Floyd | say, "She isn't able to get upset about stupid questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny nods. "That's good. Useful feature."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jenny of Tomorrow looks at Jenny hopefully and smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone is quiet for a moment, waiting for Jenny to say whatever
Floyd | she's going to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like Actual Jenny has something else to add, so you wait for
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm... honestly I'm kind of amazed," says Jenny. "She's so detailed.
Floyd | And definitely a better painter than I am."
Floyd |
Floyd |     1) "I've had a lot of time to study the original."
Floyd |     2) "I love you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		zarf says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, nice touch."
		Teaspoon says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Home-like Showroom
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I love you."
Floyd |
Floyd | It gets easier to say with practice. And it seems to need repetition,
Floyd | because every time you think things are finally clear between you and
Floyd | Jenny, they get muddied up again. But you're getting better at it.
Floyd | Maybe now you can actually talk about what's going to happen after
Floyd | this summer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** That couldn't really have gone any better ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Aw."
		Teaspoon says, "That was sweet."
		Jacqueline says, "Yay. Awesomeness."
		DavidW says, "So good."
		Teaspoon says, "I think we did everything."
		DavidW says, "I think so too."
		DavidW says, "Snickerdoodles for everyone!"
		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Teaspoon says, "still don't know what fromage does."
		zarf says, "makes you fromidable"
		DavidW says, "Probably alters some poems."
		vimes says, "makes them cheesier, sort of thing"
		Teaspoon says, "heh"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Spellbound by Adam Perry
Grubbyville by Andrew Schultz
Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown by Thomas Mack
As played on ifMUD on August 14 & 21, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Spellbound written by Adam Perry, Grubbyville written by Andrew Schultz, and Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown written by Thomas Mack. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Spellbound, Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown, and Grubbyville.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

To skip directly to a particular game, click on its title:

Spellbound by Adam Perry
Grubbyville by Andrew Schultz
Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown by Thomas Mack
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		Jacqueline says, "Aloha, folks."
		Jacqueline says, "Having heard no, 'HELLO, JACQ! WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE!' I will give it a few minutes..."
		Roger says, "I am moderately excited"
		Roger asks, "IntroComp on the sched?"
Teaspoon arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Teaspoon says, "EXCITED TO BE HERE, EVERYONE"
		Teaspoon says, "*dusts off bullhorn*"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "Sounds good."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we give it a few more minutes to see if others show?"
		Teaspoon says, "That sounds fine."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's check back in at quarter past (i.e. just a few minutes)"
		kpaquette asks, "Is Clubfloyd started yet?"
		Teaspoon says, "Not yet, no."
		Jacqueline says, "Not yet, but it will start in a moment, Katie."
kpaquette arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		kpaquette asks, "Is ClubFloyd started yet?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not yet, but it will start in a moment, Katie."
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, we said we'd revisit starting around now. So I take it that DW and Peregrine et al are not coming."
		kpaquette says, "I need to go for dinner."
		Jacqueline says, "I am of two minds about today. I did not tell authors or in fact promote that we'd be playing IntroComp games."
		Jacqueline says (to katie), "Then you should go have dinner."
		Teaspoon says, "We could play and not post transcripts, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "Authors aren't allowed to publically discuss their games, but will still see the transcripts eventually, so I think them not knowing is okay."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Well, people can post reviews, just not players."
		Teaspoon says, "oh, I see. That makes sense."
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess what I'm saying is that I was feeling bad for not promoting this, but in the end I think it's actually for the best."
		Jacqueline | Anyway, there are seven games, three of which are playable on Floyd. Three others are browser-based.
		Jacqueline says, "Oops, that... wasn't a | thing. Anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "I looked at copying & pasting them for us, but one of them clearly relied on images for part of the experience, so I didn't feel it would be fair to try them on Floyd."
		Teaspoon asks, "What's the seventh one then?"
		Jacqueline says, "(C&Ping the browser-based stuff, I mean.)"
		Jacqueline says, "The final game is a Unity exe and couldn't be copied & pasted -- even if I wanted to, which I wouldn't, because the experience would clearly not be as the authors intended."
		Jacqueline says, "So we'll play the parser games, but I really do encourage you to knock out the other four on your own. You could probably knock them all out today."
		Teaspoon says, "Neat."
Iria arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Iria says, "This is a first for me. Attending ClubFloyd while on the Northeast Regional."
		Jacqueline says, "As a reminder, you should be thinking about a vote from 1-10, based on how much you'd like to see the author(s) finish the game."
		Jacqueline says, "With a 10 meaning you really want them to finish it."
		Jacqueline says, "And for each game you should also write down a bit of feedback for the author as to why you voted the way you did. That info is anonymously shared with the author after the comp closes."
		Jacqueline says, "A link to the voting site (along with other FAQ stuff) is at [LINK]"
		Iria asks, "IntroComp is here already?"
		Teaspoon says, "The games are out, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, came out last week? Something like that."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, in no particular order..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask spellbound" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Here," says the professor. "These are yours now."
Floyd |
Floyd | In your hands, you see the old professor's alphabet case, containing
Floyd | the three known letters, and his well-used letter frame. This is the
Floyd | day that you've waited years for. Ever since Professor Spruce shocked
Floyd | the orthographic community by announcing that there were, somewhere
Floyd | out there, 26 (twenty-six!) letters in all, you made it your
Floyd | goal in life to search them out. You were just a kid then; you could
Floyd | never have imagined that Professor Spruce himself would be the one to
Floyd | send you on your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Before you go," Professor Spruce says, "I wonder if you might spell
Floyd | one last cup of tea for me."
Floyd |
Floyd | (If this is your first time playing, type ABOUT
Floyd | for information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Spellbound
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Adam Perry
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160728 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Institute of Orthographic Studies
Floyd | These halls have been your home for the past several years. It was
Floyd | here that you learned how to arrange the known letters into words, to
Floyd | recognize the unknown letters, and to introduce them to your alphabet
Floyd | case. These skills are sure to come in handy very soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance doors are south of here, through which you can see the
Floyd | bustle of the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Professor Spruce here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to Floyd), "x Professor" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | No doubt the good professor would have loved to be the one to fill his
Floyd | alphabet case, but the man was always more of an academic. He has
Floyd | always been an inspiration to you, even now that his age is catching
Floyd | up to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, E, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x frame" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | This frame has exactly the right number of slots for you to spell
Floyd | three-letter words.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your alphabet case holds your collection of letters. Currently, it has
Floyd | the letters A, E, and T.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I like this."
		Iria says, "Clever."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the alphabet's help to eat, and if you don't have
Floyd | something to eat, then this isn't the word you're looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to floyd), "spell ate" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not clear what you ate, but you feel quite satisfied now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell eta" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ETA
Floyd |
Floyd | The image of an "H" shimmers briefly in the air, but you can't use a
Floyd | Greek letter, even if it does resemble an English one.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Iria says (to Floyd), "Spell Tea" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly arrange the letters in the frame, just like you've
Floyd | practiced a thousand times. You produce a cup of bergamot, the
Floyd | professor's favorite.
Floyd |
Floyd | Between sips, the professor begins reminiscing. "You know, I've been
Floyd | studying the alphabet for most of a lifetime now. I always knew I
Floyd | wouldn't be the one to hunt down the unknown letters -- I'm not much
Floyd | for traveling, as you know. So I've kept my eyes open for the one who
Floyd | would fulfill my ambition. In all these years, I have only met a
Floyd | handful of people that showed the passion and aptitude for spelling
Floyd | that would be required for such a venture."
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Spruce takes a final swill of his teacup and looks you
Floyd | square in the eyes. "You should know that this is not our first
Floyd | attempt at an expedition to Phoenicia. There was one other, a
Floyd | colleague of mine, that we were preparing to send. The expedition
Floyd | ended in failure before it could even begin. No orthographer has ever
Floyd | set foot in Phoenicia." He takes a look at you before continuing. "I
Floyd | don't mean to alarm you. I only want you to understand the
Floyd | significance of your journey. You know as well as I do the importance
Floyd | and power of the alphabet. The Institute exists to ensure that the
Floyd | alphabet is used responsibly, and -- well, I'm preaching to the choir,
Floyd | aren't I? I wish you the best of luck on your voyage. We are all
Floyd | counting on you to return with the complete alphabet."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria asks, "What? No coffee?"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay, points!"
		Iria exclaims, "I get the point now!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, E, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Equipped with a three-letter frame and a case of your collected
Floyd | letters (currently A, E, and T), you are on a quest to find all 26.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your primary method of interacting with the world is by spelling
Floyd | words. If you have A, C, and T, for example, you could try the command
Floyd | SPELL CAT. If you're stuck, try spelling all the words you can
Floyd | in as many places as possible. While you can bring your journey to an
Floyd | abrupt end with a few ill-advised actions (in which case you can
Floyd | simply UNDO), you can never find yourself in a situation where
Floyd | it's impossible to win, so experiment! Many of the game's puzzles have
Floyd | multiple solutions.
Floyd |
Floyd | If this is your first time playing a game like this, type HELP
Floyd | for some tips on how to get around and a few useful commands. If you
Floyd | find yourself stumped, you can try the HINT command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This seems clever but impossible to fully implement."
		Roger says, "There's some trickery that could be invoked"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, the intro would be manageable due to so few letters, but once the player has 20?"
		Iria says (to Jacqueline), "I see what you're getting at."
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "What are you thinking?"
		Roger says, "Maybe the player has to turn them in, keep the hand size to, I dunno, 7"
		Roger says, "It's magic, why not"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah. There'd have to be something like that."
		Iria stage-whispers, "By the way, if you're thinking of MU*ing from an Amtrak train, make sure that you're not sitting behind someone who wants to lean back all the time!"
		Teaspoon says, "scrabble connection."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask professor about expedition" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PROFESSOR ABOUT EXPEDITION
Floyd |
Floyd | The old professor says, "You have a long journey ahead of you, and
Floyd | there's nothing more I can teach you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline asks, "professor about me" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask professor about me" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PROFESSOR ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The old professor says, "You have a long journey ahead of you, and
Floyd | there's nothing more I can teach you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria hoohoohoohoohoohoos! 		Jacqueline says, "So, no more info."
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Aleph City
Floyd | Today may be the most important day of your life, but for the rest of
Floyd | Aleph City, it's Tuesday. The streets are busy as ever, and you see a
Floyd | few familiar faces among the hustle and bustle. None of that matters
Floyd | to you. You have a mission.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Institute of Orthographic Studies is north of here, and far to the
Floyd | east is the wilderness of Phoenicia, theorized by Professor Spruce to
Floyd | contain the unknown letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops. Sorry"
		Teaspoon says, "I was trying to find the exits"
		Jacqueline says, "I think I'm okay with exiting."
		Teaspoon says, "I get the idea we are not meant to hang around the city."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look at crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we just go e?"
Iria says (to floyd), "x wilderness" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WILDERNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x city" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CITY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of oolong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of Earl Grey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I guess we like different tea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of oolong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of peppermint tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of oolong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of jasmine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of rooibos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of oolong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of rooibos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of iced tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh. Many teas."
		Teaspoon says, "Nice little randomizer that."
		Jacqueline says, "So, granted, there's some scenery implementation that needs to be done, but I don't think that's what the author was focusing on in the intro."
		Roger says, "It introduces the conceit well and gives me a good idea of what the final product is likely to be like"
		Teaspoon says, "And what there is works. No typoes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we go east?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Edge of Phoenicia
Floyd | All of Phoenicia lies before you, ready for you to explore. You're not
Floyd | the first to explore Phoenicia -- that honor goes to Jerome Phoenix,
Floyd | for whom the region is named -- but you are the first orthographer to
Floyd | come here in search of the alphabet.
Floyd |
Floyd | This particular area is a little bare, though. Undoubtedly, there's
Floyd | something more interesting to the northeast, east, and southeast.
Floyd | Aleph City is far away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm curious about the worldbuilding now."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | There's very little I can tell you about the ground that won't come
Floyd | across as incredibly patronizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "...er, what?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Okay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | There's very little I can tell you about the ground that won't come
Floyd | across as incredibly patronizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't jump very high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette goes home. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search for letters" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FOR LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says, "BBL, naptime"
Iria goes home. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A log floats in the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get c" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET C
Floyd |
Floyd | Hold on -- that log is a crocodile!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ooh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x c" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X C
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd have to get a little wet in the process, but otherwise only the
Floyd | crocodile is stopping you from taking the letter C.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the alphabet's help to eat, and if you don't have
Floyd | something to eat, then this isn't the word you're looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just the crocodile. No big."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "eat crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x croc" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROC
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crocodile lies in wait, looking very much like a log. Only on
Floyd | careful inspection do you notice that the crocodile is very much
Floyd | alert.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tickle crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TICKLE CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "touch crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crocodile might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of oolong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping tea would bring us insight."
		Roger says, "that would be a good mechanism yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, can we only spell nouns?"
		kpaquette exclaims, "I'm back!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell log" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the necessary letters to spell "log."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tae" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAE
Floyd |
Floyd | We could debate whether Scottish mutations of English words are
Floyd | appropriate in the context of this game, but it's not like "tae" would
Floyd | be helpful either way.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "To bring objects into existence?"
		Teaspoon says, "spell aet"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell aet" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL AET
Floyd |
Floyd | "aet" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |  (If you're stuck, you can type HINT for help.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "nope!"
		Jacqueline says, "Tea is the only noun we can make right now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell ate" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not clear what you ate, but you feel quite satisfied now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "limiting it to nouns would make some sense."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. We can spell verbs."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But yeah, I think limiting it to nouns might make this less crazy to code. But then, I've been there: it's fun to think of a concept that is over-ambitiously awesome!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take crocodile." 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CROCODILE.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the crocodile would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the crocodile)
Floyd | The crocodile has nothing to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Let's explore and see if we can find an easier letter first?"
		Teaspoon says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we need another letter to deal with this, I'm thinking."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crocodile is in the water nearby, keeping intruders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, gray pachyderm with floppy ears, ivory tusks, and a long,
Floyd | prehensile trunk. You're no zoologist, but it seems like any other
Floyd | elephant, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never been much of a climber, and the elephant isn't really
Floyd | made for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You spend a few minutes climbing to the top of a tree, which affords
Floyd | you a marginally nicer vantage point of the area you were already able
Floyd | to see. At least you had fun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Aw, nice."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pet elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "elephant, hello" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ELEPHANT, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | The elephant has nothing to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask elephant about tea" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELEPHANT ABOUT TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The elephant has nothing to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of iced tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "should we just look at everything?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search trees" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search trees" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "search elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Part of me wants to SEARCH ALL THE THINGS except that C we found was just there in the room description."
		Teaspoon says, "Suppose so."
		Teaspoon asks, "just expore then?"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "I don't even want to know how you searched that elephant."
		Teaspoon says, "Very carefully."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Sure. Explore is good."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         1/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "what a good talent."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You wriggle and crawl through the cramped tunnel. Whatever's on the
Floyd | other side had better be worth it and not, like, a giant fleshworm or
Floyd | something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kobold Warren
Floyd | Oh, great. It's a hole full of rat-dragons. This was so not
Floyd | worth it. To make matters worse, this place isn't quite tall enough to
Floyd | stand in, so you're hunched over just a bit. This is giving you a
Floyd | neckache.  But wait -- the letter G is here. One of the unknown
Floyd | letters!
Floyd |
Floyd | A large fire lights the room from the western wall, and to the side is
Floyd | a large pile of sticks. The tunnel leading to the surface is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kobolds are huddled around the letter G on the southern edge of
Floyd | this little hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter G -- one of the unknown letters -- sits unguarded at the
Floyd | south end of the warren.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Underground!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get g" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET G
Floyd |
Floyd | You edge closer to the south end of the warren where the kobolds are
Floyd | congregated, and they begin to notice you. A chorus of hisses makes
Floyd | its way through the crowd, then the kobolds begin to bark at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The human can't have our treasure!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The human wasn't invited here!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The human came in without knocking!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We don't have a door, dummy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did the human get in here if we don't have a door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The human must be a wizard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | And then the voices become muddled as the kobolds talk amongst
Floyd | themselves. After several seconds, they all quiet down at once. One of
Floyd | them calls out, "Show us your magic, wizard!" The other kobolds roar
Floyd | in approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "This is fun."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of peppermint tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kobolds seem puzzled. Clearly, your remarkable mastery of the
Floyd | alphabet was not "magical" enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I just put forth the psuedo-philosophical comment that if G is an unknown letter, how would you immediately recognize it as a G?"
		Roger says, "Maybe we can spell with it immediately"
		Teaspoon says, "But we can't, until we acquire it."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yeah, we don't have it yet."
		Jacqueline says, "But we can try."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell gate" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a four-letter frame, so you can't spell "gate."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OHO"
		Jacqueline says, "There. That's your constraint."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, E, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell get" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GET
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the necessary letters to spell "get."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was going to say. What if the player tries to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, you could probably only use easch letter once."
		Teaspoon says, "so we definitely can't spell without holding the letter in our case."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Right, and only three letter words."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking 'gate' because it would be a sort of door for the kobolds."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the alphabet's help to eat, and if you don't have
Floyd | something to eat, then this isn't the word you're looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kobolds seem puzzled. Clearly, your remarkable mastery of the
Floyd | alphabet was not "magical" enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tag" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the necessary letters to spell "tag."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right, we just tried that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get g" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        1/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET G
Floyd |
Floyd | The throng of kobolds blocks your way. You hear several cries of "Show
Floyd | us your magic, wizard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, um, maybe we need to keep exploring? I think we can only make tea right now."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, mmm... tea."
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         1/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         1/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby on which lies the letter S -- one of the unknown
Floyd | letters!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter S sits on the outcropping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET S
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the outcropping, a small man dressed in green hops up
Floyd | from the other side and snatches the letter! You're torn between being
Floyd | annoyed and wondering how long he was hanging there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Not that it's a complimicated map, but do you happen to be mapping?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because I am not."
		Jacqueline says, "But could. If I had to."
		Teaspoon says, "No. I didn't think it'd be big enough."
		Jacqueline is clearly lazy doay.
		Jacqueline says, "er, today."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we can just keep wandering until it gets too large. I am good with that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A small man with curly red hair and an outfit of dark green holds the
Floyd | letter S. He dances manically, hopping to and fro as if he weighed
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The leprechaun responds by blowing a raspberry and laughing
Floyd | derisively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of green tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm. No reaction."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby, which is bare now that the leprechaun has taken
Floyd | the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sprightly leprechaun dances around you waving the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sight of the leprechaun fills you with annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            1/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Wall
Floyd | The forest gives way to reveal a lofty brick structure. There is a
Floyd | large archway facing you, through which you could access the interior
Floyd | were it not for a massive hole underneath. No, wait, holes can't be
Floyd | massive -- that doesn't make sense. Let's just call it a big hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path ends here: any further north and you'll have left Phoenicia,
Floyd | and the cliff is still to your east. You'll have to head back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter hole" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            1/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd get stuck. Isn't that the pits?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Someone likes Nethack."
		Teaspoon says, "Or at least likes the same jokebooks the Dev Team does."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm more of a zangband person, and while it takes a lot from nethack I have not heard that joke."
		Teaspoon says, "It's even funnier when a pit viper falls into the pit."
		Teaspoon says, "whereupon you get the above response."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             1/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby, which is bare now that the leprechaun has taken
Floyd | the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sprightly leprechaun dances around you waving the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sight of the leprechaun fills you with annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         1/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Edge of Phoenicia
Floyd | You're back at the area where you first set foot in Phoenicia. There's
Floyd | little worth mentioning here. Undoubtedly, there's something more
Floyd | interesting to the northeast, east, and southeast. Aleph City is far
Floyd | away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Edge of Phoenicia
Floyd | You're back at the area where you first set foot in Phoenicia. There's
Floyd | little worth mentioning here. Undoubtedly, there's something more
Floyd | interesting to the northeast, east, and southeast. Aleph City is far
Floyd | away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             1/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       1/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crocodile is in the water nearby, keeping intruders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             1/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond. Oh, and there is an enormous cyclops moping
Floyd | listlessly here, which is probably worth mentioning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops occupies the entire archway and then some.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aha"
		Teaspoon says, "This looks promising."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of chamomile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It must be a very large cyclops."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops looks around for something to eat, but he only finds one
Floyd | thing that might possibly be edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | Years of orthographic training should have driven home the correct way
Floyd | to use the known letters for satiation, but hey, we all make mistakes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been devoured ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 1 out of a possible 26, in 91 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Lousy Letterer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oops."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/91
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry I'm late."
		Jacqueline says (to tsp), "I understood your approach. I would have done the same."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp/Rog), "I am up for restarting so that DW can get the feel of this."
		Jacqueline says, "It's not like we're far in."
		Teaspoon says, "It's so nice to have undo after all the Zork. Like being in civilisation again."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "(a heretical reaction, I know.)"
		Roger says, "Sure go for it"
		DavidW says, "I still need time to get my eyes to adjust."
		Teaspoon says, "But, hi David! We have this Introcomp alphabet game."
		Teaspoon says, "So far we can't make it do much besides make lots of tea."
		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "No, not heretical at all. There are some things better left in the Good Ol' Days."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "So, you're not really here yet?"
		Teaspoon says, "Apparently not."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that's an affirmative, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell ate" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes one last time as the cyclops delivers a thundering
Floyd | burp that knocks you from your feet. He stands up and stretches, then
Floyd | collapses in a deep sleep, but not before moving just enough to allow
Floyd | passage into the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "That was clever."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops is sleeping just to the side of the archway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    2/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | The air is stale, and the walls are netted with cobwebs, but
Floyd | otherwise, these ruins are in marvelous condition. You're here for
Floyd | orthography, though, not archaeology, so your eyes are immediately
Floyd | drawn to the wall mural that clearly depicts the letter R -- one of
Floyd | the unknown letters! If you take it from the wall, you can add it to
Floyd | your alphabet case.
Floyd |
Floyd | The archway to the west leads back outside, and a staircase leads down
Floyd | into the dark subterrain of the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter R is yours for the taking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "e?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "A letter!"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take r" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE R
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert R into your alphabet case, adding its power to the three
Floyd | letters you already possess.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell words that contain the letter R.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		Roger says, "I think the kobolds will go for some art"
		Teaspoon says, "We can but try."
		Teaspoon says, "unless you want to go down first."
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, either art for the kobolds or tar for the crocodile?"
		Teaspoon says, "worth a shot."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah, let's go down first."
		Jacqueline says, "See what's here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             3/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It's very dark down here. The top staircase is illuminated from the
Floyd | sunlight up above, but aside from that, you can't see a thing down
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm so sory I missed the beginning of this."
		Teaspoon says, "We were talking about restarting."
		Jacqueline says, "We offered to restart, if you're here now."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you here now?"
		DavidW says, "I can almost see properly. My eyes still aren't quite there."
		DavidW asks, "I assume this must be Andrew Schultz's game if we're collecting letters?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
		Teaspoon says, "Not his style."
		kpaquette says, "I'm here too."
		Jacqueline says, "Adam Perry."
		Teaspoon says, "It's much milder."
		Jacqueline says, "There is, however, an Andrew Schultz game today as well, if we end up playing more than one today."
		Jacqueline asks, "Could we take a quick five minutes? Let DW's eyes open, let me transition to standing up and stretching to recover from my snorkeling yesterday?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we could all make tea."
		Jacqueline asks, "Back at quarter after?"
		Teaspoon says, "Sounds good."
		DavidW says, "alright."
		kpaquette says, "Fine with me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             3/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | Spellbound
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Adam Perry
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160728 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Identification number: //7A1FC68E-5AC4-4C5E-A72F-7F59DE266C5E//
Floyd | Interpreter version 1.3.1 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 080126
Floyd | Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Back. Stretching."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we restart?"
		DavidW says, "I'm here."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, you're the one we want to catch up..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             3/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Here," says the professor. "These are yours now."
Floyd |
Floyd | In your hands, you see the old professor's alphabet case, containing
Floyd | the three known letters, and his well-used letter frame. This is the
Floyd | day that you've waited years for. Ever since Professor Spruce shocked
Floyd | the orthographic community by announcing that there were, somewhere
Floyd | out there, 26 (twenty-six!) letters in all, you made it your
Floyd | goal in life to search them out. You were just a kid then; you could
Floyd | never have imagined that Professor Spruce himself would be the one to
Floyd | send you on your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Before you go," Professor Spruce says, "I wonder if you might spell
Floyd | one last cup of tea for me."
Floyd |
Floyd | (If this is your first time playing, type ABOUT
Floyd | for information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Spellbound
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Adam Perry
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160728 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Institute of Orthographic Studies
Floyd | These halls have been your home for the past several years. It was
Floyd | here that you learned how to arrange the known letters into words, to
Floyd | recognize the unknown letters, and to introduce them to your alphabet
Floyd | case. These skills are sure to come in handy very soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance doors are south of here, through which you can see the
Floyd | bustle of the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Professor Spruce here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
zarf arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, E, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "@recap #toyshop 50 or so"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Equipped with a three-letter frame and a case of your collected
Floyd | letters (currently A, E, and T), you are on a quest to find all 26.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your primary method of interacting with the world is by spelling
Floyd | words. If you have A, C, and T, for example, you could try the command
Floyd | SPELL CAT. If you're stuck, try spelling all the words you can
Floyd | in as many places as possible. While you can bring your journey to an
Floyd | abrupt end with a few ill-advised actions (in which case you can
Floyd | simply UNDO), you can never find yourself in a situation where
Floyd | it's impossible to win, so experiment! Many of the game's puzzles have
Floyd | multiple solutions.
Floyd |
Floyd | If this is your first time playing a game like this, type HELP
Floyd | for some tips on how to get around and a few useful commands. If you
Floyd | find yourself stumped, you can try the HINT command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "make that 100"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Maybe wait for z to confirm he's caught up?"
		DavidW says, "okay."
		DavidW says, "I find it too difficult to recap that much."
		zarf says, "I'm just spectating"
		zarf says, "proceed"
		Jacqueline says, "10-4"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly arrange the letters in the frame, just like you've
Floyd | practiced a thousand times. You produce a cup of bergamot, the
Floyd | professor's favorite.
Floyd |
Floyd | Between sips, the professor begins reminiscing. "You know, I've been
Floyd | studying the alphabet for most of a lifetime now. I always knew I
Floyd | wouldn't be the one to hunt down the unknown letters -- I'm not much
Floyd | for traveling, as you know. So I've kept my eyes open for the one who
Floyd | would fulfill my ambition. In all these years, I have only met a
Floyd | handful of people that showed the passion and aptitude for spelling
Floyd | that would be required for such a venture."
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Spruce takes a final swill of his teacup and looks you
Floyd | square in the eyes. "You should know that this is not our first
Floyd | attempt at an expedition to Phoenicia. There was one other, a
Floyd | colleague of mine, that we were preparing to send. The expedition
Floyd | ended in failure before it could even begin. No orthographer has ever
Floyd | set foot in Phoenicia." He takes a look at you before continuing. "I
Floyd | don't mean to alarm you. I only want you to understand the
Floyd | significance of your journey. You know as well as I do the importance
Floyd | and power of the alphabet. The Institute exists to ensure that the
Floyd | alphabet is used responsibly, and -- well, I'm preaching to the choir,
Floyd | aren't I? I wish you the best of luck on your voyage. We are all
Floyd | counting on you to return with the complete alphabet."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I neglected to note the exits."
		kpaquette says, "I'mhere."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's just east. You can just L"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Institute of Orthographic Studies
Floyd | These halls have been your home for the past several years. It was
Floyd | here that you learned how to arrange the known letters into words, to
Floyd | recognize the unknown letters, and to introduce them to your alphabet
Floyd | case. These skills are sure to come in handy very soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance doors are south of here, through which you can see the
Floyd | bustle of the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Professor Spruce here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I hope the final game has easter-egg letters like thorn, ae, and &"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spruce" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPRUCE
Floyd |
Floyd | No doubt the good professor would have loved to be the one to fill his
Floyd | alphabet case, but the man was always more of an academic. He has
Floyd | always been an inspiration to you, even now that his age is catching
Floyd | up to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask spruce about phoenica" 		

Floyd ]  Institute of Orthographic Studies                    1/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SPRUCE ABOUT PHOENICA
Floyd |
Floyd | The old professor says, "You have a long journey ahead of you, and
Floyd | there's nothing more I can teach you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Aleph City                                           1/7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Aleph City
Floyd | Today may be the most important day of your life, but for the rest of
Floyd | Aleph City, it's Tuesday. The streets are busy as ever, and you see a
Floyd | few familiar faces among the hustle and bustle. None of that matters
Floyd | to you. You have a mission.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Institute of Orthographic Studies is north of here, and far to the
Floyd | east is the wilderness of Phoenicia, theorized by Professor Spruce to
Floyd | contain the unknown letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at Roger), "Good idea!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Edge of Phoenicia
Floyd | All of Phoenicia lies before you, ready for you to explore. You're not
Floyd | the first to explore Phoenicia -- that honor goes to Jerome Phoenix,
Floyd | for whom the region is named -- but you are the first orthographer to
Floyd | come here in search of the alphabet.
Floyd |
Floyd | This particular area is a little bare, though. Undoubtedly, there's
Floyd | something more interesting to the northeast, east, and southeast.
Floyd | Aleph City is far away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | There's very little I can tell you about the ground that won't come
Floyd | across as incredibly patronizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Which way should we go? ne, e, se?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to ground" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            1/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes a little beneath your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Last time we lamented not making a map"
		Roger says, "Not sure if anyone is on it this time"
		DavidW says, "I will map."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's kind of sma-- okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond. Oh, and there is an enormous cyclops moping
Floyd | listlessly here, which is probably worth mentioning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops occupies the entire archway and then some.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take i" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE I
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We'll let you solve this one, DW. This is the one puzzle we've already solved."
		DavidW says, "Cyclopses always have eye/I."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cyclops" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CYCLOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Easily twice and probably three times your height, this is one of the
Floyd | one-eyed giants known as cyclopes. They're not as stupid or mean as
Floyd | ogres or trolls, although it's common for a cyclops to have trouble
Floyd | concentrating on more than one thing at a time. This one is just
Floyd | sitting there looking despondent, probably on account of his empty
Floyd | stomach that's been causing these minor earthquakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to cyclops" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CYCLOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The forlorn cyclops fixes his eye on you. "No talk," he says.
Floyd | "Huuungry."
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of green tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes as the cyclops's stomach roars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give tea to cyclops" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TEA TO CYCLOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops looks around for something to eat, but he only finds one
Floyd | thing that might possibly be edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | Years of orthographic training should have driven home the correct way
Floyd | to use the known letters for satiation, but hey, we all make mistakes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been devoured ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 1 out of a possible 26, in 14 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Lousy Letterer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            1/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Don't worry, we did that too. But you're close."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell ate" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shakes one last time as the cyclops delivers a thundering
Floyd | burp that knocks you from your feet. He stands up and stretches, then
Floyd | collapses in a deep sleep, but not before moving just enough to allow
Floyd | passage into the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yay!"
		DavidW says, "I didn't expect that to work."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ruins" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins are in remarkably good shape given their age. The vines
Floyd | crawling up the bricks of the outer walls are the biggest indication
Floyd | that the ruins have been long abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "WE hadn't either."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, E, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh, wait. right! Sorry, carry on."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vines" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VINES
Floyd |
Floyd | The vines run in jagged lines up the outer edge of the Phoenician
Floyd | ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb vines" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            2/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB VINES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never been much of a climber, and the vines isn't really made
Floyd | for climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aren't really made"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    2/20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | The air is stale, and the walls are netted with cobwebs, but
Floyd | otherwise, these ruins are in marvelous condition. You're here for
Floyd | orthography, though, not archaeology, so your eyes are immediately
Floyd | drawn to the wall mural that clearly depicts the letter R -- one of
Floyd | the unknown letters! If you take it from the wall, you can add it to
Floyd | your alphabet case.
Floyd |
Floyd | The archway to the west leads back outside, and a staircase leads down
Floyd | into the dark subterrain of the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter R is yours for the taking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline begins writing down her feedback for the author.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take r" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE R
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert R into your alphabet case, adding its power to the three
Floyd | letters you already possess.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell words that contain the letter R.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell treat" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TREAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't spell "treat," since your alphabet case has only one of each
Floyd | letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rodent of modest size appears out of thin air. After getting its
Floyd | bearings, it scampers off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Ah ha!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell ear" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a third ear, square on your forehead. It's unsightly and
Floyd | it feels really weird, so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we hve a use for htis."
		Teaspoon says, "this."
		Jacqueline says, "A rodent of modest size. Nice ref."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             3/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It's very dark down here. The top staircase is illuminated from the
Floyd | sunlight up above, but aside from that, you can't see a thing down
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "oh we didn't try 2-letter words"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | The air is stale, and the walls are netted with cobwebs, but
Floyd | otherwise, these ruins are in marvelous condition. You're here for
Floyd | orthography, though, not archaeology, so you're unequipped to fully
Floyd | appreciate this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The archway to the west leads back outside, and a staircase leads down
Floyd | into the dark subterrain of the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell at" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL AT
Floyd |
Floyd | "at" is too short; you have to completely fill a letter frame in order
Floyd | for it to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tear" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    3/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a four-letter frame, so you can't spell "tear."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "This will have to be very carefully planned game. Everything laid out just so."
		Roger says, "Might be"
		DavidW says, "so we're stuck at 3-letter words until we find another frame."
		Roger says, "maybe in the sequel (I would guess)"
		DavidW says, "I think we need to backtrack to western edge."
		Jacqueline says, "My present ideas are tar in the crocodile pond (which I don't think DW has seen yet) or art for the kobolds (which he also has not seen)."
		Teaspoon says, "I want rat for the elephant."
		DavidW asks, "May I backtrack and see these critters?"
		Teaspoon says, "By all means."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            3/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops is sleeping just to the side of the archway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I want to end an era"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Edge of Phoenicia                            3/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Edge of Phoenicia
Floyd | You're back at the area where you first set foot in Phoenicia. There's
Floyd | little worth mentioning here. Undoubtedly, there's something more
Floyd | interesting to the northeast, east, and southeast. Aleph City is far
Floyd | away to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x structure" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STRUCTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            3/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops is sleeping just to the side of the archway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A log floats in the water nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take c" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE C
Floyd |
Floyd | Hold on -- that log is a crocodile!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not. Your hands and pockets would get sticky -- it'd be a real
Floyd | mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crocodile lies in wait, looking very much like a log. Only on
Floyd | careful inspection do you notice that the crocodile is very much
Floyd | alert.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. No tar, then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell ate" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not clear what you ate, but you feel quite satisfied now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell eat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the alphabet's help to eat, and if you don't have
Floyd | something to eat, then this isn't the word you're looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've heard of crocodile tears, but we don't have a 4-letter frame."
		Jacqueline says, "Odd that 'eat' killed us with the cyclops but not the croc. Then again, the cyclops was clearly hungry."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to croc" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CROC
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rodent of modest size appears out of thin air. After getting its
Floyd | bearings, it scampers off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to crocodile" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CROCODILE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crocodile has nothing to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crocodile is in the water nearby, keeping intruders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove your shoes and socks and wade into the water a little,
Floyd | keeping an eye on the crocodile. It doesn't move, so you hesitantly
Floyd | edge towards the letter C. As you reach for it, the crocodile springs
Floyd | into action, moving more freely in the water than you could hope to.
Floyd | It turns out to be a better aquatic combatant than you, too.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been chomped ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 26, in 42 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Lousy Letterer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rodent of modest size appears out of thin air. After getting its
Floyd | bearings, it scampers off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It was worth a try."
		Jacqueline says, "(Swimming, that is.)"
		DavidW asks, "I think we need to explore more. Agreed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Roger says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       3/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             3/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An elephant is relaxing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             3/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, gray pachyderm with floppy ears, ivory tusks, and a long,
Floyd | prehensile trunk. You're no zoologist, but it seems like any other
Floyd | elephant, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             3/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think the elephant would let you do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             3/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             3/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a rodent of modest size. The elephant notices it and runs
Floyd | off to the north in abject terror. The rat, not too fond of the
Floyd | elephant, runs off in the opposite direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             3/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elephant is here, looking a bit spooked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh right!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             4/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce another rat. The elephant raises its front feet off the
Floyd | ground in surprise, then stomps off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       4/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elephant has taken up residence in the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crocodile is swimming through the lake far from here. It seems to be
Floyd | keeping its distance from the elephant.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter C -- one of the unknown letters -- floats in the water a
Floyd | little ways from the shore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
		Jacqueline says, "Really nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take c" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE C
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove your shoes and socks and wade into the water. With the
Floyd | elephant nearby, the crocodile keeps its distance, and you easily
Floyd | reach the letter. You insert C into your alphabet case, adding its
Floyd | power to the four letters you already possess.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell words that contain the letter C.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "That'll let us spell CAT, ACE, ... ?"
		DavidW says, "CAR"
		DavidW says, "ARC"
		DavidW says, "ACT"
		Jacqueline says, "CAT"
		Jacqueline says, "ACE"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, you said those first."
		DavidW says, "Just trying to explore our new skill set."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell cat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a colorful calico. It's a skittish thing, and it darts
Floyd | away as it notices you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The full list right now, I think is: TEA, EAT, RAT, ARC, ERA, ACT, CAR, CAT, TAR, ART, ATE, EAR"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell ace" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A card (the ace of diamonds) appears in your hand. It would bend in
Floyd | your pockets, so you send it back with a poof. Nice trick, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell act" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on a small play, using your hands as puppets. The crocodile is
Floyd | unamused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell arc" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ARC
Floyd |
Floyd | The image of a curve shimmers briefly in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell car" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a shiny red Ferrari. It's impressive, but the automobile
Floyd | won't be invented for quite some time still, so you have no clue how
Floyd | to operate it. You send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rec" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL REC
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a little recreation. Happy now?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The croc not applauding our play is awesome."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "spell art"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell art" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       5/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ART
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a copy of The Scream. It's good, but is it art?
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, in this case, it's a forgery, and it's too big to carry around,
Floyd | so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I am confuddled by the time period."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we return to the forest? You said there's a kobold?"
		Teaspoon says, "several"
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "I usually assume 'lazy medieval' with games like this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             5/61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             5/62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         5/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I think the kobolds were underground... by the cyclops area?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is that right?"
		Roger says, "We're here"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah, it's here."
		Jacqueline says, "The tunnel."
		DavidW says, "It was dark there. I didn't explore down from the ruins."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tunnel" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         5/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUNNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You wriggle and crawl through the cramped tunnel. Whatever's on the
Floyd | other side had better be worth it and not, like, a giant fleshworm or
Floyd | something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kobold Warren
Floyd | Oh, great. It's a hole full of rat-dragons. This was so not
Floyd | worth it. To make matters worse, this place isn't quite tall enough to
Floyd | stand in, so you're hunched over just a bit. This is giving you a
Floyd | neckache.  But wait -- the letter G is here. One of the unknown
Floyd | letters!
Floyd |
Floyd | A large fire lights the room from the western wall, and to the side is
Floyd | a large pile of sticks. The tunnel leading to the surface is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kobolds are huddled around the letter G on the southern edge of
Floyd | this little hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter G -- one of the unknown letters -- sits unguarded at the
Floyd | south end of the warren.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Seems the G is guarded at the moment, game."
		Teaspoon says, "true."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not. Your hands and pockets would get sticky -- it'd be a real
Floyd | mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell art" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ART
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a copy of Persistence of Memory. It's good, but is it art?
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, in this case, it's a forgery, and it's too big to carry around,
Floyd | so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light stick" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The stick as it stands would burn out quickly. If you want a light
Floyd | source, you'll need a proper torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell cat" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a poofy Scottish Fold. It's a skittish thing, and it darts
Floyd | away as it notices you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rodent of modest size appears out of thin air. After getting its
Floyd | bearings, it scampers off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I tried to make tar for the torch."
		DavidW asks, "Do I really need a pot first?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, R, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make torch" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Good idea, but I'm not sure how you plan to do it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Interesting response."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell oil" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL OIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the necessary letters to spell "oil."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kobolds" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KOBOLDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Kobolds are to dragons what chihuahuas are to golden retrievers,
Floyd | except that some people find chihuahuas endearing. The kobolds are
Floyd | gathered around the letter G, ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fire" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire suggests some method of exhaust, since the warren isn't
Floyd | filled with smoke, but you didn't notice anything above ground. This
Floyd | makes you a little curious, but not curious enough to attempt a
Floyd | conversation with the kobolds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not. Your hands and pockets would get sticky -- it'd be a real
Floyd | mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette goes home. 		DavidW says, "okay, I think we explore more."
		Jacqueline says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell ear" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        5/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a third ear, square on your forehead. It's unsightly and
Floyd | it feels really weird, so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         5/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby on which lies the letter S -- one of the unknown
Floyd | letters!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter S sits on the outcropping.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE S
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the outcropping, a small man dressed in green hops up
Floyd | from the other side and snatches the letter! You're torn between being
Floyd | annoyed and wondering how long he was hanging there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A small man with curly red hair and an outfit of dark green holds the
Floyd | letter S. He dances manically, hopping to and fro as if he weighed
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The leprechaun responds by blowing a raspberry and laughing
Floyd | derisively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell act" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on a small play, using your hands as puppets. The leprechaun
Floyd | is unamused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell arc" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ARC
Floyd |
Floyd | The image of a curve shimmers briefly in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd |  (If you're stuck, you can type HINT for help.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbow" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAINBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria asks, "Same game still?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell cat" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a colorful calico. It's a skittish thing, and it darts
Floyd | away as it notices you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we ignore the leprechaun and go north?"
		Roger says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Wall
Floyd | The forest gives way to reveal a lofty brick structure. There is a
Floyd | large archway facing you, through which you could access the interior
Floyd | were it not for a massive hole underneath. No, wait, holes can't be
Floyd | massive -- that doesn't make sense. Let's just call it a big hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path ends here: any further north and you'll have left Phoenicia,
Floyd | and the cliff is still to your east. You'll have to head back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria is done taking a nap. Namely because there's a couple of girls in front of her one of whom is watching a portable TV, while the other is moving around a lot.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not. Your hands and pockets would get sticky -- it'd be a real
Floyd | mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The hole is large and deep, and the edges are sheer enough to make it
Floyd | very difficult to escape. There's nothing in the hole, fortunately, so
Floyd | you can just avoid it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, R, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't see how to make a bengal tiger trap."
		Roger says, "Fill it with tar"
		Jacqueline says, "Get more sticks, sharpen them, line the pit."
		DavidW says, "Tried that."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, kidding."
		Roger says, "Push a car in"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x archway" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARCHWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall archway provides entrance to the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell car" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a shiny white Lamborghini. It's impressive, but the
Floyd | automobile won't be invented for quite some time still, so you have no
Floyd | clue how to operate it. You send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter archway" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER ARCHWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | East Wall
Floyd | The forest gives way to reveal a lofty brick structure. There is a
Floyd | large archway facing you, through which you could access the interior
Floyd | were it not for a large hole underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path ends here: any further north and you'll have left Phoenicia,
Floyd | and the cliff is still to your east. You'll have to head back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's a long way down, friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria is reminded of the time Wile E. Coyote tried to catch the Road Runner with a Burmese Tiger trap, only to end up catching a Burmese Tiger!
		Teaspoon asks, "why not eat the tiger then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leaves" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            5/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria exclaims, "Because the tiger would eat you first!"
		Teaspoon says, "I suppose if you have trouble with a roadrunner, an entire tiger would be a little hard to swallow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby, which is bare now that the leprechaun has taken
Floyd | the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sprightly leprechaun dances around you waving the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sight of the leprechaun fills you with annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria hoohoohoohoohoohoos!
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A rodent of modest size appears out of thin air. After getting its
Floyd | bearings, it scampers off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You enjoy a cup of jasmine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell are" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ARE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are. At least you think so.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell era" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Conveniently, you're already in an era of some sort, so this word has
Floyd | no discernible effect.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to Floyd), "spell ear" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL EAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a third ear, square on your forehead. It's unsightly and
Floyd | it feels really weird, so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tac" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | "tac" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tat" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't spell "tat," since your alphabet case has only one of each
Floyd | letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says (to DavidW), "They haven't invented Tic Tacs yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell eta" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ETA
Floyd |
Floyd | The image of an "H" shimmers briefly in the air, but you can't use a
Floyd | Greek letter, even if it does resemble an English one.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rac" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAC
Floyd |
Floyd | "rac" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The leprechaun might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "catch man" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CATCH MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, R, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby, which is bare now that the leprechaun has taken
Floyd | the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sprightly leprechaun dances around you waving the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sight of the leprechaun fills you with annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Far below, the river heads east for a bit before snaking in a
Floyd | northwesterly direction. The water is calm outside the occasional
Floyd | eddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dive" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | That's a long way down, friend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gold" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             5/111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a pile of sticky goo directly under the leprechaun. He
Floyd | jumps out of it as quickly as possible and resumes his annoying dance,
Floyd | but his shoes are coated in tar, making his jumps slightly awkward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "okay, that sorta worked?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             6/112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE S
Floyd |
Floyd | The leprechaun is unable to escape your grasp, and you easily take the
Floyd | letter from him. You insert S into your alphabet case, adding its
Floyd | power to the five letters you already possess.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell words that contain the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | The leprechaun is dispirited at the loss of his treasure. He trudges
Floyd | back to the cliff and jumps off. How awfully dramatic! You rush to
Floyd | stop him, but he's already gone -- disappeared off to wherever
Floyd | leprechauns go when they're not tormenting poor explorers, it seems,
Floyd | and not a suicide after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well done."
		Iria says, "i"
		Iria says, "ILAC"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell sat" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             6/113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly recall sitting in a lecture by Professor Spruce. You sat
Floyd | like a real professional.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             6/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Heh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            6/115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Wall
Floyd | The forest gives way to reveal a lofty brick structure. There is a
Floyd | large archway facing you, through which you could access the interior
Floyd | were it not for a large hole underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path ends here: any further north and you'll have left Phoenicia,
Floyd | and the cliff is still to your east. You'll have to head back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sea" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            6/116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever problem you're having is unlikely to be helped by millions of
Floyd | gallons of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria exclaims (at DavidW), "You beat me to it!" 		
Iria says (to Floyd), "spell ace" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            6/117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A card (the ace of clubs) appears in your hand. It would bend in your
Floyd | pockets, so you send it back with a poof. Nice trick, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "oh, I see what you mean."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Kobolds!"
		Jacqueline says, "That might work for the kobolds..."
		Jacqueline says, "Indeed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             6/118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby where you found the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         6/119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        6/120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kobold Warren
Floyd | You're back in the kobold warren, despite your preference to be almost
Floyd | literally anywhere else. As always, this place isn't quite tall enough
Floyd | to stand in, so you're hunched over just a bit. This is giving you a
Floyd | neckache.  But wait -- the letter G is here. One of the unknown
Floyd | letters!
Floyd |
Floyd | A large fire lights the room from the western wall, and to the side is
Floyd | a large pile of sticks. The tunnel leading to the surface is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kobolds are huddled around the letter G on the southern edge of
Floyd | this little hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter G -- one of the unknown letters -- sits unguarded at the
Floyd | south end of the warren.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sea" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        6/121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever problem you're having is unlikely to be helped by millions of
Floyd | gallons of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "No, Ace."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell ace" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        7/122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wanna see some magic?" you say. The kobolds stop what they're doing
Floyd | and look your way. You produce an ace of spades from thin air, and the
Floyd | kobolds ooh and ahh. When you send the card back with a poof, there is
Floyd | a wave of gasps. The kobolds applaud and gather around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nicely hinted, game."
		DavidW asks, "Why did that work?"
		DavidW asks, "What was the hint?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell act" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        7/123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ACT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on what is surely the worst magic act ever performed, spelling
Floyd | various words and sending them back. The kobolds are highly
Floyd | entertained, though, since this might as well be magic to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take g" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE G
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that the kobolds are enthralled by your, ahem,
Floyd | performance, you have no trouble budging through to the
Floyd | letter G. You insert G into your alphabet case, adding its power to
Floyd | the six letters you already possess.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell words that contain the letter G.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The hint was in the description for ACE... 'Nice trick, though.'"
Iria says (to Floyd), "spell gas" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. That didn't do anything obvious, but you can smell something in
Floyd | the air now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The kobolds wanted to see magic."
		Iria says, "LOL"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell gas" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. That didn't do anything obvious, but you can smell something in
Floyd | the air now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sag" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel your cheeks droop a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tag" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You tag the kobolds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell rag" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce dirty scrap of cloth. Good for you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell gat" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Kudos for thinking outside the box, but at no point will you need to
Floyd | use a word that obscure.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  (If you're stuck, you can type HINT for help.)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rag to stick" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE RAG TO STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You wrap the rag tightly around the stick. If you soaked it in
Floyd | something more flammable, then it would make a good torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tar" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Better not. Your hands and pockets would get sticky -- it'd be a real
Floyd | mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell art" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ART
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a copy of the Creation of Adam. It's good, but is it art?
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, in this case, it's a forgery, and it's too big to carry around,
Floyd | so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sec" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEC
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for a second, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It does seem like that should work."
		Jacqueline says, "The tar, I mean."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby where you found the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tar" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no tar left here."
		DavidW says, "Obviously we need the torch for the ruins."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "What else is flammable besides oil, tar, gas?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |     a rag
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, G, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell car" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a shiny red Ferrari. It's impressive, but the automobile
Floyd | won't be invented for quite some time still, so you have no clue how
Floyd | to operate it. You send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nothing on our current list of three letter words, far as I can see."
		zarf asks, "AGE? GAR?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell age" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL AGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nominally older now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell gar" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A needlefish appears out of thin air. You have no need for it at the
Floyd | moment and it would be cumbersome to carry around, so you send it back
Floyd | with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yay needlefish"
		zarf says, "I forget if the crocodile is still around"
		Jacqueline says, "I saw a school of them yesterday while snorkeling."
		Iria cues up Crocodile Roc.
		Iria says, "Rock*"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             8/142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             8/143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       8/144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | You stand at the bank of Lake Phoenicia. It's certainly not as
Floyd | majestic as you might have hoped: the water is a dank brown and the
Floyd | whole thing smells vaguely swampy. The lake is certainly vast, though:
Floyd | the only way forward from here is back to the west where you came
Floyd | from.
Floyd |
Floyd | The elephant has taken up residence in the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | A crocodile is swimming through the lake far from here. It seems to be
Floyd | keeping its distance from the elephant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell gar" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       8/145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a needlefish, which splashes into the lake and swims off.
Floyd | It wants nothing to do with the crocodile or elephant, nor they with
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to floyd), "spell rat" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       8/145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce another rat, startling the elephant once again. The
Floyd | elephant trumpets loudly and, seeing no other exit, storms off to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, that's where you were standing, wasn't it? Oops!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been trampled ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 8 out of a possible 26, in 145 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Ordinary Orthographer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Iria says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       8/145
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lake Phoenicia
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria puts a dunce cap on
		Jacqueline says, "whoops"
		Iria says, "Iria, you idiot."
		Jacqueline says, "Now, now."
		Jacqueline says, "It's fine."
		Jacqueline says, "Undo is your friend."
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder how many letters have been implemented."
		DavidW says, "This is an intro game, right/"
		DavidW asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		Teaspoon says, "I haven't seen anything to really provide a sense of how long the intro is though."
		DavidW says, "So it probably cuts off when the enter the underground with a torch, I would assume."
		Jacqueline says, "Only one way to know."
		DavidW says, "er when we enter"
		DavidW says, "We still need to make the torch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lake Phoenicia                                       8/146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I mean, we don't have to get to the end. We could call it, as I think we have a good sense of this game and what it would be, and move on to another."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             8/147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I still want an "I" from the cyclops."
		Teaspoon says, "heh."
		DavidW asks, "oh, can we cover the hole with ART?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             8/148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby where you found the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Wall
Floyd | The forest gives way to reveal a lofty brick structure. There is a
Floyd | large archway facing you, through which you could access the interior
Floyd | were it not for a large hole underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The path ends here: any further north and you'll have left Phoenicia,
Floyd | and the cliff is still to your east. You'll have to head back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell art" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ART
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a copy of Persistence of Memory. It's good, but is it art?
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, in this case, it's a forgery, and it's too big to carry around,
Floyd | so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hole" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to game), "But portable holes are awesome."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "but most aren't portable."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Whether you meant down the hole or down the cliff, you'd have a hard
Floyd | time getting back up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ruins are in remarkably good shape given their age. The vines
Floyd | crawling up the bricks of the outer walls are the biggest indication
Floyd | that the ruins have been long abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 26, in 155 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Ordinary Orthographer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Do we have map areas we haven't explored?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ful score" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FUL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  East Wall                                            8/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | So far, you have the following accomplishments to your name:
Floyd |    served tea
Floyd |    satiated a cyclops
Floyd |    discovered the letter R
Floyd |    scared an elephant
Floyd |    discovered the letter C
Floyd |    discovered the letter S
Floyd |    impressed a group of kobolds
Floyd |    discovered the letter G
Floyd | You have earned a total of 8 points in 155 turns, granting you the
Floyd | rank of Ordinary Orthographer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "As far as I know, there's only two areas we can't go: east of this hole and down into the dark ruins."
		DavidW says, "I haven't doublechecked the forest for hidden paths, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. I was thinking it'd be one point per letter (i.e. 26), but this is kind of looking like you get points for other stuff and not all the letters? Possibly 26 is just a placeholder for the intro..."
		Jacqueline nods at DW.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             8/156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby where you found the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go northwest, south, and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go northwest, south, and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go northwest, south, and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go northwest, south, and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. From here, you can go northwest, south, and
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sac" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         8/163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SAC
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce an anal sac. It's really gross and not obviously useful,
Floyd | so you send it back with a poof and a grimace.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "darn"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if we need a container for the tar before we can make the torch or what's the problem."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kobold Warren
Floyd | You're back in the kobold warren, despite your preference to be almost
Floyd | literally anywhere else. As always, this place isn't quite tall enough
Floyd | to stand in, so you're hunched over just a bit. This is giving you a
Floyd | neckache.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large fire lights the room from the western wall, and to the side is
Floyd | a large pile of sticks. The tunnel leading to the surface is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the kobolds notice you enter, they gather around you once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Given the pockets reference, perhaps"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light torch" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The rag needs to be more flammable before this will work as a torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick
Floyd |     a rag
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, G, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stick" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You already snagged one. It's probably best to limit the amount you
Floyd | steal from the kobolds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "spell set" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SET
Floyd |
Floyd | Unbelievable! You've produced a complete set of those wooden soldiers
Floyd | that your parents would never buy for you. These are worth a fortune
Floyd | nowadays. You have no use for them at the moment, of course, so you
Floyd | send them back with a poof and make a mental note to make another set
Floyd | once you get back to Aleph City.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Aw."
		DavidW asks, "Hoping for an Egyptian god, were you?"
		Teaspoon says, "Could be useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell etc" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ETC
Floyd |
Floyd | "etc" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh dear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell arg" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ARG
Floyd |
Floyd | "arg" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says, "I believe it's spelled 'ARRRGH!'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell get" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GET
Floyd |
Floyd | You could, you know, just take whatever you're after. This is one word
Floyd | that you don't need to spell.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell reg" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL REG
Floyd |
Floyd | You reminisce on the Institute's "Regulations for Proper Alphabet
Floyd | Use."
Floyd |
Floyd | Rule #2: No one shall engage in spelling while intoxicated.
Floyd |
Floyd |  (If you're stuck, you can type HINT for help.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell erg" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL ERG
Floyd |
Floyd | Reaching deep to the bottom of our vocabulary barrel, are we? Obscure
Floyd | words aren't required to win.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall I try HINT?"
		Jacqueline says, "That is... a lot of hard returns."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the returns there are odd."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell ret" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RET
Floyd |
Floyd | That word isn't especially helpful unless you're playing a certain
Floyd | board game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Are they building each time?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, no."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I am okay with a hint, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "Me too."
		DavidW says, "I think it wants to sometimes suggest HINT but is still producing the returns regardless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Try HINT TOPIC for hints on a specific topic. For example, if
Floyd | you're having trouble slaying the dragon, try HINT DRAGON.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint torch" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A torch is more than just a stick. Before you can light it, you need
Floyd | to put an accelerant onto some kind of absorbent material -- such as
Floyd | cloth -- and wrap it around one end. Try HINT ACCELERANT or
Floyd | HINT CLOTH if you're still stuck.
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll also need a source of fire to get it going. You've seen one
Floyd | somewhere already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint accelerant" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT ACCELERANT
Floyd |
Floyd | An accelerant is a highly flammable substance, like lighter fluid.
Floyd | There's something matching this description that you can spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We sorta knew that."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint tar" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT TAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already off to a good start!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hint cloth"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hint cloth" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT CLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The cloth for your torch doesn't need to be in good shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint cloth" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT CLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The cloth for your torch doesn't need to be in good shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), " spell gas" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        8/175
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  SPELL GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a cloud of gasoline and soak the stick in it. Just add
Floyd | fire and you've got a light source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Teaspoon asks, "Didn't we try that earlier?"
		Teaspoon says, "Pretty sure we did."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought of that and nearly made a 'lighting farts' joke, but then decided not to."
		Jacqueline says, "We tried it but don't think we'd done the rag yet."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put stick in fire" 		

Floyd ]  Kobold Warren                                        9/176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STICK IN FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Before the torch even touches the dancing flames, the fumes ignite and
Floyd | the torch bursts into life. Congratulations: you've got a light.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I thought so, but I guess not when the rag was on the stick."
		Teaspoon says, "Huh."
		Teaspoon asks, "Well, was there anywhere to take this besides the ruins?"
		DavidW says, "Just the ruins, I think"
		DavidW asks, "shall I take us there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         9/177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Phoenicia Forest                             9/178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees clear out on the east to reveal a precipice overlooking a
Floyd | beautiful rainbow. Far below, you see a waterfall flowing from a gap
Floyd | in the cliff wall that turns into a winding river. There is an
Floyd | outcropping nearby where you found the letter S.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can return to the denser area of the forest to your southwest, or
Floyd | you can follow the cliff edge to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deep Within Phoenicia Forest                         9/179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep Within Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are incredibly dense in this area, and there's no trail to
Floyd | follow. Were it not for your innate talent at recognizing cardinal
Floyd | directions, you could easily get lost in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest and northeast, the forest begins to thin out. You see
Floyd | a small tunnel leading underground to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Phoenicia Forest                             9/180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Phoenicia Forest
Floyd | The trees are sufficiently sparse to allow grass to grow in this area,
Floyd | but there are still enough of them to consider this part of the
Floyd | forest. The forest continues to the southeast. You can also head north
Floyd | or northwest from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                             9/181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | You find yourself in a grassy clearing. The landscape is thoroughly
Floyd | unremarkable here, but you can see the edge of Phoenicia Forest to the
Floyd | south, Lake Phoenicia to the east, and a large brick structure to the
Floyd | north. To your west is the area where you first set foot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West Wall                                            9/182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Wall
Floyd | This clearing is notable for the great wall that occupies its eastern
Floyd | edge, where an archway connects this clearing to the Phoenician ruins
Floyd | that lie beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the ruins to the east, you can travel southwest to where you
Floyd | first arrived or south to a more open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops is sleeping just to the side of the archway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cyclops snores loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    9/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | The air is stale, and the walls are netted with cobwebs, but
Floyd | otherwise, these ruins are in marvelous condition. You're here for
Floyd | orthography, though, not archaeology, so you're unequipped to fully
Floyd | appreciate this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The archway to the west leads back outside, and a staircase leads down
Floyd | into the dark subterrain of the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Ruins Underground                               9/184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Ruins Underground
Floyd | The light of your torch dances on the walls of the walls of the
Floyd | Phoenician underground. To step down into these ruins is to step into
Floyd | history itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs lead up to the surface, and this corridor continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline leans in.
		Jacqueline asks, "So... d again?"
		Jacqueline says, "oH, wait, east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Ruins Corridor                                  9/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Ruins Corridor
Floyd | The air down here is dry. From your admittedly limited exposure to
Floyd | spelunking, you had expected humid air and the occasional drip, but
Floyd | the Phoenician architecture holds watertight after all these years.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues to the west and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter O hangs on a mural on the stone wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There we go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take o" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  9/186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE O
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to approach the mural when your ears perk up. What was that
Floyd | noise? You stand still and listen. Footsteps, coming from the other
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east, another light approaches. You strain to see a human woman
Floyd | who appears just as surprised to see you. You are considerably more
Floyd | surprised, however, when you notice what she's carrying: an alphabet
Floyd | case and a letter frame. An orthographer? But you're the only one the
Floyd | Institute authorized to explore Phoenicia!
Floyd |
Floyd | Dumbfounded as you are, you have no time to react as the woman
Floyd | arranges letters into her frame. The first two letters are unfamiliar,
Floyd | and you can barely see her slide T into the last slot when a gaping
Floyd | hole opens beneath you, dropping you into...
Floyd |
Floyd | Pit
Floyd | Your landing was hardly comfortable, but you have only scrapes and
Floyd | bruises to show for it. The real problem is that the walls of the pit
Floyd | offer no means of purchase. Fortunately, you've retained your
Floyd | possessions, and you even managed to avoid burning yourself with the
Floyd | torch. All told, you're in great shape aside from being in this pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The overall look of this hole brings to mind the one that you saw in
Floyd | the eastern ruins entrance. It occurs to you that your rival
Floyd | orthographer was probably responsible for that as well, meaning she's
Floyd | had more time than you to explore the ruins. Judging from the word she
Floyd | spelled, your new friend has at least two of the unknown letters. This
Floyd | is a serious problem: you're going to need those letters. You'd better
Floyd | be on your toes next time the two of you meet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, this changes everything."
		Teaspoon says, "I suspected this would happen, but it's still very exciting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  9/187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, G, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sea" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You inhale sharply, hold your breath, and arrange the letters. You are
Floyd | slammed to the ground by a crushing load of water, and it's all you
Floyd | can do to keep your breath from being knocked out of you. Suddenly,
Floyd | you question the wisdom of this course of action. The torch has been
Floyd | extinguished and your possessions have been scattered. The wet torch
Floyd | is easy enough to find, but you spend precious seconds groping the
Floyd | floor for the case and frame. Seizing them, you swim as quickly as you
Floyd | can in the direction of the only light you can now see. Your breath
Floyd | gives out before you make it there, and just as you inhale a lungful
Floyd | of sea water, it occurs to you to dismiss the sea, sending it back
Floyd | with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cough and strain for air, but as you do, you hear a distant howl
Floyd | echoing through the tunnels. As you gather your things and head back
Floyd | to the surface, a grin reaches your lips. Somewhere deep in the
Floyd | catacombs below, the woman who tried to thwart your mission is
Floyd | fumbling around in the darkness. Being dropped in a pit was unpleasant
Floyd | for you, and having to rekindle your torch is a little inconvenient,
Floyd | but you have dealt her a major setback. After making sure your
Floyd | alphabet case survived the ordeal and returning to the kobold warren
Floyd | to relight your torch, you're ready to go.

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "You did? I did not."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh wow, nice."
		Teaspoon says, "Right in one."
		Teaspoon says, "But when the Prof said "Oh yes, there is ANOTHER who was NEVER SEEN AGAIN", I rather thought we'd have a rival."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    10/188
Floyd | to relight your torch, you're ready to go.
Floyd | West Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | The air is stale, and the walls are netted with cobwebs, but
Floyd | otherwise, these ruins are in marvelous condition. You're here for
Floyd | orthography, though, not archaeology, so you're unequipped to fully
Floyd | appreciate this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The archway to the west leads back outside, and a staircase leads down
Floyd | into the dark subterrain of the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "See, I figured that person was just deaded."
		Jacqueline says, "Long ago."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Ruins Underground                               10/189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Ruins Underground
Floyd | The light of your torch dances on the walls of the walls of the
Floyd | Phoenician underground. To step down into these ruins is to step into
Floyd | history itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs lead up to the surface, and this corridor continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West Ruins Corridor                                  10/190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Ruins Corridor
Floyd | The air down here is dry. From your admittedly limited exposure to
Floyd | spelunking, you had expected humid air and the occasional drip, but
Floyd | the Phoenician architecture holds watertight after all these years.
Floyd |
Floyd | The corridor continues to the west and east. There's also a gaping
Floyd | hole in the ground here which you have no desire to revisit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mural on the wall is unsurprisingly bare. Your new acquaintance
Floyd | has taken its letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Grand Staircase                                      10/191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grand Staircase
Floyd | The relatively tight corridor makes way here to a cavernous stairway
Floyd | that descends south into abyssal darkness. The dust and cobwebs fail
Floyd | to conceal the majesty of the stonework. You can't help but be
Floyd | awestruck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The north wall is decorated by a mural bare of any letter. The other
Floyd | orthographer came from this direction; she must have taken this
Floyd | mural's letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the staircase, you can go east and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder whether we'll have the opportunity to work with her. Or against."
		DavidW asks, "East or South/Down?"
		Teaspoon says, "uh, east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Ruins Corridor                                  10/192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Ruins Corridor
Floyd | The corridor once again narrows to the east of the staircase. The
Floyd | corridor seems to be east-west symmetric about the staircase: a mural
Floyd | (once again bare) adorns the north wall again, and far to the east,
Floyd | you see a glimmer of sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Ruins Underground                               10/193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Ruins Underground
Floyd | As you'd expected, a staircase here ascends into daylight. The
Floyd | corridor ends here otherwise; the grand staircase is clearly the focus
Floyd | of this corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  East Entrance to Phoenician Ruins                    10/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Entrance to Phoenician Ruins
Floyd | You find yourself on the other side of the large hole that you
Floyd | discovered earlier. There is a mural on the wall here, too,
Floyd | unsurprisingly bereft of its letter. No prizes for guessing what
Floyd | happened here.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the large hole effectively blocking the archway, your only option
Floyd | is to head back down into the ruins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  East Ruins Underground                               10/195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Ruins Underground
Floyd | As you'd expected, a staircase here ascends into daylight. The
Floyd | corridor ends here otherwise; the grand staircase is clearly the focus
Floyd | of this corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  East Ruins Corridor                                  10/196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Ruins Corridor
Floyd | The corridor once again narrows to the east of the staircase. The
Floyd | corridor seems to be east-west symmetric about the staircase: a mural
Floyd | (once again bare) adorns the north wall again, and far to the east,
Floyd | you see a glimmer of sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Grand Staircase                                      10/197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grand Staircase
Floyd | The relatively tight corridor makes way here to a cavernous stairway
Floyd | that descends south into abyssal darkness. The dust and cobwebs fail
Floyd | to conceal the majesty of the stonework. You can't help but be
Floyd | awestruck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The north wall is decorated by a mural bare of any letter. The other
Floyd | orthographer came from this direction; she must have taken this
Floyd | mural's letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides the staircase, you can go east and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        10/198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Underground City of Phoenicia
Floyd | As you descend the gigantic staircase, your jaw drops. And it keeps
Floyd | dropping.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling is no longer visible with the light from your torch.
Floyd | Through its inadequate glow, great structures rise to meet you. An
Floyd | entire city is down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heart of the underground city is south of here, and the staircase
Floyd | rises to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the polished stone ahead is a four-letter frame, covered with the
Floyd | same centuries of dust as everything else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take frame" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | (the four-letter frame)
Floyd | Your hands tremble in anticipation as you pick up the four-letter
Floyd | frame. You blow the dust off of it and polish it with your sleeve.
Floyd | Hundreds of years ago, a real, living Phoenician spelled words with
Floyd | this, using all twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Now, that power is
Floyd | yours.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can now spell four-letter words.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we're gonna make a CAGEfor our rival, I bet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell seat" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a seat, something like a chair but with no legs. It
Floyd | doesn't stay up on its own, which makes it pretty useless. You send it
Floyd | back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell case" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your existing alphabet case is enough.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell gear" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL GEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a small brass cog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cog" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COG
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, thick brass disc with teeth around the side to interlock with
Floyd | other, similar items.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
Iria says (to Floyd), "spell Sega" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SEGA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sega" isn't a word. Don't you know the dangers of reckless alphabet
Floyd | usage?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/204
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says, "Yes it is1"
		Teaspoon says, "Well, this is very excitiing."
		Iria exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the end of the IntroComp release of Spellbound. I hope
Floyd | you have enjoyed your time in Phoenicia. If you are anxious to see
Floyd | more of the game, you can experiment with the four-letter frame (as
Floyd | long as you don't take it into the Underground City) or explore the
Floyd | Underground City (as long as you don't take the four-letter frame).
Floyd | Thanks for playing!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** So long for now ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 11 out of a possible 26, in 204 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Ordinary Orthographer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/204
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Underground City of Phoenicia
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell cage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a large iron cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cage made of iron bars painted black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a gear
Floyd |   a four-letter frame
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, G, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell cats" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | No need for plurals; let's not be greedy, now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell star" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL STAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere, far, far away, a new star blinks into existence. In a few
Floyd | hundred years, its light will reach this planet. Do this a few more
Floyd | times and you'll really confuse a lot of astronomers down the line.
Floyd |
Floyd |  (If you're stuck, you can type HINT for help.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell scat" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SCAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's a really crappy idea.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell cast" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL CAST
Floyd |
Floyd | A hard plaster cast covers your leg. It's quite uncomfortable, and
Floyd | your leg is in good condition, so you send it back with a poof.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell tear" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL TEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You shed a single tear.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rate" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the cage a 5 out of 10.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "A lot of work has been put into this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell sate" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not clear what you ate, but you feel quite satisfied now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell race" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RACE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no one here for you to race.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spell rage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL RAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel really angry! But your anger subsides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder how our rival has a T for PIT when we have the T?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering that too."
		Teaspoon asks, "Are there multiple letters?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe? I don't know."
		Teaspoon says, "We were sent to find new ones, but perhaps we were both equipped with ts."
Iria says (to Floyd), "spell sage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL SAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You produce a handful of Salvia officinalis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we go south and check AMUSING?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell sage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sage has a long tradition of culinary and medicinal usage. You're not
Floyd | a chef or doctor, so it's little more than a plant to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Amusing sounds good."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn sage" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN SAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no fire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some sage
Floyd |   a cage (open but empty)
Floyd |   a gear
Floyd |   a four-letter frame
Floyd |   a torch (providing light)
Floyd |   your alphabet case (A, C, E, G, R, S, and T)
Floyd |   a three-letter frame
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You've reached the end of the IntroComp release of Spellbound. I hope
Floyd | you have enjoyed your time in Phoenicia. If you are anxious to see
Floyd | more of the game, you can experiment with the four-letter frame (as
Floyd | long as you don't take it into the Underground City) or explore the
Floyd | Underground City (as long as you don't take the four-letter frame).
Floyd | Thanks for playing!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** So long for now ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 11 out of a possible 26, in 222 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Ordinary Orthographer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Underground City of Phoenicia                        11/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Did you try...
Floyd |
Floyd |   ...spelling a fish (e.g. GAR) at Lake Phoenicia?
Floyd |   ...all three ways to get S from the leprechaun?
Floyd |   ...generating a few varieties of ADS, ART, CAR, or CAT?
Floyd |   ...adding a few more STARs to the sky?
Floyd |   ...and much more to come in the full release of the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | The author recognizes and apologizes for the ambiguous nature of
Floyd | letters and spelling words in this game (for example, to whom the
Floyd | spelled word should apply, or what physical actions are involved in
Floyd | arranging letters from the alphabet case into a letter frame). Certain
Floyd | concessions were made in the name of keeping things simple for both
Floyd | player and author as well as creating an entertaining game out of a
Floyd | rather ridiculous premise. I hope you have enjoyed your time in
Floyd | Phoenicia. Please direct your praise, complaints, and suggestions to
Floyd | arperry@gmail.com or @hoursgoby on Twitter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks so much for playing!
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "So this professor just throws students into this dark hole every once in a while"
		Jacqueline says, "This is really quite good."
		Jacqueline goes to vote and leave feedback.
		Roger says, "Yep it's solid"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we take a brief break for people to note down their feedback?"
		Roger says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I wonder what the other two ways of dealing with the leprechaun are."
		Teaspoon says, "This will be a very solid game."
		DavidW says, "Yes. I definitely want to see this game completed."
		Jacqueline says, "So, meet again at 5 after? I need a snack..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or are we done until next week?"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm easy."
		DavidW says, "I can continue."
		DavidW says, "or wait. Either is fine."
		Iria says, "Either or is fine as well. My train ride doesn't end until 9:10 PM EST."
		Jacqueline says, "We could go another."
		DavidW says, "I'm curious about Schultz's game, if it's another wordplay offering."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we do the Andrew Schultz (likely puzzly like this one if it's like his other stuff) or break things up with the other Floydable one?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
		Jacqueline asks, "So does that mean you'd like us to do the AS one next?"
		DavidW says, "I would like AS's, yes, but I'm not insistent."
		DavidW says, "I rather like making a PEAR into a PEARL instead of fighting zombies or visiting some emo world of sadness."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's do AS's game, then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask grubbyville" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grubbyville
Floyd | A Story of High School Ambition by Andrew Schultz
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160805 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your bedroom
Floyd | You hear a knock. "Max! Son!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens. Pop nods determinedly. "Son, we need to have a talk."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. He LOVES to hear himself talk, sometimes. You'll 		

Floyd | get the general drift.)

		
Floyd [2] Geez, I know about girls already! 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How many of us are playing?"
		Teaspoon says, "me"
		Jacqueline says, "me"
		DavidW says, "okay, it took a while for me to parse what 'Zone Pop out' meant."
		DavidW says, "me"
		Jacqueline asks, "Trying to determine what a quorum is for conversation choice votes... anyone else?"
		DavidW says, "Zone Pop: now with more caffeine and less flavour!"
		Teaspoon says, "ugh"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess just three of us."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, 1?"
		DavidW says, "I would pick [2]"
		Jacqueline says, "I would really pick, 'Sure, pop. What's on your mind?' but that is not an option."
		Teaspoon says, "yup"
		DavidW says, "(I don't think Pop is gonna talk about -shudder- girls.)"
		Jacqueline says (to tsp), "You're the tie breaker. You pick."
		Teaspoon says, "er, 2. I don't want to zone out on the into."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Maybe he is going to talk about our interpersonal interactions with people of any and all genders?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, no, no, son. This is about GRADES."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. You'll get the general drift.) 		
Floyd [2] But I've gotten all A's! 		
Floyd [3] Pop, we've been through this. I won't have a senior slump. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suspect the choice here doesn't matter much."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, me too."
		Teaspoon says, "good point."
		DavidW says, "[2]"
		Teaspoon says, "2"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bad news, son. You still want to be valedictorian?" (yes or no)

		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "er, I dunno."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we ever did valley diction."
		Teaspoon says, "let's say no and laugh at the abrupt ending when we can't proceed unless we're the BEST"
		Jacqueline says, "heh."
		Jacqueline asks, "..DW?"
		DavidW says, "sure, say no"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not funny. But it's late, so I'll let it slide.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Harley Drotz's ahead of you now, son. Or he will be, at year's end."
Floyd |
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. You'll get the general drift.) 		
Floyd [2] But we've got the same grades! The same classes! And I have the 		

Floyd | tiebreaks!

		
Floyd [3] How'd he do it? You can only take so many Advanced Placement 		

Floyd | classes!

		
Floyd [4] I'm still going to a really good college, though. Whatever, I'll 		

Floyd | deal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "3. I require information."
		Jacqueline says, "okay, 3"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hate to say it, son, but his dad's got a little pull in the art
Floyd | department. Some of the mid-level administrators let him slip into
Floyd | honors Ceramics for his fine art elective."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. You'll get the general drift.) 		
Floyd [2] But we've got the same grades! The same classes! And I have the 		

Floyd | tiebreaks!

		
Floyd [3] I'm still going to a really good college, though. Whatever, I'll 		

Floyd | deal.

		
Floyd [4] I give up. If he really wants it that bad... 		
Floyd [5] Honors CERAMICS?! What does he know about that? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am so not this person."
		DavidW says, "Neither am I."
		DavidW says, "I like the sleepy part."
		Teaspoon says, "No. It's a very particular character we're being asked to identify with."
		Teaspoon asks, "Maybe zoning out will just give us this intro in a big block summary and then we proceed?"
		DavidW says, "I have no need to beat Harvey or Harold or whoever in Honours Ceramics."
		Jacqueline says, "I am down with zoning out."
		DavidW says, "choose 5"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, 1 or 5?"
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, 5 and then zone out if the conversation's still going."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. I like that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not much. But enough to pass all the tests. And not piss off the
Floyd | teacher."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. You'll get the general drift.) 		
Floyd [2] But we've got the same grades! The same classes! And I have the 		

Floyd | tiebreaks!

		
Floyd [3] I'm still going to a really good college, though. Whatever, I'll 		

Floyd | deal.

		
Floyd [4] Oh no. You didn't do anything illegal... 		
Floyd [5] I give up. If he really wants it that bad... 		
Floyd [6] So let's just do what he and his father did. Or get an applied art 		

Floyd | elective.

		
Floyd [7] So how do we go one better? 		
Floyd [8] What, is there some AP Art course I don't know about? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Still 1?"
		Teaspoon says, "1"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your bedroom
Floyd | Pop taps his foot as you stare around your room. (Note: type REPEAT to
Floyd | see how you can respond to him.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "repeat" 		

Floyd ]  Your bedroom                                         sleepy
Floyd |
Floyd | > REPEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The available options are:
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] (Zone Pop out. You'll get the general drift.) 		
Floyd [2] But we've got the same grades! The same classes! And I have the 		

Floyd | tiebreaks!

		
Floyd [3] I'm still going to a really good college, though. Whatever, I'll 		

Floyd | deal.

		
Floyd [4] Oh no. You didn't do anything illegal... 		
Floyd [5] I give up. If he really wants it that bad... 		
Floyd [6] So let's just do what he and his father did. Or get an applied art 		

Floyd | elective.

		
Floyd [7] So how do we go one better? 		
Floyd [8] What, is there some AP Art course I don't know about? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just trying out the interface. This is similar to something I tried recently."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "1?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You listen to the rest of Pop's lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Son, these are pretty straightforward points, but you're flaking out,
Floyd | here. It's late at night, so I'll let it slide."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, it's up to you. I'll leave this spreadsheet right here. Short
Floyd | story: you're number one. Drotz's got the honors art course. And
Floyd | you're gonna slip to #2 without that independent study course. If
Floyd | you're too good for your father, maybe you're not too good for the
Floyd | hard work he put in."
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands you the spreadsheet. It looks sort of boring, but then again,
Floyd | you are a bit behind on your sleep. It helps you catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You know Pop probably would be pretty cross if he caught you wandering
Floyd | around so late, so you decide to call it a night. Pop drops you off
Floyd | the next day at Grubbyville High School, in the entry hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Hall
Floyd | What a way to start the day. You've been through the Entry Hall
Floyd | countless times before, but never in the middle of summer. The Help
Floyd | Hole to the north is blocked off--tutoring during the school year--and
Floyd | the hall continues west to by the teachers' lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you can always chicken out back east. That'd make everyone
Floyd | except Pop happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | VERBS will tell you verbs used in the game, and THINK will give you an
Floyd | idea of what to do and where to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spreadsheet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read spreadsheet" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SPREADSHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not readable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spreadsheet" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPREADSHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's got a comparison of your grades to Drotz's, a brief explanation
Floyd | of how Grubbyville awards GPA, and a listing of teachers and
Floyd | administrators with whom Pop has discussed your newfound interest in
Floyd | the study of art.
Floyd |
Floyd | The math still makes sense. Harley's got an extra 4.5, which lowers
Floyd | his average from 4.6, but if you slip and get an A-, it's like he's
Floyd | got an extra 4.8.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Teaspoon says, "I vote we make like a tree and go east."
		Jacqueline says, "Back in my day, 4.0 was the max. And we sat on our rocks and we liked that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbs" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can TAKE things, or TALK TO people. Typing I takes inventory. You
Floyd | can check your MOOD (synonym is SCORE,) see what you've DONE or GIVE
Floyd | people items. You can also see what this game is ABOUT, or
Floyd | CREDITS/CREDIT for people who helped. You can also THINK to figure
Floyd | what to do next, or see a rough MAP of the high school.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "These numbers mean nothing to me."
		Jacqueline says, "So, in the US, grades are A, B, C, D, and F. They correspond to 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0."
Iria disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Jacqueline says, "Or, more accurately, 3.5-4.0 is an A, 2.5-3.4 is a B, 1.5-2.4 is a C, 0.5-1.4 is a D, and below 0.5 is an F."
Iria arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "oh lord."
		Jacqueline says, "Except in recent years, students can take accelerated courses, which give them a boost and allow them to get above a 4."
		DavidW asks, "where my anagrams at?"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Am I helping or making this worse?"
		DavidW says, "[1] Zone Jacqueline out. [2] Go west. [3] Go north. [4] Go east."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Teaspoon says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "Just... move the PC somewhere fun."
		kpaquette says (to Jacqueline), "A code I hear? I think I know what it is."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think it's a code, Katie. I was just trying to explain US grade point averages to the other people who are playing who are in Canada and the UK"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read explanation" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ EXPLANATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not readable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x explanation" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EXPLANATION
Floyd |
Floyd | 4=A 3.7=A- 3.3=B+ 3=B 2.7=B- 2.3=C+ 2=C 1.7=C- 1.3=D+ 1=D 0=F 1 bonus
Floyd | for AP (advanced placement,) .5 for H (honors,) all averaged together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, yeah. So, what I said. But maybe more succinctly?"
		DavidW says, "I so hope these grades aren't actually important."
		Teaspoon says, "I suspect it will be scoring."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Roger says, "Can't we get some sort of minority bonus for being raised by a struggling 50s stereotype"
		Jacqueline says, "I suspect they are very important."
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Wouldn't that be a blatant example of child-of-obsessive-50s-stereotype privilege?"
		kpaquette says (to Jacqueline), "Check your email. I'll put numbers with letters."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, so, um, where to begin?"
		Jacqueline says (to katie), "Um, okay."
		Teaspoon says, "I still want to go east."
		DavidW asks, "Is east where the land of running away from home and heading to the big city is?"
Iria goes home. 		Teaspoon says, "yes, that one."
		DavidW says, "oh boy. Pizza and cigars and dangerous women ahead!"
		DavidW says, "east"
		Teaspoon says, "that's a quorum."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You think about it. You almost can. It would be so easy, except it
Floyd | isn't. (Note: you really will leave if you try again.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let Harold make honours ceramics! We can dance with flamingoes!"
		Teaspoon asks, "...what?"
		DavidW says, "I assume the big city has flamingoes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You leave Grubbyville behind. Pop asks why you came back empty-handed,
Floyd | and you come up with a mishmosh of moral misgivings and, well, if
Floyd | other kids found out it might be hard for you. Pop tells you he's
Floyd | heard Harley isn't as popular as he pretends to be, and you just blew
Floyd | a chance...well. You'll learn.
Floyd |
Floyd | That June as Harley steps up to give his valedictorian speech, Pop
Floyd | looks at you pointedly to applaud. You two almost have a contest, who
Floyd | can applaud louder. After, some people congratulate you on your
Floyd | sportsmanship before segueing into complaining what a fake Harley is.
Floyd | It's not much consolation.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You Finished Second ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or see your final MOOD?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And singing fish on the walls."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "moood" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or see your final MOOD?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "mood" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Different dialogue choices will give you different intro-end text. In
Floyd | this playthrough...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business is business. Might as well beat Harley in the GPA stakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or see your final MOOD?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so, we didn't go to the city."
		Roger says, "I suspect this intro gives one a pretty good idea of what the final game might be like, which is a good thing for it to do."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we were supposed to go west or north instead."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Hall
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I wonder what the mechanics are."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry Hall
Floyd | You're staring around Entry Hall, though you're not sure why. The Help
Floyd | Hole to the north is closed for the summer, so you should be getting a
Floyd | move on to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you can always chicken out back east. That'd make everyone
Floyd | except Pop happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Entry Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You did your tutoring for Honors Society, and you can't actually get
Floyd | tutoring for a task like this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By Teachers' Lounge
Floyd | You can enter the teachers' lounge here. It's completely locked, since
Floyd | it's summer. You can also go west to X-Hall, the center of GHS, or
Floyd | east back to the Entry. There's also a rug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a brochure rack (in which is a GHS brochure) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take brochure" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROCHURE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the GHS brochure)
Floyd | You already know enough about GHS. You understand the inner workings
Floyd | pretty well, and of course brochures never cover that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, there are the grades, and then there appears to also be our mood."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You wouldn't get far carrying it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | SAY NO TO DRUGS is woven into it, but someone duct-taped over the D.
Floyd | In fact, a lot of people did, and the administrators just gave up
Floyd | getting the janitors to peel it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hee"
		DavidW asks, "Is there a trapdoor to Zork underneath?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need to exercise pull, but physical pulling won't do much good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "boo. Bad joke."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need to be pushy, but physical pushing won't do much good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing is hidden in the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "is this just here for bad jokes?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the rug)
Floyd | You wouldn't get far carrying it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take D" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE D
Floyd |
Floyd | (the D)
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x d" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X D
Floyd |
Floyd | (the D)
Floyd | You see nothing special about the D.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "explore more, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "let's go into the lounge and hack our grades on the computer."
		DavidW says, "We probably didn't want a D, anyway. We'd rather have an A+."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter lounge" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER LOUNGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go east,
Floyd | west and inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Tsp), "Belatedly, 'pulling' is not an American turn of phrase in the manner I think you mean."
		Teaspoon asks, "No?"
		Teaspoon says, "Still looks like a bad joke to me."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Teachers' Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Teachers' Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I...guess we aren't supposed to be here."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  By Teachers' Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By Teachers' Lounge
Floyd | You can enter the teachers' lounge here. It's completely locked, since
Floyd | it's summer. You can also go west to X-Hall, the center of GHS, or
Floyd | east back to the Entry. There's also a rug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a brochure rack (in which is a GHS brochure) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Looks empty."
		Teaspoon says, "just leaves west then."
		DavidW says, "The center of GHS is H."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh lor'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to do anything with the rusted elevator panel. You're
Floyd | not sure why it's there, and you don't have time to find out, now.
Floyd | It's being curious about that sort of thing that can distract you from
Floyd | your business here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's go into the library."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, okay, I lied a bit. You can go inside in the full game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "right then."
		Teaspoon asks, "south?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                     MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Lounge
Floyd | Back north is X-Hall. Ironically, you can go in to the Chess Hovel to
Floyd | the side of the social lounge, here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                     MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You got a great score on the SAT Verbal, but really...no need to try
Floyd | anything fancy. Just type VERBS to see what actions this game
Floyd | recognizes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                     MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go north
Floyd | and inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | You can really only go back outside from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dennis Durfle paces here in front of a shelf of chess books, reading a
Floyd | chess book and mumbling to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A dizzying array of books with weird names.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not super weak, but you're smart enough to know when
Floyd | something's too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to denis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DENIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DENNIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember being horrified when you barely placed above Dennis on
Floyd | both a female and male list of Who's Hot. He's not ugly, but he sure
Floyd | frowns a lot, so he might as well be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DENNIS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go away. I don't trust you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that would appear to be that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play chess" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not very fun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I know it's not fun, game."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "Certainly not as a solo exercise."
		DavidW says, "So not-really-ugly Dennis has a chess book and there's a shelf of chess books. So hot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chess" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | A dizzying array of books with weird names.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | It'd take too long to get started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dennis about chess" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK DENNIS ABOUT CHESS
Floyd |
Floyd | [Use TALK TO to interact with characters.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK DENNIS
Floyd |
Floyd | That wasn't a recognized verb. You may wish to try something from
Floyd | VERBS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, let's go elsewhere."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                     MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Lounge
Floyd | Back north is X-Hall. Ironically, you can go in to the Chess Hovel to
Floyd | the side of the social lounge, here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                     MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You shouldn't disrupt the testing. Nobody important may be taking
Floyd | those tests, but if people are distracted, GHS's average grades as a
Floyd | whole will suffer. That would make your valedictory less presitigious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "figured."
		Teaspoon says, "so, we get to try diagonals. Woo."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "northeast" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NORTHEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You think about going northeast, but you're intimidated a bit--you
Floyd | don't really have anything resembling art to show off. Obviously,
Floyd | you'll need to get there, but you get the feeling they don't like
Floyd | tip-top students there. You need some street cred. (NOTE: the arts
Floyd | wing is beyond the scope of the introduction. The goal is to find
Floyd | something that will get you something resembling art.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "northwest" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NORTHWEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Ed, the security guard, is probably lying in wait. While he hated
Floyd | science in school, he's extra enthusiastic about guarding the science
Floyd | wing. You would be quite a scalp for his detention quota without a
Floyd | pass. Unfortunately, there are no teachers here to give you a pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "southeast" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOUTHEAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Humanities Wing
Floyd | This is the Humanities Wing of Grubbyville High School. It has various
Floyd | activities you can't put a price on, and it encourages people to have
Floyd | careers that won't make much money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The World Languages Sub-Wing is south, the Social Studies Sub-Wing is
Floyd | southeast, and the English Sub-Wing is east. The Social Studies
Floyd | Sub-Wing is actually open, because it houses the yearbook staff, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The life skills wing is beyond the scope of the introduction. Which is
Floyd | kind of ironic, because you find the skills therein a
Floyd | bit...introductory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Humanities Wing
Floyd | This is the Humanities Wing of Grubbyville High School. It has various
Floyd | activities you can't put a price on, and it encourages people to have
Floyd | careers that won't make much money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The World Languages Sub-Wing is south, the Social Studies Sub-Wing is
Floyd | southeast, and the English Sub-Wing is east. The Social Studies
Floyd | Sub-Wing is actually open, because it houses the yearbook staff, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Chicken wings would be nice."
		Teaspoon says, "Okay, so this is the only direction with actual stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "This is feeling like one of those dreams where there's a test and you forgot to study. And wear clothes."
		Teaspoon asks, "are we wearing clothes?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | In pretty good shape, but not dumb-jock shape. Pretty well-dressed,
Floyd | but not mindless preppie well-dressed. People wouldn't suspect you of
Floyd | being a valedictorian, til they talked to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "We are, but I mean it's like an anxiety dream."
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe it is a dream."
		Teaspoon says, "that'd make sense."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAKE UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "which department?"
		Roger says, "This is what Ralph Wigguns dreams. This and vikings."
		DavidW says, "And we wake up and our dad is a king and we're a prince/ss."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Inform), "Thank you for your default responses!"
		DavidW asks, "Which way was the English dept?"
		DavidW says, "Also, art supplies might be in with the yearbook people."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spreadsheet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Humanities Wing
Floyd | This is the Humanities Wing of Grubbyville High School. It has various
Floyd | activities you can't put a price on, and it encourages people to have
Floyd | careers that won't make much money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The World Languages Sub-Wing is south, the Social Studies Sub-Wing is
Floyd | southeast, and the English Sub-Wing is east. The Social Studies
Floyd | Sub-Wing is actually open, because it houses the yearbook staff, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "se"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Exotic languages won't help you with exotic art appreciation, here.
Floyd | Well, maybe they will once this game is more than an introduction.
Floyd | We'll see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The school paper office is that way, but you don't need to influence
Floyd | anyone on the editorial staff. Maybe when you're older, you'll need to
Floyd | schmooze them. But nobody REALLY reads the school paper. Especially in
Floyd | the summer when it's not being published.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Social Studies Sub-Wing (MOOD: RESTRICTED)           MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Studies Sub-Wing
Floyd | This sub-wing, part of a NW/SE hall, brings back bad memories of a
Floyd | teacher who couldn't quite find enough subjectively wrong with your
Floyd | work to give an A-. Still, it's an annoying memory.
Floyd |
Floyd | An open door leads southeast into the yearbook office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | School Yearbook Office
Floyd | An open door leads northwest back out of the yearbook office.
Floyd |
Floyd | Myron Knurp fidgets and chews his nails here. At the sight of you, he
Floyd | hastily guards a yearbook pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x knurp" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNURP
Floyd |
Floyd | He doesn't gaze right up at you. You're not surprised he had no nerve
Floyd | to tell his colleagues he doesn't want to do drudge work on a summer
Floyd | Saturday morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), " talk to knurp" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | >  TALK TO KNURP
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hey, Myron, what's up?" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh joy, it's a conversation."
		DavidW says, "ok, so we want that pass of his."
		Teaspoon says, "probably by swiping chess books for him or something"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: RESTRICTED)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "The sky."
Floyd |
Floyd | That joke's so bad, it'll never be so bad it's good.
Floyd |
Floyd | You frown and glance meaningfully at the hall pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No you don't. That's yearbook staff property. And you're not
Floyd | yearbook."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Share a few up-to-date jokes 		
Floyd [2] "Yeah, but I'd like to join the yearbook staff." 		
Floyd [3] "C'mon, just a loan." 		
Floyd [4] "C'mon, someone'll con you out of it, why not someone 		

Floyd | respectable?"

		
Floyd [5] (bribe him) 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We'll agree to interview Leslie Murgatroyd or something."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm at a loss, conversationally."
		DavidW says, "Join the staff."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You explain you'd like to be on the yearbook, just because. Maybe you
Floyd | could help him with some of the drudgework. But you might need lunch
Floyd | first. Fair enough, says Myron, as he hands you a temporary pass for
Floyd | the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "mood" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your current mood is UN-ALLIED. You've done 1 sly thing. You can list
Floyd | everything you've done with DONE.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tada. Now we can go ne from X-Hall, I think."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  YRBK OFFICE (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | School Yearbook Office
Floyd | An open door leads northwest back out of the yearbook office.
Floyd |
Floyd | Myron Knurp fidgets and chews his nails here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Social Studies Sub-Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)            MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Studies Sub-Wing
Floyd | This is a NW/SE hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | An open door leads southeast into the yearbook office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Humanities Wing
Floyd | This is the Humanities Wing of Grubbyville High School. It has various
Floyd | activities you can't put a price on, and it encourages people to have
Floyd | careers that won't make much money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The World Languages Sub-Wing is south, the Social Studies Sub-Wing is
Floyd | southeast, and the English Sub-Wing is east. The Social Studies
Floyd | Sub-Wing is actually open, because it houses the yearbook staff, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "done" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > DONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't been nice to anyone.
Floyd | You've been sly to Myron Knurp.
Floyd | You haven't been nasty to anyone.
Floyd | You've met Dennis Durfle, but you haven't done anything meaningful
Floyd | around them.
Floyd | You've met pretty much everyone you're going to at Grubbyville today.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Uh, right."
		Teaspoon says, "I imagine that going to the art department ends this."
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		DavidW says, "I still don't know what this game's really about yet."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "oout" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That wasn't a recognized verb. You may wish to try something from
Floyd | VERBS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "Ends what? The idea that we've met everyone we're going to meet today?" 		Jacqueline asks (of Tsp), "Ends what? The idea that we've met everyone we're going to meet today?"
		Teaspoon says, "ends this part of the game. I could be wrong."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Humanities Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Humanities Wing
Floyd | This is the Humanities Wing of Grubbyville High School. It has various
Floyd | activities you can't put a price on, and it encourages people to have
Floyd | careers that won't make much money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The World Languages Sub-Wing is south, the Social Studies Sub-Wing is
Floyd | southeast, and the English Sub-Wing is east. The Social Studies
Floyd | Sub-Wing is actually open, because it houses the yearbook staff, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You think about going northeast, but you're intimidated a bit--you
Floyd | don't really have anything resembling art to show off. Obviously,
Floyd | you'll need to get there, but you get the feeling they don't like
Floyd | tip-top students there. You need some street cred. (NOTE: the arts
Floyd | wing is beyond the scope of the introduction. The goal is to find
Floyd | something that will get you something resembling art.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a yearbook pass
Floyd |   a spreadsheet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x yearbook pass" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X YEARBOOK PASS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's laminated and neon-ish, and nobody questions its authority.
Floyd | Though it also expires at the end of the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "do we go show this to Dennis? I'm not sure what to do now."
		DavidW asks, "where was the guard dude?"
		DavidW says, "I wasn't mapping this one, so I'm a bit lost."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You think about going northeast, but you're intimidated a bit--you
Floyd | don't really have anything resembling art to show off. Obviously,
Floyd | you'll need to get there, but you get the feeling they don't like
Floyd | tip-top students there. You need some street cred. (NOTE: the arts
Floyd | wing is beyond the scope of the introduction. The goal is to find
Floyd | something that will get you something resembling art.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You flash your hall pass at Big Ed, who's cleverly hidden in a
Floyd | drinking fountain recess like it's a speed trap, as you walk down the
Floyd | corridor. It works!
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "You were right."
		DavidW says, "ah."
		Teaspoon says, "if only one is open, that tells us where to go."
		DavidW says, "nw again, I guess."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Computer Science
Floyd | This lab is full of computers that aren't quite as good as what you
Floyd | have at home. Most are off, but one PC is humming away. You see a
Floyd | backpack by it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The backpack appears to be Tod Smoot's. He's kind of a jerk, from what
Floyd | you know but you don't want to look through his stuff without SERIOUS
Floyd | provocation. Maybe you'll find it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x pc" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PC
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't expecting much, maybe some assignment on heap sorts or
Floyd | whatever. But wait! It's a game! A sort of cheap one, but a game
Floyd | nonetheless!
Floyd |
Floyd | It's...PARTICIPATION POINTS, by the Disgruntled Intellectuals Club. It
Floyd | features Harley Drotz and...you! Play it? (yes or no)

		Teaspoon asks, "I guess we play it?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | WHO WILL YOU PLAY AS?

		
Floyd [1] HARLEY DROTZ 		
Floyd [2] MAX HERDESH 		
Floyd [3] Ditch this stupid game 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Seems kinda meta."
		Teaspoon asks, "wanna bet it's a text adventure?"
		Teaspoon says, "I vote we play as us."
		DavidW says, "no bet"
		DavidW says, "yes, play as us."
		Teaspoon says, "Heh."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, it's you against Harley Drotz. It's sort of like the two
Floyd | political parties, but you're going with outer weenieness over pure
Floyd | force.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Berate other students 		
Floyd [2] Snivel 		
Floyd [3] Argue with Harley 		
Floyd [4] Ditch this stupid game 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh. 3."
		DavidW says, "yes, argue"
		Teaspoon says, "3"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Harley argue for a bit, and Mr. Jones moans he wishes more
Floyd | students would participate so enthusiastically.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Berate other students 		
Floyd [2] Snivel 		
Floyd [3] Ditch this stupid game 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You berate other students for not participating as much as you. Harley
Floyd | nods in agreement.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Snivel 		
Floyd [2] Ditch this stupid game 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "do we ditch the game now?"
		DavidW says, "no, snivel"
		Jacqueline says, "I am tempted to make a joke about how #2 is very meta."
		Teaspoon says, "ouch."
		Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, Andrew. I know you'll read this. It's just not my kind of game.)"
		DavidW quietly turns the meta into meat. Yum!
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Teaspoon says, "so...you have the deciding vote."
		DavidW converts the meat into team. That's some teamwork!
		Teaspoon says, "mmm, meatwork."
		DavidW says, "I'm willing to change my vote if that gets us moving again."
		Teaspoon says, "okay."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem terribly detailed. And you're curious how it ends.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Snivel 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "boo."
		Teaspoon says, "1"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The teacher appreciates your alternate view on life compared to
Floyd | Harley. It's a bold gambit, but not really, because you always manage
Floyd | to say people may not agree with you, but there you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | WOW! WHAT A BUSY DAY! ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOTHING SPECIAL FOR YOU, MAX! IT
Floyd | REALLY IS THAT EASY, IF IT'S EASY!
Floyd |
Floyd | Harsh.
Floyd |
Floyd | IF YOU HATED THIS GAME, THE DISGRUNTLED INTELLECTUALS CLUB DOESN'T
Floyd | CARE! OKAY, WE SORT OF DO!
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to admit. You're curious now. And a little annoyed. Even
Floyd | without the ten control-g bells at the end of the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You groan and roll your eyes, and the backpack gets your attention.
Floyd | Whoah, a sequel, or something. You wouldn't normally mess with others'
Floyd | property, but hey, they baited you, and you aren't going to STEAL it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The backpack appears to be Tod Smoot's. You wouldn't normally look
Floyd | through it, but after playing that game...well, there are notes for
Floyd | others, including CASINO FUN by NO FUN CASEY.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has with formulas for the probability of turning $50 into $100
Floyd | playing craps, and if you play, you either go broke tonight or get
Floyd | hooked on gambling and go really broke ten years from now. The game
Floyd | will note playing it saved you three hours you would've wasted rolling
Floyd | dice and a headache from the noise, and it also lets the user see the
Floyd | formula used so it didn't have to bother actually simulating all those
Floyd | dice rolls.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's also notes for a game called Being Dennis Durfle. It's light
Floyd | on the technical stuff but in-depth in the usual hit-piece ways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria says, "Well, that was exciting..." 		Teaspoon says, "You're right, he is doubling down on the meta."
		Teaspoon asks, "shall we tell dennis about the game?"
		DavidW says, "uh, if we can."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notes" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Computer Science (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                   MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's someone's property. Better not do much more than look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "oh well, maybe we can jsut go tell him."
		DavidW asks, "So we head se about six times?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh wait"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's about the only direction you can't go here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | That area's beyond the scope of this introduction. You can go north to
Floyd | Math or northwest to Computer Science, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math
Floyd | You can go inside the math study area, which doubles as the math
Floyd | team's training room, if you'd like. Pneumonia Alley connects the
Floyd | science wing with the Arts wing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see list of birthdays here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "he's south of X-Hall, right?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I haven't been mapping."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | That area's beyond the scope of this introduction. You can go north to
Floyd | Math or northwest to Computer Science, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "what was that list?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                      MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Lounge
Floyd | Back north is X-Hall. Ironically, you can go in to the Chess Hovel to
Floyd | the side of the social lounge, here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                      MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go north
Floyd | and inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | You can really only go back outside from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dennis Durfle paces here in front of a shelf of chess books, reading a
Floyd | chess book and mumbling to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DENNIS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go away. I don't trust you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "the list of birthdays? was that important?"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. I guess we can go look at it."
		Jacqueline says, "whoa, Dennis."
		Roger asks, "Maybe we can challenge him to a game of chess?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a yearbook pass
Floyd |   a spreadsheet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's what Dennis said last time."
		Teaspoon says, ""we want to tell you about a game making fun of you to the entire student body""
		DavidW says, "Maybe we needed to STEAL the notes and GIVE them to Dennis."
		Teaspoon says, "But we were told we could only do that in a SERIOUS mood. Which we're not in."
		Teaspoon says, "maybe the birthday list will fix that."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                      MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Lounge
Floyd | Back north is X-Hall. Ironically, you can go in to the Chess Hovel to
Floyd | the side of the social lounge, here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math
Floyd | You can go inside the math study area, which doubles as the math
Floyd | team's training room, if you'd like. Pneumonia Alley connects the
Floyd | science wing with the Arts wing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see list of birthdays here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (list of birthdays)
Floyd | You look through today's, for curiosity's sake:
Floyd |
Floyd | Thad Bings, Dennis Durfle, Pip O'Floppovich, Fredley Freydel, Simba
Floyd | Zabmis.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only name you recognize is Dennis Durfle, the chess guy. Everyone
Floyd | knows who he is, but they don't know him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, the mood thing is relevant?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so. It changed when we got the pass, which is the only real thing we've done so far."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up dennis in list" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP DENNIS IN LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (list of birthdays)
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in list of birthdays.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go south,
Floyd | east and inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Math Study Area (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math Study Area
Floyd | The Math Study Area is full of all kinds of mathy things that are
Floyd | supposed to make math fun.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Book of Modern Chess Strategy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  Math Study Area (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. Geez, it's as painful to slug around as a textbook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Math Study Area (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not readable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Math Study Area (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                    MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "outside" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math
Floyd | You can go inside the math study area, which doubles as the math
Floyd | team's training room, if you'd like. Pneumonia Alley connects the
Floyd | science wing with the Arts wing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see list of birthdays here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a wall there. You should know GHS like the back of your hand
Floyd | after three years--and after a brief look, you see you can go south,
Floyd | east and inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | While you can't catch pneumonia there in the summer, you won't need to
Floyd | go through Pneumonia Alley for the introduction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | That area's beyond the scope of this introduction. You can go north to
Floyd | Math or northwest to Computer Science, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we take the list?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math
Floyd | You can go inside the math study area, which doubles as the math
Floyd | team's training room, if you'd like. Pneumonia Alley connects the
Floyd | science wing with the Arts wing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see list of birthdays here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take list" 		

Floyd ]  Math (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                               MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (list of birthdays)
Floyd | You don't need to take it, but it maybe has useful information.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "no. I think we give him the chess book as a present."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Math/Science Wing
Floyd | All the hard sciences are covered here: clockwise from south, you have
Floyd | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science to the northwest (it's
Floyd | the only one open--independent study projects and all) and finally
Floyd | Math (math team off-season practice) to the north. The Earth Sciences
Floyd | department is upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Math/Science Wing (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                  MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | That area's beyond the scope of this introduction. You can go north to
Floyd | Math or northwest to Computer Science, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  X-Hall (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                             MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | X-Hall
Floyd | X-Hall is the center of GHS. Corridors head in diagonal directions to
Floyd | the various departments, the teachers' lounge is to the east, the
Floyd | upperclassmen's social area is south, and the testing room is to the
Floyd | north. Looks like people are still taking a standardized test right
Floyd | now. You can go inside to the library, and a rusted elevator panel
Floyd | lies to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Social Lounge (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                      MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Social Lounge
Floyd | Back north is X-Hall. Ironically, you can go in to the Chess Hovel to
Floyd | the side of the social lounge, here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | You can really only go back outside from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dennis Durfle paces here in front of a shelf of chess books, reading a
Floyd | chess book and mumbling to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "give book to dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO DENNIS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Book of Modern Chess Strategy to Dennis Durfle)
Floyd | "Hey! Wow! Where'd you...? But Big Ed... oh, man! I'd been missing
Floyd | that two months! Thanks! I...I was about to go buy a new one."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: UN-ALLIED)                        MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DENNIS
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Oh, hey, man. Happy birthday. Why are you spending it here? 		
Floyd [2] You know it's pretty sad to be spending a birthday in summer at 		

Floyd | SCHOOL...

		
Floyd [3] So you probably didn't see the game the Disgruntled Intellectual 		

Floyd | Club wants to write about you?

		
Floyd [4] So, yeah, bye. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "decision time!"
		DavidW says, "oh geez. I dunno."
		Teaspoon says, "3"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Teaspoon says, "3"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoah. Those hacker types. They're pretty rough."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah," you say. "They got me, already."
Floyd |
Floyd | Dennis looks like he almost trusts you.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Oh, hey, man. Happy birthday. Why are you spending it here? 		
Floyd [2] You know it's pretty sad to be spending a birthday in summer at 		

Floyd | SCHOOL...

		
Floyd [3] So, yeah, bye. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "1?"
		DavidW says, "ok"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: ARTISTIC)                         MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did you know?" You explain something about the math team, and he
Floyd | launches into turf wars between the math and chess teams, and how
Floyd | people who are on both are extra annoying. You nod in agreement. He
Floyd | seems almost surprised.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Man. I didn't know we were bummed by the same stuff. But you asked me
Floyd | what I'm doing here. What are YOU doing here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | After you explain, Dennis continues, "Well, enemy's enemy stuff, I
Floyd | guess. Still can't forgive Harley for, um...look, I have something
Floyd | that can help you. I wrote some really satirical protest poetry or
Floyd | something but if I submitted it to the school art magazine, they'd say
Floyd | I was just some bitter dork. You'd give it gravitas and stuff. What do
Floyd | you say? I just want to get the message out." (yes or no)

		Teaspoon says, "this is horrifying, this is."
		DavidW says, "I'm not even understanding any of this."
		DavidW says, "Some sort of student politics that is totally alien to me."
		Teaspoon says, "We've convinced an adolesecent who writes DARK AND MOODY poetry to offer to give it to us, so that we can pass it off as our own to the art department."
		Teaspoon says, "Because his chess team has a feud with the math team."
		Teaspoon says, "What the math team has to do with anything, I wish I knew."
		DavidW asks, "And this to appease our dad who wants bragging rights over other dads?"
		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "So messed up."
		Jacqueline says, "I hope you all don't mind, but I am going to go work out."
		DavidW asks, "Why didn't we write our own poem?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I look forward to the transcript!"
		Teaspoon says, "anyway, we are clearly being bulldozed into the one inexonerable choice, although frankly I think it'd be more amusing to steal the terrible game about us and fob that off on the art dept."
		DavidW asks, "oh, is that an option too?"
		Teaspoon says, "cos we aren't artistic and never have been and are only doing this cos our dad said so."
		Teaspoon says, "Well, it didn't seem like it. As per the SERIOUS mood thing."
		DavidW says, "I thought you said we couldn't take it because we weren't SERIOUS."
		Teaspoon says, "Right. I imagine it'd be in the finished game, but I'd rather do it now cos it's slightly more amusing."
		DavidW asks, "so I guess yes, we take the poem, then?"
		Teaspoon says, "guess so."
		Teaspoon says, "against my better judgement"
		DavidW says, "'Just Say No To Rugs', a poem by Max Humdrum."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: ARTISTIC)                         MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a closer look at Dennis's note. It's a lot more coherent and
Floyd | funny than you'd imagined. You're almost...jealous. You find yourself
Floyd | riffing on it--like you're not totally happy with Grubbyville. You
Floyd | wonder how serious he is about not really wanting any credit. Maybe
Floyd | he'll backstab you later. I mean, If you can think ten moves ahead in
Floyd | chess, what else can you plan?
Floyd |
Floyd | But with this writing, you feel like you should be able to shmooze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaving the Chess Hovel behind, you feel like this grades thing is
Floyd | just business. You're not finding some huge tax loophole. Harley
Floyd | started it. Someone will find a new loophole next year.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** INTRO IS OVER ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or see your final MOOD?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "mood" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: ARTISTIC)                         MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Different dialogue choices will give you different intro-end text. In
Floyd | this playthrough...
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been nice to Dennis Durfle, particularly Dennis Durfle.
Floyd | You've been sly to Myron Knurp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're looking forward to more than just getting a better GPA. It
Floyd | sounds a bit hokey, and it might not last, but there you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or see your final MOOD?
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Chess Hovel
Floyd | You can really only go back outside from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dennis Durfle paces here in front of a shelf of chess books, reading a
Floyd | chess book and mumbling to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to dennis" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: DIPLOMATIC)                       MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DENNIS
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Oh, hey, man. Happy birthday. Why are you spending it here? 		
Floyd [2] You know it's pretty sad to be spending a birthday in summer at 		

Floyd | SCHOOL...

		
Floyd [3] So, yeah, bye. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: ARTISTIC)                         MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did you know?" You explain something about the math team, and he
Floyd | launches into turf wars between the math and chess teams, and how
Floyd | people who are on both are extra annoying. You nod in agreement. He
Floyd | seems almost surprised.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Man. I didn't know we were bummed by the same stuff. But you asked me
Floyd | what I'm doing here. What are YOU doing here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | After you explain, Dennis continues, "Well, enemy's enemy stuff, I
Floyd | guess. Still can't forgive Harley for, um...look, I have something
Floyd | that can help you. I wrote some really satirical protest poetry or
Floyd | something but if I submitted it to the school art magazine, they'd say
Floyd | I was just some bitter dork. You'd give it gravitas and stuff. What do
Floyd | you say? I just want to get the message out." (yes or no)

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Chess Hovel (MOOD: ARTISTIC)                         MORNING
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Talk to me if you change your mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "yeah, that's not interesting."
		Teaspoon says, "Still, we finished it."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Want to call ourselves done for today?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think so."
		DavidW says, "okay."
		DavidW says, "I guess I was hoping for another wordplay game, but this is obviously something else."
		Teaspoon says, "so 'tis."
		Teaspoon asks, "Very different in tone, eh?"
		DavidW asks, "So if now we're in an ARTISTIC mood... what does that allow us to do?"
		DavidW says, "I don't quite understand this mood business."
		DavidW asks, "Are we collecing mood tools in our mood toolbox? or are we a mood weathervane that the game spins around to different moods every so often?"
		Teaspoon asks, "I...think it's the latter?"
		Roger says, "Help someone you don't like accomplish goals that are probably not in his best interest by methods which you don't approve of"
		Teaspoon says, "Um, yes."
Teaspoon I think I'd have to agree. 		
Iria goes home. 		
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Teaspoon teleports home to the sound of tortured piano strings. 		
kpaquette goes home. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Doug asks, "looks like you played some IntroComp games today?"
		Jacqueline says, "We did, yes."
		Doug says, "Grubbyville and what else? (too lazy to recap that far back)"
kpaquette goes home. 		Jacqueline says, "Spellbound"
		Doug says, "cool"
		Doug says, "that reminds me I need to replay Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown"
		Doug says, "I might replay Spellbound too because I didn't get into the underground city"
		
*** SECOND SESSION *** 		
		Jacqueline exclaims, "aLOha!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, three of us?"
		Roger says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "hi"
		Jacqueline says, "I would like to ask that if today's game is short you just go ahead and check out the rest of the games. (Though, DW, I'll warn you that BestieFone is an 80mb download)."
		DavidW asks, "What's the game for today?"
		Jacqueline says, "I played through everything else last week except the game we're going to play today."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown by Thomas Mack."
		DavidW says, "I'm lagging a bit. I think I downloaded the games during the good half of the month."
		DavidW says, "oh, a game I haven't played yet."
		Roger says, "Nor I"
		Jacqueline says, "Narrows and Astronomical Theories of the Great British Empire will take you less than 2 minutes, Deviled Kegs will take less than 5, and BestiePhone 10-15. All of those except Bestie Phone run in a browser."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "So you can play and get your votes and feedback logged today, well ahead of the deadline!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wouldn't that be an awesome thing to do?"
		Jacqueline says, "Think of the authors, folks. Think of the authors."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, should we start, or give people until quarter after to straggle in?"
		Roger says, "That would be awesome"
		Roger says, "I can wait, or not, or whatever"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "?"
		DavidW says, "I know I played Deviled Kegs and the two Squiffy entries."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Cool."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, heck, we're here. Let's just do this thing."
		DavidW says, "I can wait."
		DavidW says, "I'm in no hurry."
		DavidW says, "And my connection is in no hurry either :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Nah, we have three cats. If we wait we may have even more cat herding."
		DavidW says, "meow"
		Jacqueline says, "(This is the cue for one of you to-- thank you, DW.)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask someexceptions" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: window_clear: invalid ref
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                  Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                       [Press any key to begin.]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]   
Floyd | 
Floyd ]       Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts
Floyd | uncritically---    
Floyd ]       to those who hardly think about us in return.
Floyd | 
Floyd ]   
Floyd | 
Floyd ]                       ---T. H. White, "The Once and
Floyd | Future King"    
Floyd ]   
Floyd | 
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "That is... a sad quote."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: window_clear: invalid ref
Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:00 am          0/0
Floyd | It was love at first sight. You weren't permitted even to see them
Floyd | until you passed the trials: rappelling down the east tower, slipping
Floyd | through the gap in the patrols, and then picking the counting house
Floyd | lock. When you returned triumphantly, your new friends toasted and
Floyd | praised and paraded you around the hall. You were happiest, though,
Floyd | when the master--- now just another respected colleague--- solemnly
Floyd | handed your set of lockpicks, shining darkly in the guild hall. For a
Floyd | while, it was perfect.
Floyd |
Floyd | And then it all went wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown
Floyd | A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Crime
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2016 by Thomas Mack.
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 160730 / Inform v6.32 Library 6/11 S
Floyd | First-time players should type ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mistakes were made. Plans were exposed. People were compromised. The
Floyd | job was ambitious but reasonable for a crew as skilled as Big Sally's,
Floyd | and you're certain your scheme would have been successful. The
Floyd | authorities couldn't prove anything, but the damage was done. With the
Floyd | town watch constantly looking over your shoulder, the Thieves' Guild
Floyd | gently suggested you look elsewhere. It was over.
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Not sure what we're supposed to do here. Is this a job interview?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:00 am          0/1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:00 am          0/2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some forms
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x forms" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:00 am          0/3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Various forms releasing the town council from any legal liability in
Floyd | various likely scenarios. Dragon-slaying has changed quite a bit since
Floyd | Blackacre was founded.
Floyd |
Floyd | A clerk scurries over to Trelawney and whispers something to him. "All
Floyd | right," he says to you, "give me your forms, and you can leave."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we give the forms to Trelawney, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give forms to trelawney" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:01 am          0/4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FORMS TO TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney gives the forms a cursory inspection and adds them to the
Floyd | stack of paperwork on his desk. "You've already done your interview,"
Floyd | he says, and you wince as you remember it, "so that's it. You may go."
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't a request. The Guild, though just as firm, was kinder. They
Floyd | arranged an apprenticeship to a wizard, but learning magic is a slow,
Floyd | arduous process. In the year you've worked for Dr. Mortemain, you've
Floyd | only managed to learn a single spell. You've dutifully completed the
Floyd | chores he gives you (usually involving petty acts of larceny against
Floyd | his rival wizards), but you're growing impatient, and you're always
Floyd | looking for something better.
Floyd |
Floyd | That thing turned out to be a giant, fire-breathing dragon. The
Floyd | otherwise pleasant town of Blackacre has been terrorized for the last
Floyd | few months by a dragon that sweeps in, burns down farmsteads and
Floyd | devours livestock, then retreats to the safety of its mountain lair.
Floyd | The town council is finally organizing a hunting party to defeat the
Floyd | dragon, and it needs someone to lead it. After weeks of pleading, Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain deigned to let you interview with the council to run the
Floyd | expedition, but only in exchange for stealing some important letters
Floyd | that are apparently stashed in the castle. (You didn't ask for the
Floyd | details; Dr. Mortemain doesn't like explaining himself, and you didn't
Floyd | want him to rescind his permission.) The interview turned out to be
Floyd | what you should have expected, but at least the council won't announce
Floyd | its decision until noon. You still have some time left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh... so is our goal to steal letters, or to slay a dragon, or both?"
		Jacqueline says, "So... we need to steal the letter by noon, I guess."
		Roger says, "We didn't ABOUT as suggested, did we"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to trelawney" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the seneschal's desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		DavidW says (to Roger), "I missed that in the walls of text."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		Jacqueline says, "Um."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe I should give it a number first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:01 am          0/5
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) Return to the game
Floyd | 1) How to play a text-adventure
Floyd | 2) Special commands specific to this game
Floyd | 3) Walkthrough
Floyd | 4) Contact the author
Floyd | 5) Other games by the author
Floyd | 6) Acknowledgments
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "uh, you're in a menu."
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Sometimes you can do stuff during menus.'
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) > 2
Floyd |

		
Floyd Conversations are menu driven; simply TALK TO [character] to start 		

Floyd | one. This interaction also replaces more complicated commands like ASK

		
Floyd [character] ABOUT [topic]; instead, relevant topics will appear in the 		

Floyd | conversation tree as appropriate.
Floyd |

		
Floyd To cast a spell, CAST [spell] ON [target], or simply [spell] [target]. 		

Floyd | There's no need to memorize or otherwise prepare spells; once you know
Floyd | a spell, you can cast it freely. The SPELLS or MEMORY verbs will show
Floyd | you what spells you've learned, although reading your spellbook will
Floyd | give you the same information.
Floyd |
Floyd | This game treats EXAMINE and READ as different verbs. Examining, say,
Floyd | a book will describe its cover; reading it would describe its
Floyd | contents.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can FOLLOW characters, though there's no difference between that

		
Floyd command and the corresponding GO [direction] statement. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The EXITS command lists the obvious exists from a room, though there
Floyd | may be some hidden exits that aren't initially listed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ABOUT command will bring up a menu of various help topics,
Floyd | although you've presumably already figured that out by now.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) Return to the game
Floyd | 1) How to play a text-adventure
Floyd | 2) Special commands specific to this game
Floyd | 3) Walkthrough
Floyd | 4) Contact the author
Floyd | 5) Other games by the author
Floyd | 6) Acknowledgments
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) >

		DavidW says, "no, you exited the first chat menu so you could enter the about menu."
polarisunique arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Right. Only after trying it the other way and finding it failed."
		Roger says, "ok I think we're good now"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | Our sincere thanks to Diane Christoforo for playtesting and editing
Floyd | this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) Return to the game
Floyd | 1) How to play a text-adventure
Floyd | 2) Special commands specific to this game
Floyd | 3) Walkthrough
Floyd | 4) Contact the author
Floyd | 5) Other games by the author
Floyd | 6) Acknowledgments
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:01 am          0/5
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-6) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I would like to know what our single spell is when there's a free moment."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spellbook" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:01 am          0/6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELLBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A year of study, and you've only learned one spell:
Floyd |
Floyd | anracni:  turns green objects red
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Fun at the holidays, that spell."
		DavidW says, "thank you"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, talk to Trelawney?"
		DavidW asks, "I guess, sure?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to Trelawney" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the seneschal's desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Roger says, "Mow it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, do I wait here, or..."
Floyd | "You may leave," says the seneschal encouragingly. "The mayor will
Floyd | announce the decision at noon."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		DavidW says, "Mowing is good."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You're with the Thieves' Guild, aren't you?" asks Trelawney.
Floyd | "I was," you reply delicately. "Is that a problem?"
Floyd | Trelawney pauses as he thinks about how to make it one. "Have you ever
Floyd | done anything illegal?"
Floyd | "Of course not."
Floyd | "You were in the Thieves' Guild, and you expect me to believe you
Floyd | never did anything illegal?"
Floyd | "Well...I've never been caught," you say without conviction.
Floyd | "I think it's safe to say that the matter will be moot anyway," he
Floyd | replies, smiling icily.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, any idea about my competition?" you ask Trelawney.
Floyd | "With all due respect---" he pauses and corrects himself. "With all
Floyd | the respect you deserve, I'm not sure you're quite up to our
Floyd | standards. There have been quite a few remarkable applicants this
Floyd | morning."
Floyd | "Such as?"
Floyd | The seneschal opens his mouth to speak, then thinks better of it.
Floyd | "You'll find out at noon along with everyone else."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		Jacqueline says, "ouch"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "When will the council's decision be announced?" you ask the
Floyd | seneschal.
Floyd | "At noon, in the town square." He looks at you flintily. "I wouldn't
Floyd | get your hopes up, young man."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What happens now?
Floyd | 2) Anything wrong?
Floyd | 3) What's the competition like?
Floyd | 4) When will I find out if I've been chosen?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:01 am          0/7
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:02 am          0/8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tapestries" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:02 am          0/9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAPESTRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | The tapestries show Blackacre's founder, depicted as a victorious
Floyd | blond knight in spotless armor, slaying some sort of monstrous
Floyd | serpent. According to town legend, he defeated a monster that had been
Floyd | threatening the area and made it safe again for human habitation; in
Floyd | gratitude, the struggling settlers then declared him their mayor. In
Floyd | reality, Blackacre was founded by a consortium of herring merchants
Floyd | looking for a port closer to their shoals to cut down on
Floyd | transportation costs, and the founding comprised filing a proposal
Floyd | with the deputy undersecretary of the Royal Ministry of Fisheries. The
Floyd | artist chose the story that's easier to weave into a tapestry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, for a green herring."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Which we can then turn red."
		Jacqueline says, "That is a long set up for a joke."
		DavidW says, "Look at the portraits too, when ready, please."
		DavidW says, "(I wish I wasn't lagging so badly)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x portraits" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:02 am          0/10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PORTRAITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The portraits show long-deceased merchants from the past centuries of
Floyd | Blackacre's history. Some of their business practices were
Floyd | indisputably underhanded and occasionally completely illegal, but
Floyd | their considerable donations to the town have apparently succeeded in
Floyd | whitewashing their pasts. The painters did their best to present their
Floyd | dissipated, corpulent subjects in a favorable light (literally, in the
Floyd | case of the chiaroscuros), but the rows of faces look blank and
Floyd | unremarkable even as they sneer down at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "It's difficult to come up with new red herring jokes, y'know."
		Jacqueline says, "Fair enough."
		DavidW asks, "so... north into the council chambers, or south to exit like Trelawney wants? Or is there more to do here?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay. So, I'm done looking up what chiaroscuro means. What now?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm sure we'll get turned away to the north, but let's try."
		DavidW says, "I think we ought to at least try north first, yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:02 am          0/11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "The council will be deliberating for a while," says Trelawney.
Floyd | "You're free to leave now. They'll make the announcement at noon in
Floyd | the town square."
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice two of your old colleagues in the Guild, Mr. Wattman and
Floyd | Mr. Puncher, stalk into the antechamber. You try to look
Floyd | inconspicuous, but the two notice you, and Mr. Wattman boisterously
Floyd | waves to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says (to Jacq), "Don't let maga find out you didn't know that"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "What? That I looked up a word? Yeah, I know."
		DavidW asks, "oh. More people. Talk to them?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to wattman" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATTMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Against your better judgment, you strike up a conversation with Mr.
Floyd | Wattman.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Nervous at all?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (0-2) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (0-2) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing in the Guild?"
Floyd | "Mr. Puncher and I have moved up in the world. We're management now,"
Floyd | he says proudly. "We run the loss prevention group in the Guild."
Floyd | "Isn't that against the entire point of the Guild?"
Floyd | "Preventing the loss of people, not things. We're looking at the
Floyd | bigger picture now. You see, occasionally some guild members forget
Floyd | their loyalty to the guild and try to do some things they shouldn't:
Floyd | quit the guild, join a rival guild, or even run tattling to the town
Floyd | watch."
Floyd | "You don't think I---"
Floyd | "Oh, don't worry. You left the Guild on mutual and perfectly amicable
Floyd | terms. Besides, we have bigger fish to fry."
Floyd | "In burning oil," puts in Mr. Puncher.
Floyd | "For example. Our job is to find those poor, wayward souls who might
Floyd | be tempted to leave the Guild and put the fear of God, as well as
Floyd | several knives, into them."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) That's great!
Floyd | 2) That's awful!
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (1-2) >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh. My bad."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought this would be another lawnmower, so I didn't ask."
		Jacqueline says, "But it appears to be a conversation tree."
		Jacqueline says, "Felt weird to ask if they're nervous when we don't know that they are applying or not..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, is this great or awful?"
		Roger says, "I think we should tell them it's great"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't know."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure I'm understanding what's being said."
		Roger says, "That they're stabbing people who leave the Guild. People like us."
		DavidW says, "They sound like bullies, though."
		Roger says, "Well yeah we're all criminals here"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we should tell 'em it's great, even if we think it's awful."
		DavidW says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (1-2) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's great!" you say a bit too loudly.
Floyd | "Glad to see you're on our side. Like I keep telling people, you're a
Floyd | good kid. I know a few members of the Guild think you're a traitor,
Floyd | but I want you to know that I merely think you're incompetent."
Floyd |
Floyd | As he leans forward to pat you on the shoulder in what he presumably
Floyd | thinks is a reassuring manner, you notice a small rock tied to his
Floyd | belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Nervous about your interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd | 3) What's that rock?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) >

		Jacqueline asks, "3?"
		DavidW says, "uh, sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that?" you ask, pointing toward the rock hung from his
Floyd | belt?"Oh, that?" He shifts his tunic in an unsuccessful attempt to
Floyd | hide it. "There's a mission later on, and--- well, I'd tell you,
Floyd | but..."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Nervous about your interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd | 3) What's that rock?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) >

		Jacqueline asks, "Lawnmower the remaining?"
		DavidW says, "leave, I guess."
		Roger says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you nervous about your interview?"
Floyd | "Not at all," he says enthusiastically. "This is actually the second
Floyd | one; Mr. Puncher and I met with the council last week. I showed off
Floyd | some of my knife tricks, which will come in handy for fighting a
Floyd | dragon. Some of the council members were concerned that I didn't have
Floyd | much experience with the finer points of diplomacy and negotiation,
Floyd | but I said I could take a wild stab in the dark at them. When they're
Floyd | walking home at night, for example."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Nervous about your interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd | 3) What's that rock?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "How are you doing in the Guild?"
Floyd | "Mr. Puncher and I have moved up in the world. We're management now,"
Floyd | he says proudly. "We run the loss prevention group in the Guild."
Floyd | "Isn't that against the entire point of the Guild?"
Floyd | "Preventing the loss of people, not things. We're looking at the
Floyd | bigger picture now. You see, occasionally some guild members forget
Floyd | their loyalty to the guild and try to do some things they shouldn't:
Floyd | quit the guild, join a rival guild, or even run tattling to the town
Floyd | watch."
Floyd | "You don't think I---"
Floyd | "Oh, don't worry. You left the Guild on mutual and perfectly amicable
Floyd | terms. Besides, we have bigger fish to fry."
Floyd | "In burning oil," puts in Mr. Puncher.
Floyd | "For example. Our job is to find those poor, wayward souls who might
Floyd | be tempted to leave the Guild and put the fear of God, as well as
Floyd | several knives, into them."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) That's great!
Floyd | 2) That's awful!
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (1-2) >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, sorry, we did that one."
		Jacqueline asks, "But huh. What if we change our response?"
		DavidW says, "I noticed that asked topics don't go away."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "I don't know if it matters or not what we ask."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a response (1-2) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's terrible!"
Floyd | "No, it's actually very profitable."
Floyd | "I mean that it's morally wrong."
Floyd | "Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. If we always stopped to worry
Floyd | about what's 'right' or wrong'," he says, making quotation marks with
Floyd | his fingers, "then nothing would ever get done.
Floyd | "You have to keep in mind what's really important," he continues,
Floyd | giving you what he apparently thinks is a smile. "Does the Guild pay
Floyd | me a literally and metaphorically criminal sum for my work? Certainly.
Floyd | Am I successful? Of course. But I'm rich because I have a lot of
Floyd | friends." He clears his throat. "Excuse me, I misspoke. I'm rich
Floyd | because I have a lot of money."
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice idly that when he lifted his arms and his tunic rode up
Floyd | slightly, he had a small rock tied to his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Nervous about your interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd | 3) What's that rock?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:03 am          0/12
Floyd | Choose a response (0-3) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just want to check something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to puncher" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PUNCHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the massive thief.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Anxious about the interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you anxious about your interview with the council?"
Floyd | "No," he says simply.
Floyd | "Really? Not at all?"
Floyd | "No."
Floyd | "All right, then."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Anxious about the interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you still working with Mr. Wattman in the Guild?"
Floyd | "Yes," he replies.
Floyd | "And that's enjoyable?"
Floyd | "It's good exercise." Having run out of things to say after such a
Floyd | long sentence, he falls silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) Anxious about the interview?
Floyd | 2) How's the Guild?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. So it *is* a different conversation, even though he interjected in the other conversation."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:03 am          0/13
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-2) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney swats at a passing fly irritably. "Rotten things, insects,"
Floyd | he grumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So... leave? See if we can find another way in?"
		Roger says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "unless there's a passage behind a tapestry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind tapestry" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:03 am          0/14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND TAPESTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:03 am          0/15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trusty spellbook contains the only spell you know, as well as a
Floyd | disheartening number of blank pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:04 am          0/16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lockpicks" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:04 am          0/17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKPICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trusty set of lockpicks are undoubtedly your most treasured
Floyd | possession, far beyond the literal treasure you've possessed. Even
Floyd | though the Guild politely suggested that you return the other
Floyd | accoutrements and clever devices you carried, it would have been
Floyd | unthinkable to suggest or offer to relinquish your lockpicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, there's a timer in the status bar. I didn't notice that earlier."
		Roger says, "indeed"
		Jacqueline says, "Enh. We have nearly four hours, and besides -- it's an introcomp game. I doubt we can complete the task anyway."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:04 am          0/18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mr. Puncher and Mr. Wattman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:04 am          0/19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "The council will be deliberating for a while," says Trelawney.
Floyd | "You're free to leave now. They'll make the announcement at noon in
Floyd | the town square."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:05 am          0/20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain only deigned to let you come to the castle this morning
Floyd | after you promised to retrieve the missing letters for him. If you
Floyd | return empty-handed, you'll likely spend another week as a frog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oho"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:05 am          0/21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. We don't leave the room that way. Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x chandeliers" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:05 am          0/22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHANDELIERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The chandeliers are an obligatory bit of finery in the hall, but they
Floyd | serve no purpose; the castle is now a place of business rather than a
Floyd | residence, and it's unlit after the clerks leave at night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clerks" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:05 am          0/23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLERKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerks shuffle through the hall carrying piles of documents,
Floyd | somehow managing to dodge the audience-seekers and other functionaries
Floyd | seemingly without looking at where they're going.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, should we steal the rock from Wattman?"
		Roger says, "Seems worth trying"
		DavidW asks, "There's other people here too, yes? I suppose look behind the portraits?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe there's a wall safe."
		DavidW says, "oh, there's a desk too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:06 am          0/24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:06 am          0/25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | This desk is Trelawney's bulwark against the hordes of demanding
Floyd | troublemakers in the hall. Like its owner, it's wooden, imposing, and
Floyd | has paperwork piled onto it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "har"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "steal rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:06 am          1/26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEAL ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You sidle over to Mr. Wattman and search around for something with
Floyd | which to distract him. "So, it sounds like you're moving up in the
Floyd | world."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Absolutely," he says, grinning. "Both metaphorically and literally.
Floyd | I'm in a corner office on the top floor, with a secretary to keep out
Floyd | the riffraff."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Impressive. Soon you'll have a portrait up there," you say, pointing
Floyd | at the rows of gilt-edged oil paintings of merchants lining the walls.
Floyd | As Mr. Wattman reflexively looks up at the portraits, you quickly
Floyd | snatch the rock off his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, you'd better go in for your interview now," you say quickly,
Floyd | looking at Trelawney supplicatingly. He waffles for a moment between
Floyd | his distaste for you and his distaste for Mr. Wattman, then brusquely
Floyd | waves him toward the door. He triumphantly leaves to the north, and
Floyd | Mr. Puncher follows mutely.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I guess that was a good idea for some reason"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:06 am          1/27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey, spongy rock is enchanted with a spell that magically summons
Floyd | a swarm of illusory insects when it's poked or squeezed, which can
Floyd | serve as a convenient distraction. It's one of the last resorts of
Floyd | thieves and joke shops; it's strange for Mr. Wattman to have had it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Look at the rock?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, hence the comment from Trelawney earlier."
		Roger says, "ah that'll help"
		DavidW says, "(I lag yet again)"
		Jacqueline asks, "squeeze it?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squeeze rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:07 am          1/28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a dry susurration, a horde of bugs crawls out of the holes in the
Floyd | rock and scatters across the floor. Even though you know they're only
Floyd | an illusion, you skin crawls as they do across the floor. The
Floyd | audience-seekers are too practiced to lose their composure, merely
Floyd | lifting their feet off the floor and trying to avoid eye contact with
Floyd | the bugs or their companions. The clerks, however, have no need to
Floyd | impress anyone, and several give short cries and dash out of the hall.
Floyd | Trelawney looks up from his desk and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hrm"
		DavidW says, "I don't think that helped much."
		Jacqueline says, "That did nothing to Trelawney."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clerks" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:07 am          1/29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLERKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The clerks shuffle through the hall carrying piles of documents,
Floyd | somehow managing to dodge the audience-seekers and other functionaries
Floyd | seemingly without looking at where they're going.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "He may scurry off on his own in a bit"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess now just isn't the time."
		DavidW says, "maybe try north anyway."
		DavidW says, "Trelawney seems to be chasing the bugs now that we waited a turn."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:07 am          1/30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "The council will be deliberating for a while," says Trelawney.
Floyd | "You're free to leave now. They'll make the announcement at noon in
Floyd | the town square."
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room. The spell maintaining the swarm is a
Floyd | weak one, and the complexity of responding to his actions is enough to
Floyd | disrupt it. The illusions scurry into corners of the room and fade
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It's not him, it's someone else."
		Roger says, "Maybe we can get him to sit on it"
		Jacqueline asks, "Sit on... on ehat?"
		Jacqueline asks, "er, what?"
		Roger says, "The bug rock"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe search the paperwork when he's busy with bugs?"
		Roger says, "It's worth a shot"
		Roger says, "Maybe try a little harder to leave this room, too."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, how?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:07 am          1/31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A year of study, and you've only learned one spell:
Floyd |
Floyd | anracni:  turns green objects red
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney slowly and methodically adjusts the accounts on his desk,
Floyd | straightening the already neat stacks of paperwork. "A tidy desk means
Floyd | a tidy mind," he murmurs to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put rock in papers" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give rock to trelawney" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROCK TO TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sneak n" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNEAK N
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, maybe push the papers."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push papers" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push paperwork" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH PAPERWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | Those are fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney slowly and methodically adjusts the accounts on his desk,
Floyd | straightening the already neat stacks of paperwork. "A tidy desk means
Floyd | a tidy mind," he murmurs to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x paperwork" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:08 am          1/35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | You surreptitiously glance over the seneschal's shoulder at the
Floyd | accounting reports. They seem to be standard, uninteresting paperwork
Floyd | related to the castle upkeep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow paperwork" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:09 am          1/36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW PAPERWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the accounting reports)
Floyd | You'd rather leave the reports alone. As long as Trelawney is
Floyd | concentrating on them, he's not paying close attention to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, there's a map that comes with this game."
		Jacqueline says, "And it has a lot of locations, as if implying we can leave this room somehow."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what's expected."
		DavidW says, "Needing a map seems premature. We've only seen one room."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Roger says, "Possibly it's the intended map for the full game"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, possibly."
		DavidW asks, "Would it make sense to throw or give the rock?"
		Roger says, "As much sense as anything else"
		Jacqueline says, "I tried to give it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give rock to trelawney" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:09 am          1/37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROCK TO TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw rock at trelawney" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:09 am          1/38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You miss, and the rock bounces into a corner. With a dry susurration,
Floyd | a horde of bugs crawls out of the holes in the rock and scatters
Floyd | across the floor. Even though you know they're only an illusion, you
Floyd | skin crawls as they do across the floor. The audience-seekers are too
Floyd | practiced to lose their composure, merely lifting their feet off the
Floyd | floor and trying to avoid eye contact with the bugs or their
Floyd | companions. The clerks, however, have no need to impress anyone, and
Floyd | several give short cries and dash out of the hall. Trelawney looks up
Floyd | from his desk and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw rock at chandelier" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:09 am          1/39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT CHANDELIER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the porous grey rock)
Floyd | Futile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am kind of at a loss."
polarisunique goes home. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of illusionary insects skitters across the floor here, causing
Floyd | many of the audience-seekers to jump on their chairs or hover in the
Floyd | corners of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room. The spell maintaining the swarm is a
Floyd | weak one, and the complexity of responding to his actions is enough to
Floyd | disrupt it. The illusions scurry into corners of the room and fade
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe we can corral the bugs? Maybe there's a new conversation topic with Trelawney?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bugs" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squeeze rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You fiddle with the rock, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take insects" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INSECTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:10 am          1/43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:11 am          1/44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney swats at a passing fly irritably. "Rotten things, insects,"
Floyd | he grumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squeeze rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:11 am          1/45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a dry susurration, a horde of bugs crawls out of the holes in the
Floyd | rock and scatters across the floor. Even though you know they're only
Floyd | an illusion, you skin crawls as they do across the floor. The
Floyd | audience-seekers are too practiced to lose their composure, merely
Floyd | lifting their feet off the floor and trying to avoid eye contact with
Floyd | the bugs or their companions. The clerks, however, have no need to
Floyd | impress anyone, and several give short cries and dash out of the hall.
Floyd | Trelawney looks up from his desk and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bugs" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:11 am          1/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't feel any sensation as the illusionary horde of insects
Floyd | passes through your fingers, which is just as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we're supposed to dump these bugs all over his paperwork pile"
		DavidW asks, "What, like >bugs, push paperwork ?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bugs, take paperwork" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:11 am          1/46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUGS, TAKE PAPERWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the insect swarm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push desk" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:11 am          1/47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room. The spell maintaining the swarm is a
Floyd | weak one, and the complexity of responding to his actions is enough to
Floyd | disrupt it. The illusions scurry into corners of the room and fade
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "No, like >bugs, annoy trelawney by getting into his neat pile of stuff"
		Roger says, "throw the rock at him, at his desk, at the paperwork, etc"
		DavidW says, "well, we can't talk to the bugs."
		DavidW says, "sure, target the desk and paperwork with a throw."
		DavidW says, "Throwing at men didn't work."
		DavidW says, "er him"
		Roger says, "I can take the conn for a bit if we agree"
		DavidW says, "I can't drive. My ISP is too slow today."
		Roger says, "alas"
		Roger says, "Okay, taking contro"
Roger says (to floyd), "throw rock at trelawney" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:12 am          1/48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT TRELAWNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "throw rock at desk" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:12 am          1/49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You miss, and the rock bounces into a corner. With a dry susurration,
Floyd | a horde of bugs crawls out of the holes in the rock and scatters
Floyd | across the floor. Even though you know they're only an illusion, you
Floyd | skin crawls as they do across the floor. The audience-seekers are too
Floyd | practiced to lose their composure, merely lifting their feet off the
Floyd | floor and trying to avoid eye contact with the bugs or their
Floyd | companions. The clerks, however, have no need to impress anyone, and
Floyd | several give short cries and dash out of the hall. Trelawney looks up
Floyd | from his desk and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "nope"
Roger says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:12 am          1/50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | A horde of illusionary insects skitters across the floor here, causing
Floyd | many of the audience-seekers to jump on their chairs or hover in the
Floyd | corners of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a porous grey rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to flo), "x me" 		
Roger says (to floyd), "x men" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:12 am          1/51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women mill around the hall, trying in vain to
Floyd | grab the attention of the clerks that sweep through the room. A few
Floyd | more sit in the chairs around the edge of the hall, waiting patiently
Floyd | for their audience with the council.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal tries gamely to corral the swarm of illusionary bugs,
Floyd | stalking them about the room. The spell maintaining the swarm is a
Floyd | weak one, and the complexity of responding to his actions is enough to
Floyd | disrupt it. The illusions scurry into corners of the room and fade
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x women" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:13 am          1/52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOMEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women mill around the hall, trying in vain to
Floyd | grab the attention of the clerks that sweep through the room. A few
Floyd | more sit in the chairs around the edge of the hall, waiting patiently
Floyd | for their audience with the council.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:13 am          1/53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:13 am          1/54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain only deigned to let you come to the castle this morning
Floyd | after you promised to retrieve the missing letters for him. If you
Floyd | return empty-handed, you'll likely spend another week as a frog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:13 am          1/55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:14 am          1/56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Salon
Floyd | This salon also functions as a waiting room, though it's refreshingly
Floyd | quieter than the main gallery to the west. A massive table occupies
Floyd | most of the space in the small, dimly-lit room, and there is a soft
Floyd | carpet underfoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Well hey"
		DavidW says, "Try talking to him; see if there's a new conversation option. Also, try squeezing the rock when there's already a swarm. Also, try poking to see if that's different from squeezing."
		DavidW asks, "what? There was an east exit?"
		Roger says, "So it would seem"
		DavidW asks, "Was that mentioned in the text wall?"
		Roger says, "I don't believe so"
		Jacqueline says, "If you squeeze when there's already a swarm, nothing happens."
		Jacqueline says, "...okay, the extra exit... well, I guess we did have a map... but yeah."
Roger says (to floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:14 am          1/57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a massive table, probably used for some sort of meeting or
Floyd | conference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:14 am          1/58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is soft and thick, though slightly frayed at the edges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:14 am          1/59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove a corner of the carpet aside. The floor beneath it is far
Floyd | less dusty than you would have expected, and one of the flagstones in
Floyd | it looks loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move flagstone" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:15 am          1/60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE FLAGSTONE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flagstone is too heavy to lift completely off the floor, though
Floyd | you can shove it aside with a bit of effort. The stone groans as it
Floyd | grinds against the floor, and you hear impatient footsteps
Floyd | approaching. You heave it back in place just in time to face Trelawney
Floyd | as he glares at you from the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's going on in here?" he demands.
Floyd | "What do you mean, what's going in here?"
Floyd | "What do you mean, what do I mean, what's going in here?"
Floyd | "What do you---"
Floyd | "Enough. I heard a loud noise."
Floyd | "Oh, that. Sorry, I was doing some calisthenics--- you know, for the
Floyd | dragon. I must have bumped the table by accident."
Floyd | "Very well," says Trelawney. "I'll leave you alone for now. You should
Floyd | know, however, that I've talked with the city guard. I'll be keeping
Floyd | an eye on you."
Floyd | "I don't know what you mean, sir. I'm just eager to help out my city
Floyd | however I can."
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney mutters something under his breath and returns to the main
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so... insects then flagstone?"
		Roger says, "Well hunh"
		Roger says, "sure worth a try. I think I left the rock behind"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:15 am          1/61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a porous grey rock
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Or possibly I didn't"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze rock. move flagstone" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:15 am          1/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE ROCK. MOVE FLAGSTONE
Floyd |
Floyd | With a dry susurration, a horde of illusionary bugs crawls out of the
Floyd | holes in the rock and scatters across the floor. Even though you know
Floyd | they're only an illusion, you skin crawls as they do across the floor.
Floyd | The flagstone is too heavy to lift completely off the floor, though
Floyd | you can shove it aside with a bit of effort. The stone groans as it
Floyd | grinds against the floor, and you hear impatient footsteps
Floyd | approaching. You heave it back in place just in time to face Trelawney
Floyd | as he glares at you from the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's going on in here?" he demands. "I heard a loud noise."
Floyd | "Hmm? I didn't hear anything."
Floyd | The seneschal looks at you disapprovingly. "I don't know what you're
Floyd | up to, young man, but stay out of trouble. Don't make me have a word
Floyd | with your master. He and I are very good friends, you know."
Floyd | "I doubt that Dr. Mortemain is very good friends with anyone," you say
Floyd | skeptically.
Floyd | Trelawney opens his mouth to respond, then decides that he was bested
Floyd | and quietly withdraws from the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "I'm thinking maybe somehow we can push the flagstone onto the nice soft quiet carpet?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe?"
		Roger says, "Or maybe barracade the entrance with the table"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push flagstone onto carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:15 am          1/63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH FLAGSTONE ONTO CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess PUSH X ONTO Y isn't understood."
Roger says (to floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:16 am          1/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Any chance there's a diagonal exit from the antechamber?"
		Roger says, "I'll mow them there, then come back here and check the exits for existence, if that works"
		Jacqueline says, "There are no exits from this room except back to where we came from."
		Roger says, "Oh okay"
		Jacqueline says, "(According to the map. Which I posted.)"
		Roger says, "Yeah sheepish thanks"
		DavidW says, "I think the about did say there was an exits command."
		Jacqueline says, "Here it is again..."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:16 am          1/64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't click that link, 'cause ISP."
		DavidW asks, "Also, wouldn't the map be a spoiler?"
Roger says (to floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:16 am          1/65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The swarm of insects dissolves as the spell maintaining the illusion
Floyd | dissipates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess it's slightly spoilery."
Roger says (to floyd), "put carpet on flagstone" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:16 am          1/66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARPET ON FLAGSTONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the soft carpet before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:16 am          1/67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the carpet is undeniably valuable, walking through the castle
Floyd | with it might attract some notice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If you want, I can reduce the map to jpgs, much lighter download than a pdf"
Roger says (to floyd), "push carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:17 am          1/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You uncover the flagstone again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or I could see if I have already downloaded it."
Roger says (to floyd), "hide under table" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:17 am          1/68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "But I don't want to look at the map, do I?"
		Roger says, "It's pretty tame"
Roger says (to floyd), "pull stone" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:17 am          1/69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flagstone is too heavy to lift completely off the floor, though
Floyd | you can shove it aside with a bit of effort. The stone groans as it
Floyd | grinds against the floor, and you hear impatient footsteps
Floyd | approaching. You heave it back in place just in time to face Trelawney
Floyd | as he glares at you from the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you please keep it down in here?" asks Trelawney exasperatedly.
Floyd | "I don't know what you're up to, and I don't care. Just don't make any
Floyd | trouble."
Floyd | "Wouldn't dream of it, sir," you reply, smiling innocently.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal sighs and returns to the audience hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:17 am          1/70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "squeeze stone" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:17 am          1/71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trelawney slowly and methodically adjusts the accounts on his desk,
Floyd | straightening the already neat stacks of paperwork. "A tidy desk means
Floyd | a tidy mind," he murmurs to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "squeeze rock" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:18 am          1/72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a dry susurration, a horde of bugs crawls out of the holes in the
Floyd | rock and scatters across the floor. Even though you know they're only
Floyd | an illusion, you skin crawls as they do across the floor. The
Floyd | audience-seekers are too practiced to lose their composure, merely
Floyd | lifting their feet off the floor and trying to avoid eye contact with
Floyd | the bugs or their companions. The clerks, however, have no need to
Floyd | impress anyone, and several give short cries and dash out of the hall.
Floyd | Trelawney looks up from his desk and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:18 am          1/73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Salon
Floyd | This salon also functions as a waiting room, though it's refreshingly
Floyd | quieter than the main gallery to the west. A massive table occupies
Floyd | most of the space in the small, dimly-lit room, and there is a soft
Floyd | carpet underfoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a loose flagstone here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the audience hall to the west, you hear heavy bootsteps and mild
Floyd | minced oaths directed at insects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:18 am          4/74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flagstone is too heavy to lift completely off the floor, though
Floyd | you can shove it aside with a bit of effort. The stone groans as it
Floyd | grinds against the floor, but you manage to heave it far enough aside
Floyd | to reveal a sheaf of letters underneath. You gingerly pocket it and
Floyd | replace the flagstone.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the audience hall to the west, you hear heavy bootsteps and mild
Floyd | minced oaths directed at insects.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Whew"
		DavidW asks, "ok, how about putting the rock under the flagstone so it's always squeezed?"
		DavidW asks, "oh, what'd you do?"
		Roger says, "I got the bugs then went into the salon while he was distracted"
		Jacqueline says, "Distracted people - yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x letters" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:18 am          4/75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The letters look vaguely official, but you can't determine anything
Floyd | more specific. They're free of dust, which suggests that they weren't
Floyd | hidden beneath the flagstone for long.
Floyd |
Floyd | The seneschal pokes his head through the doorway. "What are you doing
Floyd | in here? I heard a loud noise."
Floyd | "Really? I didn't hear anything," you protest innocently.
Floyd | Trelawney glares at you. "Out of respect for your master, I'm going to
Floyd | pretend I believe you. Now go. The council will announce its decision
Floyd | in the town square at noon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah."
		Jacqueline asks, "Isn't this not how dust works?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, dust doesn't fall under carpets or flagstones, does it?"
		Roger says, "I think maybe we can leave now"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read letters" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:19 am          4/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The top sheet is blank, and the papers are bound together too tightly
Floyd | to read any of the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		DavidW asks, "So we can finally leave?"
		Roger says, "I think this game is a bit too realistic"
		Roger says, "Like of course a real spy-type person always stealing crap and never looking at it"
		Roger says, "Anyway I'm turning steering back over the Jacq"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think any one person has to drive this one, really."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unbind papers" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:19 am          4/76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNBIND PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open letters" 		

Floyd ]  Salon                                         8:19 am          4/77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LETTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider unraveling the sheaf of letters, but Dr. Mortemain
Floyd | insisted that you not read them, and you don't think you could tie
Floyd | them together as neatly again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is this what we came for?"
		DavidW says, "YES"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess this is the exact thing we came for."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Antechamber                                   8:19 am          4/78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You discreetly conceal the letters in your tunic and return to the
Floyd | antechamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | Antechamber
Floyd | Before it became the seat of local government, this castle was an
Floyd | actively defended fortress, built and run to protect the town of
Floyd | Blackacre. It was designed for defense rather than comfort, and the
Floyd | castle still retains its original vertiginous spiral staircases,
Floyd | cavernous galleries, and piles of crumbling stonework. Nevertheless,
Floyd | people expect a certain reassuring level of conspicuous wealth in
Floyd | their public buildings, and the town council has obligingly added
Floyd | little bits of opulence to this audience hall. An array of dainty
Floyd | chandeliers hanging from the ceiling barely warms or brightens the
Floyd | room. Portraits of jowly merchants line the stone walls, looking down
Floyd | onto the clerks and audience-seekers below with imperturbable disdain.
Floyd | The entrance to the council chambers to the north and the exit from
Floyd | the hall to the south are both flanked by extravagantly woven but thin
Floyd | tapestries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well-dressed men and women sit in ornate chairs lined across one wall
Floyd | of the gallery, presumably also waiting for an audience with the
Floyd | council. The town's clerk, Trelawney, watches over them irritably from
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                   8:19 am          4/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | With the letters safely tucked under your tunic, you dispose of the
Floyd | incriminating rock, bound out of the antechamber, and head toward
Floyd | Blackacre. The castle gate clatters down behind you, crashing against
Floyd | the stonework with a deafening finality.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Gate
Floyd | The imposing Castle Blackacre stands before you to the south, casting
Floyd | a long shadow over the nearby farmland. Centuries ago, it was a useful
Floyd | fortification; now, it's the de facto town hall and headquarters for
Floyd | Mayor Pratt and his staff.
Floyd |
Floyd | A road to the north leads into town. The castle gate is normally left
Floyd | open, but today the portcullis is down while the castle prepares for
Floyd | the Mayor's speech at noon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wasn't that obvious those were the papers we needed?"
		Jacqueline says, "It wasn't to me, but possibly because it took us so long I lost track."
		Jacqueline says, "When you said 'we can finally leave' I was thinking you meant that room."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly I am just distracted. Anyway."
		Roger says, "The map implies we want to go north"
		DavidW says, "I think north is the only exit from the gate, without looking at the map."
		Jacqueline says (to ROger), "We just came from the norht."
Roger says (to floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Gate                                   8:19 am          4/79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an exit leading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er, north."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Winding Path
Floyd | This path winds northwest to south between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. Newly-planted fields stretch as far as you can see
Floyd | to either side of the trail. It's a charmingly rustic sight but an
Floyd | unpleasant smell; the farmers must have fertilized the fields
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait. What. Okay."
		Roger says, "This kinda feels like a game written by someone who doesn't actually like the genre"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
		Jacqueline says, "See, I like a lot of the writing."
		Roger says, "I don't dislike it per se"
		Roger says, "But anyway. Skunk."
Roger says (to floyd), "x skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | A small black and white creature with a bushy tail. It looks at you
Floyd | warily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe we'll come back for you later, skunk"
		DavidW says, "hm. In another game, we distracted a skunk with a shiny."
Roger says (to floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits leading south and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we could try to shake or jangle the lockpicks?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure. Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake lockpicks" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE LOCKPICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You look ridiculous waving the set of lockpicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "shake what yer grandmaster gave ya"
guest23 arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "yay"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, nw?"
		DavidW says, "show lockpicks to skunk"
		Roger says, "If the macguffin had not been paperwork-related we probably wouldn't have thrashed around quite so much"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show lockpick to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW LOCKPICK TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk leaves to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show lockpicks to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW LOCKPICKS TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:20 am          4/83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x field" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:21 am          4/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackacre was originally a fishing outpost, and the land here is not
Floyd | particularly fertile. There's no shortage of overly optimistic farmers
Floyd | in the area around the castle, but they don't stay in town long.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk enters from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  8:21 am          4/84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "NW?"
		Roger says, "yerp"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 8:21 am          4/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I think if we go nw, we'll get sprayed. But maybe we have to?"
		Jacqueline says, "No spraying, fortunately."
		Roger says, "This skunk is friendlier than usual"
		Jacqueline says, "But hey, that's what undo is for."
polarisunique arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "odd"
Roger says (to floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 8:21 am          4/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits leading north and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 8:21 am          4/85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown
Floyd | A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Crime
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2016 by Thomas Mack.
Floyd | Release 1.03 / Serial number 160730 / Inform v6.32 Library 6/11 S
Floyd | Interpreter version 1.3.1 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 040227
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I thought this was the game."
		Jacqueline says, "Check it out: I6"
		Jacqueline asks, "So are we supposed to go deliver these letters to our boss?"
		Roger says, "Sounds like it"
		Jacqueline asks, "And where is he? The Magick Shoppe?"
		DavidW says, "I think so, yes."
		DavidW says, "Dr Mortemain."
		Jacqueline asks, "Mind if we just head there, ignoring the scenery unless we hit a snag?"
		DavidW asks, "There's a Magick Shoppe?"
		Roger says, "Yeah we can walk a little faster"
		DavidW says, "Someone's peeked at the map."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "The author released the map with the game, so I don't feel that's spoilery."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:21 am          4/86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, shivering in the
Floyd | crisp morning air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I feel that's being efficient with what we've been given."
		polarisunique says, "I wasn't here for the part, but didn't you need the map to know that there was an east exit from the antechamber to the salon"
		Jacqueline says (to polar), "Not necessarily. There's an exit command."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, we ended up stumbling on the east exit."
		Roger says, "There's a bunch of crap in here"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:21 am          4/87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to hand off the papers to Dr. Mortemain first; walking
Floyd | around town with them is unnecessarily risky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so he is not in the Magick Shoppe."
		DavidW says, "Castle, perhaps."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:22 am          4/88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains a beige
Floyd | envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     You have a letter!
Floyd |     It could be a sweater!
Floyd |     Or something even better!
Floyd |     Let's find out together!
Floyd |     Which almost rhymes with letter!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah yes, the tower."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:22 am          4/89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the massive oak doors are in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     There's something in your mailbox!
Floyd |     Don't invest in kale stocks!
Floyd |     Something something snail fox!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Do we listen to all of its cutesy songs?"
		DavidW says, "oh, please get the envelope."
		DavidW says, "actually I gotta visit the washroom."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:22 am          4/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Please pick up your mail!
Floyd |     Before it gets too stale!
Floyd |     Like a shrimp cocktail
Floyd |     Left on the windowsail!
Floyd |     Support the local Guild of Songwriters!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get mail" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:22 am          4/90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:22 am          4/91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:23 am          4/92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The beige envelope is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:23 am          4/93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the beige envelope, revealing a glossy flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:23 am          4/94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:23 am          4/95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the massive oak doors are in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pick lock" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the massive oak doors with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lock pick" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lock the set of lockpicks with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock doors with lock pick" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOORS WITH LOCK PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock door with lockpick" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH LOCKPICK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a sullen click, the lock yields.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:24 am          4/99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the massive oak doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:25 am          4/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux, Dr. Mortemain's familiar, waves its tail in a desultory greeting
Floyd | as you enter. "I sssee you have returned. How did the busssinesss at
Floyd | the cassstle go?" it hisses.
Floyd | "Great!" you lie smoothly. "I won't know until noon, but the interview
Floyd | went very well."
Floyd | "Not that," sneers Flux. "Did you sssteal the massster'sss lettersss?"
Floyd | "Oh, right. Sure, no problem."
Floyd | "Good! I knew you could do it," says Flux unconvincingly, dipping its
Floyd | head slightly in an uncharacteristic gesture of appreciation. "The
Floyd | massster sssaid you're good for nothing, but I know you're good for
Floyd | exsssactly one thing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Man that felt harder than it needed to be."
		Roger says, "yup"
		DavidW asks, "ok, what'd I miss?"
		Roger says, "To be fair, 'lockpick' is pretty standardized as a single word, in my experience"
		Jacqueline says, "The flyer was an advert for magic stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "We had to pick a door through me fumbling with the parser."
		Roger says, "Fake magic stuff"
		Jacqueline says, "And now we are inside the tower and our master's familiar is passive aggressively complimenting us."
		Roger says, "There is an umbrella"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:25 am          4/101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux: I don't suppose Flux would care for that.
Floyd | perch: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Flux is a snake, I assume? Maybe?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:25 am          4/102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "There's only an umbrella stand actually"
		Jacqueline says, "Think it may just be an umbrella *stand*,"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Roger says, "That doesn't sound very practical at all"
		DavidW says, "I guess he could be a salamander."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's my assumption too, yes."
		Jacqueline asks, "so, um, give the letters to Flux?"
		DavidW says, "An umbrella stand is just the bucket to hold umbrellas in."
		Roger says, "noooo"
		Roger says, "He'll eat them or something"
		Roger says, "There's a whole map of this tower after all"
		DavidW says, "There could be something in the stand that's not an umbrella, of course."
		Jacqueline asks, "So then, N?"
Roger says (to floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:25 am          4/103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Only visitors to the tower use the umbrella stand; you've never
Floyd | managed to keep track of an umbrella for more than a few days, and no
Floyd | wizard worth the title would deign to get caught in a rainstorm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "look in stand" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:26 am          4/104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The umbrella stand is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Well fine"
polarisunique says (to floyd), "x flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:26 am          4/105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux is Dr. Mortemain's familiar. You're not sure what kind of
Floyd | creature it is, but it looks like a small lizard with leathery,
Floyd | bat-like wings and a scaly, prehensile tail. It performs some basic
Floyd | chores around the tower, but you suspect that the wizard keeps it
Floyd | around just to annoy you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique exclaims, "Not a snake after all!"
		DavidW says, "'Flux' would imply shapechanging."
		Roger says, "Or soldering"
		DavidW says, "anyway, either talk to Flux or go north like you wanted."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, true."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:26 am          4/106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not now! Bring me the massster'sss lettersss!" it hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux idly whacks the perch with its tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:26 am          4/107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's gotta be *something* green that we can turn red in this place."
		Jacqueline says, "So N, then? I have a feeling it won't let us."
		DavidW says, "Or give the letters to Flux."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "i no, rite?"
		Roger says, "Sure whatevs"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:27 am          4/108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux flaps its wings angrily in your face and hisses. "No no no! The
Floyd | massster told you to get his lettersss, and he told me to ssstop you
Floyd | from going inside the tower until you get them!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, fine."
		Jacqueline says (to Flux), "Jerk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give letters to flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:27 am          5/109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE LETTERS TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux greedily snatches the letters from you and flies off deeper into
Floyd | the castle. After a moment, it returns with three pouches and a sheet
Floyd | of parchment.
Floyd | "Well," you say conversationally, "I guess I'll be getting on with
Floyd | things. It'll nice to have the day to myself, without Dr. Mortemain
Floyd | dictating what I do."
Floyd | "I'm sssure it would, but the massster left some choresss for you in
Floyd | hisss absssenssse," says Flux, brandishing the parchment.
Floyd | "But---"
Floyd | "Or I could tell him that you ignored hisss inssstructionsss, if you'd
Floyd | prefer. I'm sssure he'd ssstill let you go to the ssseremony thisss
Floyd | afternoon..." It leaves the threat hanging in the air as you sigh and
Floyd | take the items. "Let me know when you're done, and I'll passs them
Floyd | along to the massster."
Floyd | "And that's it?"
Floyd | "Of courssse. Almossst sssertainly. Probably."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Read the parchment."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:27 am          5/110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You read the parchment:
Floyd |
Floyd | All right flux do I just start talking and oh it's already going. How
Floyd | long does the spell last? Three hundred words might not be enough for
Floyd | hang on don't write that part. Stop. Stop writing. End. Turn off.
Floyd | Fine, whatever, let's just start.
Floyd |
Floyd | I know your eager to prove yourself, but I have some errands for you
Floyd | to perform first. Not that your. The other one. Your, not your. Back
Floyd | up. Backspace. Go back. Sigh. Fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | I know your with an apostrophe eager to prove yourself, but I have
Floyd | some errands for you to perform first. Once you complete them, you
Floyd | have my permission to attend the ceremony in the town square at noon.
Floyd | Maybe the council will even be impressed enough with your incompetent
Floyd | backspace backspace backspace incomparable display of talent to decide
Floyd | that yore oh for expletive deleted
Floyd |
Floyd | To decide that you space are the one they want to send to fight the
Floyd | dragon. I wish you the best of luck. In the year weave whatever let's
Floyd | keep going known each other, I've been impressed by your youthful
Floyd | energy, prodigious capacity for learning, and some sort of third thing
Floyd | I'll add in later. As such put a comma there I'm entrusting you with a
Floyd | crucial task.
Floyd |
Floyd | To help fight the dragon, I am preparing a powerful spell that I will
Floyd | cast this afternoon. It is start underline vitally important stop
Floyd | underline that you secure and deliver to flux the three
Floyd | components I need to cast it. They are parentheses number 1 powdered
Floyd | skink, parentheses number 2 basilisk scales, and parentheses number 3
Floyd | a fossilized toad. The first two can be found at the magic shop, and
Floyd | the third should have arrived in the mail early this morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever you do, it is absolutely imperative that you never
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux idly whacks the perch with its tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Jacqueline says, "I think I know where we get some powdered skinky. Oh wait, no, that's a skunk."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I did enjoy the parchment."
		Roger says, "Yeah that was fun"
		DavidW says, "There was a skink in Trinity. It's a small lizard."
		Roger says, "With detachable tails"
		DavidW says, "But maybe we get a U-to-I spell somwhere."
		Roger says, "It might actually be in the magic shop"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, I grew up in a place with a lot of skinks."
		DavidW asks, "Did you open the envelope?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:27 am          5/111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:28 am          5/112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, these pouches."
		DavidW asks, "Do we have fossilized toad?"
		polarisunique says, "It wasn't in the mail as far as we know"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:28 am          5/113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's indigo and has the magical character for 'skink' embroidered on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. Just a flyer?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x moss-colored pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:28 am          5/114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOSS-COLORED POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's moss-colored and has the magical character for 'toad' embroidered
Floyd | on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:28 am          5/115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's black and has the magical character for 'basilisk' written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:29 am          5/116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the indigo pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:29 am          5/117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The indigo pouch is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, got it. As I thought, we put the stuff we find in these."
		DavidW says, "I assume these pouches are all empty."
		polarisunique says, "Let's hope the warning is simply that we don't put the wrong ingredients in the wrong pouches"
		DavidW asks, "So, do we explore the tower or go straight to the magic shop? Can we buy on credit?"
		Jacqueline says, "enh. Sure. Let's go the magick shoppe first."
		Jacqueline says, "Unless..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:29 am          5/118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a leather-bound index here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, so we can look around the tower. Should we do that first?"
		DavidW says, "oh, a lovely library."
		DavidW says, "'redolent'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:29 am          5/119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an index of some common substances used in enchantments. It's not
Floyd | detailed or specific enough to be helpful when actually casting
Floyd | spells, which is why it's in this library rather than a laboratory,
Floyd | but it's nevertheless a useful reference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "let's play the rest of the game from here. We can order in pizza."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:30 am          5/120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the book to a random entry:
Floyd |
Floyd | SKINK: Skinks are often used in divination spells, usually in the form
Floyd | of a bright red powder. The natural color of powdered skink is a dull
Floyd | grey; the chemicals and magical treatments involved in preparing it
Floyd | for spellcraft dye it that color. They are particularly useful in
Floyd | spells locating quarry in caves or underground, due to their
Floyd | predilection for burrowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "RED"
		DavidW asks, "so, look up our three ingredients, I guess?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:30 am          5/121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the book to a random entry:
Floyd |
Floyd | BASILISK: This frightening monster is used in only very powerful
Floyd | magical spells, as it is rare and extremely dangerous. Its scales are
Floyd | far less dangerous to work with than the live creature, and they can
Floyd | often be found in abandoned lairs after molting. Basilisks are often
Floyd | used in protective spells, particularly in enchanting armor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:30 am          5/122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the book to a random entry:
Floyd |
Floyd | SKINK: Skinks are often used in divination spells, usually in the form
Floyd | of a bright red powder. The natural color of powdered skink is a dull
Floyd | grey; the chemicals and magical treatments involved in preparing it
Floyd | for spellcraft dye it that color. They are particularly useful in
Floyd | spells locating quarry in caves or underground, due to their
Floyd | predilection for burrowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up toad in index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:30 am          5/123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TOAD IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | TOAD: Frogs and toads are used in a variety of magic. For larger and
Floyd | more complex spells, it is generally preferable to use fossilized or
Floyd | petrified toads, rather than powdered ones, in order to concentrate
Floyd | the magical energies. The natural agility of the toad makes it a
Floyd | natural component for spells related to travel, and its locomotion
Floyd | makes it particularly apt for teleportation spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Sounds like they're for 3 different spells, not one that uses all three ingredients."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up skunk in index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:31 am          5/124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SKUNK IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't find anything about that in the leather-bound index.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we can't really stay here."
polarisunique says (to floyd), "x lectern" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:31 am          5/125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LECTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The stately lectern suits this library well, even if there's no real
Floyd | use for it. A heavy tome is chained to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sadly, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:31 am          5/126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | leather-bound index: Taken.
Floyd | lectern: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "N?"
		polarisunique asks, "Oh we can carry it around?"
		DavidW says, "tome is chained"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at polar), "Apparently!"
		polarisunique asks, "Is the tome that's chained to the lectern different from the index?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tome" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:31 am          5/127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The heavy book is a bestiary of mundane and fantastical creatures.
Floyd | It's not very reliable; the information in it is taken from folk
Floyd | legends and secondhand reports from explorers. Its illustrations are
Floyd | beautiful, though, and it's remarkable as a work of art, if not
Floyd | scholarship. The book is chained to the lectern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x index" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:32 am          5/128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an index of some common substances used in enchantments. It's not
Floyd | detailed or specific enough to be helpful when actually casting
Floyd | spells, which is why it's in this library rather than a laboratory,
Floyd | but it's nevertheless a useful reference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "They appear to be different."
polarisunique says (to floyd), "read tome" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:32 am          5/129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the book to a random entry:
Floyd |
Floyd | BASILISK: Basilisks are dangerous monsters able to turn their prey to
Floyd | stone with a glance. Few currently survive, but they prefer cold
Floyd | climates and isolated areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unsurprisingly, there is no illustration with the entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, north to the study or west to the kitchen..."
		polarisunique says, "There's also apparently an east exit, although I'm going to guess it's blocked"
		DavidW says, "Study sounds more interesting than the kitchen."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up toad in tome" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:32 am          5/130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TOAD IN TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't find anything about that in the heavy tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:32 am          5/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:32 am          5/131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits leading north, east, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh. Yeah, I guess there is a little stem to nowhere on the map."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:33 am          5/132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux suddenly appears in front of you in a cloud of acrid smoke. "No!"
Floyd | he snarls. "The massster said that you're to get hisss ssspell
Floyd | componentsss before your other choresss! Get back to work!" He then
Floyd | immediately disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "exits lists exits"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:33 am          5/133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is Dr. Mortemain's study, his gentlemanly refuge from the
Floyd | rigors of his duties as a wizard. An inviting antimacassared armchair
Floyd | sits in front of the fireplace, and a liquor cabinet stands at the
Floyd | ready nearby. Above the mantle, an intricately painted map hangs from
Floyd | the wainscoting. An octagonal stand has been tucked discreetly into
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a wooden staff here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:33 am          5/134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal ball sits at the center of an octagonal stand with an
Floyd | arrow painted on it, pointing to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x staff" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:33 am          5/135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | Some wizards have staves covered in eldritch runes and imbued with
Floyd | tremendous magical power. Dr. Mortemain's is a plain wooden staff he
Floyd | started using a few years ago when he was having knee problems. It's a
Floyd | bit of a disappointment, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "The ball and map are probably important. But maybe the staff is useful for poking things."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:34 am          5/136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | wooden staff: Taken.
Floyd | octagonal stand: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | fireplace: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search crystal ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:34 am          5/137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CRYSTAL BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And don't forget the liquor cabinet. Might be something good in there."
		Jacqueline) DavidW wiggles his eyebrows and makes a sipping gesture with his hand.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open liquor cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:34 am          5/138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIQUOR CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You receive a mild shock as you try to open the cabinet; apparently
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain has put a magical ward on it to prevent your breaking
Floyd | into it. You feel a momentary bit of righteous indignation at his lack
Floyd | of trust in you, tempered by the fact that you've just proven him
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "So, a cautionary tale about the dangers of hiring ex-cons"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. Wonder if I could do that for our liquor cabinet here in the apartment."
		Jacqueline asks, "Stepping away to get a much-needed snack. Will someone else please take the helm?"
		DavidW asks, "Kittens break into it often?"
Roger says (to floyd), "L" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:34 am          5/139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is Dr. Mortemain's study, his gentlemanly refuge from the
Floyd | rigors of his duties as a wizard. An inviting antimacassared armchair
Floyd | sits in front of the fireplace, and a liquor cabinet stands at the
Floyd | ready nearby. Above the mantle, an intricately painted map hangs from
Floyd | the wainscoting. An octagonal stand has been tucked discreetly into
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn stand" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:35 am          5/140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You rotate the stand so that the arrow is now pointing to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:35 am          5/141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a perfectly round sphere of crystal, or at least glass, set into
Floyd | the exact center of the octagonal stand. You can vaguely make out some
Floyd | hazy images deep within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Only if we leave it open. I do worry that the kitten will get trapped inside it one day."
		DavidW says, "The lag is just too awkward."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:35 am          5/142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, shivering in the
Floyd | crisp morning air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:35 am          5/143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, shivering in the
Floyd | crisp morning air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "So the image changes to the direction we point it at"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:36 am          5/144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The map depicts this corner of the world in intricate detail: the
Floyd | ports along the coast, the financial center at Moneyville, the barren
Floyd | northeastern tundra, the densely forested marches to the west, and the
Floyd | rough gorges in the western scrublands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh joy. I bet we have to go to all those places to get our ingredients."
		DavidW says, "eg: the tundra for the basilisk scales in an abandoned cold lair."
		Roger says, "Sounds plausible"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if skinks go in the marches and the toads in the scrublnads or the other way around."
		DavidW says, "er scrublands"
		Jacqueline says, "My guess is the other way around, but I'm not 100% sure."
		Jacqueline eats some pineapple.
		DavidW says, "We probably still need to visit the magick shoppe regardless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         8:36 am          5/145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Someone who doesn't lag excessively should drive us to the shoppe."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay. I can do that. Do we want to check the kitchen first?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:36 am          5/146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:36 am          5/147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The tower's kitchen is almost an afterthought; Dr. Mortemain prefers
Floyd | to conduct business with various dignitaries over meals in town rather
Floyd | than wasting time eating alone in the tower, and you're usually too
Floyd | busy while here to eat. As such, the spartan kitchen is usually empty
Floyd | and spotless. An unused trestle table sits in the center of the room,
Floyd | and a desultory cabinet has been set into the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the trestle table are a white canister (which is closed) and a
Floyd | green canister (which is closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open white" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:37 am          5/148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the white canister, revealing some salt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open green" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:37 am          5/149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the moss-colored pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open green canister" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:37 am          5/150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GREEN CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the green canister, revealing some bright green powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "only if I get a snack."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x green powder" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:37 am          5/151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright green powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so now we know about this stuff. Do we take it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:38 am          5/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | trestle table: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | cupboard: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take white container" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:38 am          5/152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE CONTAINER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the white canister.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take white canister" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:38 am          5/153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take green canister" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:38 am          5/154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN CANISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Get used to red tea, doctor."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:38 am          5/155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the cupboard reveals a variety of foodstuffs: a manchet loaf,
Floyd | some salted herring, and a slab of beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all from cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | manchet loaf: Removed.
Floyd | salted herring: Removed.
Floyd | slab of beef: Removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique asks, "Is the herring.... green??"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x herring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Although Blackacre was founded by fishermen, its appeal was quantity
Floyd | rather than quality. These herring look completely unremarkable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spell" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | anracni:  turns green objects red
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni herring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | You're confident you cast the spell correctly, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sadly,no."
		polarisunique says, "A shame"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, to the magick shoppe?"
		DavidW says, "The tea was green."
		Jacqueline says, "It was, but I'm sort of loathe to turn it red unless we know."
		polarisunique says, "We can test it on the canister"
		Jacqueline says, "Unless we know that we need to, I mean."
		polarisunique says, "I don't think that'll have lasting effects"
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess there's always undo?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sprinkle tea on herring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPRINKLE TEA ON HERRING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni green tea" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI GREEN TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright green powder turns bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:40 am          5/160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, technically that's true."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we undo?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                       8:39 am          5/159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright green powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "To the magick shoppe now?"
		DavidW says, "Shame we can't turn it back."
		polarisunique says, "Maybe this is about tricking Dr. Mortemain into thinking the red powder is actually the skink"
		DavidW asks, "Are you really going to carry that meat and fish around town?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was going to. This is IF, after all. It's not like they were in a fridge."
		DavidW says (to polarisunique), "I was wondering about that, but fake ingredients seem very risky."
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we kind of want/need the spell he's working on to actually work"
		polarisunique says, "Well, I suppose we can move on to the magic shop now"
		DavidW says, "I'll watch you guys go past Flux."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       8:40 am          5/160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   8:40 am          5/161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:40 am          5/162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:40 am          5/163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, shivering in the
Floyd | crisp morning air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:41 am          5/164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So I am guessing, based upon the presence of that golem, that we probably can't shoplift."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:41 am          5/165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie herself is here, stuffing a pile of envelopes into a satchel.
Floyd | She greets at you with a brisk but genuine friendliness without
Floyd | affection behind it. "I'm just about to take these to the post
Floyd | office," she explains, indicating the satchel. "It's part of a
Floyd | marketing campaign I've just begun. I'm mailing off as many of these
Floyd | as I can to advertise the shop. It means lugging a bag full of
Floyd | envelopes to the mail about four or five times per hour, but it'll be
Floyd | worth it if it drums up some more customers." She excuses herself and
Floyd | heads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "examine the dusty display case, please."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:41 am          5/166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie exits the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x display case" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:41 am          5/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPLAY CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The display case lacks the gaudiness of the rest of the shop's
Floyd | offerings and thus has accumulated a thick layer of dust. Three are
Floyd | three bins in it, suitable for storing small magical components.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bins" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:41 am          5/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:41 am          5/167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left bin, the center bin, or the right bin?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:42 am          5/168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of the display case, the left bin has seen little use.
Floyd |
Floyd | The left bin is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:42 am          5/169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the left bin, revealing some powdered skink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open center bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:42 am          5/170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CENTER BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the center bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x center bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:42 am          5/171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CENTER BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of the display case, the center bin has seen little use.
Floyd |
Floyd | The center bin is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open right bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN RIGHT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the right bin, revealing some basilisk scales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "I'm a little amazed that the ingredients are actually here"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x scales" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCALES
Floyd |
Floyd | The scales are transparent but have a faint oily, iridescent sheen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine, acrid red powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she
Floyd | passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to polaris), "Yeah. I was sure we'd have to turn the skunk into a skink."
		DavidW says, "There's bound to be a complication."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I suspect the complication may be the golem"
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/174
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, didn't see that coming."
		polarisunique says, ".....Well then."
		Jacqueline says, "I saw *something* coming, just not that."
		Jacqueline says, "I see no way to circumvent that, honestly."
		Roger says, "We gotta psych him out with the red tea, I think"
		guest23 says, "Quite enjoying the writing/humour in this one"
		polarisunique asks, "Let's see what happens if we try and take the scales?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take basilisk" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:44 am          5/176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BASILISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:44 am          5/177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the golem pats you down, pawing at your clothing
Floyd | aggressively and rifling through your possessions. It lays one massive
Floyd | hand on the basilisk scales and looks at you expressionlessly.
Floyd | "Oh, that? I must have accidentally forgotten to pay for it by
Floyd | accident," you manage to say through confused anger.
Floyd | The golem continues to stare at you blankly, though it makes no
Floyd | movement away from the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm curious how we pay for things here."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, should we restore and then go slip Wattman some fake skink?"
		polarisunique says, "I still don't know if that's something that we can avoid"
		Roger says, "Or maybe we want it under the floorboards so we can get it later"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:44 am          5/178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a narrow crack in the floor, presumably leading into the
Floyd | store's basement or underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "An underground that is not on the map but that does not necessarily mean that it is not there."
		polarisunique says, "Hmm, I guess we can try restoring"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/174
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What should we do, peeps?"
		polarisunique says, "I figure it's something like putting the powder in the center bin, and then taking it out again"
		DavidW says, "I think we should consider the skink powder as lost for now and attempt 'buy basilisk scales'."
		DavidW says, "Like, it's ludicrous to think the player is supposed to 'fool' Mr Wattman before we have any idea he's about to enter the shoppe."
		polarisunique says, "Hmm, you're right. It's not something we can prevent without undoing/restoring"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take basilisk" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:43 am          5/175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BASILISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:44 am          5/176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hook is mounted on the wall here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie hangs up her satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The likely subterfuge in this store is to make advantage of our envelope. We put something in the beige envelope, put the envelope in the satchel, and let the envelope be re-mailed to us."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "buy basilisk" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:44 am          5/177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BASILISK
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a bit busy at the moment. Let's talk once I open up the shop
Floyd | again," she demurs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie, smilingly brightly, stands once again at the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put basilisk into envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:44 am          5/178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BASILISK INTO ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not enough room in the beige envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "I liked your idea!"
		polarisunique says, "Try buying it again? Since she's at the counter now"
		DavidW says, "Take the flyer out of the envelope first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "buy basilisk" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:44 am          5/179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BASILISK
Floyd |
Floyd | "How much are these basilisk scales?"
Floyd | She peers at them critically. "Hmm, eighteen marks."
Floyd | "Eighteen marks? That's more than the rent for my cottage for
Floyd | an entire year!"
Floyd | "Is it?" she asks, regarding you with disappointment. "Then perhaps
Floyd | the scales are not for you."
Floyd | "They aren't for me; they're for my master. Can you put them on his
Floyd | account?"
Floyd | "Dr. Mortemain? He doesn't have an account here," she says firmly.
Floyd | "Rich wizards with their attention on loftier matters have a tendency
Floyd | to forget about their debts. My creditors are not as absent-minded. If
Floyd | you want the scales, you'll have to pay for them in cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, bah."
		DavidW says, "Take the flyer out of the envelope and put the scales in the envelope."
		polarisunique says, "Hmm, something must be going on, since we were supposed to be loyal customers at this shoppe."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:45 am          5/180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some basilisk scales
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:45 am          5/181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:45 am          5/182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a glossy flyer
Floyd |   some basilisk scales
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie drums her fingers on the counter impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:45 am          5/183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		guest23 says, "Does she take the satchel with her, can we put something in for her to take out"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:46 am          5/184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put basilisk in envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:46 am          5/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BASILISK IN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the basilisk scales into the beige envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "seal envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:46 am          5/185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEAL ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put envelope in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:46 am          5/186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ENVELOPE IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the beige envelope into the satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Thanks. That was the thing - the flyer."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:46 am          5/187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "close, not seal"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you think I needed to close it?"
		Roger says, "PC has a dust fetish"
		DavidW says, "well, I thought you needed to leave meat in a fridge, but I dunno for sure. But I bet you need to grab the envelope at the post office."
		Roger says, "This one's already addressed to us, which is useful"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "PC? Or author?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:47 am          5/188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:47 am          5/189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:47 am          5/190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:47 am          5/191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:48 am          5/192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:48 am          5/193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:48 am          5/194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was wanting to know if she walked through with the mail, but I feel like I'm just wasting time."
		DavidW says, "A watched mail satchel never gets delivered."
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently."
		polarisunique says, "Maybe we can talk to Sandie to get her to deliver it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:48 am          5/195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to sandie" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the shopkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excuse me, I was wondering if you had any---"
Floyd | "We have everything here!" she says, gesturing expansively. "Take a
Floyd | look around!"
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where did you get that golem?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wonderful, isn't it? That was a gift from the Baron Brombury. His
Floyd | elderly mother caught a nasty cold, and he asked me to look after her.
Floyd | I did all I could, but..." She trails off. "Anyway, the baron was
Floyd | quite forgiving, and he graciously offered me the golem in gratitude
Floyd | for my services. It's been quite useful. I had a few problems with
Floyd | thieves earlier---"
Floyd | "I'm sure the Thieves' Guild would never---"
Floyd | "Oh, of course not," she says, smiling. "It's the amateurs I'm worried
Floyd | about. Fortunately, the golem has scared them off."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		DavidW says, "Maybe you can offer to take the mail to the post office."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any clients outside the shop?"
Floyd | "Not at the moment. I heard that the Dowager Countess of Wittering
Floyd | fell into a coma last week, though, so I have my fingers crossed."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are those for?" you ask, nodding at the stack of envelopes.
Floyd | "Ah, those are part of a new marketing campaign. I'm sending out
Floyd | flyers to everyone in town reminding them that I'm here to help them
Floyd | with their rich but annoyingly long-lived relatives. There should at
Floyd | least be some distant, twice-removed cousin of a baronet around here."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                8:49 am          5/196
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-4) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I was thinking that, but it seems now."
		Jacqueline says, "er, not"
		DavidW says, "anyway, she's unlikely to leave her shop while there's a customer inside it."
		Jacqueline says, "She did earlier, but yeah. I'm ready to leave."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:49 am          5/197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 8:49 am          5/198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:49 am          5/199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the golem pats you down, pawing at your clothing
Floyd | aggressively and rifling through your possessions. You jump back in
Floyd | surprise, but, having found nothing, it looks at you expressionlessly
Floyd | and gestures toward the exit. You sneer at it but quietly leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that the sky has become overcast. It's likely to rain soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Rain. Huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Post Office
Floyd | When the Guild of Postmen flourished under the patronage of the town,
Floyd | this sprawling building was its headquarters. Now it's a humid,
Floyd | cavernous warehouse containing a single contraption, designed by the
Floyd | popular Thaumatics Group, that handles all of the mail within the
Floyd | city. The machine hums quietly as tiny iridescent sparks coruscate
Floyd | along its surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | The building's exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The large machine looms over the post office. Its simple red brass
Floyd | exterior doesn't expose any of the complicated mechanical and magical
Floyd | workings that must be inside. On its face are two simple buttons, one
Floyd | white and one black. Below them are two slots, one narrow and one
Floyd | wide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x white" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the white button, the manchet loaf, or the white
Floyd | canister?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x whie button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHIE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x white button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an image on the button of a white rectangle with an arrow
Floyd | pointing out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It used to have a simple green brass exterior, but, y'know."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x black button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an image on the button of a white rectangle and a yellow
Floyd | circle, both crossed out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go pressing buttons and stuff, just to see?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:50 am          5/203
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push white button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:51 am          5/204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHITE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine hums impatiently, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push black button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:51 am          5/205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BLACK BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine clicks hollowly, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What do people want to do?"
		DavidW) Machine thinks, "I'm hungry. I'd love a good pile of mail to eat."
		Roger says, "Yeah, start inserting things into orifices"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:51 am          5/206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flyer in narrow slot" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:51 am          5/207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER IN NARROW SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The flyer."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flyer in wide slot" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:52 am          5/208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER IN WIDE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | With an offended clurnk, the machine spits it back out onto
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push white button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:52 am          5/209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHITE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine hums impatiently, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:52 am          5/210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flyer in wide slot" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:52 am          5/211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER IN WIDE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | With an offended clurnk, the machine spits it back out onto
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie puts some coins into the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:53 am          5/212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie takes some letters out of her satchel and puts them into the
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oho - coins"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:53 am          5/213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie takes some letters out of her satchel and puts them into the
Floyd | machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. Bills and coins."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:53 am          5/214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a bit busy at the moment. Let's talk once I open up the shop
Floyd | again," she demurs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie steps back from the machine and wipes her hands on her dress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "Well, I'm guessing the scales will be delivered to us in the mailbox then"
		DavidW asks, "well, you can start pushing buttons, now, I assume?"
		DavidW says, "or look in the satchel."
		DavidW asks (of polarisunique), "But today before noon?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:53 am          5/215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie is carrying a rough burlap satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:54 am          5/216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie exits to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:54 am          5/217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains a pearl-colored
Floyd | envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Please pick up your mail!
Floyd |     Before it gets too stale!
Floyd |     Like a shrimp cocktail
Floyd |     Left on the windowsail!
Floyd |     Support the local Guild of Songwriters!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:54 am          5/218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:54 am          5/219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the pearl-colored envelope, revealing a glossy flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:55 am          5/220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "...Well."
		Jacqueline says, "That... is not what I wanted."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:55 am          5/221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The address on it is that of Dr. Mortemain's tower, though there's no
Floyd | specific person named.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:55 am          5/222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:55 am          5/223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique asks, "Was that the only thing in the mailbox?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove flyer from envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:56 am          5/224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE FLYER FROM ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "This is a pearl-colored envelope. Where's the beige one?"
		Jacqueline says, "I put the beige one in the satchel"
		DavidW says, "well, go back to the post office and make the machine upchuck it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:56 am          5/225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:56 am          5/226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Post Office
Floyd | When the Guild of Postmen flourished under the patronage of the town,
Floyd | this sprawling building was its headquarters. Now it's a humid,
Floyd | cavernous warehouse containing a single contraption, designed by the
Floyd | popular Thaumatics Group, that handles all of the mail within the
Floyd | city. The machine hums quietly as tiny iridescent sparks coruscate
Floyd | along its surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | The building's exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push black button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:56 am          5/227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BLACK BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine clicks hollowly, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in machine" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:57 am          5/228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push white" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:57 am          5/228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the white button, the manchet loaf, or the white
Floyd | canister?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push white button" 		

Floyd ]  Post Office                                   8:57 am          5/229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH WHITE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine hums impatiently, but nothing further happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   8:57 am          5/230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north

		polarisunique says, "Or maybe we were supposed to close the envelope after all"

Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:57 am          5/231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains an umber
Floyd | envelope and a beige envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     You have a letter!
Floyd |     It could be a sweater!
Floyd |     Or something even better!
Floyd |     Let's find out together!
Floyd |     Which almost rhymes with letter!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:58 am          5/232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Please pick up your mail!
Floyd |     Before it gets too stale!
Floyd |     Like a shrimp cocktail
Floyd |     Left on the windowsail!
Floyd |     Support the local Guild of Songwriters!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:58 am          5/233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In the tarnished brass mailbox are an umber envelope and a beige
Floyd | envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     There's something in your mailbox!
Floyd |     Don't invest in kale stocks!
Floyd |     Something something snail fox!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooh, there's the beige one."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take beige envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:58 am          5/234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BEIGE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     You have a letter!
Floyd |     It could be a sweater!
Floyd |     Or something even better!
Floyd |     Let's find out together!
Floyd |     Which almost rhymes with letter!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "and an umber one?"
		polarisunique says, "Guess it was just late being sent"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take umber envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:58 am          5/235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE UMBER ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open beige envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:59 am          5/236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BEIGE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in beige envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:59 am          5/237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BEIGE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the beige envelope are some basilisk scales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:59 am          5/238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an umber envelope (which is closed)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     some basilisk scales
Floyd |   two glossy flyers
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a black pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           8:59 am          5/239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's black and has the magical character for 'basilisk' written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "Since Sandie went out twice, she sent two envelopes + the extra envelope we planted"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:00 am          5/240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the black pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "put the scales into the black pouch."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put basilisk in black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:00 am          5/241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BASILISK IN BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the basilisk scales before you can put them
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh for the love of --"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take basilisk" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:00 am          5/242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BASILISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put basilisk in black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:00 am          5/243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BASILISK IN BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the basilisk scales into the black pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close black pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:01 am          5/244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLACK POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the black pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am          5/245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give black pouch to flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am         10/246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BLACK POUCH TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux considers the basilisk scales for a moment, trying to think of a
Floyd | reason to be displeased with them. "I sssuppossse this will have to
Floyd | do," it says resignedly, accepting the pouch and flying off with it
Floyd | deeper into the tower. After a moment, it returns empty-handed and
Floyd | lands heavily on its perch, clawing it at irritably.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm now wondering if this is going to be a complete game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:01 am         10/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an umber envelope (which is closed)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   two glossy flyers
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is the toad in the umber envelope, maybe?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spells" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | anracni:  turns green objects red
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We... don't have a toad?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni tea" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright green powder turns bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x green pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's moss-colored and has the magical character for 'toad' embroidered
Floyd | on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I thought you were going to leave the tea alone."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm trying a thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Though possibly I should undo, save, then try."
		DavidW asks, "did you save first?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "und" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:01 am         10/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am         10/246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am         10/246
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:01 am         10/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni tea" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright green powder turns bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tea in indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the bright red powder before you can put it
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take powder" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tea in indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bright red powder into the indigo pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close blue pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:03 am         10/252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE BLUE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the indigo pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blue pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:03 am         10/253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's indigo and has the magical character for 'skink' embroidered on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:03 am         10/254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give blue pouch to flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:03 am         10/255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BLUE POUCH TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux considers the bright red powder for a moment, trying to think of
Floyd | a reason to be displeased with it. "Thisss doesssn't ssseem quite
Floyd | right. The magic on it feelsss wrong," it hisses, gingerly poking the
Floyd | powder with its claws. It sinuously lowers its head to the powder and
Floyd | sniffs it. "No, thisss sssmellsss wrong. It isssn't the ssskink the
Floyd | massster asked for."
Floyd | "It must have gone off," you say innocently.
Floyd | "Then find a better one," says Flux, handing the pouch back to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You're gonna try to pass off the red tea as skink powder, I assume."
		Jacqueline says, "Lag timing. Yes. Also, unsuccessful."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am         10/246
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:01 am         10/247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright green powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, what's next?"
		Jacqueline says, "We have some unexplored map"
		DavidW asks, "well, what else is in town?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:02 am         10/248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:02 am         10/249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:02 am         10/250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shiny brass mailbox (which contains a brown parcel)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shadowy figure stalks over to the mailbox and starts to open it.
Floyd | Seeing that you're watching him, he pointedly turns away from you. He
Floyd | then does something with the mailbox, but with his back blocking your
Floyd | view, you can't tell what exactly it is. There is a faint click from
Floyd | the mailbox, and the man turns back around. He pulls a parcel out of
Floyd | the mailbox, confusedly ponders its label for a moment, and returns
Floyd | it. With a shrug, he leaves to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "... ?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe this is Toad Hall."
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		DavidW asks, "The Thieves' Guild is right next door to our digs?"
		DavidW says, "I didn't draw a map."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:02 am         10/251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:03 am         10/252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander deeper into the city, find nothing of interest, and return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                         9:03 am         10/253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow alley runs behind the Thieves' Guild headquarters and is
Floyd | thus scrupulously avoided by most of the town. You can reenter Guild
Floyd | Street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "Yeah, it's right next to where our mailbox is so"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm surprised there's not more to the alley"
		polarisunique says, "If there's some sort of trick to getting into the mailbox that the guy was hiding from us..."
		DavidW says, "well, there's possibly a secret exit or something will be scheduled for here later."
		polarisunique says, "I figure we can use the crystal ball to peek at whatever he's doing"
		DavidW asks, "oh, turn the stand to the southeast?"
		polarisunique says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, good idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:03 am         10/254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shiny brass mailbox (which contains a brown parcel)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:03 am         10/255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:04 am         10/256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       9:04 am         10/257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:04 am         10/258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is Dr. Mortemain's study, his gentlemanly refuge from the
Floyd | rigors of his duties as a wizard. An inviting antimacassared armchair
Floyd | sits in front of the fireplace, and a liquor cabinet stands at the
Floyd | ready nearby. Above the mantle, an intricately painted map hangs from
Floyd | the wainscoting. An octagonal stand has been tucked discreetly into
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aren't we gonna look at the brown parcel?!?!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn crystal ball se" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:04 am         10/259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN CRYSTAL BALL SE
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn stand se" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:05 am         10/260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN STAND SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You rotate the stand so that the arrow is now pointing to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I can in a sec, sure"
		Jacqueline says, "You didn't say to do that, so I didn't."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:05 am         10/261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ISP"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:05 am         10/262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:05 am         10/263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, um. Was I supposed to do something else?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or has the moment passed?"
		polarisunique says, "...Maybe they'll only come out to check the mail when they have mail"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should I just go look at the parcel?"
		polarisunique asks, "We can... stuff the mailbox?"
		DavidW says, "The ball doesn't mention the mailbox at all."
		Rob discreetly asks what the game is today
		DavidW says, "well, if the parcel is addressed to us, I'd like to know."
Rob arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "Some Exceptions for Reasons Unknown by Thomas Mack."
		Jacqueline says, "It's an IntroComp entry."
		Rob says, "ok thx shh"
		DavidW says (to Rob), "I don't remember the name. something Exceptions something something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       9:06 am         10/264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:06 am         10/265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "hee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:06 am         10/266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:06 am         10/267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shiny brass mailbox (which contains a brown parcel)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x parcel" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:07 am         10/268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PARCEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The street address written on the nondescript parcel is smudged and
Floyd | difficult to read. The last digit could be a 9, meaning that it was
Floyd | intended for the Thieves' Guild, but it's much more likely to be a 7
Floyd | and thus intended for Dr. Mortemain's tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take parcel" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:07 am         10/269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PARCEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly recall some of the horror stories told in the Guild about
Floyd | the defenses it placed on even something as ordinary as a mailbox. No
Floyd | one would be stupid enough to try to steal from you all, but sometimes
Floyd | stupid people can be taught a lesson. You reconsider, trying to
Floyd | remember if you knew anything about booby traps around the Guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:07 am         10/270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thieves' Guild mailbox is much like its owner: tastefully
Floyd | expensive, designed to blend into its surroundings, and quietly
Floyd | menacing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the shiny brass mailbox is a brown parcel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob DVR's it
		polarisunique asks, "Try sticking one of our envelopes in the mailbox?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:07 am         10/271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an umber envelope (which is closed)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   two glossy flyers
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:07 am         10/271
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x umber" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:08 am         10/272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | The umber envelope is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read umber" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:08 am         10/273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ UMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | The address on it is that of Dr. Mortemain's tower, though there's no
Floyd | specific person named.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open umber" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:08 am         10/274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN UMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the umber envelope, revealing a glossy flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:08 am         10/275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "closer umber" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:08 am         10/275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSER UMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close umber" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:09 am         10/276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE UMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the umber envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put umber in mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:09 am         10/277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT UMBER IN MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the umber envelope into the shiny brass mailbox.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Please pick up your mail!
Floyd |     Before it gets too stale!
Floyd |     Like a shrimp cocktail
Floyd |     Left on the windowsail!
Floyd |     Support the local Guild of Songwriters!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, or go back to the crystal ball?"
		Rob asks, "does Floyd make that <u1></u1> translation?"
		DavidW says, "sure."
		polarisunique says, "Uhh, if I'm right we'll be able to see it from the crystal ball"
		DavidW says (to Rob), "The terp does that."
		Rob says (to DW), "thx. was curious"
		DavidW says, "yes PLEASE watch the action in the ball"
		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "It's set that way so that the proper formatting appears in the eventual transcript."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:09 am         10/278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains an ochre
Floyd | envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     You have a letter!
Floyd |     It could be a sweater!
Floyd |     Or something even better!
Floyd |     Let's find out together!
Floyd |     Which almost rhymes with letter!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:09 am         10/279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       9:10 am         10/280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says (to Jacq), "hi jacq! got it. trying not to interfere"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:10 am         10/281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This room is Dr. Mortemain's study, his gentlemanly refuge from the
Floyd | rigors of his duties as a wizard. An inviting antimacassared armchair
Floyd | sits in front of the fireplace, and a liquor cabinet stands at the
Floyd | ready nearby. Above the mantle, an intricately painted map hangs from
Floyd | the wainscoting. An octagonal stand has been tucked discreetly into
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search ball" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                         9:10 am         10/282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | An image slowly fades into view:
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shadowy figure approaches the Guild's mailbox. He looks around and,
Floyd | seeing no one, sighs in relief. From your vantage above the scene, you
Floyd | watch him tap a small indentation concealed on the underside of the
Floyd | mailbox. He then fearlessly reaches into the mailbox and rummages
Floyd | around within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "AHO"
		Jacqueline says, "er, AHA"
		polarisunique says, "Yessss"
		guest23 says, "OHO"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       9:10 am         10/283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:11 am         10/284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:11 am         10/285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:11 am         10/286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains an ochre
Floyd | envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     There's something in your mailbox!
Floyd |     Don't invest in kale stocks!
Floyd |     Something something snail fox!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:11 am         10/287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite already beginning to tarnish, the brass mailbox is a recent
Floyd | addition to the tower. It emits a blandly cheerful tune when mail
Floyd | arrives, and it continues to do until it's removed. You and Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain both dislike it, but each of you keeps it around out of mild
Floyd | spite towards the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the tarnished brass mailbox is an ochre envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     There's something in your mailbox!
Floyd |     Don't invest in kale stocks!
Floyd |     Something something snail fox!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Man she is sending a ton of mail."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take ochre" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:12 am         10/288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OCHRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open ochre" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:12 am         10/289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OCHRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the ochre envelope, revealing a glossy flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:12 am         10/290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The glossy flyer shows colorful images of various alleged magical
Floyd | paraphernalia: raven's skulls, black pointy hats, staves with vaguely
Floyd | mysterious symbols on them, and so on. At the bottom is an endorsement
Floyd | from the head of the Illusionists' Guild: "These products
Floyd | have...magical value, and the claims made by their sellers are [not]
Floyd | fraudulent."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:12 am         10/291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   two glossy flyers
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a moss-colored pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:13 am         10/292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (East)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. Nevertheless, there are
Floyd | still some guilds whose headquarters lie along this street. Most
Floyd | infamous among them is the Thieves' Guild, whose aggressively
Floyd | nondescript building runs along the south edge of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street continues to the east and west, and a narrow alley to the
Floyd | southeast winds along the guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an umber envelope (which is closed) and a shiny brass
Floyd | mailbox (which contains a brown parcel) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:13 am         10/293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Remembering the earlier actions of the footman, you gingerly run your
Floyd | hands over the mailbox and discover a small indentation on its
Floyd | underside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push indentation" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:13 am         10/294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH INDENTATION
Floyd |
Floyd | The mailbox reassuringly issues a faint, tinny clink.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take parcel" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:13 am         10/295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PARCEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x parcel" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (East)                           9:14 am         10/296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PARCEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The street address written on the nondescript parcel is smudged and
Floyd | difficult to read. The last digit could be a 9, meaning that it was
Floyd | intended for the Thieves' Guild, but it's much more likely to be a 7
Floyd | and thus intended for Dr. Mortemain's tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:14 am         10/297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open parcel" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:14 am         10/298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PARCEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You rip apart the parcel, revealing a fossilized toad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Welp, there we go."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take toad" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:14 am         10/299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put toad in green pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:15 am         10/300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOAD IN GREEN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the fossilized toad into the moss-colored pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:15 am         10/300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the indigo pouch or the moss-colored pouch?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close green pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:15 am         10/301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE GREEN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the moss-colored pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Put that in the moss pouch"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:15 am         10/302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give green pouch to Flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:15 am         15/303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GREEN POUCH TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux considers the fossilized toad for a moment, trying to think of a
Floyd | reason to be displeased with it. "I sssuppossse this will have to do,"
Floyd | it says resignedly, accepting the pouch and flying off with it deeper
Floyd | into the tower. After a moment, it returns empty-handed and lands
Floyd | heavily on its perch, clawing it at irritably.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "yay"
		polarisunique says, "Now there's the problem of the skink"
		Jacqueline says, "I would like to take this opportunity to point out that what I said about this being the full game is utter bollucks because we now have 15 of *303* points."
		polarisunique says, "Uh, the 303 is our turn count"
		Rob says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it is."
		Jacqueline says, "PHEW"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:15 am         15/303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 15 out of a possible 20, in 303 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "I kinda like the traditional IF vibe the author is going for, and kinda nailing"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, 15 out of 20. hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "That is so much better."
		polarisunique says, "So we just have the final ingredient worth 5 points"
		Roger says, "Upon further reflection, I think I may just be grumpy for reasons unrelated to this game"
		vimes says, "i like the idea of actions increasing the maximum point total rather than giving you points"
		Jacqueline says (to Polar), "Sorry, I just totally forgot all of IF status line convention, I guess."
		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "heh"
		Rob says (to Roger), "you and me both, brother"
		DavidW says, "So we get the skink to flux and we're done."
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Some Grumpiness for Reasons Unknown?"
		Rob says, "although I'm cheering up"
		Rob says, "the less I interfere"
		vimes says, ""you now have 1 out of a possible 6,293,192 points. good luck!""
		Rob says (to vimes), "as someone floating around for inspiration alone, yeah, I like the idea of ations increasing the max rather than the points. huh."
		Rob goes quiet! for the remainder
		Jacqueline exclaims (at vimes), "Hey, there might still be time to enter this year's IF Comp!"
		DavidW asks, "So, what's our options? Try to find a way *under* the Magick Shoppe? Find our own skink and prepare it too? Do something with our fake skink powder to make it more skink powder like?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up skink in index" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:16 am         15/304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SKINK IN INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | SKINK: Skinks are often used in divination spells, usually in the form
Floyd | of a bright red powder. The natural color of powdered skink is a dull
Floyd | grey; the chemicals and magical treatments involved in preparing it
Floyd | for spellcraft dye it that color. They are particularly useful in
Floyd | spells locating quarry in caves or underground, due to their
Floyd | predilection for burrowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, since we have new peeps... should we show what happened with the powder in the magic shop?"
		vimes asks (of jacq), "go around taking things out of a treasure chest and resetting puzzles?"
		Rob asks (of jacq), "what's the author's name?"
		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "Thomas Mack"
		DavidW says, "No other obvious properties besides 'red'."
		Rob says, "mmM."
		polarisunique says, "Yeah, I was gonna say we should go through the motions with the skink just in case it's important to the script"
		Jacqueline says, "okay."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm also wondering if we can put something on the floor. It's not like we don't have a ton of flyers and mail."
		DavidW asks, "What are we doing?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:16 am         15/305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:16 am         15/306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:16 am         15/307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:16 am         15/307
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:17 am         15/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open)
Floyd |     a glossy flyer
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   two glossy flyers
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some bright green powder
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take fler from ochre" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:17 am         15/308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLER FROM OCHRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "We can probably drop all our envelopes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flyer from ochre" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:17 am         15/309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER FROM OCHRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:17 am         15/310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put envelopes on floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:17 am         15/311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ENVELOPES ON FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | ochre envelope: Dropped.
Floyd | beige envelope: Dropped.
Floyd | pearl-colored envelope: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is there more skink powder in the shoppe to take?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "We restored."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine, acrid red powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, here's what happened when we just tried to take some..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take envelops" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take envelopes" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPES
Floyd |
Floyd | pearl-colored envelope: Taken.
Floyd | beige envelope: Taken.
Floyd | ochre envelope: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put skink in beige envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:18 am         15/315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKINK IN BEIGE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the powdered skink before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "The game has been relatively nice so far so I think it's a scripted event"
		Jacqueline says, "I was afraid it would say that."
		Jacqueline says, "Clearly, we must murder Mr. Wattman."
		Jacqueline says, "But I am open to other ideas."
		DavidW asks, "Can we try to fake-steal something so the golem blocks not just our way out but Wattman's way in?"
		Rob asks, "what is the situation?"
		Rob asks, "what's the plot-block?"
		guest23 asks, "does the Wattman thing happen if you try to take red tea out of another container?"
		DavidW says, "We need to buy skink powder."
		Rob says, "ah."
		DavidW says (to guest23), "No idea yet."
		Jacqueline says (to guest23), "hm. Not sure."
		Rob says, "I love the inventory list"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:19 am         15/316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Rob says (to Floyd), "take inventory" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:19 am         15/317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INVENTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright green powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tea in left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:19 am         15/318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright green powder is too large to fit inside the left bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it's still green. right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:19 am         15/319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright green powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spell" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:20 am         15/320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | anracni:  turns green objects red
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anracni tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:20 am         15/321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANRACNI TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright green powder turns bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "what is the bottleneck keeping progress from happening"
		Rob says, "these are my author questions"
		Jacqueline says, "When we try to take the red powder we actually need, a rival comes into the room and bumps us, making us spill it into the floor boards."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tea in center bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:20 am         15/322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN CENTER BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright red powder is too large to fit inside the center bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Rob says, "so what neutralizes the red powder rival"
		Jacqueline says, "That we do not know."
		Rob says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "We don't know. I think it's the golem."
		Jacqueline says, "I was facetiously suggesting murder but no one said that was a good idea."
		Jacqueline says (to Dw), "Explain the golum idea more."
		Rob says, "as a game boss, the red powder rival must have a weakness that the author wants you to guess"
Roger says (to floyd), "pour tea into center bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:20 am         15/323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR TEA INTO CENTER BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's something you can pour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The golem blocks our way out if we try to leave with an item without paying for it, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "RIght"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, fake him out with the tea?"
		Rob says, "the author thinks it's clever-obvious"
		DavidW asks, "Well, won't the golem also block Wattman from entering?"
		Rob says, "now you must read his mind, I said I'd shut up and I didn't. sorry. I was just enjoying the spectacle"
		DavidW says, "(And I hat lagging so much!)"
		DavidW says, "(hate)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, sure, but we also can't step away to do anything else when the golum has us."
		Rob asks, "there's a golum? can it be activated or de-activated?"
		DavidW asks, "What do you mean, 'golem has us'?"
		DavidW says, "He blocks the doorway."
		Rob says, "a golem has a magic word that gives him life, traditionally"
		Rob says, "'life' being the magic word, so that's not helpful at all"
		polarisunique says, "I think we're supposed to be trying to recover the skink after it's lost, not trying to prevent the skink from being lost in the first place"
		DavidW says, "The word for 'life' in Hebrew. I forget the actual word."
		Rob says (to DW), "yah"
		Rob says, "wh"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "chayim?"
		Rob says, "I am intro-comp'ed by this Mack game I guess"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I don't know. Doesn't sound right."
		Rob says, "dang"
		Rob says, "ok, so the situation is"
		Rob says, "we lack what to solve this"
		DavidW says, "Like, if you erase a letter, life becomes death, and the golem stops living."
		Roger says, "The map implies there's another location in here"
		Jacqueline asks (of polaris), "What are you thinking about how to recover it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:21 am         15/324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:21 am         15/324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There's no crack, the floor is nondescript..."
		DavidW says, "But I love how you guys won't even try my idea when you have no idea yourselves."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "I have no idea what to try?"
		polarisunique says, "Uhh, I don't really have a solution yet"
		Jacqueline asks, "What are the steps you're suggesting, DW?"
		polarisunique says, "I'm just going off what David said earlier about how the author probably isn't intending for us to undo to get the skink"
		DavidW says, "Well, first we need something to steal and I don't know what's here."
		Jacqueline says (to polaris), "Oh, true."
		DavidW says, "So LOOK."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:21 am         15/325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take trinket" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:21 am         15/326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TRINKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take alligator" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:21 am         15/327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALLIGATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x alligator" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:22 am         15/328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALLIGATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The massive reptile looks like a dragon without the wings. It's hard
Floyd | not to empathize with him, stuck watching over a hoard of sparkly
Floyd | junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x right bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:22 am         15/329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIGHT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of the display case, the right bin has seen little use.
Floyd |
Floyd | The right bin is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Basically, the only thing here that we can take (I think) is the skink."
		DavidW asks, "So there isn't even any basilisk scales left? Is there something to steal in the other room?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in right bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:22 am         15/330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN RIGHT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The right bin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:22 am         15/331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:23 am         15/332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's far too cumbersome for you to carry around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:23 am         15/333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter creates a small area in which the shopkeeper can stand and
Floyd | watch over the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It would appear no on both questions."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on counter" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:23 am         15/334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "what's heavy in the satchel?"
		Roger says, "Could we give her the tea"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "buy tea" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:23 am         15/335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't for sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show tea to Sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW TEA TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give tea to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TEA TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Rob says (to floyd), "X search satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEARCH SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "blurgh"
		DavidW says, "I was hoping there's something to steal so we can get the reaction we got from the scales."
		Rob asks, "what did you get from the scales?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I don't think there's anything we can actually steal."
		Jacqueline asks, "The basilisk scales?"
		Rob asks, "what is in that satchel that's so heavy?"
		Jacqueline says, "We turned those in to our boss' familiar and got our five points."
		DavidW says, "oh god, I'm not explaining the plan a fourth time."
		Rob says, "got the points, ok, so it's probably done"
		Jacqueline says, "The satchel is for bulk advertising mail that Sandie is generating to drum up more business."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "What do you mean?"
		Rob says, "yeah, I'm way too behind to be helpful"
		DavidW says, "If there's nothing to steal, I can't try my plan."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, okay."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sorry. I tried to 'fake steal' the tea."
		DavidW says, "Unless we restore back to when the scales were here."
		Rob says, "man, a game where 'fake steal' is a thing"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's evidently not a thing."
		Rob says (to to), "Jon"
		Rob says, "...... yet!"
		guest23 asks, "The skunk has not been used yet right? everything else has?"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at guest23), "That is true!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go mess with the skunk?"
		Roger says, "Surely"
		DavidW asks, "so, do people think they can get into the basement?"
		Rob says, "yes"
		DavidW says (to guest23), "We have not used everything."
		guest23 asks, "We have not used the tea either .. is there more?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "The map does not imply a basement. And the 'crack' that the skink falls through is not implemented."
		Jacqueline says, "We have some salt"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie drums her fingers on the counter impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "hm"
		polarisunique says, "I think the crack shows up after we drop the skink through it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "beef-herring-flyers staff"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:24 am         15/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We haven't used the staff/cane thing or the herring or the meat or the salt or the skunk or the map and we probably haven't seen all the locations yet even."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The finely powdered skink has disappeared down the hairline crack, and
Floyd | you see no way of recovering it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "So it does."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Put flyer in crack?"
		Jacqueline says, "I believe we have seen all of the locations, actually."
		polarisunique says, "We can't interact with the crack before dropping the skink, unfortunately"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You can't see the crack before the event where the crack is revealed."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flyer on crack" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER ON CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "BUT you see it afterwards, yes?"
		Rob says, "so it's a babelfish thing where you need to do something in order to take the skink? and it must be something in inventory"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, yes, you can see it afterwards."
		DavidW asks, "So why not interact with the crack when it is there?"
		Rob says, "I hear my phone"
		Jacqueline asks, "Because at that point the skink is gone?"
		Jacqueline says, "But we can mess with it. No one is saying not to try."
		DavidW asks, "All of it?"
		DavidW asks, "All the skink is gone the first time?"
		Jacqueline says, "I just wanted to poke a skunk with a stick, but if people have other ideas that is good too."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, I believe so. I can try again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bright red powder or the slab of beef?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		guest23 says, "Can we feed it the meat, or maybe mix meat with red tea first"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "nope"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The left bin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:24 am         15/338
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:24 am         15/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give meat to golum" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:24 am         15/339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MEAT TO GOLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "what's the deal with scooping up the powder?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Rob), "What do you mean?"
		Rob says, "(typing...)"
		DavidW says, "golem not golum"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, sorry. Thanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give meat to golem" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MEAT TO GOLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The golem doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "you >take skink, it says 'As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled -- ... etc... falls down a crack ... smirking face of Wattman"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give herring to golem" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HERRING TO GOLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The golem doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "The skink is powdered and it is red."
		DavidW asks, "Can we please bring the crack back and try to interact with it more?"
		Rob says, "the author means us to realize, that -- something has to do with preparatory to taking the skink/scooping the powder. --> what keeps it from falling helplessly down a crack in the floor"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/342
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put flyer on crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER ON CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "insert flyer into crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT FLYER INTO CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie exits the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry crack with staff" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY CRACK WITH STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The finely powdered skink has disappeared down the hairline crack, and
Floyd | you see no way of recovering it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "what would keep the powder from falling down a crack in the floor, for example?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "suck crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUCK CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "what blocks a crack?"
		Rob asks, "that we own?"
		Rob asks, "a rug? a ... whut?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROLL FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "Well, see, part of the issue is that we don't know about the crack until it's too late."
		Jacqueline says, "We cannot block the crack before it becomes an issue because we don't know about it yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REACH IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		guest23 says, "But that would force the player to restore to solve it.. which feels bad.. if it was something like preventing this crack thing wouldn't it just leave more skink in the container for you to try these things.. feeling this is pushing us towards finding skink elsewhere"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tea in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock crack with lockpick" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK CRACK WITH LOCKPICK
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she
Floyd | passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jimmy crack with staff" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JIMMY CRACK WITH STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "prise crack with staff" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRISE CRACK WITH STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to guest23), "I completely agree with you."
		Jacqueline says, "But am happy for people to play this room out."
		DavidW says, "This approach doesn't seem to be working."
		DavidW says, "Someone else try something."
		Rob asks, "so, -- what is the crack?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Rob), "You mean, existentially?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "snort crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNORT CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
		Roger asks, "May I?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyone want to mess with -- yes"
Roger says (to floyd), "x golem" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The golem is a gigantic, roughly humanoid, earthenware figure with
Floyd | some vague facial features roughly carved into it. Golems are rare;
Floyd | this particular one was a present to Sandie from the grateful heir to
Floyd | a baron who devoted his leisure time to magical oddities. The
Floyd | unnerving thing about it is not how much it looks like a human, but
Floyd | how much it doesn't look like a human; it's like looking at a corpse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		guest23 asks, "Can we feed the meat to the skunk, or try combine red tea powder with meat?"
Roger says (to floyd), "talk to golem" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GOLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The golem stares at you blankly. It's probably better that it doesn't
Floyd | respond, considering its crudely-drawn face has no mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Roger), "go ahead"
		Rob says, "I think the author wants the player to know there's a crack, the obvious choice with the powder results in 'that doesn't work...yet', so something first, then the powder *does* work"
Roger says (to floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left bin, the center bin, or the right bin?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of the display case, the left bin has seen little use.
Floyd |
Floyd | The left bin is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "look in left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The left bin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "look in right bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN RIGHT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The right bin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "look in center bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CENTER BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The center bin is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh is it gone already"
		Rob says (to Roger), "dead ends"
		Jacqueline says, "I can restore if you want to reset/"
		Roger says, "Yeah please"
		Rob says, "what is the story so far, btw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/342
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		Roger says, "thx"
Roger says (to floyd), "look in left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | In the left bin is some powdered skink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Rob), "We've been playing for over four hours."
		Rob says, "conjecture: powdered skink works, if the crack is solved"
Roger says (to floyd), "give tea to sandie" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TEA TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie exits the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says (to Jacq), "ok ok"
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:26 am         15/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie enters the shop, and the golem bows reverentially as she
Floyd | passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The current thing is that we need to get three ingredients for our boss, so that he can make a spell to kill a dragon. We have found two of the three, this is the last one."
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:27 am         15/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "this is an IntroComp?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
Roger says (to floyd), "put tea in right bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN RIGHT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bright red powder is too large to fit inside the right bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "so .. it does have a solution"
Roger says (to floyd), "x tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The other two have been solvable. I am assuming, as well as this has been implemented, that this would not be a red (powder) herring."
		DavidW says (to Rob), "We are an ex-Thieves' Guild member that is now apprenticed to a wizard but we only know one spell. We've applied to lead an attack a dragon at noon but we don't know if our application is accepted. Meanwhile we needed to recover some papers from the council chambers, then we got a new task to get three spell ingredients."
Roger says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "put skink in indigo pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SKINK IN INDIGO POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the powdered skink before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "ok hm"
		DavidW says, "It's not a very coherent story as yet."
		Rob says, "which flyer or spellbook explains the nature of powdered skink"
		DavidW says, "The index sorta explains the skink powder, and the tome might say something about the skink itself as a creature."
Roger says (to flo), "roll sheet" 		
Roger says (to floyd), "roll sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROLL SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "I think it's not likely I'm gonna solve this, I'm just asking like I would if I were playing"
		Rob says, "I'm actually terrible about playing IF, that's why I write IF that plays real fun -ly"
		DavidW says, "I tried 'roll' earlier."
		DavidW says, "Try smelling the real skink powder before taking it."
Roger says (to floyd), "put green canister in left bin" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GREEN CANISTER IN LEFT BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The green canister is too large to fit inside the left bin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The finely powdered skink has disappeared down the hairline crack, and
Floyd | you see no way of recovering it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If there's a distinctive smell to the stuff, that might be a clue on how to make fake powder out of the tea."
Roger says (to floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a narrow crack in the floor, presumably leading into the
Floyd | store's basement or underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floor), "smell skink" 		
Roger says (to floyd), "smell skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "smell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells strongly of earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fine, acrid red powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "smell skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
		Roger says, "It could get sprayed by the skunk, perhaps"
Roger says (to floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "eat skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the powdered skink)
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "talk to whats-her-name, maybe she'll tell us there's a basement entrance after the skink is lost."
		Roger says, "sure"
Roger says (to floyd), "take skink" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKINK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach down to scoop up the powder, you're rudely jostled from
Floyd | behind. It tumbles out of your hand, and you watch helplessly as it
Floyd | falls down a crack in the floor. You turn in around in irritation and
Floyd | are met by the smirking face of Mr. Wattman.
Floyd | "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's so crowded in here," he says, gesturing at the
Floyd | empty space around the two of you, "and it looks like we were both
Floyd | looking for some powdered skink. I know your master asked you to get
Floyd | some, and now... Oh well, these things happen."
Floyd | Whistling happily, Mr. Wattman leaves the shop, doffing his hat to the
Floyd | golem as he passes it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice with apprehension that it's starting to get late. If you're
Floyd | going to pull off some clever trick before the ceremony at noon, you'd
Floyd | better hurry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:30 am         15/363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:31 am         15/364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:31 am         15/365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:31 am         15/366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:31 am         15/367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:32 am         15/368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:32 am         15/369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie drums her fingers on the counter impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "talk to sandie" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the shopkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd | 5) Do you have any more powdered skink?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) >

		Roger says, "oho"
		Roger says, "DW comes through again"
		DavidW says, "5"
Roger says (to floyd), "5" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any more powdered skink?"
Floyd | "Sorry, that's it. Most of my customers prefer flashier items, and I
Floyd | prefer safer ones."
Floyd | "Do you know where I could get some more?"
Floyd | "Sure: Travel six hundred miles to the northern wastes, find a nest of
Floyd | skinks, capture one without getting bitten, carefully dissect it,
Floyd | dissolve it in several caustic acids, pulverize it, apply a variety of
Floyd | enchantments to preserve it, then travel back to Blackacre by
Floyd | dogsled."
Floyd | "Is how you get them?"
Floyd | "No, I pay someone to travel six hundred miles to the
Floyd | northern wastes, find a nest of skinks, capture one without getting
Floyd | bitten, carefully dissect it, dissolve it in several caustic acids,
Floyd | pulverize it, apply a variety of enchantments to preserve it, then
Floyd | travel back to Blackacre by dogsled."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd | 5) Do you have any more powdered skink?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) >

		Roger says, "Still, promising that this isn't a dead-end"
Roger says (to floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excuse me, I was wondering if you had any---"
Floyd | "We have everything here!" she says, gesturing expansively. "Take a
Floyd | look around!"
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd | 5) Do you have any more powdered skink?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where did you get that golem?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wonderful, isn't it? That was a gift from the Baron Brombury. His
Floyd | elderly mother caught a nasty cold, and he asked me to look after her.
Floyd | I did all I could, but..." She trails off. "Anyway, the baron was
Floyd | quite forgiving, and he graciously offered me the golem in gratitude
Floyd | for my services. It's been quite useful. I had a few problems with
Floyd | thieves earlier---"
Floyd | "I'm sure the Thieves' Guild would never---"
Floyd | "Oh, of course not," she says, smiling. "It's the amateurs I'm worried
Floyd | about. Fortunately, the golem has scared them off."
Floyd |
Floyd | 0) (Leave.)
Floyd | 1) What do you have in stock?
Floyd | 2) What's with the golem?
Floyd | 3) Do you have any clients now?
Floyd | 4) What's with all the envelopes?
Floyd | 5) Do you have any more powdered skink?
Floyd |
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "0" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:32 am         15/370
Floyd | Choose a topic (0-5) > 0
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:32 am         15/371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:33 am         15/372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter creates a small area in which the shopkeeper can stand and
Floyd | watch over the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the new topic helps us much."
		Roger says, "Not directly but it gives me hope that this isn't a dead-end"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:33 am         15/373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:33 am         15/374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:33 am         15/375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor here has a small crack in it, through which the powdered
Floyd | skink fell.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hook" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:33 am         15/375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:34 am         15/376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:34 am         15/377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoppe Counter
Floyd | This back corner is a bit more tasteful than the main shop floor to
Floyd | the north. There aren't any magical (or magickal) items for purchase
Floyd | here, but at the back of the room is a long, high counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A satchel hangs from a hook on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "pull hook" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:34 am         15/378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn hook" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:34 am         15/379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie paces behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shoppe Counter                                9:35 am         15/380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:35 am         15/381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Magick Shoppe
Floyd | Blackacre's only magic shop looks the part: It's a musty, timbered
Floyd | building with some feeble light oozing in through its rafters. Its
Floyd | owner, Sandie, was formerly an undistinguished apprentice wizard; now
Floyd | she uses both that title and her ineptitude with magic for
Floyd | considerable financial gain. Her clients are from rich families and
Floyd | have elderly, sick relatives. They want to inherit, but they're
Floyd | obligated to do something to help. Sandie is that something. She
Floyd | performs the perfunctory duties of an attendant magician, but her lack
Floyd | of talent with magic eliminates the possibility of any inconvenient
Floyd | recovery. She sadly informs the dutiful sons or daughters that nothing
Floyd | can be done; they inherit a large sum of money shortly thereafter; and
Floyd | then they donate a modest fraction of that sum to Sandie in gratitude
Floyd | for her services.
Floyd |
Floyd | As such, most of the items in the shop are gaudy, sparkly trinkets of
Floyd | no use or value. A stuffed alligator even hangs gratuitously from the
Floyd | ceiling. To maintain plausible deniability, though, Sandie keeps some
Floyd | genuinely magical items in her shop. Having the occasional wizard as a
Floyd | customer makes her consulting activities more plausible, and she tries
Floyd | to keep you and Dr. Mortemain as loyal customers. Your jaundiced eye
Floyd | notices a display case that looks invitingly dusty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The store continues to the south, and the exit back to the town square
Floyd | is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor here has a small crack in it, through which the powdered
Floyd | skink fell.
Floyd |
Floyd | A golem stands at the exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "put lockpick in crack" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:35 am         15/382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LOCKPICK IN CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would be pointless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:35 am         15/383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:36 am         15/384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   some salted herring
Floyd |   a manchet loaf
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "show tea to golem" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:36 am         15/385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW TEA TO GOLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The golem is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Bring the skunk into the shoppe."
		Roger says, "hmm sure"
Roger says (to floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:36 am         15/386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the golem pats you down, pawing at your clothing
Floyd | aggressively and rifling through your possessions. You glare at it,
Floyd | but, having found nothing, it looks at you expressionlessly and
Floyd | gestures toward the exit. You sneer at it but quietly leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Rob has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:36 am         15/387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk enters from the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is it finally time to poke the skunk with the stick?"
		Roger asks, "How should we do this, do you think? I'm thinking maybe feed it?"
		DavidW says, "Unless there's a way to travel 600 miles to the northern wastes."
		polarisunique says, "It might follow you if you feed it"
		DavidW says, "show it a food item."
		guest23 says, "Tame it and ride it to the northern wastes"
Roger says (to floyd), "Show herring to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:37 am         15/388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW HERRING TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk considers the salted herring with interest. It looks at you
Floyd | warily but hopefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "N" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:37 am         15/389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:37 am         15/390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:37 am         15/391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "give herring to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:38 am         15/392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HERRING TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk considers the salted herring with interest. It looks at you
Floyd | warily, then snatches them from you and greedily devours them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:38 am         15/393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:38 am         15/394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sandie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sandie leaves to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "it didn't follow. Try giving the herring."
Roger says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:38 am         15/395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:39 am         15/396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:39 am         15/397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose the skunk would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "throw loaf north" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:39 am         15/397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW LOAF NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "give loaf to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:39 am         15/398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE LOAF TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk considers the manchet loaf with interest. It looks at you
Floyd | warily, then snatches it from you and greedily devours it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:39 am         15/399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a slab of beef
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk looks at you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "give more food"
Roger says (to floyd), "give beef to skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:40 am         15/400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BEEF TO SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk considers the slab of beef with interest. It looks at you
Floyd | warily, then snatches it from you and greedily devours it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lag is terrible. hates it."
		Roger says, "It seems like the right idea, but... hrm."
		guest23 asks, "may as well keep trying items?"
		DavidW says, "In 'The Man From DEFRA', I led a chicken by making a trail of feed backwards from destination to the chicken."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke skunk with staff" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:40 am         15/400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK WITH STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to poke the skunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "Since it's a skunk, I assume we want it to spray something"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:40 am         15/401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk shies away from you and hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk flees to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:40 am         15/402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  9:40 am         15/403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Winding Path
Floyd | This path winds northwest to south between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. Newly-planted fields stretch as far as you can see
Floyd | to either side of the trail. It's a charmingly rustic sight but an
Floyd | unpleasant smell; the farmers must have fertilized the fields
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk leaves to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk leaves to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some bright red powder
Floyd |   an ochre envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a beige envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pearl-colored envelope (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   three glossy flyers
Floyd |   a green canister (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a white canister (which is open)
Floyd |     some salt
Floyd |   a wooden staff
Floyd |   a leather-bound index
Floyd |   a sheet of parchment
Floyd |   an indigo pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a spellbook
Floyd |   a set of lockpicks
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk enters from the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poke skunk with staff" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK WITH STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to poke the skunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk shies away from you and hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk flees to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:41 am         15/405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "How far are we undoing"
		DavidW says, "I suppose poking it was a poor idea."
		Roger says, "I'm happy to restore, sure"
		Jacqueline says, "I am done. I just was undoing to the point before we made it hiss."
		DavidW says, "That'd be about 30 turns."
		guest23 asks, "Will it eat salt or tea?"
		Jacqueline says, "We could restore."
		DavidW says, "yes, restore"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sorry, I must have missed what happened 30 turns ago, aside from the fact that it's eaten a lot of our food."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ]  Magick Shoppe                                 9:25 am         15/342
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What now?"
		polarisunique asks, "Can I try something?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
polarisunique says (to floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:25 am         15/343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave, the golem pats you down, pawing at your clothing
Floyd | aggressively and rifling through your possessions. You glare at it,
Floyd | but, having found nothing, it looks at you expressionlessly and
Floyd | gestures toward the exit. You sneer at it but quietly leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:26 am         15/344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk leaves to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:26 am         15/345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:26 am         15/346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk enters from the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:26 am         15/347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk shies away from you and hisses.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk flees to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  9:27 am         15/348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Winding Path
Floyd | This path winds northwest to south between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. Newly-planted fields stretch as far as you can see
Floyd | to either side of the trail. It's a charmingly rustic sight but an
Floyd | unpleasant smell; the farmers must have fertilized the fields
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Winding Path                                  9:27 am         15/349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk hisses at you and waves its tail threateningly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk flees to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:27 am         15/350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | This path winds north to southeast between the town of Blackacre and
Floyd | its nearby castle. The farmland on either side of the road is bare;
Floyd | it's far too early for crops to start growing, and no trees disturb
Floyd | the empty fields.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a skunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk hisses at you and waves its tail threateningly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
polarisunique says (to floyd), "poke skunk" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:27 am         15/351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE SKUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk's patience is exhausted. You leap out of the way, nimbly
Floyd | somersaulting in your haste to avoid the noisome onslaught. You manage
Floyd | to avoid the brunt of the attack, but the stench still clings to you.
Floyd | Fortunately, no one else is around to smell it; unfortunately, that
Floyd | also means no one was around to witness your impressive combat
Floyd | maneuvers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The skunk flees to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's the food trail idea, but I dunno if it'd work."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what use it would be to have the skunk in the shoppe anyway."
		polarisunique says, "It sprays us after three pokes"
		Jacqueline says, "oH WAIT"
		Jacqueline says, "So, this is convoluted, but..."
		Jacqueline asks, "I wonder if our red tea is now skunky?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because the way that Flux tests our ingredients (at least when I tried to pass off the tea) was by smelling it."
		polarisunique says, "Oh snap"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, that's far-fetched, but the only new idea I've had in an hour."
		guest23 says, "yeah the skunk smell may cover the tea smell"
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe."
		DavidW says, "Flux's ability to smell might be foiled, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell me" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:28 am         15/352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you can smell is the overwhelming stench from the
Floyd | skunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:28 am         15/353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you can smell is the overwhelming stench from the
Floyd | skunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Lizards don't generally have a good sense of smell"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea" 		Roger says, "But yeah this might just work"

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:28 am         15/354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Mortemain is very particular about his tea, and he had this fine,
Floyd | bright red powder shipped here at great expense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so put the tea into the indigo bag."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put tea in indigo" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:28 am         15/355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEA IN INDIGO
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bright red powder into the indigo pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell tea" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:29 am         15/356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you can smell is the overwhelming stench from the
Floyd | skunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky looks cloudy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		polarisunique says, "So in the end we are passing off the powder as the skink :P"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close indigo" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path                                 9:29 am         15/357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE INDIGO
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the indigo pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                   9:29 am         15/358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | Blackacre's picturesque town square spreads out before you. Although
Floyd | it's no longer central in terms of geography or importance, this area
Floyd | is nevertheless a genuinely pleasant part of town. A clock tower
Floyd | dominates the plaza, towering over the cedars planted around it.
Floyd | Benches surround the flowerbeds that dot the square. Blackacre
Floyd | residents occasionally filter through the square, glancing up
Floyd | nervously at the overcast sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Streets leave the square to the east and west, and a road to the south
Floyd | leads from the town of Blackacre to the castle of Blackacre. Among the
Floyd | crowded buildings ringing the square are the post office to the north
Floyd | and magic store to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Street (West)                           9:29 am         15/359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Street (West)
Floyd | As its name implies, Guild Street contains most of the town's
Floyd | guildhalls. There are far fewer now than a century ago, when the
Floyd | street was originally constructed, as the daily administration of the
Floyd | town became concentrated in the nearby castle. The ominous stone tower
Floyd | standing to the north was formerly the base of operations of the
Floyd | once-prominent Magicians' Guild, which counted dozens of wizards among
Floyd | its members in its heyday. That heyday passed centuries ago, however,
Floyd | and the only wizards currently in town are you and Dr. Mortemain. He
Floyd | acquired the tower after the guild's dissolution, and it's there that
Floyd | you now spend most of your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street returns to the town square to the west and continues to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tarnished brass mailbox (which contains a lemon-colored
Floyd | envelope) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny but catchy song issues from the mailbox:
Floyd |
Floyd |     Please pick up your mail!
Floyd |     Before it gets too stale!
Floyd |     Like a shrimp cocktail
Floyd |     Left on the windowsail!
Floyd |     Support the local Guild of Songwriters!
Floyd |     Hooray!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:30 am         15/360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower Entry
Floyd | This familiar area is the tower's entryway. It's intended to impress
Floyd | and intimidate visitors, and so the recesses of the gloomy vaulted
Floyd | ceiling are decorated with elaborate carvings of gargoyles and demons.
Floyd | The curtains are partially drawn, bathing the cavernous hall in
Floyd | hesitant shadows. As an uncharacteristic nod to practicality, an
Floyd | umbrella stand sits beside the double doors leading south from the
Floyd | tower. A corridor to the north leads across the polished marble floor
Floyd | deeper inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux sits on his perch, idly kneading it with its claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give indigo to flux" 		

Floyd ]  Tower Entry                                   9:30 am         20/361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE INDIGO TO FLUX
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux considers the bright red powder for a moment, trying to think of
Floyd | a reason to be displeased with it. "Thisss doesssn't ssseem quite
Floyd | right. The magic on it feelsss wrong," it hisses, gingerly poking the
Floyd | powder with its claws. It sinuously lowers its head to the powder and
Floyd | sniffs it. "What is that sssmell?
Floyd | "Oh, sorry. There was a skunk, and..."
Floyd | Flux delicately sniffs the powder again. "Bah, I can't sssmell
Floyd | anything else. Are you sssure thisss is the ssskink?"
Floyd | "Of course. The proprietor of the magic shop gave it to me herself."
Floyd | It snorts and flaps its wings in frustration. "Fine, fine." It
Floyd | resignedly accepts the pouch and flies off with it deeper into the
Floyd | tower. After a moment, it returns empty-handed and lands heavily on
Floyd | its perch, clawing it at irritably.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm done now, right? Free to go to the ceremony at noon?"
Floyd | "Of courssse," Flux reassures you. "Well, mossstly. There'sss ssstill
Floyd | one thing the massster needsss from you."
Floyd | "But his instructions said---"
Floyd | "I know what he ssssaid." It pauses. "It was sssupposssed to be a
Floyd | sssurprissse, but the massster told me to give you hisss old
Floyd | ssspellbook. You know, asss a sssort of good-luck charm before the
Floyd | announsssement this afternoon."
Floyd | "Oh," you say, embarrassed. "That's very kind of him."
Floyd | "He hasss a sssoft ssspot for lossst causssesss. Now, follow me," it
Floyd | says, flying off to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice with apprehension that it's starting to get late. If you're
Floyd | going to pull off some clever trick before the ceremony at noon, you'd
Floyd | better hurry.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "There we go!"
		polarisunique exclaims, "We did it!"
		guest23 says, "Well played"
		Rob asks, "we did? what?"
		Roger says, "Thanks to DW for thinking of smelling things"
		DavidW says, "cool"
		Rob asks, "smelling was the answer?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, smelling like a skunk was the answer."
		DavidW says, "let's see our new spells"
		polarisunique says, "We need to follow Flux"
		DavidW says, "It's probably in the room east of library."
		Jacqueline says, "I still think this bodes badly for later when we need the spell to actually work, but whatev."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                       9:30 am         20/362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The tower's library is wonderful. You spent the first two weeks as Dr.
Floyd | Mortemain's apprentice here, grudgingly falling asleep early each
Floyd | morning after spending the day and night reading through the mountain
Floyd | of the books piled around the room. Even now, you've only covered a
Floyd | small fraction of the maze of tipping bookcases that stretch to the
Floyd | ceiling and crowd around the reading area. In this quiet and
Floyd | undisturbed area, redolent of old books, you've spent the happiest
Floyd | part of your year in the tower. If you have to leave, exits lead in
Floyd | all four directions to the other wings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flux perches on the lectern, hissing excitedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lectern stands in an empty space near the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on, come on," squeaks Flux, flying off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow Flux through the doorway and arrive at the base of the
Floyd | tower's central staircase. As you begin to climb upward, you hear the
Floyd | sound of breaking glass above you, followed by a heavy, muffled thump.
Floyd | Flux seems unconcerned, though, and you follow it as it glides up the
Floyd | spiral stairs. Just as you reach the third floor, a figure dressed
Floyd | completely in black and cradling a crumbling spellbook bounds down the
Floyd | stairs, narrowly avoiding crashing into you. It loses its balance and
Floyd | tumbles roughly down the remaining stairs, only to fall into a roll at
Floyd | the bottom and gracefully recover. Snatching the book from the ground
Floyd | where it had landed, the figure runs out of the tower. You dash down
Floyd | the stairs to give chase, but you only manage to get a receding
Floyd | glimpse of the figure as it runs towards the Thieves' Guild.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 20 out of a possible 20, in 363 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, there we are folks."
		Roger says, "Glad we saved that one for last; good call"
		DavidW says, "hm."
		Jacqueline goes to vote.
		DavidW says (to ThievesGuild), "Of course you know, this means war."
		Rob says, "well, there's always the clubfloyd recap"
guest23 has had their fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "We need to go into that Guild, find some unripe green tomatoes, turn them red, and wait for them to eat salad. That'll teach 'em."
		Jacqueline submits her votes.
		Roger says, "Yeah, what did they ever do for us"
		DavidW says, "They gave us lockpicking skills."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks, all. Please play the other games, three of which run in a browser and are fairly short. BestieFone requires a download but there are both Mac and Windows versions."
		Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, Linux peeps.)"
		DavidW says, "Turn all their traffic lights red so their cars can't go anywhere."
		Rob says, "I should mention that I'm terrible at playing IF games of old school flavor, even though I am so intrigued by them I always want to try"
		Rob says, "then I get all into here's how I'd play it if I were authoring it, and it doesn't really help"
		DavidW says, "Turn all their green kryptonite to red K so they can't kill Superman anymore."
		Rob says, "but I enjoyed popping into the middle of your play today"
		Rob says, "thanks"
		Rob says, "I guess it was my play today too for a bit"
		Rob says, "I'm sorry I sound like an alien dropping in from galaxy X"
		DavidW says, "I'll turn all their green salsa into red salsa and they won't look as hip. They'll be sorry."
		Rob asks, "hooray clubfloyd?"
		DavidW says, "Gonna paint this town red."
		Rob says (to dw), "I like traffic lights, but only when they're green"
		Roger says, "Turn the green dragon into a red dragon, foiling their countermeasures"
		DavidW says, "They shouldn't've taking my new spellbook. They'll never eat green M&Ms again."
		Roger says, "ifcomp.org is taking its sweet time with registering my new acct"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, DW & Roger, I know you played last week's entries... and yet you have not voted..."
		Jacqueline tries to mind her own business and goes to another window.
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		DavidW says, "I doubt I can vote from here. I'll have to go to the library this week to do it."
		DavidW says, "And I haven't played that large game yet."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Roger says, "I will seriously vote real soon when I have an account"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "You don't have an IF Comp account?"
		Roger says, "Apparently not"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Well, get thee to the ifcomp.org..."
		DavidW says, "geez, it's after 7pm now."
polarisunique goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		
Roger has connected. 		
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Doug asks, "how long did it take the Club to play Some Exceptions?"
		polarisunique says, "I think it was around four hours"
		Roger says, "Closer to 5, but yeah"
		Doug says, "I guess I don't feel as bad about not finishing it yet"
		Doug says, "though I know Club Floyd is usually slower than solo play."
Olly arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Olly drops stupid people detector. 		
Olly drops Moiler. 		
Olly ooks itself into the ether. 		
Olly arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Olly is a newbie. 		
Olly gets a pronoun tester. 		
Olly gets Moiler. 		
Olly is borne away by a squadron of flying toads. 		
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Losing Your Grip by Stephen Granade
As played on ifMUD on August 28 and Sept 11, 2017

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Losing Your Grip written by Stephen Granade. You can learn more about this game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB: Losing Your Grip.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		* NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Jacqueline has posted message 315, about 'Jacq is Still Away', to the bulletin board! Save a pretzel for the gas jets."
		Roger says, "This might be happening today, might not. I could go either way."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I dunno. Jacq isn't here today, so it's up to us if we do anything or not."
		DavidW asks, "So, any idea what we should play today?"
		Teaspoon says, "nope"
		DavidW says, "There was one popular game of Sargent's that I could never get very far into."
		DavidW says, ""Losing Your Grip" from 1998."
		Roger says, "I'm up for that"
		Teaspoon asks, "who's Sargent?"
		DavidW says, "Stephen Granade."
		Touchy says, "heh"
		Touchy says, "Some old dude that's never around anymore."
		Touchy exclaims, "Hi btw, I don't think we've met!"
		DavidW says, "I don't see it on Floyd. I guess if that's what we're playing I need to unload it first."
		Touchy asks, "Leather Goddesses of Phobos?"
		DavidW says, "I've uploaded 'lyg'."
		DavidW says, "Remind me how to load the game in our preferred terp."
		DavidW says, "I can never remember these arcane spells."
		Teaspoon says, "Er, no idea."
		DavidW asks, "sigh. I guess I need to look at a transcript of another game. We do this every week and no one remembers?"
		Teaspoon says, "I wasn't here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask lyg" 		

Floyd | FrobTADS 1.2.3 - A text-only TADS 2.5.17 Interpreter.
Floyd | TADS copyright (c) 1993, 2012 by Michael J. Roberts.
Floyd | Maintained by Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com>.
Floyd |

		
Floyd usage: frob [options] file 		

Floyd | options:
Floyd |   -ctab file    use character mapping table file
Floyd |   -ctab-        do not use any character mapping file
Floyd |   -i file       read commands from file
Floyd |   -o file       write commands to file
Floyd |   -l file       log all output to file
Floyd |   -m size       maximum cache size (in bytes)
Floyd |   -mh size      heap size (default 65535 bytes)
Floyd |   -ms size      stack size (default 512 elements)

		
Floyd -p [toggle] pause after play 		

Floyd |   -r savefile   restore saved game position from savefile
Floyd |   -s level      set I/O safety level (-s? for help)
Floyd |   -tf file      use file for swapping (default: TADSSWAP.DAT)
Floyd |   -ts size      maximum swapfile size (default: unlimited)

		
Floyd -tp (-)[toggle] preload all objects 		

Floyd |   -t+           enable swapping (disabled by default)
Floyd |   -u size       set undo to size (0 to disable; default 60000)
Floyd |
Floyd | toggle options: add + to enable, - to disable, nothing to toggle
Floyd | cheaptads quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW says, "oops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load lyg" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd | tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter.
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rain and mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | Those are your first solid memories.  Rain pouring down on your head,
Floyd | filling your eyes.  Mud beneath your feet, filling your shoes.  Other
Floyd | details slowly filter in.  The trees surrounding you.  The leaden skies
Floyd | above.  The chill wind cutting through your clothes with ease.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shelter would be a good beginning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Losing Your Grip, a Journey in Five Fits
Floyd | Version 5 (Nov 30 2001) Copyright 1997-2001 by Stephen Granade
Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System.
Floyd | For more information, type "about".
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fit the First: Replevin
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rain rain on my face/It hasn't stopped raining for days"
Floyd |                             -- Jars of Clay
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Glade
Floyd |    The trees around you are spaced far enough to provide little
Floyd | shelter, allowing the stinging rain to pelt you.  A grey mist conceals
Floyd | everything past four meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the version of TADS this game uses is so old that sleepmask can't cope."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd | Mostly pine.  Their protection is scant comfort in the rain and the
Floyd | wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I saw no exits listed. Any way people prefer to go?"
		Roger says, "nah"
		Touchy says, "Maybe we can go anywhere because of the mists.."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd |    Once the field might have been covered in grass.  Now the grass is
Floyd | but a memory.  Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |    Buried almost to its chin in the mud is a human head.
Floyd |
Floyd | The head's eyes suddenly open, fixing you in place.  "Oh, my," he says.
Floyd | "This is a surprise.  I certainly never expected to see you in person!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I'm not sure we started at the beginning"
		Touchy says, "It did say "Fit the First""
		Roger says, "oh ok"
		Touchy asks, "I don't know what makes you think we didn't?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd | Other than being buried in mud to his chin, the head is reassuringly
Floyd | normal.  His hair and mustache are a matted brown, perhaps from
Floyd | genetics, perhaps from mud.  Rivulets of water run down his creased
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come to gloat?" the man says.  "Why not?  After all, you put me here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about head" 		

Floyd | "What's to say?" he asks.  "I've led a dull life, and now I'm about to
Floyd | have a dull end."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's right, try to deny it.  If it weren't for you, I'd still be
Floyd | safe."  His eyes dart to the northeast for a second, then return to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig mud" 		

Floyd | You kneel and begin scooping mud from around the head with both hands.
Floyd | As fast as you remove the mud, more mud and water return.  "Forget it,"
Floyd | the man says gruffly.  "It's too late now."  He seems strangely touched
Floyd | by your attempt, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man laughs softly.  "Not long now."  He grins sarcastically.  "An
Floyd | interesting end, don't you think?  Jiminy Cricket never had such an
Floyd | exit scene."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm...confused."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "It's a confusing game. Feel free to try something."
		DavidW says, "All I remember is the response to 'kick head' from when I first played it."
		Touchy says, "ouch"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "kick head" 		

Floyd | The head's eyes widen as you draw your foot back.  "Terry, no, please,
Floyd | oh God you can't--" His cries are cut short as your foot slams into
Floyd | him.  With the sound of eggshells cracking, the head fragments into
Floyd | countless pieces which are quickly lost in the mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd |    Once the field might have been covered in grass.  Now the grass is
Floyd | but a memory.  Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |    Buried almost to its chin in the mud is a human head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "that was nasty"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "zyzzy" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "zyzzy".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | There is a puff of smoke.  Something lands in your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resignation and more than a little bitterness fill the man's face.  "Go
Floyd | on," he says.  "You've work to do, pieces to recover."  He pauses, then
Floyd | yells, "Go on, I said!"  Then, muttered, "You've ignored me too long to
Floyd | do anything about it now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x fool" 		

Floyd | A tiny doll tricked out in a harlequin's outfit.  When you turn it over
Floyd | in your hands, you see that its back is missing, leaving the fool
Floyd | hollow.  There is a matching hole where its larynx should be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put hand in puppet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "puppet".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'A hollow voice says, "Fool!"'"
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Booo!"
		Teaspoon says, "bad joke"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take head" 		

Floyd | You grab hold of his ears, but before you can pull, the head says,
Floyd | "It's no good now.  I'm done for."  His eyes narrow at you.  "The least
Floyd | you can do is feel guilty."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ignore head" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ignore".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "shall we just leave him alone, or what"
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat fool" 		

Floyd | The fool doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The head did look northeast; we can go that way, i think."
Bert says (to Floyd), "feel guilty" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "guilty".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "put hand in fool" 		

Floyd | I don't see any hand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about himself" 		

Floyd | "What's to say?" he asks.  "I've led a dull life, and now I'm about to
Floyd | have a dull end."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about me" 		

Floyd | The man laughs.  "Funny, I've spent my life judging you, and now I
Floyd | can't think of a thing to say about you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about mud" 		

Floyd | He says, "If only the rain would stop..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about rain" 		

Floyd | He says, "If only the rain would stop..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about life" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "So our name is Terry."
		Teaspoon says, "if I ever end up as a decapitated head in mud, I hope that "I had a dull life" isn't the only thing I can think of to say about the experience."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask head about death" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "why terry?"
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "I don't know."
		Touchy says, "We don't think there is a way to save him, right? Although he said something like "too late _now_"."
		DavidW says, "There's no reason to believe he's decapitated."
		Touchy says, "If he was we could just carry him away."
		DavidW says, "I don't think it's possible to save him."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want to dig in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stop rain" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "dig mud" 		

Floyd | You kneel and begin scooping mud from around the head with both hands.
Floyd | As fast as you remove the mud, more mud and water return.  "Forget it,"
Floyd | the man says gruffly.  "It's too late now."  He seems strangely touched
Floyd | by your attempt, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You kneel and begin scooping mud from around the head with both hands.
Floyd | As fast as you remove the mud, more mud and water return.  "Forget it,"
Floyd | the man says gruffly.  "It's too late now."  He seems strangely touched
Floyd | by your attempt, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You kneel and begin scooping mud from around the head with both hands.
Floyd | As fast as you remove the mud, more mud and water return.  "Forget it,"
Floyd | the man says gruffly.  "It's too late now."  He seems strangely touched
Floyd | by your attempt, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You kneel and begin scooping mud from around the head with both hands.
Floyd | As fast as you remove the mud, more mud and water return.  "Forget it,"
Floyd | the man says gruffly.  "It's too late now."  He seems strangely touched
Floyd | by your attempt, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I am unimpressed."
Bert says (to Floyd), "bury head" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bury".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put mud on head" 		

Floyd | You can't put the mud anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search head" 		

Floyd | How rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "ne then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss head" 		

Floyd | The mud coating him makes you think twice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean head" 		

Floyd | No matter how much you wipe, the man's face is still begrimed.  He
Floyd | grimaces.  "Thanks," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sure, let's go ne."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | "Good luck," the man whispers as you walk away.  The hiss of the rain
Floyd | covers anything else he might have said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    Looming suddenly out of the gloom is a large marble building.  Its
Floyd | columns jut skyward, raked by the unending rain.  To the north lies its
Floyd | entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | The building's white marble is streaked with grime, the rain having no
Floyd | visible effect.  Its entrance lies open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "North?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | As you walk through the door of the building the sound of the rain
Floyd | stops, as if suddenly turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "let's keep going"
		DavidW says, "sure. N or W."
		DavidW asks, "or is it N or NW?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "It's not west."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "I wonder if there was a time when this game (or reviews, etc.) was the top Google hit for 'kick head'."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "this is a big building. We're gonna need a map."
		Teaspoon asks, "Anyone want to map?"
		DavidW says, "Well, I was trying to map, but you're gonna have to explore a bit slower."
		Touchy asks, "Did you intentionally go north four times?"
		Teaspoon says, "Yes, to see how big it went."
		Teaspoon says, "I'll go back again."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the air just above your head shimmers.  A small pyramid
Floyd | falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to feel the cold seep into you, chilling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    You see a paper pyramid here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You now feel recovered from your exposure to the cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "okay, so this is the start of the building."
		DavidW asks, "What was that falling pyramid?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get pyramid" 		

Floyd | The pyramid begins glowing softly.  It unfolds like a flower and a
Floyd | feminine voice issues from it, saying, "Doctor!  Doctor!  Something's
Floyd | wrong with Terry!" When the light dies down, the pyramid is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think we'r insane."
		DavidW says, "Well, we could be in a dreamscape, I guess."
		Touchy asks, "Trying to get to the bright white light?"
		Teaspoon says, "I wonder if we can die of the cold outside."
		Teaspoon says, "Seems very probable."
		Touchy says, "Seemed like it."
		DavidW says, "well, who knows. Maybe there's a coat in here."
		DavidW asks, "Is there a northwest exit from the Foyer?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, strengthened by the unlit ceiling light
Floyd | which is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed
Floyd | into one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.
Floyd | The room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is
Floyd | within arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "yes"
		Teaspoon says, "I'll move back again."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x footprints" 		

Floyd | The footprints mill about the south entrance, then lead to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Teaspoon says, "that's nice."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Especially considering how old this game is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | I don't see any desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, strengthened by the unlit ceiling light
Floyd | which is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed
Floyd | into one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.
Floyd | The room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is
Floyd | within arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | The dark wood of the desk only serves to make the office more
Floyd | claustrophobic.  Deep gouges run from the front of the desk to the
Floyd | back; close examination shows them to be fingernail-shaped.  All of the
Floyd | desk drawers have been removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we're back in the foyer? I thought we were still in the office."
		Teaspoon says, "oh. Well, now we're in teh office."
		Teaspoon says, "I like a desk that has no drawers."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x gouges" 		

Floyd | Gouges scar the once-pristine surface of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "now I'm all confused. What are the office exits?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x drawers" 		

Floyd | I don't see any drawers here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd | The switch is currently off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd | You turn on the switch, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn switch" 		

Floyd | Turning the light switch doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ah wel."
		DavidW says, "Might be a power box to fix."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 2:59.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd | It looms above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess explore elsewhere?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x walkway" 		

Floyd | The walkway rings the hall on every side but the south, casting a
Floyd | shadow on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "but no up."
		DavidW says, "There's an upstairs, but not from here, I guess."
		Bert says, "I think this game originally came with feelies. Which might be helpful."
		Bert says, "They might be available online at this point."
		Touchy says, "unlikely..."
		Bert asks, "Unlikely helpful, you mean?"
		Teaspoon says, "unlikely online"
		Touchy asks, "Unlikely that it had feelies?"
		Touchy says, "Anyway..."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "unlikely we can get them online."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | small door:  The closed door leads west.
Floyd | large wooden doors:  The carved doors are made of oak and are twice
Floyd | your height.  They stand slightly ajar, leaving enough room for you to
Floyd | enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "[LINK] has a link to them on the right. gripfeelies.zip"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x carvings" 		

Floyd | You peer closely at the door, but are unable to tell what the carving
Floyd | is of in the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fouch carvings" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fouch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch carvings" 		

Floyd | The carving is distinct beneath your fingers, yet its subject remains
Floyd | tantalizingly unobvious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "yay!"
		Touchy says, "Sorry, looking at the feelies."
		DavidW says, "I'll look at them later unless they're actually needed to play."
		Bert says, "I don't think there's anything strictly necessary."
		Touchy says, "Doesn't look like it."
		Touchy says, "I can provide background..."
		Touchy says, "We seem to be in a clinical trial for a medication to quit smoking."
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		Touchy says, "That's what the feelies indicate."
		Teaspoon says, "weird"
		DavidW says, "That sounded like a major spoiler."
		Touchy says, "There is a fake sign-up form and ad for that."
		Touchy asks, "Uh...sorry?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we explore more in the actual game, please?"
		Touchy says, "I assumed it was intended that we know this."
		Touchy says, "It also just cements our dreamscape idea."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, west, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Well, maybe so, I dunno."
		DavidW says, "I think I'd like to try east first."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North Half of Archive
Floyd |    Metal shelves fill the hall; most are empty and many have succumbed
Floyd | to rust. The shelves that aren't empty hold broken shards of glass.
Floyd | The archive continues to the south, and an exit leads west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd | The glass fragments run the gamut from large shards to fine, gritty
Floyd | powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd | You would most surely cut yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search glass" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd | The shelves cover the room, as if they had multiplied in the same
Floyd | manner coathangers are reputed to.  They are covered in broken shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb shelves" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the metal shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Seems like an unhelpful room. What's the south end like?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South Half of Archive
Floyd |    Just enough light filters in to show you row after row of boxes
Floyd | filling rack after rack of shelves, making it difficult to find a place
Floyd | to stand.  The room continues to the north.  Above the west exit is a
Floyd | clock; beside the exit is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "clockk" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "clockk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 2:25.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "odd"
		DavidW says, "The office clock time was 2:59"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 2:25.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume 'frozen' means the clock isn't running."
		Touchy says, "Yeah, me too I was just thinking it might be something that looks unmoving but then does anyway, sort of..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd | Cardboard boxes, all taped shut.  Each one has been labeled with a
Floyd | black magic marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "oh shit black magic"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box 225" 		

Floyd | I don't see any box 225 here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x labels" 		

Floyd | I don't see any labels here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read boxes" 		

Floyd | Your eyes roam over their surfaces, taking in their titles.  Many are
Floyd | labeled "Memories" with a range of dates following.  A few are labeled
Floyd | "Fragments."  You feel an odd sense of disorientation as you stare at
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Oh Joy, what did Sadness do now?"
		Touchy says, "heh"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "open fragments" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fragments".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I'd like to go west and see where we end up."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open boxes" 		

Floyd | The tape prevents you from opening the boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "South End of Hallway, I assume."
		Touchy asks, "There was an exit to the east there?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Touchy says, "I'm just silly for not mapping."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's still a closed door west of North End of Hallway, the stairways up, and I don't know for the Audience Hall; I missed recording exits for that room."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | (Opening the small door)
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd | The tank is old and somewhat rusty.  An orange wire runs past it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd | The cable runs from the northeast baseboards to the floor beside the
Floyd | hot-water tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x baseboards" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "baseboards".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd | The tank is old and somewhat rusty.  An orange wire runs past it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x baseboard" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "baseboard".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open tank" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the hot-water tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch tank" 		

Floyd | The tank is cool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oops lag"
		Touchy says, "Oh, god joob."
		DavidW says, "It's another indication that the power isn't on, I guess."
		Touchy says, "Yeah...."
		Touchy asks, "Down?"
		DavidW says, "mm, okay"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are a rucksack and five balances.
Floyd |    A man stands bent over the tables, jotting things down in a large
Floyd | notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | As your footsteps sound on the stairs, the man turns.  He looks you
Floyd | over, one eyebrow quirking in surprise.  "Hello," he says.  "And here I
Floyd | thought I was the last one still around.  I'm Frankie."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'Who are you, and what have you done with the governor?'"
		Touchy asks, "What's a balance?"
		Touchy asks, "Like a scale?"
		DavidW says, "A balance can be a scale."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we can ask Frankie about that?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about balance" 		

Floyd | "Frankly, I don't know what they were for.  One of the unsolved
Floyd | mysteries of this place."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about head" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, ""they"?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about terry" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well there are five balances so"
		DavidW asks (of Brian), "what?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x balances" 		

Floyd | Sitting silent on the tables, the balances are all tarnished brass and
Floyd | pitted steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I missed the items in the room."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x rucksack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This room has too many items in it."
		DavidW says, "take the sack, please."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "t rucksack" 		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get sack" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "t".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Frankie glances over at you as you pick up the rucksack.  "You can have
Floyd | it," he says.  "It'll do you more good than it will me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put all in sack" 		

Floyd | fool:  Done.
Floyd | rucksack:  You can't put the rucksack in itself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "heh"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 10:02.  Next to the clock is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie grins sardonically.  "I'm just an archaeologist, nothing more.
Floyd | My team and I were working on unearthing those," he gestures at the
Floyd | pile of spheres by the wall, "until we got word of the avalanche."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about team" 		

Floyd | "I sent my team away when we heard about the avalanche.  I couldn't ask
Floyd | them to put themselves in harm's way."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about avalanche" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "When we heard about it yesterday, we all started rushing
Floyd | about, hither and yon, trying to finish our separate projects.  The
Floyd | power going out didn't help things a bit."  He sighs heavily.  "I only
Floyd | wish someone could have protected my project."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "so the power went out all at different times?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about project" 		

Floyd | "Why, the spheres," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Clocks don't usually use main power, do they?"
		DavidW says (to Tsp), "I really don't know."
		BrianK says, "I think clocks usually run on batteries"
		DavidW says, "Modern wall clocks tend to use batteries, yeah, but these might be different."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about spheres." 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "They were my project.  Well, mine and some colleagues.
Floyd | They'd been buried near here for years."  He gazes at the spheres for a
Floyd | minute, then at you.  "Makes you wonder why someone would go to all the
Floyd | trouble to bury them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we don't know what the nature of the blackout was."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x spheres" 		

Floyd | The spheres are smooth and translucent, glowing softly from within.
Floyd | Several are caked with mud and dirt, testimony to their recent
Floyd | location.  They have been stacked in a tight-fitting pyramid.  You feel
Floyd | a strange sense of deja vu as you gaze into them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "count spheres" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "count".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "clean spheres" 		

Floyd | There is no need to clean the pile of spheres.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch spheres" 		

Floyd | You reach your hand towards one of the spheres.  As you draw nearer, a
Floyd | spark spits from the sphere, rushes up your arm, and then--
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness, then light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see yourself, a brief memory of driving your father's car alone for
Floyd | the first time, Joe Walsh on the radio, hands ice-slick with the fear
Floyd | of wrecking, pulse pounding, the thrill of being in control--
Floyd |
Floyd | Light, then darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are thirteen, on a camping trip with friends, hiding in the dark,
Floyd | playing a game of flashlight tag, who will be the first to find you, or
Floyd | will you find the others first--
Floyd |
Floyd | With a horrendous wrenching sensation you pull yourself away from the
Floyd | pile of spheres.  You glance at Frankie but, absorbed in his
Floyd | notetaking, he has not noticed your momentary distress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "whoops"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tell frankie about spheres" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "They were my project.  Well, mine and some colleagues.
Floyd | They'd been buried near here for years."  He gazes at the spheres for a
Floyd | minute, then at you.  "Makes you wonder why someone would go to all the
Floyd | trouble to bury them."
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the spheres teeters, then rolls down the pile.  It reaches the
Floyd | bottom and breaks, golden smoke issuing from it.  As the shards of the
Floyd | sphere melt into the floor, the smoke begins coalescing, solidifying
Floyd | into a Welsh Corgi puppy who barks twice at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie glances at the puppy, then at you, smiling at something.
Floyd | "Looks like you have a new pet," he says.  "I'd say the first order of
Floyd | business is to name him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I don't know if I want a memory summoning pet"
		BrianK says, "Oh wait are these supposed to be memories like Inside Out"
		Touchy grins.
		DavidW asks (of Brian), "maybe?"
		DavidW says, "This was written way before that movie."
		Touchy says, "Let's call him bubbles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "name dog bubbles" 		

Floyd | You may name something by using NAME OBJECT "NEWNAME".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "fair 'nuff"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "name dog "Bubbles"" 		

Floyd | You call to the dog.  "Bubbles!  C'mere, Bubbles!"  The dog cocks its
Floyd | head at you, then trots over to you, panting happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about building" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about clock" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about power" 		

Floyd | "We put too many demands on the building, tripped every breaker it had,
Floyd | one by one.  Thing is, to restart the system you have to reset the
Floyd | breakers in the order in which they were tripped.  Too much bother for
Floyd | us, considering our time limit, and what with the breakers being on the
Floyd | outside of the building and all."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah, that explains the clocks"
		Teaspoon says, "So we have to go outside."
		Touchy asks, "So we need to find a way to be outside long enough?"
		Teaspoon says, "where it's cold."
		Teaspoon says, "Maybe there's a spacesuit."
		DavidW says, "and we have to find all the clocks first too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about coat" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about wheels" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "The wheels control the level of this room.  I assume
Floyd | that they were installed to keep the balances...well, balanced."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about heater" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in sack" 		

Floyd | In the rucksack you see a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x heater" 		

Floyd | It is an old-fashioned wood-burning heater, standing a few centimeters
Floyd | above the ground on metal legs.  Heat pours from it in waves.  Its most
Floyd | noticeable feature isn't: it has no smoke stack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x wheels" 		

Floyd | south wheel:  The spoked metal wheel has a handle at one point of its
Floyd | circumference.
Floyd | east wheel:  The spoked metal wheel has a handle at one point of its
Floyd | circumference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x drain" 		

Floyd | The metal drain is a small circle with a grate about ten centimeters in
Floyd | diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in drain" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the metal drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "open drain" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the metal drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open grate" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the metal drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think that covers everything in the room"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pet bubbles" 		

Floyd | You pet Bubbles, whose tail wags mightily in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "can we send bubbles outside?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie might not take kindly to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "It might just follow us if we move around"
		DavidW says, "I don't know how Bubbles responses to commands yet."
		DavidW says, "er responds"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, go north" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you quizically, head cocked to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, jump" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you quizically, head cocked to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "You've had your pet how long, and you're already trying to kill it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bubbles, fetch sphere" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you quizically, head cocked to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Did we ask for a small dog made of memory spheres? No."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gives you a sidelong look.  As your hands close around the dog,
Floyd | it swirls like smoke, solidifying just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Shoulda called it Misty."
		BrianK asks, "Should we explore elsewhere?"
		DavidW says, "Let's explore more. I didn't see the audience hall all that well."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says (to W), "Er. That seems mildly inappropriate."
		BrianK says, "Ok, so Bubbles does follow us"
		Bert says, "(Misty being the name of the author's wife.)"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Bert), "I guess I'm missing a reference."
BrianK says (to floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Bert says, "Misty Granade is Sargent's wife."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Hi there!"
		DavidW says, "oh!"
		Teaspoon says, "We have a game that no one's sure what it is or what it's doing."
		DavidW says, "I'd totally forgotten that fact."
		Peregrine says, "Whoa, sounds intriguing..."
		Touchy says, "We're exploring a house."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "That's all you need to know for now."
		DavidW says, "A building. It's not a house."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 1:43.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think it's a research institute."
		Teaspoon says, "for someothing as not explained."
		BrianK says, "For the record I'm keeping track of the clock times we've seen so far"
		Peregrine says, "Good idea."
		DavidW says, "I missed the one in the Balance Room."
		Touchy says, "We will also need to know where they are."
		BrianK says, "Balance room is 10:02"
		Touchy says, "So we can find the appropriate breakers outside."
		Peregrine asks, "?"
		DavidW asks, "thanks. We've seen 4 clocks so far, correct?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		Touchy says, "Apparently the power went out and we have to reset the breakers."
		Touchy says, "In the order they went out."
		Touchy says, "Some dude in the basement told us that."
		Peregrine says, "Weird."
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "2nd room of the game had a head in the mud."
		Peregrine says, "Hold on..."
		Peregrine says, "I think I've heard about this game"
		Peregrine asks, "Did you try kicking the head?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Were they good things?"
		Touchy chuckles.
		Teaspoon says, "yes, on David's recommendation."
		DavidW says, "We did try!"
		Teaspoon says, "and then I undid."
		Teaspoon says, "cos, nasty."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x benches" 		

Floyd | They stand to either side of the hall, lined in rows running from east
Floyd | to west. They stop short of the desk, leaving several meters of clear
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Leaving him to die slowly is also nasty, of course."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | More lectern than desk, it is slightly elevated.  There is space behind
Floyd | it, presumably for a large chair, and it commands an excellent view of
Floyd | the entire room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "stand behind desk" 		

Floyd | You step behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Who's so cute?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | More lectern than desk, it is slightly elevated.  There is space behind
Floyd | it, presumably for a large chair, and it commands an excellent view of
Floyd | the entire room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Oh, yes, we have a nonphysical dog made of terrifying memory spheres. I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "look under benches" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go nowhere until you get out of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "leave desk" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exit desk" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "out desk" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy scowls.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well this was mildly amusing"
		Touchy says, "Thanks."
		DavidW says, "'stand' is the traditional 'get me outta the container' command."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "search benches" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look under benches" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the benches.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We should go east next."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd | The balcony stands above you, covering one-third of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Hanging from the coatrack are a pair of gloves and a thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "That solves our going outside problem"
		Touchy says, "Aye"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "get coat" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "get gloves" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | The coat is thin, more of a windbreaker than a coat.  White stitching
Floyd | runs down its arms and sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x stitching" 		

Floyd | It runs down the coat's arms and sides.  It has begun to unravel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x pockets" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "pockets".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "look in coat" 		

Floyd | Not while you're wearing the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look in coat" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "aw"
		Touchy says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "hm. That stitching message suggests a hidden thing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull stitching" 		

Floyd | You give the stitching a good tug and feel it give slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip stitching" 		

Floyd | The stitching gives further, causing the coat to gape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in coat" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip stitching" 		

Floyd | With a final rip, the stitching tears completely free, leaving only
Floyd | scraps behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "hahaha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scraps" 		

Floyd | Despite their origin, the scraps now could barely cover one of your
Floyd | arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Um, I guess we should undo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scraps" 		

Floyd | You already have some scraps!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		BrianK says, "Unless the wording of "thin coat" means that the coat wasn't going to protect us from the cold anyway"
		Touchy says, "Yeah, but let's try it first."
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps the coat is still good?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | I don't see any coat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Not sure..."
		DavidW asks, "whoa, no coat?"
		BrianK says, "You just ripped it up :P"
		Touchy says, "You ripped it up..."
		DavidW says, "Sorry!"
		DavidW says, "I was thinking maybe something would be hidden in the lining."
		Touchy says, "Yeah, I agree."
		Teaspoon says, "that would have been inteesting"
		Touchy says, "But I think we should keep the coat for now. We'll probably need the scraps later."
		DavidW asks, "Why else code that sequence in there?"
		Touchy says, "To plug a pipe or whatever."
		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe it's just a metaphor?"
		Touchy asks, "Maybe it will rip by itself when we use it?"
		DavidW says, "no, we probably do need the coat now, but maybe we need the scraps later."
		Peregrine says, "That's plausible"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We can test by undoing and wearing the coat outside."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x i" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a rucksack, a thin coat, and a pair of gloves (being worn).
Floyd | The rucksack seems to contain a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "look in rucksack" 		

Floyd | In the rucksack you see a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | The coat is thin, more of a windbreaker than a coat.  White stitching
Floyd | runs down its arms and sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "we have a small fool"
		Teaspoon says, "which I summoned with a magic spell"
		Peregrine says, "Wow."
		DavidW says, "The fool appears when we said xyzzy"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine fool" 		

Floyd | A tiny doll tricked out in a harlequin's outfit.  When you turn it over
Floyd | in your hands, you see that its back is missing, leaving the fool
Floyd | hollow.  There is a matching hole where its larynx should be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "What did you do for us to get that again?"
		Touchy says, "Oh, yeah...."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow fool" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "blow".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Now if only we could plugh up that hole."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "plugh".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Maybe there's a talking box for it or such"
		DavidW says, "I think it's likely just an in-joke."
		Teaspoon says, "I think it's deliberate. As per "Hollow voice"."
		Peregrine says, "Aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | It is large without being overwhelming.  An air of disuse hangs about
Floyd | it.  Set into its surface are a clock and a radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | Its tiny face is turned towards the plush chair, its base affixed to
Floyd | the desk's surface.  It has stopped at 1:18.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to turn the radio on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is softly playing music.  Its only control is a knob on its
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knob" 		

Floyd | The radio is softly playing music.  Its only control is a knob on its
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "presumably all these clocks relate to circuit breakers on the outside of the building, the ones we have to switch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn knob" 		

Floyd | You turn the knob, expecting to hear the radio traverse several radio
Floyd | stations. Instead, the same song plays continuously, never deviating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk fill the room
Floyd | without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd | The plush chair sits behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "This is a one-radio station town, eh?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "look under chair" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the plush chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the wooden desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess upstairs next, or outside to find the breaker box."
		Touchy says, "I don't think that's it. Even one station only broadcasts on one frequency. I think that knob is broken as well."
		Touchy says, "Or triggers something elsewhere."
		DavidW says, "oh, that makes more sense."
		Touchy says, "Yeah, upstairs."
		DavidW says, "broken knob"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knob" 		

Floyd | You can't have the radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "This house is one big puzzle box, isn't it?"
		Teaspoon says, "yep"
		DavidW says, "yes, and I don't think it's a house per se."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So we're upstairs?"
		Touchy says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | The staircase curves as it falls to the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm so glad I'm not mapping this one..."
		BrianK says, "I'm a little confused by the geography of the walkway"
		Touchy says, "David is, he's a pro."
		DavidW says, "I am mapping, yes."
		Peregrine says, "Hooray"
		Touchy says, "The walkway is a balcony inside the hallway."
		Peregrine asks, "Eh?"
		Touchy says, "There is one on each side."
		BrianK says, "Okay, so there are two of them"
		Touchy says, "The hallway is two storeys high."
		Peregrine says, "Ah, okay"
		BrianK says, "Now I get it, thanks"
		DavidW says, "yeah this upper hall goes around the hallway below."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sentinel" 		

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis.  A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall.  Its arms are straight at its sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Curiouser and curiouser"
		Teaspoon says, "oh yes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 10:58.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I think I've seen Metropolis once but I don't remember anything."
		Peregrine says, "So have I"
		Teaspoon says, "Metropolis is great."
		Peregrine says, "I agree"
		Teaspoon says, "but you'd get the idea just by googling the movie poster."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd | The books resemble case histories from a law library: leather binding,
Floyd | small type on their spines.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd | You pull one off a shelf at random and open it.  You read of a dilemma,
Floyd | arguments pro and con, and then of the final decision.  As you replace
Floyd | the book, you realize that the entire episode seems oddly familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "If this was Zork, I would expect the sentinel to kill us as soon as we try to go pass it"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd | You pull one off a shelf at random and open it.  You read of a dilemma,
Floyd | arguments pro and con, and then of the final decision.  As you replace
Floyd | the book, you realize that the entire episode seems oddly familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd | They are stacked back to back in rows running around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "At least we're not hoisted on the horns of a dilemma."
		Peregrine says, "heh"
		Touchy asks, "huh?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We don't even know yet if it's a death sort of game or if it's forgiving."
		Peregrine says, "Better save before going west in case"
		DavidW asks, "er, we entered from the west. Does it mean east?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We entered from the west, so we can only go west"
		Touchy says, "There is only one door we came through it."
		DavidW says, "unless there's a secret exit behind a bookcase."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the wooden shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "BTW, iftb says this game is rated 'Nasty' on the zarfian scale :("
		Teaspoon says, "oh god"
		DavidW asks (of Peregrine), "The game let me rip up a coat, remember?"
		Teaspoon says, "It did."
		DavidW says, "Just wait until we have a pet dog with muddy paws to deal with."
		Bert says, "FYI, according to the IFDB, the forgiveness rating for LYG is 'Nasty'."
		Bert says, "Er, wait, you just said that."
		BrianK says, "Haha"
		Bert says, "Sorry, I was busy looking it up while you were saying it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sentinel about books" 		

Floyd | Surely you can't think the sentinel knows anything about that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I suppose we'll need to remember to save before doing anything important"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sentinel about sentinel" 		

Floyd | Surely you can't think the sentinel knows anything about that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on sentinel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to turn the sentinel on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss sentinel" 		

Floyd | Bleah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Teaspoon says, "but we don't know what anything important *is* in this game."
		Teaspoon asks, "So, er, just save often?"
		Peregrine says, "I guess."
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Have we done everything in this room?"
		DavidW says, "let's see more of the upstairs."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on switch" 		

Floyd | You turn on the switch, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd | You wouldn't know where to begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd | You pull one off a shelf at random and open it.  You read of a dilemma,
Floyd | arguments pro and con, and then of the final decision.  As you replace
Floyd | the book, you realize that the entire episode seems oddly familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "burn books" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "burn".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we've done all we can here."
		Teaspoon (
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, randomly flipped switches are gonna be a pain."
		Peregrine says, "Gah, sorry"
		DavidW says, "well, I dunno how they're coded."
		DavidW says, "We might be okay."
		Peregrine says, "I saved before doing anything rash, so we can restore if needed"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Okay. What next?"
		BrianK says, "We can go north from "NE Walkway" I think"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "north twice" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "twice".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the west; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "So west-east connects the two walkways?"
		Peregrine says, "Okay, I'm beginning to wonder if we're arent just a ghost levitating about the place"
		Touchy says, "I think so"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "and north should be the balcony in the auditorium"
		DavidW says, "It should. Going above the audience hall."
		DavidW says, "ergh. lag"
		Peregrine asks, "The walkway doesn't have any railing to stop us jumping down onto the hallway?"
		Touchy asks, "Why would you think that?"
		DavidW says, "West probably goes over the audience hall. I don't know where north and east go yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "railing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Balcony
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of the audience hall from the balcony.
Floyd | Benches, which would look somber from the floor below, look forlorn
Floyd | from here.  Metal bolts in the floor indicate where benches once stood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine bolts" 		

Floyd | The metal bolts stud the balcony, making for treacherous footing.
Floyd | Their spacing and uniformity mark the outlines of the benches they once
Floyd | held.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bolts" 		

Floyd | Though they could not prevent the benches from being removed, their
Floyd | grip on the floor is strong enough to defeat your best efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "think".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bolts, lose grip" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lose".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "me, lose grip" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lose".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "me, me" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. So maybe the path north from NE walkway bent west to go to the N walkway."
		DavidW says, "I was confused."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  A closed
Floyd | door is to the west. Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Yeah, there is some bendy action here."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 11:30.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's easier for me to miss details when playing this way."
		Touchy asks, "Sorry, you want to drive?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, we're doing okay so far."
		DavidW says, "also, I suspect my normal way of playing won't ultimately help."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open west door" 		

Floyd | I don't see any west door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "huh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to enter the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "There is definitely a west room right"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine door" 		

Floyd | The open door leads west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd |    The tiny closet is dank and has a strange smell.  It is unfinished;
Floyd | in many places unadorned sheetrock and insulation show.  The only light
Floyd | in the room comes from the open door to the east.  Above you hang a
Floyd | bare bulb and a pull cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That was a bug"
		DavidW says, "Odd."
		Touchy says, "Yeah..."
		BrianK asks, "Does the clock above the door refer to this room or the walkway?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Brian), "I don't see how to answer that question."
		Peregrine says, "I feel an itch to pull the cord, but I suspect it will somehow put us in an unwinnable state"
		Teaspoon says, "pull and undo. Undo, joyously, works here."
		DavidW says, "I think pulling the cord will do nothing much."
		BrianK says, "Think of it like a question for the future"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd | You give the cord a firm tug and are rewarded with a click from the
Floyd | lightbulb.  Nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine lightbulb" 		

Floyd | The bare bulb hangs above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x insulation" 		

Floyd | Pink and fluffy, it pokes from spots in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x asbestos" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "asbestos".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Pink and fluffy?"
		BrianK says, "My guess is that when we go to the breaker room, we don't know what turns on which room, so we have to keep going back and forth and turning on the lights to see what room corresponds to what"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fibreglass" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fibreglass".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fiberglass" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fiberglass".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I think so too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search insulation" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "But that's kind of tedious for a puzzle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insulation" 		

Floyd | You rip off a tuft of the insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 2 points.  You can turn these
Floyd | notifications off at any time by typing 'notify'.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "?"
		BrianK says, "Woohoo"
		DavidW asks, "Can we add insulation to our thin coat?"
		Touchy says, "oohhh..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a rucksack, a thin coat, a pair of gloves (being worn), and a
Floyd | tuft of insulation.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "That's clever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put insulation in coat" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "aw"
		Peregrine says, "boo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull stitching" 		

Floyd | You give the stitching a good tug and feel it give slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Still a good idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put insulation in coat" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put insulation in stitching" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the white stitching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull stitching" 		

Floyd | The stitching gives further, causing the coat to gape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put insulation in coat" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Boom."
		Touchy says, "DW in da house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close coat" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to close the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "DW solved it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | The coat is thin, more of a windbreaker than a coat.  Its white
Floyd | stitching is torn, leaving it open like a huge sack.  Stuffed inside
Floyd | the coat you see a tuft of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Boy would I have failed at this game."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the coat you feel the insulation inside crackling.  The
Floyd | coat is somewhat warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Should we put in more?"
		DavidW asks, "oh. maybe?"
		DavidW asks, "How to tell which tuft of insulation is which, though?"
		Touchy says, "I don't know but if the game is so unforgiving..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sheetrock" 		

Floyd | It has been haphazardly applied to the studs behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move it" 		

Floyd | You can't move the sheetrock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x studs" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "studs".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I think, explore more?"
		DavidW says, "There's still the southwest walkway."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "get insulation" 		

Floyd | You rip off a tuft of the insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "put insulation in coat" 		

Floyd | Not while you're wearing the coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "put insulation in coat" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd | The coat is thin, more of a windbreaker than a coat.  Its white
Floyd | stitching is torn, leaving it open like a huge sack.  Stuffed inside
Floyd | the coat you see two tufts of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Oh dear..."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the coat you feel the insulation inside crackling.  The
Floyd | coat is somewhat warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So 2 tufts is somewhat warm."
		Peregrine asks, "How much insulation do we need then?"
		Touchy says, "Well, I don't know but if it doesn't work we can come back for more."
		Peregrine says, "Good point."
		Touchy says, "It was also somewhat warm with one tuft so maybe it doesn't matter."
		Peregrine asks, "Why do we need the coat, anyhow?"
		DavidW says, "Four tufts, maybe? I dunno."
		DavidW says, "It's raining outside. Cold."
		Peregrine says, "Ah."
		Teaspoon says, "We die if we don't."
		Teaspoon says, "Or so the game strongly implied."
		DavidW says, "Let's see the southwest walkway, please."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy exclaims, "egress!"
		DavidW says, "A female egret."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled.  The exit to the east is barely visible due to the metal
Floyd | sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit, however, is
Floyd | plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is nothing
Floyd | short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine chooses rock. RPS Bot 3000 chooses scissors. Winner: Peregrine. 		Teaspoon says, "That's nice."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 11:07.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Another sentinel?"
Peregrine says, "I really have to go to bed, so see you tomorrow..." 		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "have a good night."
Touchy says, "Good night." 		DavidW says, "bye Peregrine"
		Peregrine exclaims, "bye!"
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sentinel" 		

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis.  A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall.  Its arms are straight at its sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis.  A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall.  Its arms are straight at its sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd | The sheer number of filing cabinets boggles the mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | You try several cabinet drawers.  All are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cabinets" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to climb the filing cabinets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bubbles about cabinets" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. I guess that leaves outside. We've seen 7 clocks, correct?"
		DavidW says, "no 8"
		BrianK says, "I have eight"
		Touchy says, "Uhm...I'm not keeping track."
		Teaspoon says, "nor I, sadly."
		DavidW says, "so, putting the clock times in order:"
		DavidW says, "10:02 Balances, 10:58 Library, 11:07 Filing, 11:30 NW Walkway, 1:18 Prep Rm, 1:43 Aud Hall, 2:25 South Archive, 2:59 Cramped Office."
		BrianK says, "Yep, that's what I have"
		DavidW says, "Oddly nothing in the 12:00 to 12:59 range, though."
		BrianK says, "Anyway I'm all for going outside now"
		Touchy says, "Yep"
		DavidW says, "I suggest going outside, yes."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I drive us there?"
		BrianK says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah maybe we should save before stepping out"
		Teaspoon says, "agreed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the coat you feel the insulation inside crackling.  The
Floyd | coat is somewhat warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at you fiercely, dancing in front of you and
Floyd | impeding your progress.  You nearly have to jump over Bubbles to get
Floyd | past, at which point it lies on the floor, staring mournfully at you as
Floyd | you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat offers limited protection from the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should we get more insulation?"
		BrianK says, "That's what I was thinking"
Teaspoon sounds like a good plan. 		DavidW says, "ok."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles sees you and jumps up, barking loudly at your return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wipe feet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "wipe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Teaspoons always sound like a good plan."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "clean feet" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "feet".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean shoes" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "shoes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can go up to the northeast or to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x footprints" 		

Floyd | I don't see any footprints here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd |    The tiny closet is dank and has a strange smell.  It is unfinished;
Floyd | in many places unadorned sheetrock and insulation show.  The only light
Floyd | in the room comes from the open door to the east.  Above you hang a
Floyd | bare bulb and a pull cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Whoops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insulation" 		

Floyd | You rip off a tuft of the insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tuft in coat" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insulation" 		

Floyd | Which insulation do you mean, the tuft of insulation, or the mass of
Floyd | insulation?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mass" 		

Floyd | You rip off a tuft of the insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tuft in coat" 		

Floyd | You can't fit any more in the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "too bad"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in coat" 		

Floyd | In the thin coat you see three tufts of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the coat you feel the insulation inside crackling.  The
Floyd | coat is very warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Better?"
		BrianK says, "Now we can go outside safely :P"
		DavidW says, "Tuft and toasty."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at your rucksack, leaping off the ground in an
Floyd | effort to grab hold of it before you leave.  Your momentum, however,
Floyd | carries you out the door before Bubbles is successful.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind beats futilely against your now-warm coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "yes!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You cannot tell through the glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I don't think we'll be able to explore outside though"
		DavidW says, "east or west, I suppose"
		DavidW says, "And it was raining, not snowing, before."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snow" 		

Floyd | You can see nothing through the horrible glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig snow" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the snow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "how does this help?"
		DavidW says, "well gee."
		BrianK says, "We need sunglasses or something"
		DavidW says, "or a shovel"
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You cannot tell through the glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Except we looked at every room, didn't we?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "squint" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "squint".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You can see nothing through the horrible glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "hm..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

Floyd | I don't see any eyes here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "I suppose that is *technically* true."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You can see nothing through the horrible glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles sees you and jumps up, barking loudly at your return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a rucksack, a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being
Floyd | worn), and a tuft of insulation.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We obviously didn't do much in most of them. And maybe one or more have changed, now that we've seen the snow."
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what to do except check all the rooms again."
		BrianK says, "Yeah, that's the only thing I can think of too"
		Teaspoon asks, "Can we use Bubbles to guide us?"
		DavidW says, "We can try fidding with the wheels in the balance room too, but I can't imagine why."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, north" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you quizically, head cocked to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hmm."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "If Bubbles sniffs at a box or cabinet or whatever, that will definitely indicate more scutiny by us is required."
		Touchy says, "The bubbles are translucent maybe we can use them as googles."
		Touchy says, "Well, he did try to get at our rucksack as we left the building..."
		Touchy says, "Maybe he wants in..."
		Touchy says, "Or he just wants to tear up the fool."
		DavidW asks, "uh, maybe?"
		BrianK says, "Well, the message was different the last time we exited, so it might just be random"
		DavidW asks, "We can't pick up the dog normally, but maybe the sack can hold him?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dog" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gives you a sidelong look.  As your hands close around the dog,
Floyd | it swirls like smoke, solidifying just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd | I don't see any dog here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "whistle".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "drop rucksack" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clap hands" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "clap".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "get rucksack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "follow bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "drop rucksack" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sack to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You're not carrying the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "sorry"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put bubbles in sack" 		

Floyd | You can't put Bubbles anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give sack to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "crossed attempts. You were hoping he'd enter the sack on his own?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x rucksack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open
Floyd | and seems to contain a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | In the rucksack you see a fool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sack on bubbles" 		

Floyd | You cannot put the rucksack on anything without holding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It walks around on short legs,
Floyd | very much a young puppy.  It is wearing the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh."
		Bert asks, "Well, at least we don't have to carry the rucksack?"
		DavidW says, "Bubbles just needs to be warm too."
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles lies down on the floor, waiting for you to return.  It places
Floyd | its paws protectively over the rucksack it is guarding.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind beats futilely against your coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tuft in sack" 		

Floyd | I don't see any sack here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Aw. Nope."
		BrianK says, "Bubbles you are too cute"
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles sees you and jumps up, barking loudly at your return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put tuft in rucksack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "wait, is he guarding the sack, or does he need it for warmth?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put bubbles in sack" 		

Floyd | You can't put Bubbles anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think he's just carrying it"
		Teaspoon says, "guess that answers that."
		BrianK says, "He might just take anything you give to him"
		DavidW says, "I don't see why we can't carry the sack ourselves, though."
		Touchy says, "Bubbles is the new Floyd."
		Bert exclaims, "Don't take away Bubbles' job!"
		Touchy says, "Should have called him Floyd."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Is it a he or a she?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "summon bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "summon".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "The game actually uses "it" so we don't know"
Bert says (to Floyd), "go to bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No idea"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Given Bubbles' nature, the answer might well be 'no'."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take rucksack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Bubbles come back D:"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are we re-exploring the building, or what now?"
		BrianK asks, "Was Bubbles running away from us before?"
		BrianK says, "Maybe we should follow it"
		DavidW says, "Bubbles normally wanders at random."
Bert says (to Floyd), "follow bubbles" 		

Floyd | But Bubbles is right here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah I thought it just followed us around"
		Bert says, "I wasn't paying close attention to the first exploration."
		Bert asks, "As someone who has semi-fresh eyes (not having played in eons and not remembering any puzzle solutions), should I take the helm for the second circuit?"
		BrianK says, "I'm fine with that"
		DavidW says, "fine with me."
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "doorway" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Brian missed part of our session too."
Bert says (to Floyd), "footprints" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x footprints" 		

Floyd | The footprints mill about the south entrance, then lead to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get them" 		

Floyd | muddy footprints:  Don't worry about the muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "follow thme" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "thme".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "follow them" 		

Floyd | muddy footprints:  Don't worry about the muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, strengthened by the unlit ceiling light
Floyd | which is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed
Floyd | into one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.
Floyd | The room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is
Floyd | within arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

Floyd | They fill the room.  Opaque...no shadows should be so thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search shadows" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | It is tilted at an angle, as if someone once tried to pull it down.  It
Floyd | vibrates in time to some unheard syncopated beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull light" 		

Floyd | It's too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "listen to light" 		

Floyd | You don't hear anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | The dark wood of the desk only serves to make the office more
Floyd | claustrophobic.  Deep gouges run from the front of the desk to the
Floyd | back; close examination shows them to be fingernail-shaped.  All of the
Floyd | desk drawers have been removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 2:59.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "stand on desk" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull light" 		

Floyd | Despite its precarious-looking hold on the ceiling, you are unable to
Floyd | tear it down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember the light business."
Bert says (to Floyd), "swing light" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "swing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | It is tilted at an angle, as if someone once tried to pull it down.  It
Floyd | vibrates in time to some unheard syncopated beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "break light" 		

Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open light" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the ceiling light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn) and a pair of gloves (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "weird"
Bert says (to Floyd), "get sack" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "pull it?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull light" 		

Floyd | Despite its precarious-looking hold on the ceiling, you are unable to
Floyd | tear it down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "push light" 		

Floyd | Your attempt to straighten it is fruitless.  It immediately cants off
Floyd | true once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd | It is tilted at an angle, as if someone once tried to pull it down.  It
Floyd | vibrates in time to some unheard syncopated beat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "swing on light" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "swing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x grooves" 		

Floyd | Gouges scar the once-pristine surface of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "feel them" 		

Floyd | gouges:  Even in the gloves your fingers fit neatly in the gouges.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Are those our finger grooves?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "move desk" 		

Floyd | You can't move the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get sack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get all from bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see what you're referring to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search sack" 		

Floyd | In the rucksack you see a fool and a tuft of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "they were there when we first looked at the desk"
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), and a
Floyd | rucksack.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool and a tuft of
Floyd | insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, strengthened by the unlit ceiling light
Floyd | which is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed
Floyd | into one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.
Floyd | The room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is
Floyd | within arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But maybe we were responsible pre-game."
		Bert nods.
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch" 		

Floyd | What do you want to switch?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd | The switch is currently on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch it" 		

Floyd | Okay, it's now turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch it" 		

Floyd | You turn on the switch, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "If we left a message, it remains obscure."
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x walkway" 		

Floyd | The walkway rings the hall on every side but the south, casting a
Floyd | shadow on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the walkway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | It is cast by the walkway above.  Opaque...no shadow should be so
Floyd | thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the shadow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "worry about the shadow" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "worry".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "doorway" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x doorway" 		

Floyd | The doorway is on the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We never noticed the shadows."
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | South Half of Archive
Floyd |    Just enough light filters in to show you row after row of boxes
Floyd | filling rack after rack of shelves, making it difficult to find a place
Floyd | to stand.  The room continues to the north.  Above the west exit is a
Floyd | clock; beside the exit is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "You didn't worry about them. Good at following directions."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | They are cold and dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd | Cardboard boxes, all taped shut.  Each one has been labeled with a
Floyd | black magic marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "shelves" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You're already standing!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read boxes" 		

Floyd | Your eyes roam over their surfaces, taking in their titles.  Many are
Floyd | labeled "Memories" with a range of dates following.  A few are labeled
Floyd | "Fragments."  You feel an odd sense of disorientation as you stare at
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read boxes" 		

Floyd | Your eyes roam over their surfaces, taking in their titles.  Many are
Floyd | labeled "Memories" with a range of dates following.  A few are labeled
Floyd | "Fragments."  You feel an odd sense of disorientation as you stare at
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open boxes" 		

Floyd | The tape prevents you from opening the boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd | Strong grey tape, covering every open flap of the boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "take tape" 		

Floyd | No matter how hard you tug, the tape remains in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get box" 		

Floyd | There are too many, and you have no way of determining which are
Floyd | important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search boxes" 		

Floyd | The tape prevents you from opening the boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "move boxes" 		

Floyd | You can't move the cardboard boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look behind boxes" 		

Floyd | There's nothing behind the cardboard boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North Half of Archive
Floyd |    Metal shelves fill the hall; most are empty and many have succumbed
Floyd | to rust. The shelves that aren't empty hold broken shards of glass.
Floyd | The archive continues to the south, and an exit leads west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd | The shelves cover the room, as if they had multiplied in the same
Floyd | manner coathangers are reputed to.  They are covered in broken shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "break shelves" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the metal shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shards" 		

Floyd | The glass fragments run the gamut from large shards to fine, gritty
Floyd | powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat shards" 		

Floyd | The shards of glass doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x powder" 		

Floyd | The glass fragments run the gamut from large shards to fine, gritty
Floyd | powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the metal shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "move shelves" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the metal shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Maybe we can find an appropriate shard to shield us from the light?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "get shards" 		

Floyd | Though the gloves protect your hands, they render your fingers too
Floyd | clumsy to pick up the shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd | I don't see any eyes here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "It looks like we can't pick them up."
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | small door:  The open door leads west.
Floyd | large wooden doors:  The carved doors are made of oak and are twice
Floyd | your height.  They stand slightly ajar, leaving enough room for you to
Floyd | enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "carving" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd | The narrow windows are set just below the ceiling.  Grey light from
Floyd | outside spills through them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x staircases" 		

Floyd | northwest staircase:  The staircase curves as it climbs to the walkway
Floyd | above.
Floyd | northeast staircase:  The staircase curves as it climbs to the walkway
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x carving" 		

Floyd | You peer closely at the door, but are unable to tell what the carving
Floyd | is of in the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open large doors" 		

Floyd | The doors have frozen in position over time.  You cannot budge them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "feel carving" 		

Floyd | You can feel nothing through the gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | They're too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x cobwebs" 		

Floyd | The cobwebs are draped over every imaginable surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd | The tank is old and somewhat rusty.  An orange wire runs past it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd | The stairs lead down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "clean cobwebs" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the cobwebs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd | The cable runs from the northeast baseboards to the floor beside the
Floyd | hot-water tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x baseboards" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "baseboards".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. We never followed the wire downstairs."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x baseboard" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "baseboard".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get wire" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the orange cable.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open tank" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the hot-water tank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "feel tank" 		

Floyd | The tank is cool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd | I don't see any wire here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Can we?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd | It looms above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "seems like a no"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd | The stairs lead up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | The windows are barely ten centimeters tall and are nearly flush with
Floyd | the ceiling.  They are much thicker than you would expect, almost like
Floyd | the glass found on submersibles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x tables" 		

Floyd | The tables line the north and west walls.  On them you see five
Floyd | balances.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye you notice something under the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unless tipping the room reveals it."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 10:02.  Next to the clock is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah dang something under the table :("
		Touchy says, "oh damn..."
		DavidW says, "We never turned the wheels here."
Bert says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | They're too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x balances" 		

Floyd | Sitting silent on the tables, the balances are all tarnished brass and
Floyd | pitted steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look under tables" 		

Floyd | Under the tables you see a junction box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | The junction box has a wire running out of it and a large knife switch
Floyd | on its side.  The switch is currently off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd | The wire is large and sheathed in orange.  It runs from the box into
Floyd | the northeast corner of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd | Which switch do you mean, the light switch, or the junction box?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "knife" 		

Floyd | The junction box has a wire running out of it and a large knife switch
Floyd | on its side.  The switch is currently off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we missed that."
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch it" 		

Floyd | You push the large knife switch up.  When you release it, however, it
Floyd | slides back to its original position.  "Don't waste your time with
Floyd | that," Frankie tells you.  "It won't work without power."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah we can't do anything with it yet"
		Bert asks, "...Frankie?"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, he's this guy."
		BrianK says, "There's someone in the room with us :P"
		Bert says, "Oh, I guess we've already been introduced earlier."
		DavidW says, "Frankie was digging up the buried spheres."
Bert says (to Floyd), "get wire" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the large wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about box" 		

Floyd | Frankie asks, "Which box do you mean, the cardboard boxes, or the
Floyd | junction box?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "junction" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "It supposedly powers the fence on the hill above us."
Floyd | He shrugs.  "I've never seen it working."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about cardboard boxes" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "Another group was working on those, but they never could
Floyd | get them open.  Judging from the shards near them, they probably held
Floyd | some of these spheres."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about fence" 		

Floyd | Frankie shrugs.  "It was on our to-do list.  Too bad we never got
Floyd | around to it: it could have protected us from the avalanche."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about hill" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about list" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I think I could use it in my research."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about avalance" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about shards" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about snow" 		

Floyd | "Here already?  The avalanche can't be far behind."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about spheres" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "This isn't a good time for repeat questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about mud" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I'm afraid I won't be much help with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about bubbles" 		

Floyd | Frankie shrugs.  "You've got me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "This isn't a good time for repeat questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about me" 		

Floyd | Frankie shrugs.  "I'd never seen you before you walked down the
Floyd | stairs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Is this a timed game?"
		Bert says, "I guess we already asked about Frankie..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x drain" 		

Floyd | The metal drain is a small circle with a grate about ten centimeters in
Floyd | diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which stand
Floyd | frozen at 10:02.  Next to the clock is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open drain" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the metal drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look in drain" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the metal drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We also asked about team, avalanche, project, spheres."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x wheels" 		

Floyd | south wheel:  The spoked metal wheel has a handle at one point of its
Floyd | circumference.
Floyd | east wheel:  The spoked metal wheel has a handle at one point of its
Floyd | circumference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about team" 		

Floyd | "I sent my team away when we heard about the avalanche.  I couldn't ask
Floyd | them to put themselves in harm's way."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about project" 		

Floyd | "Why, the spheres," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about spheres" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "This isn't a good time for repeat questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "It's possible that we could've gone outside before the snow coming in"
		Bert asks, "Did you get any good spheres answer earlier?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel" 		

Floyd | You need to specify clockwise or counterclockwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres shakes but
Floyd | stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.
Floyd | When you are done the north side of the room is higher than it was, the
Floyd | south side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "No, that was the first thing we did."
		Teaspoon says, "it started snowing immediately."
		BrianK says, "Ah never mind then"
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x balances" 		

Floyd | Sitting silent on the tables, the balances are all tarnished brass and
Floyd | pitted steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We touched the spheres and had 2 memory flashes, then a turn later, one broke open and hatched the puppy."
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about balances" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "This isn't a good time for repeat questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Wait what list is he talking about?"
		Bert says, "Ah, so the spheres are puppy eggs."
		Bert asks, "What did he say about the balances?"
		DavidW says, "no, memory eggs"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x spheres" 		

Floyd | The spheres are smooth and translucent, glowing softly from within.
Floyd | Several are caked with mud and dirt, testimony to their recent
Floyd | location.  They have been stacked in a tight-fitting pyramid.  You feel
Floyd | a strange sense of deja vu as you gaze into them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Just that they don't know what they're for."
		DavidW says, "He doesn't know what the balances are for really."
Bert says (to Floyd), "clean spheres" 		

Floyd | There is no need to clean the pile of spheres.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "take bubble" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gives you a sidelong look.  As your hands close around the dog,
Floyd | it swirls like smoke, solidifying just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch spheres" 		

Floyd | Again you reach for the spheres, but cannot draw close.  The rush of
Floyd | memories triggered by the spheres was overwhelming the first time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get sphere" 		

Floyd | Again you reach for the spheres, but cannot draw close.  The rush of
Floyd | memories triggered by the spheres was overwhelming the first time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "shit"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take balance" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the five balances.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "hit sphere" 		

Floyd | That would accomplish nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sack on balances" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the five balances.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x heater" 		

Floyd | It is an old-fashioned wood-burning heater, standing a few centimeters
Floyd | above the ground on metal legs.  Heat pours from it in waves.  Its most
Floyd | noticeable feature isn't: it has no smoke stack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x legs" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "legs".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x heat" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "heat".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch heater" 		

Floyd | The outside is quite warm in places, scalding in others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | It is much too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sack in it" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the heater.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd | I don't see any wood here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie is of middling height, with tousled hair and a sandy brown
Floyd | mustache.  He carries a notebook and a sphere.  Resting in his shirt
Floyd | pocket are a pair of sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres shakes but
Floyd | stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.
Floyd | When you are done the north side of the room is higher than it was, the
Floyd | south side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x notebook" 		

Floyd | A spiral-bound notebook, dog-eared and worn.  You catch occasional
Floyd | glimpses of pages filled with small writing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh there are the sunglasses"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x moustache" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "moustache".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. We never examined HIM."
		DavidW says, "Too many darn objects in this room."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sunglasses" 		

Floyd | Cheap.  Black.  Plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about glasses" 		

Floyd | He glances at the sunglasses.  "For outside."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Ah ha!"
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie afor glasses" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "afor".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie for glasses" 		

Floyd | Frankie snaps his fingers.  "You know, I'd really appreciate it if
Floyd | you'd do me a favor."  He holds up one of the spheres.  "I've had
Floyd | trouble cataloguing this one.  Information's available upstairs, but
Floyd | I'd lose too much time if I searched for it myself.  Would you mind
Floyd | terribly?"  Frankie puts the light sphere in your hands before you can
Floyd | answer, then picks up another sphere from the pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd | Which sphere do you mean, the light sphere, or the pile of spheres?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd | A translucent sphere, about the size of an apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something half-remembered intrudes on your thoughts, then is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "eat it" 		

Floyd | The light sphere doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put it on balances" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the five balances.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well now we can progress"
		BrianK says, "Unless you want to keep speed-exploring"
		Bert asks, "Do we already know how to catalog spheres?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), a
Floyd | rucksack, and a light sphere.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool and
Floyd | a tuft of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A birthday party.  You remember a birthday party, although you're not
Floyd | sure whose it was.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess if we 'catalog' the light sphere, we get sunglasses."
Bert says (to Floyd), "remember" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "remember".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "catalog" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "catalog".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get glasses" 		

Floyd | Frankie snaps, "If you want something, why don't you ask for it?"  He
Floyd | then sighs heavily.  "Sorry.  I didn't mean to yell."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie for glasses" 		

Floyd | "I told you, I'll help you if you help me."  Frankie grins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know, but I would try giving it to a sentinel."
Bert says (to Floyd), "break sphere" 		

Floyd | Which sphere do you mean, the light sphere, or the pile of spheres?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "light" 		

Floyd | You crack the sphere in your hands.  A cloud rises from it, a
Floyd | vaguely-familiar smell.  The shards evaporate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "under" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes
Floyd | noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), a
Floyd | rucksack, and a light sphere.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool and
Floyd | a tuft of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "kill frankie" 		

Floyd | As you prepare to attack Frankie, he turns and fixes you with a gimlet
Floyd | glare.  "Now, now," he says softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about cataloguing" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "catalog" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "catalog".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, west, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | The staircase curves as it falls to the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "may I suggest giving the sphere to one of the two sentinels?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Sure, as soon as I find them."
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd | They are stacked back to back in rows running around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Here's one."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd | The books resemble case histories from a law library: leather binding,
Floyd | small type on their spines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sentinel" 		

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis.  A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall.  Its arms are straight at its sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "sentinel, hi" 		

Floyd | You have lost your mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "tell sentinel about sphere" 		

Floyd | It doesn't look as though the sentinel is interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give sphere to sentinel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to give anything to the sentinel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x arms" 		

Floyd | Metal hands, held at the sides of the statue.  The arms to which the
Floyd | hands belong are hinged at the elbow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "show sphere to sentinel" 		

Floyd | The sentinel isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sentinel in hands" 		

Floyd | You can't put the sentinel anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x hands" 		

Floyd | Metal hands, held at the sides of the statue.  The arms to which the
Floyd | hands belong are hinged at the elbow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "climb sentinel" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to climb the sentinel.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bend arm" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "turn arms" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | I don't know the word "bend".
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | After a bout of experimentation you discover that you can raise and
Floyd | lower the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "raise hands" 		

Floyd | You pull the sentinel's arms, which slowly move up.  As they do they
Floyd | come together, until the hands are held cupped in front of the statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the light sphere in the sentinel's hands.  One of the books
Floyd | on the shelves slides out and falls on the floor.  The other books
Floyd | close in, eliminating the space left by the defector.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aha"
Bert says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd | Which book do you mean, the shelved books, or the single book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "single" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | A large, leather-bound volume with the title "Attendance 27914414."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | A long, boring list of back-and-forth arguments about attending a party
Floyd | whose purpose is shrouded in jargon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "shelved books" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shelved books" 		

Floyd | The books resemble case histories from a law library: leather binding,
Floyd | small type on their spines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd | shelved books:  You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get them" 		

Floyd | shelved books:  You wouldn't know where to begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read them" 		

Floyd | shelved books:  You pull one off a shelf at random and open it.  You
Floyd | read of a dilemma, arguments pro and con, and then of the final
Floyd | decision.  As you replace the book, you realize that the entire episode
Floyd | seems oddly familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |    In the sentinel's hands you see a light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we now give that book to Frankie."
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, west, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Should we do the same with the other sentinel?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd | I don't see any sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Get something from the cabinet or such..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah you might be right"
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |    In the sentinel's hands you see a light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put it in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the light sphere in the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Touchy), "Probably. Maybe that's how the [mumble mumble spoiler] happens."
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the west; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the west; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled.  The exit to the east is barely visible due to the metal
Floyd | sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit, however, is
Floyd | plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is nothing
Floyd | short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd | The sheer number of filing cabinets boggles the mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "That was cryptic..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "open cabinets" 		

Floyd | You try several cabinet drawers.  All are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Which?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "raise arms" 		

Floyd | You pull the sentinel's arms, which slowly move up.  As they do they
Floyd | come together, until the hands are held cupped in front of the statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Did I miss something, going too quickly?"
		DavidW says, "Well it was really quite amusing at the the time."
Bert says (to Floyd), "open drawers" 		

Floyd | You try several cabinet drawers.  All are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "The sentinel itself"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the light sphere in the sentinel's hands.  A drawer in one of
Floyd | the cabinets silently opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The way the forum erupted in confusion."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x drawer" 		

Floyd | Which drawer do you mean, the cabinet drawers, or the open drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open" 		

Floyd | An open cabinet drawer.  In the drawer you see a long list.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Forum?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The list is printed on a stack of fanfold paper almost five centimeters
Floyd | thick.  On the top sheet is the number "27914414."  Below it are a list
Floyd | of words and numbers: "cake 739424  games 598384" and so on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | The list is printed on a stack of fanfold paper almost five centimeters
Floyd | thick.  On the top sheet is the number "27914414."  Below it are a list
Floyd | of words and numbers: "cake 739424  games 598384" and so on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x 598384" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to inspect the number 598384.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put list in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the long list in the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "People were trying to compare notes about the game and their experiences didn't match up at all for part of it."
Bert says (to Floyd), "get list" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | I don't see what you're referring to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the east; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Balcony
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of the audience hall from the balcony.
Floyd | Benches, which would look somber from the floor below, look forlorn
Floyd | from here.  Metal bolts in the floor indicate where benches once stood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x hall" 		

Floyd | The benches and desk look forlorn from this height.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x benches" 		

Floyd | They stand to either side of the hall, lined in rows running from east
Floyd | to west. They stop short of the desk, leaving several meters of clear
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "What forum?"
		DavidW says, "and yes, this is maddeningly too fast to read"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | More lectern than desk, it is slightly elevated.  There is space behind
Floyd | it, presumably for a large chair, and it commands an excellent view of
Floyd | the entire room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "raif"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x bolts" 		

Floyd | The metal bolts stud the balcony, making for treacherous footing.
Floyd | Their spacing and uniformity mark the outlines of the benches they once
Floyd | held.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or rgif. I forget which"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd | The balcony stands above you, covering one-third of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd | I don't see any chair here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Your mild fear of heights overcomes the urge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "probbably rgif"
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "This game long predates the forums, I'm pretty sure."
		Bert says, "But I guess people could have been going back to it like we are."
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balcony
Floyd |    You have an excellent view of the audience hall from the balcony.
Floyd | Benches, which would look somber from the floor below, look forlorn
Floyd | from here.  Metal bolts in the floor indicate where benches once stood.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I mean the usenet group"
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes
Floyd | noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give list to frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie grins.  "Thanks!  I think there's more to be found out about
Floyd | that sphere; see what you can find, if you will."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give book to frankie" 		

Floyd | Frankie grins.  "Thanks!  I think that does it."  Frankie takes his
Floyd | sunglasses out of his pocket.  "As promised," he says as he hands them
Floyd | to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We should slow down from here now"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x glasses" 		

Floyd | Cheap.  Black.  Plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put them on bubbles" 		

Floyd | sunglasses:  Bubbles has no real way of taking that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "wear glasses" 		

Floyd | Everything becomes a little dimmer as you put on the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "OK, I'll let someone else take over again."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), a
Floyd | rucksack, a light sphere, and a pair of sunglasses (being worn).  The
Floyd | rucksack seems to contain a fool and a tuft of insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glasses" 		

Floyd | Cheap.  Black.  Plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes
Floyd | noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm surprised we don't get points for completing this mission"
		DavidW asks, "so, what did you do in all that?"
		DavidW says, "I really couldn't follow the blur."
		Teaspoon says, "he has sunglasses"
		Bert says, "Full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes that we're really trying to quit, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses"
		BrianK says, "Frankie asked us for information on a light sphere"
		Teaspoon says, "we can now go outside."
		Touchy says, "Put the sphere in both the sentinels and return a list and a book to frankie and get the sunglasses."
		DavidW asks, "Cigarettes?"
		Teaspoon says, "Blues Brothers ref."
		Bert says (to W), "I asked Frankie for the sunglasses. He gave me a sphere and asked me to catalog it. I gave it to each of the sentinels, one of whom yielded a book and the other a list."
		Bert says (to W), "I gave the book and list to Frankie, who gave me the sunglasses."
		DavidW says, "okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We could raise and lower the arms of the sentinels, which is how we could give the spheres to them"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sack on bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles lies down on the floor, waiting for you to return.  It places
Floyd | its paws protectively over the rucksack it is guarding.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    The building to the north is now covered with snow.  Under your feet
Floyd | it squeaks with the sound of deep-seated ice.  To the northeast and
Floyd | northwest the snow is somewhat thinner, due to the building's
Floyd | protection.  Pressed down in the ice and snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind beats futilely against your coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "(And the cigarettes were just a move reference.)"
		Bert says, "(Movie.)"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x footprints" 		

Floyd | Pressed down in the snow are countless tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear glasses" 		

Floyd | You're already wearing the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snow" 		

Floyd | The snow covers everything you see in a fine layer of white.  It looks
Floyd | to have been falling for hours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search snow" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the snow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Someone has been making footprints in the snow?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Are they ours from when we couldn't see?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | West of Building
Floyd |    To the east, the building glitters in the sun.  A wind-swept path
Floyd | runs north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | The building's white marble is now covered with snow.  Only a few
Floyd | discolored trails indicate where rain recently sluiced over its
Floyd | surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    The hill undulates, then rises steeply to the north.  A path leads
Floyd | south past the building.  A dark line running northeast to southwest
Floyd | mars the pristine white of the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x line" 		

Floyd | You peer down into the dark line and discover a mottled wooden fence
Floyd | lying flat in its depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x line" 		

Floyd | You peer down into the dark line and discover a mottled wooden fence
Floyd | lying flat in its depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd | The fence runs northeast to southwest.  It looks to be intact despite
Floyd | the weather.  Tied to the fence is a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd | Hemp fibers twisted around each other.  It is tied to the wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull it" 		

Floyd | You give the rope a good tug.  The wooden fence goes nowhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd | You untie the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "wear rope" 		

Floyd | You can't wear the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd | Hemp fibers twisted around each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "tie rope to me" 		

Floyd | You can't tie anything to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no length given."
		DavidW asks, "continue east?"
		Touchy says, "We need some sort of breaker box."
		Bert says, "I think the length is 'exactly long enough to solve whatever puzzle it's for but not long enough to solve any puzzles it's not for'."
		DavidW says (to Bert), "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    A sudden rise to the north is balanced by the solidity of the
Floyd | building to the south.  A thin path of less-deep snow runs east and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "isn't that always the way?"
		Bert exclaims, "Sometimes it's not long enough to solve the puzzle it's for!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You gently run into the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | The building's white marble is now covered with snow.  Only a few
Floyd | discolored trails indicate where rain recently sluiced over its
Floyd | surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "In those cases you probably need to find another rope in tie them together."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hill" 		

Floyd | I don't see any hill here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I guess we're making our way around the building"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    To the north, the ground suddenly rises into tree-speckled heights.
Floyd | To the south, the building's shape breaks the smooth white carpet of
Floyd | the ground.  Partially buried in the snow is a large post.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x heights" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "heights".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x post" 		

Floyd | Its square outline thrusts skywards from the snow.  A dark line in the
Floyd | snow runs beside it, northwest to southeast.  From the line a cable
Floyd | issues.  The cable's twin dangles from the post, then scurries down its
Floyd | length and into the snow on the side of the post opposite the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x post" 		

Floyd | Its square outline thrusts skywards from the snow.  A dark line in the
Floyd | snow runs beside it, northwest to southeast.  From the line a cable
Floyd | issues.  The cable's twin dangles from the post, then scurries down its
Floyd | length and into the snow on the side of the post opposite the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "lick post" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lick".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "This is clearly not Tho Far."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x cables" 		

Floyd | lower cable:  It runs from somewhere in the line in the snow to about
Floyd | thirty centimeters above the snow.  Its end is frayed, showing bare
Floyd | wire.
Floyd | upper cable:  It begins partway up the post and is lashed to it.  The
Floyd | cable runs over the top of the post, down the other side, then plunges
Floyd | into the snow, heading towards the building.  Some of its orange
Floyd | insulation has been stripped, leaving behind a section of bare wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull cable" 		

Floyd | Which cable do you mean, the lower cable, or the upper cable?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Ooh, orange."
Bert says (to Floyd), "lower" 		

Floyd | The cable stretches, but remains attached to the fence.  When you let
Floyd | go, it relaxes to its former length.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull upper" 		

Floyd | It is too tightly lashed to the post: it goes nowhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "dig?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "tie upper to lower" 		

Floyd | The two cables are too short to reach each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Seems like we can't turn the fence on until we connect the cables somwhow"
Bert says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd | What do you want to dig in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "snow" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the snow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x line" 		

Floyd | You peer down into the dark line and discover a mottled wooden fence
Floyd | lying flat in its depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd | The fence runs northwest to southeast.  It looks to be intact despite
Floyd | the weather.  From somewhere near the bottom of it, buried deep, a
Floyd | cable runs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Do we want the fence on? I thought we want the building on."
		BrianK says, "Well, I'm assuming we want the building on and then the fence on"
		Bert says, "I'm assuming this is meant to be an electrical cable and not just attaching things together."
		Touchy asks, "But this is still the right place, isn't it?"
		Bert says, "(Because in the latter case, we could try tying them to the rope.)"
		DavidW says (to Touchy), "It's a place for something."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "dig snow" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the snow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't see any switch to push."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x post" 		

Floyd | Its square outline thrusts skywards from the snow.  A dark line in the
Floyd | snow runs beside it, northwest to southeast.  From the line a cable
Floyd | issues.  The cable's twin dangles from the post, then scurries down its
Floyd | length and into the snow on the side of the post opposite the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "There's one more room to the south to explore"
		Bert says, "Given that the fence exists and is off, it seems like good adventure game logic to assume we probably want to turn it on."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x upper cable" 		

Floyd | It begins partway up the post and is lashed to it.  The cable runs over
Floyd | the top of the post, down the other side, then plunges into the snow,
Floyd | heading towards the building.  Some of its orange insulation has been
Floyd | stripped, leaving behind a section of bare wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says (to W), "Well, there's the junction box near Frankie."
		Bert says, "That has an orange cable."
		Touchy says, "Alright so this comes out the cellar window was ripped at the post and then should have gone to the fence"
		Bert says, "My guess is that we probably need to restore power, then splice the cables, then turn on the junction box."
		Touchy says, "So let's move on for now."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |    Something on the building catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air just above you begins shimmering.  From the disturbance falls a
Floyd | smallish cube.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Or, um, maybe splice the cables before restoring power. For safety."
		Bert exclaims, "Cube!"
		BrianK says, "You have a point"
		Bert says, "For the balances, clearly."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x cube" 		

Floyd | A wooden cube, about four centimeters on an edge.  Its surface is
Floyd | remarkably polished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Something inside the cube softly clicks.  Its walls slide open, then
Floyd | flat, and it begins glowing with a warm light.  A masculine voice
Floyd | drifts from the cube, saying, "I'm going to try removing the IV.  Prep
Floyd | exam room two; I'll round up equipment.  Turn the monitors up so we'll
Floyd | hear if anything goes wrong."  Then the cube is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, just the paper pyramid."
		DavidW says, "er just like"
		Bert says, "...I was hoping to blorple it."
Bert says (to Floyd), "blorple" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "blorple".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We're wearing gloves so it might protect us from live wires"
		Bert says, "Good point."
		DavidW says (to Brian), "yes, good point"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd | I don't see any cable here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd | The building's white marble is now covered with snow.  Only a few
Floyd | discolored trails indicate where rain recently sluiced over its
Floyd | surface.  Bolted to its side is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | Opening the box reveals a row of breakers and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd |   1: Box Office                 5: Archives
Floyd |   2: Balance Room               6: Filing Office
Floyd |   3: Audience Hall              7: Storage Closet
Floyd |   4: Preparatory Room           8: Library
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x air" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "air".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x path" 		

Floyd | I don't see any path here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "How many clocks did you find?"
		DavidW says, "8"
		Touchy says, "8"
		Touchy says, "woohoo"
		Bert exclaims, "Convenient!"
		BrianK says, "So this is easier than I expected it would be"
		DavidW says, "And we know the order."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x breakers" 		

Floyd | There are eight breakers, arranged in two rows of four.
Floyd | [You may refer to the individual breakers by " breaker" or
Floyd | simply by their number.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Are you supposed to go in forward or reverse order?"
		BrianK says, "In the order they went out, iirc"
		Touchy says, "ack"
		DavidW says, "I think in forward order."
		Bert says, "(I recommend saving first either way :) )"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "I guess I'll start flipping?"
		Bert says, "If you've got the list."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd |   1: Box Office                 5: Archives
Floyd |   2: Balance Room               6: Filing Office
Floyd |   3: Audience Hall              7: Storage Closet
Floyd |   4: Preparatory Room           8: Library
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Decide who's doing this. The order is Balance, Library, Filing, NW Walkway or Storage, Prep, Audience, S Archives, Cramped Office."
		Bert says (to BrianK), "Go for it."
		Touchy says, "Assuming that 0 is in the middle...."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "flip 2" 		

Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "flip 8" 		

Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "flip 6" 		

Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "flip 7. flip 4. flip 3. flip 5. flip 1." 		

Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the breaker on with a satisfying click.  A basso hum rises,
Floyd | then falls away.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "That sounds promising."
		Touchy says, "Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "dance".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "sing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I agree. Let's go back inside."
Bert says (to Floyd), "celebrate in a vague and unspecified manner" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "celebrate".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Should we finish the circuit of the building?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |    On the side of the building is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x path" 		

Floyd | I don't see any path here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Huh, three exits."
		DavidW asks, "There's a south from here?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    The building to the north is now covered with snow.  Under your feet
Floyd | it squeaks with the sound of deep-seated ice.  To the northeast and
Floyd | northwest the snow is somewhat thinner, due to the building's
Floyd | protection.  Pressed down in the ice and snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.  Pressed down in the snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |    On the side of the building is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    The building to the north is now covered with snow.  Under your feet
Floyd | it squeaks with the sound of deep-seated ice.  To the northeast and
Floyd | northwest the snow is somewhat thinner, due to the building's
Floyd | protection.  Pressed down in the ice and snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "...OK."
		DavidW says, "ah."
		Bert says, "I guess a slight bug in the 'exits' command."
		Bert asks, "Who is in control?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, we saw another exits bug earlier."
		Touchy says, "Not me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles sees you and jumps up, barking loudly at your return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, barely dimmed by the lit ceiling light which
Floyd | is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed into
Floyd | one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.  The
Floyd | room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is within
Floyd | arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on switch" 		

Floyd | It's already turned on!
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "So as far as I'm aware, our next objective is the fence?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | It is tilted at an angle, as if someone once tried to pull it down.  It
Floyd | vibrates in time to some unheard syncopated beat, sending shards of
Floyd | light dancing on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get on desk" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now standing on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on desk" 		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | You're already on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | It is tilted at an angle, as if someone once tried to pull it down.  It
Floyd | vibrates in time to some unheard syncopated beat, sending shards of
Floyd | light dancing on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull it" 		

Floyd | Despite its precarious-looking hold on the ceiling, you are unable to
Floyd | tear it down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn light" 		

Floyd | Turning the ceiling light doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "I feel there's something we should be able to do to the light."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move light" 		

Floyd | You can't move the ceiling light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push light" 		

Floyd | Your attempt to straighten it is fruitless.  It immediately cants off
Floyd | true once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "listen to it" 		

Floyd | You don't hear anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shards" 		

Floyd | I don't see any shards here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "I think it might be there to tell us about the vibrating?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Cramped Office, on the mahogany desk
Floyd |    Shadows crowd the room, barely dimmed by the lit ceiling light which
Floyd | is canted at a strange angle.  A scarred mahogany desk is crammed into
Floyd | one corner of the room, facing the doorway and the clock above it.  The
Floyd | room is small enough that the light switch beside the door is within
Floyd | arms reach of the desk.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd | I don't see any marks here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | The dark wood of the desk only serves to make the office more
Floyd | claustrophobic.  Deep gouges run from the front of the desk to the
Floyd | back; close examination shows them to be fingernail-shaped.  All of the
Floyd | desk drawers have been removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "move desk" 		

Floyd | You can't move the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gouges" 		

Floyd | Gouges scar the once-pristine surface of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read gouges" 		

Floyd | You can't reach the gouges from the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | They fill the room.  Opaque...no shadows should be so thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Another bug?"
		BrianK says, "Oh one thing we can do with the lights is check the carvings on that one door, I think"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
Bert says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on the mahogany desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Brian), "That was my next stop."
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x carving" 		

Floyd | You peer closely at the door, but are unable to tell what the carving
Floyd | is of in the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "...is there any light fixture here?"
		DavidW says, "need to turn a light on in here."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd | I don't see any switch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "maybe in an adjoining room?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, west, northeast, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn on switch" 		

Floyd | The room's lights turn on in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | small door:  It stands partially ajar and leads to the east.
Floyd | large wooden doors:  The carved doors are made of oak and are twice
Floyd | your height.  They stand slightly ajar, leaving enough room for you to
Floyd | enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x carving" 		

Floyd | You peer closely at the door, but are unable to tell what the carving
Floyd | is of in the dim light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | A white-faced clock with numbers and black hands, hands which turn
Floyd | slowly, ticking off seconds, minutes, hours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We haven't seen any mirrors to bring in extra light either."
Bert says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take carving" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the carving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Maybe there's a switch upstairs?"
		BrianK asks, "Maybe the carving is not actually important?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk, lit by the
Floyd | glow of the ceiling lights, fill the room without crowding it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x coatrack" 		

Floyd | Tall and wooden, it has several branches for coats and hats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x branches" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "branches".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | It is too unwieldy for you to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd | The plush chair sits behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Were you to take it, you would be unable to walk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the plush chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's a switch in the library, yes. Not sure where else."
Bert says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the plush chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk, lit by the
Floyd | glow of the ceiling lights, fill the room without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | It is large without being overwhelming.  An air of disuse hangs about
Floyd | it.  Set into its surface are a clock and a radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "There's a switch in each of the eight rooms with a clock"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd | The radio is softly playing music.  Its only control is a knob on its
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn knob" 		

Floyd | You turn the knob, expecting to hear the radio traverse several radio
Floyd | stations. Instead, the same song plays continuously, never deviating.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get radio" 		

Floyd | You can't have the radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd | Its tiny face is turned towards the plush chair, its base affixed to
Floyd | the desk's surface.  Its hands turn slowly, ticking off seconds,
Floyd | minutes, hours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The radio was like that before."
		Bert says, "Without power? Interesting."
Bert says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the wooden desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the wooden desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Preparatory Room
Floyd |    Small and comfortable after the audience hall, a retreat for whoever
Floyd | once presided to the west.  A coatrack, chair, and desk, lit by the
Floyd | glow of the ceiling lights, fill the room without crowding it.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Do we look upstairs for lights or go visit Frankie's room?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | I don't see any shadow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "either. Frankie is probably more important."
		Bert asks, "Should I?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Bert says, "(I tend to jump in when no one else is typing. Let me know if that's annoying.)"
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd |    Your footsteps echo hollowly in the well-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the desk
Floyd | at the north end.  A clock is set in the wall in plain view of the
Floyd | desk.  The south third of the room is covered by a balcony, reducing
Floyd | the height of the hall from two stories to one.  A small door to the
Floyd | east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.  To one side of the
Floyd | two doors is a light switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  Rickety stairs lead into the
Floyd | depths of the building.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner is a tiny drain; in the southeast corner are two large wheels,
Floyd | one on the east wall and one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has
Floyd | claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes
Floyd | noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "swich junction" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "swich".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch junction" 		

Floyd | You push the large knife switch up.  The box begins a high-pitched
Floyd | humming, the switch fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | A quiet sound catches your attention.  Black sludge has begun welling
Floyd | up through the drain, covering it and starting to fill the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie glances down, then swears quietly.  "Sam, you son-of-a-bitch,"
Floyd | he mutters, scribbling furiously in his notebook.  Bubbles barks at the
Floyd | sludge, then begins whining softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Sam?"
		Bert says, "So, that seems to be a thing."
		Touchy says, "Maybe we can just open the doors to the auditorium to get light on the carvings? They seem to be ajar."
		Bert says, "I think we should save to a new save now."
		BrianK says, "The auditorium doors are unmovable"
		DavidW asks, "We're 'Terry'. Who's Sam?"
		Bert says, "Because this sludge might be on a timer."
		Teaspoon says, "good point"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about sam" 		

Floyd | "Sam was one of my colleagues," Frankie says.  "He left mid-afternoon
Floyd | yesterday."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We just need to tilt the floor to move the sludge down the drain I guess"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sludge" 		

Floyd | The black sludge is burgeoning out of what used to be the drain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh wait it's coming out of the drain"
		Touchy says, "ask about the sludge"
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about sludge" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I don't know.  Sam was studying it.  He thought it was
Floyd | connected somehow to the spheres.  All he was able to discover about it
Floyd | was that it was highly toxic and flammable."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get sludge" 		

Floyd | The thick, viscous stuff surges towards you as you approach.  Alarmed,
Floyd | you back away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "taste it" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "taste".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sphere in sludge" 		

Floyd | You can't put anything into the black sludge.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a loud blorp, the flow of sludge increases.  Noticeably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room
Floyd | and towards the southwest corner by the stairs; in the southeast corner
Floyd | are two large wheels, one on the east wall and one on the south wall.
Floyd | A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd | The floor slopes noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Tar?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x drain" 		

Floyd | I don't see any drain here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "As in, cigarette tar?"
		Touchy says, "Well, that was my idea, yeah."
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.  The flow of sludge alters course, until
Floyd | it is collecting near the middle of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "More cigarette movie jokes?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says (to W), "No, LYG feelies reference."
		Bert says (to W), "The feelies are all about a drug trial for quitting smoking."
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering and the pyramid of spheres to
Floyd | shaking.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.  When
Floyd | you are done the east side of the room is higher than it was, the west
Floyd | side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room;
Floyd | in the southeast corner are two large wheels, one on the east wall and
Floyd | one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east
Floyd | wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes noticeably towards the west.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Can we only slope the room in one direction, not two?"
		DavidW asks, "So, we want the drain to be as low as possible? Or as high as possible?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room;
Floyd | in the southeast corner are two large wheels, one on the east wall and
Floyd | one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east
Floyd | wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes noticeably towards the west.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Oddly, we're still sloping to the west."
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room;
Floyd | in the southeast corner are two large wheels, one on the east wall and
Floyd | one on the south wall.  A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east
Floyd | wall beneath the wheel.  The floor slopes noticeably towards the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is curled in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Ah, there we go."
Touchy says (to Floyd), "x sludge" 		

Floyd | The black sludge is burgeoning out of what used to be the drain.  It
Floyd | has flowed from the northwest corner to the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x center" 		

Floyd | I don't see any center here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | The wheel, stubborn, refuses to turn further in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel cw" 		

Floyd | The wheel, stubborn, refuses to turn further in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "I guess it's as far to the NW as possible, but I'm not sure what effect that's having, if any."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sludge" 		

Floyd | The black sludge is burgeoning out of what used to be the drain.  It
Floyd | has flowed from the northwest corner to the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Maybe that's it? We just couldn't let the sludge reach the spheres ore the heater or something?"
		Bert asks, "Do we want to coat the whole floor?"
		Bert asks (of Touchy), "Then what was the point of starting it up?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch box" 		

Floyd | You pull the large knife switch down.  The box quietens somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this is as far as I ever played. I didn't understand this room."
Bert says (to Floyd), "switch box" 		

Floyd | You push the large knife switch up.  The box begins a high-pitched
Floyd | humming, the switch fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flow of sludge triples, then triples again.  It reaches the pile of
Floyd | spheres, turning them all black, then dissolving them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on!"  Frankie shouts in horror, abandoning his task.  He grabs
Floyd | your arm and drags you up the stairs, pulling the trapdoor shut behind
Floyd | him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  A trapdoor in the floor marks
Floyd | where the stairs used to be.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |    Frankie is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I assumed it was a byproduct of trying to turn on the fence..."
		Bert says, "Oops."
		Teaspoon asks, "Wait so we're playing something so complex you didn't understand it?"
		Bert says, "Maybe we *want* it to reach the heater."
Bert says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about sludge" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "This isn't a good time for repeat questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie looks at his hands, surprised to find he is still carrying a
Floyd | sphere.  He holds it up to the light; it has turned black as pitch.
Floyd | "The sludge must've hit it," he says.  Then he smiles at you, sadly.
Floyd | "It would have been nice to be able to finish."  He shrugs resignedly,
Floyd | dropping the sphere.  "Ah, well.  See you round."  He turns and walks
Floyd | into the hallway, but as he does, he separates into thousands of
Floyd | grains, a painting by Seurat.  The grains separate, caught in a sudden
Floyd | zephyr, and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "*in a very Scottish accent* WE'RE DOOOOMMMED."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "There's lots of games I don't understand."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd | Which sphere do you mean, the light sphere, or the dark sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "dark" 		

Floyd | Unlike its mates, this smooth sphere glows blackly.  It feels oddly
Floyd | wrong, almost evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | You bend down and pick it up.  A sudden tremor seizes your arm muscles,
Floyd | then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Well, so we can't go down anymore can we?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | You already have the dark sphere!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "But then I couldn't quote Dad's Army."
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The trapdoor prevents you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor" 		

Floyd | The trapdoor is closed.  It bulges upwards slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | Pressure from the other side opposes you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Maybe the goal was to get the dark sphere."
		Bert asks, "Catalog it?"
		DavidW says, "Worth a try."
		Bert says, "(Maybe we were trying to make the sludge hit the spheres before it hit the heater?)"
Bert says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd |    The tiny closet is dank and has a strange smell.  It is unfinished;
Floyd | in many places unadorned sheetrock and insulation show.  The only light
Floyd | in the room comes from the bare bulb above you.  Dangling from it is a
Floyd | pull cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x cord" 		

Floyd | It dangles from the lightbulb overhead, just within reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull it" 		

Floyd | You give the cord a firm tug and are rewarded with a click from the
Floyd | lightbulb.  The bulb is snuffed out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd |    The tiny closet is dank and has a strange smell.  It is unfinished;
Floyd | in many places unadorned sheetrock and insulation show.  The only light
Floyd | in the room comes from the open door to the east.  Above you hang a
Floyd | bare bulb and a pull cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd | You give the cord a firm tug and are rewarded with a click from the
Floyd | lightbulb.  The bulb begins glowing harshly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put dark in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the dark sphere in the sentinel's hands.  A shudder wracks
Floyd | the sentinel.  Its hands lower, dropping the sphere onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "...maybe he doesn't like it."
		BrianK says, "Well that's ominous"
Bert says (to Floyd), "lower arms" 		

Floyd | With a modicum of effort you are able to push the sentinel's arms back
Floyd | down by its sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "lower arms" 		

Floyd | The sentinel's hands are as low as they will go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "raise arms" 		

Floyd | You pull the sentinel's arms, which slowly move up.  As they do they
Floyd | come together, until the hands are held cupped in front of the statue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get dark" 		

Floyd | Which dark do you mean, the sentinel, or the dark sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sentinel" 		

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis.  A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall.  Its hands are held cupped in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "get dark sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "give it to bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles has no real way of taking that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "go to library" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put sphere on bubbles" 		

Floyd | Which sphere do you mean, the light sphere, or the dark sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "dark" 		

Floyd | Bubbles has no real way of taking that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a harshly-lit backwards L curving around the end of
Floyd | the building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the
Floyd | rest is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "put dark in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the dark sphere in the sentinel's hands.  The sentinel
Floyd | judders.  Its hands lower, dropping the sphere onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I'd like to check outside at some point."
Bert says (to Floyd), "get dark" 		

Floyd | Which dark do you mean, the sentinel, or the dark sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You don't see any w dark here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Look at the end of that cable."
Bert says (to Floyd), "get dark sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at your rucksack, leaping off the ground in an
Floyd | effort to grab hold of it before you leave.  Your momentum, however,
Floyd | carries you out the door before Bubbles is successful.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    The building to the north is now covered with snow.  Under your feet
Floyd | it squeaks with the sound of deep-seated ice.  To the northeast and
Floyd | northwest the snow is somewhat thinner, due to the building's
Floyd | protection.  Pressed down in the ice and snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the south you see a man striding through the snow.  He is completely
Floyd | grey, as if all color had been leeched from him long ago, a black and
Floyd | white image in a world of technicolor.  He pauses, stares at you, then
Floyd | continues on until he is lost in the distance.  You feel a sudden
Floyd | chill.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind beats futilely against your coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | I don't see any man here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "...OK."
Bert says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a faint rumbling begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air above you shimmers for a brief moment, during which a metal
Floyd | sphere falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x metal sphere" 		

Floyd | A shiny metal sphere, dotted all over with tiny holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "So, I generally have no problem with this speed of play. That's how I play as well. But it doesn't work when there are timed things or changes to locations or such. Just saying..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd | It feels just like a metal sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh oh."
Bert says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | You reach down and take the sphere.  As you straighten up, tiny needles
Floyd | spring from the thousands of holes which dot it.  The needles jab
Floyd | through your gloves; with a curse you throw the sphere, now smeared red
Floyd | with your blood, away from you.  As it falls it bursts into flame, oily
Floyd | smoke curling from it.  From the center of the flame you hear an eerily
Floyd | familiar voice say, "Well.  Interesting stunt you've pulled, coming to
Floyd | where I now live.  I trust you'll stay for my avalanche."  Then the
Floyd | sphere vanishes in a final burst of fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Sorry."
		Bert says, "But, interesting."
		Touchy asks, "Who saw the man?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd | I don't see any blood here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Terry?"
		DavidW says, "First I've seen him."
		DavidW says, "The gray man."
		Bert says, "We can't go south after him, apparently."
		Bert asks, "Should we proceed to the cables?"
		Touchy asks, "Sure?"
		DavidW says, "The metal sphere warned of an avalanche."
		Bert exclaims (at W), "In the first person!"
		Touchy says, "I have no other idea atm."
		DavidW says, "but I really don't know what's going on here."
		BrianK says, "Frankie also told us about the avalanche"
Bert says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.  Pressed down in the snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |    On the side of the building is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "But in the past."
		Bert says, "I wonder if that voice was some part of us."
Bert says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    To the north, the ground suddenly rises into tree-speckled heights.
Floyd | From those heights you see snow gracefully piling towards you.  To the
Floyd | south, the building's shape breaks the smooth white carpet of the
Floyd | ground.  Partially buried in the snow is a large post.  Pressed down in
Floyd | the snow are many footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Didn't he tell us that the avalanche was coming?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x cable" 		

Floyd | Which cable do you mean, the lower cable, or the upper cable?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "lower" 		

Floyd | It runs from somewhere near the bottom of the fence to about thirty
Floyd | centimeters above the snow.  Its end is frayed, showing bare wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch it" 		

Floyd | It feels just like the lower cable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "hold it" 		

Floyd | You reach down and grab hold of the bare end of the cable.  The wire
Floyd | rasps against your gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rumbling you heard earlier has grown in volume.  It sounds very
Floyd | close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert exclaims, "OK, I'm going to do it!"
		Touchy says, "Hm..I interpreted it as it had already hit..."
Bert says (to Floyd), "hold upper" 		

Floyd | You reach up and grab hold of the bare end of the cable.  The wire
Floyd | writhes in your grasp as a surge of electricity passes through you and
Floyd | into the ground and the cable in your other hand.  Through a blue haze
Floyd | you see snow fly as the fence raises up, forming a caret on the
Floyd | hillside above the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The avalanche bears down upon it, then is shunted to either side of the
Floyd | building.  A sense of peace fills you even as you jerk in a Saint
Floyd | Vitus' dance.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		Bert says (to Touchy), "To be honest, it sounded like both"
		Bert asks, "Either as if it were something that happened periodically, or else that time wasn't necessarily happening in order...?"
		DavidW says, "Yes, there was a past avalanche, then a new one just now."
		Bert says, "Good timing on getting the fence up, though."
		Bert asks, "Shall we proceed?"
		BrianK says, "Let's see what happens"
Bert says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interlude
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    Your eyes open reluctantly under the glare of light above you.
Floyd | Memory comes flooding back: the clinic, Dr. Boozer, the experimental
Floyd | drug to wean you from nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | They'll take away the drug.  Part of you pronounces this a wonderful
Floyd | idea.  Another, louder, part of you disagrees, thinks that something
Floyd | _important_ is happening in your head, something you shouldn't
Floyd | interrupt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The theatre is reassuringly familiar, distracting you from your
Floyd | thoughts.  You are reclining on a padded chair, much like those
Floyd | dentists use.  To your left, monitors softly wheep in response to
Floyd | signals from the leads attached to you.  The north wall boasts an open
Floyd | door, while the west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | The west wall is mostly mirror, reflecting the chair and the bright
Floyd | light over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "I think we're being given a choice."
		Bert says, "Leave through the door or put the needle back in."
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have medical leads (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x leads" 		

Floyd | Round, cold; used for monitoring heartbeat and other vital functions.
Floyd | The leads are attached by wires to the monitors on one end and you on
Floyd | the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x monitors" 		

Floyd | The monitors are stacked next to the chair, facing it.  Lights play
Floyd | across their surfaces, and a bright spot traces a jagged heartbeat
Floyd | across a square screen.  Running from one of the monitors are several
Floyd | wires, leads attached to their other ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel hot, then cold several times in succession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | The door has a knob with which it can be locked or unlocked.  It is
Floyd | currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Do we want to try both? I'm guessing that the IV will continue the game."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x iv" 		

Floyd | Hanging from the stand is a bag filled with a clear liquid--the
Floyd | nicotine antiaddiction drug.  A needle hangs from the bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Sure"
		Bert says, "And the door might end it."
Bert says (to Floyd), "x needle" 		

Floyd | Pointed, sharp.  Liquid glistens from its tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "So, door first, then undo/restore?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm starting to be too tired to continue. My eyes are rebelling."
Bert says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the padded chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | Not while you are attached to the monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | With a slight sucking sound the leads come free from your temples and
Floyd | from your wrists.  The monitors immediately begin shrilling loudly, the
Floyd | screen tracing out a flat line.  Startled, you drop the leads.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps outside the theatre, followed by Dr. Boozer's
Floyd | entrance.  His eyes, crinkled with concern, relax when he sees you
Floyd | awake.  "Thank God," he says.  "I thought I'd heard you flatline."  You
Floyd | begin to crumple but Dr. Boozer moves to support you, surreptitiously
Floyd | taking your pulse.  "Are you recovered?" he asks worriedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down, staring past your trembling hands.  You find you don't
Floyd | know how to answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		DavidW says, "And I'm yawning uncontrollably. I need to take a break. You guys play on without me."
		Touchy says, "I wouldn't mind stopping soonish."
		Bert asks, "Do you want to end here and resume at that savepoint next week?"
		Bert says, "This seems like a good breaking point."
		Bert says, "Probably just finished fit the first."
		Touchy says, "yeah"
		Teaspoon says, "Makes sense."
		Teaspoon exclaims, "Also, yay!"
		Bert exclaims, "Just four more fits to go!"
		DavidW says, "so restore from the last save and make a non-digitally-named save file."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "r" 		

Floyd | File to restore >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | Operating Theatre, in the padded chair
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cfgrip" 		

Floyd | Saved.

		
		
*** SECOND SESSION *** 		
		DavidW says, "I can't find my notes for last week's session. I've been rather busy making lots of other notes."
		Teaspoon says, "oh oh"
		Teaspoon asks, "Maybe we're in a new part of the game and we won't need the old notes?"
		DavidW asks, "I was hoping that we could see the end of last week's transcript?"
		DavidW asks (of Teaspoon), "We are, but unless the game's still running, how do we get back there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Operating Theatre, in the padded chair
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. The game *is* still running."
		Teaspoon says, "That's good."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel hot, then cold several times in succession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have medical leads (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leads" 		

Floyd | Round, cold; used for monitoring heartbeat and other vital functions.
Floyd | The leads are attached by wires to the monitors on one end and you on
Floyd | the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x monitors" 		

Floyd | The monitors are stacked next to the chair, facing it.  Lights play
Floyd | across their surfaces, and a bright spot traces a jagged heartbeat
Floyd | across a square screen.  Running from one of the monitors are several
Floyd | wires, leads attached to their other ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x heartbeat" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "heartbeat".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | The west wall is mostly mirror, reflecting the chair and the bright
Floyd | light over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd | You can't reach that from the padded chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the padded chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd | You spend several moments gazing at your reflection and its haggard,
Floyd | sunken eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | With a slight sucking sound the leads come free from your temples and
Floyd | from your wrists.  The monitors immediately begin shrilling loudly, the
Floyd | screen tracing out a flat line.  Startled, you drop the leads.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands begin twitching uncontrollably.  You fight to keep them
Floyd | still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Was that a mistake?"
		Teaspoon asks, "try again and see if it kills us?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps outside the theatre, followed by Dr. Boozer's
Floyd | entrance.  His eyes, crinkled with concern, relax when he sees you
Floyd | awake.  "Thank God," he says.  "I thought I'd heard you flatline."  You
Floyd | begin to crumple but Dr. Boozer moves to support you, surreptitiously
Floyd | taking your pulse.  "Are you recovered?" he asks worriedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down, staring past your trembling hands.  You find you don't
Floyd | know how to answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		Teaspoon says, "ah, yes. Mistake."
		Teaspoon asks, "Athough it looks like a happy ending?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |    Hanging from the monitors are several medical leads.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd | Hanging from the stand is a bag filled with a clear liquid--the
Floyd | nicotine antiaddiction drug.  A needle hangs from the bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands begin twitching uncontrollably.  You fight to keep them
Floyd | still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We're already disconnected, I think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x needle" 		

Floyd | Pointed, sharp.  Liquid glistens from its tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "should we put the needle in our arm?"
		Roger says, "We totally should"
		DavidW asks, "There was an exit as well?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put needle in arm" 		

Floyd | Wincing slightly in anticipation, you jab the needle into a prominent
Floyd | vein.  Your summer job in the hospital pays off: the needle slides home
Floyd | on the first try.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice cold, the drug races up your arm and through your chest, numbing
Floyd | you.  Fire hot, the next wave of the drug invades your system.  The
Floyd | walls around you blur, fade away as the world runs in technicolor
Floyd | streaks...
Floyd |
Floyd | With a snap, the vision ends.  You are lying prostrate on the ground,
Floyd | the ceiling whirling above you.  Next to you, you hear Dr. Boozer's
Floyd | voice.  "Thank God we found you in time," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Must be deranged," he whispers to the nurse who is with him.  Even in
Floyd | your fevered state, you hear every word.  "Poor kid put the IV back
Floyd | in."  Then you drift away, the rest of Dr. Boozer's words lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		DavidW says, "A door to the north."
		Teaspoon says, "uh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "north exit then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Not while you are attached to the monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So we have one turn to flee after disconnecting the monitors? Unless the monitors can be turned off?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off monitors" 		

Floyd | You turn off the monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | With a slight sucking sound the leads come free from your temples and
Floyd | from your wrists.  You drop them, leaving them dangling from the
Floyd | monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway runs west to east; the east end of the hall curves south
Floyd | towards reception.  An open door lies to the south, a closed door to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. which way to go?"
		Teaspoon says, "I vote for going north until we can't go north anymore, then come back."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Which door do you mean, the south door, or the north door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "north door" 		

Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north door" 		

Floyd | The door has a small keyhole beneath its knob.  The door is currently
Floyd | closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "West or east?"
		Teaspoon says, "uh, east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You begin walking east, then realize that that way lies reception.  You
Floyd | quickly retrace your steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fever and chills return, accompanied by a fierce pain behind your
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "west it is then"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway bends here, running north and east.  To the south is a
Floyd | closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | The door has a small keyhole beneath its knob.  The door is currently
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through keyhole" 		

Floyd | I don't see any keyhole here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Observation Room
Floyd |    The observation room's only notable feature is the smoky glass
Floyd | window on its east wall.  Several chairs face it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd | The east wall contains a window which looks into the operating theatre
Floyd | where you awoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd | The chairs, plastic and wheeled, face the glass window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I see nothing to do here."
		DavidW asks, "North and north?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway bends here, running north and east.  To the south is an
Floyd | open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends to the north.  Doors lead north and east.  A cord
Floyd | hangs from an outlined rectangle in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cramp doubles you over, as if you were hit in the stomach.  It takes
Floyd | all of your control to straighten up against the pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Just explore until we find something usable, I think."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Teaspoon says, "wonder how long it is before we die. It looks like a not very subtle timer."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north door" 		

Floyd | The door has a small keyhole beneath its knob.  The door is currently
Floyd | closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east door" 		

Floyd | The door has a small keyhole beneath its knob.  The door is currently
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rectangle" 		

Floyd | The rectangle is outlined in the ceiling above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open north door" 		

Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hey maybe the needle is a lockpick"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open east door" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "ooh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Supplies Room
Floyd |    The walls of the room are lined with shelves, all of which are
Floyd | neatly stocked with supplies.  An open door is set in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x supplies" 		

Floyd | Nearly random supplies, such as needles and latex gloves.  Part of the
Floyd | supplies are still in crates, piled high near the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" 		

Floyd | Nearly random supplies, such as needles and latex gloves.  Part of the
Floyd | supplies are still in crates, piled high near the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb crates" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to climb the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd | The crates are stacked almost to the ceiling by the northeast corner,
Floyd | leaving a small cubby behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | A particularly violent spasm throws you to the floor.  You stand again
Floyd | with some effort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "Are we in the next fit?"
		DavidW says (to Bert), "I think this is an interlude between fits 1 and 2."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter cubby" 		

Floyd | You hunker down behind the crates.  They are just tall enough to hide
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Oh, we're still in the place where we had the IV and stuff? I didn't realize there were multiple rooms there."
		DavidW asks, "hm. Do we want to hide here behind the crates? Or go out and pull that cord outside?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x iv" 		

Floyd | I don't see any iv here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x arm" 		

Floyd | Your arms dangle from your shoulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try to sleep here."
		DavidW says, "I didn't bring the IV with us."
		Bert asks, "Did we try putting it back in our arm?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Bert asks, "What happened?"
		Bert says, "(Sorry for being late.)"
		Roger says, "game over man, game over"
		Bert asks, "The drug killed us?"
		DavidW says, "No."
		Bert says, "OK. I guess you don't want to say. I'll just watch for now, then."
		DavidW says, "There was a brief vision, mostly undescribed, then the Dr finds us and thinks we were deranged to put the IV in."
		DavidW says, "No, it takes time to scroll back and figure out how to phrase a summary and then type it all in."
		Bert asks, "Oh. Well, if the problem is that the doctor caught us, and if we've got a hiding place, why not just bring the IV here and put it in while we're hiding?"
		Bert says (to W), "Sorry."
		Teaspoon asks, "What would that do, usefully?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we can do that. I'm not sure if that's the thing to do."
		DavidW says (to Teaspoon), "Well, maybe we have an extended vision instead of an interrupted one."
		Bert says (to Teaspoon), "It would put us back on the medication that was responsible for triggering the first part of the game."
		Bert says, "Hopefully triggering the second part of the game."
		Teaspoon says, "ah"
		DavidW asks, "So, shall we try that? Go get the IV and come back here with it?"
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
		Bert says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends to the north.  Doors lead north and east.  A cord
Floyd | hangs from an outlined rectangle in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway bends here, running north and east.  To the south is an
Floyd | open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway runs west to east; the east end of the hall curves south
Floyd | towards reception.  An open door lies to the south, a closed door to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |    Hanging from the monitors are several medical leads.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of your symptoms attack at once: fever, chills, cramps, pain.  Your
Floyd | vision dims as you slump to the floor.  Time passes without you
Floyd | noticing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The feel of cool air brings you back around.  Above you, blue sky
Floyd | streaks by.  A face intrudes, looking down at you and mouthing words
Floyd | you cannot hear.  A glance down shows you strapped to a gurney.  When
Floyd | you look up again, the sky has been cut off by the roof of an
Floyd | ambulance.  You close your eyes, succumbing to a dark tide.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear."
		DavidW says, "oh. We delayed too long."
		Teaspoon says, "So there is a timer, then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | File to restore >
Floyd | Operating Theatre, in the padded chair
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off monitors" 		

Floyd | You turn off the monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel hot, then cold several times in succession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | With a slight sucking sound the leads come free from your temples and
Floyd | from your wrists.  You drop them, leaving them dangling from the
Floyd | monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the padded chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take iv" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | It's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway runs west to east; the east end of the hall curves south
Floyd | towards reception.  An open door lies to the south, a closed door to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway bends here, running north and east.  To the south is a
Floyd | closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends to the north.  Doors lead north and east.  A cord
Floyd | hangs from an outlined rectangle in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (Opening the east door)
Floyd | Supplies Room
Floyd |    The walls of the room are lined with shelves, all of which are
Floyd | neatly stocked with supplies.  An open door is set in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands begin twitching uncontrollably.  You fight to keep them
Floyd | still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "We had to take iv because there isn't enough time for us to take v."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter cubby" 		

Floyd | You hunker down behind the crates.  They are just tall enough to hide
Floyd | you and the IV stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hunh promising"
		DavidW says, "Cute how it mentions the stand is hidden too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put needle in arm" 		

Floyd | Wincing slightly in anticipation, you jab the needle into a prominent
Floyd | vein.  Your summer job in the hospital pays off: the needle slides home
Floyd | on the first try.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice cold, the drug races up your arm and through your chest, numbing
Floyd | you.  Fire hot, the next wave of the drug invades your system.  The
Floyd | walls around you blur, fade away as the world runs in technicolor
Floyd | streaks...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fit the Second: Revisit
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "play of light/a photograph/the way I used to be
Floyd |  some half-forgotten stranger/doesn't mean that much to me"
Floyd |                             -- Rush
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A familiar green hallway embraces you.  As the world ceases its
Floyd | unnatural spin, you find you recognize the east-west hall.  You're in
Floyd | Green area of the hospital where you volunteered for three months one
Floyd | summer.
Floyd |
Floyd | No, not volunteered.  It was coercion.  You were going to be a doctor,
Floyd | just like father wanted, so you had to help out at a local hospital.
Floyd | "Looks good on your resume," everyone told you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three months of hell.  This place cemented your desire to avoid med
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "We have a very distraught lead."
		DavidW says, "I wish I'd gotten chips or something to eat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd | The woman in the wheelchair is ancient, her parchment skin deeply
Floyd | wrinkled and folded.  Alert eyes peer from behind large octagonal
Floyd | glasses, eyes which follow every movement in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "talk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hello, woman" 		

Floyd | Nice weather we've been having.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheelchair" 		

Floyd | The woman in the wheelchair is ancient, her parchment skin deeply
Floyd | wrinkled and folded.  Alert eyes peer from behind large octagonal
Floyd | glasses, eyes which follow every movement in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | You are fixated by the sight of their faces, or rather by their lack of
Floyd | ones.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously in conference,
Floyd | though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "woman, hello" 		

Floyd | "Oh, hello!" she says excitedly.  Then a look of puzzled concentration
Floyd | crosses her face.  "Have we met before?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about me" 		

Floyd | The woman says, "Oh, dear, I really can't help you with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about herself" 		

Floyd | The old woman says, "Me?  Oh, my, no sense in boring you to tears!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair" 		

Floyd | How rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "I wish we had a helpful clipboard that said 'Take Mrs C. to Room 608' or something."
		Roger says, "He did say he hated this"
		DavidW says, "well, perhaps leave her and go east or west. Maybe we'll learn it's our mother or ex-girlfriend later."
		Teaspoon says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "more choices"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | The open door leads north.  A plastic plaque mounted on it reads "G7."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm trying to open a stubborn container of hummus. I must eat something."
		DavidW says, "Stupid tab ripped off."
		Teaspoon asks, "Knife? Scissors? Flamethrower?"
		DavidW says, "knife"
		DavidW says, "The plastic *never* opens properly and I've bought a dozen of these things."
		DavidW says, "please, someone take the wheel while I absorb calories."
		Roger says, "not it"
		Teaspoon says, "righto"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains closed, on the
Floyd | north wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Movement at the edge of your vision causes you to whirl around.  Before
Floyd | you complete the motion grey hands have grabbed you and dragged you
Floyd | backwards.  You have time to register the sight of a white-haired
Floyd | head--familiar, but from where?--next to the bed before you are pulled
Floyd | from the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |    A grey man stands over you, grinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've been very busy," the grey man says.  "Very, very busy."  His
Floyd | voice is like a stick of butter squeezed through a fist.  "Don't you
Floyd | even know why you're here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | The grey man laughs at you, a horrible sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No guesses?" Eyebrows lift in mock surprise.  He points down the hall
Floyd | at the old woman in the wheelchair.  "To help idiots like her, perhaps?
Floyd | You weren't successful the first time."
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn away, your cheeks glowing.  The time you spent volunteering at
Floyd | the hospital was far from enjoyable.  When you look back, the grey man
Floyd | has vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You'll have to open the small door first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    The operating room is dim and smoky, lit by kerosene lamps and
Floyd | candles.  Through the haze you make out exits to the north, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |    A group of doctors fills the room, milling about a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "candles?"
		Teaspoon asks, "we're in a hospital with candles?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x patient" 		

Floyd | The poor man is enduring what passes for medical care in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the doctors takes a glass cup from its stand over a candle and
Floyd | applies it to the patient's skin, making the man writhe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cup" 		

Floyd | Various pieces of medical equipment lie scattered about the room and
Floyd | held in doctors' hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x patient" 		

Floyd | The poor man is enduring what passes for medical care in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Green/Enter Purple" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "leave green" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    An attendant is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles, upon seeing you, cocks its head at you as it stands.  The dog
Floyd | is quite a bit larger than it was before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It has recently grown out of
Floyd | early puppyhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pet dog" 		

Floyd | You pet Bubbles, whose tail wags mightily in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "a bit slower please."
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, sorry."
		Teaspoon asks, "So, uh, we've met our Bubble dog. Who may or may not also be our imaginary childhood friend dog, I guess?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x attendent" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "attendent".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x attendant" 		

Floyd | Glancing at her, you feel a shock of recognition.  It's Linda, the
Floyd | woman you disliked most while working here.  With her flaming red hair
Floyd | and her patronizing attitude towards anyone younger than she, she was
Floyd | hated by many in the hospital.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x linda" 		

Floyd | Linda has fiery red hair and long black fingernails.  She has made a
Floyd | career of being angry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if Bubbles still has the knapsack from the first fit."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It has recently grown out of
Floyd | early puppyhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Doesn't look it."
		Roger says, "I like this idea that everyone hated her hair"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, bite" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bite".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Ah well."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gives you a sidelong look.  As your hands close around the dog,
Floyd | it swirls like smoke, solidifying just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't remember if we left the knapsack with Bubbles earlier or not."
		Teaspoon says, "Wait, so he's still nonexistent."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm confused."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, attack" 		

Floyd | What do you want Bubbles to attack?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, attack me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles stares at you for a second, then snorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, attack linda" 		

Floyd | Bubbles stares at you for a second, then snorts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ask Linda about G7"
		Teaspoon says, "...not an attack dog then."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask linda about g" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about g7" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask linda about drug" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "so patronizing"
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not really sure how we'd stop a dog we are unable to physically touch."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | The doors are spring-loaded so as to close automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Why does that sound like a puzzle?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x magazines" 		

Floyd | The magazines are all years out of date.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read magazines" 		

Floyd | You pick one up and leaf through it.  All of its pages are slate grey,
Floyd | completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "eeeeeeee, that's disturbing."
		Roger says, "We should probably check out the maternity ward if we can"
		Teaspoon asks, "uh, which way was that?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here, talking with a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse, satisfied, wheels the gurney through the swinging doors to
Floyd | the north.  The remaining patients call after her.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says (to Teaspoon), "Right throught that door marked Deliveries, I would assume"
		Teaspoon says, "That was locked."
		DavidW asks, "You're not gonna follow the Bubbles?"
		Teaspoon says, "Oh, forgot Bubbles"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse moves to the patient at the head of the line and begins
Floyd | taking a history.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It has recently grown out of
Floyd | early puppyhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, I swear every hospital has a confusing geography."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd | The counter is next to the north hallway.  It is pushed nearly against
Floyd | the east wall, leaving little room for the attendant behind it.  Signs
Floyd | dot its front surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x signs" 		

Floyd | The signs are all ones you remember from your time here: "Payment
Floyd | expected at time of treatment unless prior arrangements are made," "No
Floyd | pets, guide dogs excepted," and your personal favorite, "No smoking."
Floyd | Someone has raked ashes across the last sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "smoke" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "smoke".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock doors" 		

Floyd | There is no keyhole on this side of the doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I dunno how we get to deiveries."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do you think Wheelchair lady would like Bubbles?"
		DavidW asks, "I dunno. Maybe?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm not sure how to get back to her though."
		Teaspoon says, "Or what we're actually attempting to do."
		DavidW says, "Worth letting them meet, assuming Bubbles follows you."
		DavidW says, "I stopped mapping when I started eating."
Touchy arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Teaspoon says, "Tried that, but that guy takes Bubbles."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here, talking with a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse, satisfied, wheels the gurney through the swinging doors to
Floyd | the north.  The remaining patients call after her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The woman was in Green Four."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse reenters the hallway from the north, wheeling a gurney
Floyd | covered in a fine coating of ash.  She pushes the gurney west, then
Floyd | returns a few seconds later empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "good evening"
		Teaspoon says, "Hmm. Maybe we have to get her south instead."
		Teaspoon says, "Hi."
		Touchy asks, "Hospital but bubbles is here...we're halucinating again?"
		Roger says, "Unless our dog can really turn into a cloud of smoke, I would assume so"
		DavidW says, "yes, we're in Fit the Second: Revisit."
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Touchy says, "kk"
		Teaspoon says, "We just pumped ourselves full of anti-addiction halluinogenic drugs, so."
		Touchy asks, "Here or in the real world?"
		Touchy asks, "Did you try leaving the hospital as well?"
		DavidW says, "And I pumped myself with hummus, crackers, and a mango pudding."
		Roger says, "This is way better than smoking"
		Touchy says, "I'm sorry for being late."
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think we've found the way out"
		Teaspoon says, "(the drugs were in the real world. we think.)"
		Touchy asks, "Anything we're trying to achieve?"
		DavidW says, "We have no obvious goal except maybe to find out what the gray man was talking about."
		Teaspoon says, "Which means going back to the lady, I suppose."
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I haven't played this."
		Teaspoon says, "Unless anyone has an idea how to make the dog bite Linda, cos the game seems to be encouraging that."
		Touchy asks, "Smear some pate on her?"
		DavidW says, "I was thinking gravy."
		DavidW says, "But, sure, go find the kitchen and see. Find something, at least."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here, talking with a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse, satisfied, wheels the gurney through the swinging doors to
Floyd | the north.  The remaining patients call after her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | A hospital bed, designed for utility rather than comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push bed" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "uh"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take globe" 		

Floyd | As your hands close around the globe, you feel a tingling in your
Floyd | fingers.  The tingling quickly grows, becomes horrendous pain.  You
Floyd | jerk back your hands; the feeling of having dipped them in lava fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shape under the bed sits up, startling you.  A withered hand grabs
Floyd | you, leaving streaks of blood on your arm.  The man is trying to say
Floyd | something, a violent exercise which makes his head shake with effort.
Floyd | He finally points to the globe on the shelf, making a horrible keening
Floyd | noise, before collapsing back under the sheets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | The shape underneath the covers is barely recognizable as a man.  Tubes
Floyd | snake around and through his body; what skin he still owns he wears
Floyd | poorly.  The rise and fall of his chest are uneven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x globe" 		

Floyd | Its borders are nebulous; it gives off a faint glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm lost."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take globe" 		

Floyd | As your hands close around the globe, you feel a tingling in your
Floyd | fingers.  The tingling quickly grows, becomes horrendous pain.  You
Floyd | jerk back your hands; the feeling of having dipped them in lava fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Those latex gloves would come in handy now."
		Teaspoon asks, "From the first fit?"
		DavidW says, "The interlude."
		DavidW asks, "I can't even remember what was in the first fit, but yeah, there were gloves there, weren't there?"
		Touchy says, "Yeah, we had some gloves but I'm not sure if we used them for anything except going outside."
		Teaspoon says, "Um, think so, but I don't think anything transfers between fits anyway."
		DavidW says, "I really wish we'd given the knapsack to Bubbles before Fit the First ended."
		Touchy asks, "You think it would have transferred?"
		DavidW says, "Yes, that's what I think."
		Touchy says, "Do we have a save to try? Would be good to know.."
		Teaspoon says, "We must have a save."
		DavidW says, "We probably do have a save, but you'd have to guess the number. The most recent save is cf18."
		Touchy says, "We seem to have a slight lack of initiative..."
		DavidW says, "I'm feeling a bit wired. Also, I can't locate my notes from last week."
		Teaspoon asks, "Am I still driving?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not driving at the moment."
		Touchy says, "I'm tired af."
		DavidW says, "I can try guessing numbers"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |    On the side of the building is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Okay, this is before OR after turning on all power."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | The gunmetal-grey box is attached to the side of the building, marring
Floyd | its otherwise smooth surface.  Its cover is open, revealing a row of
Floyd | breakers inside and a list taped to the box door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x breakers" 		

Floyd | There are eight breakers, arranged in two rows of four.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first breaker" 		

Floyd | The breaker is currently on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, looks like after."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load cf16" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "load".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room
Floyd | and towards the southwest corner by the stairs; in the southeast corner
Floyd | are two large wheels, one on the east wall and one on the south wall.
Floyd | A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd | The floor slopes noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), a
Floyd | light sphere, a pair of sunglasses (being worn), a length of rope, and
Floyd | a rucksack.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool and a tuft of
Floyd | insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Apparently before we drowned the building in tar."
		DavidW says, "right"
		Touchy asks, "Was that how we ended this fit or was there something else?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "load".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Can't remember shit..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre, in the padded chair
Floyd |    The operating theatre is dominated by a padded chair in its center,
Floyd | a light just above it.  On the north wall, just to the left of the
Floyd | door, is a bank of monitors.  The west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, that's too late."
		Teaspoon says, "I have no idea, I'd nodded off towards the end last time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >

		BrianK says, "The avalanche was coming so we used ourselves as a human conductor to connect the wires and enable the fence"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Balance Room
Floyd |    A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you.  The north
Floyd | and west walls are taken up by tables.  A clock and a light switch are
Floyd | just visible next to the stairs on the south wall.  In the northwest
Floyd | corner a river of black sludge is continuously flowing into the room
Floyd | and towards the southwest corner by the stairs; in the southeast corner
Floyd | are two large wheels, one on the east wall and one on the south wall.
Floyd | A pile of spheres has claimed part of the east wall beneath the wheel.
Floyd | The floor slopes noticeably towards the south.
Floyd |    In the middle of the south wall is a heater.
Floyd |    Sitting on the tables are five balances.
Floyd |    Frankie is here, sorting and cataloging like mad.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, we need to replay from this save point."
		Touchy says, "Oh yeah...we electrocuted ourselves"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a thin coat (being worn), a pair of gloves (being worn), a
Floyd | light sphere, a pair of sunglasses (being worn), a length of rope, and
Floyd | a rucksack.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool and a tuft of
Floyd | insulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all in rucksack" 		

Floyd | fool:  The fool is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | tuft of insulation:  The tuft of insulation is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | thin coat:  (Taking off the thin coat first)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | heavy gloves:  (Taking off the gloves first)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | light sphere:  Done.
Floyd | sunglasses:  (Taking off the sunglasses first)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | rope:  Done.
Floyd | rucksack:  You can't put the rucksack in itself!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sack on bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel clockwise" 		

Floyd | The wheel refuses to turn further in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a loud blorp, the flow of sludge increases.  Noticeably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the south side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the north side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel clockwise" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering and the pyramid of spheres to
Floyd | shaking.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.  When
Floyd | you are done the east side of the room is higher than it was, the west
Floyd | side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Hmm, didn't we want to try sending the tar to the heater?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | The wheel, stubborn, refuses to turn further in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember!"
		DavidW says, "I didn't actually type this part before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heater" 		

Floyd | It is an old-fashioned wood-burning heater, standing a few centimeters
Floyd | above the ground on metal legs.  Heat pours from it in waves.  Its most
Floyd | noticeable feature isn't: it has no smoke stack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the west side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the east side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the west side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the east side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the west side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the east side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x balance" 		

Floyd | Sitting silent on the tables, the balances are all tarnished brass and
Floyd | pitted steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel ccw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a counterclockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning,
Floyd | shuddering sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts
Floyd | alarmingly, sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres
Floyd | shakes but stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks
Floyd | surprised.  When you are done the west side of the room is higher than
Floyd | it was, the east side lower.  The flow of sludge alters course, until
Floyd | it is collecting near the northeast corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I honestly don't remember where we want the sludge."
		Touchy says, "I don't think we had a strict plan and then it suddenly flooded the entire room."
		DavidW says, "So you're saying we really never solved this. We just stumbled upon a result."
		Touchy says, "That's what it felt like to me."
		DavidW says, "Y'see, this is where I was stuck when I originally played. I didn't know what to do."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about sludge" 		

Floyd | Frankie says, "I don't know.  Sam was studying it.  He thought it was
Floyd | connected somehow to the spheres.  All he was able to discover about it
Floyd | was that it was highly toxic and flammable."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Well, we can try to keep everything save, we can also try to get tar on the spheres"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres shakes but
Floyd | stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.
Floyd | When you are done the north side of the room is higher than it was, the
Floyd | south side lower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn south wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering and the pyramid of spheres to
Floyd | shaking.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.  When
Floyd | you are done the east side of the room is higher than it was, the west
Floyd | side lower.  The flow of sludge alters course, until it is collecting
Floyd | near the middle of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sludge" 		

Floyd | The black sludge is burgeoning out of what used to be the drain.  It
Floyd | has flowed from the northwest corner to the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn east wheel cw" 		

Floyd | You give the wheel a clockwise spin.  As you do, a groaning, shuddering
Floyd | sound emanates from beneath your feet.  The floor tilts alarmingly,
Floyd | sending the balances to chattering.  The pyramid of spheres shakes but
Floyd | stays together.  Frankie spares you a glance; Bubbles looks surprised.
Floyd | When you are done the north side of the room is higher than it was, the
Floyd | south side lower.  The flow of sludge alters course, until it is
Floyd | collecting near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flow of sludge triples, then triples again.  There is a loud sizzle
Floyd | as it engulfs the heater, extinguishing it.  The flow reaches the pile
Floyd | of spheres, turning them all black, then dissolving them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on!"  Frankie shouts in horror, abandoning his task.  He grabs
Floyd | your arm and drags you up the stairs, pulling the trapdoor shut behind
Floyd | him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  A trapdoor in the floor marks
Floyd | where the stairs used to be.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |    Frankie is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie looks at his hands, surprised to find he is still carrying a
Floyd | sphere.  He holds it up to the light; it has turned black as pitch.
Floyd | "The sludge must've hit it," he says.  Then he smiles at you, sadly.
Floyd | "It would have been nice to be able to finish."  He shrugs resignedly,
Floyd | dropping the sphere.  "Ah, well.  See you round."  He turns and walks
Floyd | into the hallway, but as he does, he separates into thousands of
Floyd | grains, a painting by Seurat.  The grains separate, caught in a sudden
Floyd | zephyr, and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd | Which sphere do you mean, the dark sphere, or the light sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dark" 		Touchy says, "Hm....same result as last time."

Floyd | Unlike its mates, this smooth sphere glows blackly.  It feels oddly
Floyd | wrong, almost evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we put one sphere in one guardian's hands and the other in the other?>"
		DavidW asks, "Do we remember which was which?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "The thingy rejects the black sphere I think"
		Touchy says, "The good sphere we gave to both guardians this sphere we tried on at least one and it did nothing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull arm" 		

Floyd | After a bout of experimentation you discover that you can raise and
Floyd | lower the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "raise hands" 		

Floyd | The sentinel's hands will move no further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hands" 		

Floyd | Metal hands, held cupped in front of the statue.  The arms to which the
Floyd | hands belong are hinged at the elbow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark in hands" 		

Floyd | You can't put the sentinel anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark on hands" 		

Floyd | You can't put the sentinel anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | I don't see any dark sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd |    The room is hot and stifling; cobwebs drip from every surface.  A
Floyd | hot-water tank crouches in one corner.  A trapdoor in the floor marks
Floyd | where the stairs used to be.  To the east is an open door.
Floyd |    You see a dark sphere here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dark" 		

Floyd | You bend down and pick it up.  A sudden tremor seizes your arm muscles,
Floyd | then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the dark sphere in the sentinel's hands.  A shudder wracks
Floyd | the sentinel.  Its hands lower, dropping the sphere onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dark sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in sack" 		

Floyd | I don't see any sack here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd |    The tiny closet is dank and has a strange smell.  It is unfinished;
Floyd | in many places unadorned sheetrock and insulation show.  The only light
Floyd | in the room comes from the bare bulb above you.  Dangling from it is a
Floyd | pull cord.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark sphere in sack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take light sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put light sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the light sphere in the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Now what? Take the sphere back?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take light sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The walkway runs east and west here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Maybe...not sure if we still need it I think we already retrieved the items that the sentinels unlock."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a harshly-lit backwards L curving around the end of
Floyd | the building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the
Floyd | rest is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "raise arms" 		

Floyd | The sentinel's hands will move no further.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put light sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the light sphere in the sentinel's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the west; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Filing Office
Floyd |    Rows of filing cabinets divide the room into sections.  Metal rises
Floyd | from floor to ceiling.  Drawer after drawer stare at you, none of them
Floyd | labelled, one of them open.  The exit to the east is barely visible due
Floyd | to the metal sentinel partially blocking it.  The clock above the exit,
Floyd | however, is plainly visible from anywhere in the room, a feat which is
Floyd | nothing short of miraculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dark sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark sphere in hands" 		

Floyd | You place the dark sphere in the sentinel's hands.  A shudder wracks
Floyd | the sentinel.  Its hands lower, dropping the sphere onto the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dark sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I've forgotten what we did."
		DavidW asks, "Who was driving?"
		Touchy says, "Just try going outside and frying yourself."
		Touchy says, "If that was how we ended this fit."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember frying."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Southwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway ends to the south in a blank wall.  A doorway to the
Floyd | west and the remainder of the walkway to the north allow egress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northwest Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the west wall of the hallway.  To the
Floyd | southeast, a sweeping staircase meets the hallway from below.  An open
Floyd | door is to the west.  Above the door is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dark sphere in sack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The walkway curves to the east; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is just wide enough to accomodate two people turned
Floyd | sideways.  Below you spreads the hallway.  There is a gaping doorway to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The walkway bends to the south; you follow it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Library
Floyd |    The library is a harshly-lit backwards L curving around the end of
Floyd | the building.  Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the
Floyd | rest is inhabited by stacks of books.  A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; on the other side of the exit is a light switch.  There is a
Floyd | clock above the sentinel.
Floyd |    In the sentinel's hands you see a light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take light sphere" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put light sphere in sack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It walks around on short legs,
Floyd | very much a young puppy.  It is wearing the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the
Floyd | foyer.  There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd |    The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway.  A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors.  Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you.  The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest.  A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd |    Like the foyer, the hallway is marble.  Its two-story height
Floyd | combined with its thinness inspires unease.  A walkway runs above you,
Floyd | clinging to the east and west walls.  Below the east walkway is a
Floyd | doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16a" 		

Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at you fiercely, dancing in front of you and
Floyd | impeding your progress.  You nearly have to jump over Bubbles to get
Floyd | past, at which point it lies on the floor, staring mournfully at you as
Floyd | you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the glare you can make out a man striding through the snow to
Floyd | the south.  He is completely grey, as if all color had been leeched
Floyd | from him long ago, a black and white image in a world of technicolor.
Floyd | He pauses, stares at you, then continues on until he is lost in the
Floyd | distance.  You feel a sudden chill.
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to feel the cold seep into you, chilling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a faint rumbling begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air above you shimmers for a brief moment, during which a metal
Floyd | sphere falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal sphere" 		

Floyd | You can see nothing through the horrible glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take metal sphere" 		

Floyd | You fumble around blindly in the snow, but cannot find what you seek.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold is becoming worse, making your fingers slow to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles sees you and jumps up, barking loudly at your return.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are working again, albeit a little stiffly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal sphere rolls towards you.  When it is less than a meter away
Floyd | it stops, waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take metal sphere" 		

Floyd | You reach down and take the sphere.  As you straighten up, tiny needles
Floyd | spring from the thousands of holes which dot it.  With a curse you
Floyd | throw the sphere, now smeared red with your blood, away from you.  As
Floyd | it falls it bursts into flame, oily smoke curling from it.  From the
Floyd | center of the flame you hear an eerily familiar voice say, "Well.
Floyd | Interesting stunt you've pulled, coming to where I now live.  I trust
Floyd | you'll stay for my avalanche."  Then the sphere vanishes in a final
Floyd | burst of fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at you fiercely, dancing in front of you and
Floyd | impeding your progress.  You nearly have to jump over Bubbles to get
Floyd | past, at which point it lies on the floor, staring mournfully at you as
Floyd | you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    You can see little through the glare of sun on snow.  The building
Floyd | to the north is just visible, but everything else is a wash of bright
Floyd | white.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold is becoming worse, making your fingers slow to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The snow is impassable in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The rumbling you heard earlier has grown in volume.  It sounds very
Floyd | close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eyelids are becoming gummed.  It is now a struggle to keep moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Strangely enough, you are no longer cold.  The enveloping warmth you
Floyd | now feel is soothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink to the ground, lassitude overcoming you.  Just a rest, you
Floyd | think, and then onward.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16a" 		

Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |    The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north.  On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway.  The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |    Tracked across the marble floor are muddy footprints.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Okay, so we can freeze to death."
		DavidW says, "I really wish we had last week's transcript."
		Touchy says, "The rumbling is probably the avalanch that might kill us as well.."
		DavidW says, "someone else try"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open
Floyd | and seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a thin coat, a pair
Floyd | of gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a length of rope, a dark sphere, and a
Floyd | light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take sunglasses" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear sunglasses" 		

Floyd | Everything becomes a little dimmer as you put on the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bubbles begins barking at you fiercely, dancing in front of you and
Floyd | impeding your progress.  You nearly have to jump over Bubbles to get
Floyd | past, at which point it lies on the floor, staring mournfully at you as
Floyd | you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd |    The building to the north is now covered with snow.  Under your feet
Floyd | it squeaks with the sound of deep-seated ice.  To the northeast and
Floyd | northwest the snow is somewhat thinner, due to the building's
Floyd | protection.  Pressed down in the ice and snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the south you see a man striding through the snow.  He is completely
Floyd | grey, as if all color had been leeched from him long ago, a black and
Floyd | white image in a world of technicolor.  He pauses, stares at you, then
Floyd | continues on until he is lost in the distance.  You feel a sudden
Floyd | chill.
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to feel the cold seep into you, chilling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | East of Building
Floyd |    The building looms to the west, shadowing the path which leads north
Floyd | and south.  Pressed down in the snow are tracks of footprints.
Floyd |    On the side of the building is a grey box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a faint rumbling begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air above you shimmers for a brief moment, during which a metal
Floyd | sphere falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take metal sphere" 		

Floyd | You reach down and take the sphere.  As you straighten up, tiny needles
Floyd | spring from the thousands of holes which dot it.  With a curse you
Floyd | throw the sphere, now smeared red with your blood, away from you.  As
Floyd | it falls it bursts into flame, oily smoke curling from it.  From the
Floyd | center of the flame you hear an eerily familiar voice say, "Well.
Floyd | Interesting stunt you've pulled, coming to where I now live.  I trust
Floyd | you'll stay for my avalanche."  Then the sphere vanishes in a final
Floyd | burst of fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    To the north, the ground suddenly rises into tree-speckled heights.
Floyd | From those heights you see snow gracefully piling towards you.  To the
Floyd | south, the building's shape breaks the smooth white carpet of the
Floyd | ground.  Partially buried in the snow is a large post.  Pressed down in
Floyd | the snow are many footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold is becoming worse, making your fingers slow to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take cord" 		

Floyd | I don't see any cord here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x post" 		

Floyd | Its square outline thrusts skywards from the snow.  A dark line in the
Floyd | snow runs beside it, northwest to southeast.  From the line a cable
Floyd | issues.  The cable's twin dangles from the post, then scurries down its
Floyd | length and into the snow on the side of the post opposite the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take cable" 		

Floyd | Which cable do you mean, the lower cable, or the upper cable?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take upper cable" 		

Floyd | You reach up and grab hold of the bare end of the cable.  The wire
Floyd | writhes in your grasp as a surge of electricity passes through you and
Floyd | into the ground.  Sparks leap gleefully between your rigid fingers,
Floyd | between you and the post, between you and the lower cable.  For a
Floyd | moment, improbably, you are a living Jacob's ladder.  You begin to lose
Floyd | consciousness as your clothes smoulder, then burst into flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pain is mercifully brief.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 13 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hillside
Floyd |    To the north, the ground suddenly rises into tree-speckled heights.
Floyd | From those heights you see snow gracefully piling towards you.  To the
Floyd | south, the building's shape breaks the smooth white carpet of the
Floyd | ground.  Partially buried in the snow is a large post.  Pressed down in
Floyd | the snow are many footprints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take lower cable" 		

Floyd | You reach down and grab hold of the bare end of the cable.  The wire
Floyd | rubs against your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Hm."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take upper cable" 		

Floyd | You reach up and grab hold of the bare end of the cable.  The wire
Floyd | writhes in your grasp as a surge of electricity passes through you and
Floyd | into the ground and the cable in your other hand.  Through a blue haze
Floyd | you see snow fly as the fence raises up, forming a caret on the
Floyd | hillside above the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The avalanche bears down upon it, then is shunted to either side of the
Floyd | building.  A sense of peace fills you even as you jerk in a Saint
Floyd | Vitus' dance.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		
BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interlude
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Theatre
Floyd |    Your eyes open reluctantly under the glare of light above you.
Floyd | Memory comes flooding back: the clinic, Dr. Boozer, the experimental
Floyd | drug to wean you from nicotine.
Floyd |
Floyd | They'll take away the drug.  Part of you pronounces this a wonderful
Floyd | idea.  Another, louder, part of you disagrees, thinks that something
Floyd | _important_ is happening in your head, something you shouldn't
Floyd | interrupt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The theatre is reassuringly familiar, distracting you from your
Floyd | thoughts.  You are reclining on a padded chair, much like those
Floyd | dentists use.  To your left, monitors softly wheep in response to
Floyd | signals from the leads attached to you.  The north wall boasts an open
Floyd | door, while the west wall is mostly mirror.
Floyd |    Standing next to the padded chair is an IV stand, its needle
Floyd | dangling from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "okay, shall I zoom us through this part?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		BrianK says, "Go for it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf16b" 		

Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the padded chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Since I wasn't really here for this part"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off monitors" 		

Floyd | You turn off the monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove leads" 		

Floyd | With a slight sucking sound the leads come free from your temples and
Floyd | from your wrists.  You drop them, leaving them dangling from the
Floyd | monitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Where there any options to leave the hospital or such?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take iv" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We didn't exhaust our options here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway runs west to east; the east end of the hall curves south
Floyd | towards reception.  An open door lies to the south, a closed door to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel hot, then cold several times in succession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway bends here, running north and east.  To the south is a
Floyd | closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    The hallway ends to the north.  Doors lead north and east.  A cord
Floyd | hangs from an outlined rectangle in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | (Opening the east door)
Floyd | Supplies Room
Floyd |    The walls of the room are lined with shelves, all of which are
Floyd | neatly stocked with supplies.  An open door is set in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter cubby" 		

Floyd | You hunker down behind the crates.  They are just tall enough to hide
Floyd | you and the IV stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put needle in arm" 		

Floyd | Wincing slightly in anticipation, you jab the needle into a prominent
Floyd | vein.  Your summer job in the hospital pays off: the needle slides home
Floyd | on the first try.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice cold, the drug races up your arm and through your chest, numbing
Floyd | you.  Fire hot, the next wave of the drug invades your system.  The
Floyd | walls around you blur, fade away as the world runs in technicolor
Floyd | streaks...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fit the Second: Revisit
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "play of light/a photograph/the way I used to be
Floyd |  some half-forgotten stranger/doesn't mean that much to me"
Floyd |                             -- Rush
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A familiar green hallway embraces you.  As the world ceases its
Floyd | unnatural spin, you find you recognize the east-west hall.  You're in
Floyd | Green area of the hospital where you volunteered for three months one
Floyd | summer.
Floyd |
Floyd | No, not volunteered.  It was coercion.  You were going to be a doctor,
Floyd | just like father wanted, so you had to help out at a local hospital.
Floyd | "Looks good on your resume," everyone told you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three months of hell.  This place cemented your desire to avoid med
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Now how to find Bubbles from here?"
		DavidW says, "I know it's vaguely west, but I wasn't mapping."
		Teaspoon says, "I wasn't mapping at this point, so I'm not sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains closed, on the
Floyd | north wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Movement at the edge of your vision causes you to whirl around.  Before
Floyd | you complete the motion grey hands have grabbed you and dragged you
Floyd | backwards.  You have time to register the sight of a white-haired
Floyd | head--familiar, but from where?--next to the bed before you are pulled
Floyd | from the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |    A grey man stands over you, grinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've been very busy," the grey man says.  "Very, very busy."  His
Floyd | voice is like a stick of butter squeezed through a fist.  "Don't you
Floyd | even know why you're here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I think you go south a lot."
		Roger says, "It was in reception I think"
		DavidW says, "uh, gray man is here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    The operating room is dim and smoky, lit by kerosene lamps and
Floyd | candles.  Through the haze you make out exits to the north, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |    A group of doctors fills the room, milling about a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Gray guy isn't a problem"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm really lost. Going 'south' isn't a useful hint."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where his face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  He is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    The operating room is mildly clean; evidently Lister's ideas have
Floyd | begun to catch on, though they are applied haphazardly.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    A group of doctors fills the room, milling about a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes her way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  She
Floyd | has no face--her head is featureless.  She continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh for-- I hate this, I hate not having a map."
		Teaspoon says, "sorry."
		DavidW says, "Someone else please drive."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    A group of doctors and nurses is milling about a patient on a
Floyd | gurney.
Floyd |
Floyd | The doctors cover the now-dead patient and wheel him out.  One nurse
Floyd | lingers for a moment, fingering a glass vial.  She absentmindedly
Floyd | places it on the crates while exiting to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd | The glass vial has a rubber top and is partially filled with a clear
Floyd | liquid.  A label wraps around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "really, game?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd | The crates are stacked in the northeast corner of the room in such a
Floyd | way as to leave a small gap between two of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uhhh, that sounds familiar."
		Teaspoon asks, "Is this something we have to undo, you think?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x label" 		

Floyd | The glass vial has a rubber top and is partially filled with a clear
Floyd | liquid.  A label wraps around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We keep tripping over unseen plot points while trying to replay to where we were."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd | "Novocaine."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x top" 		

Floyd | The glass vial has a rubber top and is partially filled with a clear
Floyd | liquid.  A label wraps around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take top" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look under crate" 		

Floyd | You can barely see something at the far end of the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "enter gap" 		

Floyd | The space is much too small for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Can we move the crates closer together first?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd | The crates are stacked in the northeast corner of the room in such a
Floyd | way as to leave a small gap between two of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push crates" 		

Floyd | Pushing the crates doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "No."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "move crates" 		

Floyd | You can't move the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd | The gap is barely wide enough for your arm and is very deep.  It is too
Floyd | dark for you to make out any other details.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put arm in gap" 		

Floyd | You reach in the gap.  Your hand encounters nothing, no matter how hard
Floyd | you strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put arm in gap" 		

Floyd | You reach in the gap.  Your hand encounters nothing, no matter how hard
Floyd | you strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I remind you we're still trying to verify if Bubbles carries our stuff between fits."
		Teaspoon says, "I'm not enamoured with this game."
		Touchy chuckles.
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I can't say I'm really feeling this game either"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains closed, on the
Floyd | north wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |    Coiled on the floor where it was carelessly dropped is a blood
Floyd | pressure cuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Well, it's supposed to be pretty hardcore."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take cuff" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cuff" 		

Floyd | The blood pressure cuff has a dial and an inflation bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open curtains" 		

Floyd | Opening the curtains, instead of revealing the green lawn which
Floyd | surrounds this hospital, reveals a grey mist which clings to the
Floyd | window.  It is translucent, admitting a diffuse light but no glimpse of
Floyd | what's beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd | You draw the curtains against the grey mist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | You are fixated by the sight of their faces, or rather by their lack of
Floyd | ones.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously in conference,
Floyd | though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go northeast, southeast, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Purple/Enter Green" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man passes by, dressed in a white coat.  Where his face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  He is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go northeast, southeast, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains closed, on the
Floyd | north wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go northeast, southeast, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The doors will not budge for you.  As you push harder, a squirt of grey
Floyd | smoke escapes from behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse reenters the hallway from the north, wheeling a gurney
Floyd | covered in a fine coating of ash.  She pushes the gurney west, then
Floyd | returns a few seconds later empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes her way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  She
Floyd | has no face--her head is featureless.  She continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm totally lost and flailing."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Maybe we need to actually map this out."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | Which sign do you mean, the ceiling sign, the north plastic plaque, or
Floyd | the south plastic plaque?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we really do need a map. Orange Five is closer to Admission, though."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x north plaque" 		

Floyd | It reads "O7."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x south plaque" 		

Floyd | It reads "O6."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We go from Purple to Green to Orange."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ceiling sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Orange/Enter Purple" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse reenters the hallway from the north, wheeling a gurney
Floyd | covered in a fine coating of ash.  She pushes the gurney west, then
Floyd | returns a few seconds later empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh but Orange wraps back to Purple?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Purple/Enter Orange" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse moves to the patient at the head of the line and begins
Floyd | taking a history.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    An attendant is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles, upon seeing you, cocks its head at you as it stands.  The dog
Floyd | is quite a bit larger than it was before.  It is wearing the rucksack
Floyd | and, you would swear, grinning at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.  It has recently grown out of
Floyd | early puppyhood.  It is wearing the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hunh"
		DavidW says, "RUCKSACK"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take rucksack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at the attendant.  The attendant
Floyd | glares back at the dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a blood pressure cuff and a rucksack.  The rucksack seems to
Floyd | contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a thin coat, a pair of gloves, a
Floyd | length of rope, a dark sphere, a light sphere, and a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Well well well."
		Teaspoon says, "Good call, David."
		Roger says, "Thanks, pack dog"
		DavidW says, "okay. That's a game changer."
		Touchy says, "naaaaaais"
		Teaspoon says, "We can use the gloves to pick up the vial, I guess."
		Teaspoon says, "And other things."
		DavidW says, "hm. yes."
		Teaspoon asks, "Is there anything in here to get linda to leave?"
		BrianK says, "Huh, I guess the sunglasses came with the dog even though we were technically wearing it outside"
		Touchy says, "Indeed."
		DavidW says (to BrianK), "oh. huh."
		Teaspoon asks, "So the game isn't *that* cruel. Yay?"
		DavidW says, "It's cruel enough for me."
		Touchy says, "If we need something from earlier we have to replay....seems pretty cruel even now that we know it's possible."
		Touchy says, "Make a map an even better investment."
		Touchy says, "Makes"
		Teaspoon says, "True."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do you feel like mapping, David, or should it be someone else?"
		DavidW says, "oh, well, I suppose I should try to map, but it means slower gameplay for everyone."
		DavidW asks, "If that's ok?"
		Touchy says, "Currently nobody is doing anything so..."
		Teaspoon says, "I don't think this is a very fast game in any event."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    An attendant is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You push open the glass doors that lie between you and the outside.  As
Floyd | you do, a grey mist begins pouring through the door.  You can't see a
Floyd | thing outside.  You're not even sure if there _is_ an outside.  You let
Floyd | the doors swing shut in front of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we can't leave the hospital. There's nowhere to leave TO."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about deliveries" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here, talking with a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse, satisfied, wheels the gurney through the swinging doors to
Floyd | the north.  The remaining patients call after her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    An attendant is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Purple/Enter Orange" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse reenters the hallway from the north, wheeling a gurney
Floyd | covered in a fine coating of ash.  She pushes the gurney west, then
Floyd | returns a few seconds later empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "So we apparently cannot take bubbles inside at least not without tricks."
		Teaspoon says, "Annoyingly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The doors will not budge for you.  As you push harder, a squirt of grey
Floyd | smoke escapes from behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse moves to the patient at the head of the line and begins
Floyd | taking a history.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    The unoccupied room is an oddity in this hospital.  Like other
Floyd | hospital rooms, it sports a bed and an excess of medical equipment.
Floyd |    Leaning in a corner is a white cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cane" 		

Floyd | The cane is white with a red tip.  Its grip is worn with use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cane" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | A hospital bed, designed for utility rather than comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Maybe we can use the cane to get the vial..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Touchy), "yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | A hospital bed, designed for utility rather than comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes her way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  She
Floyd | has no face--her head is featureless.  She continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x globe" 		

Floyd | Its borders are nebulous; it gives off a faint glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shape under the bed sits up, startling you.  A withered hand grabs
Floyd | you, leaving streaks of blood on your arm.  The man is trying to say
Floyd | something, a violent exercise which makes his head shake with effort.
Floyd | He finally points to the globe on the shelf, making a horrible keening
Floyd | noise, before collapsing back under the sheets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | You aren't carrying the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gloves" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take globe" 		

Floyd | As your hands close around the globe, you feel a tingling in your
Floyd | fingers even through the gloves.  The tingling quickly grows, becomes
Floyd | horrendous pain.  You jerk back your hands; the feeling of having
Floyd | dipped them in lava fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "nice try though"
		Touchy says, "..."
		DavidW says, "'even through the gloves'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gloves in sack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sack" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about globe" 		

Floyd | The man's eyes pop open, fever bright.  His lips move soundlessly;
Floyd | exhausted from the effort, he sinks further into his bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where his face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  He is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here, talking with a patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd | Four steps leading south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where her face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  She is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Purple/Enter Green" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		kpaquette says, "w jacqueline = Hi, I'm back."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take vial with cane" 		

Floyd | No matter how hard you try, you are unable to drag anything out of the
Floyd | gap with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cane in gap" 		

Floyd | You scrape the cane about in the gap but cannot manage to retrieve
Floyd | anything from under the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | You aren't carrying the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gloves" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your gloved fingers and
Floyd | hits the floor.  It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under
Floyd | the crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Cruel, game. Cruel."
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we need gum on the cane."
		Touchy says, "heh"
		DavidW asks, "Or we melt the red tip slightly to make it sticky?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tip" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "tip".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a blood pressure cuff, a rucksack (being worn), a white cane,
Floyd | and a pair of gloves (being worn).  The rucksack seems to contain a
Floyd | fool, a tuft of insulation, a thin coat, a length of rope, a dark
Floyd | sphere, a light sphere, and a pair of sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or not"
		Teaspoon says, "we don't have anything sticky."
		DavidW says, "I guess the tip is just paint, not plastic."
		DavidW says, "Bet that Linda is a gum chewer."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where his face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  He is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So there's a 'Green' on three sides of the Operating Room."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains closed, on the
Floyd | north wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x curtains" 		

Floyd | The closed curtains are a vivid fuchsia, an anomaly among the aniseptic
Floyd | white of the remainder of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open curtains" 		

Floyd | Behind the curtains and the window, the grey mist remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take curtains" 		

Floyd | You can't have the fuchsia curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mist" 		

Floyd | It has a greasy look to it; it rubs against the window, leaving tracks
Floyd | of moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | A hospital bed, designed for utility rather than comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind curtains" 		

Floyd | There's nothing behind the fuchsia curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search curtains" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move curtains" 		

Floyd | You can't move the fuchsia curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake curtains" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "shake".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip curtains" 		

Floyd | The fuchsia curtains can't be torn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes his way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  He
Floyd | has no face--his head is featureless.  He continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "You opened them, right? Maybe l again?"
		DavidW says, "ok, I'll go back"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains open, on the north
Floyd | wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | A hospital bed, designed for utility rather than comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd | Through the long months you worked here you never discovered their
Floyd | purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | You find some dust, which you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd | Allergenic and non-sanitary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW blink blink:
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Okay, that's everywhere."
		Roger says, "whew"
		Teaspoon says, "praise be"
		DavidW says, "Orange 4 and 5, their three hospital rooms. Purple 1, 2, and 3, and Admitting. Green 1 thru 4 with one Hospital Room and the Operating Room. Two locked doors, both probably for the same Deliveries Room."
		DavidW says, "So our problems are the locked doors, the globe, the vial, and maybe Linda."
		DavidW says, "And we have dust."
		DavidW says, "and a cane"
		Teaspoon says, "I think that Linda and the doors are probably linked."
		DavidW says, "Bubbles seems confined to Admitting until we get Deliveries opened."
		Touchy asks, "Dust on the vial to make it less wet?"
		Teaspoon says, "That's not a bad idea."
		DavidW says, "We can try."
		Roger says, "Also see if maybe the light globe can interact with the new globe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dust on vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your gloved fingers and
Floyd | hits the floor.  It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under
Floyd | the crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Sitting on the crates you see a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a blood pressure cuff, a rucksack (being worn), a white cane,
Floyd | a pair of gloves, and some dust.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool,
Floyd | a tuft of insulation, a thin coat, a length of rope, a dark sphere, a
Floyd | light sphere, and a pair of sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I forgot the cuff"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cuff" 		

Floyd | The blood pressure cuff has a dial and an inflation bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd | The blood pressure cuff has a dial and an inflation bulb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read dial" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the blood pressure cuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cuff on vial" 		

Floyd | The vial turns out to be wet; it slips between your fingers and hits
Floyd | the floor. It doesn't break, thankfully, but it does roll under the
Floyd | crates and out of view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cuff on cane" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the white cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe the dog can fetch it for us"
		DavidW says, "Dog can't leave Admissions yet."
		DavidW says, "er Admitting"
		Touchy says, "Should just get him admitted.4"
		DavidW says, "Obviously the vial is destined to ... oh."
		Touchy asks, "To?"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if that's possible. To admit Bubbles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crate" 		

Floyd | You can't have the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open crate" 		

Floyd | You see no way to open the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd | The gap is barely wide enough for your arm and is very deep.  By
Floyd | straining your eyes, you can just make out the shadow of something deep
Floyd | within the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take vial with cuff" 		

Floyd | You can't use the blood pressure cuff to take anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes his way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  He
Floyd | has no face--his head is featureless.  He continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
kpaquette goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    An attendant is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x attendant" 		

Floyd | Glancing at her, you feel a shock of recognition.  It's Linda, the
Floyd | woman you disliked most while working here.  With her flaming red hair
Floyd | and her patronizing attitude towards anyone younger than she, she was
Floyd | hated by many in the hospital.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "linda, admit Bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "admit".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give dust to linda" 		

Floyd | Linda rejects the offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about linda" 		

Floyd | "I don't have time for stupid questions."  She rolls her eyes in
Floyd | exasperation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about key" 		

Floyd | "I don't have time for stupid questions."  She rolls her eyes in
Floyd | exasperation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda for key" 		

Floyd | Linda doesn't seem to take kindly to any kind of requests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about woman" 		

Floyd | "I don't have time for stupid questions."  She rolls her eyes in
Floyd | exasperation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hair" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "hair".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | I don't see any desk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd | The counter is next to the north hallway.  It is pushed nearly against
Floyd | the east wall, leaving little room for the attendant behind it.  Signs
Floyd | dot its front surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda for gum" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "gum".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read signs" 		

Floyd | The signs are all ones you remember from your time here: "Payment
Floyd | expected at time of treatment unless prior arrangements are made," "No
Floyd | pets, guide dogs excepted," and your personal favorite, "No smoking."
Floyd | Someone has raked ashes across the last sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ashes" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the ashes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell ashes" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the ashes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sunglasses" 		

Floyd | You aren't carrying the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sunglasses" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A line of patients on gurneys fills the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden scream from further down the line.  Both you and the nurse
Floyd | jump; she runs to the patient, then returns, wheeling him at high
Floyd | speed.  She holds out a horrible-smelling sac filled with a black
Floyd | substance.  "Here!" she snaps.  "Colostomy bag.  Take it, quick!"  You
Floyd | remember why you chose not to go to med school.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "yay?"
		Touchy asks, "Also, if we use the cane we might pass bubbles of as a guide dog?"
		DavidW says, "I was hoping with sunglasses and cane, the dog would be accepted as a guide dog."
		Roger says, "hmm yeah that sounds plausiblish"
		Touchy says, "Sunglasses are also a good idea."
		Teaspoon says, "That was a good plan."
		DavidW says, "oh, I forgot to wear the glasses."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bag" 		

Floyd | It slithers warmly in your grasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse looks at you gratefully as she wheels the patient north.  As
Floyd | she and the patient pass through the doors, one of the blank-faced men
Floyd | slips past her and into the hall.  He takes the colostomy bag from you
Floyd | and reenters the north doors.  It takes a moment for you to realize the
Floyd | bag is really gone, another to realize that you are now covered in a
Floyd | light sheen of sweat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sweat" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "sweat".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The doors will not budge for you.  As you push harder, a squirt of grey
Floyd | smoke escapes from behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear glasses" 		

Floyd | Everything becomes a little dimmer as you put on the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.  A few patients on gurneys line the hallway.
Floyd |    There is a nurse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse begins talking to a patient, but is brought up short by
Floyd | something.  She turns and sees you.  She beams.  "Terry, glad you're
Floyd | still here.  I'm missing my BP cuff--must've dropped it somewhere in
Floyd | Green.  Go get it for me, will you?"  She hands you a hall pass.  "In
Floyd | case someone harasses you," she says with a wink before turning back to
Floyd | another patient.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Oh, and we have that!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cuff" 		

Floyd | You already have the blood pressure cuff!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cuff to nurse" 		

Floyd | The nurse thanks you as she applies the BP cuff to a patient and takes
Floyd | a reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 1 point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pass" 		

Floyd | The hall pass is a laminated card with colors around its edges to show
Floyd | what areas the bearer is authorized to enter.  This one is edged in
Floyd | purple and green stripes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The nurse, satisfied, wheels the gurney through the swinging doors to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "wandering around clueless fortunately seems to be working out pretty well for us"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "So, can we use the pass to get in Deliveries now?"
		DavidW says, "Bubbles didn't follow us, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tap cane" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a rucksack (being worn), a white cane, a pair of gloves, some
Floyd | dust, a pair of sunglasses (being worn), and a hall pass.  The rucksack
Floyd | seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a thin coat, a length of
Floyd | rope, a dark sphere, and a light sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dust in sack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, ever so slowly, the old woman's chin nods towards her chest.
Floyd | Shortly after the chin has completed its journey, soft snores begin
Floyd | floating from her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The snoring is new."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair east" 		

Floyd | You are blocked in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hall, a shapeless, faceless patient in a white gown shuffles
Floyd | towards you.  You cannot guess the sex of wraith-like person, even when
Floyd | he (she?) is merely feet away.  You watch the patient until you can no
Floyd | longer see the white gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair west" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the west; as you do, she wakes up with a
Floyd | jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair north" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A dim room filled with arcane medical equipment and dominated by a
Floyd | bed in its center.  There is a window, its curtains open, on the north
Floyd | wall.  A door leads south.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about room" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove glasses" 		

Floyd | You remove the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know where, if anywhere, we should push the woman to."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pass" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to read the hall pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pass" 		

Floyd | The hall pass is a laminated card with colors around its edges to show
Floyd | what areas the bearer is authorized to enter.  This one is edged in
Floyd | purple and green stripes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman begins humming to herself.  She rolls to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | From behind you, you hear humming.  Surprised, you turn around to see
Floyd | the old woman humming "Amazing Grace" to herself.  When she notices
Floyd | your scrutiny she stops, her cheeks coloring slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about humming" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about wheelchair" 		

Floyd | The old woman says, "Me?  Oh, my, no sense in boring you to tears!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman in the wheelchair rolls up to you.  "You know, seeing you
Floyd | reminds me of when John and I went to Paris.  Have you ever been to
Floyd | Paris?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | "Ooh, I'm so glad!" she replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about paris" 		

Floyd | "I've been to Paris!" she tells you excitedly.  "You must go and see it
Floyd | some time.  It's lovely!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about john" 		

Floyd | The old woman says, "Have you seen John?"  Her eyes light up.  "He's
Floyd | been on a business trip."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wonder where my son got off to," says the old woman.  She rolls to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about son" 		

Floyd | "Have you seen him?" she asks you excitedly.  "He's getting married
Floyd | soon, you know," she adds in a conspiratorial whisper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about daughter-in-law" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about bride" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about fiancee" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about son" 		

Floyd | "My son's visiting me for his birthday.  Did you know that he'll be
Floyd | seven today?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about son" 		

Floyd | "Have you seen him?" she asks you excitedly.  "He's getting married
Floyd | soon, you know," she adds in a conspiratorial whisper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Marriage at age seven, eh?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, ever so slowly, the old woman's chin nods towards her chest.
Floyd | Shortly after the chin has completed its journey, soft snores begin
Floyd | floating from her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "I'm aware that Alzheimer's will do odd things to a person, but in the space of thirty seconds?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. I haven't witnessed it personally, but I had an aunt with Alzheimer's."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Slumped in a wheelchair, asleep, is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where her face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  She is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet those stairs are to prevent the wheelchair from going past that point."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear glasses" 		

Floyd | Everything becomes a little dimmer as you put on the sunglasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coat" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the coat you feel the insulation inside crackling.  The
Floyd | coat is very warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles's tail hits the ground softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sack on bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a white cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses (being
Floyd | worn), a hall pass, and a thin coat (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gives you a sidelong look.  As your hands close around the dog,
Floyd | it swirls like smoke, solidifying just out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell linda about guide dog" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "guide".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about guide dog" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman passes by, dressed in a white coat.  Where her face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  She is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "maybe use cane or sth?"
		DavidW asks, "Use it how?"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "use cane" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "use".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "nvm then"
Touchy says (to Floyd), "walk with cane" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "walk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

Floyd | I don't see any eyes here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "tell linda about dog" 		

Floyd | "I don't have time for stupid questions."  She rolls her eyes in
Floyd | exasperation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch floor with cane" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow dog" 		

Floyd | But Bubbles is right here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tap floor" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tap" 		

Floyd | I don't see any tap here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave cane" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wave" 		

Floyd | I don't see any wave here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "hit counter with cane" 		

Floyd | Attacking the counter doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing cane" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "swing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a white cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses (being
Floyd | worn), a hall pass, and a thin coat (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cane" 		

Floyd | The cane is white with a red tip.  Its grip is worn with use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "show linda hall pass" 		

Floyd | Linda grimaces.  "Okay, so you can come and go as you please.  Big
Floyd | deal."  But she looks distinctly unhappy.  You hear what sounds
Floyd | remarkably like snickering coming from Bubbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "hee hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give hall pass to bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles has no real way of taking that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cane to lkinda" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lkinda".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cane to lkinda" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lkinda".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cane to linda" 		

Floyd | "You think I've got nothing better to do than look at that?" she asks
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask linda about novacaine" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we have any plan at all?"
		DavidW asks, "Shall I try to push the wheelchair everywhere?"
		Teaspoon says, "I think that's a good plan."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "she must be important for *something*"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles's tail hits the ground softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove coat. put it in sack" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer wearing the thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman passes by, dressed in a white coat.  Where her face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  She is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Slumped in a wheelchair, asleep, is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair w" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the west; as you do, she wakes up with a
Floyd | jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hall, a shapeless, faceless patient in a white gown shuffles
Floyd | towards you.  You cannot guess the sex of wraith-like person, even when
Floyd | he (she?) is merely feet away.  You watch the patient until you can no
Floyd | longer see the white gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair s" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair s" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair e" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair n" 		

Floyd | The stairs prevent you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman in the wheelchair rolls up to you.  "You know, seeing you
Floyd | reminds me of when John and I went to Paris.  Have you ever been to
Floyd | Paris?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chair" 		

Floyd | How rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair w" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | From behind you, you hear humming.  Surprised, you turn around to see
Floyd | the old woman humming "Amazing Grace" to herself.  When she notices
Floyd | your scrutiny she stops, her cheeks coloring slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chair nw" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, ever so slowly, the old woman's chin nods towards her chest.
Floyd | Shortly after the chin has completed its journey, soft snores begin
Floyd | floating from her.
Floyd |
Floyd | A patient slowly makes his way down the hall, pushing an IV stand.  He
Floyd | has no face--his head is featureless.  He continues down the hall and
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search woman" 		

Floyd | How rude!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've pushed the wheelchair everywhere it can go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give pass to woman" 		

Floyd | With a start, the old woman wakes up.  "Yes?  Yes?" she asks
Floyd | querulously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | She waves you off.  "No, no, I don't need that," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stripe" 		

Floyd | A stripe of green running just below the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | The sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.  It reads, "Leave
Floyd | Green/Enter Purple" in the appropriate colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd | It's too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Is there a card reader or something so we can open the locked doors with our hall pass?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dust" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dust on glove" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dust on globe" 		

Floyd | As your hands close around the globe, you feel a tingling in your
Floyd | fingers.  The tingling quickly grows, becomes horrendous pain.  You
Floyd | jerk back your hands; the feeling of having dipped them in lava fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the heavy gloves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take globe" 		

Floyd | As your hands close around the globe, you feel a tingling in your
Floyd | fingers even through the gloves.  The tingling quickly grows, becomes
Floyd | horrendous pain.  You jerk back your hands; the feeling of having
Floyd | dipped them in lava fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get dust to man" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We tried that."
		Teaspoon says, "sorry"
		DavidW says, "I'm getting very distracted by real life events happening outside my door."
		BrianK says, "I wish I had a map of this place"
		DavidW says, "oh, I can try to create one if you like."
		BrianK says, "If it isn't too much trouble"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hall, a shapeless, faceless patient in a white gown shuffles
Floyd | towards you.  You cannot guess the sex of wraith-like person, even when
Floyd | he (she?) is merely feet away.  You watch the patient until you can no
Floyd | longer see the white gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well it would be nice if the exits command wasn't buggy"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    The unoccupied room is an oddity in this hospital.  Like other
Floyd | hospital rooms, it sports a bed and an excess of medical equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The doors will not budge for you.  As you push harder, a squirt of grey
Floyd | smoke escapes from behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Two
Floyd |    A U-shaped hall, entering from the northeast.  The floor slopes
Floyd | gently down as it rounds the curve towards the southeast.  Directly
Floyd | across from you is a doorway leading east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    A hospital hall running east-west.  A green stripe just below the
Floyd | ceiling decorates the otherwise-bland walls.  The hum of fluorescent
Floyd | lighting is barely audible.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman in the wheelchair rolls up to you.  "You know, seeing you
Floyd | reminds me of when John and I went to Paris.  Have you ever been to
Floyd | Paris?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    The hall enters from the east and bends to the southwest.  A small
Floyd | door leads north and an open doorway graces the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s. s." 		

Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | The doors are spring-loaded so as to close automatically.  In one of
Floyd | them is a keyhole in which a key is thrust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "unlock doors with key" 		

Floyd | Unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you on Linda's startled
Floyd | exclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "So I unlocked these doors"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |    An east-south bend in the hall.  To the south are several stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hall, a shapeless, faceless patient in a white gown shuffles
Floyd | towards you.  You cannot guess the sex of wraith-like person, even when
Floyd | he (she?) is merely feet away.  You watch the patient until you can no
Floyd | longer see the white gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		BrianK says, "Thanks"
		BrianK says, "I just explored in general and I opened up doors between Admitting and Purple Three"
kpaquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says (to BrianK), "how? I wasn't watching , obviously."
		BrianK says, "Uhh, I examined the doors and there was a key already in the hole"
		BrianK says, "So I unlocked the doors with the key"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you on Linda's startled
Floyd | exclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd | The doors are spring-loaded so as to close automatically.  In one of
Floyd | them is a keyhole in which a key is thrust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "When did that happen?"
		DavidW asks, "And the key was in a door?"
		Teaspoon says, "Because that key wasn't there when I looked at the doors earlier..."
		BrianK says, "I think the key is only on the Purple Three side"
		DavidW asks, "So there's no 'Deliveries' room? It's a direct connection between Purple Three and Admitting?"
		BrianK says, "Apparently yes"
		DavidW asks, "So, tell Bubbles to follow you, then go through the deliveries door to Purple Three?"
		BrianK asks, "Where did we leave Bubbles?"
		DavidW says, "Or push the wheelchair through that door to Admitting."
		DavidW says, "That gets around the stairs barrier."
		BrianK says, "Well I'll try the wheelchair then"
		BrianK asks, "Is it okay if I speed through the pushing?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "unless the woman falls out or screams or something,"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w. n. n. e." 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Four
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair w. push wheelchair s. push wheelchair s. push wheelchair e." 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Three
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the hall, a shapeless, faceless patient in a white gown shuffles
Floyd | towards you.  You cannot guess the sex of wraith-like person, even when
Floyd | he (she?) is merely feet away.  You watch the patient until you can no
Floyd | longer see the white gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair e" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Uhhh, I'll just push her into every room and see what happens."
		DavidW says, "Take her to globe guy; maybe she'll think he's her son."
		Roger says, "Possibly we can dress her up as the person needing the guide dog"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair n" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the north.  Linda watches you until you are
Floyd | out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman rolls her wheelchair forward for a minute, staring off
Floyd | into space, then rolls back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair e" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair e" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair s" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask woman about globe" 		

Floyd | The woman says, "Oh, dear, I really can't help you with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "woman, take globe" 		

Floyd | The old woman doesn't appear interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask woman about bed" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | The shape underneath the covers is barely recognizable as a man.  Tubes
Floyd | snake around and through his body; what skin he still owns he wears
Floyd | poorly.  The rise and fall of his chest are uneven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask woman about man" 		

Floyd | The woman says, "Oh, dear, I really can't help you with that."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman begins humming to herself.  She rolls to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |    An east-west hall with an orange strip coloring the wall just below
Floyd | the ceiling.  There is an open door in the south wall.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Should I put her back in the globe room or try one of the other rooms?"
		DavidW says, "Try other rooms, I guess? We're very unclear what to expect."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair w" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, one on the north wall and one on the south, flank this
Floyd | east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | From behind you, you hear humming.  Surprised, you turn around to see
Floyd | the old woman humming "Amazing Grace" to herself.  When she notices
Floyd | your scrutiny she stops, her cheeks coloring slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair n" 		

Floyd | You wheel the old woman to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.
Floyd |    Seated in a wheelchair is an old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you wheel the old woman into the room, she turns to look at you.
Floyd | "Time for bed, I suppose?" she asks you.
Floyd |
Floyd | She rolls towards the bed.  As she nears it, her motions become
Floyd | unsteady, her forward motion jerky.  "John?" she murmurs, then pitches
Floyd | forward onto the bed.  You take a closer look; she's not breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, hey, progress"
		Roger says, "yay we killed an old woman"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we get a wheelchair for ourselves."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd | The woman is ancient, her waxy skin draped loosely about her.
Floyd |
Floyd | A doctor, notable for his unmissing face, walks by the door.  He is
Floyd | back in seconds, striding into the room.  Leaning over the old woman,
Floyd | he shakes her.  "I'm Doctor John; can you hear me?  Ma'am?"  Her lack
Floyd | of response prompts him to lean out into the hall and shout:  "Woman
Floyd | down, unresponsive; crash cart to Orange 7."  He returns to the woman,
Floyd | placing two fingers to her throat and a palm to her forehead.  He tilts
Floyd | her head back, extending her neck, and huffs twice into her mouth.  He
Floyd | then motions.  "You."  He nods at the woman's chest.  "Begin
Floyd | compressions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, ""compress chest"?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "compress chest" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "chest".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "compress woman" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "push chest"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push chest" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "chest".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "compress corpse"
		BrianK says, "It doesn't recognize compress or chest so"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "begin compressions" 		

Floyd | You link fingers, one hand on top of the other, and watch as your hands
Floyd | drift to a dimly-remembered position.  Then you are pumping as hard as
Floyd | you can, the woman's sternum creaking beneath your weight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh the doctor's command is what works :P"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "again" 		

Floyd | You are already performing CPR on the woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have slipped into a once-familiar rhythm: five compressions, then
Floyd | the doctor breathes, then five compressions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "wait?"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		BrianK says, "I guess it'll automatically finish CPR for us"

Floyd | The woman is ancient, her waxy skin draped loosely about her.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gang of white-garbed doctors, all of whom lack faces, pour into the
Floyd | room.  Several of them slide away from the door, revealing the gurney
Floyd | and crash cart they have brought with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John nods at them and their cargo.  He waves you away from the old
Floyd | woman and motions the others closer.  "On my mark: one, two, three,"
Floyd | and they have lifted the woman up and onto the gurney.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x john" 		

Floyd | His face is scrunched in concentration, his thin glasses dangling from
Floyd | his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John nods at the ECG readout.  "She's in VFib."  He snatches up the
Floyd | defibrillator paddles and says to you, "Charge to 200."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "wait we haven't looted her yet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "charge to 200" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "charge".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x defibrillator" 		

Floyd | You always found it ironic that shocking someone violently, normally a
Floyd | prescription for stopping the heart, is the only way known to restart
Floyd | the heart.  Its dial, marked from 200 J to 400 J, currently points at
Floyd | 320.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set paddles to 200" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "paddles".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "set dial to 200" 		

Floyd | The dial clicks as you turn it to 200.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Clear!"  A push of buttons; the woman's body arcs and recollapses.
Floyd | Dr. John rubs the paddles together, smearing paste, while he glances at
Floyd | the ECG.  "Give me 260."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set dial to 200" 		

Floyd | The dial is already set to 200.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Sorry"
		DavidW says, "You drive."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "set dial to 260" 		

Floyd | The dial clicks as you turn it to 260.
Floyd |
Floyd | Again Dr. John says, "Clear!"  Again the woman's body leaps into the
Floyd | air.  Dr. John takes another look at the ECG, saying, "Give me 360."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "set dial to 360" 		

Floyd | The dial clicks as you turn it to 360.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman's body jumps once more as Dr. John discharges his paddles.
Floyd | When he looks at the ECG this time, his brow furrows.  "PEA," he
Floyd | mutters.  "Intubate; give me a 1 mg epinephrine push."  He resumes
Floyd | breathing for the woman while one of his faceless helpers performs
Floyd | chest compressions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Uh, I dunno what to do now"
		DavidW raises hand. "Doctor Faceless? I, uh, didn't go to medical school."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "intubate" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "intubate".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give epinephrine to doctor" 		

Floyd | Which doctor do you mean, Doctor John, or the faceless doctors?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give epinephrine to doctor john" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "epinephrine".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cart" 		

Floyd | The crash cart appears only when someone is in great distress.  It
Floyd | contains plenty of medication, an ECG machine, a syringe, and a
Floyd | defibrillator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John notices you during a pause between breaths.  "Thanks," he
Floyd | says.  "We have it under control."  Breath.  "You can go."  Then his
Floyd | attention is focussed on the woman.  "Pulse back, breathing again.  60
Floyd | mg lidocaine."  Two of the faceless doctors usher you, not unkindly,
Floyd | through the door.  As you leave, the door closes behind you, snicking
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, a closed one on the north wall and one on the south,
Floyd | flank this east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, now, we didn't get the wheelchair."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.  The
Floyd | old woman lies carelessly on the gurney.
Floyd |    You see a crash cart here.
Floyd |    Doctor John bends over the old woman, breathing for both.
Floyd |    A group of faceless doctors surround the gurney in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take wheelchair" 		

Floyd | You try to lift it, but find it improbably heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John notices you during a pause between breaths.  "Thanks," he
Floyd | says.  "We have it under control."  Breath.  "You can go."  Then his
Floyd | attention is focussed on the woman.  "Pulse back, breathing again.  60
Floyd | mg lidocaine."  Two of the faceless doctors usher you, not unkindly,
Floyd | through the door.  As you leave, the door closes behind you, snicking
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, a closed one on the north wall and one on the south,
Floyd | flank this east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Give it a good push"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.  The
Floyd | old woman lies carelessly on the gurney.
Floyd |    You see a crash cart here.
Floyd |    Doctor John bends over the old woman, breathing for both.
Floyd |    A group of faceless doctors surround the gurney in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "you have to push the wheelchair"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push wheelchair s" 		

Floyd | It doesn't move.  One of the wheels is frozen in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John notices you during a pause between breaths.  "Thanks," he
Floyd | says.  "We have it under control."  Breath.  "You can go."  Then his
Floyd | attention is focussed on the woman.  "Pulse back, breathing again.  60
Floyd | mg lidocaine."  Two of the faceless doctors usher you, not unkindly,
Floyd | through the door.  As you leave, the door closes behind you, snicking
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, a closed one on the north wall and one on the south,
Floyd | flank this east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "No wheelchair for us"
		DavidW says, "ha. Author doesn't want us to have it. Fine."
		Teaspoon asks, "Do we have to grease the wheel?"
		BrianK says, "I don't think we're supposed to focus on the wheelchair"
		Teaspoon says, "Fair 'nuff."
		DavidW asks, "But what was the point of all that? Like, for story or puzzles?"
		Roger says, "The point is that even though hallucinations might seem awesome, they're kinda not"
		BrianK says, "Well, we saved the woman at least"
		Ellison asks, "think you can take the syringe with you?"
		BrianK asks, "Do we need a syringe?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    A sterile white room, bereft of any humanizing touches.  A bed
Floyd | surrounded by medical equipment is the sole piece of furniture in the
Floyd | room.  Judging from its rumpled condition, this room is occupied.  The
Floyd | old woman lies carelessly on the gurney.
Floyd |    You see a crash cart here.
Floyd |    Doctor John bends over the old woman, breathing for both.
Floyd |    A group of faceless doctors surround the gurney in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take syringe" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 7 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. John notices you during a pause between breaths.  "Thanks," he
Floyd | says.  "We have it under control."  Breath.  "You can go."  Then his
Floyd | attention is focussed on the woman.  "Pulse back, breathing again.  60
Floyd | mg lidocaine."  Two of the faceless doctors usher you, not unkindly,
Floyd | through the door.  As you leave, the door closes behind you, snicking
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |    Two doors, a closed one on the north wall and one on the south,
Floyd | flank this east-west hall.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "I dunno"
		BrianK says, "Well, our points increased so I guess we need a syringe"
		Roger says, "We can make Linda's heart esplode"
		DavidW says, "So, if we can get the novacaine, we can administer it to... someone."
		BrianK says, "I'll take us to the vial room, then"
		DavidW says, "Good call on grabbing the syringe."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w. w. s. w. n." 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance up to see Dr. John standing beside you, a smile tugging at
Floyd | one side of his mouth.  He begins to speak; stops; walks a few steps;
Floyd | stops.  "Nice.  Good response time.  She'll be fine," he tells you
Floyd | before continuing down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Two
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |
Floyd | Green One
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "So we did get to save the woman"
		Teaspoon says, "hurrah for us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "It's important story-wise in that in our memories we didn't get to save her I think"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Is this the vial room?"
		DavidW says, "Yes"
		BrianK asks, "Did we already lose the vial under the crates?"
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a white cane, a pair of gloves (being worn), a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses (being worn), a hall pass, a rucksack, some dust, and a
Floyd | syringe.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a
Floyd | length of rope, a dark sphere, a light sphere, and a thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "in the gap, yes."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd | The crates are stacked in the northeast corner of the room in such a
Floyd | way as to leave a small gap between two of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "enter crates" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to enter the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "enter gap" 		

Floyd | The space is much too small for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I decided to leave it there since it was so bloody determined to be there."
		BrianK says, "Hmm.."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push crates" 		

Floyd | Pushing the crates doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "kick crate" 		

Floyd | That would accomplish nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we need chewing gum on the cane."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "search gap" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put cane in gap" 		

Floyd | You scrape the cane about in the gap but cannot manage to retrieve
Floyd | anything from under the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Does Linda have gum, then?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I noticed. I tried to look under her counter."
Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "scrape gap" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "scrape".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Also, where's Bubbles?"
		Ellison asks, "is it possible to enter the reception or somewhere else there might be chairs?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe it we go back to the woman's room, her false teeth and dental floss will be there, and we can tie the teeth to the cane and get the vial that way."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we can go north from Purple One now?"
		Teaspoon says, "sounds bonkers enough to work"
		BrianK says, "I'll take it slow in case something else has changed in the rooms"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd | Plastic chairs, grouped in small sets of three or four.  They are
Floyd | surprisingly empty; when you worked here, they were always in use.
Floyd | Magazines decorate a few of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles's tail hits the ground softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look under chairs" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, hello" 		

Floyd | "Bark!  Bark!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x speaker" 		

Floyd | When you first worked here, only muzak issued from the speaker.  Now,
Floyd | however, it is playing songs in their original versions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, come" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "come".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |    The corridors of the hospital join in a T-junction.  The arms of the
Floyd | T lie east and west, while the base runs south.  A pair of swinging
Floyd | doors crowns the top of the T, to the north.  Over the east corridor is
Floyd | a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The doors will not budge for you.  As you push harder, a squirt of grey
Floyd | smoke escapes from behind them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "Try to have Bubbles follow WEST from Admitting." 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "try".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you on Linda's startled
Floyd | exclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, go west" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you quizically, head cocked to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles growls softly, baring teeth at Linda.  Linda glares back at the
Floyd | dog.  "Don't you let that mutt bite me," she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you on Linda's startled
Floyd | exclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Do we need to pull the guide dog trick still?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a white cane, a pair of gloves (being worn), a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses (being worn), a hall pass, a rucksack, some dust, and a
Floyd | syringe.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a
Floyd | length of rope, a dark sphere, a light sphere, and a thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We haven't been able to pull off that 'trick' once yet."
		BrianK says, "Oh I must have skimmed the transcript wrong"
		DavidW says, "We tried and tried and tried and failed and failed and failed."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "tie rope to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You must be holding the rope in your hands before you can tie it to
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "tie rope to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You tie the rope to Bubbles.  Bubbles wriggles a bit, but submits to
Floyd | being leashed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. We didn't try that."
kpaquette goes home. 		BrianK says, "I googled pictures of guide dogs :P"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you on Linda's startled
Floyd | exclamation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles is dragged behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He looks as
Floyd | if he is about to take action, but then he notices your sunglasses and
Floyd | cane.  Realizing what has happened, you inspiredly begin tapping the
Floyd | cane on the ground.  The man, satisfied, continues on his way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "!"
		Roger says, "nice work"
		Teaspoon says, "Well done."
		DavidW says, "okay, so the magic combo is cane + worn sunglasses + rope tied to dog."
		BrianK says, "I like how the text seems to imply that we just decided to wear sunglasses and hold the cane for no reason, and then realized that we looked like a blind person afterwards"
		Teaspoon says, "that's weird, yes"
Bert goes home. 		
Bert has disconnected. 		DavidW asks, "So, shall we see if Bubbles can get the vial?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w. n." 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles is dragged behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Room
Floyd |    Shiny and clean.  The only feature which breaks the sterility of the
Floyd | room is a pile of crates stacked in the northeast corner.  There are
Floyd | exits to the north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles is dragged behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, get vial" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you for a moment, then begins wiggling into the space
Floyd | between crates.  Shortly after its tail has vanished into the space you
Floyd | hear excited barking, followed by the reemergence of Bubbles.  Bubbles
Floyd | then trots to you and drops the glass vial at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles strains at the rope, then stares back at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 7 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want success music."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "doot doo-doo doot! <- success music"
		DavidW says, "Okay: Take vial. Go to globe. Fill syringe with novocaine. Inject our own hand so it's allll numb. TAKE GLOBE."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the air just above your head shimmers.  A small pyramid
Floyd | falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take pyramid" 		

Floyd | The pyramid begins glowing softly.  It unfolds like a flower and a
Floyd | feminine voice issues from it, saying, "Oh!"  The voice is fainter than
Floyd | before.  "Dr. Boozer!  In here, behind the crates!"  When the light
Floyd | dies down, the pyramid is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Reality wants a word."
		BrianK says, "Uh oh, they're gonna find us"
		DavidW says, "We better hurry."
		Teaspoon says, "this is nuts."
		DavidW asks, "oh shit. Do we need the sack on Bubbles again?"
		BrianK says, "Ah, good call"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a white cane, a pair of gloves (being worn), a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses (being worn), a hall pass, a rucksack, some dust, a syringe,
Floyd | a length of rope (tied to Bubbles), and a glass vial.  The rucksack
Floyd | seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a dark sphere, a light
Floyd | sphere, and a thin coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "yes, let's."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put rucksack on bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put all in rucksack" 		

Floyd | fool:  You cannot put the fool anywhere without holding it.
Floyd | tuft of insulation:  You cannot put the tuft of insulation anywhere
Floyd | without holding it.
Floyd | dark sphere:  You cannot put the dark sphere anywhere without holding
Floyd | it.
Floyd | light sphere:  You cannot put the light sphere anywhere without holding
Floyd | it.
Floyd | thin coat:  You cannot put the thin coat anywhere without holding it.
Floyd | white cane:  Done.
Floyd | heavy gloves:  (Taking off the gloves first)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | sunglasses:  (Taking off the sunglasses first)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | hall pass:  Done.
Floyd | dust:  Done.
Floyd | syringe:  You refrain for fear of snapping off the end of the needle.
Floyd | rope:  Not while the rope is tied to anything.
Floyd | glass vial:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles strains at the rope, then stares back at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd | You untie the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put rope in rucksack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Green One
Floyd |    A nondescript hall leading east to northwest.  To the north is an
Floyd | open doorway.  The ever-present stripe changes color to the east, just
Floyd | beyond a sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of doctors and interns appears in the hall, headed towards you.
Floyd | They, too, are faceless.  Their heads nearly touch; they are obviously
Floyd | in conference, though you can hear nothing.  They pass you and are
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Purple Three
Floyd |    The hall jogs west to north, interrupted by several stairs to the
Floyd | north.  A sign hangs from the ceiling to the west, delineating where
Floyd | the stripe of color changes from purple to green.  A set of doors leads
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You push past the doors, which shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    The first line of defense between the hospital and the outside
Floyd | world.  Chairs are strewn about at random; on several there are
Floyd | magazines.  A counter guards the hall leading north.  Above it is a
Floyd | speaker.  To the west are a set of wide double doors labeled
Floyd | "Deliveries."  South is the hospital exit.
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief. n. e. e. s. verbose." 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. e. e. s." 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faceless man in blue scrubs appears from further down the hall.  He
Floyd | starts to walk past, then pulls up short next to Bubbles.  He turns his
Floyd | head towards you, then ushers Bubbles to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we need the dog for this. Just the vial and syringe."
		Teaspoon says, "makes sense."
		DavidW says, "And the vial is in the sack on the dog BACK at Admitting now."
		BrianK says, "Aw man"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. e. e. s. take vial." 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man passes by, dressed in blue scrubs.  Where his face should be
Floyd | there is nothing.  He is soon out of sight, hidden by a turn in the
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk east, the hall lengthens.  With each step everything blurs,
Floyd | vanishing into a grey mist.  Your sense of balance is lost; you stumble
Floyd | back the way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see any vial here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "My bad"
		BrianK says, "I like speeding too much"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. w. w. s." 		

Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |
Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |
Floyd | Admitting
Floyd |    Linda is here, sitting behind the counter.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take vial" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a syringe and a glass vial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's a hazard of group play like this."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. e. e. s." 		

Floyd | Purple One
Floyd |
Floyd | From further down the hall you hear the familiar squeak of a gurney.  A
Floyd | faceless man in blue scrubs is pushing it.  A shape on the gurney is
Floyd | completely covered by the white sheet draped over it.  The shape
Floyd | occasionally writhes, as if in terrible pain.  You watch until you can
Floyd | no longer see them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Five
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange Four
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    In the center of the room, a bed.  In the bed, a huddled shape.
Floyd | Beside the bed, murmuring equipment.  To the north is a door.
Floyd |    Lying on a shelf is a strangely-glowing globe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Ok, so put the syringe in the vial, and then inject our hand, and then take the globe?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put syringe in vial" 		

Floyd | You stick the end of the needle through the rubber top and draw on the
Floyd | syringe's plunger, filling it with the liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, but the command syntax might be tricky. Don't try it all in one line."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "inject hand with syringe" 		

Floyd | You stick the syringe into your hand and depress the plunger.  A shock
Floyd | of cold runs through you as your hand grows numb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take globe" 		

Floyd | You pick up the globe with your numbed hand.  Your fingers feel warm,
Floyd | but the novocaine blocks any pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x globe" 		

Floyd | Its borders are nebulous; it gives off a faint glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "that wasn't so hard"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Stow this stuff in the dog, I guess?"
		BrianK says, "I was expecting something to happen when we took the globe"
		DavidW says, "okay, I'm not sure what to do next."
		DavidW says, "Put it in sack, yes, maybe. Or give it to man in the bed here."
		Ellison asks, "shake globe? look in globe?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give globe to man" 		

Floyd | When you press the globe to the man's chest, his eyes snap open.  The
Floyd | glow suffuses his face and he smiles, revealing gaps once inhabited by
Floyd | teeth.  The glow fades, leaving behind a lead sphere.  The man's
Floyd | muscles relax, allowing the sphere to fall to the floor.  His whole
Floyd | face sags; his breathing stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | Numbness begins creeping up your arm.  You look down to find your hand
Floyd | turning black, beginning to suppurate.  Horror, you think, I should be
Floyd | feeling horror.  But you are as numb to your growing disfigurement as
Floyd | your hand is to pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd | A dull lead sphere, devoid of any distinguishing marks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hand cracks and bleeds, the white pus running from it turning red.
Floyd | You stumble back against a wall, holding your arm away from you.  You
Floyd | close your eyes against the sight, amazed that you still feel no pain.
Floyd | Then you make the mistake of trying to flex your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pain, unending pain, until you can bear no more, until...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		Teaspoon says, "oh dear."
		Roger says, "That's (maybe) okay"
		DavidW says, "We killed a man. Not that okay."
		Teaspoon says, "It's pretty nasty regardless."
		BrianK asks, "Well, at least he smiled, so it's maybe a good thing?"
BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interlude
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On a Gurney
Floyd |    The ceiling above you looms, fluorescent lights glaring down at you.
Floyd | You've been strapped to a gurney and reattached to monitors.  Ambulance
Floyd | workers run alongside you, occasionally bending over to check your
Floyd | condition.  Your ill-fated IV has been brought along for the ride, its
Floyd | needle bouncing against your hand from time to time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The smile was the only redeeming note in the symphony."
		DavidW says, "Let's hope these people have faces."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x workers" 		

Floyd | They work around you, but you cannot hear what they say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iv" 		

Floyd | It has been attached to the gurney, most likely for the hospital staff
Floyd | to analyze the drug.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the workers bends down and shines a light in your left eye.
Floyd | Your reflexive blink seems to take forever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "I'm bowing out for the night. Best to all."
		BrianK exclaims, "Good night!"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I wouldn't mind stopping here, to be honest."
		Teaspoon says, "g'night."
		DavidW says, "g'night Teaspoon!"
Teaspoon teleports home to the sound of tortured piano strings. 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cfgrip2" 		

Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "thanks. Leave the game running though."
		BrianK says, "Got it"
		DavidW says, "So exhausting."
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		BrianK says, "We could leave off the game and play something else next time"
		DavidW says, "yes, we might."
		DavidW says, "I don't know how much more there is to the game, though."
		Roger says, "I suspect there's a lot"
		DavidW says, "We haven't used the light or dark spheres from Fit the First yet."
		BrianK says, "I think someone said in the beginning there were three or five fits"
		DavidW says, "I heard once that there were two different second fits."
		BrianK says, "If that's true, this game is pretty elaborate"
		DavidW says, "Older games tended to be bigger, at least in room count."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Losing Your Grip, a Journey in Five Fits
Floyd | Version 5 (Nov 30 2001) Copyright 1997-2001 by Stephen Granade
Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System.
Floyd | For more information, type "about".
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. Five Fits."
		DavidW asks, "Man. We aren't even halfway through?"
		
*** THIRD SESSION *** 		
		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cfgrip2" 		

Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a Gurney
Floyd |    You've been strapped down on a gurney and covered in a blanket.
Floyd | Around you, ambulance workers run along side, guiding you to the
Floyd | ambulance.  Your IV is attached to the side of the gurney, the needle
Floyd | occasionally bouncing against your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "Oh no, not my grip!"
		Touchy says, "Not really playing. Need to work."
		BrianK says, "Ok to recap, we did fit the second last week, where we traversed a hospital, pretended to be a blind man, and saved an old lady"
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "Sorry. Got distracted by trying to make a slashed zero."
		Teaspoon asks, "?"
		Teaspoon asks, "Make it how?"
		DavidW says, "It's a font/style thing."
		DavidW says, "With Variation Selector 1; with combining long solidus overlay; and with combining short solidus overlay. Except I didn't get it to work."
		Draconis says, "I usually cheat and use a �� character."
		DavidW asks, "a ?? character?"
		Draconis says, "(Hopefully that showed up...capital slashed O)"
		Touchy says, "heh o?=o?="
		DavidW says, "yeah, I definitely didn't want to do that. That's like typing a lowercase L to mean 1."
		Draconis says, "Yeah..."
		DavidW says, "anyway, I was late trying to figure out something but I'm here now."
		BrianK says, "All right, let's get right into it then"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | On a Gurney
Floyd |    You've been strapped down on a gurney and covered in a blanket.
Floyd | Around you, ambulance workers run along side, guiding you to the
Floyd | ambulance.  Your IV is attached to the side of the gurney, the needle
Floyd | occasionally bouncing against your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we wait instead of trying to do things surrounded by people."
		DavidW says, "We can examine things, though."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x workers" 		

Floyd | They work around you, but you cannot hear what they say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iv" 		

Floyd | It has been attached to the gurney, most likely for the hospital staff
Floyd | to analyze the drug.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two of the medical workers confer over your head, their lips moving
Floyd | slowly.  No sound reaches you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ambulance" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x ambulance" 		

Floyd | They work around you, but you cannot hear what they say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x needle" 		

Floyd | Pointed, sharp.  Liquid glistens from its tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste liquid" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "taste".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blanket" 		

Floyd | It covers you, keeping you uncomfortably warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ahead of you, the clinic exit creeps closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x gurney" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe we're supposed to act after all."
		BrianK asks, "I guess we want to put the drug back in us?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take needle" 		

Floyd | You can grab it with your fingers, but can't hold it for long because
Floyd | of the awkward way your arms are strapped down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "so the difficulty is to unstrap ourselves?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite needle" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "bite".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "put needle in arm" 		

Floyd | You can't reach your arm to put the needle in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wheeled outside and into an ambulance, its roof cutting off the
Floyd | light of the sun.  Blackness descends, and you fall into a dreamless
Floyd | sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 33 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		BrianK says, "oops"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "r" 		

Floyd | File to restore >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cfgrip2" 		

Floyd | On a Gurney
Floyd |    You've been strapped down on a gurney and covered in a blanket.
Floyd | Around you, ambulance workers run along side, guiding you to the
Floyd | ambulance.  Your IV is attached to the side of the gurney, the needle
Floyd | occasionally bouncing against your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, we *definitely* need to act."
		Touchy says, "apparently we are on a timer"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put needle in hand" 		

Floyd | By a series of excruciating contortions, you can just reach the needle
Floyd | and jab it in your hand.  The familiar waves of heat and cold race
Floyd | through your body.  The lights overhead approach and recede, light and
Floyd | dark, light and dark, blending into...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		DavidW asks, "ah, yay?"
		Touchy says, "nice"
BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fit the Third: Renascence
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "When I was a child/I caught a fleeting glimpse
Floyd |  Out of the corner of my eye"
Floyd |                             -- Pink Floyd
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd |    You are lying on your bed, staring up at the ceiling.  The sun
Floyd | streams through the window blinds and falls in stripes across your
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it's not the bed in your apartment.  It's your childhood bedroom,
Floyd | upstairs in the house you lived in until shortly after your Mom died.
Floyd |
Floyd | Judging from the room's neatness, your Mom must have died not too long
Floyd | ago; you remember cleaning your room compulsively after she died in the
Floyd | hopes that it would bring her back.  You also remember being sent to
Floyd | your room this day for some unexplained infraction of your father's
Floyd | rules.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your dresser leans against the north wall and a closed door leads east.
Floyd | There is a window in the west wall.
Floyd |    Sitting on the dresser you see a book of mythology and a book of
Floyd | faeries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, ""Renascence" is an underused word."
		DavidW says, "I don't even know what it means."
		BrianK says, "Looking it up, it's similar in meaning to Renaissance"
Peregrine arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW asks, "Rebirth?"
		DavidW asks, "like re-nascence?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		DavidW says, "I hope this doesn't mean we have to find Mom."
		Peregrine asks, "Still losing your grip, eh?"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		DavidW says, "Fit 3 of 5."
		Peregrine says, "In both senses of the word? ;P"
		Teaspoon says, "It's apparently quite hard to do"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | What you can see of yourself is familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mythology" 		

Floyd | In the third grade you became enamored with Greek mythology, scouring
Floyd | the 000-010 section of your school library.  This book by Edith
Floyd | Hamilton is a remnant of that time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x faeries" 		

Floyd | Shortly after your interest in mythology waned, you became interested
Floyd | in faeries.  At this age your nascent research had not yet taken over
Floyd | the top of your dresser, as this lone oversized book can attest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "read mythology" 		

Floyd | You can't reach the book of mythology from your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're no longer on your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "read mythology" 		

Floyd | You flip through the book, remembering different stories which caught
Floyd | your attention: Perseus and Medusa, the rivers lethe and mnemosyne,
Floyd | Zeus visiting Leda in the guise of a swan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "read faeries" 		

Floyd | As you skim through the book, several facts jump out: how faeries are
Floyd | driven away by church bells, how they change homes on Quarter Days, how
Floyd | you shouldn't eat faerie food, how a four-leaf clover will let you see
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Presumably these are important facts?"
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Peregrine says, "(as in, relevant to the puzzles we might face?)"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I bet the clover one will be relevant."
		Draconis says, "And maybe the food"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up lethe in mythology" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "lethe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "Don't eat anything the faeries give you"
		Teaspoon says, "An oldie but a goodie."
		BrianK says, "Lethe and Mnemosyne in mythology might be important too"
		DavidW says, "Forgetfulness and Memory."
		Draconis says, "Especially since they're in the Underworld, which had a similar 'don't-eat-the-food' myth."
		BrianK says, "Mnemosyne isn't normally one of the five rivers in Hades so it's interesting that it's mentioned"
		Draconis asks (of BrianK), "Indeed, I didn't know it was a river actually?"
		BrianK says, "(I totally looked it up just now)"
		Draconis says, "I mean the word means Memory but I haven't heard of it as a river."
		DavidW says, "I thought Mnemosyne was a muse."
		BrianK says, "Apparently it's a river for some cult religions"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open dresser" 		

Floyd | You pull open a few drawers and look at the rows of neatly-folded
Floyd | clothes before closing the drawers once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x curtains" 		

Floyd | I don't see any curtains here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blinds" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "blinds".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd | The window is closed and looks out on the rolling hills behind your
Floyd | house; without looking directly through the window, the details are
Floyd | hard to make out.  You can just see your backyard one story beneath
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look in window" 		

Floyd | It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm anticipating we go out the window instead of the door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd | book of mythology:  Taken.
Floyd | book of faeries:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "This is going to be an odd fit."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look in window" 		

Floyd | There's nothing in the bedroom window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd | You see the hills behind your house and your backyard.  Your father
Floyd | called that region "Big Country," and he used to tell you stories of
Floyd | heroes who walked Big Country in search of adventures.  Though he
Floyd | stopped telling you those stories after your mom died, the dreams stay
Floyd | with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The fall would kill you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sheet" 		

Floyd | You pull the bedsheet free, unmaking the bed in the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip sheet" 		

Floyd | The bedsheet can't be torn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd | The bed was large enough for you through your tenth birthday.  It has
Floyd | been unmade and its bedsheet removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under your bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie sheet to window" 		

Floyd | You can't tie anything to the bedroom window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie sheet to bed" 		

Floyd | You loop the sheet around your bed and tie it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sheet in window" 		

Floyd | If you wish to climb down the sheet, you need only hold it while you
Floyd | climb out the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "As you wish..."
		Draconis says, "Hint hint"
		BrianK says, "We never really tried the door though"
		Draconis says, "I think we're supposed to climb out the window while holding the sheet"
		Draconis says, "Just a hunch"
		DavidW asks, "We do wish to CLIMB OUT WINDOW, yes?"
		Touchy says, "Feels like someone had trouble implementing this."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | It is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Your father would see you come out of your room if you left via this
Floyd | door, and the punishment to follow would be painful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, all right"
		BrianK says, "Window it is"
		DavidW says, "oh, well. No snacks from the fridge for us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb out window" 		

Floyd | You realize that it is impossible to hold onto the bedsheet and
Floyd | anything as large as the oversized books at the same time if you intend
Floyd | to reach the ground safely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop books" 		

Floyd | book of mythology:  Dropped.
Floyd | book of faeries:  Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Or we could throw the books out the window?"
		BrianK says, "Worth a shot"
		DavidW says, "I don't know if we really need the books."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mythology" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw it out window" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon asks, "Is there any disadvantage, though?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw it through window" 		

Floyd | You throw the book of mythology through the window.  It vanishes to the
Floyd | ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "After all the hassle with the backpack"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, it's implemented at least"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw it through window" 		

Floyd | You throw the book of faeries through the window.  It vanishes to the
Floyd | ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, yeah, where is Bubbles?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb out window" 		

Floyd | You grab hold of the bedsheet tightly and lower yourself out the open
Floyd | window.  You shimmy down the sheet, old skills returning.  A few feet
Floyd | above the ground your sheet runs out, but the shock of the drop is
Floyd | easily absorbed by your young legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Part of Backyard
Floyd |    The backyard ends to the south and west in a chain-link fence which
Floyd | fetches up against your house.  Grass covers the ground in a remarkably
Floyd | even carpet.
Floyd |    You see a book of mythology and a book of faeries here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take books" 		

Floyd | book of mythology:  Taken.
Floyd | book of faeries:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd | There is too much of it for you to search indiscriminately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look for four-leaf clover" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd | It thickly covers the ground.  A rogue patch of clover has established
Floyd | a beachhead in the sea of grass.  Your father will no doubt rip it out
Floyd | at the first opportunity, restoring the backyard to its former glory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass for clover" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x clover" 		

Floyd | The patch of clover huddles together in solidarity against the
Floyd | encroaching grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "search clover" 		

Floyd | You get on hands and knees and begin carefully examining each clover
Floyd | individually.  After a moment you are rewarded with a pristine
Floyd | four-leaf clover, which you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah thanks."
		BrianK says, "Wouldn't have thought of searching the grass though"
		Draconis says, "X FAERIES"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x faeries" 		

Floyd | Shortly after your interest in mythology waned, you became interested
Floyd | in faeries.  At this age your nascent research had not yet taken over
Floyd | the top of your dresser, as this lone oversized book can attest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x faerie" 		

Floyd | Shortly after your interest in mythology waned, you became interested
Floyd | in faeries.  At this age your nascent research had not yet taken over
Floyd | the top of your dresser, as this lone oversized book can attest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x faery" 		

Floyd | Shortly after your interest in mythology waned, you became interested
Floyd | in faeries.  At this age your nascent research had not yet taken over
Floyd | the top of your dresser, as this lone oversized book can attest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read faeries" 		

Floyd | As you skim through the book, several facts jump out: how faeries are
Floyd | driven away by church bells, how they change homes on Quarter Days, how
Floyd | you shouldn't eat faerie food, how a four-leaf clover will let you see
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | South Part of Backyard
Floyd |    The backyard ends to the south and west in a chain-link fence which
Floyd | fetches up against your house.  Grass covers the ground in a remarkably
Floyd | even carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm... I would have like more precision about HOW it would let you see them."
		Teaspoon says, "I vote we find a three-leaf cover and glue a leaf to it."
		DavidW says, "You call them by setting up a miniature tea service."
		BrianK says, "We already found a four-leaf one though"
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe explore?"
		BrianK says, "Only way is north"
		Peregrine says, "We might bump into some faeries"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "climb fence" 		

Floyd | Though you climbed it many times when you were younger, you find that
Floyd | you can't today, that your feet and hands won't obey you when you try.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through fence" 		

Floyd | You can't see anything through the chain-link fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The house is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "exit is N"
		Peregrine asks, "Shall we?"
		DavidW says, "please"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, and a four-leaf
Floyd | clover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | North Part of Backyard
Floyd |    The fence paces you to the west, then angles north to block further
Floyd | progress.  To the east is the old tool shed your father built.  The
Floyd | thick mat of grass leads back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere around your feet you hear a tiny voice pipe up: "Top o'
Floyd | the mornin' to ya!"  You look down and see a small faerie just on this
Floyd | side of the fence.  He is joined by two others, though you can't see
Floyd | where they came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the others replies, "And the rest of the day to yerself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		BrianK says, "I'm curious what it would be like if we hadn't found the clover first"
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe save first?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This seems to be one of *those* games where you need to save often"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x faerie" 		

Floyd | Which faerie do you mean, the book of faeries, or the small faeries?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x small faeries" 		

Floyd | There are three of them, small faeries with gnarled faces and red
Floyd | stubbly beards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bet there's cold iron in the tool shed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "greet faeries" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "greet".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wave" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis says, "We might discard the book just to cut down on disambiguation."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "faeries, hi" 		

Floyd | The faeries do not notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the house you hear, "Terry!  TERRY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Your father.  He's found your open window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Crap."
		BrianK says, "Uh-oh"
		Teaspoon says, "We might see what happens."
		Peregrine says, "I think saving was a good idea"
		Peregrine says, "We can check this out, and then restore"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | North Part of Backyard
Floyd |    The fence paces you to the west, then angles north to block further
Floyd | progress.  To the east is the old tool shed your father built.  The
Floyd | thick mat of grass leads back south.
Floyd |    Three faeries are conversing near your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the faeries says to the other two, "Shall we be returnin'?  The
Floyd | king wanted us back quick as possible."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aye."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But we're without a padfoot.  How to get back?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've a way," responds the third faerie.  "'Tis in the shed."  The
Floyd | faeries move to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, we can just follow them"
		DavidW says, "We could go into the shed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Tool Shed
Floyd |    Light filters through chinks in the roof, dimly illuminating empty
Floyd | shelves and forgotten tools.  The structure smells of mildew and rot.
Floyd |    Seated on a shelf is a metal box.
Floyd |    A yellowed flyer is curled on the floor.
Floyd |    Three faeries are conversing near your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the faeries pulls several over-sized white hats from under a
Floyd | pile of dirt.  Despite their earthy storage they are pristine white.
Floyd | He hands them to the others.  Then he wears his hat, saying, "I'm off!"
Floyd | In a flash, he zips out the door and into the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two remaining faeries don their hats.  "I'm after!"  "I'm after!"
Floyd | Both are caught up in the air and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In their wake, a lone white hat drifts to the floor of the shed,
Floyd | forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the hat, a tingle runs the length of your body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the metal box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine flyer" 		

Floyd | The flyer extols the virtues of the SchimTek Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd | The picture on the flyer shows a rectangular box with a large grip
Floyd | handle on one end, reminiscent of an old geiger counter.  Your father
Floyd | was eternally collecting gadgets like the Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your father comes into the tool shed, looking around.  He is in his
Floyd | late thirties, a vigorous man who shows no sign of the cancer which
Floyd | will steal his life in thirteen years.  His face darkens when he sees
Floyd | you, and he walks stiffly towards you.  "_There_ you are," he says,
Floyd | grabbing your ear and pulling firmly.  You skip after him, pain
Floyd | burgeoning across your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your father punctuates each phrase with a twist of your ear, causing
Floyd | sparks to burst across your vision.  "You were supposed"--twist--"to
Floyd | stay"--twist--"in your room"--twist.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final twist overcomes you; your vision dims.  The throbbing in your
Floyd | head worsens as you fall back.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hospital bed catches you, supporting you.  A quick glance shows you a
Floyd | sterile hospital room.  No one else is here; the room is yours alone.
Floyd | Then a black tide washes over you, carrying you away....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 33 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		Peregrine says, "OK, restore time"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | File to restore >
Floyd | North Part of Backyard
Floyd |    The fence paces you to the west, then angles north to block further
Floyd | progress.  To the east is the old tool shed your father built.  The
Floyd | thick mat of grass leads back south.
Floyd |    Three faeries are conversing near your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Tool Shed
Floyd |    Light filters through chinks in the roof, dimly illuminating empty
Floyd | shelves and forgotten tools.  The structure smells of mildew and rot.
Floyd |    Seated on a shelf is a metal box.
Floyd |    A yellowed flyer is curled on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | From outside the shed you hear, "Terry!  TERRY!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Your father.  He's found your open window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Three small faeries slip into the shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | The box is made of seamless metal, marred only by a large handle and a
Floyd | display with a needle.  Its underside is crisscrossed with a strange
Floyd | pattern, giving it the look of granite.  The display is marked from 0
Floyd | millimeters to 20000; the needle is currently pointing at 0.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "So we'll have to set that ot something."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd | The flyer extols the virtues of the SchimTek Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd | The picture on the flyer shows a rectangular box with a large grip
Floyd | handle on one end, reminiscent of an old geiger counter.  Your father
Floyd | was eternally collecting gadgets like the Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the faeries pulls several over-sized white hats from under a
Floyd | pile of dirt.  Despite their earthy storage they are pristine white.
Floyd | He hands them to the others.  Then he wears his hat, saying, "I'm off!"
Floyd | In a flash, he zips out the door and into the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two remaining faeries don their hats.  "I'm after!"  "I'm after!"
Floyd | Both are caught up in the air and are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | In their wake, a lone white hat drifts to the floor of the shed,
Floyd | forgotten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Puzzle time!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd | As you wear the hat, a tingle runs the length of your body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Exciting."
		DavidW says, "Either "go east" or "say I'm after""
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "say "I'm after"" 		

Floyd | As the words leave your lips you fly up into the air.  Within seconds
Floyd | you are far above the ground, the countryside surrounding your house
Floyd | spreading out around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few moments of drifting you hurtle towards the ground.  As it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you, a tiny crack opens in the top of a hill.  You
Floyd | zip through the crack and are deposited on the floor of a cave.  Behind
Floyd | you, the crack seals.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, and a tri-cornered hat (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon exclaims, "Hurrah!"
		Peregrine says, "That was a lovely puzzle"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Cave
Floyd |    The cave encloses you, reflecting the sound of your breathing.  It
Floyd | is dry and illuminated, though you cannot find the source of the light.
Floyd | Rough stairs are cut into one part of the cave, leading nowhere.  The
Floyd | cave widens to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd | They are carved into one of the cave walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "climb stairs" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "I don't think there's anything else here, so go north?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hall of Stolen Light
Floyd |    Everywhere you look in this hall you find another source of light.
Floyd | They come in all shapes and forms: candles, lamps, crystals.  The light
Floyd | bounces about the room, illuminating the throne at the north end of the
Floyd | hall.  A thick carpet runs from the throne to the south exit, passing
Floyd | by a banquet table.
Floyd |    Sitting on the throne you see a faerie king.
Floyd |    To either side of you stands a faerie guard.
Floyd |    Off to one side of the throne, True Thomas idly sits.
Floyd |    Beside the king stands his queen.
Floyd |    Faeries stand all around you, watching you with a disturbing
Floyd | intensity.
Floyd |
Floyd | The king looks at you, his eyes glinting strangely.  "A human child?
Floyd | It's been an age since one visited."  While he speaks, the other
Floyd | faeries slowly circle you.  A sibilant whisper rises from the
Floyd | gathering.  "Guards, retake what is ours."  One of the guards reaches
Floyd | over and plucks the white hat from you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wooo."
		Peregrine says, "'Sibilant whisper'? Nice."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh, there's True Thomas here. How appropriate"
		DavidW says, "I don't know who True Thomas is."
		Peregrine says, "A guy from an old poem about faeries"
		BrianK says, "In contrast to the last fit, there isn't a whole lot of mapping needed"
		BrianK says, "(yet)"
		Peregrine says, "The ballad is 'Thomas the Rhymer'"
		Peregrine says, "'and there he saw a lady bright/Come riding down by the Eidldon tree' etc..."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x true thomas" 		

Floyd | He is an old man, with snow-white hair and a creased face.  He holds a
Floyd | stringed instrument which he absentmindedly strums from time to time.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've naught to offer to incipient royalty such as yourself," the king
Floyd | continues mockingly.  He pauses for a moment, stroking his beard.  His
Floyd | queen leans over and whispers to him, causing him to grin.  There is
Floyd | nothing human in his expression.  "Perhaps there is something you can
Floyd | offer us instead," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "The box!"
		BrianK says, "I dunno if faeries would want the box"
		DavidW says, "I'd rather offer a book."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, and a flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The other faeries stop circling and point at you.  You feel a tingle
Floyd | running up and down your spine.  "We'd have from you a story, but one
Floyd | already fills that role."  The king gestures at True Thomas, who
Floyd | glances uncomfortably at you.  "No, for you I think harvesting would
Floyd | suit."  The faeries begin running, flying, hopping around you, a
Floyd | writhing mass of flesh.  The guards to either side of you take one step
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Um, well, that's... unexpected"
		Peregrine says, "Uh-oh..."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember what the flyer said."
		BrianK says, "It talked about the sonic cavity analyzer, which I assume is what the box is"
		Draconis asks, "I guess let's see what happens?"
		DavidW says, "We may be eaten alive here."
		Touchy says, "Maybe we have to give them something to avoid them taking something else..."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "turn handle" 		

Floyd | Turning the metal box doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hold!" shouts Thomas.  The assemblage halts, many in mid-air.  As one
Floyd | they turn and focus unnaturally-bright eyes on Thomas, who blanches.
Floyd | Nevertheless, he continues.  "King, could this child not fetch for you
Floyd | some new light?"  As Thomas finishes, the silence deepens.  Sweat
Floyd | begins to run down his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, hey, we're not dying after all"
		BrianK says, "I guess we just wait this out"
		DavidW says, "ok"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | The sturdy table has seen much use in its time.  It is covered with
Floyd | heavy scars.  On its surface you see some food.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A fine suggestion!" the king finally says.  Thomas sways somewhat, as
Floyd | if released from a painful grip.  From the horde of faeries an excited
Floyd | buzz arises.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x king" 		

Floyd | He is one of the tallest faeries you have yet met.  His beard is red
Floyd | and reaches to his waist.  Other than his clothes of rough cloth, he
Floyd | wears a gold circlet around his head, sign of his kingship.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My hall is lit by light stolen from many a source," the king explains.
Floyd | At the snap of a finger, one of the faeries brings forward a bright
Floyd | glint cupped in his hands.  "Taken from one of Judas' silver pieces,
Floyd | that was," says the king.  Another faerie brings forward a dancing
Floyd | flame.  The flame radiates cold you can feel from feet away.  "At the
Floyd | heart of every pawnbroker's diamond is a flame like this," says the
Floyd | king.  "And you'll be fetching me the light of a dragon's flame."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "That sounds very heroic."
		Peregrine says, "And foolhardy."
		Peregrine asks, "But we don't really have a choice, do we?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "say "yes"" 		

Floyd | You sound rather positive.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny faerie approaches bearing a mason jar, which he places in your
Floyd | hands.  "Capture the light of a dragon's flame in that jar," says the
Floyd | king, "but let not the flame touch the jar, for it will melt."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we steal the light from something, not the thing itself."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x jar" 		

Floyd | The mason jar is made of thick glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Return with the dragon fire and we will reward you."  As the king
Floyd | finishes speaking, the two guards lead you back out of the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave
Floyd |    The cave encloses you, reflecting the sound of your breathing.  It
Floyd | is dry and illuminated, though you cannot find the source of the light.
Floyd | Rough stairs are cut into one part of the cave, leading to a thin exit
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "All right, going up"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd | The exit closes behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |    The hill curves away from this spot, crowned on top by a gnarled
Floyd | thorn tree. Paths curve down the hill to the west and south.  Far to
Floyd | the north is a small white church.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles, upon seeing you, cocks its head at you and stands.  The dog
Floyd | has now reached full adulthood.  On its back is the rucksack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok"
		BrianK exclaims, "It's Bubbles!!!!"
		DavidW says, "Bubbles!"
		Touchy says, "Didn't notice it was aging."
		Teaspoon says, "With the rucksack. Yay."
		DavidW says, "I noticed."
		Teaspoon says, "Yeah, it was a puppy in the first Fit."
		BrianK says, "In contrast, I think our memories are in reverse"
		Touchy says, "The first fit didn't seem like memories..."
		DavidW says, "Bubbles needs to find a mate and make new puppies soon."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | It curves and stoops, as if shielding itself from the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x church" 		

Floyd | The church you attended until your mother fell ill.  You can hear music
Floyd | floating from it; it must be revival week.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | The hill drops too steeply for you in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | There is a reason it is called a thorn tree.  You scratch yourself
Floyd | horribly in the attempt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have to wonder where we'll find a dragon in town."
		BrianK says, "Well, may as well start exploring"
		Touchy says, "Maybe it's a metaphor for an angry person or an oven or something"
		BrianK asks, "West or south?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps it doesn't have to be a real dragon as long as its fire has light to it."
		DavidW says, "West."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take rucksack" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, and a rucksack.  The rucksack seems to
Floyd | contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a dark sphere, a light sphere, a
Floyd | thin coat, a white cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall
Floyd | pass, some dust, and a length of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This is a strange game."
		BrianK says, "I've never seen the word "kill" used that way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kill" 		

Floyd | The kill makes its slow, flowing way among rocks dislodged from the
Floyd | hill where you stand, victims of time and erosion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "ok, it refers to a stream or creek"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tumble" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "tumble".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "My dictionary says in new york that can mean creek or stream..."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "I thought that was a rill?"
		Touchy says, "ttttiming"
		DavidW asks, "o rilly?"
		Draconis hits the cymbals. Ba-dum TSSSSS.
		BrianK says, "I'm assuming southeast leads to the same place as going south from the first room"
		Peregrine asks, "Twisty passages, eh?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, me too, which makes me wonder why this location is here."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The slope is too rocky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Maybe we can repel down"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd | They lay scattered along the length of the kill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd | It's too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well, I guess we'll find out later."
		Touchy asks, "rappel?"
		BrianK says, "Let's go southeast, then"
		DavidW says, "yes, se"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Hill
Floyd |    The south side of a gently-sloping hill.  Scrub grass clings
Floyd | tenaciously to its side.  A path from the east divides here and crawls
Floyd | up the hill to the north and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(getting tired here)"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x scrub" 		

Floyd | It covers the hill in patches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take scrub" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the scrub grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, northwest, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm gonna go east now, since this room seems empty too"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Hardwood trees stand close together, choking off light and
Floyd | preventing you from seeing far.  You can, however, see a hill rising to
Floyd | the west.  You can walk through the trees and underbrush to the east
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd | Mixed hardwood trees, clustering tightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "search trees" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I do hope we find a ring of invisbility or something before finding the dragon."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'll go east again"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |    There is an older boy here, carving his name in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy very carefully carves a large 'R' in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We don't have a sword or armour or a cross or gold or a virgin sacrifice or anything."
		BrianK says, "Oh, yay, something of interest"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "boy, hello" 		

Floyd | "Shove off, squirt," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy hacks another initial in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x boy" 		

Floyd | He lived (lives?) somewhere around here.  You can remember the delight
Floyd | he took in tormenting you over the years.  The three-year age
Floyd | difference was enough to give him the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wielding his knife like a cleaver, the boy manages to carve an 'N' in
Floyd | the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | The oak tree towers above you, its bole wider than your arms can span.
Floyd | You spent a long time one summer trying to climb it, only to break your
Floyd | arm in the process.  Since then, someone has hacked 'BRAN' in its
Floyd | trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shavings fall from the oak tree as the boy carves a 'D' into its trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Brandy, you're a fine girl, ...?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x ash" 		

Floyd | Thinner than its neighboring oak tree, the trunk of the ash gracefully
Floyd | sways in a gentle breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a flourish, the boy finishes carving an 'N' in the oak tree.  He
Floyd | steps back to admire his handiwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Did he just spell "brandn" or did we miss the O"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | The oak tree towers above you, its bole wider than your arms can span.
Floyd | You spent a long time one summer trying to climb it, only to break your
Floyd | arm in the process.  Since then, someone has hacked 'BRANDN' in its
Floyd | trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy's eyes widen, and he mumbles to himself under his breath.  With
Floyd | several sweeps of the knife he tries to obliterate his previous effort,
Floyd | then carve another 'B' in the oak tree just below the first letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, Brandon, I guess."
		Peregrine says, "Most bullies are called Brandon"
		BrianK says, "Hahaha he noticed his mistake"
		Touchy asks, "Name one?"
		Draconis says (to Touchy), "Branson"
		Draconis says (to Touchy), "..."
		DavidW says, "okay, he's got a hobby."
		Draconis says (to Touchy), "*Brandon"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brandon, hello" 		

Floyd | "Shove off, squirt," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy carves an 'R' in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I meant one other bully that is named brandon"
		Peregrine says, "Can't remember"
		Peregrine says, "It does sound like the sort of name which would drive a kid to bullying"
		BrianK says, "Any suggestions? or we can just explore elsewhere and come back later"
		DavidW says, "I think explore for now."
		DavidW says, "I think he'll be at this for a while."
		Teaspoon says, "Makes sense."
		BrianK says, "Ok, I'll go north from here"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ooo, dragon"
		Touchy says, "hehe"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Save, save, save!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So not ready for the dragon."
		BrianK says, "I think we should check out the other areas before trying the cave"
		DavidW says, "I agree."
		BrianK says, "I'll take us to another area"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s. s." 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |    There is an older boy here, carving his name in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy carves an 'N' next to the other letters he has already carved.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    The forest growth pauses here, leaving room for a ring of mushrooms
Floyd | and toadstools.  Due to the spacious arrangement of trees, paths exist
Floyd | north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ooh, a fairy ring"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x mushrooms" 		

Floyd | The ring of mushrooms and toadstools is ragged in places, as if no
Floyd | longer cared for.  One toadstool in particular stands out from its
Floyd | brethren.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x toadstool" 		

Floyd | Which toadstool do you mean, the solitary toadstool, or the ring of
Floyd | mushrooms?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x solitary toadstool" 		

Floyd | It is the tallest of the fungi gathered here.  Set in its side is a
Floyd | small door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x small door" 		

Floyd | The small door is painted a bright green and is closed.  You are
Floyd | surprised that you never saw it before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd | The door swings open, revealing a tiny pixie.  He looks at your knees,
Floyd | then up, then further up.  His eyes widen.  "You see me?" he asks
Floyd | unnecessarily.  He steps out, closing the door.  "A visitor!  Well, an
Floyd | you can see me, let us visit whilst I clean my yard," he says, bustling
Floyd | about.  "Have you questions on the forest?  I have been here for many
Floyd | whiles."  Before you can answer, he begins scuffing dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about dragon" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "Be cautious of the dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about pixie" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "What you see is all I am...now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm surprised knocking on the door worked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about cave" 		

Floyd | "I've nowt to say of that," the pixie says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie swirls one of his hands, and a tiny cyclone carries away some
Floyd | leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm glad you had the forethought to knock"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about brandon" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "He's a stropping one, always stomping about with those
Floyd | great boots."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I was just going to open it rudely"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about oak tree" 		

Floyd | The pixie's eyes slide away from yours.  "There's nowt I have to say
Floyd | about the tree."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, that's not suspicious at all"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about ash tree" 		

Floyd | The pixie's eyes slide away from yours.  "There's nowt I have to say
Floyd | about the tree."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about ring" 		

Floyd | The pixie asks, "Which ring do you mean, the ring of keys, or the ring
Floyd | of mushrooms?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mushrooms" 		

Floyd | The pixie glances at the ring.  "'Twas our home for many a year.  Now
Floyd | it is mine only."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie wipes dirt from his door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about ring of keys" 		

Floyd | "I've nowt to say of that," the pixie says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about queen" 		

Floyd | The pixie looks away.  "Ask me not about the faerie court."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I feel like the ring of keys is a spoiler for something later"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about church" 		

Floyd | "I've nowt to say of that," the pixie says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about kill" 		

Floyd | "I've nowt to say of that," the pixie says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie rearranges some of the dirt in the middle of the faerie ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I've never seen NPCs disambiguate like that before. Yay TADS."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about light" 		

Floyd | The pixie asks, "Which light do you mean, the light sphere, or the
Floyd | sources of light?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sources" 		

Floyd | The pixie grins sardonically.  "So you have seen our vaunted king's
Floyd | collection, have you?"  He lowers his voice.  "Yet it cannot be
Floyd | complete 'til someone captures the dragon's fire for him.  Thank your
Floyd | luck you have not been chosen to bear the king's jar to the dragon's
Floyd | lair."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, the irony"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show jar to pixie" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "So...the king has at last found someone to fetch for
Floyd | him the light of the dragon."  He cocks his head and peers up at you.
Floyd | "And he did mention the precautions?"
Floyd |
Floyd | When you shake your head, he leaps into the air, hovering for a second.
Floyd | "No word of the wards?"  He mutters, then runs into his home.  There is
Floyd | the sound of rummaging, things being thrown about, before he emerges
Floyd | holding a pair of boots.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You must have wards, lest the dragon sense you.  You must be silent,
Floyd | you must be invisible, you must be without scent."  He squints at you,
Floyd | then adds as an afterthought, "Also fireproof.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A laurel of ash dipped in the blood of another will make you invisible
Floyd | to animals.  These boots," he hands the boots to you, "are elfin and
Floyd | will muffle your steps.  An oak staff will protect you from the
Floyd | dragon's flame."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie walks to his toadstool and opens the door.  "I needs must
Floyd | work indoors for a time," he says by way of explanation before going
Floyd | inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis heads back home. 		BrianK exclaims, "That was very helpful of him!"
		Peregrine asks, "So we need Brandon's blood?"
		BrianK says, "...that'll be fun"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "And a staff?"
		BrianK says, "There are oak and ash trees in the clearing, so something to do with those"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, a rucksack, and a pair of elf boots.
Floyd | The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a dark
Floyd | sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white cane, a pair of gloves, a
Floyd | pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust, and a length of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear boots" 		

Floyd | You pull the boots on, muffling your footsteps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And how do we become scentless?"
		BrianK says, "Good question"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    The forest growth pauses here, leaving room for a ring of mushrooms
Floyd | and toadstools.  Due to the spacious arrangement of trees, paths exist
Floyd | north and west.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We haven't seen what's west of here yet."
		BrianK says, "All right, we'll look there"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Uh-oh, mapping required"
		BrianK says, "Don't worry, I've been mapping"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, good."
		DavidW says, "me too"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, east, west, and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Oh, down?"
		Peregrine says, "To the stream"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd | It lies a short distance to the south.  You can occasionally feel its
Floyd | spray on your cheeks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "(which probably lies south-ish)"
		Peregrine says, "(aha)"
		BrianK says, "I hope it lies south-ish because I'm never a fan of handling 3d maps"
		BrianK says, "I'll try down first"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd | Stream
Floyd |    Water burbles past rocks worn smooth over time, running east to
Floyd | west.  Across the stream the forest continues.  Behind you a path leads
Floyd | up.
Floyd |    One shiny stone in particular stands out from its brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "shiny!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd | It shines gently, as if rubbed until it glowed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | The stream is too wide and too deep to ford.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, a rucksack, a pair of elf boots (being
Floyd | worn), and a shiny stone.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft
Floyd | of insulation, a dark sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white
Floyd | cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust,
Floyd | and a length of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "obviously you have to caulk the wagon and float across the river"
		DavidW says, "uh, yeah, sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd | "Find the flaws hidden deep beneath the surface!  A must have for any
Floyd | structural engineer!  Accurate to within plus or minus three
Floyd | millimeters."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd | The flyer extols the virtues of the SchimTek Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd | The picture on the flyer shows a rectangular box with a large grip
Floyd | handle on one end, reminiscent of an old geiger counter.  Your father
Floyd | was eternally collecting gadgets like the Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd | The water is shockingly clear, clearer than you had remembered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wash me" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "wash".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "have a bath" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "have".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "splash" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "splash".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "figured maybe if we washed ourselves in the stream, we could become scentless"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take a dip" 		

Floyd | An article must be followed by a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "jump in stream"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "clean me" 		

Floyd | There is no need to clean yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
		DavidW says, "no, we probably need to cover ourselves in cave dirt or something."
		Peregrine says, "That's hardly 'scentless'"
		BrianK says, "Well, we'd blend in with the cave scents"
		DavidW asks, "well, what's up and west of here?"
		Peregrine says, "True."
		BrianK says, "Let's check it out"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "up. west." 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees stop to the west, forming a remarkably straight line,
Floyd | corralled by some feature of the land.  To the east the trees thicken
Floyd | once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There might be a forest witch."
		Touchy says, "we could rub ourselves with that stone gathaca style"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd | Mixed hardwood trees, clustering tightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks (of BrainK), "*Gattaca*, I think you mean?"
		Peregrine says, "(whoops)"
		Peregrine says, "(not only did I answer the wrong person, I misspelled their name too)"
		DavidW says, "west, please"
		BrianK says, "Don't worry about it :P"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |
Floyd | A breeze wanders along the road, carrying with it a hint of music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "But you're right..."
		BrianK says, "Oh, our house"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north, south, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | You can hear music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "church is probably to north."
		BrianK says, "I'll check north first"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "God, I love this 'exits' command."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x haze" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "haze".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "If I'm right going north will take us below the bluff"
		DavidW says, "maybe"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You walk for a while, but the Baptist church you know is ahead never
Floyd | comes into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I guess not"
		Peregrine says, "Weird."
		BrianK asks, "Is this an endless dirt road loop?"
		Peregrine says, "Looks like it"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat haze" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "haze".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You walk for a while, but the Baptist church you know is ahead never
Floyd | comes into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat dust" 		

Floyd | The dust doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, I'll go south and west then"
		DavidW says, "The dust is from under the hospital bed."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh wait it's not a loop"
		Peregrine says, "'How long we've been eating this trail dust, Jed?'"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. n. n." 		

Floyd | You walk for a while, but the Baptist church you know is ahead never
Floyd | comes into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk for a while, but the Baptist church you know is ahead never
Floyd | comes into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is curled in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk for a while, but the Baptist church you know is ahead never
Floyd | comes into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think it is endless for now."
		BrianK says, "Hmm, but each room is separate"
		DavidW says, "But it remembers how far you walked."
		BrianK says, "Oh, I guess it does that"
		DavidW says, "You can code a single room to do this."
		BrianK says, "All right, back to the house then"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s. s. s. s." 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'll go west from here"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    Your home once held nothing but good memories; it was a place where
Floyd | you were happy, where you felt safe.  But after Mom died you felt your
Floyd | life escaping your control.  Now the very sight of the first floor
Floyd | entrance, its walls and stairs, the table by the entrance, gives you
Floyd | pause.  Leaning against the bottom stair is a briefcase and coat.
Floyd |    Sitting on the small table you see a bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and look up to see your father
Floyd | descending, an avatar of righteous wrath.  "Terry!" he shouts.  "You
Floyd | stay right there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he is beside the stair, shaking you.  "I told you to stay in your
Floyd | room!"  He stops, looks you over.  "I see you hiding something!  What
Floyd | have you got in your hands?"  He stretches his hand out and waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "eep!. Why did you go west?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, I'm not totally sure how to proceed from there"
		DavidW says, "South,."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Aw dang, another road"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Your house moves further to the north, but you seem to make no
Floyd | progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'll assume this is infinite as well"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n. n." 		

Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd |    A rural dirt road.  Though no one has passed by in some time, a haze
Floyd | of dust still hangs in the air.
Floyd |    Bubbles is curled in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "I guess we can leave everything with bubbles and face our dad?"
		DavidW says, "ok. So we need to get the laurel of ash, someone's blood, and an oak staff."
		DavidW says, "I think dad is the end of the fit."
		DavidW says, "I think we need to avoid dad."
		BrianK says, "Hmm, but there are items in that room that seem interesting"
		DavidW says, "hm. I missed that."
		BrianK says, "Karo syrup, briefcase and coat"
		DavidW asks, "What's karo syrup? Is that scentless?"
		BrianK says, "Apparently it's a brand of corn syrup"
		BrianK says, "So I doubt that would help"
		BrianK says, "Alternatively, I guess we can get the power of invisibility and then sneak around the house"
		DavidW says, "Invisible to animals. That might not include people."
		BrianK says, "Ah, I didn't catch that"
		BrianK says, "Ok, so we can either see if talking to dad goes anywhere, or we can go back to "brandn" and figure out what he's for"
		DavidW says, "I think maybe try to get the laurel first, at least."
		DavidW says, "sure, try out your ideas."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, a rucksack, a pair of elf boots (being
Floyd | worn), and a shiny stone.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft
Floyd | of insulation, a dark sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white
Floyd | cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust,
Floyd | and a length of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put all in ruckscak" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ruckscak".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "oops rucksack" 		

Floyd | fool:  The fool is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | tuft of insulation:  The tuft of insulation is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | dark sphere:  The dark sphere is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | light sphere:  The light sphere is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | thin coat:  The thin coat is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | white cane:  The white cane is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | heavy gloves:  The heavy gloves are already in the rucksack!
Floyd | sunglasses:  The sunglasses are already in the rucksack!
Floyd | hall pass:  The hall pass is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | dust:  The dust is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | rope:  Done.
Floyd | book of mythology:  Done.
Floyd | book of faeries:  Done.
Floyd | four-leaf clover:  Done.
Floyd | metal box:  Done.
Floyd | flyer:  Done.
Floyd | mason jar:  Done.
Floyd | rucksack:  You can't put the rucksack in itself!
Floyd | elf boots:  You will have to remove the elf boots first.
Floyd | shiny stone:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give rucksack to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    Your home once held nothing but good memories; it was a place where
Floyd | you were happy, where you felt safe.  But after Mom died you felt your
Floyd | life escaping your control.  Now the very sight of the first floor
Floyd | entrance, its walls and stairs, the table by the entrance, gives you
Floyd | pause.  Leaning against the bottom stair is a briefcase and coat.
Floyd |    Sitting on the small table you see a bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and look up to see your father
Floyd | descending, an avatar of righteous wrath.  "Terry!" he shouts.  "You
Floyd | stay right there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he is beside the stair, shaking you.  "I told you to stay in your
Floyd | room!"  He stops, looks you over.  "I see you hiding something!  What
Floyd | have you got in your hands?"  He stretches his hand out and waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take off boots" 		

Floyd | As you remove the boots, you hear your footsteps once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put boots in rucksack" 		

Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    Your home once held nothing but good memories; it was a place where
Floyd | you were happy, where you felt safe.  But after Mom died you felt your
Floyd | life escaping your control.  Now the very sight of the first floor
Floyd | entrance, its walls and stairs, the table by the entrance, gives you
Floyd | pause.  Leaning against the bottom stair is a briefcase and coat.
Floyd |    Sitting on the small table you see a bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and look up to see your father
Floyd | descending, an avatar of righteous wrath.  "Terry!" he shouts.  "You
Floyd | stay right there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he is beside the stair, shaking you.  "I told you to stay in your
Floyd | room!"  He then marches you up the stairs, which begin to dissolve as
Floyd | you climb them.  As they fade away they tilt, until you are lying on
Floyd | them.  The last remnants of their stair-hood vanish, leaving you in a
Floyd | hospital bed.  Then sleep claims you, a deep, dreamless sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 38 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		BrianK says, "Well, confirms that it leads nowhere at least"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | File to restore >
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bet Dad is the Dragon."
		BrianK says, "That would be a great twist"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe check out the cave?"
		BrianK says, "All right"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e. e. e. n. n." 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    There is an older boy here, carving his name in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "also, we haven't seen the grey man yet in this fit."
		BrianK asks, "Was the grey man in the first fit?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		BrianK says, "Hmm."
		Peregrine asks, "Who's the grey man?"
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "I don't know."
		BrianK says, "I'll try going east from here, then"
		DavidW says, "Some character who seems to inhabit this other world we keep visiting."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Dragon's Den
Floyd |    The cave flares open into a large space.  Most of the space is
Floyd | filled with dragon, tons and tons of dragon.  The air is heavy with the
Floyd | smell of sulfur.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dragon's head turns towards you.  Its tiny eyes focus on you,
Floyd | narrowing.  The dragon's snout opens, gases curling from it.  You have
Floyd | a momentary glimpse of the back of the dragon's throat before all is
Floyd | erased in a roiling mass of fire.  You fall back, landing hard on the
Floyd | cave floor, but feel nothing other than the agony of flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then you are wrapped in coolness.  You blink, discovering that you are
Floyd | lying in a hospital bed.  No one else is in the room; only the sound of
Floyd | monitors keeps you company.  An overwhelming tiredness swamps you then,
Floyd | and you fall into a dreamless sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 38 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		BrianK says, "Nope, actual dragon exists"
		Peregrine says, "Eeeagh"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |    There is an older boy here, carving his name in the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oak tree = staff"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd | The oak tree towers above you, its bole wider than your arms can span.
Floyd | You spent a long time one summer trying to climb it, only to break your
Floyd | arm in the process.  Since then, someone has hacked 'BRANDN' in its
Floyd | trunk, tried to scratch out the letters (with little success), then
Floyd | carved 'BRANDON' just below the first letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's our cane made of, by the way?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x cane" 		

Floyd | The cane is white with a red tip.  Its grip is worn with use.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, made of unspecifiedium."
		Peregrine says, "Heehee"
		BrianK says, "My favorite kind of cane"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x ash" 		

Floyd | Thinner than its neighboring oak tree, the trunk of the ash gracefully
Floyd | sways in a gentle breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "climb oak" 		

Floyd | It is no more climbable for you at age nine than it was at age seven.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "climb ash" 		

Floyd | It is too thin to climb.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take boots" 		

Floyd | As you remove the boots, you hear your footsteps once more.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ash leaves" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "leaves".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear boots" 		

Floyd | You pull the boots on, muffling your footsteps.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ash laurel" 		

Floyd | I don't see any ash laurel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I really have to go to bed now..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take laurel" 		

Floyd | I don't see any laurel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I forgot I restored to before I dumped all the stuff on bubbles"
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "sweet dreams"
		Peregrine bids good night to everyone.
		BrianK exclaims, "Good night!"
		DavidW says, "don't let the Dragon catch you"
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Heh, you too"
		BrianK says, "or your dad :P"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Alright, g'night y'all!"
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd | It is a thin knife with only one blade, currently open.  The blade has
Floyd | held its edge, despite its assault on the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd | The boy rests the point of the knife on the middle of your chest.
Floyd | "Want this?" You step back; he laughs before turning again to the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask boy about knife" 		

Floyd | "I'm busy," he says, wood shavings falling at his feet.  "'less you
Floyd | want me to notice you."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Hit him with a rock?"
		BrianK says, "If we had a rock"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, a rucksack, a pair of elf boots (being
Floyd | worn), and a shiny stone.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft
Floyd | of insulation, a dark sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white
Floyd | cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust,
Floyd | and a length of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We have the cane and a shiny stone."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show stone to boy" 		

Floyd | The older boy isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show cane to boy" 		

Floyd | The older boy isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub stone" 		

Floyd | You rub your hand over the stone, feeling it warm in your grasp.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, interesting"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit boy with cane" 		

Floyd | It's not very effective to attack with the white cane.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit boy with stone" 		

Floyd | It's not very effective to attack with the shiny stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show sunglasses to boy" 		

Floyd | The older boy isn't impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "kick boy" 		

Floyd | Your kick catches him by surprise.  He slips and nicks his finger with
Floyd | his knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stupid kid!" he shouts, whirling around.  A struggle ensues, with you
Floyd | taking the worse of it.  At some point, as he is banging your head
Floyd | against the ground, his knife slides into your chest.  Your vision,
Floyd | none too good after the beating you've endured, dims further.  You feel
Floyd | the boy's knee lift from your stomach, then hear him running away.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your head, numbness spreading through your chest.  The rough
Floyd | ground beneath your cheek smooths, becomes a pillow.  You feel the
Floyd | sheets of a hospital bed enfold you before the numbness reaches your
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 38 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |    There is an older boy here, carving his name in the oak tree.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "My bad"
		DavidW says, "hm, That was partly useful."
		DavidW says, "Brandon cut himself as a consequence."
		BrianK says, "Hmm"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, attack boy" 		

Floyd | Bubbles looks at you, then at the boy carving his initials in the tree.
Floyd | Lips pull back from teeth, a growl begins deep in the throat; Bubbles
Floyd | leaps at the boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Surprised, the boy turns just enough for Bubbles to bury teeth in his
Floyd | arm.  "AaaaaAAAA!" he shrieks, dropping his knife.  He shakes his arm,
Floyd | but Bubbles hangs on tenaciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, the dog lets go and drops to the forest floor.  The boy grabs
Floyd | his arm, blood dripping around his hand.  He stares at you, white
Floyd | rimming the pupils of his eyes.  "You!" he says.  He staggers back.
Floyd | "You!" he repeats, before turning and running through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles turns to you and grins, tongue hanging from its mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK exclaims, "!!!! good dog, Bubbles!!!!!"
		BrianK says, "Although I'm wondering if we can collect the blood now or we should have done this later"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd | I don't see any blood here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might have to go after him."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd | It is a thin knife with only one blade, currently open.  The blade has
Floyd | held its edge, despite its assault on the oak tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oww!  Woo!  Whoo!"  The voice is deep and booming, coming from
Floyd | somewhere above your head.  You look around, but see no one.  "That
Floyd | smarts!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly notice the oak tree wiggling in time to the voice.  You
Floyd | peer at the tree, then jump back as some of its branches bend towards
Floyd | you.  "Oh, MAN, that's gonna be tender."  One branch tenderly traces
Floyd | the carvings in the tree, then jerks away.  "Wooh.  Thanks for the
Floyd | help, Terry."
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree must see the puzzled look on your face, because he begins
Floyd | laughing.  "Surprised, huh?  I bet.  We don't talk to many people these
Floyd | days, do we, Phil?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You get another shock when the ash tree next to the oak waves its
Floyd | branches.  "Wmmf fmm," the ash tree says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway, lissen.  You ever need anything, you let me know.  Okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pffth yrmm," agrees the ash tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, that's an interesting development"
		DavidW says, "The oak tree knows our name. That's disturbing."
		BrianK says, "Well, apparently we've tried to climb this oak before, so it's not too much of a surprise"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So 'ask oak about staff' and 'ask ash about laurel'."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask oak about staff" 		

Floyd | The oak tree says, "It's been a long time since I've made a staff for
Floyd | someone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask oak about oak" 		

Floyd | The oak tree's branches wave in an approximation of a shrug.  "I dunno,
Floyd | Terry.  Sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask oak about me" 		

Floyd | The oak tree's branches wave in an approximation of a shrug.  "I dunno,
Floyd | Terry.  Sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask oak about phil" 		

Floyd | The oak tree replies, "Oh, me and Phil have been around a while, right,
Floyd | bud?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gbbbz," the ash tree agrees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask oak for staff" 		

Floyd | "Oh?" the tree asks.  Then, "oh," he says knowingly.  "Well, I did say
Floyd | anything."  There is the sound of rustling branches, then a
Floyd | particularly large one comes hurtling to the ground in front of you.
Floyd | "I hope you're not plannin' on going after that dragon, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask oak about dragon" 		

Floyd | The oak tree says, "Now, don't you go messin' with the dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask oak about pixie" 		

Floyd | The oak tree says, "Yeah, he comes by and talks to us sometimes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask ash about laurel" 		

Floyd | "Prrrm rfth wlft, zrm thmn lffm.  Thrf nbbr wrm brrmlm."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask ash for laurel" 		

Floyd | The ash tree is silent for a second.  Finally, the ash tree bends over
Floyd | and deposits a circle of ash branches at your feet.  "Blggg," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take laurel" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take staff" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd | Bubbles resembles a corgi.  In fact, it looks like the corgi you begged
Floyd | your father for when you were eight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles curls up in a small ball, resting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank oak" 		

Floyd | The tree shrugs.  "I dunno if you should thank me or not, 'specially if
Floyd | you're gonna use that ta see the dragon."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank ash" 		

Floyd | The ash bows slightly.  "Glm pffffwb wb."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "You're so polite"
		DavidW says, "Politeness is coin of the realm in the realm of the Fair folk."
		DavidW says, "Also, I'm Canadian."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask oak about blood" 		

Floyd | The oak tree's branches wave in an approximation of a shrug.  "I dunno,
Floyd | Terry.  Sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x laurel" 		

Floyd | It is just wide enough to fit your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear laurel" 		

Floyd | Okay, you're now wearing the ash laurel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shavings" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "shavings".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take off laurel" 		

Floyd | You remove the ash laurel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Forgot we need to dip it in blood"
		DavidW says, "We'll have to find Brandon, I guess. Unless you want to cut Dad with the knife."
		BrianK says, "Let's go with finding Brandon"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Although I'm not sure where he could be, so we might just have to look everywhere"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    The forest growth pauses here, leaving room for a ring of mushrooms
Floyd | and toadstools.  Due to the spacious arrangement of trees, paths exist
Floyd | north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd | The pixie opens his door and comes out, beaming.  "Welcome back!" he
Floyd | says, "Welcome back!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about blood" 		

Floyd | "I've nowt to say of that," the pixie says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show laurel to pixie" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "Dipped in the blood of another and worn, it will mask
Floyd | your sight from beasts."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie polishes one of the toadstools, removing stray debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Maybe the dog is bloody?"
		BrianK says, "I examined Bubbles and it didn't mention blood"
		Touchy says, "oh ok i missed that"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show staff to pixie" 		

Floyd | The pixie says, "No fire will harm you while you hold an oak staff."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask pixie about scent" 		

Floyd | The pixie claps a hand to his mouth, then grimaces.  "Smell!  I forgot
Floyd | to tell how to mask your smell!"  A red flush creeps up his
Floyd | green-tinged face.  "Apologies.  Find a stone rubbed smooth by a
Floyd | stream.  When rubbed enough, the stone will release scent to mask
Floyd | your," he sniffs mightily, "noticeable odor."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, that solves that"
		Touchy says, "Well, almost like Gattaca. x)"
		BrianK says, "So we're just missing the blood"
		DavidW says, "yay. So it's down to blood."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "thank pixie" 		

Floyd | There is no need.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles wanders away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pixie wipes dirt from his door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Time to talk like we're in Transylvania."
		BrianK says, "Well, I'll keep looking through the other rooms"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Hardwood trees stand close together, choking off light and
Floyd | preventing you from seeing far.  You can, however, see a hill rising to
Floyd | the west.  You can walk through the trees and underbrush to the east
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes running toward you, barking loudly.  Upon seeing you,
Floyd | however, Bubbles calms down and trots nonchalantly up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees stop to the west, forming a remarkably straight line,
Floyd | corralled by some feature of the land.  To the east the trees thicken
Floyd | once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Actually while we're here, I guess we can try attacking dad???"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    Your home once held nothing but good memories; it was a place where
Floyd | you were happy, where you felt safe.  But after Mom died you felt your
Floyd | life escaping your control.  Now the very sight of the first floor
Floyd | entrance, its walls and stairs, the table by the entrance, gives you
Floyd | pause.  Leaning against the bottom stair is a briefcase and coat.
Floyd |    Sitting on the small table you see a bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and look up to see your father
Floyd | descending, an avatar of righteous wrath.  "Terry!" he shouts.  "You
Floyd | stay right there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he is beside the stair, shaking you.  "I told you to stay in your
Floyd | room!"  He stops, looks you over.  "I see you hiding something!  What
Floyd | have you got in your hands?"  He stretches his hand out and waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "like, give dad the knife while it's open."
		DavidW says, "or cut dad on purpse."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cut dad with knife" 		

Floyd | Your father grabs your hand.  "That is it!" he shouts, backhanding you
Floyd | across the face.  You stagger back, but not fast enough to avoid the
Floyd | second slap.  Your head slams into the door jamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | You fall down, tumbling head-first into a hospital bed.  You gaze
Floyd | around in confusion, taking in the hospital room, empty of people
Floyd | except for you.  Then the lump on your head starts hurting, and you
Floyd | begin thinking about how nice it would be to sleep for a while, and
Floyd | soon you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 43 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    The entranceway opens into the living room.  Beside the door is a
Floyd | small table.  A flight of warped wooden stairs, clinging to one wall,
Floyd | leads to the second floor.  Leaning against the bottom stair is a
Floyd | briefcase and coat.
Floyd |    Sitting on the small table you see a bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |    Your father stands beside the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give knife to dad" 		

Floyd | Without a second thought, your father grabs the open pocketknife.
Floyd | "Shit!" he exclaims, dropping the knife.  He grabs his hand, blood
Floyd | welling around his fingers.  "You stupid--" He stops, a pained
Floyd | expression on his face.  "I can't--" and then, "Blood--" Your father
Floyd | never could stand the sight of blood.  He races up the stairs, yelling,
Floyd | "Stay right there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Nice"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put laurel in blood" 		

Floyd | The blood vanishes, absorbed by the laurel.  For a brief instant, the
Floyd | laurel glows.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the air just above your head shimmers.  A small pyramid
Floyd | falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take pyramid" 		

Floyd | The pyramid begins glowing softly, then flares brighter.  You can hear
Floyd | something coming from the pyramid, but it is more like the absence of
Floyd | sound than anything audible.  As the non-sound ends the pyramid flakes
Floyd | into ash and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I wonder what's going on in the outside world"
		DavidW says, "better hurry and grab the other stuff here."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take syrup" 		

Floyd | Karo syrup is best kept in the bottle until used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "O...kay"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so take bottle"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take briefcase" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the briefcase and coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Fine"
		BrianK says, "At least they're described together"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a four-leaf clover, a
Floyd | metal box, a flyer, a mason jar, a rucksack, a pair of elf boots (being
Floyd | worn), a shiny stone, an ash laurel, an oak staff, and a bottle of Karo
Floyd | syrup.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a
Floyd | dark sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white cane, a pair of
Floyd | gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust, and a length of
Floyd | rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees stop to the west, forming a remarkably straight line,
Floyd | corralled by some feature of the land.  To the east the trees thicken
Floyd | once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "You guys are way to good at this."
		BrianK says, "It helps to work with someone else"
		DavidW asks, "We still don't know how to steal light exactly, though. Maybe that's what the box thingy is for?"
		BrianK says, "If the box is a sonic cavity analyzer then I figure it would have to do with finding holes in caves"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "put all in sack" 		

Floyd | fool:  The fool is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | tuft of insulation:  The tuft of insulation is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | dark sphere:  The dark sphere is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | light sphere:  The light sphere is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | thin coat:  The thin coat is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | white cane:  The white cane is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | heavy gloves:  The heavy gloves are already in the rucksack!
Floyd | sunglasses:  The sunglasses are already in the rucksack!
Floyd | hall pass:  The hall pass is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | dust:  The dust is already in the rucksack!
Floyd | rope:  Done.
Floyd | book of mythology:  Done.
Floyd | book of faeries:  Done.
Floyd | four-leaf clover:  Done.
Floyd | metal box:  Done.
Floyd | flyer:  Done.
Floyd | mason jar:  Done.
Floyd | rucksack:  You can't put the rucksack in itself!
Floyd | elf boots:  You will have to remove the elf boots first.
Floyd | shiny stone:  Done.
Floyd | ash laurel:  Done.
Floyd | oak staff:  It won't fit.
Floyd | bottle of Karo syrup:  Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That makes sense."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take laurel. take staff." 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have the oak staff!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh. You don't want *everything* in the sack."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take clover" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Yeah, let's see what happens because if the dragon has no one to breath fire at how do we even catch it?"
		DavidW says, "and the jar"
		Touchy says, "Might be more work to do..."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take jar" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Might have been faster to just put what we didn't need in the sack"
		Touchy asks, "We need the stone, right?"
		BrianK says, "I got the stone"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a rucksack, a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a
Floyd | metal box, a shiny stone, an ash laurel, a four-leaf clover, and a
Floyd | mason jar.  The rucksack seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation,
Floyd | a dark sphere, a light sphere, a thin coat, a white cane, a pair of
Floyd | gloves, a pair of sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust, a length of rope,
Floyd | a book of mythology, a book of faeries, a flyer, and a bottle of Karo
Floyd | syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear laurel" 		DavidW says, "We need the stone. And rub it several times before entering the cave."

Floyd | You feel subtly different when you wear it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give rucksack to bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees stop to the west, forming a remarkably straight line,
Floyd | corralled by some feature of the land.  To the east the trees thicken
Floyd | once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "bubblessssssss"
		DavidW says, "Bubbles can't see us. We're invisible to animals."
		BrianK says, "Oh"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take off laurel" 		

Floyd | You remove the ash laurel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "I wonder if that's implemented."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "call bubbles" 		

Floyd | I don't see any bubbles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "say "bubbles"" 		

Floyd | Okay, "bubbles".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We couldn't call Bubbles before."
		BrianK says, "I guess I'll just head to the hill and see if Bubbles will find us"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    The forest growth pauses here, leaving room for a ring of mushrooms
Floyd | and toadstools.  Due to the spacious arrangement of trees, paths exist
Floyd | north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "and he did not"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Hardwood trees stand close together, choking off light and
Floyd | preventing you from seeing far.  You can, however, see a hill rising to
Floyd | the west.  You can walk through the trees and underbrush to the east
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees cluster thickly here in response to the additional water
Floyd | provided by a nearby stream.  Mossy rocks lead down to the stream, and
Floyd | the underbrush allows passage to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ww" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "ww".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Trees stop to the west, forming a remarkably straight line,
Floyd | corralled by some feature of the land.  To the east the trees thicken
Floyd | once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember where we last saw him."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    You stand at the road in front of your house.  The dirt road leads
Floyd | north and south, with no other houses visible for miles.  On the east
Floyd | side of the road opposite your house, the forest looms.
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give rucksack to bubbles" 		

Floyd | You place the rucksack on the ground next to Bubbles.  The dog proceeds
Floyd | to wriggle under the rucksack, then stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a metal box, a
Floyd | shiny stone, an ash laurel, a four-leaf clover, and a mason jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Don't we need the box?"
		BrianK says, "I have the box"
		DavidW says, "oh, okay."
		BrianK asks, "...will we need the syrup?"
		DavidW says, "no idea at all."
		BrianK says, "I can't tell if it'll be for this fit or the next fit"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear laurel" 		

Floyd | You feel subtly different when you wear it.  Bubbles cocks its head,
Floyd | then begins sniffing until Bubbles locates you and is satisfied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "rub stone" 		

Floyd | You rub your hand over the stone, feeling it warm in your grasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "rub stone" 		

Floyd | You rub your hand over the stone, feeling it warm in your grasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "rub stone" 		

Floyd | You rub your hand over the stone, feeling it warm in your grasp.  A
Floyd | nearly-invisible cloud rises from the stone and settles about you,
Floyd | making you sneeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know how long that cloud lasts. Be careful."
		BrianK says, "Hmm, I'll rub it again in front of the cave just to make sure"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e. e. e. n. n." 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "rub stone" 		

Floyd | The stone turns rough in your hands and your fingers halt.  Seconds
Floyd | later, the stone smooths again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "All right, let us face the dragon"
		DavidW says, "okay"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Dragon's Den
Floyd |    The cave flares open into a large space.  Most of the space is
Floyd | filled with dragon, tons and tons of dragon.  The air is heavy with the
Floyd | smell of sulfur.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dragon shifts his head from side to side, tongue testing the air.
Floyd | After a minute he settles down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x dragon" 		

Floyd | The dragon's bulk fills the cave.  His head swings from side to side;
Floyd | occasionally a forked tongue flicks out, testing the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take dragon fire" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "fire".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Uhh... any ideas?"
		DavidW says, "poke dragon with knife"
		BrianK says, "Ah dang we left the knife in the sack"
		Touchy asks, "Throw something?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "poke dragon with staff" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Like what?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "touch dragon" 		

Floyd | You creep forward and poke the dragon hard before skipping backwards.
Floyd | He bellows, filling the cave with noxious gas.  The dragon spews fire
Floyd | all about the cave, though none of it directly at you.  Occasionally a
Floyd | tongue of flame licks over you, but the oak staff is more than enough
Floyd | protection.  One tongue of flame caresses the mason jar, which swallows
Floyd | the flame and glows in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. That works."
		Touchy says, "whooooo"
		Touchy says, "god job"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hill
Floyd |    A small hill within the forest.  A cave entrance opens in a rock
Floyd | outcropping to the east.  Charred and trampled grass leads up to the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air just above you begins shimmering.  From the disturbance falls a
Floyd | smallish cube.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So back to the fairies."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take cube" 		

Floyd | Something inside the cube softly clicks.  Its walls slide partway open,
Floyd | then stop.  A non-sound issues from the cube, an absence of sound which
Floyd | you can paradoxically hear.  As the non-sound ends the cube melts into
Floyd | a puddle, then evaporates.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nearly-invisible cloud rises from you and disperses into the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and the shiny stone effect did wear off."
		BrianK says, "Well, I'm glad we finished just in time"
		BrianK says, "Hmm, we didn't need the box at all"
		DavidW says, "yet"
		BrianK asks, "Should we take it to the faeries, or give it to Bubbles?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a metal box, a
Floyd | shiny stone, an ash laurel (being worn), a four-leaf clover, and a
Floyd | mason jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x jar" 		

Floyd | The mason jar is made of thick glass.  It glows with an angry red
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to keep hold of it."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest Clearing
Floyd |    The trees are grouped less tightly here, allowing space for an oak
Floyd | tree and a lone ash tree.  The two trees leave room for passage to the
Floyd | north, south, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |    Hardwood trees stand close together, choking off light and
Floyd | preventing you from seeing far.  You can, however, see a hill rising to
Floyd | the west.  You can walk through the trees and underbrush to the east
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Hill
Floyd |    The south side of a gently-sloping hill.  Scrub grass clings
Floyd | tenaciously to its side.  A path from the east divides here and crawls
Floyd | up the hill to the north and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, I kinda want the bottle of syrup too."
		BrianK says, "oh, all right"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the fairies are likely to put us in prison as a reward."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take syrup" 		

Floyd | Karo syrup is best kept in the bottle until used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rucksack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open
Floyd | and seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a dark sphere, a
Floyd | light sphere, a thin coat, a white cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust, a length of rope, a book of
Floyd | mythology, a book of faeries, and a flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take off laurel" 		

Floyd | You remove the ash laurel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bubbles, follow me" 		

Floyd | Bubbles gets up and trots over to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The syrup will give us something to eat if we must eat something."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e. e. n. w. n." 		

Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |    The hill curves away from this spot, crowned on top by a gnarled
Floyd | thorn tree. Paths curve down the hill to the west and south.  A passage
Floyd | gapes in the side of the hill, leading down.  Far to the north is a
Floyd | small white church.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a metal box, a
Floyd | shiny stone, an ash laurel, a four-leaf clover, a mason jar, and a
Floyd | bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "All right, I'll go down"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Cave
Floyd |    The cave encloses you, reflecting the sound of your breathing.  It
Floyd | is dry and illuminated, though you cannot find the source of the light.
Floyd | Rough stairs are cut into one part of the cave, leading to a thin exit
Floyd | above.  The cave widens to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh Bubbles is following us inside"
		BrianK asks, "Shall we go north to the faeries?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hall of Stolen Light
Floyd |    Someone has rearranged the hall with a heavy set of boots.  The
Floyd | light sources have been smashed, the throne broken, the table
Floyd | overturned.  Mud has been tracked across the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Um, well"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, plot turn."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sources" 		

Floyd | Someone has smashed them all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "throne" 		

Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x throne" 		

Floyd | The throne lies in ruins, its wood snapped, the ivy which once
Floyd | decorated it torn and tossed atop the wreckage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mud" 		

Floyd | Mud has ruined the carpet's once-pristine surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd | You can go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Now I feel bad, even if they were going to kill us"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | The table is cracked in the center.  It now leans at a drunken angle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the banquet table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd | Mud has ruined the carpet's once-pristine surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move carpet" 		

Floyd | Don't worry about the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Hall of Stolen Light
Floyd |    Someone has rearranged the hall with a heavy set of boots.  The
Floyd | light sources have been smashed, the throne broken, the table
Floyd | overturned.  Mud has been tracked across the carpet.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bubbles, find fairies" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "find".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | I don't see any walls here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It lies beneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prints" 		

Floyd | I don't see any prints here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x throne" 		

Floyd | The throne lies in ruins, its wood snapped, the ivy which once
Floyd | decorated it torn and tossed atop the wreckage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x boots" 		

Floyd | They are light and supple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "oh wait those are our boots"
		BrianK says, "I guess there's nothing else to do but leave"
		DavidW asks, "Do we have our clover?"
		BrianK says, "Maybe something will happen when we exit"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a metal box, a
Floyd | shiny stone, an ash laurel, a four-leaf clover, a mason jar, and a
Floyd | bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes over, sniffs at your legs, then wanders off again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Yeah, we have the clover"
		Touchy says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "Try using the box."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | The box is made of seamless metal, marred only by a large handle and a
Floyd | display with a needle.  Its underside is crisscrossed with a strange
Floyd | pattern, giving it the look of granite.  The display is marked from 0
Floyd | millimeters to 20000; the needle is currently pointing at 0.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Visit the forest pixie?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x handle" 		

Floyd | The box is made of seamless metal, marred only by a large handle and a
Floyd | display with a needle.  Its underside is crisscrossed with a strange
Floyd | pattern, giving it the look of granite.  The display is marked from 0
Floyd | millimeters to 20000; the needle is currently pointing at 0.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "turn handle" 		

Floyd | Turning the metal box doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "read flyer" 		

Floyd | "Find the flaws hidden deep beneath the surface!  A must have for any
Floyd | structural engineer!  Accurate to within plus or minus three
Floyd | millimeters."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm... not sure how to use the box"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "turn on box" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to turn the metal box on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set needle to 100" 		

Floyd | Turning the metal box doesn't have any effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "point box at throne" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "point".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd | The flyer extols the virtues of the SchimTek Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd | The picture on the flyer shows a rectangular box with a large grip
Floyd | handle on one end, reminiscent of an old geiger counter.  Your father
Floyd | was eternally collecting gadgets like the Sonic Cavity Analyzer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
		DavidW says, "We can try visiting the pixie again, yeah."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cave
Floyd |    The cave encloses you, reflecting the sound of your breathing.  It
Floyd | is dry and illuminated, though you cannot find the source of the light.
Floyd | Rough stairs are cut into one part of the cave, leading to a thin exit
Floyd | above.  The cave widens to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |    The hill curves away from this spot, crowned on top by a gnarled
Floyd | thorn tree. Paths curve down the hill to the west and south.  A passage
Floyd | gapes in the side of the hill, leading down.  Far to the north is a
Floyd | small white church.
Floyd |    A grey man stands over you, grinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man reaches out and grabs you before you can run.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Can we point the analyzer at stuff?"
		BrianK says, "oh noooooooooooo"
		Touchy says, "mymy"
		BrianK says, "I actually felt chills"
		Roger says, "Save me, dog"
		BrianK says, "I'm assuming this is a scene and he'll just talk at us while we wait"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | There is no color to him, an Edward Gorey sketch come to life.  His
Floyd | jet-black eyes glitter to either side of an aquiline nose and above an
Floyd | outthrust chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why, Terry, what a pleasant surprise!"  The arm gripping you twists
Floyd | slightly, pinning you against the grey man.  He squints down at you,
Floyd | blinks several times, discomforted by the mild sunlight.  He lashes out
Floyd | smoothly with one foot, catching Bubbles by surprise.  Bubbles yipes
Floyd | and runs.  "You've been oh so naughty, and your father has sent me to
Floyd | punish you."
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly realize where you had heard the voice from the needled
Floyd | sphere.  Your father's voice, nearly choked by his cancer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm, if this is the end of the fit, maybe we should have left our stuff with Bubbles"
		Roger says, "Maybe we can dragonfire him"
		DavidW says, "I think as long as Bubbles has the sack itself, the rest is fine."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask man about father" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man tightens his arm across your chest.  "Come along, come
Floyd | along, I have something special planned!"  He drags you down the hill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you tightly with one arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "So this is cancer?"
		DavidW says, "no, I don't think this is cancer."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man nods towards the sharp drop-off.  "My, that water looks
Floyd | mighty cold," he says, not noticing that his hold on you has loosened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, this is our chance to escape"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW asks, "Escape to where, btw?"
		BrianK says, "I was thinking, push the man off the cliff"
		Roger says, "Go for a swim"
		DavidW says (to BrianK), "Worth a try."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "push man" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy asks, "Twist free?"
		DavidW says, "se"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We might need to attack him"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "kick man" 		

Floyd | You bring your heel down hard on the grey man's instep.  He hisses in
Floyd | pain, but manages to keep hold of you.  "This speeds things up," he
Floyd | says, "though not by much."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly
Floyd | and heaves you over the bluff. The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		DavidW says, "kick man"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "punch man" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "punch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, we don't have all our tools."
		BrianK says, "I guess we can restore and take the knife"
		DavidW says, "I hope we don't need a tool, but maybe."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You have a pair of elf boots (being worn), an oak staff, a metal box, a
Floyd | shiny stone, an ash laurel, a four-leaf clover, a mason jar, and a
Floyd | bottle of Karo syrup.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "twist free" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "free".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "free us" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "free".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
Touchy says (to Floyd), "escape" 		

Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "escape" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "escape".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "If there are no other ideas, I'll restore and get the knife"
		DavidW says, "hit man with jar"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "hit man with jar" 		

Floyd | It's not very effective to attack with the mason jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		DavidW says, "and Bubbles isn't around to help us this time."
		BrianK says, "Yeah, he specifically kicked Bubbles away :("
		DavidW says, "I need to lie down a bit."
		Touchy asks, "Can we tell bubbles to stay?"
		DavidW says, "ask man about dad"
		BrianK says, "I tried that earlier"
		DavidW asks, "what happened?"
		BrianK says, "Uh, his hold on us was too tight for us to talk"
		DavidW says, "oh"
		BrianK asks, "although, maybe after his hold is loosened?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask man about father" 		

Floyd | The grey man tightens his grip on you, preventing you from moving or
Floyd | drawing much breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No use waiting any longer," the grey man says.  "Time for you to join
Floyd | your faerie friends."  Then the grey man lifts you effortlessly and
Floyd | heaves you over the bluff.  The sound of the kill grows louder as it
Floyd | rushes up to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You jolt upright with the shock of landing.  Instead of water you are
Floyd | surrounded by a hospital bed.  The room is empty of people; only
Floyd | monitors keep watch over you.  Lassitude overtakes you, and you drop
Floyd | into a dreamless sleep....
Floyd |
Floyd | --=== Your journey is over ===--
Floyd |
Floyd | You have achieved a score of 48 points out of a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO:  >

		BrianK says, "Ok yeah"
		BrianK says, "We can restore and get the knife"
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna lie down."
		BrianK asks, "Should we continue without you?"
		BrianK says, "Well, we're close to the end of the fit so I'd like to finish it"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | File to restore >
Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |    The hill curves away from this spot, crowned on top by a gnarled
Floyd | thorn tree. Paths curve down the hill to the west and south.  A passage
Floyd | gapes in the side of the hill, leading down.  Far to the north is a
Floyd | small white church.
Floyd |    Bubbles is wandering around, sniffing at things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd | I don't see any knife here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rucksack" 		

Floyd | It is made of heavy denim and looks well-used.  The rucksack is open
Floyd | and seems to contain a fool, a tuft of insulation, a dark sphere, a
Floyd | light sphere, a thin coat, a white cane, a pair of gloves, a pair of
Floyd | sunglasses, a hall pass, some dust, a length of rope, a book of
Floyd | mythology, a book of faeries, and a flyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles takes a running fit, tearing around as fast as possible on
Floyd | short legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think the knife was left in the house"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in TERSE mode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s. e. s. w. w." 		

Floyd | Bottom of Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles comes trotting after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Inside Your House
Floyd |    You see a pocketknife here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "e. e. e. n. w. n." 		

Floyd | Front of House
Floyd |    Bubbles is lying on the ground, staring at you with soulful eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbles's tail hits the ground softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Cave
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Hall of Stolen Light
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Okay, now in VERBOSE mode.
Floyd | Hall of Stolen Light
Floyd |    Someone has rearranged the hall with a heavy set of boots.  The
Floyd | light sources have been smashed, the throne broken, the table
Floyd | overturned.  Mud has been tracked across the carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Cave
Floyd |    The cave encloses you, reflecting the sound of your breathing.  It
Floyd | is dry and illuminated, though you cannot find the source of the light.
Floyd | Rough stairs are cut into one part of the cave, leading to a thin exit
Floyd | above.  The cave widens to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "We could just get caught with everything then experiment and redo..."
		BrianK says, "That's a better idea"
		BrianK says, "But the knife seems promising and we're already here so"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Top of Hill
Floyd |    The hill curves away from this spot, crowned on top by a gnarled
Floyd | thorn tree. Paths curve down the hill to the west and south.  A passage
Floyd | gapes in the side of the hill, leading down.  Far to the north is a
Floyd | small white church.
Floyd |    A grey man stands over you, grinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man reaches out and grabs you before you can run.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why, Terry, what a pleasant surprise!"  The arm gripping you twists
Floyd | slightly, pinning you against the grey man.  He squints down at you,
Floyd | blinks several times, discomforted by the mild sunlight.  "You've been
Floyd | oh so naughty, and your father has sent me to punish you."
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly realize where you had heard the voice from the needled
Floyd | sphere.  Your father's voice, nearly choked by his cancer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man tightens his arm across your chest.  "Come along, come
Floyd | along, I have something special planned!"  He drags you down the hill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bluff
Floyd |    The hill drops off sharply to the west, overlooking a rocky tumble
Floyd | to a kill below.  A worn path leads up to the east and down to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |    The grey man holds you tightly with one arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The grey man nods towards the sharp drop-off.  "My, that water looks
Floyd | mighty cold," he says, not noticing that his hold on you has loosened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "attack man with knife" 		

Floyd | With all your strength you drive the blade of the pocketknife deep into
Floyd | the grey man's thigh.  He screams, a high-pitched, reedy sound.  In
Floyd | pain, the grey man stumbles over the edge of the bluff.  With one hand
Floyd | he claws at the ground; with the other he drags you with him.  In
Floyd | desperation you pry his hand free, but not before you have slid after
Floyd | him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Side of the Bluff
Floyd |    You are clinging to the side of the bluff almost by your
Floyd | fingernails.  Your wild descent has been arrested by an iron cage which
Floyd | is caught in some roots.  The grey man has not been so lucky: his body
Floyd | lies folded in the kill below.  The top of the bluff is a good ten feet
Floyd | above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has increased by 5 points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Touchy says, "Sweet"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd | The iron cage is nearly two meters square.  A cloth has been placed on
Floyd | the bottom of the cage.  Faeries are crammed into it, trying
Floyd | desperately to avoid the sides of the cage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below you, you glimpse faeries fluttering about the confines of their
Floyd | cage.  One notices you.  "Please!" he pleads.  "Help us!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open cage" 		

Floyd | You lean over the cage and pull open its door.  In an instant, a rush
Floyd | of faeries flies past you.  The sudden shift of weight inside the cage
Floyd | dislodges it from its perch, sending it tumbling.  You find your hands
Floyd | slipping from the tree roots until you fall after the cage, ignored by
Floyd | all the faeries.
Floyd |
Floyd | All but one.  She glances down, then pauses her upward flight.  She
Floyd | gestures and your fall slows.  A bright glow surrounds you, cushioning
Floyd | you.  You feel your head strike a rock sharply, laying bare your skull.
Floyd | Pain and muzziness vie for control of your attention.  The faerie
Floyd | frowns in concentration.  She gestures again, and the glow brightens,
Floyd | blinding you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		BrianK says, "aaaand that's the end"
		Touchy says, "I m confused"
		Touchy says, "we dont get to hand over the lights"
		Touchy asks, "should it end this way?"
		BrianK says, "Hmm"
		BrianK says, "I guess it was just sort of a red herring"
		Touchy says, "Maybe"
BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interlude
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | White surrounds you, envelops you.  In front of you your father, now an
Floyd | old man, sits before a chess board.  He looks up from contemplating his
Floyd | next move and glances at you.  He looks back to the board and tips a
Floyd | pawn over with deliberation.  Then you are falling, the white closing
Floyd | in.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press a key to continue]

		Touchy says, "Just an obvious quest to complete"
		BrianK says, "This fit was mostly a lot easier than the last one, at least"
BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interlude, Again
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Room
Floyd |    The white ceiling slowly recedes, eventually settling down to a
Floyd | reasonable distance.  Mindful of a disorienting dizziness, you turn
Floyd | your head slowly from side to side, taking in the sight of a hospital
Floyd | room.  The room is dim, its only light the sunlight leaking through the
Floyd | window whose curtains are thrown wide.  Equipment surrounds your bed in
Floyd | the center of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cfgrip3" 		

Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Should we keep playing or stop here for today"
		Touchy says, "I dont know"
		BrianK says, "Well, it's a good place to stop"
		BrianK says, "and I don't know how long the fourth fit will take"
		Touchy says, "They don't seem to be getting easier."
		Touchy says, "alright, until next week then"
		DavidW says, "I have recovered."
		DavidW says, "Looks like you've finished Fit the Third. Well done."
		Roger says, "mmhmm"
		DavidW says, "I guess I'll head back to the lounge then."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Theatre People by Michael Kielstra
As played on ifMUD on October 2, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Theatre People written by Michael Kielstra. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Jacqueline asks, "Theatre People by Michael Kielstra?"
		Doug says, "haven't played it"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyone already played it?"
		DavidW says, "I've barely woken up. I haven't played Theatre People yet."
		BrianK says, "I have not played it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask theatrepeople" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Another openin', another show -- and everybody gets applause but you.
Floyd | It's been fun, but you wish that the audience and, especially, the
Floyd | actors would recognize your contribution to the production.  It takes
Floyd | a lot of skill to push the scenery into place!
Floyd |
Floyd | Theatre People
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by 13Clocks
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160922 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy looks you up and down with the gaze she reserves for
Floyd | insignificant insects and junior tech crew members.  "The curtain's
Floyd | not going up.  Find out what's wrong."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Teaspoon says, "Have fun all."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks, Tsp."
		Jacqueline says, "Have a good evening."
Teaspoon teleports home to the sound of tortured piano strings. 		Doug asks, "shall I paste the blurb?"
		BrianK says, "Sure, I'd like to see the blurb"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Doug | Theatre People
		Doug | A game about curtains, among other things.
		Doug | Michael Kielstra
		Doug | The dazzle of the theatre: the footlights, the bows, the adoring crowd! It's your job, as a tech crew member, to make sure that the actors and, especially, the actresses, get enough of that. Not for you the ten-minute standing ovation; your lot is to deal with pushy stage managers, issues with the fly tower, and a bartender who, no matter what, flat-out refuses to give you free drinks. Even when you could really use one. Especially when you could really use one...
		Doug | Maybe, just maybe, this could be your ticket to the big time. You could single-handedly get the production back on its feet, win the praise and adulation of all, and, possibly, even aid a damsel in distress. Alternatively, you could do your job quietly, stay out of peoples' way, and have no reward but the quiet smugness of an underrated worker. Fame, glory, and a trek in search of rope await!
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline asks, "So I guess our first thing is to figure out why the curtain's not going up, but before the first thing, >I and >X ME?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		BrianK says, "From the title I was expecting the theatre people to be actors, but a stagehand story is interesting too"
		Jacqueline says, "Excellent. I am glad we are not having a bad hair day."
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                   Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd | This game grew out of my experiences crewing amateur productions in
Floyd | various theatres.  Due to my inexperience, I was always the
Floyd | least-respected team member.  The game really started to grow in my
Floyd | mind when I realised that some of my ideas were better than the
Floyd | current best ideas but that no-one would really listen to me.  I
Floyd | worked out the plot and the puzzles during the intervals of two
Floyd | performances and went home to write it!
Floyd |
Floyd | I have enjoyed interactive fiction for a long time, and this game is
Floyd | inspired in large part by The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text
Floyd | Adventure Game, by Taylor Vaughan.  In particular, the way that the
Floyd | puzzles are set up owes much to that superb piece of work.  I played a
Floyd | lot of IF before I decided to write any, and this is, among other
Floyd | things, my way of giving back to a community which has provided me
Floyd | with so many hours of fun and adventure.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		DavidW says, "sorry, I wasn't here. I was in the bathroom."
		Jacqueline says, "Ha! I wondered if this was written by a disgruntled stagehand."
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
zarf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I was thinking the same thing"
		BrianK says, "Ok, recap: the curtain is stuck, and we need to fix it"
		DavidW says, "I think this is too fast for me with my current brain."
		Jacqueline says, "That's a sweet tribute to Taylor Vaughn."
		DavidW asks, "who?"
		Jacqueline says, "Author of The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I think we should at least check out the 'Instructions for Play' to make sure there are no unexpected verbs."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, good point"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you quit the menu. My bad."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		Doug says, "I assumed it would just be the standard instructions"
		Jacqueline says, "It probably is, but..."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                       Instructions for Play
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    What to do with >
Floyd |    Getting Started
Floyd |    Rooms and Travel
Floyd |    Objects
Floyd |    Controlling the Game
Floyd |    How the World is Assembled
Floyd |    If You Get Stuck

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah."
		DavidW says, "Well, you don't WHISTLE. You don't SAY MACBETH. I know that much."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we're still talking about verbs."
Doug says (to Floyd), "say macbeth" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY MACBETH
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Mandy)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | It might be more productive to ASK Mandy ABOUT what you want to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I think I know why the curtain won't go up... it's missing!"
		DavidW says, "The curtain will be on stage, not in the wing."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, the curtain.  It has to go up before the show can start.  Find
Floyd | Rich in the fly tower.  That's his job."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline starts a map.
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about fly tower" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT FLY TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rich is usually very reliable.  Go find out what's got into him.
Floyd | He's in the fly tower."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, go s, I guess?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about me" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's good that you're on my team.  Good for you, I mean -- great
Floyd | experience."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Love you too, Mandy"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing Rich is out having a smoke."
		Doug says, "I don't know what a fly tower is, let alone how to get there"
		Jacqueline asks, "May I?"
		Doug says, "take the wheel!"
		BrianK says, "Go for it"
		DavidW says, "Well, the fly tower will be up above the stage."
		BrianK says, "I dunno what a fly tower is either, so this will be a great learning experience about what goes on backstage"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we need to find stairs."
		BrianK says, "Well, there it is"
		DavidW says, "oh look. stairs to the fly tower."
		Doug says, "ah, I guess the stage faces north."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so it is. Continue, Doug."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tiling" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TILING
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiling is dirty and some of the grout is peeling off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And yeah, the stage faces north"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get grout" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GROUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower
Floyd | This is where things, like curtains, are raised and lowered onto the
Floyd | stage via bars.  Right now, that's not happening.  The left stage
Floyd | corridor is below.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rich here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says, "Hello... Rich." 		DavidW says, "ask Rich about curtains"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask rich about curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich gives you a good-natured smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask rich about curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, the curtain's not working right now.  One of the ropes snapped
Floyd | just before I was due to lift it.  I'll need a replacement rope before
Floyd | I can do anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm, trying to use a new program for mapping. Not quite as nice as Dia for this."
		Doug asks, "trizbort?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask rich about rope" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what happened, exactly -- maybe the rope was faulty.
Floyd | I've got to check all the others now in case they're going to break
Floyd | too, so I don't have time to get another one.  Could you go to the
Floyd | equipment store and get me a replacement coil?  Thanks a million."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask rich about mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mandy's your stage manager?  Just do whatever she says, whenever she
Floyd | says it, and you should escape."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask rich about equipment store" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT EQUIPMENT STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's on the other side of the theatre.  They keep all sorts of stuff
Floyd | in there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm glad someone else is mapping. I'm too out of it to do it myself right now."
		Doug says, "maybe we'll have to use the rope to TIE FLOWER TO FLY TOWER. ...wait, this isn't an Andrew Schultz game"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rich" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich has never been known to fail to pull the right rope at the right
Floyd | time.  If you give him something to hang from the ceiling, it will
Floyd | hang from the ceiling.  Your sole ally in the fight against
Floyd | unremarkability, he has always liked you and the feeling is mutual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this is gonna be the store is locked and we have to get the key from Alan and Alan will want a screwdriver and the screwdriver will come from Sandy etc."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "No, I was trying to use Scapple. Good for mapping text and dialog, but not so much for maps. Switching to Dia."
		Doug says, "Good Guy Rich."
		Jacqueline says, "YEah"
		Jacqueline says, "er, yeah"
		Doug says, "to the equipment store!"
		DavidW says, "please."
Doug says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table (on which is a flower bouquet) and Henry
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Sobbing, eh?"
		Doug asks, "stick with the plan, or investigate?"
		BrianK says, "I vote investigate"
		DavidW says, "I say stick with the plan for now. I'm sure we'll investigate eventually."
		BrianK says, "We need a tiebreaker :P"
		Doug asks, "actually, by 'other side of the theater', I took that as other side of the stage, but maybe we have to go out through the seats and stuff?"
		BrianK says, "I think it might just be the right side"
		Doug says, "I say let's not let Mandy & Rich down, and find the rope"
Peregrine arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Equipment Store door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "knew it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "knock on east" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ask mandy about key"
		DavidW asks, "unless we have a key?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we have nothingk"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table (on which is a flower bouquet) and Henry
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "What game is this ?"
		Doug asks, "should we ask Henry, or go back to Mandy?"
		DavidW says, "'Theatre People'"
		DavidW says, "or maybe it's 'Theater People'."
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Thanks"
		Doug says, "Theatre Peopel"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about equipment room" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT EQUIPMENT ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Thanks Henry."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x henry" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry is the director.  He has a lot on his plate right now, and it
Floyd | shows in his deeply-scored face and messy brown hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "equipment store, not room"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about equipment store" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT EQUIPMENT STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oooh, IFcomp entry"
		DavidW says, "ask mandy about key"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about key" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't have one?  You really should have told someone by now.  I'm
Floyd | sure the manager will get you one after the performance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "haha"
		Doug says, "loop detected!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about equipment store" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT EQUIPMENT STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "lady, there won't BE a performance if we don't get that curtain up!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd be a better manager.  I had to fill in once, when mine got sick
Floyd | on the opening night of Much Ado about Nothing.  I talked to someone
Floyd | from that production recently and apparently they still tell stories
Floyd | about that night..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about stories" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT STORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about henry" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to ask him out tonight.  What a wonderful man..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, the curtain.  It has to go up before the show can start.  Find
Floyd | Rich in the fly tower.  That's his job."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm guessing it's in a desk drawer somewhere."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about rope" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I suppose we can also ask Henry about the key"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about rich" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT RICH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rich is usually very reliable.  Go find out what's got into him.
Floyd | He's in the fly tower."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about fly tower" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT FLY TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rich is usually very reliable.  Go find out what's got into him.
Floyd | He's in the fly tower."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think someone is carrying it. But a desk drawer is a good second guess."
		Doug says (to Peregrine), "we've already been to the fly tower, Rich asked us to get rope"
		Peregrine says, "Ah, olkay"
		Jacqueline says, "Very simple map, but probably still useful:"
		Doug says, "I vote henry"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "I will keep updating it."
		DavidW says, "I'd ask henry about mandy at this point."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table (on which is a flower bouquet) and Henry
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I'm assuming there's a Right Wing?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask henry about key" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "You must have one somewhere."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Have we checked out the equipment store"
		BrianK says, "It was locked"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask henry about mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whatever Mandy told you to tell me, I don't want to hear it.  She's a
Floyd | raving maniac if she thinks I'm going to take her to dinner."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The store, she is locked."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah, yes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the leading lady's dressing room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen at door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN AT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask henry about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't see what's wrong with lowering the rent on your theatre a
Floyd | little bit.  The company's practically broke as it is.  We've staked
Floyd | everything on this production, and the least he could do is help us a
Floyd | little bit."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter dressing room" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DRESSING ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask henry about leading lady" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT LEADING LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "She's a good actress, but man can she get emotional."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, that's a -1 point for this game"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about sobbing" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT SOBBING
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's just my luck!  The night that the theatre review man is in the
Floyd | audience, my lighting technician calls my leading lady old!  Now I've
Floyd | got to calm her down."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "(the unimplemented door, I mean�"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about dressing room" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT DRESSING ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flower" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearly someone has an admirer: this bouquet of roses is enormous.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a card inscribed "To a beautiful young woman" with the
Floyd | flowers and take it.  It might come in handy.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Aha, let's give the flowers to her!"
		DavidW says, "We can't seem to reach the leading lady."
		Doug says, "or the card"
		BrianK says, "Well, we took the card, so I'm assuming we just do something with the card"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put card under door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARD UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine card" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "To a beautiful young woman."  It's in the theatre manager's
Floyd | handwriting!  There is, however, no signiature.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Can we please explore unexplored areas please."
		Doug says, "no signiature!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "if only we had a pen..."
		BrianK says, "That would be the right wing and onstage I guess"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. The map doesn't show unused exits."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Wing
Floyd | A bigger wing than yours, stage right has been graced with the
Floyd | prompter's desk and a truly unattractive chaise longue for act 2.
Floyd | West is the stage, south is a corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't sit here.  Only people with real theatrical power can sit
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am missing things updating the map, but I'm updating."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x chaise longue" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAISE LONGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | A faded red and gold seat for two, this chaise longue looks too
Floyd | rickety to hold up to much.  It's a miracle it's lasted through the
Floyd | first week of performances.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "A desk? No drawer?"
		Doug says, "rats"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search longue" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH LONGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This game is suffering from unimplementitis, it would seem"
		Doug says, "not unreasonably so"
		Peregrine says, "You're right, I'm too harsh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hmph. What's south of right stage corridor?"
		BrianK says, "There is no south as far as the room description goes"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Wing
Floyd | A bigger wing than yours, stage right has been graced with the
Floyd | prompter's desk and a truly unattractive chaise longue for act 2.
Floyd | West is the stage, south is a corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nothing indicated"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take chaise" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHAISE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Let's check the stage first"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat deak" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT DEAK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "shall we check out the stage?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There has to be more to this map."
		Jacqueline says, "Map updated"
		Jacqueline says, "Hit refresh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | You force your way under the curtain, leap the orchestra pit smoothly,
Floyd | and take a second to congratulate yourself on your landing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you succeed
Floyd | in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring the
Floyd | theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, you all are going so fast it's hard to keep up with it."
		Peregrine says, "Sorry..."
		Jacqueline says, "Does it look like all we know right now"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Auditorium. One sec."
		Doug says, "atrium north, lighting booth west"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x seats" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cushioned seats are colored a lurid orange.  They stand a few
Floyd | inches off the floor.  Every so often, the space under them has to be
Floyd | cleaned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look under seats" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything that the audience drops ends up under here, including --
Floyd | lucky you -- money!  You quickly gather up the coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under seats" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SEATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x coins" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I like the fact that we leap the pit and congratulate ourselves :) +20 points for this game"
		DavidW says, "Audience dropping things indeed."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x money" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Money!  Just what you need for... everything, really.  It's not much,
Floyd | but it'll buy something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lighting Booth
Floyd | The stage is lit from here.  It's filled with machinery that Fred
Floyd | never lets anyone touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Fred here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Please pause a second"
		Peregrine says, "Lighting booth west of auditorium"
		BrianK says, "We usually ask before moving to a different room"
		Peregrine says, "Sorry"
		Peregrine steps back and calms down.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, refresh the map."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are we good?"
		BrianK says, "The lighting booth is west of the auditorium, not the atrium"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. Oops."
		DavidW says, "I think Ligthing was west of Aud, not Atrium."
		Jacqueline fixes.
		DavidW says, "er Lighting"
		BrianK says, "I suppose we can talk to Fred while we're here"
		DavidW says, "We haven't seen the Atrium yet."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about key" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you don't have one, that's hardly my fault now, is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says (to Jacqueline), "Lovely map"
		DavidW says, "yes, ask fred about his surly behaviour."
		Jacqueline asks, "Fixed. Sorry, was rushing because you all are going so fast. Refresh again?"
		BrianK says, "That looks good"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Thanks. Dia is great for maps."
		BrianK says, "Oh, actually, the fly tower goes up from the left stage corridor"
		Doug says, "I'm imagining Dia from Orange is the New Black drawing the map by hand."
		Peregrine asks, "Okay, shall we gently throttle Fred until he accepts to be a little more helpful?"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Does it? I'll scroll back to check."
		DavidW says, "I'd ask Fred about the leading lady."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about leading lady" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT LEADING LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Fred), "That's not helpful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about equipment store" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT EQUIPMENT STORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about me" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe one day you'll make a decent technician.  Until then, leave me
Floyd | alone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't believe they didn't hire me to do sound as well!  I know the
Floyd | sound guy they picked, and he couldn't mix his way out of a wet paper
Floyd | bag!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about sound guy" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SOUND GUY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't believe they didn't hire me to do sound as well!  I know the
Floyd | sound guy they picked, and he couldn't mix his way out of a wet paper
Floyd | bag!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Thanks. Map is updated."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dials and buttons and readouts, oh my!  You technically understand
Floyd | what these do, but Fred never allows you more than a cursory glance
Floyd | before he pushes you away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about rope" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about key" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you don't have one, that's hardly my fault now, is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "he keeps needing to adjust his scowls"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't ever say that name in here again.  Don't ever.  I was going to
Floyd | be stage manager, and she stole that from me!  Stole it from me in
Floyd | cold blood!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Haha"
		DavidW asks, "stole what?"
		DavidW says, "oh, the job"
		Doug says, "stage manager job"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Doug says, "...in blood"
		Jacqueline says, "Somehow, I doubt it was in blood."
		Jacqueline asks, "But who knows?"
		Doug says, "COLD blood."
		DavidW asks, "remind me who the guy in the fly tower is? Ask about him?"
		Doug says, "Rich"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about rich" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT RICH
Floyd |
Floyd | "He can pull on ropes, and that's all he's good for.  It took me three
Floyd | hours to get him to hang the lights right."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about henry" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why Henry has an actual job I'll never know.  He's a wuss.  You'll
Floyd | find him backstage, if you feel like losing your faith in humanity."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I don't think it's totally clear what to do with Fred just yet, so I vote we check out the atrium"
		Doug says, "seconded"
		DavidW says, "I agree."
		DavidW says, "Fred is a downer."
		Doug asks, "who's driving? Peregrine?"
		BrianK says, "We don't really have a driver :P"
		Jacqueline says, "Peregrine can."
		Jacqueline says, "So long as we pause when I need to update the map, I'm cool. I'll ask if that happens."
		Doug asks, "who drives the driver??"
		Doug says, "seems idle. I'll drive"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That little gnome who turns the light on in the fridge."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Atrium
Floyd | The atrium is filled to the brim with discerning theatregoers and
Floyd | cultured folk, demanding, in upper-class accents, to be let in.  The
Floyd | bar is not very busy and Lola, behind it, looks bored.  The manager is
Floyd | trying his best to quiet the crowd and mostly failing.  The stage is
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bar is a menu.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the Theatre Manager and Lola here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha, a Manager."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The manager looks haggard and desperate.  He is wearing a suit and tie
Floyd | with sweat marks from dealing with the audience, and a keycard hangs
Floyd | around his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aha"
		Doug says, "a keycard, fancy"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager for key" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER FOR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager about key" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sighs and turns away, muttering.
Floyd | "Gosh, I could use a drink."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Now we know for certain these ain't the Victorian times"
		Doug says, "guess we have to get him drunk."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, that old 'get the guy what he wants' puzzle"
		DavidW says, "Manager doesn't realize we're crew."
		Jacqueline asks, "We need the card. Maybe ask about the card?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask manager about me" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sighs and turns away, muttering.
Floyd | "Gosh, I could use a drink."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "THAT is the entire game so far."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager about keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sighs and turns away, muttering.
Floyd | "Gosh, I could use a drink."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | The menu offers everything from spring water to Dom Perignon.  Usually
Floyd | the patrons lean more towards the spring water side of the price
Floyd | range.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, to be fair, it's probably not far off from reality that stage crew live in a fetch puzzle."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask manager about flying pig" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT FLYING PIG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sighs and turns away, muttering.
Floyd | "Gosh, I could use a drink."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lola" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You have known Lola for a long time.  She still won't let you have a
Floyd | free drink, no matter how much you compliment her long black hair or
Floyd | her brown eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine explodes with laughter
		DavidW says, "fortunately, we found money"
		BrianK says, "Does the manager have any actual response other than the default one :/"
		Peregrine says, "No, he doesn't (check out what he said when I asked him about flying pig)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask manager about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sighs and turns away, muttering.
Floyd | "Gosh, I could use a drink."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh rigt, money!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy drink" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I mean, MAYBE if we get the right keyword, but who knows"
		DavidW says, "Poor pigasus."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, poop. Guess he just needs a drink."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lola about drink" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | By some miracle, you have enough money to pay.  Lola hands you a gin
Floyd | and tonic, then slowly closes her mouth and makes a concerted effort
Floyd | to look bored again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give gin to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GIN TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks.  You're a lifesaver."  He looks like he genuinely means it as
Floyd | he devotes all his attention to the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask manager about key" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "'slowly closes her mouth'?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Crap. Is this a bug?"
		BrianK says, "Well, his drink line changed"
		DavidW says, "I see no bug."
Doug says (to Floyd), "steal keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEAL KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Tiny variation."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The gin and tonic distracts the manager long enough for you to
Floyd | pickpocket his keycard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "wooow"
		BrianK says, "Ah, there we go"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I mean -- okay."
		Jacqueline says, "I meant his conversation."
		Doug says, "pickpocket? more like pickneck"
		Peregrine says, "That was underclued"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The keycard to the equipment store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Because normally you don't liquor up your boss to steal his key card."
		zarf says, "sez you!"
		DavidW says, "to the store to the store to the store store store"
		Doug | he devotes all his attention to the glass.
		Peregrine says (to zarf), "haha"
		Doug says, "seemed like a clue to me"
		Jacqueline asks (of zarf), "You work from home, don't you?"
		zarf says, "I am self-employed, yes. Let's not get distracted by trivialities."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "zarf steals from the best"
		Doug asks, "right, back to the store?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says (to Doug), "Yeah, but there should have been a response for 'steal keycard'"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Wing
Floyd | A bigger wing than yours, stage right has been graced with the
Floyd | prompter's desk and a truly unattractive chaise longue for act 2.
Floyd | West is the stage, south is a corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Equipment Store door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's open an store-y together."
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "door" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the Equipment Store door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the Equipment Store door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "At last!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Equipment Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Equipment Store door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Equipment Store
Floyd | Everything you need to hold a production together is here, piled on
Floyd | shelves.  The right stage corridor is back west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a rope and a table (on which are some papers and a roll of
Floyd | gaffer tape) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Equipment Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | rope: Taken.
Floyd | papers: Taken.
Floyd | roll of gaffer tape: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Equipment Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of indeterminate forms which, with your luck, you will sooner
Floyd | or later have to fill out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd ]  Equipment Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Red tape shows up well in the dark, making it useful for marking the
Floyd | stage, among other things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Equipment Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Just the sort of rope that you need to raise a curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm, red tape and forms."
		DavidW says, "We play Bureaucracy next."
		BrianK says, "oh boy, we'll have to deal with some red tape and some red tape"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, give the rope to the dude in the tower?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table and Henry here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower
Floyd | This is where things, like curtains, are raised and lowered onto the
Floyd | stage via bars.  Right now, that's not happening.  The left stage
Floyd | corridor is below.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rich here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give rope to rich" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROPE TO RICH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks a bundle.  Actually, I can't get into the mechanism to put the
Floyd | rope in.  When the other rope broke, it fouled up the pulleys and I
Floyd | can't reach to unjam them.  Can you do anything?"  Rich takes the rope
Floyd | with this disappointing speech, before delivering some good news:
Floyd | "I've finished checking all the other ropes, so I can raise and lower
Floyd | a bar if you want me to.  Just SHOUT from the stage."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pulleys" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PULLEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, we go back to the stage, shout, shout, and figure it out"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mechanism" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MECHANISM
Floyd |
Floyd | The mechanism of the fly tower is great, mysterious, and has a jammed
Floyd | part that is just out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe ride the bar."
		Peregrine says, "I like this game, actually."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Anything that needs to hang in the theatre hangs from one of these
Floyd | horizontal metal tubes.  Rich raises and lowers them to bring things
Floyd | onto and off of the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "climb bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Little is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "bar bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BAR BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to DavidW), "yep"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "foo bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOO BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit bar" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower
Floyd | This is where things, like curtains, are raised and lowered onto the
Floyd | stage via bars.  Right now, that's not happening.  The left stage
Floyd | corridor is below.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rich here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Don't we go to the stage?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeha,"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask rich about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The manager's taking the heat for all this, out in the atrium.  He's
Floyd | a good man, if a little easily distracted."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So we'd gathered ;)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask rich about flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RICH ABOUT FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich gives you a good-natured smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, to the stage!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich hears your shouts and lowers the bar for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ride bar" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Anything that needs to hang in the theatre hangs from one of these
Floyd | horizontal metal tubes.  Rich raises and lowers them to bring things
Floyd | onto and off of the stage below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Take?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit on bar" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the fly bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich raises the bar and you find yourself pulled up into the
Floyd | mechanisms of the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | Standing on the fly bar, you can see the pulleys and counterweights
Floyd | that make Rich's job possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "shout again"
		DavidW says, "ah. okay"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | Standing on the fly bar, you can see the pulleys and counterweights
Floyd | that make Rich's job possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pulleys" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PULLEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | The ropes go over and under these pulleys in their everlasting quest
Floyd | to pull things onto and off of the stage as fast as possible.  One
Floyd | pulley looks jammed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x pulley" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PULLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The pulley has been jammed by a broken piece of rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Is this a thing that happens because it seems rather dangerous"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rope" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the piece of rope out of the pulley, fixing the
Floyd | curtain-raising mechanism!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Yes!"
		DavidW says, "I think this is a thing that happens."
		Jacqueline says, "Map updated."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage (on the fly bar)
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich lowers the bar, and you, to the stage.
Floyd | "Thanks," he shouts from the fly tower, "that did it.  I'm putting the
Floyd | new rope in now."
Floyd |
Floyd | Through bravery, intelligence, and not a little good luck, you have
Floyd | saved the production almost single-handedly!  The actual show is a
Floyd | flop -- the lead actress is crying all the way through -- but that's
Floyd | hardly your fault, is it?  Afterwards, Mandy listens to you pour out
Floyd | your story, nods, thanks you quickly, and then begins: "You know, this
Floyd | reminds me of the time I was doing Hamlet in Dublin and the wheels on
Floyd | one of the mobile walls got stuck..."  You settle in for a long ten
Floyd | minutes of looking like you aren't inwardly congratulating yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The show has gone on. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's either this or huge scaffolding."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		BrianK says, "Oh my"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that ended quickly."
		Doug says, "whoops!"
		Peregrine says, "I was so not expecting that"
		Doug says, "guess we were supposed to fix the lead actress first"
		BrianK says, "I suppose the remaining stuff is a sidequest"
		DavidW says, "I guess we shoulda dealt with the lady's issues."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "I'm not sure we were supposed to deal with her."
		BrianK says, "I think the blurb implies we can do more"
		Doug says, "I think we needed a signiature (sic) on the card"
		Jacqueline asks, "That room wasn't even a room, was it? The Dressing Room?"
		Peregrine says, "I would have liked to comfort the leading lady"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage (on the fly bar)
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich lowers the bar, and you, to the stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Okay, let's comfort the leading lady!"
		DavidW says, "I think maybe if we gave the flowers to the right person, Fred maybe, he could apologize."
		Doug says, "we never did anything with Fred either"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, perhaps."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of gaffer tape
Floyd |   some papers
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a flower bouquet
Floyd |   a card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine paper" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine papers" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of indeterminate forms which, with your luck, you will sooner
Floyd | or later have to fill out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill papers" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "and the papers and tape... hm. What to do with them?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill in papers" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL IN PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill out papers" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL OUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "write" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe if we ask the director or manager to fill out forms, we'll end up with a pen?"
		BrianK says, "It could just be a red tape joke"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe give papers to mandy?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the fly bar)
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy is your Stage Manager.  You answer to her.  Usually, that answer
Floyd | is something along the lines of "Yes, I would love to hear about yet
Floyd | another time you saved the day for whatever production you were
Floyd | doing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give papers to mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERS TO MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give papers to mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERS TO MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask mandy about flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANDY ABOUT FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Mandy glares at you.  You decide not to pursue that line of enquiry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give flowers to mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FLOWERS TO MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Left Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of gaffer tape
Floyd |   some papers
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a flower bouquet
Floyd |   a card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "it's a bouqet"
		DavidW says, "er bouquet"
		Doug says, "oh, Henry said Fred called her old"
		Doug says, "so maybe we need to trick Fred into signing the card"
		Peregrine says, "Time to go to see Fred"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Papers!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe Fred with sign the papers?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lighting Booth
Floyd | The stage is lit from here.  It's filled with machinery that Fred
Floyd | never lets anyone touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Fred here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er will sign"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give papers to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERS TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put card in papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARD IN PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Those can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or Henry? I dunno."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give card to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give bouquet to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOUQUET TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about tape" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask fred about card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I sign anything I don't need to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about leading lady" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT LEADING LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ahem..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about actress" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I will not apologise for what I said.  She does look old."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "classy."
		Jacqueline says, "Super classy"
		Peregrine says, ">THROTTLE FRED"
		Doug asks, "so how do we convince him he needs to sign something?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about autograph" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT AUTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Have we explored everywhere, by the way?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tell fred about red tape" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL FRED ABOUT RED TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about signiature" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SIGNIATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I sign anything I don't need to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think we've explored everywhere"
		DavidW asks, "Were their any restrooms near the atrium at all?"
		Jacqueline says, "I *think* we have."
Doug says (to Floyd), "give flowers to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FLOWERS TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give bouquet to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOUQUET TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where's the sound booth?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lighting Booth
Floyd | The stage is lit from here.  It's filled with machinery that Fred
Floyd | never lets anyone touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Fred here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You'd expect that, but... let me go check for restrooms."
Doug says (to Floyd), "tape machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to tape the machinery to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "tape machinery to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE MACHINERY TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so hm, I guess we need to tape something to something?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "tape card to papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE CARD TO PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "unless that's just a standard verb"
		Peregrine says, "It's not usually"
		DavidW says, "We probably tape the card to the bouquet, but after the card's signed."
		Doug says, "oh, there was that chaise longue"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "tape card to bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE CARD TO BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "and the prompter's desk"
		Peregrine asks, "What do you do with a chaise longue?"
		Jacqueline says, "There is no indication of restrooms from the atrium"
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "faint devinely"
		DavidW says, "er divinely"
		Peregrine says, "Haha"
		Peregrine asks, "Have we done all we could with Henry?"
		Doug says, "we didn't really use the bar menu either"
		Jacqueline says, "And there does not apper to be a reference to a sound room beyond what Fred mentions."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of gaffer tape
Floyd |   some papers
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a flower bouquet
Floyd |   a card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Well, we ordered a drink."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sign card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIGN CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "write on card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE ON CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to Jacqueline), "it wasn't on the menu though. Or at least not explicitly. Maybe we wouldn't have been able to before reading it"
		DavidW says, "I guess we have to trick or force Fred into signing the card."
		BrianK asks, "Maybe go around asking everyone about Fred?"
		DavidW says, "I think Henry must be of some help in all this. He's closest to the lady."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Back off.  This is my kit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I think so too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about henry" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why Henry has an actual job I'll never know.  He's a wuss.  You'll
Floyd | find him backstage, if you feel like losing your faith in humanity."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Let's head off to find henry"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the menu just says it ranges in price from spring water to Dom Perignon. Nothing else is explicit."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "c" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > C
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "c?"
		BrianK says, "I'm up for going to henry"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Wing
Floyd | A bigger wing than yours, stage right has been graced with the
Floyd | prompter's desk and a truly unattractive chaise longue for act 2.
Floyd | West is the stage, south is a corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table and Henry here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x props" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small red table for props and other items of supreme importance to
Floyd | the production.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x dressing room door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRESSING ROOM DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the leading lady's dressing room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x props" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask henry about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask henry about fred" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why Fred has an actual job I'll never know.  He's a jerk.  You'll
Floyd | find him in the lighting booth, off the auditorium, if you feel like
Floyd | losing your faith in humanity."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask henry about sound" 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask henry about card" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT SOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about actress" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "She's a good actress, but man can she get emotional."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask henry about signature" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug asks, "henry about signiature" 		Peregrine says, "Note: Henry and Fred have exactly the same opinion of each other ;)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask henry about signiature" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT SIGNIATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, signature is implemented as an option for Fred, so I'm guessing he has to sign it after all"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give papers to henry" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERS TO HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show papers to henry" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PAPERS TO HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask henry about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, I'm going to bed..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask henry about pen" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HENRY ABOUT PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry sighs and mops his brow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Night, Peregrine"
		BrianK says, "G'nite"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Bonne nuit a tous!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bouquet to henry" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOUQUET TO HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Henry doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give card to actress" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card under door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARD UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the leading lady's dressing room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "tape card to door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE CARD TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dressing room door)
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "To a beautiful young woman."  It's in the theatre manager's
Floyd | handwriting!  There is, however, no signiature.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "so what do we know about Fred? He wanted to do sound, and hates Mandy for stealing his job"
		DavidW says, "oh. Theater manager's handwriting."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We need to visit him in the Atrium."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearly someone has an admirer: this bouquet of roses is enormous.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks (of DavidW), "again?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Stage Corridor
Floyd | Here, at least, both sides of the theatre are equal.  The right stage
Floyd | corridor is decorated just as badly as the left one.  North is the
Floyd | right wing, west is backstage, and east is the door to the equipment
Floyd | store.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember asking him about any of this."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Right Wing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Wing
Floyd | A bigger wing than yours, stage right has been graced with the
Floyd | prompter's desk and a truly unattractive chaise longue for act 2.
Floyd | West is the stage, south is a corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Auditorium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Atrium
Floyd | The atrium is filled to the brim with discerning theatregoers and
Floyd | cultured folk, demanding, in upper-class accents, to be let in.  The
Floyd | bar is not very busy and Lola, behind it, looks bored.  The manager is
Floyd | trying his best to quiet the crowd and mostly failing.  The stage is
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bar is a menu.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the Theatre Manager and Lola here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hey, folks, I'm going to head out. This last puzzle is ... well, it's both annoying and a trope and I'm happy enough with the ending we got."
		Jacqueline goes to play other comp games.
		BrianK says, "All right"
		Doug says, "bye Jacq"
		Lionheart exclaims, "Ciao!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | menu: Lola stops you with a quick slap.
Floyd | gin and tonic: That seems to belong to the Theatre Manager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get menu" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola stops you with a quick slap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give card to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The manager doesn't even glance at the card before saying "Sir, I know
Floyd | that your ticket says the performance should have started ten minutes
Floyd | ago.  I'm very sorry.  We're doing everything we can."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give bouquet to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOUQUET TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Theatre Manager doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give papers to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAPERS TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Theatre Manager doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give bouquet to lola" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOUQUET TO LOLA
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hrm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask manager about tape" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager about actress" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask manager about fred" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask manager about gin" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT GIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask manager about lola" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MANAGER ABOUT LOLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another one?  Don't worry, sir, you will see a performance
Floyd | tonight.  We are experiencing a few slight technical hitches, but the
Floyd | auditorium will open soon."  He sips his drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask lola about fred" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who?  I don't go backstage, you know that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "The manager must be pretty tipsy by now"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask lola about actress" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola ignores you pointedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lola about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The man can run a theatre, but he's got no backbone.  Just look at
Floyd | him!  If he had an ounce of chutzpah, he'd tell everyone to shut up
Floyd | and wait."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask lola about papers" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola ignores you pointedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask lola about actress" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT ACTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola ignores you pointedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask lola about me" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should you ask me about yourself?  You tell me all about yourself
Floyd | without me asking."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | Just the sort of people whose applause you would love to hear.  Right
Floyd | now, they aren't applauding, just shouting.  They aren't even shouting
Floyd | in unison.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I might be ready for hints."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "crowd, shut up" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROWD, SHUT UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "crowd, wait" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROWD, WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask lola about crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LOLA ABOUT CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | Lola ignores you pointedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crowd about manager" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CROWD ABOUT MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | Just the sort of people whose applause you would love to hear.  Right
Floyd | now, they aren't applauding, just shouting.  They aren't even shouting
Floyd | in unison.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm down for a hint too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |  > Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		Doug asks (of DavidW), "you okay with a hint?"
		DavidW says, "ugh. if you must."
BrianK presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                               Hints
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > The curtain isn't rising.  What should I do?
Floyd |    What's the deal with the sobbing backstage?
Floyd |    How do I get rope for Rich?
Floyd |    How do I get Fred to do what I want?
Floyd |    I've given Rich the rope.  Now what?
Floyd |    How do I fix the fly tower mechanism?

		DavidW says, "I think we're probably close but I can't guess it."
		Doug says, "I'm fine with continuing if you have more ideas"
		BrianK says, "Well, looking at the hint questions themselves"
		BrianK says, "Looks like we're on the right track with Fred"
		Doug says, "yep"
		DavidW says, "I can't think of any way to blackmail Fred."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Theatre People
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |  > Hints
Floyd |    Credits

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Atrium
Floyd | Atrium
Floyd | The atrium is filled to the brim with discerning theatregoers and
Floyd | cultured folk, demanding, in upper-class accents, to be let in.  The
Floyd | bar is not very busy and Lola, behind it, looks bored.  The manager is
Floyd | trying his best to quiet the crowd and mostly failing.  The stage is
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bar is a menu.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the Theatre Manager and Lola here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The card doesn't mention the leading lady, but maybe Fred's sweet on Lola?"
		Doug says, "hm, maybe"
		Doug says, "although Lola doesn't know anyone backstage"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "s. w." 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S. W.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lighting Booth
Floyd | The stage is lit from here.  It's filled with machinery that Fred
Floyd | never lets anyone touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Fred here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about lola" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT LOLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've just got to be firm with her.  Of course, if you're you, you
Floyd | just don't have the build for firmness."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about mandy" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT MANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't ever say that name in here again.  Don't ever.  I was going to
Floyd | be stage manager, and she stole that from me!  Stole it from me in
Floyd | cold blood!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about signature" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SIGNATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Definitely not sweet on Mandy"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about signing" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SIGNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug asks, "fred about tape" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about tape" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "What's the word that gets a response from Fred about signing?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "give tape to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TAPE TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "signiature (sic)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fred about job" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred makes a minor adjustment to his dials and scowls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "ask fred about signiature" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT SIGNIATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I sign anything I don't need to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "or the card"
		BrianK says, "That's an awkward misspelling"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW asks, "did we ask the manager about signiature?"
		Doug asks, "what else could we tape?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "show card to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CARD TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give card to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a roll of gaffer tape
Floyd |   some papers
Floyd |   a keycard
Floyd |   a flower bouquet
Floyd |   a card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred about card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED ABOUT CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should I sign anything I don't need to?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tape papers to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE PAPERS TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "It sounds like he would sign something that he DOES need to"
		BrianK says, "but the papers aren't working B("
		Doug says, "yeah, like a job offer"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of indeterminate forms which, with your luck, you will sooner
Floyd | or later have to fill out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "read papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of indeterminate forms which, with your luck, you will sooner
Floyd | or later have to fill out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. indeterminate forms."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask fred to sign papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FRED TO SIGN PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can they become determinate forms?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill out forms" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL OUT FORMS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look through papers" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a safety form in the pile and pocket it.  It might be useful
Floyd | later; for what, you aren't sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "!"
		DavidW says, "oh geez"
		BrianK says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x safety" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | A very long form detailing a tedious and redundant risk assessment for
Floyd | the production.  It just needs a signiature.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tape card to safety" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE CARD TO SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | You attach the card to the form in such a way that it looks like the
Floyd | tail end of ten pages of risk assessment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "looking good"
		BrianK says, "Well, I guess that's it then"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give safety to fred" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SAFETY TO FRED
Floyd |
Floyd | Fred takes the form too quickly to notice your alterations and signs
Floyd | at the bottom, which happens to be the manager's letter to Lily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, she has a name!"
		BrianK exclaims, "And we get the actress's name!"
		Doug asks, "ok, to the dressing room?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		DavidW says, "well, now the card has to be put on the bouquet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card on bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARD ON BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the flower bouquet would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "To a beautiful young woman."  It's in the theatre manager's
Floyd | handwriting!  It's signed by Fred.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "or just slip the card under the door?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tape card to bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAPE CARD TO BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put card in bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CARD IN BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach card to bouquet" 		

Floyd ]  Lighting Booth
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH CARD TO BOUQUET
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I figure we can just use the card without the bouquet"
		Doug says, "she doesn't need flowers, just the word 'young'"
		DavidW says, "okay, try it with just the card."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e. s. w. s. e." 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E. S. W. S. E.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Auditorium
Floyd | The auditorium is not yet open, and the seats are empty.  If you
Floyd | succeed in your task, they will soon be filled with audience, admiring
Floyd | the theatre and dropping things.  The stage is to the south, and the
Floyd | atrium is to the north.  To the west is the lighting booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstage
Floyd | The actors and crew gather here when they aren't needed onstage.  West
Floyd | is the left stage corridor; east is the right stage corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a props table and Henry here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "slide card under door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLIDE CARD UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give card to lily" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO LILY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear sobbing from behind the dressing room door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "give card to sobbing" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO SOBBING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "give it to henry."
Doug says (to Floyd), "give card to henry" 		

Floyd ]  Backstage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO HENRY
Floyd |
Floyd | "'To a beautiful young woman.'  Maybe this'll get Lily out of her
Floyd | funk."  With these hopeful words, Henry slides the card under the
Floyd | dressing room door.
Floyd | The sobbing suddenly stops and you hear Lily's voice through the door.
Floyd | "He didn't mean it after all!  Gosh, I look a fright.  I've got to get
Floyd | ready -- the curtain goes up soon!"
Floyd | Henry looks at you with a mixture of surprise and admiration.  "Where
Floyd | did you get that?  No, actually, I don't want to know.  Thanks."  He
Floyd | disappears, no doubt off to do important and meaningful
Floyd | theatre-related things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "jinx"
		Doug asks, "ok, back to the stage to unjam the pulley?"
		DavidW says, "yes please"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w. n. e. shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W. N. E. SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Stage Corridor
Floyd | This corridor leads to the stage left wing, due north.  It's
Floyd | tastefully decorated with the cheapest possible white tiling.
Floyd | Backstage is east, and a set of stairs lead up to the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Wing
Floyd | The stage left wing is your home away from home.  It's full of props
Floyd | that will be required onstage if the show ever starts.  South is the
Floyd | left stage corridor, and east is that most glamorous of areas, the
Floyd | stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mandy here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fly bar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich hears your shouts and raises the bar for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich hears your shouts and lowers the bar for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get on bar" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the fly bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich raises the bar and you find yourself pulled up into the
Floyd | mechanisms of the fly tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | Standing on the fly bar, you can see the pulleys and counterweights
Floyd | that make Rich's job possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rope" 		

Floyd ]  Fly Tower Mechanisms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the piece of rope out of the pulley, fixing the
Floyd | curtain-raising mechanism!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Stage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Stage (on the fly bar)
Floyd | You're on stage!  This would be very exciting if a performance were
Floyd | going on.  East is the Right Wing, west is the Left Wing.  The
Floyd | auditorium is to the north, past the currently unopenable curtain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich lowers the bar, and you, to the stage.
Floyd | "Thanks," he shouts from the fly tower, "that did it.  I'm putting the
Floyd | new rope in now."
Floyd |
Floyd | Through bravery, intelligence, and not a little good luck, you have
Floyd | saved the production almost single-handedly!  The show is a great
Floyd | success, carried from good to great by Lily's splendid singing.
Floyd | Afterwards, Mandy listens to you pour out your story, nods, thanks you
Floyd | quickly, and then begins: "You know, this reminds me of the time I was
Floyd | doing Hamlet in Dublin and the wheels on one of the mobile walls got
Floyd | stuck..."  But, for the first time, she doesn't have an audience.
Floyd | Henry is arriving to thank you for saving the production, and actually
Floyd | cuts her off!  If not a hero, you are at least no longer unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** A glorious career awaits! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		BrianK exclaims, "Hurray!"
		DavidW applauds.
		Doug says, "win!"
		DavidW says, "good game, all."
		Doug says (to BrianK), "nice job on the LOOK THROUGH."
		BrianK says, "I didn't think it would work"
		Doug asks, "I guess SEARCH would have done that too?"
		Doug says, "funny that we did try to search a few things before"
		DavidW says, "I assume SEARCH would work."
		BrianK says, "ah, look through is a synonym for search"
		Doug says, "yeah, I checked out the hints offline and it suggests SEARCH."
		Doug says, "so yeah, moral of the story is, when a woman is sad about being called old, use deception to convince her she's young."
		Doug says, "also, scrounge up spare change to buy your boss a drink to steal the key you're supposed to have."
		DavidW says, "Many IF games have questionable logic to them."
zarf has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "well, I was questioning the ethics more than the logic"
		DavidW says, "mm"
		Doug says, "but it wasn't as egregious as Five Minutes To Burn Something."
		Doug says, "which also involved needing to SEARCH something, if I recall. Plus making a noose."
		Doug says, "er, lasso."
		Doug says, "(spoiler!)"
		Doug says, "ok, I need some food. Thanks for playing!"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Sigil Reader (Field) by veritytrue
As played on ifMUD on October 9, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Sigil Reader (Field) written by veritytrue. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sigilreader" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like a primer on interactive fiction? (Type yes or no, then
Floyd | hit ENTER.)

		Jacqueline says, "No, I think."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | hit ENTER.)
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A boom rolled through my body.
Floyd |
Floyd | When I woke, it was high noon, and the air was dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press any key to proceed.

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | Sigil Reader (Field)
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by verityvirtue
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161007 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | Concrete floor. Linoleum ceiling... How long had I been out?
Floyd |
Floyd | Or was it just me? I looked around the lobby, familiar as my own
Floyd | shoes: it was narrow, and it was where captured objects or monsters to
Floyd | be quarantined were logged.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone with a staff ID could tap in to the north, and to the east was
Floyd | the quarantine room. The red light above the doorway was dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Past tense... serial killers... intriguing..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | T-shirt. Jeans. Black leather boots, heavy and sturdy, but my
Floyd | footsteps felt light. As if my feet weren't touching the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A brass-coloured key the length of my little finger.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x jeans" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue jeans. Empty pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'd be a bit more settled if I could examine the sigils in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Damn."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigils" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGILS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the protection sigil, sigil of speed or the sigil
Floyd | of silence?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Am I going too fast for people?"
		Gerynar says, "not for me"
		Roger says, "I'm ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x protection sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROTECTION SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | A swirling sign encircled in jasper, just one of the many wards that
Floyd | guarded the Station. But protected by whom? I frowned; this sigil was
Floyd | distorted, like it was half-melted. Had something breached its
Floyd | protective borders?
Floyd |
Floyd | It was all coming back.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something made me look down, and there was my ID card clipped to my
Floyd | belt. Had it always been there?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ID card)
Floyd | This card allowed me access into the staff-only areas of the Station.
Floyd | My name was Priyanka Ramasamy and my rank was Sigil Reader (Field). I
Floyd | was the only one in the Station who knew about sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "The g is soft(ish), right?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigil of speed" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL OF SPEED
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine is more and more intrigued.
		Jacqueline says, "Like a j, I think."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigil of silence" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL OF SILENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, thank you, dear reader, for checking out the credits!
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks go out to beta testers, who were, in alphabetical order,
Floyd | Anubisline9, Fade Manley, Kasran, Louise, Mike Preston (Ade) and
Floyd | mathbrush! (Special mention to Mike Preston and Joey Jones for Inform
Floyd | 7 help.) Also, a shoutout to my tea party pantheon. Aaaa.
Floyd |
Floyd | This was originally conceived in a suggested game jam on /r/twinegames
[LINK]Floyd | reddit_twine_game_jam).
Floyd |
Floyd | Icons used in the (blurry) logo on cover art are by Oliviu Stoian
Floyd | (arrow) and EliRatus (atom), and are available from The Noun Project
[LINK]Floyd |
Floyd | Michael Martin made the extension used in the endgame, Quip-Based
Floyd | Conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Funny coincidence!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm? What is?"
		Peregrine says, "This was originally a hyperlinks sort of game before becoming parser"
		Peregrine says, "Which is exactly the same as what happened to my own IFcomp entry"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		Peregrine says, "Sorry, I was rambling"
		Jacqueline says, "No apologies needed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the protection sigil, sigil of speed or the sigil
Floyd | of silence?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x sigil of speed" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL OF SPEED
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Odd."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess we have a key card. Odd that we didn't see it when we took inventory."
		Jacqueline says, "We've examined them all, and only protection has a description."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Could be intentional, could be speedy weirdness"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, now we see the key as well."
		Jacqueline says, "The ID card, I mean."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A brass-coloured key the length of my little finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | Concrete floor. Linoleum ceiling... How long had I been out?
Floyd |
Floyd | Or was it just me? I looked around the lobby, familiar as my own
Floyd | shoes: it was narrow, and it was where captured objects or monsters to
Floyd | be quarantined were logged.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone with a staff ID could tap in to the north, and to the east was
Floyd | the quarantine room. The red light above the doorway was dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x red light" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The alarm for the Quarantine Room. It was triggered by dark, fire, and
Floyd | a host of other things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x plaques" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLAQUES
Floyd |
Floyd | Varnished wooden plates, with the names of past directors engraved in
Floyd | gold, for having done something valiant or other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read plaques" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PLAQUES
Floyd |
Floyd | One of them reads, "This Certificate of Excellence is awarded to TAN
Floyd | AH LONG, Director of Station 31 (2010-2012) in recognition of his
Floyd | loyalty and principle to the end. Special recognition for services to
Floyd | DRIP."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The front of the desk had a metal crest, a shape I had seen thousands
Floyd | of times, yet in my present state I could not picture it with my eyes
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peering round the other side of the desk, my eyes were drawn
Floyd | inexorably to the sigil of speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was a metallic crash from the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah, here it is."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigil of speed" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL OF SPEED
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But, we can see it behind the desk."
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x crest" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the crest)
Floyd | I made out only individual parts: a swirl here. A triangle there. But
Floyd | all together they made little sense to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess there's someone in here with us and that crash was supposed to be a !! moment."
		Roger says, "Maybe the sigil corps really shouldn't be hiring dyslexics"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, your ableist language aside, I think the character is talking about shapes on the crest, not text."
		Roger says, "Anyway, guess we should stay on the rails a bit longer"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure I see the rails. Other than exploring."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which way do you reckon the office space is?"
		Jacqueline asks, "N?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | Concrete floor. Linoleum ceiling... How long had I been out?
Floyd |
Floyd | Or was it just me? I looked around the lobby, familiar as my own
Floyd | shoes: it was narrow, and it was where captured objects or monsters to
Floyd | be quarantined were logged.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone with a staff ID could tap in to the north, and to the east was
Floyd | the quarantine room. The red light above the doorway was dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember slasher" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER SLASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember me" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I must have worked here once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We could swip/scan our card, I guess"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. Remember is implemented."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I guess we should go check out the noise;"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled a sports hall: high-ceilinged, with glass
Floyd | panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those panels,
Floyd | casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whiteboard stood in front of a row of tables, with half a scribble
Floyd | in sigil notation. Smashed against one wall was a metal locker. How
Floyd | had I missed that before?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read whiteboard" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ WHITEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing was written on the whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lockers" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x locker" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | This metal file cabinet had been bought specially for the new Station.
Floyd | It held all the various weapons and assorted equipment that field
Floyd | agents used. On the door was a protection sigil. Already it had become
Floyd | pocked with rust on the corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x protection sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROTECTION SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | A swirling sign embossed right into the metal of the locker. In this
Floyd | case, it was probably to protect the equipment inside. This sigil was
Floyd | warped. Had something breached its protective borders?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the gear locker, revealing a group photo, a faded body armour
Floyd | and a Mingsheng's body armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x armour" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the faded body armour or the Mingsheng's body
Floyd | armour?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Mingsheng?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "faded" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The fabric on this stabproof vest smelled faintly of sweat, and bore a
Floyd | name tape in front. It read Priyanka Ramasamy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So that's ours."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear faded" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the faded body armour)
Floyd | It was too late for this now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x Mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | The only other vest in this locker - this was much newer than the
Floyd | other, and the nametape in front read "Lim Mingsheng".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, an idea I had earlier may be the case: we are possibly dead."
		Roger says, "Damnit Mingsheng you had one job to do"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "wear mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Mingsheng's body armour)
Floyd | Yes, and what would I do with Mingsheng's vest? He hadn't seemed to
Floyd | get much use out of it, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "haha"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x t-shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X T-SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | A plain white t-shirt. Well, there was a small stain high up on the
Floyd | chest. Probably sauce. I couldn't remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Probably sauce."
		Jacqueline says, "Probably."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stain" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We are pretty saucy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Blood! *faints*"
		Peregrine says, "Now I'm sure the PC is dead."
		Peregrine says, "Either that, or we killed poor Mingsheng"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard -
Floyd | did it have so many scribbles the last time I saw it?.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was a closed door. To the west was another room. The lobby
Floyd | lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw a group of people, clad in heavy gear, arms around each other's
Floyd | shoulders. Their faces were familiar, but if I examined some of the
Floyd | detritus left in the station, I might be able to dredge up their
Floyd | names.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, detective work ahead"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so there are two whiteboards, and one has a ton written on it, but when we >READ WHITEBOARD it reads the blank one? Am I reading that right?"
		Peregrine says, "Gah, disambiguation is a killer"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x white" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read scribbles" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCRIBBLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x whiteboard" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | An invaluable addition to group meetings. Where it had been empty
Floyd | before, it was now filled with notes. To one side, there was a note:
Floyd | "DON'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM UNTIL CLEARANCE!!!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Weird."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, you did >READ WHITEBOARD earlier"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Silly me, with the reading."
		Peregrine says, "The note sounds sinister."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember clearance" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER CLEARANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "We must have captured the killer and then it all went wrong?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember Mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | I recalled the name, and I'd recognise him if I met him on the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was an intern, same as Gladys, who'd joined us not too long ago
Floyd | after leaving uni. We sometimes wondered. He'd had outstanding grades;
Floyd | he could have gotten government scholarships. And yet he came here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was a closed door. To the west was another room. The lobby
Floyd | lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x grid" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRID
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember Gladys" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER GLADYS
Floyd |
Floyd | She... I'd worked with her, once. Nice girl, wasn't she?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The past tense is beginning to freak me out."
		Jacqueline asks, "How so?"
		Peregrine asks, "Uh, because it's got to be there for a reason?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, yes."
		Gerynar asks, "has anyone tried moving the whiteboard?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I mean what part of that is freaking you out?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move whiteboard" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE WHITEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It was fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "It seems to imply that the narrator is hiding something to us"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was a closed door. To the west was another room. The lobby
Floyd | lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think we're dead and trying to piece together what happened."
Roger says (to floyd), "DECOMPOSE" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DECOMPOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "yay"
		Peregrine says, "#tasteless #hilarious"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "rot" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "haunt" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HAUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember office" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember me" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I must have worked here once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was a closed door. To the west was another room. The lobby
Floyd | lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x panels" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANELS
Floyd |
Floyd | Several panes of glass were set in the ceiling at an angle and served
Floyd | as a skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "There's more rooms I think"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Uh-uh"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just some plastic chairs. If I hadn't been told otherwise, I'd have
Floyd | thought they were castoffs from a school.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Now I want to write a speed IF where you are dead and >DECOMPOSE works."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge
Floyd | This was our lounge, and it was empty, which never happened. Paltry as
Floyd | it looked, it was where everyone congregated. To the west lay the exit
Floyd | out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large beanbag leaned against the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Weird. The text says there's a closed door to the east, but you can go through it?"
		Roger says, "spooooky"
		Peregrine says, "Now it's obvious the PC is a ghost"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | A red and grey thing filled with small plastic beads. I did not think
Floyd | I had ever sat in such an impractical thing, but I vaguely recalled it
Floyd | being received with great joy from my colleagues.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to sit on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | I got onto the beanbag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "relax" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELAX
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge (on the beanbag)
Floyd | This was our lounge. Paltry as it looked, it was where everyone
Floyd | congregated. To the west lay the exit out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "bro your beanbag is haunted"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "search beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | There was nothing on the beanbag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "haha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x television" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELEVISION
Floyd |
Floyd | (the television)
Floyd | A state of the art piece of technology which was one of the selling
Floyd | points of this place. It almost made up for its location in a remote
Floyd | corner of Perigosan. I remembered watching sports on the thing, though
Floyd | I personally couldn't see the point.
Floyd |
Floyd | The television was switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on television" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TELEVISION
Floyd |
Floyd | The television faded into life, showing a staticky rendition of
Floyd | teasers for TV show episodes. I had seen each of these for weeks,
Floyd | countless times over. Prodding the TV to change the channel only
Floyd | showed me the same teasers, but in different languages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "x turn on television"
		Peregrine says, "so much for TV"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bar fridge was a small machine, bought with office funds, which
Floyd | whirred continuously while only being slightly cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the tiny bar fridge, revealing a packet of chips and a jar of
Floyd | pickles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember pickles" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER PICKLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I recalled that I liked a good bit of achar, which is cucumber,
Floyd | carrot, baby corn and whatever else you think fit to put in, pickled
Floyd | with vinegar and tumeric.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Do ghosts like pickles?"
		Roger says, "neither of those things require refridgeration! What fresh hell is this"
		Peregrine says, "For some reason I was expecting to find my own head in here."
		Jacqueline says, "Ugh, achar."
		Roger says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "haha."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember chips" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take chips" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | We in the Station liked our snacks starchy, crispy and preferably
Floyd | fried.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I was not hungry. I didn't think I would be for a long, long while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Like, eternity."
		Peregrine says, "haha"
		Roger says, "some ghosts are hungry. Not us, though."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat crisps" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CRISPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, chips."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat chips" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I restrained myself. I would really rather not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "eat achar" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT ACHAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "eat pickles" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT PICKLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I restrained myself. I would really rather not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "There's those vampires that hang out in vinegar jars. They're pretty cool."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "taste chips" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TASTE CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I tasted nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "tast me" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAST ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "taste me" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TASTE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I tasted nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yeah, this is the Inform standard verb for which everyone forgets to change the default message"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "watch tv" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATCH TV
Floyd |
Floyd | A state of the art piece of technology which was one of the selling
Floyd | points of this place. It almost made up for its location in a remote
Floyd | corner of Perigosan. I remembered watching sports on the thing, though
Floyd | I personally couldn't see the point.
Floyd |
Floyd | The television was switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, explore more?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Roger says, "Sure"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge (on the beanbag)
Floyd | This was our lounge. Paltry as it looked, it was where everyone
Floyd | congregated. To the west lay the exit out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the beanbag)
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was another room. The
Floyd | lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Rob arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Peregrine asks, "Go west, young man?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Rob says, "hi"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "hi, rob"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x polaroids" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLAROIDS
Floyd |
Floyd | A cluster of photos, showing the Station staff, including non-field
Floyd | staff, at an evening function. The field director getting awards. The
Floyd | mud-spattered faces of Carlotta and Mingsheng, after a training
Floyd | exercise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember carlotta" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER CARLOTTA
Floyd |
Floyd | She was initially transferred from Punggol Station, I think, back on
Floyd | the mainland, in the thought that she would be a kind, motherly figure
Floyd | to the fledgling Station. Ha! She was taciturn, sardonic, and the
Floyd | least likely to be caught crying in public.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take polaroids" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POLAROIDS
Floyd |
Floyd | I had no need for these now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Just like dear old mom, in fact"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | A wispy silk creation, printed with lilacs. There was a curly "G" in
Floyd | the corner, for the brand of the scarf, but it also stood for Gladys,
Floyd | to whom this scarf belonged. Beside this, someone had embroidered the
Floyd | glamour sigil. Perhaps I could try remembering her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | That had never been my scarf. It slipped through my fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "hm, past-tense narration? intriguing"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember gladys" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER GLADYS
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the interns. She was a bit like Carlotta: always ready with a
Floyd | smile and, in some cases, a sweet. She was always friendly, and
Floyd | delightful to be around, although she could get astonishingly naggy
Floyd | for her age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We suspect that we may be dead"
		Peregrine says, "Although that's uncertain"
		Rob says (to Peregrine), "mmHMm."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It was the type of calendar which had one date on each sheet of paper.
Floyd | Each day, you had to tear the previous day's sheet off. Besides the
Floyd | date, there was also important information: the corresponding date on
Floyd | the Chinese lunar calendar, horse racing dates and public holidays.
Floyd |
Floyd | The date on the calendar was 18th March, 2015.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "rememer 18" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMER 18
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember 18" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER 18
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember march 18th" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MARCH 18TH
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "There was a sigil on the scarf for us to check out"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x scarf" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | A wispy silk creation, printed with lilacs. There was a curly "G" in
Floyd | the corner, for the brand of the scarf, but it also stood for Gladys,
Floyd | to whom this scarf belonged. Beside this, someone had embroidered the
Floyd | glamour sigil. Perhaps I could try remembering her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read glamour sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GLAMOUR SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | This sigil cast a dazzling effect on the viewer, making the owner of
Floyd | the sigil more attractive in their eyes. It was sometimes used on
Floyd | fashion products. This sigil had the particular quirk of making the
Floyd | inscriber a tiny bit more narcissistic every time they inscribed it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, we can only take stuff that was ours?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Roger says, "Like our haunted pickles"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "I love a brass key"
		Peregrine asks, "Why, why do keys in IF have to be brass?"
		Rob says, "archetype"
		Peregrine says, "I know, but still..."
		Rob says, "it's when there's a further silver and gold key that it gets skeezy"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Originally frosted, this window had been caked up with grime and dirt
Floyd | and cobwebs and other substances too disgusting to name, until all it
Floyd | let in at high noon was a diffuse, watery light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It wasn't something I could open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | A traditional paper calendar peeked out from behind the Polaroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "what I'd like, is if there's a brass key, '>smell key' reports how a brass key smells"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "smell key" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I smelled nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "smells sort of like a trumpet"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x noticeboard" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTICEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Unexpected."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Rob), "What does brass smell like?"
		Roger says, "I guess our days are numbered"
		Rob says, "hm."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It was the type of calendar which had one date on each sheet of paper.
Floyd | Each day, you had to tear the previous day's sheet off. Besides the
Floyd | date, there was also important information: the corresponding date on
Floyd | the Chinese lunar calendar, horse racing dates and public holidays.
Floyd |
Floyd | The date on the calendar was 18th March, 2015.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x date" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "tear calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TEAR CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "it's sort of tautological circles to say it smells like old pennies. (which aren't brass). or like an afternoon when it rained in the morning?"
		Jacqueline says, "okay sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "We tried remembering that date and nothing, right?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "flip calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm, no. I didn't want to. Things had changed (exactly how? Don't ask
Floyd | me... not yet.) too much and I wouldn't be able to put them back.
Floyd | Look: I just had this feeling that there was no more tomorrow - not
Floyd | for me, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "...not yet"
		Peregrine gives Gerynar a medal for Psionic Ability.
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember 18th March, 2015" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER 18TH MARCH, 2015
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "nice authorial catch, 'flip' for the calendar"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x board" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "remember today" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER TODAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember yesterday" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER YESTERDAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember tomorrow" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER TOMORROW
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "well, those were my remember ideas, all in a row"
		Peregrine says, "I think we're exhausted this room. Let's explore more"
		Rob says, "lots of easter egg possibilities, >remember [such]"
		Gerynar asks, "why is the noon sun shining when in the other rooms it was moonlight?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, was it moonlight somewhere else?"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember zork" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER ZORK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says (to Gerynar), "that could be something"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember moonlight" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MOONLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "or authorial oversight. but what if it's something"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah, moonlight/daylight conflicts, further evidence that we're dead"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I guess hell isn't other people after all"
		Gerynar says, "let's head back east real quick to make sure I'm not misremembering"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "timing"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x moonlight" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOONLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHADOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "that doesn't look as much like an oversight now that I've read both"
		Peregrine says, "It could just be the paste tense"
		Peregrine says, "Referring to different times in the past"
		Peregrine says, "This isn't the immediate 'now' we're exploring, after all"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Rob asks, "who is Mingsheng?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take photo" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | That was fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We're not sure."
		Rob says, "ok"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | He always had a joke or something funny to say, most often about his
Floyd | dog. But he was also a keen one in various forms of martial arts. He'd
Floyd | gone for championships. If he hadn't joined DRIP, he might have joined
Floyd | the police.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was an intern, same as Gladys, who'd joined us not too long ago
Floyd | after leaving uni. We sometimes wondered. He'd had outstanding grades;
Floyd | he could have gotten government scholarships. And yet he came here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "oh, thx"
		Peregrine asks, "Ooooh, >REMEMBER responses change over time?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember drip" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER DRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Defense Research Institute of Perigosan. Don't ask me who came up
Floyd | with the acronym, because that's just embarrassing. This government
Floyd | agency regulated and sponsored any research to do with defense,
Floyd | including military research. The Stations were set up to deal with
Floyd | magical and cryptozoological issues in the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, this is the old clich� of 'Asian = martial arts guy'"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh that's a nice technique - not just that the >REMEMBER progresses, but that it still prints the other thing(s) you remembered."
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Rob says, "cryptozoology? well now"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember drip" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER DRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Defense Research Institute of Perigosan. Don't ask me who came up
Floyd | with the acronym, because that's just embarrassing. This government
Floyd | agency regulated and sponsored any research to do with defense,
Floyd | including military research. The Stations were set up to deal with
Floyd | magical and cryptozoological issues in the field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe push that board back"
		Gerynar says, "it's fixed in place"
		Peregrine asks, "Time to go north?"
		Rob says (to jacq), "yeah, that's an author-is-nice-to-player nicety"
		Roger says, "oh. sure."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was a closed wooden door. The
Floyd | office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower, which I deduced from the
Floyd | waterstains creeping up from the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | A framed photo stood on one of the desks.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of these desks was especially familiar, and I felt I should know
Floyd | it better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo showed a smiling Mingsheng. His arm was around a
Floyd | happy-looking dog. The background was a blur of leaf green.
Floyd |
Floyd | I stared at his face, before realising that I did not recognise him
Floyd | because the last time I saw him, his face had been distorted with
Floyd | fear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | He always had a joke or something funny to say, most often about his
Floyd | dog. But he was also a keen one in various forms of martial arts. He'd
Floyd | gone for championships. If he hadn't joined DRIP, he might have joined
Floyd | the police.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was an intern, same as Gladys, who'd joined us not too long ago
Floyd | after leaving uni. We sometimes wondered. He'd had outstanding grades;
Floyd | he could have gotten government scholarships. And yet he came here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine shudders.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was a closed wooden door. The
Floyd | office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A framed photo stood on one of the desks.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of these desks was especially familiar, and I felt I should know
Floyd | it better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take photo" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the familiar desk)
Floyd | When I touched this desk, I felt like something slid into place. I
Floyd | knew this desk. It was my desk! I knew its grooves and furrows by
Floyd | heart. I recognised the rings where I had put a wet cup one too many
Floyd | times.
Floyd |
Floyd | This desk had a drawer, which was closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "But we don't have a camera"
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the drawer)
Floyd | (with the brass key)
Floyd | I opened the drawer, revealing a chassis and a D-cell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Aha, brass key"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x chassis" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHASSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | This small tube was glossy and had a nice heft in the hand - no
Floyd | surprise, considering it was made partly of black jasper. A notch in
Floyd | the interior of the tube meant that it could fit something at the end
Floyd | - a cap, or a lens. The corresponding lens was probably somewhere in
Floyd | the Station.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "nice"
		DavidW says, "Sorry I'm late. Overslept again."
		Rob says, "jasper"
		Peregrine says, "So we have to make a camera? Sound not so ghostly to me"
		Rob says (to DW), "good day"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember chassis" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER CHASSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. A past-tense game, eh?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take chassis" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHASSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember desk" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was a closed wooden door. The
Floyd | office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says (to DW), "my first observation exactly"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember me" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I was the sigil reader in these parts. Carlotta was my direct boss,
Floyd | and while the field direction was supposed to be the one supervising
Floyd | us all, he never really made an appearance. Mingsheng would always say
Floyd | the field director was off playing golf again. Anyway, I knew my
Floyd | sigils, mutable as they could be, and I could authorised to inscribe
Floyd | them where needed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "yes!"
		Peregrine says, "Now I need a shower."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the waterstained door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gleaming, iridescent lens lay on the floor of the shower. Had it
Floyd | rolled out from someone's pocket?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Is Carlotta usually a male name?"
		Peregrine says, "No."
		Rob says, "not that I've heard"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "take lens" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "the lens"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put lens in chassis" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LENS IN CHASSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens slid into place. I could now inspect things if I
Floyd | wanted to.
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the chitinous lens into the chassis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I guess it might be his last name"
		Peregrine says, "Yay, puzzle solved"
		Rob asks, "chitinous? is it an insect shell lens?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect calendar" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect photo" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "can the chassis be looked through now?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect me" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I think it's automatic"
		DavidW says, "inspect the shower"
		Rob says, "or >look through (lens/chassis) type formulations"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect shower" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | I found nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect door" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect vents" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT VENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw nothing special about the waterstained door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect floor" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stain" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inspect corner" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Let's leave this shower. It's creepy, and I think we've seen all we could now"
		DavidW says, "well, I'm late, so I'm not sure what the story is or what exactly we're doing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Basically, we're reconstructing some terrible event involving magic"
		DavidW says, "We might have to return here later to see what happened."
		Peregrine says, "yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was a closed wooden door. The
Floyd | office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's Office
Floyd | The door opened up to a private office, small by directorial
Floyd | standards. It had space enough for shelves, stuffed with ring binders,
Floyd | a desk and two chairs. The rest of the offices lay to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the desk was a rabbit skull, its bony surface
Floyd | burnished after years of contact with fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A newspaper article stuck out from under the rabbit skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | My notebook lay on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Or someone slipped in the shower mundanely"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I started this notebook early in my first DRIP posting - it still had
Floyd | my name, Priyanka Ramasamy, written on the cover in faded marker. I
Floyd | could read this, if I wanted to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "haha"
		Peregrine says, "read notebook"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Amongst the maps of Perigosan taped into the pages were notes on
Floyd | reading sigil notation, a shorthand for particularly dangerous sigils.
Floyd | A lot of this notation was in symbols difficult to render in normal
Floyd | text, but I could read it fluently. I had recorded sigils found in the
Floyd | wild: on walls, in letters and, in one case, on someone's body.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the last page, "Kpg Slasher" was written at the top of the page and
Floyd | underline. Below, I'd only scribbled, "near sight?? but where?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Seer-real killer!"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "remember kpg slasher" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER KPG SLASHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, second reference to a slasher."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's Office
Floyd | The door opened up to a private office, small by directorial
Floyd | standards. It had space enough for shelves, stuffed with ring binders,
Floyd | a desk and two chairs. The rest of the offices lay to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the desk was a rabbit skull, its bony surface
Floyd | burnished after years of contact with fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A newspaper article stuck out from under the rabbit skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | My notebook lay on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And we have a stain on our shirt"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps if we carry the notebook with us, we'll make notes during our investigations."
		Jacqueline says, "And it's too late to wear our body armour."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A folded piece of foolscap had been wedged in between the pages. I
Floyd | took it out carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x foolscap" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOOLSCAP
Floyd |
Floyd | I initially took it for a piece of scrap paper. As I opened it, I
Floyd | found it was covered with the field director's handwriting, and headed
Floyd | with the title PRESS RELEASE. Informative. Not all of it was legible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We have to stop that guy before he writes slashfic again"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect press" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT PRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read press" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (illegible) regret to confirm the deaths of Agents Priyanka
Floyd | Ramasamy and Lim Mingsheng (illegible) attacker was confirmed to be
Floyd | (illegible) while waiting to be transferred to police custody...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
		DavidW asks, "uh. Aren't we Priyanka?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeeees"
		Peregrine says, "Weeeee aaaareee ghoooost"
		DavidW asks, "So we are dead?"
		Peregrine says, "ooooooooo"
		DavidW asks, "Did we know this before?"
		Peregrine says, "noooooooooooo"
		Gerynar says, "we suspected"
		Peregrine says, "yeeeeeeeeeeees"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Its surface was beige and pitted with flecks of brown. It was small,
Floyd | with huge eye sockets, and a distant memory of O level biology
Floyd | informed me that this was a rabbit skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Alright, I'll stop going 'wooo' before it gets annoying"
		Roger says, "We need to find who killed us, like in that Lindsay Lohan movie"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "inspect skull" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Even before this, I never liked to touch, you know, animal bits. There
Floyd | was a reason I was vegetarian, right? You know. So, no. Ew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's Office
Floyd | The door opened up to a private office, small by directorial
Floyd | standards. It had space enough for shelves, stuffed with ring binders,
Floyd | a desk and two chairs. The rest of the offices lay to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the desk was a rabbit skull, its bony surface
Floyd | burnished after years of contact with fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A newspaper article stuck out from under the rabbit skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x article" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTICLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It was a news article about Station 31. In the photo was a photo of a
Floyd | grumpy-looking man. Stubble covered his chin; his eyes were sunken.
Floyd | Reading the article would tell me more, and probably explain why he
Floyd | was shown going into our Quarantine Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take article" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ARTICLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Some words remained beyond focus, though the words were already
Floyd | clearing up: "...had been found responsible for a wave of violence
Floyd | that swept Perigosan... Joseph Tan, under the moniker "the Kampong
Floyd | Slasher"...", "...had been waiting to be transferred to police
Floyd | custody...", "...initially believed to be an artifact..."
Floyd |
Floyd | As I read the article, or what I could make of it, I found myself
Floyd | holding a small horn key.
Floyd |
Floyd | I heard the sound of tearing fabric, and my fingers closed around a
Floyd | torchlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a torchlight
Floyd |   a horn key
Floyd |   a newspaper article
Floyd |   a draft press release
Floyd |   a sigil notebook
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x horn key" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A key hewn of the horn of some monster. This key unlocked the
Floyd | Quarantine Room door. The shaft of the key was covered in dense
Floyd | inscriptions of not just sigils but other prayers to unknown gods.
Floyd | When I was still fascinated by these inscriptions, I would spend idle
Floyd | hours making them out. I was pretty sure one of them was simply,
Floyd | "HELP."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect horn" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "read horn key" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ HORN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torchlight)
Floyd | It was a short black torchlight, too light to be used as a bludgeon,
Floyd | too weak to dazzle unwary agents. We'd let the strange man keep it.
Floyd | Should we have known that this was the Kampong Slasher?
Floyd |
Floyd | The torchlight was switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "switch on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torchlight)
Floyd | This thing wouldn't give light unless it had a battery in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "inspect torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torchlight)
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Puzzle time..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's Office
Floyd | The door opened up to a private office, small by directorial
Floyd | standards. It had space enough for shelves, stuffed with ring binders,
Floyd | a desk and two chairs. The rest of the offices lay to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the desk was a rabbit skull, its bony surface
Floyd | burnished after years of contact with fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We have a battery, or should"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "search skull" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | I found nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "there was a bettery in our desk"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a torchlight
Floyd |   a horn key
Floyd |   a newspaper article
Floyd |   a draft press release
Floyd |   a sigil notebook
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the familiar desk)
Floyd | When I touched this desk, I felt like something slid into place. I
Floyd | knew this desk. It was my desk! I knew its grooves and furrows by
Floyd | heart. I recognised the rings where I had put a wet cup one too many
Floyd | times.
Floyd |
Floyd | This desk had a drawer, which was open to reveal a D-cell battery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take battery" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the D-cell battery)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put battery in torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BATTERY IN TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the D-cell battery in the torchlight)
Floyd | The torchlight's battery compartment was closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the torchlight's battery compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put battery in torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BATTERY IN TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the D-cell battery in the torchlight)
Floyd | I put the D-cell battery into the torchlight's battery compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I closed the torchlight's battery compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "switch on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torchlight)
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "move to a moonlight room?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I closed the waterstained door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "oookay"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the waterstained door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "feel the warmth?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The shower?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter shower" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x vents" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw nothing special about the waterstained door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect door" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Hm..."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's Office
Floyd | The door opened up to a private office, small by directorial
Floyd | standards. It had space enough for shelves, stuffed with ring binders,
Floyd | a desk and two chairs. The rest of the offices lay to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the centre of the desk was a rabbit skull, its bony surface
Floyd | burnished after years of contact with fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Director's Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait, I meant use the torch in the shower..."
		Jacqueline asks, "We didn't try it in there, did we?"
		Peregrine says, "We tried, twice"
		Rob says, "I meant use the torch in the room with the moonlight, and feel the warmth in the corner of the shower"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff Shower
Floyd | I opened the door to a small shower area. The floor was tiled royal
Floyd | blue with aquamarine accents. Air vents opened to the outside, and let
Floyd | in some sun. The exit was in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I remained very, very still, I could still feel the walls shudder
Floyd | and... if I stretched out my hand... a warmth in a corner. What had
Floyd | been a person here. Not in the shower, but near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | What had happened here?
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the exit to the office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "feel warmth" 		

Floyd ]  Staff Shower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL WARMTH
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "ok there's that"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "west ?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "enter locker" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | That was not something I could enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Registration Office
Floyd | The sign at the door said "Registration Office", yes, but, over time,
Floyd | it had evolved into a holding room of sorts for visitors, even if it
Floyd | was poky and uncomfortable. It also served as temporary storage room,
Floyd | post office and junkyard. A gunky window let in the noon sun, and the
Floyd | rest of the office space lay to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarf hung from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blurry Polaroids were pinned to the noticeboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "ok, there's my ideas scratched off"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Registration Office
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It wasn't something I could close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge
Floyd | This was our lounge. Paltry as it looked, it was where everyone
Floyd | congregated. To the west lay the exit out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large beanbag leaned against the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It was too bright for me to see what was being projected. The noon
Floyd | sun, even filtered through the windows, washed out the torchlight's
Floyd | beam. I'd need a completely enclosed room for this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh-oh. What's in the fridge?"
		Peregrine says, "Pickles."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. I still don't see where you tried turning it on in the shower, but okay."
		Rob says, "is there a 'completely enclosed room' so far"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, pickles and chips."
		DavidW says, "Oh. So no dead Mingsheng."
		Rob asks, "the shower stall itself like jacq says?"
		Rob says (to dw), "there are memories of Mingsheng"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember mingsheng" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER MINGSHENG
Floyd |
Floyd | He always had a joke or something funny to say, most often about his
Floyd | dog. But he was also a keen one in various forms of martial arts. He'd
Floyd | gone for championships. If he hadn't joined DRIP, he might have joined
Floyd | the police.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was an intern, same as Gladys, who'd joined us not too long ago
Floyd | after leaving uni. We sometimes wondered. He'd had outstanding grades;
Floyd | he could have gotten government scholarships. And yet he came here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember me" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I was the sigil reader in these parts. Carlotta was my direct boss,
Floyd | and while the field direction was supposed to be the one supervising
Floyd | us all, he never really made an appearance. Mingsheng would always say
Floyd | the field director was off playing golf again. Anyway, I knew my
Floyd | sigils, mutable as they could be, and I could authorised to inscribe
Floyd | them where needed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge
Floyd | This was our lounge. Paltry as it looked, it was where everyone
Floyd | congregated. To the west lay the exit out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large beanbag leaned against the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That was not something I could enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "pull beanbag?"
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Mingsheng's dead body stuffed into the fridge? That would have been silly"
		DavidW says, "well, I dunno. I missed the beginning of this."
		Peregrine says, "I was expecting to find the PC's head"
		Rob says, "I wouldn't be surprised to find PC's body somewhere"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "look under beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | I found nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "By the way, what sigils do we know?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "tear beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TEAR BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember beanbag" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER BEANBAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Office Lounge
Floyd | This was our lounge. Paltry as it looked, it was where everyone
Floyd | congregated. To the west lay the exit out to the office space.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fancy television took pride of place in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In a corner was the heart of the lounge, the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large beanbag leaned against the bar fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a torchlight
Floyd |   a horn key
Floyd |   a newspaper article
Floyd |   a draft press release
Floyd |   a sigil notebook
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "We've got a key without a lock so that's good"
		DavidW says, "I see two keys."
		Rob says, "I thought the brass key opened our own desk"
		Rob says, "oh, horn key"
		Peregrine says, "Brass key = desk"
		DavidW says, "ok"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x horn" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | A key hewn of the horn of some monster. This key unlocked the
Floyd | Quarantine Room door. The shaft of the key was covered in dense
Floyd | inscriptions of not just sigils but other prayers to unknown gods.
Floyd | When I was still fascinated by these inscriptions, I would spend idle
Floyd | hours making them out. I was pretty sure one of them was simply,
Floyd | "HELP."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "blow horn" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Okay, I was just being facetious"
		Roger says, "awww I was hoping that that word was going to keep changing"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "remember horn" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER HORN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a torchlight
Floyd |   a horn key
Floyd |   a newspaper article
Floyd |   a draft press release
Floyd |   a sigil notebook
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x boots" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Leather boots. Well-worn. A crest was stamped on the heel, familiar as
Floyd | a remembered texture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "this is a curious combination of office-cubicle IF and magical-key-and-unknown-gods IF"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect boots" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I still think we should scan our card at the scanner"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Office Lounge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where is the quarantine room?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cubicles
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cubicles
Floyd | More desks and chairs. To the east was the door leading to the field
Floyd | director's office. The office space was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west was the door to the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | My desk was here as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's out front, off the lobby."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | The narrow lobby was where captured objects or monsters to be
Floyd | quarantined were logged.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone with a staff ID could tap in to the north, and to the east was
Floyd | the quarantine room. The red light above the doorway was dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says (to Roger), "a good idea. also what DW just said"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Open Space
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I tapped my ID card on the scanner and it beeped like a disgruntled
Floyd | kitten.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open Space
Floyd | The office space resembled that of a sports hall, high-ceilinged, with
Floyd | glass panels near the ceiling. Moonlight streamed through those
Floyd | panels, casting glowing shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The main office space was taken up by a cluster of chairs arranged in
Floyd | a rough grid pattern. In front of the tables, there was a whiteboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east was the office lounge. To the west was the registration
Floyd | office. The lobby lay to the south, while more office cubicles lay to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A standing whiteboard had been pushed to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could also see a gear locker (in which were a group photo, a faded
Floyd | body armour and a Mingsheng's body armour) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "oh this place"
		Roger says, "still satisfying; thanks"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | The narrow lobby was where captured objects or monsters to be
Floyd | quarantined were logged.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone with a staff ID could tap in to the north, and to the east was
Floyd | the quarantine room. The red light above the doorway was dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I slid the horn key into the lock and the door clicked open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quarantine Room
Floyd | This room was completely sealed and, despite the weather outside,
Floyd | chilly. The walls and floor were solid concrete. No windows. This room
Floyd | was built not to have weaknesses.
Floyd |
Floyd | LED panels would normally light up the room, but the panel casing had
Floyd | been cracked. Why was this room dark? Too many monsters thrived in
Floyd | shadow. I had to bring light into this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out was to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Horn key = quarantine"
		Rob says, "hold on a sec"
		Roger says, "yay, dark room"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "turn on torchlight" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | In the gloom of the Quarantine Room, the beam of the torchlight was
Floyd | much clearer, and for the first time I saw why the Kampong Slasher was
Floyd | carrying this.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the puddle of light was the sigil of near sight, the most dangerous
Floyd | sigil of all, for it whispered sweetly of violence in darkness -- and
Floyd | this was the only place in the station in which it was dark enough to
Floyd | do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was a monstrous knocking at the outside of the Station: more a
Floyd | booming than knocking. I sensed that the sound was coming from the
Floyd | lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also sounds like the quarantine room is enclosed."
		Rob says (to DW), "..I was just thinking"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I heard nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Quarantine Room
Floyd | This room was completely sealed and, despite the weather outside,
Floyd | chilly. The walls and floor were solid concrete. No windows. This room
Floyd | was built not to have weaknesses.
Floyd |
Floyd | LED panels would normally light up the room, but the panel casing had
Floyd | been cracked. Why was this room dark? Too many monsters thrived in
Floyd | shadow. I had to bring light into this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out was to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x casing" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASING
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "what was the torchlight thing"
		Roger says, "We can examine that sigil; it might be safe"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x sigil" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sigil notebook)
Floyd | I started this notebook early in my first DRIP posting - it still had
Floyd | my name, Priyanka Ramasamy, written on the cover in faded marker. I
Floyd | could read this, if I wanted to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Just a little flashlight I think"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on torch" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | In the gloom of the Quarantine Room, the beam of the torchlight was
Floyd | much clearer, and for the first time I saw why the Kampong Slasher was
Floyd | carrying this.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the puddle of light was the sigil of near sight, the most dangerous
Floyd | sigil of all, for it whispered sweetly of violence in darkness -- and
Floyd | this was the only place in the station in which it was dark enough to
Floyd | do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "no, I mean, activating it in an enclosed room"
		Rob says, "ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sigil of near sight" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGIL OF NEAR SIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | This was a sigil I'd only imagined, read about in books, seen written
Floyd | in sigil notation (and those were always distorted such that they
Floyd | would never form a working sigil).In my years of working here, I had
Floyd | only seen the sigil of near sight once, and only once, because no one
Floyd | was allowed - by law! - to inscribe it within Perigosan limits. Though
Floyd | how could the law stop someone? It was, if not perfect, then a very
Floyd | good weapon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect sigil of near" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT SIGIL OF NEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "oo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "inscribe sigil of near sight in notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSCRIBE SIGIL OF NEAR SIGHT IN NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect sigil of near sight" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT SIGIL OF NEAR SIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "do we have to write sigils down?"
		Peregrine says, "dunno"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Quarantine Room
Floyd | This room was completely sealed and, despite the weather outside,
Floyd | chilly. The walls and floor were solid concrete. No windows. This room
Floyd | was built not to have weaknesses.
Floyd |
Floyd | LED panels would normally light up the room, but the panel casing had
Floyd | been cracked. Why was this room dark? Too many monsters thrived in
Floyd | shadow. I had to bring light into this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out was to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I think we might have to lure the dude in here somehow, or something, but maybe not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "inscribe" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSCRIBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was carrying:
Floyd |   a torchlight
Floyd |   a horn key
Floyd |   a newspaper article
Floyd |   a draft press release
Floyd |   a sigil notebook
Floyd |   a chassis
Floyd |     a chitinous lens
Floyd |   a framed photo
Floyd |   a paper calendar
Floyd |   an ID card
Floyd |   a pair of boots (being worn)
Floyd |   a pair of jeans (being worn)
Floyd |   a t-shirt (being worn)
Floyd |   a brass key
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "which dude?"
		Roger says, "The dude what murdered us"
		Peregrine says, "The Kampong slosher"
		Rob says, "oh that dude"
		Rob says, "ha ha slosher"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Quarantine Room
Floyd | This room was completely sealed and, despite the weather outside,
Floyd | chilly. The walls and floor were solid concrete. No windows. This room
Floyd | was built not to have weaknesses.
Floyd |
Floyd | LED panels would normally light up the room, but the panel casing had
Floyd | been cracked. Why was this room dark? Too many monsters thrived in
Floyd | shadow. I had to bring light into this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out was to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Quarantine Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave a masterful leap. I was mainly a scholar, not an athlete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we seen anyone else? Other than hearing a crash in the next room at the beginning of the game?"
		Rob says, "so I'm getting an east asian flavor from this game"
		Peregrine says, "yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Lobby
Floyd | The reception desk stood, devoid of human presence. But where there
Floyd | had once been a wall filled with plaques and the main door, now there
Floyd | was only a broken wall and the outside was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A card scanner, installed after we heard about the Kampong Slasher,
Floyd | prevented unauthorised personnel from entering the main offices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plaques covered the wall of the Station Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | A reception desk took centre stage, a bastion of sense against
Floyd | whatever the public had to offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "one point for custom 'jump' response"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Station Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The front of the desk had a metal crest, a shape I had seen thousands
Floyd | of times, yet in my present state I could not picture it with my eyes
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peering round the other side of the desk, my eyes were drawn
Floyd | inexorably to the sigil of speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Great Outside
Floyd | I found myself in a narrow alley. The walls around me were dotted with
Floyd | exposed wires and satellite dishes and water pipes; this obvious
Floyd | breach of health and safety would never have been tolerated anywhere
Floyd | in Perigosan but in the Walled City. And I knew this place: there were
Floyd | precious few names for it, but this was where we'd once uncovered a
Floyd | rift in the fabric of this dimension... pretty much.
Floyd |
Floyd | A towel flapped in a sudden gust of wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sigil of speed on the desk"
		Rob says, "always bring your towel, says douglas adams"
		Peregrine says, "Someone was banging on the door, when we turn on the torch in the dark"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | This did not belong to me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "aw"
		Rob says, "nuts"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "inspect towel" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSPECT TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I spotted no traces of hidden sigils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Great Outside
Floyd | I found myself in a narrow alley. The walls around me were dotted with
Floyd | exposed wires and satellite dishes and water pipes; this obvious
Floyd | breach of health and safety would never have been tolerated anywhere
Floyd | in Perigosan but in the Walled City. And I knew this place: there were
Floyd | precious few names for it, but this was where we'd once uncovered a
Floyd | rift in the fabric of this dimension... pretty much.
Floyd |
Floyd | A towel flapped in a sudden gust of wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | What little fabric was not soaked through with dried blood was stained
Floyd | from frequent use. The corner of the towel was marked with a name tape
Floyd | reading "Mingsheng", and the logo proudly proclaimed it to be from a
Floyd | local dojo.
Floyd |
Floyd | From behind me, I heard somebody saying: "Priyanka? Priyanka! Do you
Floyd | know that Gladys has been trying to get to you, but she kept getting
Floyd | me instead?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I turned, and true to life, there was Carlotta! Quizzical look on her
Floyd | face. Feet floating slightly above the floor. I should talk to
Floyd | her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob asks, "there was carlotta ?"
		Peregrine asks, "Carlotta is a ghost too?"
		Rob says, "mingsheng's towel"
		Rob says, "talk to carlotta I guess is the thing. but I'm still reading this description"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, there's a Carlotta and a Gldys and a Mingsheng."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if Gladys is the office clairvoyant."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to Carlotta" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CARLOTTA
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Why are you here? 		
Floyd [2] What have I done? 		
Floyd [3] Why are you floating above the ground? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, let's decide as a group."
		Peregrine says, "'True to death' would be more apropos"
		DavidW says, "3"
		Peregrine says, "3, definetely"
		Rob asks, "is PC's name Priyanka?"
		Jacqueline says, "I like 3 as well."
		DavidW says (to Rob), "yes"
		Peregrine says (to Robe), "yes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Carlotta, why are your feet not touching the ground?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Priyanka, you sure you work for DRIP?" she says, with a teasing
Floyd | smile.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Why are you here? 		
Floyd [2] What have I done? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Rob says, "I like 1 before 2"
		Peregrine says, "1"
		DavidW says, "either is fine"
		Jacqueline says, "I am in different."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Carlotta smiled, and suddenly I felt like I was home again. "I don't
Floyd | know if you've reached the same conclusion by yourself, but you're
Floyd | dead."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bit of a conversation... killer, isn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Carlotta rolls her eyes. "Still making jokes! Anyway, apparently
Floyd | Gladys has been trying to scry either of us for a week to figure out
Floyd | what happened. She could only find me, and she asked me to find you,
Floyd | kind of. It's nice to be back, isn't it?"
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Was this my fault? 		
Floyd [2] Carlotta, can you tell me exactly how it happened? 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "har"
		Rob says, "hum, 1 before 2 cut off the original 2"
		Peregrine says, "hahah"
		Rob says, "I hope I didn't lead us astray in this convo maze"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's fine"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, 2?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "sure, 2"
		Rob says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  The Great Outside
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Carlotta gave me a Look, the one which hinted that I might not like
Floyd | what she was going to say next.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I scry for you to see, better than I tell stories, huh?" We
Floyd | went in to the staff shower, to the full length mirror, and she closed
Floyd | her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carlotta gave me a Look, the one which hinted that I might not like
Floyd | what she was going to say next.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I scry for you to see, better than I talk talk talk at you."
Floyd | So we went in to the staff shower, to the full length mirror, and she
Floyd | closed her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm reinscribing the protection sigil on the reception desk when
Floyd | the Quarantine Room alarm goes off. I go in, inscribing knife still in
Floyd | hand, and the airlock doors shut behind me. 
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember this part?" she asks, and I nod.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kampong Slasher had tucked his blanket over the light casing,
Floyd | blocking out not all, but enough, light. As I reach for the blanket,
Floyd | he takes out his torchlight and turns it on. My eyes go to the pool of
Floyd | light, naturally. I take in the sigil of near sight, naturally. One
Floyd | glance is enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | When I emerge, my eyes are red-rimmed and watery. Mingsheng is
Floyd | rushing at me (or I him?) - and I catch him in the stomach with--
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't bear to see any more. I turn away, but the alley around me is
Floyd | fading into white like a cheap TV transition. The last thing I feel
Floyd | before nothingness takes over is her hand on my arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't your fault," she says, from a long, long way away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "WHOA"
		Rob says, "dang blast"
		Rob says, "wait, let's read this for a minute"
		Jacqueline says, "Weird repeat."
		Rob says, "it might indicate why it was wrong"
		Peregrine says, "So, basically we killed Mingsheng under the influence of the sigil"
		DavidW says, "I get the feeling that English is not the author's first language."
		Jacqueline asks, "Do you all not know Verity?"
		Peregrine asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "The author. I guess you all don't know her."
		Peregrine says, "Nope"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "She's on Twitter and Euphoria."
		DavidW says, "I've heard the name but don't know the person."
		Peregrine says, "Ah, two things which I have not ever been on"
		Jacqueline says, "That was actually why I wanted to play this, was because I was curious what sort of game she'd made."
		Peregrine says, "It's actually very good"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it has a slow build, but I did feel like the ending came very suddently."
		Jacqueline says, "er, suddenly"
		Peregrine says, "Although I sort of guessed the ending near the beginning"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, thanks, all."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm afraid I need to get on to some other stuff. Family coming to town this evening."
		Peregrine says, "Thanks, Jacq, for picking a good game :)"
		Rob asks, "what story is this, by the way?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not 100% sure I'll be here next week, or other Sundays until they depart."
		Roger says, "I enjoyed"
		DavidW says, "Sigil Reader (Field)"
		Peregrine says, "An IFComp entry"
		Rob says, "ah"
		Rob says, "swell"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Far-Out Space Freaks by J. Robinson Wheeler
Interstellar Pizza Brigade by Peregrine Wade
As played on ifMUD on October 23, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Far-Out Space Freaks written by J. Robinson Wheeler, and Interstellar Pizza Brigade written by Peregrine Wade. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Interstellar Pizza Brigade, and Far-Out Space Freaks.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

To skip directly to a particular game, click on its title:

Far-Out Space Freaks by J. Robinson Wheeler
Interstellar Pizza Brigade by Peregrine Wade
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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		Peregrine asks, "What about the 18th Anniversary SpeedIF?"
		Peregrine says, "There's Rob's game and mine on the IFarchive"
		DavidW says, "I haven't seen any of those."
		Roger says, "Yeah I'm up for those"
		Jacqueline asks, "Link?"
		Peregrine says, "[LINK]"
		Peregrine says, "It's the one calle SpeedIF_18thAnniversary.zip"
		Peregrine says, "Beware: both games are very silly."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask speed18farout" 		
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Floyd or no.> Please answer yes or no.> ] Floating in Zero Gee 		

Floyd | 0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ALERT! ...  ALERT! ...  ALERT!   ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Far-Out Space Freaks
Floyd | A Speed-IF Space Adventure by J. Robinson Wheeler
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161009 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating in Zero Gee
Floyd | Alarms are blaring and blazing in the thin, hissing atmosphere of the
Floyd | space cruiser's central column. You can barely get your wits about you
Floyd | with only the strobing red alert light casting angular shadows with
Floyd | each pulse.
Floyd |
Floyd | One particular angular shadow looks like the outline of a docking
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grab handle" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > GRAB HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You manage to snag a secure grip on the handle, and suddenly you can
Floyd | tell up from down again. Engineering is down, and the bridge is up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange green movement flashes by as you glance bridgeward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | A computerized voice announces, "Alert! Solar storm flare approaching
Floyd | ship! Alert!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating in Zero Gee
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I assume we want UP for the bridge?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | The bridge is a chaotic turmoil of viewscreens overloading with
Floyd | warning messages and a full portal view of nightmarish solar flares,
Floyd | barely dimmed by filters and polarization. Sparks pop out of consoles
Floyd | and bits of debris float like macro dust motes in a violent sunbeam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only the helm station appears to be undamaged. Sitting at the helm is
Floyd | a mysterious brooding character.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a mysterious brooding character here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The solar flare pulsates on the viewer. It appears the mysterious
Floyd | character is using it to create a wormhole. You can tell because she
Floyd | cackles and says, "Yes! The wormhole has been created by the solar
Floyd | flares, modulated through the shield deflector array's graviton
Floyd | element!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are no legitimate crew member!" you cry, aiming an accusatory
Floyd | finger with awkward, zero-G inaccuracy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hah!" she screeches. "Prepare for weird space combat!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, this is bad, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x character" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHARACTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The mysterious brooding character is some sort of shape-shifter. She
Floyd | looks like an exotic female vid star you once saw on Rigel-9, but
Floyd | after you blink twice, she looks more like some sort of plantlike
Floyd | Triffid.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Forget to bring a weapon?" she taunts you.
Floyd | "Weapon?" you say dumbly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This will be easier than I thought. Prepare to die weirdly!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we should've gone to engineering first."
		DavidW asks, "Tactical retreat?"
		Peregrine prepares to die weirdly. Eaagh.
		DavidW says, "Or we could just hit her."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit character" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CHARACTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence is a great idea. But what means?
Floyd |
Floyd | Vinelike tentacles seize you, crush you flat, shoot you with a ray
Floyd | gun, and --
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Deliver you like a space pizza to oblivion ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Yeah let's see how this plays out. Oh, like that."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss character" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS CHARACTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vinelike tentacles seize you, crush you flat, shoot you with a ray
Floyd | gun, and --
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Deliver you like a space pizza to oblivion ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It might make more sense to restart."
		Peregrine says, "We have only one turn to kill this monster"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x ray" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vinelike tentacles seize you, crush you flat, shoot you with a ray
Floyd | gun, and --
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Deliver you like a space pizza to oblivion ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I checked inventory earlier."
		Peregrine says, "Yeah, it looks like we're missing a weapon."
		Peregrine says, "Better restart, I guess, and see if we can find one"
		Roger says, "no john it is you who are the weapon"
		DavidW asks, "Everyone okay with a restart?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ALERT! ...  ALERT! ...  ALERT!   ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Far-Out Space Freaks
Floyd | A Speed-IF Space Adventure by J. Robinson Wheeler
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161009 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating in Zero Gee
Floyd | Alarms are blaring and blazing in the thin, hissing atmosphere of the
Floyd | space cruiser's central column. You can barely get your wits about you
Floyd | with only the strobing red alert light casting angular shadows with
Floyd | each pulse.
Floyd |
Floyd | One particular angular shadow looks like the outline of a docking
Floyd | handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(I appear to be in a watching sort of mood)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "grab handle" 		

Floyd ]  Floating in Zero Gee                                 0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > GRAB HANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You manage to snag a secure grip on the handle, and suddenly you can
Floyd | tell up from down again. Engineering is down, and the bridge is up.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange green movement flashes by as you glance bridgeward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Engineering
Floyd | The engineering section is a small semi-circular capsule that houses
Floyd | the primary controls for lighting, life support, engine status,
Floyd | artificial gravity, and other vital functions on the ship. Each is
Floyd | controlled by a separate panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating in the engineering capsule is a Zapp-O-Maxx ray gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gun" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gun" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not one you recognize. Perhaps some saboteur left it behind. Its
Floyd | power is almost completely discharged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the lighting controls panel, the life support
Floyd | control panel, the artificial gravity control panel, the vital
Floyd | functions controls panel or the engine status controls panel?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vital panel" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VITAL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The vital functions controls look like they've been blasted by a ray
Floyd | gun. There's no repairing them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engine panel" 		

Floyd ]  Main Engineering                                     0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ENGINE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The only undamaged panel seems to be the engine status controls. The
Floyd | lights are white and green, and a display reads, "Nominal." Whatever
Floyd | else, if the helm controls are working, you should be able to pilot
Floyd | and even land the ship even in this damaged condition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Perhaps that comes later?"
		DavidW says, "The helm control is in the bridge."
		DavidW asks, "May I head to the bridge and shoot the mysterious brooding creature?"
		Roger says, "go fir it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You kick hard and sail all the the way up through the central column
Floyd | to the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | The bridge is a chaotic turmoil of viewscreens overloading with
Floyd | warning messages and a full portal view of nightmarish solar flares,
Floyd | barely dimmed by filters and polarization. Sparks pop out of consoles
Floyd | and bits of debris float like macro dust motes in a violent sunbeam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only the helm station appears to be undamaged. Sitting at the helm is
Floyd | a mysterious brooding character.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a mysterious brooding character here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The solar flare pulsates on the viewer. It appears the mysterious
Floyd | character is using it to create a wormhole. You can tell because she
Floyd | cackles and says, "Yes! The wormhole has been created by the solar
Floyd | flares, modulated through the shield deflector array's graviton
Floyd | element!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot character" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT CHARACTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shoot at the mysterious brooding character with the ray gun!
Floyd | Bzattt! Blam! Blam! Two misses and a hit is as good as anything!
Floyd | "ARRGH!" it cries. "What's weird is how straightforward that was."
Floyd |
Floyd | The shape-shifting alien saboteur is vaporized!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helm" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HELM
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like you can either push the purple button and go through the
Floyd | wormhole, or the blue button and get the hell out of here and back to
Floyd | your home planet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "purple or blue?"
		Roger says, "vote purple"
		DavidW says, "I like purple too."
		DavidW asks, "Peregrine? Jacqueline?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am good with either"
		DavidW says, "purple it is"
		Jacqueline says, "You have a couple of purples."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push purple" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the purple button. The ship banks hard into the vortex, and
Floyd | all of space and time collapse into a singularity and stretch you like
Floyd | spaghetti and then spit you out in a space station that floats among
Floyd | asteroids.
Floyd |
Floyd | After docking, you clamber out to find yourself staring at an army of
Floyd | weird mysterious shape shifting space creatures who gurgle and grakk
Floyd | at you. Translation: "Kill the space infiltrator! Raarggh!!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** They really aren't very friendly, these guys ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 10 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Touchy arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe blue would be better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the blue button, turn around, and fly the hell out of there.
Floyd | Within hours, you return to the peaceful blue sphere that is your
Floyd | homeworld. You land your mangled ship at the spaceport, and are
Floyd | surrounded by reporters who want to know all about your adventure, and
Floyd | what happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be warned, all of you -- they're coming! They're already here!" And
Floyd | then you shape-change into a freaky monster and start killin"
Floyd | everyone.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Whoa! Twilight Zone ending! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 10 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Whoa."
		DavidW says, "okay then."
		Roger says, "Maybe we can shoot ourselves"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shoot me" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You shoot yourself with the ray gun! Bzattt!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** What are you, drunk/high in space? ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 10 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wanna shoot the helm next?"
		Peregrine says, "Oh, that was a cheaty way to fulfil all the parameters"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shoot helm" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT HELM
Floyd |
Floyd | You shoot the helm station with the ray gun! Bzattt!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | The bridge is a chaotic turmoil of viewscreens overloading with
Floyd | warning messages and a full portal view of nightmarish solar flares,
Floyd | barely dimmed by filters and polarization. Sparks pop out of consoles
Floyd | and bits of debris float like macro dust motes in a violent sunbeam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only the helm station appears to be undamaged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ooops, bug"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x helm" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HELM
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like you can either push the purple button and go through the
Floyd | wormhole, or the blue button and get the hell out of here and back to
Floyd | your home planet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wormhole" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WORMHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wormhole is pulsating with a rainbow of sickly colors, swirling in
Floyd | the solar tidal currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "jump in wormhole" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP IN WORMHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "change shape" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE SHAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "shoot wormhole" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT WORMHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shoot the wormhole with the ray gun! Bzattt!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "hahaha"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x ray" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not one you recognize. Perhaps some saboteur left it behind. Its
Floyd | power is almost completely discharged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we are an alien until we actually go home."
		Peregrine says, "That's probably it."
		Roger says, "That was speediffy fun"
		Peregrine says, "Yup"
		DavidW asks, "So that was Far-Out Space Freaks, I assume. There's also Interstellar Pizza Brigade?"
		Jacqueline says, "There is"
		Peregrine asks, "So that's next?"
		Jacqueline says, "I liked how Rob had us push off and float between locations - that was a nice touch."
		Peregrine says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "Yeah. Are people ready to move on?"
		DavidW says, "I'm ready."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask speed18interstellar" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The intercom crackles to life: "Starbase EZ-99 to Centennial Crow...
Floyd | your mission, should you choose to accept it, which we trust you will
Floyd | since otherwise you and your crew will be out of a job... is to
Floyd | deliver PZ-12 to Earth... in the year 1990... Failure is not an
Floyd | option."
Floyd |
Floyd | Interstellar Pizza Brigade
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Peregrine Wade
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161016 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Anne Walken, Emergencies Specialist, assigned to the
Floyd | spacecraft Centennial Crow for a period of up to (and potentially
Floyd | including) five years, plus time dilation. So far, the only emergency
Floyd | requiring your expertise was when there was that nasty toilet paper
Floyd | shortage, and that was nine months ago. It is fairly safe to say that
Floyd | you are a wee bit bored. Your previous job was much more exciting,
Floyd | since (among other things) it involved fighting off giant space
Floyd | monsters, dealing with spaceship crews going on strike (all you needed
Floyd | to use was an instant cloning machine, it turned out), and other
Floyd | suchlike things.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain yawns. "I can't seem to stay awake, Walken. And this is
Floyd | one tricky maneuver to make... Steering a ship between an exploding
Floyd | star and a supermassive black hole ain't a piece of cake."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Was female protagonist a prompt?"
		Peregrine says, "Nope"
		DavidW says, "How's 60s. He wants us to get him a coffee."
		Jacqueline says, "Cool."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a ray gun
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain looks like he can barely steer the ship with his
Floyd | brainwaves. Not that his brainwaves were much to talk about, in the
Floyd | first place..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hologram" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram's artificial intelligence is somewhat artificial. Hence
Floyd | it is somewhat appropriate that he looks like a bodybuilder. In order
Floyd | to address issues of extraterrestrial discrimination, it was decided
Floyd | that he should have green skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain yawns. "Walken, get me some coffee. That'll be helpful."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we go aft and find the proverbial coffee dispenser?"
		Peregrine says, "I'm the author, so I have no say"
		Peregrine behaves.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "aft" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sb" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SB
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "starboard" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STARBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dispenser" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very simple to use, being made up of just one big red button.
Floyd | According to the instruction manual: ""The Megaslurp Psionic
Floyd | Rehydrator reads your mind waves and produces the approriate drink
Floyd | accordingly."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You focus your mental energies upon conjuring up a cup of coffee, and
Floyd | then push the button. The contraption gurgles, and suddenly a bottle
Floyd | of alcohol materializes in your hand!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I was not expecting that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bottle of alcohol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Engineer Blartswoggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask engineer about coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ENGINEER ABOUT COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Engineer Blartswoggle turns his head slowly towards you. You suddenly
Floyd | notice that there are tentacles sticking out of his hair!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tentacles" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TENTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask engineer for coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ENGINEER FOR COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Engineer Blartswoggle has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOTTLE TO ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Engineer Blartswoggle doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink alcohol" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK ALCOHOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drink it down in one gulp, feeling it burn the sides of your
Floyd | throat. After the smoke subsides, you begin to see the world
Floyd | differently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Engineer Blartswoggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You focus your mental energies upon conjuring up a cup of coffee, and
Floyd | then push the button. The contraption gurgles, and nothing happens.
Floyd | Crap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "It's my first ever speedIF *shuffles feet*"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick dispenser" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to Engineer Blartswoggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare-knuckle fighting is so 21th century. This is the future! We use
Floyd | ray guns now!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun on the Engineer. "Don't shoot me!" he cries.
Floyd | "Here, take my coffee and give it to the Captain!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like Blartswoggle only sipped it slighlty, probably because
Floyd | he didn't want to spoil his gluttonous appetite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like Blartswoggle only sipped it slighlty, probably because
Floyd | he didn't want to spoil his gluttonous appetite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fore" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "forward" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORWARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "literally"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give coffee to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COFFEE TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks a lot, Walken," the captain says gratefully. He takes one gulp
Floyd | and spits it out: "Bleurgh! It tastes of alien drool! There are ALIENS
Floyd | on this spaceship! Walken, go and get rid of them! Go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "aft" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "starboard" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STARBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Still has coffee, does he?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun on the Engineer, and fire off several shots in
Floyd | his direction. In spite of his remarkable corpulence, he dodges
Floyd | easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun on the Engineer, and fire off several shots in
Floyd | his direction. In spite of his remarkable corpulence, he dodges
Floyd | easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Engineer Blartswoggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lt" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Lieutenant Hatwonsky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lieutenant about aliens" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LIEUTENANT ABOUT ALIENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Hatwonsky ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell lieutenant about aliens" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LIEUTENANT ABOUT ALIENS
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lieutenant, follow me" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIEUTENANT, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "brb"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rifle" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIFLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bunkbeds" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUNKBEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beds" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Lieutenant Hatwonsky would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lieutenant about engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LIEUTENANT ABOUT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hatwonsky ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give gun to lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUN TO LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "starboard" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STARBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "aft" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon a round, metal table, trapped inside a glistening stasis field,
Floyd | is the reason behind this dangerous mission through space and time...
Floyd | a great, whopping big pizza!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not just any ordinary pizza. It has been specially designed
Floyd | for one special person, based on a detailed study of their genetic
Floyd | makeup. And, of course, the flavour is said to be beyond heavenly:
Floyd | perfect crust, delicious tomato sauce, mozzarella that melts in your
Floyd | mouth...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe that'll kill fatboy"
		DavidW says, "it would ruin our mission, though."
		Peregrine puts his head in his hands. 'Why didn't I clue this better?'
		DavidW says, "I think we need to get the lt to kill the alien."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the hatch, and get sucked out through the airlock. Shortly
Floyd | afterwards, you are both frozen, carbonized and disintegrated alive.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "foreward" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOREWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "forward" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORWARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "forward" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORWARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about rifle" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT RIFLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about alien" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT ALIEN
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about alcohol" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT ALCOHOL
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Remember that I wrote this in two hours..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about alien" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CAPTAIN ABOUT ALIEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Captain interrupst you rudely. "Walken, don't you think you should
Floyd | be fetching me some coffee?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "BUG!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CAPTAIN ABOUT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Captain interrupst you rudely. "Walken, don't you think you should
Floyd | be fetching me some coffee?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Dammit, another bug"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bottle of alcohol
Floyd |   a ray gun
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "But the game IS winnable"
		DavidW says, "oh. we still have the booze."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOTTLE TO LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Let's shoot this guy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give gun to lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GUN TO LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun, but the Lieutenant is too fast for you. He
Floyd | transforms into a great slobbering fanged slugbeast and devours you
Floyd | alive!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink alcohol" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK ALCOHOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drink it down in one gulp, feeling it burn the sides of your
Floyd | throat. After the smoke subsides, you begin to see the world
Floyd | differently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Lieutenant Hatwonsky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot him" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun, but the Lieutenant is too fast for you. He
Floyd | transforms into a great slobbering fanged slugbeast and devours you
Floyd | alive!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "If you'd asked the lt about the crew, you would have have a hint"
		Peregrine says, "But the default message is underclued"
		DavidW asks, "Why would I know the noun 'crew' is useful?"
		Peregrine facepalms.
		Roger says, "It does mention they're mysteriously missing"
		Roger says, "So it's kinda clued there"
		DavidW says, "I had no idea that was significant. Most IF is underpopulated by default."
		Peregrine asks, "How many rules of IF have I broken now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lieutenant about crew" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LIEUTENANT ABOUT CREW
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell's happened to the other guys, Hatwonsky?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lieutenant only smiles in a sinister fashion, revealing some very
Floyd | pointy teeth in the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right, he's an alien too. Figured that out already."
		DavidW says, "Unless it's me somehow."
		Peregrine says, "I'm worried no one will manage to solve the next puzzle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot me" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Wrong target.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon a round, metal table, trapped inside a glistening stasis field,
Floyd | is the reason behind this dangerous mission through space and time...
Floyd | a great, whopping big pizza!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So much for 'trapped'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | You gobble it up. Shortly afterwards, you are mysteriously erased from
Floyd | history.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Greed was your downfall. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give pizza to hatwonsky" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PIZZA TO HATWONSKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give pizza to engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PIZZA TO ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Engineer Blartswoggle doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Wrong target.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "maybe we need to disabuse him of the coffee first"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink alcohol" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK ALCOHOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drink it down in one gulp, feeling it burn the sides of your
Floyd | throat. After the smoke subsides, you begin to see the world
Floyd | differently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Captain Arnold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about crew" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT CREW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about 42" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT 42
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yeah, I forgot xyzzy"
Roger says (to floyd), "CAPTAIN, ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT CREW" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAPTAIN, ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT CREW
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bottle to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOTTLE TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give pizza to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PIZZA TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "That would be kind of a cool puzzle though, that layer of indirection"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain for coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CAPTAIN FOR COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't seem to be getting anywhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pizza
Floyd |   a bottle of alcohol
Floyd |   a ray gun
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Can I offer the tiniest of hints?"
		Roger says, "Yeah I'm ready for hints and/or walkthrough"
		DavidW says, "sure, a hint"
		Peregrine says, "This is a SpeedIf. If a room is there, it's there for a reason."
		DavidW says, "I've played many speed games that had useless rooms."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lieutenant, east" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIEUTENANT, EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell lieutenant about pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LIEUTENANT ABOUT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push lieutenant east" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH LIEUTENANT EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky cannot be pushed from place to place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "There's a place where you haven't done anything."
		DavidW says, "okay, okay. We missed something in the Nexus, then,."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x column" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COLUMN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe we can search the crew quarters more thoroughly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heart" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEART
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I should have really done the synonyms"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tube" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The only part which you can reasonably meddle with is the control
Floyd | panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are three large square buttons, one red, one green and one blue.
Floyd | Convenient enough, unless you happen to be colour-blind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red button" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the red square button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green button" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the green square button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blue button" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the blue square button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push red" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RED
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the red square button, and suddenly the ship explodes.
Floyd | Apparently, this was the self-destruct. "I should have knoooooooown!"
Floyd | are your last words.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the blue button, and suddenly two people rush into the room,
Floyd | apparently summoned by some sort of signal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot people" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Engineer Blartswoggle is standing here, staring at the Tube and
Floyd | looking foolish. The tentacles in his hair are standing upright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky is standing here, also staring at the Tube. His
Floyd | teeth are most prominent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Woops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the green button. "Desactivating artificial gravity mode," a
Floyd | computerized voice replies. And then you find yourself floating to the
Floyd | ceiling!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push engineer aft" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ENGINEER AFT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is zero gravity, remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot enginner" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is zero gravity, remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "You misspelled engineer"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brace feet against wall and push engineer." 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRACE FEET AGAINST WALL AND PUSH ENGINEER.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire off a shot, but Newton's Third Law is your downfall. As
Floyd | Blartswoggle's head is blasted off, you are sent flying backwards into
Floyd | Hatwonsky's slavering jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "eep"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire off a shot, counting on your knowledge of Newton's Third Law
Floyd | to save you. As Hatwonsky's head is blasted off, you are sent flying
Floyd | backwards into  Blartswoggle. The force of the impact disintegrates
Floyd | him into a million little alien slugs, which immediately decide that
Floyd | the Centennial Crow is no place for their kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the green button. "Reactivating artificial gravity mode," a
Floyd | computerized voice replies. With a sigh of relief, you collapse to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pizza in field" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PIZZA IN FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the corpse, other than that obviously
Floyd | it's not  Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse at all but that of an alien
Floyd | having taken his place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stride onto the flight deck, and Captain Arnold acknowledges your
Floyd | presence with a sleepy grunt. "Did you get rid of the blighters,
Floyd | Walken?" he asks. "Yes, captain," you reply, rolling your eyes. "Then
Floyd | I've got another job for you: deliver the PZ-12. Can you do that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I can, captain," you reply coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the hatch, and get sucked out through the airlock. Shortly
Floyd | afterwards, you are both frozen, carbonized and disintegrated alive.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Delivering the pizza isn't that simple."
		DavidW says, "apparently not."
		Peregrine says, "It's the last puzzle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the blue button, and nothing happens. Weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You focus your mental energies upon conjuring up a cup of coffee, and
Floyd | then push the button. The contraption gurgles, and nothing happens.
Floyd | Crap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the corpse, other than that obviously
Floyd | it's not  Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse at all but that of an alien
Floyd | having taken his place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "If you don't know what to do... ask someone for help?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put corpse on hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CORPSE ON HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the hatch would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stride onto the flight deck, and Captain Arnold acknowledges your
Floyd | presence with a sleepy grunt. "Did you get rid of the blighters,
Floyd | Walken?" he asks. "Yes, captain," you reply, rolling your eyes. "Then
Floyd | I've got another job for you: deliver the PZ-12. Can you do that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I can, captain," you reply coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show corpse to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CORPSE TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give corpse to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CORPSE TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine explodes with laughter.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance with corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE WITH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "How macabre."
		DavidW says, "(Dancing with a corpse is from Suspect.)"
		Peregrine asks, "Really?"
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		Peregrine is edified.
		DavidW says, "The game coded a response for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask captain about pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CAPTAIN ABOUT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold sighs. "The hologram will explain all this better than
Floyd | I can. Anyway, I sure need a nap...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Now I kind of want to change that default response in my next game to 'That's not a verb I remembered to implement.'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, ";..jacq yeah that would be great"
		olethros asks, "what are you playing?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Interstellar Pizza Brigade"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Oh, dear, it's the Taleslinger Bug!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deliver pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DELIVER PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bate breath" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BATE BREATH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hold breath" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOLD BREATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "insulate me" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSULATE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search all" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "A timer failed to set off!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "It happened when Tale played this game."
		Jacqueline asks (of peregrine), "On now, does that mean that the game is unwinnable?"
		DavidW says, "Tale is weird."
		Peregrine says, "Then he restarted and it worked"
		Peregrine says, "Wait.."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stride onto the flight deck, and Captain Arnold acknowledges your
Floyd | presence with a sleepy grunt. "Did you get rid of the blighters,
Floyd | Walken?" he asks. "Yes, captain," you reply, rolling your eyes. "Then
Floyd | I've got another job for you: deliver the PZ-12. Can you do that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I can, captain," you reply coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about delivery" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT DELIVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't find any spacesuit to wear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "deliver pizza quickly" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DELIVER PIZZA QUICKLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about spacesuit" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT SPACESUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "A time failed to activate here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about rhinestone cowboy" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT RHINESTONE COWBOY
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'm trying this on my computer right now and it works"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about 42" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT 42
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "You must hurry, Anne Walken. The stability of
Floyd | spacetime itself is at stake."
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "So it's some sort of weird glitch"
		Peregrine says, "Tale fixed it by restarting, I think"
		DavidW says, "so, you strongly suggest a restart"
		Peregrine says, "Yes"
		DavidW asks, "Restart okay with everyone?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		Peregrine says, "It's just some sort of interpreter issue"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The intercom crackles to life: "Starbase EZ-99 to Centennial Crow...
Floyd | your mission, should you choose to accept it, which we trust you will
Floyd | since otherwise you and your crew will be out of a job... is to
Floyd | deliver PZ-12 to Earth... in the year 1990... Failure is not an
Floyd | option."
Floyd |
Floyd | Interstellar Pizza Brigade
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Peregrine Wade
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161016 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "It works fine on my computer"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Captain Arnold.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain yawns. "I can't seem to stay awake, Walken. And this is
Floyd | one tricky maneuver to make... Steering a ship between an exploding
Floyd | star and a supermassive black hole ain't a piece of cake."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a ray gun
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain looks like he can barely steer the ship with his
Floyd | brainwaves. Not that his brainwaves were much to talk about, in the
Floyd | first place..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gun" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a vintage LaserLobber 2056, deluxe model. You've had it ever
Floyd | since you graduated from Interstellar University with Superluminal
Floyd | Honours.
Floyd |
Floyd | The captain yawns. "Walken, get me some coffee. That'll be helpful."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew's Quarters
Floyd | This is basically a bunch of bunkbeds. No privacy, no luxury, no soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting cross-legged on the floor, you recognize none other than
Floyd | Lieutenant Hatwonsky, famed for his ability to shoot three aliens with
Floyd | one shoot of his plasma rifle. Oddly enough, the rest of the crew
Floyd | appear to have mysteriously vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Crew's Quarters
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "starboard" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STARBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "You don't need to do anything different."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "starboard" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STARBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Area
Floyd | This is the only part of the spaceship where you have any likelihood
Floyd | of finding coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot resist groaning under your breath as you see Engineer
Floyd | Blartswoggle stuffing himself like a pig, one hand clutching a cup of
Floyd | steaming coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | The drink dispenser fills up half the room with its staggering
Floyd | presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Just redo what you did before"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You focus your mental energies upon conjuring up a cup of coffee, and
Floyd | then push the button. The contraption gurgles, and suddenly a bottle
Floyd | of alcohol materializes in your hand!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "(albeit faster)"
		DavidW says, "yeah, like I wrote it all down."
		DavidW says, "I haven't had lunch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You draw your ray gun on the Engineer. "Don't shoot me!" he cries.
Floyd | "Here, take my coffee and give it to the Captain!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Food Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "port" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PORT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "forward" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FORWARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give coffee to captain" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COFFEE TO CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks a lot, Walken," the captain says gratefully. He takes one gulp
Floyd | and spits it out: "Bleurgh! It tastes of alien drool! There are ALIENS
Floyd | on this spaceship! Walken, go and get rid of them! Go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push blue" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the blue button, and suddenly two people rush into the room,
Floyd | apparently summoned by some sort of signal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the green button. "Desactivating artificial gravity mode," a
Floyd | computerized voice replies. And then you find yourself floating to the
Floyd | ceiling!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot engineer" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ENGINEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire off a shot, but Newton's Third Law is your downfall. As
Floyd | Blartswoggle's head is blasted off, you are sent flying backwards into
Floyd | Hatwonsky's slavering jaws.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot lieutenant" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT LIEUTENANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire off a shot, counting on your knowledge of Newton's Third Law
Floyd | to save you. As Hatwonsky's head is blasted off, you are sent flying
Floyd | backwards into  Blartswoggle. The force of the impact disintegrates
Floyd | him into a million little alien slugs, which immediately decide that
Floyd | the Centennial Crow is no place for their kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push green" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the green button. "Reactivating artificial gravity mode," a
Floyd | computerized voice replies. With a sigh of relief, you collapse to the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stride onto the flight deck, and Captain Arnold acknowledges your
Floyd | presence with a sleepy grunt. "Did you get rid of the blighters,
Floyd | Walken?" he asks. "Yes, captain," you reply, rolling your eyes. "Then
Floyd | I've got another job for you: deliver the PZ-12. Can you do that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I can, captain," you reply coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flight Deck
Floyd | The endlessness of outer space stretches out through the vast,
Floyd | translucent plasma shield that serves as a viewing window. The flight
Floyd | deck itself would be a marvel of technology, were it not for all the
Floyd | wires and panels that have clearly been haphazardly arranged. The only
Floyd | exit is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Arnold - an obese, pale-blond man with a preposterous mustache
Floyd | - is reclining in the back of his captainly chair once again, one hand
Floyd | glued to his chin. He looks very much like a caricature of those
Floyd | starship captains from the old VR shows (such as "Intergalactic
Floyd | Warmongering: The Series" and other suchlike corny things.)
Floyd |
Floyd | A hologram stands in pride of place next to the captain, ready to
Floyd | answer whatever questions the captain may have (provided that they
Floyd | have nothing to do with the number 42, that is.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hologram about pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Flight Deck
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HOLOGRAM ABOUT PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | The hologram says: "Anne Walken, we have a problem. The Centennial
Floyd | Crow cannot enter the wormhole owing to a solar flare in the
Floyd | neighborhood. You must therefore jump into the wormhole and deliver
Floyd | the PZ-12 to the individual known only under the code name of Hessian.
Floyd | You are running out of time. You have five minutes remaining. "
Floyd | A computerized voice says from overhead "Five minutes before wormhole
Floyd | is in range. No smoking allowed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "See?"
		Peregrine says, "It's like something has randomized it"
		DavidW says, "It's probably easy to find in the code."
		Peregrine says, "It's 'Instead of asking the hologram about a topic for the first time during Pizza-Delivery:'"
		DavidW says, "We probably never entered Pizza-Delivery the first time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nexus
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nexus
Floyd | This is (literally) the heart of the spaceship. The Tube - a great
Floyd | column of technological wizardry - rises from the floor, and stretches
Floyd | all the way up to the ceiling above. The sleeping quarters are
Floyd | portside, the eating quarters are starboardside, the flight deck is
Floyd | forward and - most important of all - the spaceship's vitally
Floyd | important cargo is aft.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lieutenant Hatwonsky's corpse here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four minutes! Switch off all your mobile phones!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | You cannot help bating your breath upon viewing the inside of this
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor is a hatch, through which the pizza delivery must be
Floyd | effected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon a round, metal table, trapped inside a glistening stasis field,
Floyd | is the reason behind this dangerous mission through space and time...
Floyd | a great, whopping big pizza!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three minutes!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pizza" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PIZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the hatch, and get sucked out through the airlock. Shortly
Floyd | afterwards, you are both frozen, carbonized and disintegrated alive.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Eeeagh! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Timing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter wormhole" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER WORMHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The wormhole isn't in range yet"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pizza
Floyd |   a bottle of alcohol
Floyd |   a ray gun
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sixty seconds!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "oops"
		DavidW says, "It's not obvious where the wormhole is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A computerized voice overhead says coldly: "The Centennial Crow is now
Floyd | within range. Open the hatch now."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to open the hatch, even though you know that
Floyd | owing to reality distortions you should logically survive the fall
Floyd | with a 50% probability.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oh, come on. We entered it every other attempt."
		DavidW says, "er opened it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to open the hatch, even though you know that
Floyd | owing to reality distortions you should logically survive the fall
Floyd | with a 50% probability.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have failed, Anne Walken," a computerised voice says sternly. "As
Floyd | a consequence of your instinct for self-preservation, you have created
Floyd | a chain of events leading to your own self being erased from history."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nooooooooooooo! Please - "
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been erased from history. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink alcohol" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK ALCOHOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drink it down in one gulp, feeling it burn the sides of your
Floyd | throat. After the smoke subsides, you begin to see the world
Floyd | differently.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Area
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The influence of the alcohol is such that the idea of jumping into a
Floyd | wormhole armed with only a pizza seems quite a fun thing to do. So you
Floyd | boldly leap into the unknown!
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest is a blur, but after landing on Earth somewhat singed but
Floyd | none the worse for wear, you find your way to the house where Hessian
Floyd | is supposed to live.
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock at the door, worn out by your interstellar antics, and to
Floyd | your astonishment Christopher Walken -- who was your
Floyd | great-great-great-great-great-great- great-great-great-great-great
Floyd | grandfather -- opens the door! "Hey, that pizza smells simply
Floyd | wonderful," he exclaims with a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have restored stability to the spacetime
Floyd | continuum. Cheers! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet Christopher Walken knows how to make his own pizzas."
		Peregrine says, "This is SpeedIF. It's not realistic."
		Roger says, "Good times; thanks."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Peregrine says, "I should have designed better puzzles :("
		DavidW says, "My first speed-if has a corpse in it."
		DavidW says, "And coding bugs."
		Peregrine says, "eek."
		Peregrine asks, "Does it feature a corpse covered in coding bugs?"
		DavidW says, "No, not quite."
		olethros says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "In my game, the corpse is in a trunk and there's snacks on the trunk."
		Peregrine says, "Okay, I'm going to regret asking this question"
		Peregrine asks, "but why?"
		DavidW says, "Because I was in the play "Rope"."
		Peregrine says, "Aha."
		Peregrine says, "Well, it seemed like Rob wins."
		Roger says, "We're all winners"
		DavidW says, "I liked both games."
		Peregrine says, "That's kind of you to say :)"
		DavidW says, "There's two other games in this speed-if, but they're not Floydable."
		Peregrine says, "Well, I must be off to bed shortly."
		Jacqueline says, "'Night"
		DavidW says, "ok. Thanks for the game, Peregrine."
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "You're welcome."
		Peregrine exclaims (at Everyone), "Bonne nuit!"
Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. 		DavidW says, "All this talk of pizza has made me a little peckish. I don't really want pizza, but maybe a sub? Not sure."
		DavidW says, "I had some noodles before we started."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus! by Marco Vallarino
How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors by Brian Kwak
As played on ifMUD on November 6, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus! written by Marco Vallarino, and How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors written by Brian Kwak. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus!, and How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

To skip directly to a particular game, click on its title:

Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus! by Marco Vallarino
How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors by Brian Kwak
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask zigamus" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | There is a new coin-op at Vigamus: it is called "Zombies Attack!" and
Floyd | it should be the ultimate survival horror game. Unfortunately, it's a
Floyd | bit too real for you: as soon as you turn on the case, an army of
Floyd | decaying and hungry zombies swarms out of the screen and into the
Floyd | museum, searching for brains to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing the monsters, Metalmark faints like a damsel in distress, so
Floyd | it's up to you to save Vigamus and Paddy, stuck in her office. Surely
Floyd | you can find something useful to fight this horrible menace in the
Floyd | museum's rooms. So, keep your eyes peeled and... no panic!
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to read the instructions? (y/n)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to BrianK), "oh right"
Doug says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | In a text adventure, each action needs to be typed in following the
Floyd | verb + object syntax: TAKE BALL, OPEN DOOR, EXAMINE JACKET, WEAR HAT,
Floyd | TALK TO THE GIRL, ATTACK THE ZOMBIE...
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to go from a place to another, you need to type in the
Floyd | direction you want to take: NORTH (shortened N), SOUTH (S), EAST (E),
Floyd | WEST (W).
Floyd |
Floyd | The command INVENTORY (I) makes you visualize the list of object in
Floyd | your possession, while LOOK (L) brings on the description of the place
Floyd | you are in, and SCORE will tell you which point of the story you are
Floyd | in. With SAVE you can save your position in a file, and to continue
Floyd | playing from that, you need to type RESTORE.
Floyd |
Floyd | Verbs you can use in this game are: TAKE (T), EXAMINE (X), GIVE, TALK,
Floyd | WEAR, REMOVE, OPEN, CLOSE, BREAK, ATTACK (K), HIT, CUT, THROW, SWTICH
Floyd | ON, SWITCH OFF, PLAY and, of course, many others.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exceptionally, in this game you can also type the verb USE, but try
Floyd | not to abUSE it!
Floyd |
Floyd | Examining the objects and details in the descriptions of the places
Floyd | will make you find some hidden object and useful clues to proceed in
Floyd | the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also ask for HELP, SAVE your progress on a file, RESTORE it,
Floyd | or check your SCORE. Last but not least, UNDO allows you to go back
Floyd | one move, even after dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type INFO to read these instructions again, CREDITS to see the game's
Floyd | credits.
Floyd |
Floyd | Have fun!
Floyd |
Floyd | Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus!
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Marco Vallarino for the Video Game Museum of
Floyd | Rome
Floyd | Originally written in Italian then translated into English by
Floyd | Francesca Noto
Floyd | Cover art by Sabrina Nofroni
Floyd | Released with licence #CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0:
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | The marks mentioned in the game belong to the respective owners
Floyd | Type INFO and press Enter if you don't know how to play
Floyd | Type HELP if you think you are really stuck
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161005 / Inform v6.33 Library 6/11
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Area 1
Floyd | You are now in one of the two interactive areas of Vigamus, where you
Floyd | can play old games. Going to the south, you can reach the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcade of "Zombies Attack!" stands menacingly in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The unconscious body of Metalmark, Director of Vigamus, is laying on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm, we have a USE command"
		DavidW says, ">luke, use force"
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 0 out of a possible 50, in 0 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x arcade" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Zombies Attack!" coin-op is the Trojan horse which the
Floyd | brain-eating monsters managed to enter the museum with.
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Zombies Attack!" coin-op is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x metalmark" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X METALMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | He's unconscious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are the one who will save Vigamus from the zombies... or who will
Floyd | die trying!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search metalmark" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play zombies attack" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH METALMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY ZOMBIES ATTACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think you should do that, after what happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "switch off arcade" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH OFF ARCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I fear that switching off the coin-op will be no use. The zombies have
Floyd | already invaded the museum. Move on and kill them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, ">close barn door"
		DavidW says, "hm. We don't even have a fake gun."
		BrianK says, "Dunno if there's anything else we can do in here"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick machine" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "break machiine" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK MACHIINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "break machine" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "break arcade" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 9
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK ARCADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I fear that destroying the coin-op will be no use. The zombies have
Floyd | already invaded the museum. Move on and kill them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get metalmark" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET METALMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think it would be nice to kick the Director's unconscious body
Floyd | and give him to the zombies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hey, we never specified we'd kick him :P"
		DavidW sharpens his boot toes.
		BrianK says, "Anything else to do? Or we can go south"
		Doug says, "maybe we have... FEET FOR HANDS!!!"
		DavidW says, "so, let's go find a fire axe or something."
		Doug asks, "who wants to drive?"
		Khalisar says, "I have already played and finished this so if you get stuck for too long just ask and I'll try to give some sort of hint. It's not a very hard game, though."
		DavidW says, "I'd prefer to not drive just yet."
		Doug says (to Khalisar), "thanks!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 0     Moves: 11
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shop
Floyd | You are now in the shop. A big show-case shows books and gadgets of
Floyd | Vigamus. To the north you can see the interactive area, while to the
Floyd | west there's the museum entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the gadgets there's a Pong ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pong" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 0     Moves: 12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PONG
Floyd |
Floyd | There are Ping Pong balls and Pong balls, like this one. It's white
Floyd | like the others, but much heavier. What would happen if you tried to
Floyd | hit someone with that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 1     Moves: 13
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "heh, only 49 more to go!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 1     Moves: 13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I seem to remember Darkiss having escalating scoring, though. Like, the Nth thing was N points"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 1     Moves: 14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a look at the books and gadgets in the show-case, but you
Floyd | can't find anything useful to stop the zombies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Doug), "Yeah. I liked that."
		Doug says, "(this is by the same author as Darkiss, for those reading the log who might not have known)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 1     Moves: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a look at the books and gadgets in the show-case, but you
Floyd | can't find anything useful to stop the zombies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. Groovy."
		DavidW says, "I guess the ball is the only useful thing in this room."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 1     Moves: 16
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance
Floyd | You are in the entrance hall of Vigamus. To the north there is the big
Floyd | hallway called "Game Zero" which, through a series of show-cases and
Floyd | themed panels, tells the history of video games from its dawn in the
Floyd | 50s to the present. To the east there's the shop, with Vigamus' books
Floyd | and gadgets. To the west, there's the door to the editorial office of
Floyd | GamesVillage.it and Vigamus Magazine. The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here!
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball at zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 3     Moves: 17
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Caught by a sudden inspiration, you throw the heavy Pong ball at the
Floyd | zombie, hitting it straight between the eyes. The gadget, stuffed with
Floyd | dynamite, blows up with the monster's head. The north passage is now
Floyd | free.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "dynamite!"
		DavidW says, "huzzah!"
		Doug says, "well that was random."
		Doug says, "but yay, undead is dead"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 3     Moves: 18
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "it said Paddy was in her office, is that the editorial office to the west? or is she the one screaming?"
		DavidW says, "I think, regardless, we should go into the office, find a 2nd weapon, then go to the screams."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 3     Moves: 19
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance of the editorial office
Floyd | You are in the hallway that connects the office of the museum's
Floyd | Director, to the west, with the editorial office of Vigamus Magazine,
Floyd | to the south. Going to the east, you will be back to the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 3     Moves: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the office is closed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Editorial office of Vigamus Magazine      Score: 3     Moves: 21
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Editorial office of Vigamus Magazine
Floyd | You entered the editorial office of Vigamus Magazine, a big open space
Floyd | with desks full of computers, tablets and paperwork. The exit is to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a desk there is a book with this title: "The secrets of text
Floyd | adventures".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Editorial office of Vigamus Magazine      Score: 4     Moves: 22
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a look at the book and find that in the first text adventures
Floyd | written during the 70s there were magic words capable of doing
Floyd | otherwise impossible things. The most famous and used magic words of
Floyd | all was Xyzzy, which made you capable of teleporting from a place to
Floyd | another inside the adventure. Anyway, in modern times it would be
Floyd | ridiculous to use such a trick to solve a problem in a game. Or not?
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "indeed, ridiculous"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if I wrote that book."
		Doug asks, "heh. You, DavidW, or the PC?"
		DavidW says, "me, DavidW"
		DavidW says, "I heard I did get a mention in another comp game."
		Doug asks, "did you write a book?"
		DavidW says, "No, I got a travel agency."
		Doug says, "oh, I thought you meant you wrote a book in real life. I get it now."
		DavidW says, "oh, no."
		DavidW says, "I wish though."
		Doug says, "I mean, you could!"
		DavidW says, "Nick wrote a book!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get tablet" 		

Floyd ]  Editorial office of Vigamus Magazine      Score: 4     Moves: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TABLET
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sure you can find more interesting things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]  Editorial office of Vigamus Magazine      Score: 4     Moves: 24
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Just read it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think this room has served its purpose."
		Doug says, "seems like pretty sparse rooms."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 25
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance of the editorial office
Floyd | You are in the hallway that connects the office of the museum's
Floyd | Director, to the west, with the editorial office of Vigamus Magazine,
Floyd | to the south. Going to the east, you will be back to the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 26
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the Director's office is protected by a keypad lock. I
Floyd | don't think you can open it by chance. Probably, only Metalmark knows
Floyd | the right key. If you can't wake him up, the door will stay shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe the museum has, uh, smelling salts?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Probably only Metalmark knows the key to open the door to his office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I guess we can investigate the screaming now"
Doug says (to Floyd), "press 1234" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 27
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS 1234
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keypad" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 28
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYPAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Probably only Metalmark knows the key to open the door to his office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess we can't even guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type 1234" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 28
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE 1234
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter 1234" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 28
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER 1234
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "the screaming can wait, we have verbs to guess!"
		Doug asks, "ok not really. shall we?"
		DavidW says, "well, we *could* just xyzzy and maybe teleport inside."
		Doug says, "ohhh"
		Doug asks, "do you think we get to choose our destination? didn't it just go home in the original?"
		DavidW says, "it did"
		DavidW says, "But it might work differently here."
		Doug asks, "should we try it? or wait until it becomes obvious?"
		BrianK says, "May as well give it a try"
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say the magic word Xyzzy, but nothing, absolutely nothing,
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Awesome."
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy office" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to xyzzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. location dependent."
Doug says (to Floyd), "say xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 4     Moves: 30
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say the magic word Xyzzy, but nothing, absolutely nothing,
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I guess it'll be more obvious when we need to use it"
		DavidW says, "Hope so."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 4     Moves: 31
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance
Floyd | You are in the entrance hall of Vigamus. To the north there is the big
Floyd | hallway called "Game Zero" which, through a series of show-cases and
Floyd | themed panels, tells the history of video games from its dawn in the
Floyd | 50s to the present. To the east there's the shop, with Vigamus' books
Floyd | and gadgets. To the west, there's the door to the editorial office of
Floyd | GamesVillage.it and Vigamus Magazine. The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take carcass" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 4     Moves: 32
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CARCASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to put it in your pocket?
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess it's time for screaming Mimi."
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 4     Moves: 33
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "kick zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 4     Moves: 33
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 4     Moves: 33
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 4     Moves: 34
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | In this section of the hall, you notice the dentures of Darkiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fangs for the memories"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x dentures" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 4     Moves: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DENTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire" is a text adventure that tells the
Floyd | terrible deeds of a mean bloodsucking monster. These dentures are the
Floyd | perfect gadget for the game. The canine teeth are (very) long and
Floyd | sharp, and you can wear them if you want.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "a toothsome exhibit"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take dentures" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 36
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DENTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear them" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 36
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "them" (the yells) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "wear dentures" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 37
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR DENTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | At the moment, it would just make you look ridiculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha the yells"
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to yells" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 37
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO YELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gosh, can't have us look silly"
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 38
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "We don't want to embarrass ourselves in front of zombies"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x consoles" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 39
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONSOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Game Zero exhibition is truly exciting. Almost moving. Oh, you are
Floyd | already feeling like crying, sniff!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cry" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 39
Floyd |
Floyd | > CRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 40
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x hammer" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAMMER
Floyd |
Floyd | It feels very heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x hammer" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 42
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAMMER
Floyd |
Floyd | It feels very heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is it Hammer Time?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Mario's hammer is very heavy and you are not strong enough to lift it.
Floyd | Maybe wandering through Vigamus you will find a way to become
Floyd | stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "Mario's or Thor's?"
		DavidW says, "sniff. It is not hammer time."
		BrianK says, "Do we need a power-up mushroom or something :P"
		Doug says, "that was my guess too!"
		DavidW asks, "ha. Maybe?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x consoles" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONSOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Game Zero exhibition is truly exciting. Almost moving. Oh, you are
Floyd | already feeling like crying, sniff!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cry" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > CRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "haha, an entire hall dedicated to E.T.?"
		Doug says, "maybe they have a bunch of recovered boxes from the dig"
		DavidW says, "They had to put the cartridges somewhere."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x xbox" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X XBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The Game Zero exhibition is truly exciting. Almost moving. Oh, you are
Floyd | already feeling like crying, sniff!
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ok, screams or look for an Assassin's weapon first?"
		DavidW says, "I feel lucky."
		BrianK says, "I don't think we have anything to kill zombies with anyway"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 5     Moves: 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the north!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 5     Moves: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an E.T. cartridge here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha, we were right."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cartridge" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 5     Moves: 49
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARTRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is known to be one of the ugliest video games ever, if not
Floyd | the ugliest of all. It seems to be a very "dangerous" item, which can
Floyd | be given or shown to your worst enemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "WAIT. THAT'S THE ZOMBIE"
		Doug says, "noooo"
		Doug says, "I think it's a weapon!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get et" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 6     Moves: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, it's gotta be a weapon with that description"
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 6     Moves: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "no more screams, hm."
		Doug asks, "still north, you think?"
		BrianK says, "Probably yeah"
		DavidW asks, "I guess?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 52
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the middle of the room there is a foam rubber chainsaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha, Paddy's office."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 53
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at the poster, you notice that there is a lollipop on it: a
Floyd | nice gadget of "Lollipop Chainsaw" that you put in your pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x lollipop" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOLLIPOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lollipop is a gadget of "Lollipop Chainsaw", the famous action
Floyd | game by Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer which Vigamus
Floyd | dedicated an entire room to. You can taste it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 55
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | The foam rubber chainsaw is a nice gadget of the game "Lollipop
Floyd | Chainsaw". If it were real, you could use it to maim the zombies. But,
Floyd | as it is, it doesn't look very useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet the foam chainsaw can transform into a real one somehow."
Doug says (to Floyd), "taste lollipop" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 56
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE LOLLIPOP
Floyd |
Floyd | It tastes like grappa, perfect for getting better after a shock.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 6     Moves: 57
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "get chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 7     Moves: 58
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear screams coming from the west!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh hey, that's how we wake up whatshisname"
		BrianK says, "Ah, we can give the lollipop to the director"
		DavidW says, "cool"
		Doug asks, "ok, rescue Paddy?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 7     Moves: 59
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy's office
Floyd | You are now in Paddy's office. She's the right (and left) arm of the
Floyd | Vigamus' Director. If you can't save her from the zombies, Metalmark
Floyd | will be lost, and the museum with him. To the east, you go back to
Floyd | Suda51 Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is behind her desk and looks with terrified eyes at the zombie
Floyd | that wants to eat her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show et to zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 10    Moves: 60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW ET TO ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Caught by a sudden inspiration, you give the E.T. cartridge to the
Floyd | zombie. When the monster realizes what that object is, it commits
Floyd | suicide out of desperation. Well, it wouldn't be possible, because the
Floyd | zombie is already dead, but if someone managed to make a butt-ugly
Floyd | game like E.T., it means that anything is possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | After taking care of the zombie, you need to help Paddy. The young
Floyd | woman is still shocked for the zombie attack. You need to give her
Floyd | something to feel better.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, never mind, the lollipop is for Paddy"
		DavidW says, "oh lolly for her"
Doug says (to Floyd), "give lollipop to paddy" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE LOLLIPOP TO PADDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the lollipop to Paddy, who slowly starts to lick it. In a
Floyd | short while, the grappa has its effect and the girl recovers from the
Floyd | shock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is grateful to you for killing the monster that was ready to eat
Floyd | her. "Was it really a zombie?" she asks, in disbelief.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell her about what happened in the interactive area 1, after the
Floyd | new coin-op came, and she ask you to take her to Metalmark. "Only the
Floyd | Director" she explains "can find a solution to this problem."
Floyd |
Floyd | When you ask her how to wake Metalmark up, the young woman answers:
Floyd | "Oh, don't you worry, I have an unfailing cure to wake him up when he
Floyd | falls asleep during our meeting. Let's go, now."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "If we gave the ET cartridge to Paddy, would she have died instead"
		Doug says, "ok then."
		DavidW asks, "I guess we return to Metalmark?"
		Doug says (to BrianK), "we could save and try it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf50" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 61
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show et to paddy" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW ET TO PADDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, I guess the zombie died with it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 62
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The maimed carcass of the zombie is a show which the best cosplayers
Floyd | would envy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get et" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 62
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Paddy's office                            Score: 12    Moves: 63
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "one-use weapon I guess."
		BrianK says, "Well, we can go back to the director then"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 12    Moves: 64
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy looks at the poster and says: "July is wonderful with the
Floyd | moustache I draw on her face, isn't she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Also we can explore some of the rooms we skipped"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 12    Moves: 65
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | Juliet's moustache is obviously fake: someone must have draw it with a
Floyd | felt pen to mock her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "should we explore or revive the director?"
		DavidW says, "I am comfortable with either choice."
		BrianK says, "I'd like to explore"
		Doug says, "ok, we'll see if Paddy lets us"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 66
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Masters area
Floyd | The Game Masters area is the place in the museum dedicated to the
Floyd | great creators of new devices and video games. Peter Molyneux, John
Floyd | Carmack, Nolan Bushnell, Shinji Mikami, Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell,
Floyd | David Cage, Shigeru Miyamoto are the authors hosted here at the
Floyd | moment, each one with his show-case full of documents, memorabilia and
Floyd | gadgets. To the north there are the toilets, to the east there is an
Floyd | emergency exit, to the west there is the Suda51 Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here!
Floyd |
Floyd | In Shinji Mikami's show-case there is a power-up of Resident Evil
Floyd | which could be useful, considering your situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm, the map is a lot bigger than I expected"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x power-up" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 67
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POWER-UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the power-up of Resident Evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 68
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal show-case isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 69
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal show-case isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 70
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The zombie blocks your path to the show-case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 71
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The zombie looks... horny?!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "uhhh"
		DavidW says, "The power-up probably helps us get the hammer."
		BrianK says, "Obviously it means it has horns"
		DavidW says, "Obviously"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 72
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a foam rubber chainsaw
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not like he's a stiff."
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear dentures" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 73
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR DENTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | At the moment, it would just make you look ridiculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut zombie with chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 73
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ZOMBIE WITH CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the zombie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 74
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting him up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "use chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 75
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a foam rubber chainsaw, don't you remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "it doesn't seem to be attacking us. I guess it's just an obstacle"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "maybe the weapon is in the director's office"
		DavidW says, "Very kind zombies."
		BrianK asks, "Can we go to any other rooms from here?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 76
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't leave now: Vigamus needs you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 12    Moves: 77
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the toilets at the moment!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nope!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 12    Moves: 78
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 12    Moves: 79
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the right time to relax! Concentrate on what to do in
Floyd | order to save Vigamus from the zombies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 12    Moves: 80
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | While you are thinking about a way to stay alive, Paddy chews a
Floyd | chewing-gum and makes a balloon as big as those of "Pang", which then
Floyd | explodes with a loud pop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Gum esplosion!"
		BrianK asks, "West?"
		Doug says, "sorry, I was trying to google for Pang, nothing obvious"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 12    Moves: 81
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Area 2
Floyd | You are in one of the interactive areas of the museum, where you can
Floyd | play many old games. To the east, you go back to the E.T. Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Street Fighter 2" coin-op is surely the most interesting game in
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x gam" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 12    Moves: 81
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x game" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 12    Moves: 82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Street Fighter 2" is considered the most famous and played beat 'em
Floyd | up ever. Sho ryu ken!
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Street Fighter 2" coin-op is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 12    Moves: 83
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy asks you to take her to Metalmark, instead of wasting precious
Floyd | time playing video games.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha aw."
		Doug says, "I thought maybe Street Fighter would come out of the game to help us"
		BrianK says, "We'll have to come back and play it later"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 12    Moves: 84
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | While you are thinking about a way to stay alive, Paddy chews a
Floyd | chewing-gum and makes a balloon as big as those of "Pang", which then
Floyd | explodes with a loud pop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 12    Moves: 85
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here! It must have come out of nowhere while you were
Floyd | with Paddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 12    Moves: 86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The zombie is almost uglier than you and looks very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "almost!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 12    Moves: 87
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin's Creed Room
Floyd | You entered the room of Vigamus dedicated to the Assassin's Creed
Floyd | saga. The exit, to the east, takes you to the Game Zero exhibition.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the middle of the room there is a statue of Connor Kenway, the main
Floyd | character of the series' third chapter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 12    Moves: 88
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The statue brandishes a reproduction of the famous tomahawk which
Floyd | Connor uses in the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tomahawk" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 12    Moves: 89
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOMAHAWK
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to this tomahawk, it won't be a problem to slice bread for
Floyd | breakfast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "woo"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take tomahawk" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 14    Moves: 90
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOMAHAWK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "mmm, sliced bread"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "take statue" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 14    Moves: 91
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to put it in your pocket?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Kind of an awkward 'you can't take that' message"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 14    Moves: 92
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here! It must have come out of nowhere while you were
Floyd | with Paddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 16    Moves: 93
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You menacingly brandish Connor's tomahawk and crush the zombie's
Floyd | skull. Unfortunately, the weapon breaks in two after delivering the
Floyd | mortal blow. It's obvious that they don't make the good gadgets of the
Floyd | old times anymore.
Floyd |
Floyd | While you get rid of the broken tomahawk, Paddy has a look at the
Floyd | monster's rotten corpse and comments: "The cleaning woman is going to
Floyd | be mad, tomorrow morning."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe Pang is this? [LINK]"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 16    Moves: 94
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | While you are considering how to save Vigamus from the zombies, Paddy
Floyd | is filing her nails.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 16    Moves: 95
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 16    Moves: 96
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance
Floyd | You are in the entrance hall of Vigamus. To the north there is the big
Floyd | hallway called "Game Zero" which, through a series of show-cases and
Floyd | themed panels, tells the history of video games from its dawn in the
Floyd | 50s to the present. To the east there's the shop, with Vigamus' books
Floyd | and gadgets. To the west, there's the door to the editorial office of
Floyd | GamesVillage.it and Vigamus Magazine. The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 16    Moves: 97
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shop
Floyd | You are now in the shop. A big show-case shows books and gadgets of
Floyd | Vigamus. To the north you can see the interactive area, while to the
Floyd | west there's the museum entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side, waiting for you to take her to Metalmark in
Floyd | order to wake him up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[LINK]
		BrianK says, "With the other game being a derivative"
		Doug says, "ah, aka Bubble Buster."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 16    Moves: 98
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 16    Moves: 98
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is following you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Area 1
Floyd | You are now in one of the two interactive areas of Vigamus, where you
Floyd | can play old games. Going to the south, you can reach the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paddy is by your side.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcade of "Zombies Attack!" stands menacingly in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The unconscious body of Metalmark, Director of Vigamus, is laying on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | As soon as you enter the Interactive Area and Paddy sees an
Floyd | unconscious Metalmark on the floor, the young woman screams in
Floyd | anguish. "Director, what did they do to you?" she exclaims, upset.
Floyd | Then she kneels beside him and starts examining him thoroughly. "He
Floyd | still breathes" she says. "And his heartbeat is okay. I think I can
Floyd | wake him up with my unfailing cure."
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can ask what the unfailing cure is, the young woman takes a
Floyd | taser from her purse and zaps the unconscious body of the Vigamus
Floyd | Director.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the heck... Aaagh!" Metalmark yells, coming back to life. Then
Floyd | he looks at Paddy and asks: "Did I fall asleep during a meeting again?
Floyd | Hey, I already told you to find a less violent method to wake me up!"
Floyd |
Floyd | When you tell him that he didn't fall asleep in a meeting, but fainted
Floyd | seeing zombies coming out from the coin-op, he blushes, really
Floyd | embarassed. Then he comments: "Damn Kramelmat! I knew I couldn't trust
Floyd | him. But the zombies coin-op seemed such a good idea."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who's Kramelmat?" you and Paddy ask at the same time.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, just a guy who sells video games. I met him in the virtual

		BrianK says, "Wait, I think we missed a room in uh"

Floyd | reality and he persuaded me to try one of his coin-ops. You all saw
Floyd | the results. Oh my, what can we do now? The situation is dire!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to help Metalmark and Vigamus to get rid of the zombie
Floyd | plague? (y/n)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh sorry?"
		BrianK says, "Well I think we can get back to it later"
		Doug says, "oh right, the conference hall"
		DavidW asks, "We answer y, yes?"
		Doug says, "Kramelmat is alllmost Metalmark backwards..."
		DavidW says, "oh ho"
		BrianK says, "Oh wow, I wouldn't have seen that"
		Doug says, "maybe it makes more sense in Italian."
Doug says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 19    Moves: 99
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You assure the Director that you want to help saving the museum from
Floyd | the monsters, and ask him what to do. Metalmark thanks you for your
Floyd | unselfishness and promises you a free trip to the pleasant and
Floyd | charming town of Silent Hill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he explains: "I think that the only way to solve this problem is
Floyd | going back to the virtual reality and ask Kramelmat what to do. I know
Floyd | that the Oculus Room's door is shut to avoid the staff playing it for
Floyd | free, but you can find the key in my office, whose door you can open
Floyd | entering this key: 6969. Don't ask me why I choose those numbers, you
Floyd | are old enough to understand it by yourself."
Floyd |
Floyd | You get up and are already going to get the key for the Oculus Room,
Floyd | but the Director has one more thing to say: "Kramelmat is a very, very
Floyd | strange guy, and not only for his name. If I were you, before entering
Floyd | the virtual reality I would get at least one power-up. You should find
Floyd | one of those in the Game Masters Area, but you'll need to find a way
Floyd | to open the show-case where it lays. Again, considering we are in a
Floyd | text adventure, I would get some info about the magic words that often
Floyd | are used in games like that to solve the most difficult problems. So,
Floyd | have a look at the editorial office."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, that's meta"
		DavidW says, "It is, yes"
		Doug says, "haha"
		Doug asks, "so, why doesn't he get it himself?"
		DavidW says, "69105 would be a more fitting code, of course."
		Doug says, "I guess he has more important things to do"
		DavidW says, "We're the one with PC aura."
		Doug says, "so yeah, the power up. But we need another weapon first"
		BrianK says, "Or the twist is that Kramelmat is also him"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 19    Moves: 100
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a foam rubber chainsaw
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to metalmark" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 19    Moves: 101
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO METALMARK
Floyd |
Floyd | Metalmark repeats you to find a solution to the zombie problem in the
Floyd | virtual reality. The Oculus Room key is into his office and the
Floyd | Director already gave you the key to open the office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The chainsaw might become a real chainsaw when in VR, maybe?"
		Doug says, "I guess we can get the oculus and wait to turn it on"
		Doug says, "oh, good call"
		DavidW says, "There might be something else in the office."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shop                                      Score: 19    Moves: 102
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shop
Floyd | You are now in the shop. A big show-case shows books and gadgets of
Floyd | Vigamus. To the north you can see the interactive area, while to the
Floyd | west there's the museum entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 19    Moves: 103
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance
Floyd | You are in the entrance hall of Vigamus. To the north there is the big
Floyd | hallway called "Game Zero" which, through a series of show-cases and
Floyd | themed panels, tells the history of video games from its dawn in the
Floyd | 50s to the present. To the east there's the shop, with Vigamus' books
Floyd | and gadgets. To the west, there's the door to the editorial office of
Floyd | GamesVillage.it and Vigamus Magazine. The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 19    Moves: 104
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance of the editorial office
Floyd | You are in the hallway that connects the office of the museum's
Floyd | Director, to the west, with the editorial office of Vigamus Magazine,
Floyd | to the south. Going to the east, you will be back to the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! Now that you've the combination, you should try to open the door
Floyd | of the Metalmark's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 19    Moves: 105
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the office is closed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 21    Moves: 106
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that Metalmark gave you the right combination, you can easily open
Floyd | the door to his office.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 21    Moves: 107
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Director's office
Floyd | Metalmark's office is a room full of any comforts, even a human-skin
Floyd | couch, a luxurious desk made of carved ivory and a miniature golf
Floyd | course. The exit is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another incredible gadget in the Director's office is... a sexy doll
Floyd | which resembles Lara Croft!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oh, give *that* to horny zombie."
		Doug asks, "uhh human-skin couch?"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x couch" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 21    Moves: 108
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the right time to slumber on a couch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 23    Moves: 109
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You try not to think about the number of elephants (unlawfully) killed
Floyd | to get the ivory necessary to the creation of this huge desk, you
Floyd | examine it thoroughly and search its drawers, finally finding the key
Floyd | to the Oculus Room, which you put in your pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, ""room full of any comforts" seems like a bad translation"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x course" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 23    Moves: 109
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x miniature golf" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 23    Moves: 110
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MINIATURE GOLF
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the right time to play golf. After all, you are already
Floyd | playing "Zombies Attack!"... live!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm a little disappointed that we didn't get to manually look through the drawers"
		DavidW says, "'skin couch' sounds like it ought to be a euphemism for something."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x doll" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 23    Moves: 111
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | A very nice view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get doll" 		

Floyd ]  Director's office                         Score: 25    Moves: 112
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm, I googled it and there are couches made of 'fake human skin'"
		Doug asks, "so yeah, give it to the horny zombie? or should we explore the conference room first?"
		DavidW says, "I'm lost on the geography. I haven't been mapping."
		BrianK says, "The conference room is on the way, so we may as well check it out"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance of the editorial office          Score: 25    Moves: 113
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance of the editorial office
Floyd | You are in the hallway that connects the office of the museum's
Floyd | Director, to the west, with the editorial office of Vigamus Magazine,
Floyd | to the south. Going to the east, you will be back to the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance                                  Score: 25    Moves: 114
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance
Floyd | You are in the entrance hall of Vigamus. To the north there is the big
Floyd | hallway called "Game Zero" which, through a series of show-cases and
Floyd | themed panels, tells the history of video games from its dawn in the
Floyd | 50s to the present. To the east there's the shop, with Vigamus' books
Floyd | and gadgets. To the west, there's the door to the editorial office of
Floyd | GamesVillage.it and Vigamus Magazine. The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 25    Moves: 115
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 116
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference hall
Floyd | You entered the museum's conference hall. There are a stage, a
Floyd | projector and some coin-ops. To the east there is the exit on the
Floyd | "Game Zero" hall, to the south you can reach the Oculus Room, the room
Floyd | dedicated to the visor which allows you to experience the virtual
Floyd | reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Ah, this is how we get to the Oculus Room"
Doug says (to Floyd), "stage" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 116
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stage" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 117
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You thoroughly examine the stage, but you can't find anything of
Floyd | interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x projector" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 118
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The projector is switched off and I don't think it would be of any use
Floyd | to switch it on, unless you want to watch "Candy Candy" while the
Floyd | zombies destroy Vigamus.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "switch on projector" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 119
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH ON PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sure you can find more interesting things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess that was a rhetorical suggestion."
		Doug says, "but yeah, we can come back after we have the power up"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x oculus" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 119
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OCULUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "It's a shame that the game hints at wacky stuff you COULD do but you can't actually do them"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 120
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a sexy doll
Floyd | the Oculus Room key
Floyd | a foam rubber chainsaw
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 25    Moves: 121
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Oculus Room key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 25    Moves: 122
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 25    Moves: 123
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 25    Moves: 124
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 25    Moves: 125
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 25    Moves: 126
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 25    Moves: 127
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 25    Moves: 128
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Masters area
Floyd | The Game Masters area is the place in the museum dedicated to the
Floyd | great creators of new devices and video games. Peter Molyneux, John
Floyd | Carmack, Nolan Bushnell, Shinji Mikami, Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell,
Floyd | David Cage, Shigeru Miyamoto are the authors hosted here at the
Floyd | moment, each one with his show-case full of documents, memorabilia and
Floyd | gadgets. To the north there are the toilets, to the east there is an
Floyd | emergency exit, to the west there is the Suda51 Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a zombie here!
Floyd |
Floyd | In Shinji Mikami's show-case there is a power-up of Resident Evil
Floyd | which could be useful, considering your situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give doll" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 129
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the zombie)
Floyd | The zombie seems to appreciate your gift. It grabs the sexy doll of
Floyd | Lara, hugs it, kisses it, licks it and holds it so tight that it blows
Floyd | up with a mighty bang that makes the monster's head explode too. Great
Floyd | job, you made it again!
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "okay then."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get pwoer-up" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 129
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PWOER-UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This game loves those explosions."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get power-up" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 130
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET POWER-UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal show-case isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 131
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like it can't be easily opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 132
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like it can't be easily opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "break show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 133
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think you can break the show-case with your bare hands. Find
Floyd | something useful to that purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "use chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 134
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Try using a more specific verb for the action you want to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "break show-case with chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 134
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK SHOW-CASE WITH CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to break the crystal
Floyd | show-case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "his show-case with chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 134
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIS SHOW-CASE WITH CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hit show-case with chainsaw" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 134
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SHOW-CASE WITH CHAINSAW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the crystal show-case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm, I guess this might be the hammer's purpose"
		Doug says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing the hammer too, yeah."
		BrianK says, "In which case we need something else to lift the hammer and not the power up"
		Doug says, "but I thought we needed-- right."
		DavidW asks, "Is the washroom open now?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 135
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need the toilets at the moment!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 28    Moves: 136
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't leave now: Vigamus needs you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "is there another room we missed besides the Oculus room?"
		DavidW asks, "Or that game you wanted to play but Paddy stopped you?"
		BrianK says, "Oh yeah, street fighter"
		Doug says, "oh right"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 28    Moves: 137
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 28    Moves: 138
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 139
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Assassin's Creed Room                     Score: 28    Moves: 140
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Assassin's Creed Room
Floyd | You entered the room of Vigamus dedicated to the Assassin's Creed
Floyd | saga. The exit, to the east, takes you to the Game Zero exhibition.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the middle of the room there is a statue of Connor Kenway, the main
Floyd | character of the series' third chapter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 141
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 142
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 143
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think we may have missed a room near the director's office too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 144
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 28    Moves: 145
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference hall
Floyd | You entered the museum's conference hall. There are a stage, a
Floyd | projector and some coin-ops. To the east there is the exit on the
Floyd | "Game Zero" hall, to the south you can reach the Oculus Room, the room
Floyd | dedicated to the visor which allows you to experience the virtual
Floyd | reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Go back north"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 146
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 147
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 28    Moves: 148
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I think it's near the ET room"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 28    Moves: 149
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 28    Moves: 150
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Area 2
Floyd | You are in one of the interactive areas of the museum, where you can
Floyd | play many old games. To the east, you go back to the E.T. Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Street Fighter 2" coin-op is surely the most interesting game in
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "thanks"
Doug says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 2                        Score: 31    Moves: 151
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you need to be stronger to fight the zombies, so you start
Floyd | playing Street Fighter 2. You choose Blanka, because you feel you and
Floyd | him are very alike. You easily win the first fights against Zangief,
Floyd | Dhalsim, E. Honda, then get easily rid of Chun Li, Guile, and Ken,
Floyd | then you beat Ryu and get to the final four bosses. You win against
Floyd | Balrog and, with a bit of effort, also against Vega and Sagat and you
Floyd | finally face M. Bison. You reduce him to a pulp too and, after
Floyd | finishing the game and typing your name on the top of the high-score
Floyd | list, you really feel stronger.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "HULK STRONG. NO NEED HAMMER."
		Doug says, "heh. I guess I would have enjoyed that description more if I ever played Street Fighter."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 31    Moves: 152
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 31    Moves: 153
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 31    Moves: 154
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the many gadgets in the hall, the one that catches your
Floyd | attention more than all the others is a reproduction of the hammer
Floyd | which Mario used to crash the barrels with in the first Donkey Kong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get hammer" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 33    Moves: 155
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HAMMER
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you played "Street Fighter 2" you are strong enough to lift
Floyd | Mario's hammer.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ok, now break the case?"
		DavidW says, "HULK SMASH PUNY SHOW-CASE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 33    Moves: 156
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 33    Moves: 157
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 33    Moves: 158
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 33    Moves: 159
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Masters area
Floyd | The Game Masters area is the place in the museum dedicated to the
Floyd | great creators of new devices and video games. Peter Molyneux, John
Floyd | Carmack, Nolan Bushnell, Shinji Mikami, Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell,
Floyd | David Cage, Shigeru Miyamoto are the authors hosted here at the
Floyd | moment, each one with his show-case full of documents, memorabilia and
Floyd | gadgets. To the north there are the toilets, to the east there is an
Floyd | emergency exit, to the west there is the Suda51 Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | In Shinji Mikami's show-case there is a power-up of Resident Evil
Floyd | which could be useful, considering your situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "break show-case" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 36    Moves: 160
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK SHOW-CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | With Mario's hammer it's easy to open the show-case breaking it in
Floyd | pieces. Now you can take the power-up.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get power-up" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 38    Moves: 161
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET POWER-UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you took the power-up of Resident Evil, you feel more
Floyd | powerful, ready to fight the ultimate boss, should you ever find them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x power-up" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 38    Moves: 162
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POWER-UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you took the Resident Evil power-up, you feel powerful. More
Floyd | powerful. Almost like an Estate Manager!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we keep the hammer? Or did it explode?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Game Masters area                         Score: 38    Moves: 163
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | the Mario's hammer
Floyd | the Oculus Room key
Floyd | a foam rubber chainsaw
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | You also have:
Floyd | the power of "Resident Evil"
Floyd | the strength of "Street Fighter 2"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Nice touch with the power/strength"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "hm, I guess the power-up is insubstantial. but we still have the hammer."
		BrianK says, "I think that's it then"
		DavidW asks, "Ok, so, how do we find Kettlechips?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Suda51 Hall                               Score: 38    Moves: 164
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suda51 Hall
Floyd | You are in the hall that the museum dedicated to the works of Suda51,
Floyd | the acclaimed Japanese game designer who created masterpieces like
Floyd | "The Silver Case" and "Lollipop Chainshaw". To the west is Paddy's
Floyd | office, to the north the recreational area, to the east the area
Floyd | dedicated to the masters of game design, while to the south you may
Floyd | return to the E.T. area.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a wall of the room is a huge poster of Juliet Starling, the
Floyd | charming main character of "Lollipop Chainsaw". Someone drew a big
Floyd | moustache on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Kramelmat? :P"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  E.T. Area                                 Score: 38    Moves: 165
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | E.T. Area
Floyd | This room of the museum is dedicated to the finding of the cartridges
Floyd | of the E.T. video game for Atari 2600. This game was so ugly that the
Floyd | cartridges had been buried in the desert. Now, after a thorough
Floyd | excavation, they have been recovered and exposed in museums all over
Floyd | the world, so that this big 80s "classic" can be rediscovered. To the
Floyd | south you can go back to the Game Zero exhibition, to the west is an
Floyd | interactive area, while to the north is an area dedicated to the works
Floyd | of Suda51, the acclaimed Japanese game designer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (3 of 3)                        Score: 38    Moves: 166
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (3 of 3)
Floyd | The exhibition dedicated to the video game history ends with the
Floyd | section of the new generation consoles, like the PlayStation, Xbox,
Floyd | Nintendo Wii and various related gadgets. To the south, you go back to
Floyd | the central section, to the north you enter the museum hall dedicated
Floyd | to E.T. To the west there is the area dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the carcass of a zombie with brains reduced to a pulp
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, him"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (2 of 3)                        Score: 38    Moves: 167
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (2 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the central section of the exhibition dedicated to the
Floyd | history of video games. Here you can find the consoles, computers and
Floyd | gadgets of the 8 and 16-bit era of the video game industry, during the
Floyd | 80s and 90s. To the south, you get back to the beginning of the
Floyd | exhibition, while to the north you can reach its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Game Zero (1 of 3)                        Score: 38    Moves: 168
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Game Zero (1 of 3)
Floyd | You are now in the big room which hosts, from south to north, the
Floyd | show-cases and panels dedicated to the history of video games. In this
Floyd | first section there are consoles and gadgets of the dawn of video game
Floyd | industry. To the north, the exhibition continues with the area
Floyd | dedicated to the 8 and 16-bit consoles and computers, while to the
Floyd | west a lateral passage opens on the conference hall. To the south, you
Floyd | get back to the entrance of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 38    Moves: 169
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference hall
Floyd | You entered the museum's conference hall. There are a stage, a
Floyd | projector and some coin-ops. To the east there is the exit on the
Floyd | "Game Zero" hall, to the south you can reach the Oculus Room, the room
Floyd | dedicated to the visor which allows you to experience the virtual
Floyd | reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 38    Moves: 170
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Oculus Room door is shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 38    Moves: 170
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the Oculus door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd ]  Conference hall                           Score: 38    Moves: 171
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the Oculus door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Oculus Room                               Score: 38    Moves: 172
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oculus Room
Floyd | You entered the room dedicated to the visor that allows you to
Floyd | experience the virtual reality. To the north you get back to the
Floyd | conference hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a visor here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x visor" 		

Floyd ]  Oculus Room                               Score: 38    Moves: 173
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VISOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The visor is a device which makes you experience the virtual reality.
Floyd | You can take it and wear it, if you want, but you can't take it out of
Floyd | this room, because of the cable which connects it to the computer with
Floyd | the demo program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf51" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Oculus Room                               Score: 38    Moves: 173
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear visor" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 38    Moves: 174
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR VISOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the visor)
Floyd | You wear the visor and prepare yourself to enter virtual reality,
Floyd | wherever it will take you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Otherworld
Floyd | Thanks to the visor, you are now in the Otherworld, a place which
Floyd | exists (not) in any dimension you think it exists (not). There is
Floyd | neither a sky nor a land, just rainbow rivers, and there is no clear
Floyd | direction to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! There's a zombie even here in virtual reality. It is menacingly
Floyd | marching towards you!
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you are in virtual reality, the rubber chiainsaw is real! You
Floyd | can use it to maim your foes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay, I was right about the chainsaw"
		Doug says, "ding"
Doug says (to Floyd), "maim foes" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 38    Moves: 174
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAIM FOES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "kill zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 175
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rubber chainsaw is now real, so it's a piece of cake to get rid of
Floyd | the zombie. After maiming it, the monster disappears among the
Floyd | rainbows. Unfortunately, the chainsaw disappears too, leaving you
Floyd | unarmed. Then, a big grey vortex appears before you, in harsh contrast
Floyd | with the coloured scenery among you. From the vortex, a figure that
Floyd | resembles a man appears. It's totally black, apart from his crimson
Floyd | eyes and his white beard, circling a mean grin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome to the Netherworld, young adventurer! I am Kramelmat, the one
Floyd | who will destroy Vigamus and all the video games on Earth, to prepare
Floyd | the coming of the new multidimensional shooters like "Zombies
Floyd | Attack!". Everywhere there will be death and destruction, in the name
Floyd | of Kramelmat!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The evil creature, who, even with those strange features, looks not so
Floyd | unfamiliar to you, looks contemptuously at you and says: "Even if you
Floyd | have a power-up, which for the moment protects you from my attacks,
Floyd | you don't have weapons to fight my arrival. Soon many other zombies
Floyd | will swarm into Vigamus, and for you it will be over!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by three points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 175
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 41 out of a possible 50, in 175 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, don't we have the hammer?"
		BrianK says, "That's what I was gonna say"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x kramelmat" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 176
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KRAMELMAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The black Kramelmat... is really black, apart from crimson eyes and a
Floyd | white beard, which encompasses the mean grin he offers you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if this guy faints the way the other one does."
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack kramelmat with hammer" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 176
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK KRAMELMAT WITH HAMMER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attack the Kremelmat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack kramelmat" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 177
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK KRAMELMAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have anything powerful enough to attack Kramelmat with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 41    Moves: 178
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | the Mario's hammer
Floyd | the Oculus Room key
Floyd | the Darkiss' dentures
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a visor
Floyd |
Floyd | You also have:
Floyd | the power of "Resident Evil"
Floyd | the strength of "Street Fighter 2"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear dentures" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 46    Moves: 179
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR DENTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | The dentures of Darkiss are your only gadget left to fight Kramelmat.
Floyd | In a desperate gesture, you wear them, hoping they can be of any use.
Floyd | Suddenly the rainbows of elsewhere pour over you and give new powers
Floyd | to your virtual body. You are now the vampire Martin Voigt and you are
Floyd | ready to attack Kramelmat!
Floyd |
Floyd | Otherworld (as Martin Voigt)
Floyd | Thanks to the visor, you are now in the Otherworld, a place which
Floyd | exists (not) in any dimension you think it exists (not). There is
Floyd | neither a sky nor a land, just rainbow rivers, and there is no clear
Floyd | direction to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | The evil Kramelmat is here, ready to conquer the world with his
Floyd | multidimensional games and bring death and destruction everywhere. You
Floyd | need to find a way to stop him.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wear the dentures"
		Doug says, "wooo!"
		BrianK says, "the (as Martin Voigt) is interesting"
Doug says (to Floyd), "bite kramelmat" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 47    Moves: 180
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE KRAMELMAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Martin Voigt's powers, you can now fight Kramelmat. You jump
Floyd | against the evil creature and bite his throath, just like a
Floyd | bloodsucking monster would do. Kramelmat can't avoid your attack,
Floyd | horribly yells in pain and in a bunch of seconds is deprived of all
Floyd | his blood and power.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Damn you, adventurer!" he finally growls. "This time you managed to
Floyd | beat me, but I will be back, someday. Anyway you won't ever come back
Floyd | in your reality, without your visor, and you'll be stuck in here
Floyd | forever! Ha ha ha ha ha!" the evil Kramelmat laughs, before
Floyd | disappearing into his grey vortex.
Floyd |
Floyd | Actually, now that you are Martin Voigt, you don't have either a visor
Floyd | or your fake teeth anymore. How will you come back to the real world?
Floyd | But there must be a way, of course! This is a text adventure, a genre
Floyd | where you just need to type in a word to make the weirdest things
Floyd | happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like you are trapped in virtual reality, if you can't find a
Floyd | way (or a word) to get out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "huh. Voigt, huh. Can we become mist, wolf, and bat now?"
		BrianK says, "I would play a game where you can wear different things to "become" different people"
		DavidW says, "aha. xyzzy time"
		DavidW says (to BrianK), "there are some games like that."
		Doug says, "very good, I had forgotten that until it very subtly reminded me.."
Doug says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 47    Moves: 180
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plover" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 47    Moves: 180
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Heehee"
		DavidW says, "tease"
Doug says (to Floyd), "abracadabra" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 47    Moves: 180
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABRACADABRA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I was totally going to do that too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 50    Moves: 181
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say the ancient magic word Xyzzy, which a long time ago made
Floyd | adventurers teleport from a place to another in "Colossal Cave
Floyd | Adventure", and the Netherworld starts to dissolve. The rainbows blend
Floyd | one into another and everything is so white and blinding that you are
Floyd | forced to close your eyes. When you open them again, you hear someone
Floyd | say: "In the name of Frobozz's beard, you made it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You are in the interactive area again: the zombies' coin-op is gone,
Floyd | and Paddy and Metalmark are looking at you in awe. "Congrats,
Floyd | adventurer!" the Director exclaims. "You saved Vigamus from the
Floyd | zombies and solved this text adventure. Now you're ready for other and
Floyd | more difficult tasks."
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at Metalmark more closely, you suddenly understand why
Floyd | Kramelmat was so familiar: he resembled Metalmark! Before you can ask,
Floyd | the Director explains: "Yes, I have to admit it: I was Kramelmat.
Floyd | After all, you should have noticed that Kramelmat is Metalmark's
Floyd | anagram. I created all this zombie invasion to make you try this text
Floyd | adventure and discover a genre that, after 40 years, is still loved by
Floyd | millions of gamers around the world."
Floyd |
Floyd | After Paddy congratulates to you, Kramel... er, Metalmark invites you
Floyd | to try other text adventures. "You need to exercise" the director
Floyd | says. "One day, Vigamus could need your help again! In the meantime,
Floyd | Paddy and I proclaim you Master Adventurer and Honorary Deputy
Floyd | Director of Vigamus!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Good job, you saved Vigamus! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 181 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score
Floyd | for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay."
Doug says (to Floyd), "full" 		

Floyd ]  Otherworld                                Score: 50    Moves: 181
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 181 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The score was made up as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd |      1 you've taken the Pong ball
Floyd |      2 you've eliminated the zombie in the entrance
Floyd |      1 you've taken the Darkiss' teeth
Floyd |      2 you've taken Mario's hammer
Floyd |      2 you've found the tomahawk
Floyd |      1 you've taken the E.T. cartridge
Floyd |      3 you've saved Paddy from the zombie
Floyd |      2 you've given the lollipop to Paddy
Floyd |      2 you've eliminated the zombie in the Game Zero area
Floyd |      3 you've taken Paddy to Metalmark
Floyd |      1 you've found the magic word Xyzzy
Floyd |      2 you've opened the door to the director's office
Floyd |      2 you've found the Oculus Room key
Floyd |      2 you've taken the sexy doll
Floyd |      3 you've improved your strength playing Street Fighter 2
Floyd |      3 you've eliminated the zombie in the Game Masters Area
Floyd |      3 you've "opened" the showcase
Floyd |      2 you've taken the power-up
Floyd |      1 you've taken the foam rubber chainsaw
Floyd |      3 you've eliminated the zombie in the Netherworld
Floyd |      5 you've become the vampire Martin Voigt
Floyd |      1 you've beaten Kramelmat
Floyd |      3 you've saved Vigamus!
Floyd |
Floyd |     50 total (out of 50)
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score
Floyd | for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That was oddly satisfying."
		Khalisar says, "I chat with Marco fairly often, do you mind if I send him this transcript? Since I don't expect it to be published (this being a comp game and the comp still going on). Maybe you planned to do that yourself though."
		Doug says, "I don't think we could have won it without a full score. The puzzles seemed to gate things pretty linearly"
		Doug says (to Khalisar), "fine with me. Jacq might be able to clean it up for you, too"
		Khalisar says, "nah, don't think that'd be a problem"
		BrianK says, "The transcripts will eventually be posted on the ClubFloyd page eventually"
		DavidW says, "Jacq will probably published the transcript after the comp is over."
		Doug says, "that is, I think she has scripts that make it easier"
		BrianK says, "double eventually"
		Doug says, "but yeah, easy enough to just cut & paste"
		BrianK says, "I think the game works really well for an introduction to parser games, which I'm guessing this is supposed to be"
		Doug says, "anyhoo! yeah, that was good lighthearted fun. Easy, but well-suited for a museum exhibit"
		BrianK asks, "Oh, this is a museum exhibit?"
		DavidW says, "I've seen similar games to this, but this is above average."
		Doug says, "I assume Vigamus is a real place"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | There is a new coin-op at Vigamus: it is called "Zombies Attack!" and
Floyd | it should be the ultimate survival horror game. Unfortunately, it's a
Floyd | bit too real for you: as soon as you turn on the case, an army of
Floyd | decaying and hungry zombies swarms out of the screen and into the
Floyd | museum, searching for brains to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing the monsters, Metalmark faints like a damsel in distress, so
Floyd | it's up to you to save Vigamus and Paddy, stuck in her office. Surely
Floyd | you can find something useful to fight this horrible menace in the
Floyd | museum's rooms. So, keep your eyes peeled and... no panic!
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to read the instructions? (y/n)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Khalisar exclaims, "it is!"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Zigamus: Zombies at Vigamus!
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Marco Vallarino for the Video Game Museum of
Floyd | Rome
Floyd | Originally written in Italian then translated into English by
Floyd | Francesca Noto
Floyd | Cover art by Sabrina Nofroni
Floyd | Released with licence #CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0:
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | The marks mentioned in the game belong to the respective owners
Floyd | Type INFO and press Enter if you don't know how to play
Floyd | Type HELP if you think you are really stuck
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161005 / Inform v6.33 Library 6/11
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Area 1
Floyd | You are now in one of the two interactive areas of Vigamus, where you
Floyd | can play old games. Going to the south, you can reach the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcade of "Zombies Attack!" stands menacingly in the center of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The unconscious body of Metalmark, Director of Vigamus, is laying on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zigamus" was written in Inform 6, an object-oriented programming
Floyd | language similar to C, created by Graham Nelson and dedicated in
Floyd | particular to the development of text video games. The best way to
Floyd | learn it is reading the Designer's Manual available on
Floyd | inform-fiction.org.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game's beta testing was made by the "guinea pig" Alessia Padula,
Floyd | who tested a (very) alpha version of the adventure, and by Paolo
Floyd | Lucchesi, Rosa Squeo, Davide Somma, who played the beta version. Then
Floyd | it was translated into English by Francesca Noto and succesfully
Floyd | tested by Toby Ott. Sabrina Nofroni is the one who drew the cover art
Floyd | for the 2016 IF Comp.
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is a tribute to mine and Metalmark's passion (and Paddy's
Floyd | too, I hope) for Interactive Fiction and zombies, in particular for
Floyd | Z-Nation's ones. When I was asked to write a text adventure placed in
Floyd | Vigamus I thought about something that could be a tribute to the
Floyd | wonderful show of games and gadgets in the museum and, at the same
Floyd | time, could help people familiarize with the basis of this genre.
Floyd |
Floyd | If, after finishing "Zigamus", you would like to try other text
Floyd | adventures, please have a look at my website www.marcovallarino.it and
Floyd | the Interactive Fiction Database: ifdb.tads.org.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vigamus waits for you in Rome, via Sabotino 4. It is open from Tuesday
Floyd | to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: apart from many objects, games,
Floyd | gadgets and interactive areas, it often hosts events about gaming and
Floyd | retrogaming, which you can read about on www.vigamus.com and
Floyd | www.fb.com/vigamusrome, where you can also find the pictures of past
Floyd | events and info about the other activities of the museum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "For posterity"
DavidW says, "A similar game to this one is 'Phantom of the Arcade'." 		Doug | Vigamus, the Video Game Museum of Rome, has been attacked by zombies. To save it from the monsters, you can only count on your brain and the relics and gadgets exhibited in the building.
		Doug says, "that's the blurb on the comp site."
		DavidW says, "oops, I didn't say it on channel"
		DavidW says, "oh, neat that it's in an actual museum."
		Doug says, "heh, the comp cover art has a zombie pac-man (with teeth). I didn't notice that before"
		Doug says, "oh, hah, I didn't even notice that Vigamus = Vi Ga Mus."
		DavidW says (to BrianK), "One game where your inventory changes who you are is "Within a Wreath of Dewdrops, or, A Poisoned Zenith" by maga and Jacqueline."
		Doug says, "I've heard of them!"
		BrianK says, "Oh yeah, I've played that one"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if there's anything else with that idea."
		BrianK says, "There's also Midnight Swordfight, which lets you perform different actions based on what you're wearing"
		DavidW says, "oh right"
		DavidW says, "There ought to be something like that Bugs Bunny cartoon where there's hats everywhere and whatever hat you're wearing determines who you are."
		BrianK says, "I'll jot it down in my ideas list and see if I get anywhere with it"
		DavidW says, "yay"
		Doug asks, "Are we up for another game? Brian's maybe?"
		Doug says, "maybe with a short break"
		DavidW says, "I'm still awake, and yes, a short break to visit a bathroom might be nice."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Interactive Area 1                        Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
BrianK clears the save counter. 		Khalisar asks, "what's Brian's game?"
		BrianK says, "How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors"
Doug says (to Floyd), "list h" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "hadeanlands halloweve halothane hamper handthatrocksthepumpkin hangar22 happy harmonic hauntedhouse headingeast headless heated heist heliopause hell help10 hero1r3 heroes heroine hi hi.zip hill160 hillridge hipponewyear hockey hollywood holyrobotempire home hoosegow horrorofrylvania house houseofdreamofmoon howtowinatrockpaperscissors htgessay hugoclock hugoclockworkboy hugocwb hugorn hugospin hugowb hugozork hummingbird hungerdaemon hunterdarkness" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask howtowinatrockpaperscissors" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been almost a year since you've tasted that defeat and
Floyd | humiliation. You were forced to resign in disgrace, and another took
Floyd | up your position.
Floyd |
Floyd | But this time will be different. This time, you'll definitely be
Floyd | guaranteed victory, as long as you pray to the gods for help.
Floyd |
Floyd | And no one will be able to stop you.
Floyd |
Floyd | How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Brian Kwak
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161003 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | The gym is barely different from what you remember from your
Floyd | infrequent visits. The only differences you can notice are the banner
Floyd | hanging from the wall and some tables set up in preparation for the
Floyd | event to take place later. You can exit the gym to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some club members here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Type ABOUT for more information about the game.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Khalisar says, "nice. Played that too so I'll sit it out again."
		Doug says, "ah, sorry"
		Doug asks, "we could play a game that none of us has played?"
		Khalisar says, "nah, it's fine."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are playing How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors. This
Floyd | parser game was submitted to IFComp 2016 and is the author's first
Floyd | piece of interactive fiction.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you are new to interactive fiction, please check out
Floyd | [LINK] to get yourself started.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can move around in the game using the standard compass directions.
Floyd | Type EXITS for a list of exits for your current location.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can EXAMINE (or X) things in more detail, and TAKE and DROP
Floyd | certain items as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | To talk with other characters, you can TALK TO them. You can also SHOW
Floyd | things TO them (GIVE is synonymous).
Floyd |
Floyd | You will also need to type ROCK, PAPER, or SCISSORS when you want to
Floyd | play their respective hand shapes.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you get stuck, you may want to consult the external walkthrough
Floyd | available for this game. For feedback and other comments, please
Floyd | contact the author at briankwak49@gmail.com. See CREDITS for a list of
Floyd | other contributors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors was written and programmed
Floyd | by Brian Kwak in Inform 7.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huge thank you to all my beta testers—verity virtue, Adri, and
Floyd | Jordan Glassman—for helping me test the game on short notice and
Floyd | finding ways to improve it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I would also like to credit the game Raising the Flag on Mount Yo
Floyd | Momma by Juhana Leinonen, whose freely available source code was
Floyd | examined by me on multiple occasions to use as an example during the
Floyd | making of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | And a shout-out to ClubFloyd for inspiring me to make this game in the
Floyd | first place, because I thought it would be fun if everyone came
Floyd | together to enjoy a game that I had made.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK exclaims, "hi clubfloyd!!!!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "clubf ..davidw. I guess it's just me and you... want to drive this time?" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLUBF ..DAVIDW. I GUESS IT'S JUST ME AND YOU... WANT TO DRIVE THIS
Floyd | TIME?
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks (of DavidW), "I guess it's just me and you... want to drive this time?"
		DavidW says, "uh, ok."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x banner" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The banner reads "Rock-Paper-Scissors Competition" in bold letters. It
Floyd | seems rather low-budget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Members of the Rock-Paper-Scissors Club. You recognize them from when
Floyd | you used to be in the club, but you don't know them well enough to
Floyd | know their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "also I'm snacking"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to people" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you're here for the competition, you're pretty early," says one of
Floyd | them in a bored voice. "There's still some time before it starts, so
Floyd | you can come back then."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your cell phone. The camera has been broken for almost a year now. A
Floyd | photo of one of your friends is being used as the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | A picture of your friend Sarah posing with a V sign is set as your
Floyd | phone background. She's always asking you to take a new picture of
Floyd | her, but you can't take any pictures with your busted camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "phone sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PHONE SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | A banner hangs from the wall, and there are some tables set up in
Floyd | preparation for the event to take place later. You can exit the gym to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some club members here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tables" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Some folding tables have been set up in preparation for the
Floyd | competition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You step outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the
Floyd | north, and there are several flyers on the doors. You can also go east
Floyd | to the parking lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your best friend David is here. It seems like he was waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey," he says. "Can we talk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to david" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DAVID
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey," you say. "What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, you're entering the competition today, right? I just wanted to
Floyd | wish you good luck."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, yeah, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Also, I wanted to say that, well, after last time... Just, winning
Floyd | isn't everything, you know? It's okay even if you don't win."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," you say, but you don't really mean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, that's it, then! Good luck in the competition!" He raises his
Floyd | fist. "How about a fist bump?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, and as you do so, the world starts to
Floyd | shake. A hole opens in reality—a swirling vortex of crackling energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | David's face transforms into a look of shock as he registers the
Floyd | situation. A "wha—" escapes his lips before he is swallowed by the
Floyd | vortex, which snaps shut after him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha. Sorry, David!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your cell phone. The camera has been broken for almost a year now. A
Floyd | photo of one of your friends is being used as the background.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "photo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | A picture of your friend Sarah posing with a V sign is set as your
Floyd | phone background. She's always asking you to take a new picture of
Floyd | her, but you can't take any pictures with your busted camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You are outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the north,
Floyd | with several flyers on the doors. You can also go east to the parking
Floyd | lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flyers" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bunch of flyers advertising the Rock-Paper-Scissors Competition.
Floyd | They contain details about when and where the event will take place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read flyers" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FLYERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bunch of flyers advertising the Rock-Paper-Scissors Competition.
Floyd | They contain details about when and where the event will take place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Parking Lot
Floyd | You are in one of the two parking lots at your school, with this one
Floyd | being on the east side. The lot is surprisingly deserted, even in
Floyd | spite of it being after school. You can go west to return to the
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only person you can see here is a girl whose name you know to be
Floyd | Chloe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe folds her arms and taps her foot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew, caught up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | A senior at your school who is well known for her looks. She's
Floyd | concentrating on her smartphone, and occasionally taps her foot as if
Floyd | she's waiting for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe texts someone on her phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi," you manage to say, but Chloe immediately interrupts you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I, like, have a boyfriend," she says. "And he's, like, picking me up
Floyd | at this parking lot soon. Or at least, he's supposed to. I've
Floyd | been waiting here for, like, forever!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, okay."
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe holds her phone out at arm's length and takes a selfie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chloe's phone" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHLOE'S PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show phone to chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHONE TO CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | (your cell phone to Chloe)
Floyd | "Ew, that phone is, like, so outdated. You should really upgrade to a
Floyd | better one, like mine."
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe uses her phone as a mirror to fix her hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chloe about phone" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CHLOE ABOUT PHONE
Floyd |

		
Floyd If you want to talk to Chloe, use TALK TO [someone] or SHOW 		
Floyd [something] TO [someone] instead. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "..briank. I didn't realize you made this for Club Floyd... sorry there aren't more people playing today!" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ..BRIANK. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU MADE THIS FOR CLUB FLOYD... SORRY
Floyd | THERE AREN'T MORE PEOPLE PLAYING TODAY!
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "Today in omelette-making"
		Doug says, "dammit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, have you tried calling your boyfriend?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh, obviously. He's not picking up, though. He must have, like, left
Floyd | it at home again." She rolls her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe takes a call on her phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to BrianK), "I didn't realize you made this for Club Floyd... sorry there aren't more people playing today!"
		BrianK says, "Well, I didn't make it specifically for Club Floyd"
		Doug says (to McMartin), "come play!"
		DavidW says, "I don't see what we can do with Chloe yet."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I move on elsewhere?"
		Doug says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe holds up her hand in a "talk to the hand" fashion, stopping you
Floyd | before you can say anything. You probably shouldn't talk to her while
Floyd | she's on the phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, and once again, the world
Floyd | starts to shake. Crackling with energy, a vortex opens again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe gapes at the vortex and drops her phone, which falls to the
Floyd | ground. Before she can recover from the shock, she is sucked in. The
Floyd | vortex closes, and the world returns to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scissors beats paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 2 out of a possible 10, in 26 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take phone" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the smartphone)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Eastern Parking Lot                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe's smartphone. The case that covers it is pink with a rabbit
Floyd | design. The phone is in surprisingly good condition, considering the
Floyd | fall it took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, since you don't know the password, you can't really use
Floyd | the smartphone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You are outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the north,
Floyd | with several flyers on the doors. You can also go east to the parking
Floyd | lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
McMartin arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school that
Floyd | connects most of the major school buildings. During school hours,
Floyd | there are usually a lot of students milling around, but today you
Floyd | don't see anybody. From here, you can go north to the front of the
Floyd | school, northwest to the library, west to the western building,
Floyd | southwest to the parking lot, south to the southern building, and east
Floyd | to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "I have actually played through this one already, so I won't drive, but sure, I can show up"
		DavidW asks, "Lots of directions. Should I just go counterclockwise through these?"
		Doug says, "have we been anywhere before? I was only skimmiong"
		DavidW says, "We were east of here."
		DavidW says, "We've defeated David and Chloe so far."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of the School
Floyd | You walk past the front gate and find yourself at the front of the
Floyd | school. You can re-enter the school to the south, or cross the street
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | After school lets out, a crossing guard is stationed here to make sure
Floyd | students can cross the road safely without being run over, but right
Floyd | now there are hardly any students crossing or cars passing by that you
Floyd | wonder why the guard is even here at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heya, kiddo," says the guard with a smile. "If you want to cross,
Floyd | just give me a heads-up and I'll handle the rest."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "do we have an actual goal? or are we just waiting for the contest to start?"
		DavidW says, "We seem to be playing already, using our RPS powers to vortex losers away."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard holds up a hand to stop you. "Whoa, there. Didn't I say you
Floyd | should give me a heads-up if you want to cross? Just give me a sec and
Floyd | I'll let you cross."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, and once again, the world
Floyd | starts to shake. A vortex of swirling energy opens in front of the
Floyd | guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks at you in surprise, and as she does so, the stop sign is
Floyd | pulled from her hands. She reaches to grab it, but loses her balance
Floyd | and tumbles into the vortex. The vortex closes, leaving the world
Floyd | quiet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scissors beats paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Khalisar asks, "I played this pretty early in the comp so I actually don't remember what you're *meant* to do other than prepare for the comp...I guess just practice?"
		DavidW says, "Like that."
		McMartin says, "This isn't the tournament. The tournament is happening at the gym."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of the School
Floyd | You are at the front of the school. You can re-enter the school to the
Floyd | south, or cross the street to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Across the Street                                    Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly step onto the street. Is it really safe to cross without
Floyd | the guard?
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, who are you kidding. You boldly stride across the street and
Floyd | manage to cross safely, because there aren't any cars driving by that
Floyd | can run you over.
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the Street
Floyd | You are across the street from the school. You can see the school in
Floyd | all its glory to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Across the Street                                    Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Across the Street                                    Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x school" 		

Floyd ]  Across the Street                                    Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCHOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the front side of the school from here. It's not a sight
Floyd | you see often, given that you usually enter and exit the school from
Floyd | the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Across the Street                                    Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front of the School                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Without the guard here, you cross the street with reckless abandon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of the School
Floyd | You are at the front of the school. You can re-enter the school to the
Floyd | south, or cross the street to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess the sign fell into the vortex too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is usually a quiet place, but today it seemed even quieter
Floyd | than normal. The ambient sounds of the librarian moving around or of
Floyd | students murmuring to each other was strangely absent. Bookshelves are
Floyd | lined up, filling most of the room, and a sign on one wall compels you
Floyd | to be as quiet as possible. From here, you can go south to the western
Floyd | building or southeast to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | A boy is here, reading a novel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm having a little trouble keeping up"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign reads "SILENCE IS GOLDEN". You feel compelled to speak
Floyd | quietly, despite the fact that the librarian isn't even here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy appears to be of high school age, though probably younger than
Floyd | you. He's currently reading a novel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x novel" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The novel that the boy is reading. The novel happens to be the sort
Floyd | without any sort of distinguishing features on the cover, so you have
Floyd | no way of knowing what it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The novel called The Novel Without Novelty."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," you say quietly to the boy. You wait for a bit, but he
Floyd | doesn't look up from his book. Maybe if you tried again?
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a page being turned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, hello," you say, a little louder, but the boy still doesn't look
Floyd | up. Frustrated, you wave your hands wildly until you finally get his
Floyd | attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks up at you, points to his ear and to his mouth, and then
Floyd | shrugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Huh. Does that mean he's deaf?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to talk to the boy again, but he just shrugs at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "uh hm, what do rock paper and scissors mean in ASL?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give phone to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PHONE TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the smartphone or your cell phone?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at the smartphone and shrugs at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cell phone to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CELL PHONE TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at your cell phone and shrugs at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show rock to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ROCK TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at the rock and shrugs at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think I need to come back here later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You stride over to the shelves and choose a book at random. You're not
Floyd | really fond of the book's genre, so you put it back. Besides, the
Floyd | librarian doesn't seem to be here, so it's not like you can check out
Floyd | books, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of Doug), "I don't know. They might mean the same thing?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'll come back here later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You walk into the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a girl waiting in front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "heh, um, I don't know how to search ASL by sign"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't think you've seen her before. She looks pretty young, so
Floyd | you're guessing she's a freshman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, um, I'm supposed to be meeting with Mr. Russo in this room for
Floyd | something," she says. "But the door is locked, and nobody's responding
Floyd | when I knock, so I'm not really sure what to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hmm. Maybe try knocking again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She sighs. "It's not like there's anything else I can do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I wonder if there's a Google app that will translate from sign language if I film myself."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Room 309 door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Room 309 door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | "By the way, what was your name again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's Jayma. Nice to meet you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jayma knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wish there was something I could do to help."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about it. Mr. Russo has never been the most reliable
Floyd | person."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Knocking is a rock-shape, but paper didn't help. I guess because she wasn't knocking us?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wish there was something I could do to help."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Room 309 door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jayma knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe we need to ROCK to knock harder?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, south, east, or west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock door with rock" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK DOOR WITH ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to knock the Room 309 door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rock to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROCK TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, I'm not sure how that can help."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jayma knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "She only knocks occasionally"
		Doug says, "guess not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit door with rock" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT DOOR WITH ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the Room 309 door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Parking Lot
Floyd | You are in one of the two parking lots at your school, with this one
Floyd | being on the west side. You can go north to enter the western building
Floyd | or east to enter the southern building. You can also go northeast to
Floyd | the quad or southeast to go behind the school.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single car is parked in the lot. Leaning against the hood of the car
Floyd | is who you presume to be its owner. You believe his name is Brad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad's car. Well, you're pretty sure it's Brad's car, unless he
Floyd | decided to lean on a random one that wasn't his. It seems to have been
Floyd | used for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad drums his fingers on his thigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | A senior at your school. If you remember correctly, he used to be on
Floyd | the basketball team, but rumor has it that he was kicked off for being
Floyd | too aggressive. In any case, he looks like he's in a bad mood right
Floyd | now, so you probably don't want to do anything to provoke him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, hey, how's it going?" you ask cautiously. Brad turns to look at
Floyd | you, and takes some time before responding, possibly to assess whether
Floyd | you're a threat or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm waiting for my girlfriend," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for him to elaborate, but it doesn't seem like he plans on
Floyd | saying anything more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "is that Chloe's boyfriend?"
		DavidW says, "oh geez. They were at different parking lots."
		DavidW says, "That's so cute."
		Doug says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show smartphone to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SMARTPHONE TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, wait, that's my girlfriend's phone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh, it's mine," you lie expertly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you sure? It looks a lot like her case. She's always looking at
Floyd | her phone when we're on dates, so I remember it pretty well."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence," you say, quickly putting
Floyd | the phone away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad shifts to be in a slightly different position from before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hrm."
		Doug asks, "give it to him maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give phone to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PHONE TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the smartphone or your cell phone?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | "It really does look like my girlfriend's phone, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad scratches his chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, if you're looking for your girlfriend, you might want to check
Floyd | the other parking lot," you suggest.
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at you like you're the world's biggest idiot. "Uh, there's
Floyd | only one parking lot at this school," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider correcting him, but you decide you don't really want to
Floyd | argue with him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad drums his fingers on his thigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "or maybe we can send you to join her in the VORTEX!!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give my phone to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MY PHONE TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the smartphone to Brad)
Floyd | "It really does look like my girlfriend's phone, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cell phone to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CELL PHONE TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "What, are you asking for my phone number? I have a girlfriend, you
Floyd | know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad shifts to be in a slightly different position from before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "phone chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PHONE CHLOE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take selfie" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SELFIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "">e.t., phone home""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rock
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad scratches his chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show rock to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ROCK TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you want me to do with that, huh!?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You think about saying something else to Brad, but you decide not to
Floyd | risk making his bad mood worse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad drums his fingers on his thigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fingers" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FINGERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rock
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad scratches his chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't see what to do with Brad."
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell brad about chloe" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL BRAD ABOUT CHLOE
Floyd |

		
Floyd If you want to talk to Brad, use TALK TO [someone] or SHOW [something] 		
Floyd TO [someone] instead. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show vortex to brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW VORTEX TO BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wonder why he keeps drumming his fingers on his thigh..."
		DavidW says, "Just to drive me crazy,."
		DavidW says, "Yes, Brad, your thigh *is* adorable."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look down at yourself. Yup, you're wearing clothes. Thank
Floyd | goodness!
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad shifts to be in a slightly different position from before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I guess keep exploring? or have we been everywhere?"
		DavidW says, "not quite everywhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, east, northeast, or southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad drums his fingers on his thigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Building Hallway
Floyd | You walk into the southern building of the school. Most of the
Floyd | classrooms are empty and locked, but one classroom to the east still
Floyd | appears to have its light on. You can also exit north to the quad or
Floyd | west to the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with lockers, and you can see your own locker
Floyd | among them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x locker" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your locker. This year, it's too far from any of your classes to use
Floyd | normally, so you've found another use for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your locker, revealing a shrine and an altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shrine" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHRINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Since you weren't using this locker for anything else, you decided to
Floyd | build a small shrine to the gods and house it here. You've made small
Floyd | figures to represent each of the three goddesses enshrined here:
Floyd | Petra, Charti, and Psalidi.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x petra" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | Petra, the goddess of rock. Rock evokes imagery of hardened stone or
Floyd | tall, rugged mountains, and the fist makes you think of punching or
Floyd | fistfights. Consequently, Petra is the most durable of the three
Floyd | goddesses, as well as the most aggressive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charti" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARTI
Floyd |
Floyd | Charti, the goddess of paper. Paper on its own can be considered
Floyd | flimsy, but through paper the written word can carry immense power.
Floyd | Similarly, Charti is the most unassuming of the three goddesses, but
Floyd | she can strike with subtlety and grace when she is least expected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x psalidi" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PSALIDI
Floyd |
Floyd | Psalidi, the goddess of scissors. Scissors can dangerous implements,
Floyd | but they are often used as tools for crafting; as such, they represent
Floyd | aggression that has been channeled into something constructive. It
Floyd | follows that Psalidi is the most creative of the three goddesses,
Floyd | finding new and innovative ways to attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I am learning so much."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small altar that can support items to use in a sacred ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rock on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the rock on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably find some offerings for the gods before performing
Floyd | the ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yup"
		DavidW says, "So we need to find paper and scissors too."
		Doug says, "aha."
		Doug says, "trophy case for treasures"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close locker" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your locker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, east, or west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Room 415 door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Room 415 door.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, the door opens, and you are face-to-face with your
Floyd | friend Sarah.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, it's just you," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You could sound more excited to see me."
Floyd |
Floyd | She rolls her eyes. "Well, I should've known that it was you. I can't
Floyd | think of anyone else that will try and enter every door they see.
Floyd | Here, I'll leave the door open, so you can come in whenever." Sarah
Floyd | props open the door and goes back inside the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha ha"
		Doug says, "heh"
		Doug says, "now we can take her picture"
		DavidW says, "Sarah, I will apologize in advance for the vortex I put you in."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 415
Floyd | Room 415 is a science room, so instead of the usual chairs and tables,
Floyd | there are lab benches and stools. The benches are clear except for
Floyd | one, which is occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah is sitting at the bench, studying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah is another one of your friends. The two of you often clash over
Floyd | a difference in opinion, but despite it you remain good friends.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah is currently studying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing in here, anyway?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr. Petridis told me that I could stay in this room and study as long
Floyd | as I lock up properly when I leave," Sarah says. "Well, although the
Floyd | door locks on its own anyway. It just opens from the inside."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "SCISSOR FINGERS FOR THE SCISSORS GOD"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "You have a teacher named Mr. Petri Dish?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's Mr. Petridis," says Sarah, rolling her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, by the way," says Sarah. "Did you ever meet up with David? He
Floyd | said he was looking for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, no," you lie masterfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know you want to talk and stuff, but I should really get back to
Floyd | studying," Sarah says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "MASTERFUL"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cell phone to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CELL PHONE TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is the camera on that thing still busted? You really should get a new
Floyd | one."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show cellphone to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CELLPHONE TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is the camera on that thing still busted? You really should get a new
Floyd | one."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show smartphone to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SMARTPHONE TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah's eyes light up when you show her the smartphone. "Is that a new
Floyd | phone?" she asks. "You can finally get a new picture of me for your
Floyd | background! Here, take a picture of me," she commands, posing for a
Floyd | picture with her usual pose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and once again, the world starts to shake.
Floyd | Sarah looks at you as a vortex yawns open and beings to inhale
Floyd | everything around it, sending papers flying into the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Seriously?" she shouts over the crackling of the vortex. "What, are
Floyd | you offering people as sacrifices to the gods so you can win at that
Floyd | rock-paper-scissors competition?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to say something in response, but she shakes her head.
Floyd | "Whatever. Hope everything works out for you. I'm out."
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns and, without looking back, throws up the V sign again before
Floyd | walking into the vortex.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ding"
		McMartin says, "She's got your number, that's for sure"
		Doug says, "haha"
McMartin says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 4 out of a possible 10, in 109 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, she's our girl"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You must take things one at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 415
Floyd | Room 415 is a science room with lab benches and stools. One bench
Floyd | still has a pencil case sitting on top of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take case" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the pencil case, revealing a blue pen, a red pen, a black
Floyd | pen, a mechanical pencil, a wooden pencil, a lead refill, an eraser, a
Floyd | pair of scissors, a glue stick, some white-out, a yellow highlighter,
Floyd | a pink highlighter, an orange highlighter, a ruler, and a pack of
Floyd | tissues.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Room 415                                             Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the southern building of the school. Most of the classrooms
Floyd | are empty and locked, but one classroom to the east still appears to
Floyd | have its light on. You can also exit north to the quad or west to the
Floyd | parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with lockers, and you can see your own locker
Floyd | among them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your locker, revealing a shrine and an altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put scissors on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCISSORS ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pair of scissors on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Parking Lot
Floyd | The parking lot on the west side of the school. You can go north to
Floyd | enter the western building or east to enter the southern building. You
Floyd | can also go northeast to the quad or southeast to go behind the
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single car is parked in the lot. Brad leans against the hood of the
Floyd | car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back of the School
Floyd | You find yourself behind the southern building at the back of the
Floyd | school. The first thing you notice as you approach is the awful smell
Floyd | of cigarette smoke. The source of it is leaning casually against the
Floyd | wall next to a dumpster. There is a sign affixed on the wall above
Floyd | him. You can go northwest back to the western parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The smoker sees you approaching and blows smoke in your direction,
Floyd | which you try not to breathe in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x smoker" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMOKER
Floyd |
Floyd | The smoker appears rather unkempt, wearing a tank top and sweatpants
Floyd | and holding a cigarette between two fingers. Does he even go to this
Floyd | school? He looks a little too old to be in high school.
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to withstand it, but the stench overpowers you. You cover your
Floyd | nose and hurry back the way you came. Besides, if you stayed there too
Floyd | long, you would probably have gotten lung cancer or something from all
Floyd | the secondhand smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		Doug says, "I guess the boy in the library is our source for paper"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 4
Floyd | [press any key to continue]## Western Parking Lot
Floyd | The parking lot on the west side of the school. You can go north to
Floyd | enter the western building or east to enter the southern building. You
Floyd | can also go northeast to the quad or southeast to go behind the
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single car is parked in the lot. Brad leans against the hood of the
Floyd | car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad runs his hand through his hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, perhaps"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back of the School
Floyd | You are at the back of the school. The smell of cigarette smoke is
Floyd | still here. You can go northwest back to the western parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The smoker is leaning against the wall next to a dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and once again, the world starts to shake.
Floyd | Crackling with energy, a vortex opens on the wall behind the smoker.
Floyd |
Floyd | No longer having a wall to lean on, the smoker falls backwards into
Floyd | the vortex. The vortex thoughtfully lingers for a little while longer
Floyd | to vacuum the smoke out of the air before closing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock beats scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's some trash in the dumpster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search trash" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | [For the purposes of this game, SEARCH is synonymous with
Floyd | EXAMINE.]
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a nice thing to call the ex-smoker.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, the trash in the dumpster? There's nothing important in there.
Floyd | It's just trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "wait, what?"
		Doug says, "ohh, holding his cigarette between two fingers"
		DavidW says, "The smoker was holding his cigarette in scissors hand-shape."
		Doug says, "still not reading quickly enough."
		DavidW says, "sorry"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take trash" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want anything from there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Back of the School
Floyd | You are at the back of the school. With the smoker gone, the air is
Floyd | much easier to breathe. All that remains is the dumpster, pressed up
Floyd | against the wall of the southern building. You can go northwest back
Floyd | to the western parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push dumpster" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DUMPSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "now what? We have deaf library guy, Brad on car, and girl knocking on a door."
		Doug says, "I guess the smoker was just an obstacle, because of the smoke"
Doug says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Back of the School                                   Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "unless I missed an exit."
		Doug says, "hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Parking Lot
Floyd | The parking lot on the west side of the school. You can go north to
Floyd | enter the western building or east to enter the southern building. You
Floyd | can also go northeast to the quad or southeast to go behind the
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single car is parked in the lot. Brad leans against the hood of the
Floyd | car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, east, northeast, or southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad shifts to be in a slightly different position from before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess we can PAPER the girl"
		DavidW says, "I tried."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Jayma waiting in front of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jayma knocks on the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, and once again, the world starts to
Floyd | shake. The doors shake and the lockers rattle noisily as a vortex
Floyd | opens below Jayma.
Floyd |
Floyd | She seems to hover over the vortex, her fist still raised in the air,
Floyd | before she plummets down into the vortex with an ear-piercing shriek,
Floyd | which echoes in the halls a little while longer before finally falling
Floyd | silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		DavidW says, "oh. At the wrong time, I guess."
		Doug says, "only while she's knocking, I guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 6
Floyd | [press any key to continue]After a moment, the door that was
Floyd | in front of Jayma opens, and a man pokes his head out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's going on?" asks Mr. Russo, yawning. "I thought I heard
Floyd | somebody being murdered out here."
Floyd |
Floyd | You shrug at him, and he scratches his head. "Maybe it was just my
Floyd | imagination." He yawns again and goes back inside, leaving the door
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK exclaims, "Timing puzzles!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, grading papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo underlines a sentence on the paper in front of him and makes
Floyd | a note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh NOW he opens the door"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | "So how are you, Mr. Russo?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, I'm fine. Just working on grading these papers." He glances over
Floyd | the numerous sticky notes stuck to his desk. "It looks like I'm also
Floyd | waiting for a student of mine to come in so we can discuss her
Floyd | grades."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cool," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo blinks, struggling to stay awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I would prefer if you didn't touch anything on my desk right now,"
Floyd | says Mr. Russo without looking up to see what you were reaching for.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo closes his eyes, and his head droops forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr. Russo—" you begin, and Mr. Russo wakes with a start.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Huh? Wha?" He glances around. "Oh, I must have dozed off again." He
Floyd | yawns. "I haven't been getting much sleep lately, so I've been really
Floyd | tired, you see. Thanks for waking me up."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh hey."
		DavidW says, "oh, I should let him sleep."
		DavidW says, "sorry"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo scrawls something indecipherable in the margins of the paper
Floyd | in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo blinks, struggling to stay awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo stifles a yawn with an open hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo frowns at something on the paper that he is reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo closes his eyes, and his head droops forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "another timing puzzle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You accidentally rustle the papers as you pick one up. Mr. Russo
Floyd | stirs, and you drop the paper and quickly move your hands away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear, it seems I've dozed off again," he mutters, rubbing his
Floyd | eyes, and goes back to grading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | You had Mr. Russo as your English teacher last year. Given how
Floyd | absentminded and forgetful he was, it was a miracle that he managed to
Floyd | teach a class every year without it being a disaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo is currently dozing at his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a peek at one of the ungraded papers. You catch a glaring
Floyd | spelling error in the first sentence and look away in disgust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You accidentally rustle the papers as you pick one up. Mr. Russo
Floyd | stirs, and you drop the paper and quickly move your hands away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear, it seems I've dozed off again," he mutters, rubbing his
Floyd | eyes, and goes back to grading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, grading papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo scrawls something indecipherable in the margins of the paper
Floyd | in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closer at the desk does not make it seem any less chaotic. A
Floyd | pile of papers covers most of the surface, with graded and ungraded
Floyd | papers all mixed together. You can see the corner of a textbook
Floyd | peeking out from within the pile. A corner of the desk is littered
Floyd | with sticky notes with various reminders. There is also a computer
Floyd | monitor on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo underlines a sentence on the paper in front of him and makes
Floyd | a note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), " x monitor" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  X MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is turned off. Since the monitor is here,
Floyd | you're guessing a keyboard and mouse are hidden under the papers
Floyd | somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo stifles a yawn with an open hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mouse" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is turned off. Since the monitor is here,
Floyd | you're guessing a keyboard and mouse are hidden under the papers
Floyd | somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo blinks, struggling to stay awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on monitor" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo closes his eyes, and his head droops forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a textbook that teaches sign language. You could look
Floyd | through it if you picked it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You quietly pull the textbook from the mess of papers on the desk,
Floyd | taking care not to wake Mr. Russo.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a textbook that teaches sign language. It appears to
Floyd | have been read thoroughly, with various annotations and sticky notes
Floyd | in the pages. You decide to take the time to look over the alphabet
Floyd | and some simple phrases from the beginning of the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a textbook that teaches sign language. It appears to
Floyd | have been read thoroughly, with various annotations and sticky notes
Floyd | in the pages. Earlier, you took a look at the beginning of the book to
Floyd | go over the alphabet and some simple phrases.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a sticky note at random and take a look at it. It reads "Buy
Floyd | eggs".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "reading does the same thing as examining, by the way"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sign language textbook
Floyd |   a pencil case (open)
Floyd |     a blue pen
Floyd |     a red pen
Floyd |     a black pen
Floyd |     a mechanical pencil
Floyd |     a wooden pencil
Floyd |     a lead refill
Floyd |     an eraser
Floyd |     a glue stick
Floyd |     some white-out
Floyd |     a yellow highlighter
Floyd |     a pink highlighter
Floyd |     an orange highlighter
Floyd |     a ruler
Floyd |     a pack of tissues
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I keep forgetting"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we go back to the library now?"
		Doug says, "me too. I just played a game where you had to both EXAMINE and READ everything"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x noe" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x note" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a sticky note at random and take a look at it. It reads
Floyd | "Meeting w/ Jayma after school, discuss grades".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is quiet, with only the occasional turn of a page being
Floyd | audible. Bookshelves are lined up, filling most of the room, and a
Floyd | sign on one wall compels you to be as quiet as possible. From here,
Floyd | you can go south to the western building or southeast to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | A boy is here, reading a novel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | You wave your hands again to get the boy's attention. He looks up from
Floyd | his novel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to attempt communication with the boy using your recently
Floyd | learned knowledge of sign language basics. "Hello, how are you?" you
Floyd | sign. The boy recognizes your clumsy signing and responds with a
Floyd | simple "I'm fine" in response.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is your name?" you try signing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy fails to hide an amused smile before he starts to slowly spell
Floyd | out the letters to his name.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy spells an O with his fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy spells an L with his fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy spells an I with his fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy spells a V with his fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and once again, the world starts to shake. The
Floyd | boy looks on in confusion as a vortex opens in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The novel he was reading is wrenched from his hands and sucked into
Floyd | the vortex, and it isn't long before the boy follows suit. You hear a
Floyd | scream fade into silence with the crackling of energy as the vortex
Floyd | closes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock beats scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "Sorry OLIVER"
		Doug says, "I guess that was obvious enough"
		McMartin says, "You're way better at this than I was"
		Doug says, "I wonder what happens if you lose a match"
		DavidW says, "I don't wanna think about that."
		DavidW says, "So, we still need a paper and to defeat Brad."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                              Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is quiet. Bookshelves are lined up, filling most of the
Floyd | room, and a sign on one wall compels you to be as quiet as possible.
Floyd | From here, you can go south to the western building or southeast to
Floyd | the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You realize that the boy never managed to finish spelling his name.
Floyd | Since he spelled O-L-I-V, you would assume his name was probably
Floyd | Oliver, but for all you know he could've been spelling out "Olive
Floyd | Garden" or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "Olivander. wait that had two Ls."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, south, east, or west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm he didn't leave his book?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, dozing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The book went into the vortex."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | You had Mr. Russo as your English teacher last year. Given how
Floyd | absentminded and forgetful he was, it was a miracle that he managed to
Floyd | teach a class every year without it being a disaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo is currently dozing at his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closer at the desk does not make it seem any less chaotic. A
Floyd | pile of papers covers most of the surface, with graded and ungraded
Floyd | papers all mixed together. A corner of the desk is littered with
Floyd | sticky notes with various reminders. There is also a computer monitor
Floyd | on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sticky noes" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICKY NOES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the sticky notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sticky notes" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICKY NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick a sticky note at random and take a look at it. It reads
Floyd | "Remember Allison's birthday!" with a heart scribbled in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sticky note" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STICKY NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want to mess with those. They're practically what
Floyd | keep Mr. Russo from becoming a mess. Or at least, a bigger mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take monitor" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You accidentally rustle the papers as you pick one up. Mr. Russo
Floyd | stirs, and you drop the paper and quickly move your hands away.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear, it seems I've dozed off again," he mutters, rubbing his
Floyd | eyes, and goes back to grading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
		DavidW asks, "Where's a coffee machine, quarter, and sleeping pill when you need one?"
		Doug asks, "why did we need to vanquish Oliver? just as a sacrifice?"
		DavidW says, "For the points, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 7 out of a possible 10, in 177 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm sure when we win, Oliver and the others will bring us a cake and a large trophy and thank us for giving them a vortex vacation."
		Doug says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sign language textbook
Floyd |   a pencil case (open)
Floyd |     a blue pen
Floyd |     a red pen
Floyd |     a black pen
Floyd |     a mechanical pencil
Floyd |     a wooden pencil
Floyd |     a lead refill
Floyd |     an eraser
Floyd |     a glue stick
Floyd |     some white-out
Floyd |     a yellow highlighter
Floyd |     a pink highlighter
Floyd |     an orange highlighter
Floyd |     a ruler
Floyd |     a pack of tissues
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo frowns at something on the paper that he is reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x eraser" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ERASER
Floyd |
Floyd | An eraser.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo underlines a sentence on the paper in front of him and makes
Floyd | a note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tissues" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TISSUES
Floyd |
Floyd | A pack of tissues.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo stifles a yawn with an open hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x white" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x white-out" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE-OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Some white-out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo blinks, struggling to stay awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give white-out to russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE WHITE-OUT TO RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the white-out)
Floyd | There's really only one thing you need from this pencil case.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo closes his eyes, and his head droops forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "does a tissue count as paper?"
		Doug says, "okay then."
		DavidW says, "I don't think so."
		Doug says, "I guess it's just a haystack"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close case" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the pencil case.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit russo with case" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT RUSSO WITH CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit Mr. Russo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't really want to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should I go get the scissors and cut the paper?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the southern building of the school. Most of the classrooms
Floyd | are empty and locked, but one classroom to the east still appears to
Floyd | have its light on. You can also exit north to the quad or west to the
Floyd | parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with lockers, and you can see your own locker
Floyd | among them.  The locker hangs open, revealing a shrine and an altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, dozing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting it up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Chloe's smartphone. The case that covers it is pink with a rabbit
Floyd | design. The phone is in surprisingly good condition, considering the
Floyd | fall it took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, since you don't know the password, you can't really use
Floyd | the smartphone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake it" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type brad" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the smartphone with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brad" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type "brad" on smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE "BRAD" ON SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove case" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't wearing the pencil case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove case from smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CASE FROM SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "skin smartphone" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SKIN SMARTPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper quietly" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER QUIETLY
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the pile of papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe Brad's drumming fingers counts as a paper sign?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PILE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a peek at one of the ungraded papers. The words start to swim
Floyd | before your eyes and you realize you've had enough of Romeo and
Floyd | Juliet last year.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Parking Lot
Floyd | The parking lot on the west side of the school. You can go north to
Floyd | enter the western building or east to enter the southern building. You
Floyd | can also go northeast to the quad or southeast to go behind the
Floyd | school.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single car is parked in the lot. Brad leans against the hood of the
Floyd | car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brad" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRAD
Floyd |
Floyd | A senior at your school. Apparently, he's known for being rather
Floyd | aggressive, and since he looks to be in a bad mood right now, you
Floyd | probably don't want to provoke him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad drums his fingers on his thigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, what's the deal?" asks Brad, putting his fists up. "You tryin'
Floyd | to poke my eyes out? What, you wanna fight?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, and once again, the world starts to
Floyd | shake. You don't see the vortex open, but you feel it open behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Startled, Brad throws a punch that you dodge easily, and the force of
Floyd | his punch sends him tumbling headfirst into the vortex.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "there we go"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Brad's car. It seems to have been used for a while. Or rather, Brad
Floyd | must have just gotten a used car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ener car" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Western Parking Lot                                  Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So it's just the paper now?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we just use a flyer from the gym?"
		Doug says, "I guess. Unless we need to vortex Russo too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You are outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the north,
Floyd | with several flyers on the doors. You can also go east to the parking
Floyd | lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to take one of the flyers with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a flyer
Floyd |   a pair of scissors
Floyd |   a sign language textbook
Floyd |   a pencil case (closed)
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go north, east, or west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the southern building of the school. Most of the classrooms
Floyd | are empty and locked, but one classroom to the east still appears to
Floyd | have its light on. You can also exit north to the quad or west to the
Floyd | parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with lockers, and you can see your own locker
Floyd | among them.  The locker hangs open, revealing a shrine and an altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flyer on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the flyer on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small altar that can support items to use in a sacred ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar are a flyer and a rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put scissors on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCISSORS ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pair of scissors on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably find some offerings for the gods before performing
Floyd | the ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rock on petra" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK ON PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on Petra would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rock to petra" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ROCK TO PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | A piece of paper advertising the Rock-Paper-Scissors Competition. It
Floyd | contains details about when and where the event will take place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rock on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the rock on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do a switcheroo with the flyer and a paper from the desk?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "pray to petra" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY TO PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "erase paper" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ERASE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess. But it's already a piece of paper"
		Doug asks, "does it have to be blank?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small altar that can support items to use in a sacred ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar are rock, scissors, and paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably find some offerings for the gods before performing
Floyd | the ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe order matters"
		DavidW says, "okay, maybe I have to hold all three first"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You must take things one at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rock. take paper. take scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK. TAKE PAPER. TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flyer" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should focus on finding some offerings instead of praying now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 10, in 230 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "try putting rock first, then the flyer, then scissors"
		DavidW says, "It would help if I knew what the ritual was."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small altar that can support items to use in a sacred ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Important wording clue :P"
		Doug says, "I assume it's just PRAY"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rock on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the rock on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put paper on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PAPER ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flyer on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FLYER ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the flyer on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put scissors on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SCISSORS ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pair of scissors on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably find some offerings for the gods before performing
Floyd | the ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | "What, are you offering people as sacrifices to the gods so you can win at that rock-paper-scissors competition?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small altar that can support items to use in a sacred ritual.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar are scissors, paper, and rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess we need more people to offer"
		Doug says, "oh, it's also reversing the order. Probably a red herring though"
		BrianK says, "There's still one person left"
		Doug says, "yeah, guess we need to solve Russo"
		DavidW says, "ok, I'll take us back there"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, dozing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "does Russo mean "rock"?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess Petridis was rock"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Russo is 'red' I think maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. Even from far away, you can tell
Floyd | that the desk is a disorganized mess. You can exit the classroom to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo sits at his desk, dozing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Room 309 door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closer at the desk does not make it seem any less chaotic. A
Floyd | pile of papers covers most of the surface, with graded and ungraded
Floyd | papers all mixed together. A corner of the desk is littered with
Floyd | sticky notes with various reminders. There is also a computer monitor
Floyd | on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "keyboard" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KEYBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyboard" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is turned off. Since the monitor is here,
Floyd | you're guessing a keyboard and mouse are hidden under the papers
Floyd | somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under papers" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo snores gently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on monitor" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I guess we need to talk to him some more?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push monitor" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MONITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to russo" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO RUSSO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr. Russo—" you begin, and Mr. Russo wakes with a start.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Huh? Wha?" He glances around. "Oh, I must have dozed off again.
Floyd | Thanks for waking me up."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Need help with anything?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, no, I'm all right. Thanks for the offer, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo scrawls something indecipherable in the margins of the paper
Floyd | in front of him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Need help with anything?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, no, I'm all right. Thanks for the offer, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo underlines a sentence on the paper in front of him and makes
Floyd | a note.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sign language textbook
Floyd |   a pencil case (closed)
Floyd |   a smartphone
Floyd |   your cell phone
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo stifles a yawn with an open hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha!"
		DavidW says, "oh that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers, and once again, the world
Floyd | starts to shake. A vortex opens behind Mr. Russo, and loose papers and
Floyd | sticky notes are sucked in.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Russo grabs his desk to avoid being pulled in, but the force of
Floyd | the vortex overpowers him. The desk topples over with a resounding
Floyd | crash, and Mr. Russo flies into the vortex, screaming.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scissors beats paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. The desk has been toppled over
Floyd | and most of the clutter on it has been sucked away, leaving only his
Floyd | computer on the floor. You can exit the classroom to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like you're just about ready. The competition is about to start
Floyd | soon, so you better hurry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is resting haphazardly on the floor. You can
Floyd | also see a keyboard and mouse. You hope nothing broke in the fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn it on" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN IT ON
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "did it say somewhere that we needed six sacrifices?"
		DavidW says, "no"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x keyboard" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room 309
Floyd | The classroom is rather unextraordinary, with the only thing of note
Floyd | being Mr. Russo's desk in the corner. The desk has been toppled over
Floyd | and most of the clutter on it has been sucked away, leaving only his
Floyd | computer on the floor. You can exit the classroom to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry. continue"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x keyboard" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is resting haphazardly on the floor. You can
Floyd | also see a keyboard and mouse. You hope nothing broke in the fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mouse" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A computer monitor. It is resting haphazardly on the floor. You can
Floyd | also see a keyboard and mouse. You hope nothing broke in the fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "use keyboard" 		

Floyd ]  Room 309                                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE KEYBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess just scenery"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western Building Hallway                             Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the western building of the school. The walls of this
Floyd | hallway are lined with lockers, and the classrooms are mostly empty
Floyd | and locked, with the exception of one room to the west which still has
Floyd | its light on. The library is to the north. You can also exit south to
Floyd | the parking lot or east to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Building Hallway
Floyd | You are in the southern building of the school. Most of the classrooms
Floyd | are empty and locked, but one classroom to the east still appears to
Floyd | have its light on. You can also exit north to the quad or west to the
Floyd | parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with lockers, and you can see your own locker
Floyd | among them.  The locker hangs open, revealing a shrine and an altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your hands together in front of you and kneel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You offer a prayer to Petra, asking for her strength and power. You
Floyd | offer a prayer to Charti, asking for her elegance and poise. You offer
Floyd | a prayer to Psalidi, asking for her sharpness and inspiration. And you
Floyd | pray to the three of them: a prayer for victory in the upcoming
Floyd | trials, and an entreaty that your offerings are provided safe passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		Doug says, "yay"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Southern Building Hallway                            Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]As you finish your prayers, you
Floyd | hear a soft sigh, and you can feel the blessings of the goddesses
Floyd | drape over you. Though you aren't physically emanating light, it
Floyd | almost feels as if you're glowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You should be able to win with this.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We are truly hashtag blessed."
		Doug says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school. From
Floyd | here, you can go north to the front of the school, northwest to the
Floyd | library, west to the western building, southwest to the parking lot,
Floyd | south to the southern building, and east to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You are outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the north,
Floyd | with several flyers on the doors. You can also go east to the parking
Floyd | lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Returning to the gym means you're ready to enter the competition. Do
Floyd | you want to go to the gym now?

		
McMartin asks, "What's our score?" 		
McMartin says, "Oh, 10, right" 		Doug says, "10 of 10"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 10
Floyd | you want to go to the gym now?
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 271 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Returning to the gym means you're ready to enter the competition. Do
Floyd | you want to go to the gym now?

		BrianK says, "I thought I was the only one who wrote out the word hashtag for irony purposes :P"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | you want to go to the gym now?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | The competition is starting.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small crowd of spectators has formed, and several other participants
Floyd | have arrived while you were out. But you aren't too concerned—to you,
Floyd | they're just appetizers before the main dish.
Floyd |
Floyd | You comb through the participants and lock eyes with your target: the
Floyd | current president of the Rock-Paper-Scissors Club. You look into each
Floyd | other's eyes for what seems like an eternity, but then they blink and
Floyd | look away.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're definitely going to beat them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		McMartin says, "I'd missed that the header was there"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | And now you find yourself in the finals.
Floyd |
Floyd | The small fry were indeed easy to beat—you probably didn't even need
Floyd | the help of the gods to take care of them. But you definitely need it
Floyd | right now, going head-to-head with the club president.
Floyd |
Floyd | The air is charged with tension. The club president glares at you,
Floyd | trying to divine what you will play. The referee opens her mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the blessing of Petra, the goddess of rock, guiding you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]The tension in the air recedes as
Floyd | everyone takes stock of the results. Then, the gym breaks out into
Floyd | mild applause, and the referee takes your arm and holds it up into the
Floyd | air, declaring you the victor of the competition. You feel your
Floyd | blessings melt away from you, having fulfilled their purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | The club president looks frustrated, but only for a moment. Then they
Floyd | grin at you and begin clapping as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Congratulations," they say.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 273 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "You should also try throwing the match, incidentally"
		Doug says, "hm, I was expecting some come-uppance"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Did you try...
Floyd |
Floyd | ...praying to the gods?
Floyd | ...getting an alternate ending?
Floyd | ...saying "xyzzy"?
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		BrianK exclaims, "Congratulations!"
		DavidW says, "yay us"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "pray to petra" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY TO PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only play rock, paper, or scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You play scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]The tension grows thicker as
Floyd | everyone in the gym registers the draw in their heads. You meet eyes
Floyd | with the president and raise your eyebrows to indicate that you're in
Floyd | control. They look away from you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The referee opens her mouth again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the blessing of Petra, the goddess of rock, guiding you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only play rock, paper, or scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You play scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]Another draw. You hear a
Floyd | collective gasp from the spectators. You can see beads of sweat form
Floyd | on the president's face, though they don't betray any emotion in their
Floyd | expression.
Floyd |
Floyd | The referee opens her mouth again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the blessing of Charti, the goddess of paper, guiding
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, I guess it's random"
		DavidW says, "No, not really."
		Doug asks, "and it will keep going until we win or lose?"
		McMartin says, "That's the rules"
		BrianK says, "You can try tying again :P"
		BrianK asks, "Tieing?"
		Khalisar says, "yeah, try again...if I remember how it works.."
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
DavidW The goddess is telling us what to play. 		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]The tension in the air grows even
Floyd | thicker—it almost feels like it's constricting you. You've let this
Floyd | go
Floyd | on for far too long. You should probably end this soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The referee opens her mouth again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the blessing of Psalidi, the goddess of scissors, guiding
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You play paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]You tie again.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		Khalisar says, "It's recognizing your persistence :)"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]And again.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]And again and again and again and
Floyd | again and again and again and again and again and again and again and
Floyd | again and again and again and again and again.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]You realize far too late that it
Floyd | wasn't the tension in the air constricting you but your blessings
Floyd | tightening around you, mutating into curses. For abusing the gifts of
Floyd | the gods, you have been frozen in a single moment, compelled to force
Floyd | a draw over and over and over again.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have fallen into an endless loop ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 273 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "goodness"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]The tension in the air recedes as
Floyd | everyone takes stock of the results. Then, the gym breaks out into
Floyd | mild applause as your opponent is declared the victor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a breath that you didn't know you'd been holding and you
Floyd | feel your blessings melt away from you. And when you look up, the club
Floyd | president is staring at you with a bewildered expression. "Wh— How—
Floyd | Why did you—" they stammer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake your head and smile at them, and you turn away as they are
Floyd | surrounded by their club members congratulating them on their victory.
Floyd | And off to the side you can see David and Sarah, who wave at you when
Floyd | you spot them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]"Good game," says David.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks," you say, giving him a fist bump. You hold out your fist to
Floyd | Sarah, too, but she punches you in the arm instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's for earlier," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I probably deserved that."
Floyd |
Floyd | She laughs, but then looks at you seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But really. You lost on purpose, didn't you? Why?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]"I guess I just realized in the
Floyd | end that winning isn't everything," you say with a smile as the three
Floyd | of you walk into the sunset.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 273 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, Sarah and David reappeared"
		McMartin says, "Everyone does"
		McMartin says, "Sarah's just the one that hits you"
		DavidW says, "She's entitled."
		BrianK exclaims, "woohoo!!!!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only play rock, paper, or scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only play rock, paper, or scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "You have to go all the way back to pre-tournament before xyzzying :P"
		Doug says, "hm, I guess we'd need to restart"
		Doug says, "also to pray to the gods"
		DavidW says, "sorry. I guess I shoulda saved before entering the gym."
		Doug says, "meh"
		Doug says, "I mean, enh"
		Doug says, "I don't think there's anything particularly state based? or maybe praying depends on what offerings we have"
		Doug asks, "mind if I restart?"
		DavidW says, "Go ahead."
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only play rock, paper, or scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your opponent plays paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		BrianK says, "Oops"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]The tension in the air recedes as
Floyd | everyone takes stock of the results. Then, the gym breaks out into
Floyd | mild applause as your opponent is declared the victor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a breath that you didn't know you'd been holding and you
Floyd | feel your blessings melt away from you. And when you look up, the club
Floyd | president is staring at you with a bewildered expression. "Wh— How—
Floyd | Why did you—" they stammer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake your head and smile at them, and you turn away as they are
Floyd | surrounded by their club members congratulating them on their victory.
Floyd | And off to the side you can see David and Sarah, who wave at you when
Floyd | you spot them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [press any key to continue]"Good game," says David.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks," you say, giving him a fist bump. You hold out your fist to
Floyd | Sarah, too, but she punches you in the arm instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's for earlier," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I probably deserved that."
Floyd |
Floyd | She laughs, but then looks at you seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But really. You lost on purpose, didn't you? Why?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 10
Floyd | [press any key to continue]"I guess I just realized in the
Floyd | end that winning isn't everything," you say with a smile as the three
Floyd | of you walk into the sunset.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 273 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been almost a year since you've tasted that defeat and
Floyd | humiliation. You were forced to resign in disgrace, and another took
Floyd | up your position.
Floyd |
Floyd | But this time will be different. This time, you'll definitely be
Floyd | guaranteed victory, as long as you pray to the gods for help.
Floyd |
Floyd | And no one will be able to stop you.
Floyd |
Floyd | How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Brian Kwak
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 161003 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Gym
Floyd | The gym is barely different from what you remember from your
Floyd | infrequent visits. The only differences you can notice are the banner
Floyd | hanging from the wall and some tables set up in preparation for the
Floyd | event to take place later. You can exit the gym to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some club members here.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Type ABOUT for more information about the game.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | When you say the word, you feel like there's a disturbance in reality,
Floyd | but the feeling soon fades away. Maybe if you tried again in a more
Floyd | central location.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gym                                                  Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | You step outside the gym. The entrance to the gym is back to the
Floyd | north, and there are several flyers on the doors. You can also go east
Floyd | to the parking lot or west to the quad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your best friend David is here. It seems like he was waiting for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey," he says. "Can we talk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be rude to just ignore David like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh right you have to go through the opening sequence too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK exclaims, "My bad!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (to David)
Floyd | "Hey," you say. "What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, you're entering the competition today, right? I just wanted to
Floyd | wish you good luck."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, yeah, thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Also, I wanted to say that, well, after last time... Just, winning
Floyd | isn't everything, you know? It's okay even if you don't win."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," you say, but you don't really mean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, that's it, then! Good luck in the competition!" He raises his
Floyd | fist. "How about a fist bump?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "scissors" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCISSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your index and middle fingers. In the next instant, a
Floyd | hole in reality opens, swallowing you whole.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Rock beats scissors ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 10, in 7 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Gym
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and David bumps it with his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on, that was weak! If we're going to do this, we should do it
Floyd | properly." He holds out his fist again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and David bumps it with his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was still pretty weak. If we're going to do this, we should do
Floyd | it properly." He holds out his fist again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and David bumps it with his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was still pretty weak. If we're going to do this, we should do
Floyd | it properly." He holds out his fist again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eyes are drawn to David's fist. At any other time it would just
Floyd | seem like a normal fist bump, but right now it looks like he's playing
Floyd | rock in rock-paper-scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your fist, and David bumps it with his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was still pretty weak. If we're going to do this, we should do
Floyd | it properly." He holds out his fist again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eyes are drawn to David's fist. It kind of looks like he's
Floyd | playing rock in rock-paper-scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "heh, I guess in case it isn't obvious"
		BrianK says, "If you take too long the hint shows up"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Gym                                      Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold out your open hand, and as you do so, the world starts to
Floyd | shake. A hole opens in reality—a swirling vortex of crackling energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | David's face transforms into a look of shock as he registers the
Floyd | situation. A "wha—" escapes his lips before he is swallowed by the
Floyd | vortex, which snaps shut after him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quad
Floyd | You are at the quad, a courtyard in the center of the school that
Floyd | connects most of the major school buildings. During school hours,
Floyd | there are usually a lot of students milling around, but today you
Floyd | don't see anybody. From here, you can go north to the front of the
Floyd | school, northwest to the library, west to the western building,
Floyd | southwest to the parking lot, south to the southern building, and east
Floyd | to the gym.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "But David got it right off the bat which was pretty good"
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | The word barely escapes your lips when time stops and the colors of
Floyd | the world invert themselves. A giant, disembodied hand floats down
Floyd | from the sky, and a hollow voice seems to echo in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock. The hand plays rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a draw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The voice speaks again. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, it seemed obvious to me."
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock. The hand plays rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a draw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The voice speaks again. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You play rock. The hand plays paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock. You lose!
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently satisfied, the hand floats back into the sky, and the world
Floyd | returns to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | The word barely escapes your lips when time stops and the colors of
Floyd | the world invert themselves. A giant, disembodied hand floats down
Floyd | from the sky, and a hollow voice seems to echo in your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You play paper. The hand plays rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Paper beats rock. You win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently satisfied, the hand floats back into the sky, and the world
Floyd | returns to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | It occurs to you that you gained absolutely nothing from this victory,
Floyd | as if this was just someone's elaborate idea of an Easter egg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "SOMEONE'S"
		BrianK says, "I wonder who it was"
Doug says (to Floyd), "pray to petra" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY TO PETRA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You should focus on finding some offerings instead of praying now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, why is that amusing?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray to the gods" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY TO THE GODS
Floyd |
Floyd | You should focus on finding some offerings instead of praying now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh"
		BrianK says, "I listed "praying" as amusing in case people didn't realize that praying was something you could do"
		Doug asks, "hm, how else do you do the ritual?"
		BrianK says, "That's the only way :P"
		DavidW asks, "But people don't get to read the amusing unless they prayed and won, right?"
		DavidW asks, "Or, I guess they could not pray and win by pure luck?"
		BrianK says, "You can "win" at 9 points"
		Doug says, "oh heh"
		BrianK says, "But it leads to the standard victory, which people have found anticlimactic"
		BrianK says, "(which was the point :P)"
		DavidW says, "How to Win at RPS 2: Now with Spock and Dynamite!"
		BrianK asks, "Isn't it rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock though?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I don't know."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "spock" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock is an interesting variation on the
Floyd | classic game, but it's not what you're playing right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd have to look it up."
		DavidW says, "wow"
Doug says (to Floyd), "DYNAMITE" 		

Floyd ]  Quad                                                 Score: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DYNAMITE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "anyway, yay! that was cute."
		BrianK says, "I've never heard of a variation with dynamite though :P"
		DavidW says, "I may be mis-remembering."
		Doug says, "maybe a little too cavalier about banishing everybody to the vortex"
		BrianK says, "Fun fact is that if you get the blessings, they'll apply to the magic xyzzy hand too"
		Doug says, "but I guess they survive if you lose"
		BrianK exclaims, "Anyway thanks for playing, everyone!"
		DavidW says, "I liked both of today's games. They were good."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Enchanter by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
As played on ifMUD on November 13 & 18 and December 18, 2016

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Enchanter written by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling, and cf8 written by Unknown. You can learn more about the game by visiting the IFDB page: Enchanter.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask enchanter" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | It must be the warlock Krill. The odd disappearances, the mysterious
Floyd | dissolution of regions sacred to the Circle, the lessening of the
Floyd | Powers -- these could only be his handiwork. The Circle gathers and
Floyd | its leader, the esteemed Belboz, reveals to them an ancient document
Floyd | which portends evil days much like our own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Krill's evil must be unmade," he begins, "but to send a powerful
Floyd | Enchanter is ill-omened. It would be ruinous to reveal oversoon our
Floyd | full powers." A ripple of concern spreads over the face of each
Floyd | Enchanter. Belboz pauses, and collects his resolve. "Have hope! This
Floyd | has been written by a hand far wiser than mine!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He recites a short spell and you appear. Belboz approaches,
Floyd | transfixing you with his gaze, and hands you the document. The other
Floyd | Enchanters await his decree. "These words, written ages ago, can have
Floyd | only one meaning. You, a novice Enchanter with but a few simple spells
Floyd | in your Book, must seek out Krill, explore the Castle he has
Floyd | overthrown, and learn his secrets. Only then may his vast evil be
Floyd | lessened or, with good fortune, destroyed."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Circle rises and intones a richly woven spell, whose many textures
Floyd | imbue the small, darkened chamber with warmth and hope. There is a
Floyd | surge of power; you are Sent.
Floyd |
Floyd | ENCHANTER
Floyd | Infocom interactive fiction - a fantasy story
Floyd | Copyright (C) 1983, 1984, 1986 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ENCHANTER is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 29 / Serial number 860820
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline puts on her reading glasses. Jacqueline got old this week and had to buy her first pair. They're kind of cute, though.
		DavidW says, "By the way, in this game Belboz is played by William Shatner and we're wearing a red shirt."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk. Good to know."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, wow, I only remember Krill from the books."
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "You never played this one?"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Nope."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh my."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read spell book" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | My Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd | The blorb spell (safely protect a small object as though in a strong
Floyd | box).
Floyd | The nitfol spell (converse with the beasts in their own tongue).
Floyd | The frotz spell (cause something to give off light).
Floyd | The gnusto spell (write a magic spell into a spell book).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "SPELLS should tell us what we've memorized."
		Peregrine says, "Wow, that isn't a spell book, it's a spell leaflet"
Doug arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "We have to LEARN a spell before we can CAST it, I think."
		Doug says, "oops, lost track of time"
		Peregrine says, "Hi, Doug"
		Peregrine says, "We just loaded Enchanter."
		Peregrine says, "Nothing's happened yet."
		Doug says, "ah, ok. Hm, I think I will stick with comp games today"
		DavidW says, "The first order of business, though, is to find food and water."
		Peregrine says, "Okay, Master."
		Peregrine grovels.
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "That bad a daemon, huh?"
		Peregrine asks, "Who's mapping?"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Sorry 'bout that. We decided for nostalgia today."
		Doug says, "totally fine!"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I might be exaggerating a bit. It didn't bother me then. It bothered me a lot years later."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Um, you are? (She says, hopefully...)"
		Doug says, "I doubt we could find a comp game that none of us has played, at this point"
		Jacqueline says, "I have too much trouble tracking the game when I'm mappying."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "That was part of our thinking, yeah."
		Doug says, "though I guess there's still Ectocomp games."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or maybe DW could map, since he's played it?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "If you're planning to stick around."
		DavidW says, "If I remember this game's geography, we generally want to head east. There's a mountain in the way, though. And other things around."
		DavidW says, "I can find my old maps."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sweet. Thanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine gets Hobbit vibe.
		Jacqueline asks, "Honestly, if the map isn't too spoilery, I'm sure it's probably online and we could all just reference it. DW, what's your recommendation? Look at it, or avoid?"
		DavidW says, "I seem to have misplaced my Zork binder."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "I wasn't expecting to use it today."
		Jacqueline says, "Fair."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's online here: [LINK]"
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline asks, "Could you please take a look and let us know if it's cool for those of us who haven't played to reference it?"
		DavidW says, "The map, if I remember, is mostly a mountain in the west half and a castle in the east half."
		DavidW says, "You will want to explore around the mountain and its summit, and you don't really need much of a map for that."
		Jacqueline asks (of Peregrine), "Which way would you like to go? Fade into the West, or go east?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Let's go west first, actually. That okay?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...Peregrine?"
		Peregrine says, "Sorry, I was looking at the map"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Yeah, westwards ho!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here. The deserted village is
Floyd | to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Why, indeed."
		DavidW says, "oh, found the binder. It was on the stool one foot to my left."
		DavidW says, "I have so many binders."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Why do I get the impression that there's a stool to your left stacked high with binders?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, um."
		Jacqueline asks, "Perpetual west?"
		DavidW says, "It's not stacked high with binders at all. Two binders, loose papers, and jars of snacks."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "exits".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Most of the binders WERE on the shelf. Now they're in a mess on the bed."
		Jacqueline says, "I figured it would not know that."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Aw, darn. Always in the last place you look."
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "So, back east, then explore the mountain?"
		Peregrine says, "I'd like to look at the village."
		DavidW says, "To get all the binders to fit, I have to put some backwards, with the spine facing the wall. That makes it not obvious if a binder is on the shelf or not."
		BrianK asks, "Just to check, are we using the premade map?"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "I am waiting to hear from David if the map is spoilery, though P has already looked."
		DavidW says, "I didn't look at the link."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, to be honest, back in the day I would have bought the map, most likely."
		DavidW says, "hold on"
		Jacqueline says, "Reading the descriptions for me is the exploration, not fumbling around trying to figure out directions, but perhaps that's just me."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "are"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Roger says, "Some of this series was sort of fun to map"
		DavidW says, "A map is going to be spoilery no matter what, but I don't think it hurts to much to look at it, really. It says where scrolls and a few other things are, but not what they do."
		DavidW says, "er too map"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Peregrine exclaims, "I figured it out!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "you"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Keep going..."
		DavidW says, "ah, the endless road."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd | The sun has now risen above the hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "going"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "So this makes a sentence?"
		BrianK says, ""Why are you going this way", I bet"
		Jacqueline says, "So it would appear."
		Jacqueline asks (of Peregrine), "Are you driving?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "west"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "or 'you are going the wrong way'"
		Peregrine says, "hahahaha"
		Peregrine says, "'Why are you going west?'"
		Jacqueline says, "Might be more to it."
		DavidW says, "when ..."
Ellison arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Peregrine says, "Of course! We're SUPPOSED to go east."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "when"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I said as much to go east."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "the"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh, I sense an elaborate joke here."
		DavidW says, "As far as I know, this is the first instance of the endless road trope in IF."
		Jacqueline says, "This is feeling like that joke in Zootopia."
		Peregrine exclaims (at Jacqueline), "Yeah, it does!"
		Peregrine says, "We should restart, just in case the daemons punish us"
		Jacqueline says, "nah."
		DavidW says, "You might as well see the rest of the sentence."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I spin this out quickly?"
		Peregrine says, "Please do so."
		Jacqueline says, "I am feeling like the anxious bunny here."
		DavidW says, "You can always restart later."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "castle"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "is"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "east?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Burma"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shave"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign is too worn to be read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Burma Shave?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh god, do we have to go back through them all?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Possibly the only time I might have used 'TERSE' or 'SUPERBRIEF' or whatever Infocom used for that"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "no wonder we're so hungry"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "YES"

Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here. The deserted village is
Floyd | to the east.
Floyd | Your mouth is getting rather dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'd've just restarted"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Burma Shave used to do ads along road sides by putting one word on each sign and you'd read them as you were driving."
		Jacqueline says, "Our ... mouth... no."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah, restart."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 0 of a possible 400, in 41 moves.
Floyd | This puts you in the class of Charlatan.
Floyd | Do you wish to restart? (Y is affirmative): >

		Peregrine says, "hahaha"
		Roger says, "That's about the only body part I'd like to hear about getting dry, thanks. Okay maybe dry eyes."
		DavidW says, "Actually, Burma Shave did one short phrase per sign."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Oh, did they?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | It must be the warlock Krill. The odd disappearances, the mysterious
Floyd | dissolution of regions sacred to the Circle, the lessening of the
Floyd | Powers -- these could only be his handiwork. The Circle gathers and
Floyd | its leader, the esteemed Belboz, reveals to them an ancient document
Floyd | which portends evil days much like our own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Krill's evil must be unmade," he begins, "but to send a powerful
Floyd | Enchanter is ill-omened. It would be ruinous to reveal oversoon our
Floyd | full powers." A ripple of concern spreads over the face of each
Floyd | Enchanter. Belboz pauses, and collects his resolve. "Have hope! This
Floyd | has been written by a hand far wiser than mine!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He recites a short spell and you appear. Belboz approaches,
Floyd | transfixing you with his gaze, and hands you the document. The other
Floyd | Enchanters await his decree. "These words, written ages ago, can have
Floyd | only one meaning. You, a novice Enchanter with but a few simple spells
Floyd | in your Book, must seek out Krill, explore the Castle he has
Floyd | overthrown, and learn his secrets. Only then may his vast evil be
Floyd | lessened or, with good fortune, destroyed."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Circle rises and intones a richly woven spell, whose many textures
Floyd | imbue the small, darkened chamber with warmth and hope. There is a
Floyd | surge of power; you are Sent.
Floyd |
Floyd | ENCHANTER
Floyd | Infocom interactive fiction - a fantasy story
Floyd | Copyright (C) 1983, 1984, 1986 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ENCHANTER is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 29 / Serial number 860820
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, they did now that I think of it."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Road
Floyd | You are walking along the road. It wends its way through low hills,
Floyd | sparse forests, and occasional subsistence farms. To the west, things
Floyd | seem lighter and more pleasant. To the east they seem oppressive and
Floyd | dark. A worn sign sits beside the road here. The deserted village is
Floyd | to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Thanks"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Long Road  Score: 0, Turns: 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "undo".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "All right, now we can begin the game proper"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. It's nearly 40 minutes past the hour and this is how much we've advanced."
		DavidW says, "Enchanter predates UNDO, but you've found that out."
		Roger exclaims, "Sometimes it takes us that long just to pick a game!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "Southeast or northeast?" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTHEAST OR NORTHEAST?
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "southeast".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "/undo".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "%undo" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Okay, Jacq, where do we go?"
		Jacqueline says, "It can't even be hacked to undo. Yikes."
		Roger says, "BEEP BEEP"
		Jacqueline says, "Save often."
		BrianK says, "We should probably try not to repeat LOOKs if it increases the turn count"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's head se"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Trail  Score: 0, Turns: 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Trail
Floyd | The trail here turns dry and dusty. To the northwest is the fork
Floyd | leading to the Long Road, and the trail continues to the southeast.
Floyd | You hear a rustling in the brambles nearby, and you catch a glimpse of
Floyd | something small and furry as it scurries away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Oh, furry mammals!"
		Jacqueline says, "Please don't tell me that we have to catch them to eat them and drink their blood."
		Roger says, "We have a spell for that I think"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah, a spell for talking to them"
		Peregrine says, "the DOOLITTLE spell"
		DavidW says, "I believe the food in this game is a loaf of bread that lasts longer than it has any right to."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Okay. Phew."
		Jacqueline says, "And is there a bottomless ... oh crap, I see what you mean about the map being spoilery."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, yeah. There's a jug three rooms from here."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we go get it?"
		Peregrine says, "I didn't see that, but then the first two pages of the map were just expsotion"
		DavidW says, "Even with the map there's LOTS to figure out."
		Peregrine says, "Oh goo, we czan still have fun"
		DavidW says, "Plenty o' fun."
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "Can I drive us there?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, slowly. We can look at stuff as we go."
		Peregrine gives Jacq thumbs up and carte blanche.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Outside of Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside of Shack
Floyd | You are south of an old wooden shack, apparently deserted. The trail
Floyd | extends from northeast to southwest here, circling the Lonely
Floyd | Mountain, which lies to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The Lonely Mountain stuff is riffed off the Hobbit"
		Peregrine says, ";'Bilbo, we must go to Ereboring.' 'That doesn't sound fun.' 'It isn't supposed to be fun, you fool.'"
		Jacqueline says (to P), "Totally, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, half of modern fantasy is."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine shack" 		

Floyd ] Outside of Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SHACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the wooden shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "True."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Shack
Floyd | The inside of the shack is a shambles. An overturned table and bench,
Floyd | and a few broken windows remain. An oven is the only fixture that's
Floyd | even recognizable. The door is to the south.
Floyd | The top of a battered lantern is partially visible behind the
Floyd | overturned table.
Floyd | An empty jug lies in a corner of the room, against the overturned
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Oh no! Empty jug."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at lantern" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is made of brass and is old and battered. It doesn't seem
Floyd | likely that any use can be made of it.
Floyd | The sun has now risen above the hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd also look in the oven."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if that really is just a nod to Zork, and the lantern is useless."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at oven" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Strangely, the oven is still slightly warm, as if it had been used
Floyd | recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Probably."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the oven reveals a loaf of bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!!"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Cheers!"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bread" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We have a frotz spell. We can frotz the lamp."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A loaf of bread
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read spell" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which spell do you mean, the blorb spell, the nitfol spell, the frotz
Floyd | spell, or the gnusto spell?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We are on the road to spoiler hell, but I really don't mind, oddly enough."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "frotz" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FROTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | cause something to give off light
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "learn frotz" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 0, Turns: 16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN FROTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the frotz spell yet another
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "frotz lantern" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FROTZ LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an almost blinding flash of light as the battered lantern
Floyd | begins to glow! It slowly fades to a less painful level, but the
Floyd | battered lantern is now quite usable as a light source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yippee."
		Jacqueline says, "Speak up, others, if you mind DW helping. I'm really up for just experiencing the game and becoming familiar with it, and don't care so much if I solve it all on our own."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take lanter" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LANTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "We are no longer lowly adventurers. We are mages of the highest degree."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, the days of the First Six Characters Is Enough To Type"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take jug" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "And, yeah, DW, hold back the spoilers for now."
		DavidW says, "Understood"
		Jacqueline says (to P), "Aw. But okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, brb - bathroom. You all proceed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Shack
Floyd | The inside of the shack is a shambles. An overturned table and bench,
Floyd | and a few broken windows remain. An oven is the only fixture that's
Floyd | even recognizable. The door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You shouldn't need spoilers for a while anyway."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine table" 		

Floyd ] Inside Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Outside of Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside of Shack
Floyd | You are south of an old wooden shack, apparently deserted. The trail
Floyd | extends from northeast to southwest here, circling the Lonely
Floyd | Mountain, which lies to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Outside of Shack  Score: 20, Turns: 23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "I suppose we need to find a source of water now?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 20, Turns: 24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Uh, I wanted to go the other way, actually. Mistype."
		Peregrine says, "But, since we're here, let's explore the other branch"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Trail  Score: 20, Turns: 25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Trail
Floyd | The trail here turns dry and dusty. To the northwest is the fork
Floyd | leading to the Long Road, and the trail continues to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am guessing by the description that this is the dry side of the mountain"
		Peregrine says, "If this were a modern IF, there would be a DavidW daemon here."
		Jacqueline says, "But we probably have some time to explore."
		Peregrine says, "Yeah. Let's save first."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		DavidW asks, "And what would a DavidW daemon do?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "Enchanter1" 		

Floyd ] Dusty Trail  Score: 20, Turns: 25
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Uh, give you hints?"
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Possibly he would yell, 'FUMBLE!' and then disappear, giggling."
		DavidW says, "I had no idea I was that terrible."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "You're not."
		Jacqueline says, "You know I don't think that of you."
		Peregrine asks, "Let's continue southeast?"
		DavidW says, "It's just that when I tried replaying this game a few years ago, I found the daemons more tiresome than I remembered. I wasn't used to them any more."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. That and mazes have lost their appeal."
		Jacqueline says (to P), "Okay"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Loop  Score: 20, Turns: 26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Loop
Floyd | The trail makes a hairpin turn here, swinging out to the northwest and
Floyd | northeast, where it enters a small village. Low, smoky hills stretch
Floyd | out to the west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Ooo, village. Maybe they have beer."
		Jacqueline says (to P), "Maybe the beer will come in pints."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Village
Floyd | This is the castle's village. Formerly, peasants lived here, going to
Floyd | their farm plots each day. Merchants and artisans made it a center of
Floyd | cultural activity. But now it's deserted. Or almost: there is smoke
Floyd | rising from a particularly decrepit hovel to the south. A path travels
Floyd | through the village from southwest to northeast, heading towards the
Floyd | castle, and a less-used trail heads north up the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If I were being naughty and referencing this week's news events, I'd make a joke about how this used to be Portland."
		DavidW says, "hmm. It might be interesting to make a new game with this game's geography and make sure the village does have beer."
		Peregrine says, "Blasted Krill. Destroying the local industry."
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess we should check out the hovel."
		DavidW says, "Because the village really truly ought to have beer."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dark and smoky in here, but this is a place of great disorder,
Floyd | and its odor is indescribable. A pile of rags sits near a small pot
Floyd | which is bubbling and steaming over a tiny fire. The pile of rags
Floyd | sports a gnarled hand which busies itself with the noisome stew. A
Floyd | closer look reveals a withered crone at the other end of the hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature looks you over keenly and speaks: "I should have thought
Floyd | they would send someone more ... more ..." She laughs in an unsettling
Floyd | way. "They've all left! A great storm is brewing in the east, my
Floyd | friend, and all have fled before it!" She starts to chuckle. "Take
Floyd | this and begone!" With a wave of her hand, you find yourself reeling
Floyd | out of the door of the hovel, holding some sort of scroll in your
Floyd | hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Eeek."
		DavidW almost says something.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine scroll" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "rezrov spell: open even locked or enchanted
Floyd | objects".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, that was quick."
		Peregrine says, "No need to bribe her with the bread."
		DavidW almost says something else.
		Jacqueline says, "So, if memory serves from Z:GI, we must write this spell into our spell book."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spell" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The gnusto spell, the only thing you seem to have learned well after
Floyd | many years at the University, remains yours forever. Other than that,
Floyd | you have the blorb spell once and the frotz spell once committed to
Floyd | memory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the rezrov spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word
Floyd | is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "gnusto rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that spell inscribed in your book!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Whoops"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, explore the mountain?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		Peregrine asks, "What if we die of thirst?"
		BrianK says, "If we circle the mountain it looks like we'll find water"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was thinking to climb it first, but we can go find that brook if you'd like."
		BrianK says, "Oh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Village
Floyd | This is the castle's village. Formerly, peasants lived here, going to
Floyd | their farm plots each day. Merchants and artisans made it a center of
Floyd | cultural activity. But now it's deserted. Or almost: there is smoke
Floyd | rising from a particularly decrepit hovel to the south. A path travels
Floyd | through the village from southwest to northeast, heading towards the
Floyd | castle, and a less-used trail heads north up the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Tell you what, let's save."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 33
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just in case the thirst daemon is three turns."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Mountain Trail  Score: 20, Turns: 34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountain Trail
Floyd | This spot halfway up the Lonely Mountain is desolate of vegetation.
Floyd | Short, stunted trees with branches empty surround you and the air is
Floyd | heavy and smoke-filled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Lonely Mountain  Score: 20, Turns: 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Lonely Mountain
Floyd | This is the top of the Lonely Mountain. In olden days, mariners had
Floyd | named it Signal Mountain, for its glistening peak reflected the pale
Floyd | moonlight, providing an unmistakable landmark on unclouded nights. The
Floyd | bald mountain face is made of a shining substance whose nature is
Floyd | unknown to you. Looking to the west, low hills stretch to the horizon,
Floyd | and small pieces of the Long Road can be seen winding their way to
Floyd | distant lands. To the east, far away, can be seen a great castle at
Floyd | the edge of the Sea. Three turrets it has; two, old and still
Floyd | majestic, lie on either side of a third, cold, black as night and
Floyd | squat as a toad. An evil smoke seems to emanate from this tower,
Floyd | shrouding the others in a darkening fog. A small mountain trail leaves
Floyd | the peak and descends to the south into a small village far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine hisses dramatically. 'Krill.'
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "He must not be *that* evil, if he can't even make an entire castle sinister."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, this location is just to foreshadow?"
		Peregrine says, "I think so. Nice touch, though."
		Jacqueline is super tempted to look at ALL THE SCENERY, then remembers that this isn't The Fire Tower.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at castle" 		

Floyd ] Lonely Mountain  Score: 20, Turns: 36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT CASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The castle is far to the east and flanked by dark towers. From this
Floyd | distance, not much detail can be discerned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess so. I don't remember needing to do anything at this location, but I remember liking the location."
		Peregrine says, ">STEAL BINOCULARS FROM PARSER"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "It's memorable."
		DavidW says, "It's not the most memorable location, though, imho."
		Peregrine says, "I'm looking forward to the most memorable location, then"
		Peregrine says, "Whatever that may be"
		DavidW says, "mm. You say that now."
		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, may I take us back down?"
		Peregrine says, "Yes, please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Mountain Trail  Score: 20, Turns: 37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountain Trail
Floyd | This spot halfway up the Lonely Mountain is desolate of vegetation.
Floyd | Short, stunted trees with branches empty surround you and the air is
Floyd | heavy and smoke-filled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at trees" 		

Floyd ] Mountain Trail  Score: 20, Turns: 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees are mostly short and stunted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah, the good old days of scenery description."
		Jacqueline says, "When I was a kid I thought it was AMAZING that you could look at the scenery and the game would have a description."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Deserted Village  Score: 20, Turns: 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Village
Floyd | This is the castle's village. Formerly, peasants lived here, going to
Floyd | their farm plots each day. Merchants and artisans made it a center of
Floyd | cultural activity. But now it's deserted. Or almost: there is smoke
Floyd | rising from a particularly decrepit hovel to the south. A path travels
Floyd | through the village from southwest to northeast, heading towards the
Floyd | castle, and a less-used trail heads north up the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Village Outskirts  Score: 20, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | You are on a road which enters a small village to the southwest and
Floyd | comes to a fork to the northeast. The Lonely Mountain looms above but
Floyd | there is no path from here which ascends the mountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at village" 		

Floyd ] Village Outskirts  Score: 20, Turns: 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT VILLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "village".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 20, Turns: 41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Fork
Floyd | You are at a fork in the road where paths to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest girdle the base of the Lonely Mountain and a smaller path
Floyd | winds its way to the east.
Floyd | Your mouth is getting rather dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Eek, we'd better find water fast."
		Jacqueline says, "We're close."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Trail Head  Score: 20, Turns: 42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail Head
Floyd | You are on the northeast side of the Lonely Mountain, walking a narrow
Floyd | path through rolling hills. On one side of the path is a sign and
Floyd | behind that, to the northeast, a winding path through the thick
Floyd | undergrowth. The trail continues to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ] Trail Head  Score: 20, Turns: 43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |   - Shady Brook Trail -
Floyd |
Floyd |     Old Lingolf House
Floyd |         1000 feet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		DavidW says, "One of these years, a game ought to have a desserted village with gingerbread houses and cupcake carriages."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 20, Turns: 44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Shady Brook
Floyd | The trail ends here. A ruined stone foundation marks the site of the
Floyd | Old Lingolf House, which presumably was a monument of some sort. The
Floyd | trail head is off to the southwest, and a small brook flows slowly by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "I'd love to write that game"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Giardiasis, here we come!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drink brook" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK BROOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicious spring water tasted great.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "fill jug" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The jug is now full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drink brook" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK BROOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicious spring water tasted great.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Past tense?"
		Peregrine says, "Unusual."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at jug" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The jug is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Kind of curious how many sips the jug has."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess we'll find out soon enough."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 48
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "look at foundation" 		

Floyd ] Shady Brook  Score: 35, Turns: 49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT FOUNDATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the foundation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "But... the scenery :("
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Hey, at least is knew the word 'foundation'"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, I guess there's one more 'trail' location, though I doubt there's anything in it."
		Jacqueline says, "Still, we should look."
		Jacqueline asks, "Then on to the castle?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "?"
		DavidW says, "Yes. Then on to the castle that Krill didn't quite make evil enough for some people's tastes."
		Peregrine says, "I second the motion."
		Jacqueline coughs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Trail Head  Score: 35, Turns: 50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail Head
Floyd | You are on the northeast side of the Lonely Mountain, walking a narrow
Floyd | path through rolling hills. On one side of the path is a sign and
Floyd | behind that, to the northeast, a winding path through the thick
Floyd | undergrowth. The trail continues to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Trail  Score: 35, Turns: 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail
Floyd | The trail turns a corner here, bending out of sight to the southeast
Floyd | and southwest. The ground is higher here than to the south, allowing
Floyd | you to make out the top of the Lonely Mountain, shrouded in clouds. No
Floyd | path from here leads up the mountain, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, yeah."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "On to the Eastern Fork!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Trail Head  Score: 35, Turns: 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Trail Head
Floyd | You are on the northeast side of the Lonely Mountain, walking a narrow
Floyd | path through rolling hills. On one side of the path is a sign and
Floyd | behind that, to the northeast, a winding path through the thick
Floyd | undergrowth. The trail continues to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 35, Turns: 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Fork
Floyd | You are at a fork in the road where paths to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest girdle the base of the Lonely Mountain and a smaller path
Floyd | winds its way to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Western Road  Score: 35, Turns: 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Western Road
Floyd | You are on an east-west road, which wends its way through the dark,
Floyd | rolling hills of this land. To the west rises a high mountain, to the
Floyd | east stands a high castle with dark towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "The dark towers loom. The hero shudders."
		Jacqueline says, "This game feels like an anomaly of its day in that rooms are really only here to give a sense of geogrpahy, with no other utility."
		Peregrine says, "Actually, the PC could be a heroine."
		Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling that's about to change."
		Jacqueline says, "(The bit about useless rooms, I mean.)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Outside Gate  Score: 35, Turns: 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Gate
Floyd | You are outside the western entrance to the castle. To the east stands
Floyd | an iron gate which is closed and chained. A winding road starts here
Floyd | and proceeds to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at gate" 		

Floyd ] Outside Gate  Score: 35, Turns: 56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron gate is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ] Outside Gate  Score: 35, Turns: 57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is secure; it cannot be unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Rezrov!"
		BrianK exclaims, "Ooh, time for magic!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Outside Gate  Score: 35, Turns: 58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "rezrov gate" 		

Floyd ] Outside Gate  Score: 55, Turns: 59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The chains of the iron gate fly into the air and vanish. The gate
Floyd | flies open and a blast of cold air fills your lungs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oof"
		Peregrine thunders. 'Krill, here I come. Prepare to die!'
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Inside Gate  Score: 55, Turns: 60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pass through the gate, you feel that your mind is being probed.
Floyd | After a moment, it is released or, perhaps, discarded as
Floyd | uninteresting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Gate
Floyd | You are just inside what appears to be the main entrance to the
Floyd | castle. An iron gate, standing wide open, looms to the west. Through
Floyd | it, a narrow road can be seen winding through low, smoky hills. Before
Floyd | you, to the east, is a huge open courtyard. To the north and the south
Floyd | are archways leading to the interior of the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Harsh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Inside Gate  Score: 55, Turns: 60
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That mind probe is why the other Enchanters couldn't come here."
		Jacqueline says, "So I have no idea where to go, but I'm thinking we don't head straight to Krill."
		BrianK says, "Yeah, looking at the map, I don't even know where to start"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go check out that Jewel Room in the nw."
		DavidW says, "You will need to eventually go everywhere."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Pebbled Path  Score: 55, Turns: 61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbled Path
Floyd | You are on a long pebbled path, stretching out to the north. To the
Floyd | south the path continues through an open arch into an open area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 55, Turns: 62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the northwest tower of the castle. A winding
Floyd | staircase leads up into the tower itself, and passages lead from here
Floyd | to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at tower" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 55, Turns: 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "bah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Jewel Room
Floyd | This fabulous room commands a magnificent view of the Lonely Mountain
Floyd | which lies to the north and west. The room itself is filled with
Floyd | beautiful chests and cabinets which once contained precious jewels and
Floyd | other objets d'art. These are empty. Winding stone stairs lead down to
Floyd | the base of the tower.
Floyd | There is an ornamented egg here, both beautiful and complex. It is
Floyd | carefully crafted and bears further examination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine egg" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | This ornamented egg is both beautiful and complex. The egg itself is
Floyd | mother-of-pearl, but decorated with delicate gold traceries inlaid
Floyd | with jewels and other precious metals. On the surface are a lapis
Floyd | handle, an emerald knob, a silver slide, a golden crank, and a
Floyd | diamond-studded button carefully and unobtrusively imbedded in the
Floyd | decorations. These various protuberances are likely to be connected
Floyd | with some machinery inside.
Floyd | The beautiful, ornamented egg is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody know a thief?"
		Peregrine asks, "This is the egg from Zork I???"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take egg" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 66
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Do we want to screw around with it?"
		BrianK asks, "Can we.... rezrov the egg?"
		Jacqueline says, "We just saved, we can break it if we want to."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd | Your stomach is starting to grumble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Interesting idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rezrov egg" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 60, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg seems to come to life and each piece slides effortlessly in
Floyd | the correct pattern. The egg opens, revealing a shredded scroll
Floyd | inside, nestled among a profusion of shredders, knives, and other
Floyd | sharp instruments, cunningly connected to the knobs, buttons, etc. on
Floyd | the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Nice"
		BrianK says, "Ah"
		BrianK says, "But we need to figure out the shredders inside before"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, restore, I guess."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 55, Turns: 66
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The Hall of Mirrors sounds ominous and terrible. Shall we go there next?"
		BrianK says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "Actually, the terrible place is somewhere else. The Mirrors are ... weil, you'll see."
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "Anything else you want to do here, or shall I take us to the mirrors?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "eat bread" 		

Floyd ] Jewel Room  Score: 65, Turns: 67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm. That tasted great! There's a whole lot of it left, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Were we actually hungry?"
		BrianK says, "Well, we were hungry post-save"
		DavidW says, "You weren't hungry yet."
		DavidW says, "oh, you were."
		Peregrine says, "I saw a message saying that my stomach grumbled."
		DavidW says, "I missed that."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so we would have been in one turn."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "How careful do we need to be with the bread?"
		DavidW says, "Well, it's the only food in the game."
		Peregrine says, "Whoa."
		Jacqueline says, "But you said it lasts awhile."
		BrianK says, "I would hope we don't need to min-max the bread"
		DavidW says, "It does last a while."
		DavidW says, "I don't know how long it lasts, though."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we don't always eat on the first stomach grumble."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember the finer details like that."
		Jacqueline says, "But this is fine for now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 65, Turns: 68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the northwest tower of the castle. A winding
Floyd | staircase leads up into the tower itself, and passages lead from here
Floyd | to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Yes, you're doing fine for now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors One
Floyd | This is the western end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Wierd."
		DavidW says, "Expect that eventually you'll want to do a speed run from the start once you know what you're doing."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Is each a mirror into Zork?"
		Peregrine says, "Maybe."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at labyrinth" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT LABYRINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene is an underground world, quite dissimilar from your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "examine mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at formations" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT FORMATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene is an underground world, quite dissimilar from your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the mirror has no desirable effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch me" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 65, Turns: 74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the you doesn't accomplish anything.
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd | The adventurer, after checking his compass, walks off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Now we have the answer to that question."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. We never have a compass for reals, though."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Didn't you get the memo? Adventurers are male."
		Jacqueline asks, "Continue east?"
		BrianK asks, "I wonder if this is just an easter egg or actually puzzle-related?"
		Jacqueline says, "It feels easter eggish, but who knows."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Two
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "This can't be easter-eggish, then"
		DavidW sneaks away from all discussion.
		Peregrine asks, "Why put all that work into making a duplicate?"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, let's wait and see what appears."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | You are beginning to tire and the spells you've memorized are becoming
Floyd | confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Oh no!"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
		DavidW says, "oh sleepy time. Find a bed."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Sleep daemon!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, sleep! It's been a long day, indeed. The rest will do you good.
Floyd | You spread your cloak on the floor and drift off, renewing your powers
Floyd | and refreshing your mind ... Time passes as you snore blissfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a while, your sleep is disturbed by a strange dream. You are
Floyd | wandering in a darkened place, for you have no light or other
Floyd | possessions. You feel that you are being watched! You are surrounded
Floyd | by faces, their eyes following you. They drift in and out, staring at
Floyd | you with proud indifference. One face, brightly lit (unlike the rest),
Floyd | draws you closer and closer. As you touch it, you wake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Uh. I didn't expect that to work."
		BrianK says, "Hmm"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Two
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | Bluebottles buzz up to you, and then away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Bluebottles?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A beautiful, ornamented egg
Floyd |   A jug
Floyd |   The jug contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A battered lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   A partially eaten loaf of bread
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Flies?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, flies."
		Peregrine says, "Okay, so noone robbed us."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wave at adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE AT ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | He doesn't seem to notice your gesture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine me" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are not a pretty sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, thanks."
		DavidW says, "Well, you did sleep on the floor."
		Peregrine says, "That weird dream must mean something."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
BrianK says (to Floyd), "examine adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bedraggled adventurer, carrying a brass lantern and a dimly glowing
Floyd | elvish sword, can be seen through the "mirror". He is combing his
Floyd | hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "comb hair" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 65, Turns: 137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMB HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "comb".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, anyway, seems like you need to eat once a day, drink once a day, and sleep once a day?"
		Jacqueline says, "As daemons go, that's pretty forgiving."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait until the adventurer goes away, or continue east?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, FYI, I only have another half hour."
		Peregrine says, "Go east, I guess? Unless you have another idea"
		Jacqueline says, "Though I would probably be okay with you all continuing after I go."
		Jacqueline asks, "I do not have another idea for now. BK? Stay and watch the adventurer, or go?"
		Peregrine says, "Nah, half an hour's fine for me. I need to go to bed soonish anyway"
		DavidW says, "I'm hoping you all will find at least another scroll somewhere."
		BrianK says, "We can move on for now"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Three
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | A bedraggled adventurer, carrying a brass lantern and a dimly glowing
Floyd | elvish sword, can be seen through the "mirror". He stares in your
Floyd | direction but seems not to see you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd | This is the eastern end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd | This small open area stands at the old north gate of the castle, now
Floyd | badly rusted. Through the gate, a forest can be seen. To the west, a
Floyd | hall glows with light, and to the south, the dark castle can be
Floyd | reentered. A narrow passage to the east leads to the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um, we should probably consult before moving."
		Peregrine says, "Sorry, I typed e twice by mistakje"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, and I'd already gone east. Shall you drive, or shall I?"
		Jacqueline says, "We should probably just have one person."
		Peregrine says, "You drive. We suggest."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming we can just walk back."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd | This is the eastern end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Three
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | A bedraggled adventurer, carrying a brass lantern and a dimly glowing
Floyd | elvish sword, can be seen through the "mirror". He is deep in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "watch him" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATCH HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "watch".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Although at first glance these rooms seem to all be repeat rooms so I'm not sure what we can do"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at him" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't see what you are referring to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anyadventurer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Three
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the mirror doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The gnusto spell, the only thing you seem to have learned well after
Floyd | many years at the University, remains yours forever. Other than that,
Floyd | you have no spells memorized.
Floyd | The adventurer, after checking his compass, walks off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spells" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "spells" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 65, Turns: 148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | My Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd | The rezrov spell (open even locked or enchanted objects).
Floyd | The blorb spell (safely protect a small object as though in a strong
Floyd | box).
Floyd | The nitfol spell (converse with the beasts in their own tongue).
Floyd | The frotz spell (cause something to give off light).
Floyd | The gnusto spell (write a magic spell into a spell book).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "None of these spells seem appropriate here, do they?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe this is just a thing we explore and then come back to."
		BrianK says, "Yeah, there's probably something we can do later"
		Jacqueline asks, "East?"
		Peregrine nods.
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd | This is the eastern end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | A gaunt, feral-looking dog carrying a well-chewed bone approaches, is
Floyd | surprised by your presence, growls and then turns tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, "Woof?"
		BrianK says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "It saw us."
		Peregrine says, "It's a daemonic dog"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait."
		Jacqueline says, "It wasn't in the mirror."
		Jacqueline asks, "It was just in the room?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember the dog."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if it would warm up to some of our bread, since it's gaunt and has nothing but a well-chewed bone."
		Jacqueline says, "The description implies that it's left the room, though"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd | This is the eastern end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Roger says, "Your ideal game is just wandering around feeding woodland animals, isn't it"
		BrianK says, "Dang, and my first thought was that we probably have to steal the bone from it somehow :P"
		BrianK says, "I am probably a terrible person"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Fed wildlife is dead wildlife, sir."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 65, Turns: 153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit your head against the mirror as you attempt this feat.
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd | The adventurer, after checking his compass, walks off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Guess that's my ideal game"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "So, yeah, let's just file these rooms away in the back of our head."
		DavidW says, "Darned if I know what my ideal game would be like."
		Jacqueline asks, "East?"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
		BrianK says, "Let's see if we can get into that northeast corner area"
		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd | This small open area stands at the old north gate of the castle, now
Floyd | badly rusted. Through the gate, a forest can be seen. To the west, a
Floyd | hall glows with light, and to the south, the dark castle can be
Floyd | reentered. A narrow passage to the east leads to the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
BrianK says (to Floyd), "examine north gate" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE NORTH GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "One would assume that rezrov would work here as well."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is rusted shut.
Floyd | Your stomach is starting to grumble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, but maybe not, since it's rusted shut."
		Peregrine asks, "Shall we dine?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 156
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking not yet."
		BrianK says, "I suppose it's worth trying still"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we ration."
		DavidW says, "rezrov might help, yeah"
BrianK says (to Floyd), "rezrov gate" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 65, Turns: 158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rusted north gate magically creaks open far enough for you to
Floyd | leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | You are in a dark forest, just north of a rusted gate. Except to the
Floyd | east and south, the forest is thick all around you.
Floyd | Discarded beneath a nearby tree is a slightly crumpled scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "ooo"
		Jacqueline decides to let Peregrine drive.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take scroll" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A scroll! You found a scroll!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "read scroll" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "krebf spell: repair willful damage".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "gnusto krebf" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO KREBF
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the krebf spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word
Floyd | is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Hmm"
		Jacqueline asks, "The egg?"
		DavidW asks, "yesssss?"
		BrianK says, "That's what I was thinking"
		BrianK says, "But I was wondering if that fell under 'willful' damage"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "learn krebf" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN KREBF
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the krebf spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It seems willful to me."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "krebf egg" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KREBF EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of P), "No, not quite. Can I?"
		Peregrine says, "You may"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I may. We'll see if I can."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto resrov" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO RESROV
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "resrov".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that spell inscribed in your book!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		Jacqueline says, "LEarn"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 65, Turns: 166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd | You are becoming quite hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rezrov egg" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 70, Turns: 167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg seems to come to life and each piece slides effortlessly in
Floyd | the correct pattern. The egg opens, revealing a shredded scroll
Floyd | inside, nestled among a profusion of shredders, knives, and other
Floyd | sharp instruments, cunningly connected to the knobs, buttons, etc. on
Floyd | the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn krebf" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 70, Turns: 168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN KREBF
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the krebf spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "krebf shredded scroll" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KREBF SHREDDED SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reforms, its slices and cuts rejoining, until there is a
Floyd | whole scroll, somewhat faded, in its place!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yay"
		Peregrine says, "Wow"
		BrianK asks, "Can we only have one spell learned at a time?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read scroll" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "zifmia spell: magically summon a being".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Brian), "I think so."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "gnusto zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the zifmia spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word
Floyd | is copied.
Floyd | Your mouth is getting rather dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that spell inscribed in your book!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to BrianKYou), "can have several spells at a time."
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Okay, I'm really not driving now."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, cool."
		DavidW says, "That's what SPELLS tells you."
		Peregrine says (to Jacqueline), "Sorry, I was only trying to help"
		DavidW says, "btw, you're now thirsty as well as hungry."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I see that."
		BrianK says, "I think we can eat now and save the water for a couple of turns"
		Peregrine says, "nom nom"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "I realize. A driver just means only one person enters commands, so that we don't step on one another. I'm fine with you driving, it's just that we'd said I was. By all means, drive."
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Sure"
		Peregrine says, "It's okay, you can drive. From now on, all my command suggestions will be under the form >COMMAND in the comments part"
		Peregrine asks, ">EAT BREAD ?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat breaf" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAF
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "breaf".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "See, I can't even type."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat bread" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm. That tasted great! There's a lot of bread left, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, explore the swamp?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Swamp
Floyd | You are in a thick forest shading into a deep and miasmic swamp. The
Floyd | ground is very wet and boggy here, and footing is treacherous. Lily
Floyd | pads cover the surface of the water, and frogs abound. Things look
Floyd | drier to the west.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Yeah, by all means"
		Jacqueline says, "Miasmic."
		Peregrine says, "I love frogs."
		BrianK says, "Maybe we can talk to the frogs here :P"
		DavidW asks, "hm, remind me what nitfol does?"
		Peregrine says, "Talks to animal"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we drink swamp water?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Subtle."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn nitfol" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN NITFOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the nitfol spell.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nitfol frog" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NITFOL FROG
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the frogs looks at you for a moment, and you look at it.
Floyd | "Hello," it says.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | say "Look under the lily pad. Breep!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine exclaims, "Nice!"
		BrianK exclaims, "Breep!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under lily pad" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER LILY PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a damp scroll there, which you take into your hand.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the Interlogic series of prose adventures.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Peregrine says, "Thank you, frogs. I knew you were friends."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take damp scroll" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DAMP SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have it.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing what they will do if they ever become princes again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "heehee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read damp scroll" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DAMP SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "cleesh spell: change a creature into a small
Floyd | amphibian".
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the finer points of insect flavoring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Let's kiss a frog"
		Peregrine says, "Ironic."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto cleesh" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO CLEESH
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the cleesh spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word
Floyd | is copied.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the recent disturbing rise in the number of predators
Floyd | in the swamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss frog" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS FROG
Floyd |
Floyd | I'd sooner kiss a pig.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the politics of lily pad assignment.
Floyd | You are becoming quite thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicious spring water tasted great, and there's lots more where
Floyd | that came from.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing what they will do if they ever become princes again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we top off our jug, or avoid swamp water?"
		Peregrine says, "Hm. I would avoid it."
		BrianK says, "I would imagine the swamp water is not drinkable"
		Jacqueline says, "I kind of want to hang around just to eavesdrop on the frogs."
		DavidW says, "I've seen swamp water. It is yucky."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 182
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the politics of lily pad assignment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is it random, or does it cycle?"
		BrianK says, "Looks random"
		DavidW says, "seems random"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to listen to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "frogs" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FROGS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Breep! Hiya! Seen any juicy flies? Breep!"
Floyd | The sounds of frogs and other swamp dwellers fill the air. The frogs
Floyd | are discussing the recent disturbing rise in the number of predators
Floyd | in the swamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm happy to head back inside the castle gate."
		Peregrine says, "Breep, breep"
		Jacqueline asks (of P), "Does that mean okay?"
		DavidW says, "> tell frogs about bluebottles"
		Peregrine says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell frogs about bluebottles" 		

Floyd ] Swamp  Score: 80, Turns: 183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL FROGS ABOUT BLUEBOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "about".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		DavidW says, "Conversation wasn't invented yet, I guess."
		BrianK says, "Let's go back inside then"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Forest  Score: 80, Turns: 184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest
Floyd | You are in a dark forest, just north of a rusted gate. Except to the
Floyd | east and south, the forest is thick all around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 80, Turns: 185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd | This small open area stands at the old north gate of the castle, now
Floyd | badly rusted. Through the gate, a forest can be seen. To the west, a
Floyd | hall glows with light, and to the south, the dark castle can be
Floyd | reentered. A narrow passage to the east leads to the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Guarded Door
Floyd | A more incongruous place than this would be difficult to believe. The
Floyd | room itself is nothing more than a small room at the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower with a narrow passageway entering from the west.
Floyd | Standing in front of you to the north, however, is a door surpassing
Floyd | anything you could have imagined. For starters, its massive lock is
Floyd | wrapped in a dozen six-inch thick iron chains. In addition, a certain
Floyd | five-headed monster sporting razor-sharp spears for tongues seems to
Floyd | be imbedded within its heavy oak frame. One is almost embarrassed to
Floyd | mention the gargoyles spewing flame and sulphurous ash which ornament
Floyd | either side of the door, or the ninety-seven slimy groping tentacles
Floyd | which taunt you ever closer to certain death. A sign, floating
Floyd | serenely above the door and glowing hideously in purple letters,
Floyd | offers the following rude understatement: "Don't Bother".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "THIS is the memorable room."
		Peregrine says, "muahhahah"
		BrianK says, "Well this looks fun"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, well."
		Jacqueline says, "The map, however, implies one should bother."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 186
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine asks, ">REZROV?"
		DavidW says, "When I first played this game, this is where I was stuck. I didn't play for a month then returned to the game and had an aha moment."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking we should change the horrible monster into a tiny frog first."
		Jacqueline says, "Or talk to it."
		Peregrine says, "Oh, that sounds good"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The gnusto spell, the only thing you seem to have learned well after
Floyd | many years at the University, remains yours forever. Other than that,
Floyd | you have no spells memorized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spells" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "spells" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "cleesh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | My Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd | The cleesh spell (change a creature into a small amphibian).
Floyd | The zifmia spell (magically summon a being).
Floyd | The krebf spell (repair willful damage).
Floyd | The rezrov spell (open even locked or enchanted objects).
Floyd | The blorb spell (safely protect a small object as though in a strong
Floyd | box).
Floyd | The nitfol spell (converse with the beasts in their own tongue).
Floyd | The frotz spell (cause something to give off light).
Floyd | The gnusto spell (write a magic spell into a spell book).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I need to copy these."
		Peregrine says, "We already have a score of 80? Niiiiice."
		BrianK asks, "It looks like there are maybe three obstacles, though?"
		DavidW says, "CLEESH was in Kingdom of Loathing, even."
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn cleesh" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN CLEESH
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the cleesh spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cleesh monster" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEESH MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Turning the monster into a newt is a remarkable idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But not a successful one, I take it."
		Peregrine asks, "Nitfol, then?"
		DavidW says, "I bet rezrov door might be fun."
		Jacqueline says, "I bet rezrov will make us restore afterward, but yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "f learn nitfol"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn nitfol" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN NITFOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the nitfol spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nitfol monster" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NITFOL MONSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | This seems to have no effect on a monster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "The monster seems to be implemented a little weirdly"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I did just save."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rezrov door" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the rezrov spell, the door shudders briefly, and a few
Floyd | tentacles pause in their unending motion. The two gargoyles look at
Floyd | each other, perplexed. After a tense moment, the sign above the door
Floyd | flashes briefly: "Fat Chance".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		BrianK says, "Hah."
		Peregrine says, "Muahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the zifmia spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to zifmia?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, I dunno."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought it would just conjur something."
		Jacqueline asks, "Summon the adventurer?"
		BrianK says, "Worth a shot :P"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any zifmia advent here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | If you will remember from Thaumaturgy 201, summoning of beings works
Floyd | only if the being can be seen, unless the being possesses great magic
Floyd | of his own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Okay. So maybe we do that in the mirrorland?"
		Peregrine says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "My guess is we don't know the spells for this room yet"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we try zifmiaing the adventurer before we wrap up at the top of the hour?"
		Peregrine says, "Good idea"
		BrianK says, "Let's do it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 80, Turns: 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd | This small open area stands at the old north gate of the castle, now
Floyd | badly rusted. Through the gate, a forest can be seen. To the west, a
Floyd | hall glows with light, and to the south, the dark castle can be
Floyd | reentered. A narrow passage to the east leads to the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd | This is the eastern end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. >G works"
		DavidW asks, "do you have zifmia ready?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the zifmia spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was going to do that when he showed up."
		Jacqueline says, "Though we did just use it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at mirror" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene behind the "mirror" is an underground landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gah"
		BrianK says, "Try going between different rooms"
		Jacqueline says, "A watched adventurer never comes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 80, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Three
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | From the other side of the "mirror" a bedraggled adventurer comes into
Floyd | view, carrying a brass lantern and an elvish sword, which is glowing
Floyd | dimly. He stops and stares in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There he is."
		Peregrine exclaims, "yes!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 90, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | All at once, the bedraggled adventurer appears before you, brightly
Floyd | glowing sword in hand. His jaw has dropped and his eyes are bulging.
Floyd | His eyes dart this way and that, as if looking for a way to escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "O....kay, what can we do with him now"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 90, Turns: 208
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "adventurer, hello" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 90, Turns: 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | The adventurer steps warily away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give bread to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 90, Turns: 210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BREAD TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The adventurer eyes you suspiciously. Why, he thinks, is this sorcerer
Floyd | handing me something?
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we follow?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing we should."
		Peregrine says, "I think so;"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 90, Turns: 211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Two
Floyd | This is a spot within the long Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 90, Turns: 212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors One
Floyd | This is the western end of the Hall of Mirrors. The hall itself is
Floyd | astounding and not a little bit confusing. To be sure, its northern
Floyd | wall is glass, but it does not seem to reflect anything within the
Floyd | hall. Rather, it seems to be a window on another world. This other
Floyd | world appears to be a large underground labyrinth, filled with
Floyd | tunnels, caves, and peculiar rock formations.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 90, Turns: 213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the northwest tower of the castle. A winding
Floyd | staircase leads up into the tower itself, and passages lead from here
Floyd | to the east and south.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Pebbled Path  Score: 90, Turns: 214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbled Path
Floyd | You are on a long pebbled path, stretching out to the north. To the
Floyd | south the path continues through an open arch into an open area.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Inside Gate  Score: 90, Turns: 215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Gate
Floyd | You are just inside what appears to be the main entrance to the
Floyd | castle. An iron gate, standing wide open, looms to the west. Through
Floyd | it, a narrow road can be seen winding through low, smoky hills. Before
Floyd | you, to the east, is a huge open courtyard. To the north and the south
Floyd | are archways leading to the interior of the castle.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Where is his adventurer's instinct leading us :P"
		Jacqueline says, "Oho. To a new room."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll slow down after this, I guess."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 90, Turns: 216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | This is the westernmost point in a large open courtyard. The huge
Floyd | entrance gate to the castle looms ominously to the west. The courtyard
Floyd | widens as it proceeds to the east, where a large, ivy-covered temple
Floyd | stands. On either side of the temple are small towers. Far beyond the
Floyd | temple, high above, are two large towers marking the corners of the
Floyd | castle. A squat dark turret hunches between them, blackening the sky
Floyd | around it. A small path leads into the castle to the south.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "Heh. It's nighttime."
		DavidW says, "careful"
		Jacqueline says, "Enh. I say since we're about to end, we just follow him to our death."
		Jacqueline says, "(About to end for the day, I mean.)"
		Peregrine cheers, waving his sword.
		BrianK says, "Agreed"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 90, Turns: 217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The northern part of the interior courtyard is grey and lifeless. The
Floyd | vast lawns are withered and covered in black ash stretching from south
Floyd | to west. The temple stands to the southeast, and the courtyard
Floyd | continues east.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the east.
Floyd | You are beginning to tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "We'll sleep when we're dead!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 90, Turns: 218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | You are north of a small tower which connects with the temple to the
Floyd | south. A large courtyard can be seen to the west and a smaller one to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 90, Turns: 219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | You are in a courtyard between an open hall to the east and a temple
Floyd | to the west. The temple is flanked, north and south, by twin towers.
Floyd | Paths cross the scarred lawn to the northwest and southwest. Nothing
Floyd | now grows here, however, and a foul stench fills the air.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer leaves the room, heading to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 90, Turns: 220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | The corridor widens here to form a large hall. To the north and south
Floyd | are small passages, and to the east is what appears to be an enormous
Floyd | spiral staircase. A passage to the west leads into a courtyard. The
Floyd | walls here are scarred and black, and a strange heaviness hangs in the
Floyd | air.
Floyd | There is a bedraggled and weary adventurer standing here. He is
Floyd | carrying a sword, and a brass lantern.
Floyd | The adventurer fends you off with his sword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "How rude."
		BrianK says, "Hmm"
		Jacqueline says, "Seriously."
		Jacqueline says, "We, um, don't have a sword."
		BrianK says, "Well, one option is to change him into a frog"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		BrianK says, "or other small amphibian"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm down with that."
		DavidW asks, "a newt?"
		Peregrine asks, "That would be fun, but might make the game unwinnable?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn cleesh" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 90, Turns: 221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN CLEESH
Floyd |
Floyd | A host of hunched and hairy shapes walk into the hall before you can
Floyd | do anything and, seeing you, take you in their arms and escort you to
Floyd | the west into a huge temple.
Floyd |
Floyd | Temple
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the interior of a huge temple of primitive construction. A few
Floyd | flickering torches cast a sallow illumination over the altar, which,
Floyd | atop a row of stairs, is still drenched with the blood of human
Floyd | sacrifice. Behind the altar is an enormous statue of a demon which
Floyd | seems to reach towards you with dripping fangs and razor-sharp talons.
Floyd | Two open doorways lead out of the temple to the east and west, while
Floyd | two wooden doors stand at the north and south. A mass of hunched
Floyd | figures in the temple are chanting a haunting tune. They don't seem
Floyd | interested in your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A low noise begins behind you, and you turn to see hundreds of hunched
Floyd | and hairy shapes. A guttural chant issues from their throats. Near you
Floyd | stands a figure draped in a robe of deepest black, brandishing a
Floyd | vicious dagger. The chant grows louder as the robed figure approaches
Floyd | the altar. As the shapes grab you, the figure in black speaks: "Take
Floyd | the victim to the tower. I shall prepare for the sacrifice!" The
Floyd | figures, whose form you can barely guess, take you from here through
Floyd | the northern door and into a prison cell. They take your possessions
Floyd | from you and close the door with a crash!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is a small prison cell in the north tower of the temple. Hideous
Floyd | shapes can be seen through the iron-barred window in the prison door.
Floyd | From the temple, a bloodcurdling chant can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh dear!"
		BrianK says, "Wow"
		Peregrine says, "How sinister."
		DavidW says, "Unless you memorized rezrov, you may be in for a bit of trouble."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 90, Turns: 222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have your spell book. How do you expect to memorize a spell
Floyd | without a spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Peregrine says, "oooh noooo"
		DavidW says, "They took all your stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "Enh. We're done for the week, anyway."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "What a cheerful note on which to end things!"
		Peregrine says, "It's like one of those cliffhangers from the old-fashioned serials"
		DavidW asks, "You could cleesh yourself, maybe?"
		Peregrine says, "TO BE CONTINUED"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cleesh me" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 90, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEESH ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the cleesh spell committed to memory!
Floyd | Your stomach is starting to grumble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh well!"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, see you all next week. :)"
		DavidW says, "oh, the learning of cleesh was interrupted."
		Peregrine says, "See you, Jacq. Have a nice week"
		Jacqueline says, "(I do not intend to save this game.)"
		Jacqueline says (to P), "You too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 90, Turns: 223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score is 90 of a possible 400, in 223 moves.
Floyd | This puts you in the class of Parlor Magician.
Floyd | Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >

		DavidW says, "bye Jacqueline"
		Peregrine asks, "Parlor Magician?"
		Peregrine says, "That's not fair. *sulks*"
		Peregrine says, "I mean, we did REAL magic."
		Peregrine exclaims, "Anyway, goodnight!"
		DavidW says, "g'night Peregrine"
		
*** SECOND SESSION *** 		
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I found a much better map than the one we were using last week, iirc"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "Crisper"
		Jacqueline says, "Or, um, more crisp."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hrm. One sec, let me look up what save we left off on. We should have done a unique save, but I don't think we did."
		Roger asks, "Is it just still running?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's not, no."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask enchanter" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | It must be the warlock Krill. The odd disappearances, the mysterious
Floyd | dissolution of regions sacred to the Circle, the lessening of the
Floyd | Powers -- these could only be his handiwork. The Circle gathers and
Floyd | its leader, the esteemed Belboz, reveals to them an ancient document
Floyd | which portends evil days much like our own.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Krill's evil must be unmade," he begins, "but to send a powerful
Floyd | Enchanter is ill-omened. It would be ruinous to reveal oversoon our
Floyd | full powers." A ripple of concern spreads over the face of each
Floyd | Enchanter. Belboz pauses, and collects his resolve. "Have hope! This
Floyd | has been written by a hand far wiser than mine!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He recites a short spell and you appear. Belboz approaches,
Floyd | transfixing you with his gaze, and hands you the document. The other
Floyd | Enchanters await his decree. "These words, written ages ago, can have
Floyd | only one meaning. You, a novice Enchanter with but a few simple spells
Floyd | in your Book, must seek out Krill, explore the Castle he has
Floyd | overthrown, and learn his secrets. Only then may his vast evil be
Floyd | lessened or, with good fortune, destroyed."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Circle rises and intones a richly woven spell, whose many textures
Floyd | imbue the small, darkened chamber with warmth and hope. There is a
Floyd | surge of power; you are Sent.
Floyd |
Floyd | ENCHANTER
Floyd | Infocom interactive fiction - a fantasy story
Floyd | Copyright (C) 1983, 1984, 1986 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Floyd | ENCHANTER is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Floyd | Release 29 / Serial number 860820
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork
Floyd | You stand at a point of decision on a road which makes a wide fork to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast, circling the base of the Lonely Mountain,
Floyd | which looms high overhead to the east. A very long and winding road
Floyd | starts here and stretches out of sight to the west through low, smoky
Floyd | hills.
Floyd | The sun is rising over the lands to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load cf8" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD CF8
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "load".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore cf8" 		

Floyd ] Fork  Score: 0, Turns: 0
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF8
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cf8".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 90, Turns: 208
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I forgot how to IF."
		BrianK says, "Hello"
		Jacqueline says, "Hello."
		BrianK says, "I think cf8 is immediately after we summoned the adventurer"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "And last time we followed him to our death."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go back to the save just before this?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Before he is summoned?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because I don't think we're ready to summon him."
		BrianK says, "I was thinking that might be better, yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd ] Guarded Door  Score: 80, Turns: 186
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is at the Guarded Door, but we can just walk away from it and keep exploring."
		Roger says, "door not emotionally-available"
		Jacqueline says, "Super not emotionally-available, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Shall we go check out this library to the south? There is a dusty book to investigate there."
		Roger says, "I'm mostly watching a football game so don't ask me"
		BrianK says, "I actually have to step out for a bit"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Traitor. What do you think you are, a Murican?"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Oh"
		BrianK says, "(I was kind of hoping there would be more people so that I could slip out and in unnoticed)"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I have to say if I'm here alone we can just post pone."
		Jacqueline says, "I, too, have some stuff I could be doing."
		BrianK says, "I'll be back in maybe twenty minutes"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, but we're missing some other folks."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why don't we just all regroup next week?"
		BrianK says, "Darn, I was looking forward to playing this"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, or we can touch base in 20 minutes or so and see if they've shown up"
		Jacqueline says, "See you at half past or so."
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		BrianK says, "Sounds good"
		Roger says, "Sure that's after halftime"
		BrianK exclaims, "Thanks!"
Amber arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Roger says (to Amber), "We're in recess for 15 minutes or so" 		
Amber reads the toy catalogue and fades from view. 		
Amber arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Amber says, "So much for passing the time reading the toy catalogue." 		
Roger says, "You could review the transcript I think if you're so inclined" 		
Roger says, "Or the Enchanter feelies are posted... somewhere..." 		
Jacqueline says, "I could post last week's transcript. One sec." 		
Roger | [LINK] 		
Jacqueline says, "Also, we should switch to talking on the #clubfloyd channel." 		
Amber says, "I was lucky to find my way back here. I constantly forget how to talk on channels or review things." 		
Jacqueline says (to Amber), "Just type #clubfloyd hi" 		
Jacqueline says, "Try that first." 		
Amber will just have to remember that the command to talk on channels is like the naming convention of IRC. 		BrianK says, "I'm here now"
		Amber says, "Back to the action, already in progress."
		Jacqueline says, "Amber, since you're sort of rusty on how this works, could you please take a look at this document, and then let us know when you're done? We'll hold off on starting until you've had a chance to review it:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Amber says, "Looks the same as last time I read them."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, great."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'll drive."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are folks down with heading to the library?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline says, "Again, I'm referencing this map (slightly spoilery, but we've been using it...):"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 80, Turns: 187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd | This small open area stands at the old north gate of the castle, now
Floyd | badly rusted. Through the gate, a forest can be seen. To the west, a
Floyd | hall glows with light, and to the south, the dark castle can be
Floyd | reentered. A narrow passage to the east leads to the base of the
Floyd | northeast tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | This is a library, or rather it was until it was ransacked and
Floyd | despoiled. Most of the contents of the room have been burned in a huge
Floyd | bonfire in the center of the room. Hundreds of charred and empty tubes
Floyd | are scattered about, as if by someone searching, so ashes are strewn
Floyd | about. There are rat tracks in the ashes.
Floyd | To the south you can hear the sound of a group of low, guttural
Floyd | voices.
Floyd | Amid the tubes is an old and dusty book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK asks, "Tubes?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah. Right. Don't go south from here, or at least not south then west, I think."
		Jacqueline asks (of Brian), "I'm guessing scroll cases?"
		BrianK says, "Ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I was imagining a library with books"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at tracks" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are plenty of rat tracks here, going in various directions. One
Floyd | prominent rodentine thoroughfare stands out though, going as it does
Floyd | into a small hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at hole" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything in the rat hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A beautiful, ornamented egg
Floyd |   A jug
Floyd |   The jug contains:
Floyd |     A quantity of water
Floyd |   A battered lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   A partially eaten loaf of bread
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bread in front of hole" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BREAD IN FRONT OF HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "front".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop bread" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping we could chat up the rat."
		BrianK says, "I figure we're still missing something to interact with the hole"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		BrianK says, "Let's take the dusty book then"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which book do you mean, the dusty book or the spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at the dusty book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT THE DUSTY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The first page of the book was the table of contents. Only two chapter
Floyd | names can be read: The Legend of the Unseen Terror and The Legend of
Floyd | the Great Implementers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The Unseen Terror chapter sounds cheerful."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read dusty book" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DUSTY BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The first page of the book was the table of contents. Only two chapter
Floyd | names can be read: The Legend of the Unseen Terror and The Legend of
Floyd | the Great Implementers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read unseen terror" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ UNSEEN TERROR
Floyd |
Floyd | This legend, written in an ancient tongue, goes something like this:
Floyd | At one time a shapeless and formless manifestation of evil was
Floyd | disturbed from millenia of sleep. It was so powerful that it required
Floyd | the combined wisdom of the leading enchanters of that age to conquer
Floyd | it. The legend tells how the enchanters lured the Terror "to a recess
Floyd | deep within the earth" by placing there a powerful spell scroll. When
Floyd | it had reached the scroll, the enchanters trapped it there with a
Floyd | spell that encased it in the living rock. The Terror was so horrible
Floyd | that none would dare speak of it. A comment at the end of the
Floyd | narration indicates that the story is considered to be quite fanciful;
Floyd | no other chronicles of the age mention the Terror in any form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Seems like a clue"
		Jacqueline says, "Kinda, yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read great implementors" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GREAT IMPLEMENTORS
Floyd |
Floyd | This legend, written in an ancient tongue, speaks of the creation of
Floyd | the world. A more absurd account can hardly be imagined. The universe,
Floyd | it seems, was created by "Implementers" who directed the running of
Floyd | great engines. These engines produced this world and others, strange
Floyd | and wondrous, as a test or puzzle for others of their kind. It goes on
Floyd | to state that these beings stand ready to aid those entrapped within
Floyd | their creation. The great magician-philosopher Helfax notes that a
Floyd | creation of this kind is morally and logically indefensible and
Floyd | discards the theory as "colossal claptrap and kludgery."
Floyd | The low, guttural voices seem to be coming in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		BrianK says, "Well, I can't say I wasn't expecting this joke"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, those voices are coming our way. I think we should be concerned."
		BrianK says, "Yeah, seems like we should backtrack"
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall I swing N, go back through the hall of mirrors, and check out the stuff in the southwest parts of the castle?"
		BrianK says, "Sounds good"
		Jacqueline says, "If so, I might put it on brief for a bit."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ] Library  Score: 80, Turns: 195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Brief descriptions.
Floyd | The low, guttural voices seem to be coming in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] North Gate  Score: 80, Turns: 196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | North Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Four  Score: 80, Turns: 197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Four
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Three  Score: 80, Turns: 198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Three
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors Two  Score: 80, Turns: 199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors Two
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Hall of Mirrors One  Score: 80, Turns: 200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors One
Floyd | A rat skitters across the floor, sees you, is startled, and rushes
Floyd | back the way it came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 80, Turns: 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Pebbled Path  Score: 80, Turns: 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Pebbled Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Inside Gate  Score: 80, Turns: 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] West Hall  Score: 80, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | West Hall
Floyd | This narrow promenade stretches into darkness to the south and,
Floyd | through an archway, toward an open area to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ] West Hall  Score: 80, Turns: 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Maximum verbosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 80, Turns: 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This dark and damp spot is at the base of the southwest tower of the
Floyd | castle. Two corridors lead off to the north and east. A winding
Floyd | staircase ascends into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm imagining there'll be some sort of magic that'll keep the animals from running away from us"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Y'think?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe"
		Jacqueline says, "I definitely want to talk to the rats."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, which way?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The bedroom?"
		BrianK says, "Yeah, worth checking out the bedroom really quickly"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The eyrie is a round bedroom high in the tower. Narrow windows
Floyd | overlook the outside. A stone stairway leads down.
Floyd | There is a fourposter feather bed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh man, I hope there's something under the bed"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at the bed" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT THE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | The feather bed looks as though it would be quite comfy to sleep on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under the bed" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER THE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing but dust there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if there is a dream to be had here."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 208
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on this soft bed puts you to sleep.
Floyd | You fall asleep quickly, the bed being so comfortable. You dream as
Floyd | well, of this very room. A beautiful damsel, obviously noble, is
Floyd | standing by the bed holding a scroll in one hand and resting the other
Floyd | on the bedpost. Turning to block your view, she does something you
Floyd | can't see. Then she gets in bed and turns out the light, but before
Floyd | she does you can see she is no longer carrying the scroll... You wake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I figure that's the only purpose of the room, since under-the-bed was a massive disappointment"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "So it's hidden in the bed post. Let's see...."
		Jacqueline asks (of Brian), "Isn't hidden inside the bed post more exciting than under the bed?"
		BrianK says, "I suppose it is"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at bed post" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT BED POST
Floyd |
Floyd | That sentence isn't one I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, that was a comfortable bed! But you're now on your own feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at bedpost" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 80, Turns: 253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT BEDPOST
Floyd |
Floyd | A careful examination reveals the outline of a small compartment, and
Floyd | near it an ornate carving which looks like a button. You could never
Floyd | have found it on your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 100, Turns: 254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The bedpost pops open, revealing a small compartment and, nestled
Floyd | inside, a gold leaf scroll!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take scroll" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 100, Turns: 255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Woohoo, new magic"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at scroll" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 100, Turns: 256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "vaxum spell: make a hostile creature your friend".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "gnusto is the spell to write spells"
		olethros asks, "gnusto? is this spellbreaker?"
olethros arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		BrianK says, "Enchanter"
		olethros says, "i almost finished that one"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto vaxum" 		

Floyd ] Bedroom  Score: 100, Turns: 257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO VAXUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the vaxum spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word
Floyd | is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Have we met any hostile creatures yet"
		Jacqueline says, "Really just the guarded door, and I'm not hopeful this will be useful there."
		olethros says, "i guess there are always grues, lurking in the shadows"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm wanting to avoid the courtyard area for now, and continue our exploration of the periphery."
		olethros asks, "does this game have a timer?"
		Jacqueline says, "Can we go explore the area to the south of the South Hall."
		BrianK says, "There are hunger/thirst/sleep daemons"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "It has hunger, thirst, and sleep daemons, but I'm not sure there are other timers."
		Jacqueline says, "We have a pretty ample loaf of bread and a jug of water, but I still think we'll have to run an optimization run after we've putzed around."
		BrianK says, "I'm in favor of going south"
		BrianK says, "We can go for the scrolls that are marked there"
		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 100, Turns: 258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This dark and damp spot is at the base of the southwest tower of the
Floyd | castle. Two corridors lead off to the north and east. A winding
Floyd | staircase ascends into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "ok then, full sail around"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] South Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hall
Floyd | The damp corridor continues east and west from here. A dark and
Floyd | forbidding stairway leads down to the south. In addition, a narrow
Floyd | passage leads to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Given that most of these rooms are just rooms for the sake of geography, are people okay with me only stopping in places that have stuff to look at?"
		olethros says, "yes"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | A dank and forgotten pit contains the dungeons. There is a cell to the
Floyd | north, and a partly blocked passage leads even deeper into the earth.
Floyd | It looks as if there was once a mortared stone wall blocking this
Floyd | passage, but it has crumbled and collapsed, reopening the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I'm thinking we check out the cell first?"
		BrianK says, "North first, yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The cell door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is very rusty and reluctantly opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | This is a damp and unhealthy dungeon cell with writing on the walls.
Floyd | The rusty door of the cell is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read writing" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is covered with graffiti and scratchings marking time's
Floyd | passage.
Floyd | You notice that the mortar holding a square block has been chipped
Floyd | away, and the block is loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, should we mess with that block??"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take block" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the block out of the crumbling wall, revealing a dark passage
Floyd | leading east.
Floyd | Your stomach is starting to grumble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to hold off on eating until the second or maybe third nudge."
		BrianK says, "Wait, how do I visualize this"
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure how much we have to ration, but it couldn't hurt."
		BrianK says, "Did "crumbling wall" mean that the wall crumbled when we pulled the block out"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think we visualize this as 'we entered a dark and horrid cell, and we found a large loose stone and moving it reveals a passage to the east. That other crumbled wall is south of the cell."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait, no, this wall is also crumbly."
		Jacqueline says, "It's really all about deferred maintenance and a lack of attention to infrastructure funding needs."
		BrianK says, "...well."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, east?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Secret Passage  Score: 100, Turns: 266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Passage
Floyd | This is a crudely carved secret passage. It appears to have been
Floyd | hollowed out by (perhaps) generations of prisoners. A passage leads
Floyd | west. A short, crudely hewn passage leads up.
Floyd | Lying near the door is a silver spoon, discarded by the prisoners as
Floyd | too soft to dig with. It is only slightly worn.
Floyd | Lying on the ground, and slightly damaged, is a stained scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "spoooooooon"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Secret Passage  Score: 100, Turns: 267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | worn silver spoon: Taken.
Floyd | stained scroll: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "There is no spoon."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read scroll" 		

Floyd ] Secret Passage  Score: 100, Turns: 268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "exex spell: make things move with greater speed".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto exex" 		

Floyd ] Secret Passage  Score: 100, Turns: 269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO EXEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the exex spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last word is
Floyd | copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at spoon" 		

Floyd ] Secret Passage  Score: 100, Turns: 270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the worn silver spoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | This is a damp and unhealthy dungeon cell with writing on the walls.
Floyd | The rusty door of the cell is open. A square block sits beside a
Floyd | passage in the eastern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | A dank and forgotten pit contains the dungeons. There is a cell to the
Floyd | north, and a partly blocked passage leads even deeper into the earth.
Floyd | It looks as if there was once a mortared stone wall blocking this
Floyd | passage, but it has crumbled and collapsed, reopening the tunnel.
Floyd | Your mouth is getting rather dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, um, the area to the south smacks of a maze to me."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 272
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "There was also an Up from there I think"
		Jacqueline says, "I think those are one in the same."
		Jacqueline says, "According to the map."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | An exit is to the south and it is very strange indeed, perfectly round
Floyd | and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh ok"
		BrianK says, "The maze is interesting since the room we actually want (with the scroll) isn't connected to anything"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		BrianK asks, "Also it looks like the exits are clearly marked?"
		Jacqueline says, "Should we just look through them and see if maybe one has some clue"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, this is B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the southeast, east, and north and they are very
Floyd | strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And this is R"
		BrianK says, "I wonder if the letters have some meaning"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. They're only on the map, though."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the northwest and northeast and they are very strange
Floyd | indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd | You are becoming quite hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat bread" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm. That tasted great! There's still about half of it left, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "ABOUT HALF?"
		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		BrianK asks, "Can we examine the walls?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Roger says, "So hungee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at walls" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the castle wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look through wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | They're translucent, not transparent!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well-anticipated, game."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, this is H"
		Jacqueline asks, "NE to M?"
		BrianK says, "I guess there's no hint on the walls"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the west, southwest, and northeast and they are very
Floyd | strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is M"
		BrianK asks, "Maybe we can examine the passages?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I've known strange people, but fighting a castle wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at northeast passage" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT NORTHEAST PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "northeast".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at ne passage" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT NE PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "ne" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Maybe just passage"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at passage" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The passages are perfectly round and black; the walls seem to be made
Floyd | of carbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "or Look NE"
		Jacqueline says, "Carbon."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look ne" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "ne" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Carbon seems like a clue"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		olethros asks, "burn them?"
		olethros asks, "make a pencil out of them?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "scratch wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRATCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There was no verb in that sentence!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's find a spell that allows us to use the knowledge of organic chemistry!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read spell book" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | My Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd | The exex spell (make things move with greater speed).
Floyd | The vaxum spell (make a hostile creature your friend).
Floyd | The cleesh spell (change a creature into a small amphibian).
Floyd | The zifmia spell (magically summon a being).
Floyd | The krebf spell (repair willful damage).
Floyd | The rezrov spell (open even locked or enchanted objects).
Floyd | The blorb spell (safely protect a small object as though in a strong
Floyd | box).
Floyd | The nitfol spell (converse with the beasts in their own tongue).
Floyd | The frotz spell (cause something to give off light).
Floyd | The gnusto spell (write a magic spell into a spell book).
Floyd | You are becoming quite thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Amber asks, "I suppose the focus now is to gather more scrolls?"
		BrianK says, "Yep"
		BrianK says, "And general exploration"
		Jacqueline says, "Gather them and use their spells to gather more and then defeat Krill, I think, yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicious spring water tasted great, and there's plenty more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Head to V?"
		olethros says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, might as well check 'em all out before we get really stumped..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the northwest, southwest, and southeast and they are
Floyd | very strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is V"
		Roger says, "homemade instant coffee"
		Jacqueline says, "blech"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the southwest and southeast and they are very strange
Floyd | indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is J"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | An exit is to the northeast and it is very strange indeed, perfectly
Floyd | round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is K"
		Jacqueline says, "And there's only one more and I predict it will... LOOK LIKE ALL THE OTHERS"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the southwest and southeast and they are very strange
Floyd | indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "sorry in a maze of iladc"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the northwest, southwest, and southeast and they are
Floyd | very strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | An exit is to the northwest and it is very strange indeed, perfectly
Floyd | round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And this is F"
		Jacqueline says, "And yep, you are in a maze of translucent passages, all alike."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiddling with the castle wall doesn't accomplish anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A worn silver spoon
Floyd |   A beautiful, ornamented egg
Floyd |   A jug
Floyd |   The jug contains:
Floyd |     A small quantity of water
Floyd |   A battered lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   A partially eaten loaf of bread
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dig sw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "sw" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground is unsuitable for digging here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, I hate to say it, but I dunno if we have what we need for this place yet"
		Roger says, "Might be"
		Jacqueline | trans·lu·cent - adjective - (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
olethros says (to Floyd), "lick wall" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "lick".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Thanks, Adam Thornton"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, to the gallery, then? Come back later?"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
		Amber exclaims, "The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries!"
		olethros says, "I can't see what we can achieve here"
		BrianK says, "Hmm wait"
		BrianK asks, "Maybe if we leave our lamp somewhere and move to a different room, the light will interact with the walls somehow?"
		olethros says, "oh good call"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm. Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop lamp" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | It is pitch black and there is evil in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, there's your answer!"
		Jacqueline says, "Great. Now we're surrounded be evil."
		BrianK says, "Oh well"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | An exit is to the northwest and it is very strange indeed, perfectly
Floyd | round and black as pitch.
Floyd | There is a battered lantern here (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Phew"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I should have typed >GET LAMP, sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "I have always preferred the word 'take' to 'get'"
		Roger asks, "hmmm there's a spell to repair damage. Maybe in the prison cell?"
		olethros says, "yeah it's strange that is says that the exit is round and black as pitch"
		Roger says, "Maybe he had just finished the Tomb of Horrors"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I guess that just means that the room beyond is dark and full of evil."
		Jacqueline says, "We used the spell to repair damage to repair a scroll that was sliced to bits, but sure, I'll go cast it there. Not sure why we'd want to repair that, though, since it would block access to a room."
		Jacqueline asks, "Do people want me to head to the Cell and repair the damage, or just head to the gallery?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or something else?"
		BrianK says, "Well, I'm for heading to the gallery"
		olethros says, "gallery"
		Roger says, "galry"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm in .... F, right?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the northwest, southwest, and southeast and they are
Floyd | very strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the west, southwest, and northeast and they are very
Floyd | strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | Passages go to the southeast, east, and north and they are very
Floyd | strange indeed, perfectly round and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Translucent Room
Floyd | This is a peculiar room, whose cream-colored walls are thin and
Floyd | translucent.
Floyd | An exit is to the south and it is very strange indeed, perfectly round
Floyd | and black as pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Translucent Room  Score: 100, Turns: 302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Up"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Dungeon  Score: 100, Turns: 303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon
Floyd | A dank and forgotten pit contains the dungeons. There is a cell to the
Floyd | north, and a partly blocked passage leads even deeper into the earth.
Floyd | It looks as if there was once a mortared stone wall blocking this
Floyd | passage, but it has crumbled and collapsed, reopening the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] South Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hall
Floyd | The damp corridor continues east and west from here. A dark and
Floyd | forbidding stairway leads down to the south. In addition, a narrow
Floyd | passage leads to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | The east-west corridor opens into a gallery. The walls are lined with
Floyd | portraits, some of apparently great value. All of the eyes seem to
Floyd | follow you as you pass, and the entire room is subtly disturbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Of course the eyes do that."
		Jacqueline says, "Of course they do"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at paintings" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The portraits represent a wide cross-section of races. Elves, gnomes,
Floyd | dwarves, wizards, warlocks, and just plain folk are all here. Some of
Floyd | them are known to you, such as Lord Dimwit Flathead of the Great
Floyd | Underground Empire, depicted here in excessive detail, and the Wizard
Floyd | of Frobozz, shown in a typical pose of anguished bewilderment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "hee"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, what's the diff between a wizard and a warlock?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at frobozz" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT FROBOZZ
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard of Frobozz was a former member of the Circle of Enchanters,
Floyd | but he was removed for forgetfulness bordering on senility. The lively
Floyd | wit of his youth having been replaced by a semisadistic
Floyd | mischievousness coupled with an inability to pronounce words beginning
Floyd | with other than the letter "F", he was "retired" to a small,
Floyd | unoccupied corner of the Great Underground Empire, hopefully out of
Floyd | harm's way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "martial characteristics?"
		Roger says, "I /think/ a warlock normally derives their power from a demonic pact. That might be a pure D&D-ism though"
		olethros says, "pure vs applied math"
		BrianK says, "Warlock has the word war in it so it always evokes a sense of warrior-ness for me"
		Jacqueline says, "'hopefully out of harm's way'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at flathead" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT FLATHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | This rather dull man stumbled into royalty in the Great Underground
Floyd | Empire, and much to everyone's chagrin. Named by his people Lord
Floyd | Dimwit Flathead the Excessive, he was best known for his
Floyd | outrageousness in style, policy, and engineering. His portrait
Floyd | captures him in the classic pose of imbecility, astride his gaudy
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Astride it. huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Like Riker."
		Roger says, "Tragically I don't think we've ever had a mudder hail from Flathead County"
Khalisar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		[LINK]
		Khalisar says, "warlocks are generally bad guys, I believe"
		Khalisar says, "IIRC, it literally means 'oathbreaker'"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, anything y'all want to do here?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 308
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take painting" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | The portraits are large and extremely heavy; they can be neither taken
Floyd | nor moved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hrm well I guess not"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind flathead" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND FLATHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing behind the Flathead portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind frobozz" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND FROBOZZ
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing behind the Frobozz portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
olethros says (to Floyd), "sign frobozz" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIGN FROBOZZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "frobozz" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I guess it's just a room for lore"
		Jacqueline asks, "What... is the point? Setting and scene?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
		olethros says, "could be"
		Jacqueline says, "A lot of rooms in this game are."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, eastward?"
Roger says (to floyd), "examine eyes" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXAMINE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "eyes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Well, this room is at least more interesting than some of the other ones"
		olethros says, "lots of stuff in infocom adventures were just 'nice details'"
		Roger says, "Let us go"
		BrianK says, "But yeah, let's go east"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | South Gate
Floyd | This interior courtyard stands at the southern entrance to the castle,
Floyd | where a small rusty gate is standing open and slowly swaying in a
Floyd | gentle sea breeze. Beyond the gate can be seen a small meadow and,
Floyd | beyond that, a white beach on a misty sea. Passages enter the castle
Floyd | proper to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline would like to head south.
		BrianK says, "Agreed"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Meadow  Score: 100, Turns: 313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | This is a meadow near the sea. There is a smell of salt in the air.
Floyd | Only heather and thistles grow here. To the north is a gate leading
Floyd | into the castle. A narrow path to the southeast leads to the shore of
Floyd | the Sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I love that the map is just marked "turtle""
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | This is a rocky beach along a grey and lifeless sea. There is dead
Floyd | seaweed covering many rocks, and listless waves barely stir the
Floyd | flotsam and jetsam here. There are many shells, but all are broken. A
Floyd | narrow path to the northwest leads into a meadow.
Floyd | Crawling slowly along the beach is an enormous turtle, his enamelled
Floyd | shell shining with all the colors of the rainbow.
Floyd | You hear a rustling in the brambles nearby, and you catch a glimpse of
Floyd | something small and furry as it scurries away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Yeah"
		BrianK says, "nitfol is the spell for talking to animals"
		Roger says, "Hey is this the same turtle that flies away in Curses"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn nitfol" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN NITFOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the nitfol spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nitfol turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NITFOL TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rainbow turtle looks at you for a moment, and you look at it.
Floyd | "Hello," it says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you like my shell? A wizard did that to me about 75 years
Floyd | ago."
Floyd | The sun starts to set behind the Lonely Mountain in the west.
Floyd | The day is coming to an end earlier than you would have expected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask turtle about shell" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TURTLE ABOUT SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "about".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rainbow turtle looks at you expectantly, as though he thought you
Floyd | were about to talk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Ideas?"
		Roger says, "X shell; exex turtle"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shell" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "x".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at shell" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT SHELL
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing special to be seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "SORRY"
		BrianK says, "I guess we can examine the turtle itself"
		Jacqueline says, "There is NOTHING SPECIAL about the magical wizard shell on the talking turtle, Roger."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing special to be seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Absolutely nothing at all special."
		Roger says, "standard rainbow turtle what do you want"
		BrianK says, "I like the idea of casting exex on the turtle, although I don't know if it will accomplish anything"
		BrianK says, "(exex makes things move faster)"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn exex" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN EXEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the exex spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exex turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXEX TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rainbow turtle shimmers, then vibrates in place for a few seconds,
Floyd | but doesn't take any notice of the change.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe the turtle doesn't *want* to move any faster."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, yes" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You used the word "yes" in a way that I don't understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's nice to find a human who talks turtle. Not many do, you know.
Floyd | Most people think turtles are boring, just because we talk slowly."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you a magician? Are you going to do something about that annoying
Floyd | Warlock, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's nice to find a human who talks turtle. Not many do, you know.
Floyd | Most people think turtles are boring, just because we talk slowly."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do you like my shell? A wizard did that to me about 75 years
Floyd | ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turtle, hello" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURTLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you a magician? Are you going to do something about that annoying
Floyd | Warlock, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe we can abscond with him"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't suppose the turtle would care for that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The turtle is much too large to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Or that."
		BrianK says, "Well, this turtle was also a disappointment"
		Amber asks, "Too large to take, yet we can't ride it anywhere?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh. Yeah."
		Roger says, "Jacqueline why don't you turn the tortoise back over"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ride turtle" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ride".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "It is a sea turtle not a land tortoise.</pedant>"
		Roger says, "Same thing, Leon"
		Jacqueline asks, "Go check out the brittle scroll?"
		Roger says, "maybe check out the rest of the beach briefly"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at beach" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT BEACH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the beach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | This is a rocky beach along a grey and lifeless sea. There is dead
Floyd | seaweed covering many rocks, and listless waves barely stir the
Floyd | flotsam and jetsam here. There are many shells, but all are broken. A
Floyd | narrow path to the northwest leads into a meadow.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | An enormous turtle is here, its enamelled shell shining with all the
Floyd | colors of the rainbow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at moon" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "moon".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline sighs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search shells" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take seaweed" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SEAWEED
Floyd |
Floyd | Why bother?
Floyd | Your mouth is getting rather dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd probably drown.
Floyd | Your stomach is starting to grumble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reflect upon the stupidity of hunger and thirst daemons." 		

Floyd ] Beach  Score: 100, Turns: 332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REFLECT UPON THE STUPIDITY OF HUNGER AND THIRST DAEMONS.
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "reflect".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Yeah, let's go look for the brittle scroll"
		Roger says, "concur"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Meadow  Score: 100, Turns: 333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadow
Floyd | This is a meadow near the sea. There is a smell of salt in the air.
Floyd | Only heather and thistles grow here. To the north is a gate leading
Floyd | into the castle. A narrow path to the southeast leads to the shore of
Floyd | the Sea.
Floyd | The darkening sky is lit by a waning moon.
Floyd | The darkened sky is now full of bright stars. It is night.
Floyd | Today seemed shorter than yesterday, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Amber says, "Peanut Brittle Scroll, yum."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at stars" 		

Floyd ] Meadow  Score: 100, Turns: 334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT STARS
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be mid evening now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | South Gate
Floyd | This interior courtyard stands at the southern entrance to the castle,
Floyd | where a small rusty gate is standing open and slowly swaying in a
Floyd | gentle sea breeze. Beyond the gate can be seen a small meadow and,
Floyd | beyond that, a white beach on a misty sea. Passages enter the castle
Floyd | proper to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 100, Turns: 336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the southeast tower of the castle. From atop a
Floyd | winding staircase comes a loud crashing and screeching noise. To the
Floyd | west is a corridor and the southern gate of the castle.
Floyd | You are beginning to tire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oho, sleepytimes too"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I'll get our Maslow's hierarchy of needs out of the way."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 100, Turns: 337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to sleep but it's too noisy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "or not"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | South Gate
Floyd | This interior courtyard stands at the southern entrance to the castle,
Floyd | where a small rusty gate is standing open and slowly swaying in a
Floyd | gentle sea breeze. Beyond the gate can be seen a small meadow and,
Floyd | beyond that, a white beach on a misty sea. Passages enter the castle
Floyd | proper to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, sleep! It's been a long day, indeed. The rest will do you good.
Floyd | You spread your cloak on the floor and drift off, renewing your powers
Floyd | and refreshing your mind ... Time passes as you snore blissfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | You dream of a nondescript room in which a cartoonish figure casually
Floyd | opens a simple wooden door and ascends the flight of stairs which lies
Floyd | behind. The scene fades to black, but you awaken in a cold sweat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to drink?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "water" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicious spring water tasted great, and there's still some left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat bread" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm. That tasted great! There's nearly half of it left, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 100, Turns: 384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the southeast tower of the castle. From atop a
Floyd | winding staircase comes a loud crashing and screeching noise. To the
Floyd | west is a corridor and the southern gate of the castle.
Floyd | You hear noises in the darkness nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine Room
Floyd | The room is filled with noise: crashing and smashing, gurgling of
Floyd | water, grinding of gears, and horrible screeching of metal. Huge
Floyd | devices of obscure purpose provide these effects. The most notable is
Floyd | a huge hammer that smashes continually against the stone floor: it
Floyd | makes any crossing of the room a dangerous enterprise. The whole
Floyd | construction brings to mind the words "Infernal Machine." Far off to
Floyd | the southeast is another room. You can barely make out something on
Floyd | the floor of that room. It might be a scroll, but from here you can't
Floyd | tell for sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm pretty damn sure it's a scroll."
		Jacqueline says, "So, arbitrary puzzles for the Arbitrary Puzzle God."
		BrianK says, "The question is if we can do anything here yet"
		Jacqueline says, "I doubt this is a creature, so probably not vaxum."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn vaxum" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN VAXUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the vaxum spell.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "what's that do"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "vaxum hammer" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VAXUM HAMMER
Floyd |
Floyd | Although you complete the spell, nothing seems to have happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "makes a hostile creature your friend"
		Roger says, "Maybe we can exex ourselves and dash in there"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn exex" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN EXEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the exex spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 388
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exex me" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXEX ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel energetic and zippy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Zippy!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You zip across the room easily, but you must have touched something
Floyd | dangerous along the way, because the machinery speeds up, going faster
Floyd | and faster.
Floyd | Control Room
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the control room for all the machinery nearby. The controls
Floyd | are all magical, of course. The walls are covered by blinking lights
Floyd | and shifting displays, interspersed with arcane dials and glowing
Floyd | buttons. It's all very mysterious looking. The exit, to the northwest,
Floyd | leads into a room with machinery which would surely crush you if you
Floyd | were to attempt to enter it.
Floyd | A scroll of old, brittle parchment is here.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "good?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, let's hope that this scroll is a slow shit down spell!"
		Amber says, "I think we made it."
		Jacqueline says, "To quote Prof Jones, Sr, 'our situation has not improved' </ScottishAccent>"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read brittle parchment" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BRITTLE PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "kulcad spell: dispel a magic spell". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Aha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto kulcad" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO KULCAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You must have a legible spell scroll in your hands before the gnusto
Floyd | spell will work on it.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take parchment" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "gnusto kulcad" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO KULCAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. In a spectacular effort of
Floyd | magic, the powers of the gnusto spell attempt to copy the kulcad spell
Floyd | into your book, but the spell is too long, too complicated, and too
Floyd | powerful. The glow fades, but fortunately the brittle scroll remains
Floyd | intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dull aching fills your head, and your mind is again probed, more
Floyd | deeply than when you entered the castle.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd | The sun has now risen above the hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Lionheart can see a dream in your dance. Lionheart can see tomorrow in your dance. We can call it, "our hope"! 		Ellison says, "man, I had forgotten this game had giant ceiling hammers. I mainly associate that with Jota or Whiz's ifMUD challenge thingy."
		olethros says, "i think this spell is not copyable"
		Jacqueline says (to Ellison), "heh. Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "So I guess we just use this one time, to get back out. But maybe we do something here first?"
		BrianK says, "Well, if we're in the control room, maybe we can just turn things off"
		Roger says, "There's all these controls"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we're being mind-probed without our consent."
		Jacqueline says (to BrianK), "How incredibly straight-forward that would be. Good point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at displays" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT DISPLAYS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights and displays hold no meaning for you. A random number
Floyd | generator may be controlling the whole thing, for all you know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "SMASH"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at lights" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights and displays hold no meaning for you. A random number
Floyd | generator may be controlling the whole thing, for all you know.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at dials" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT DIALS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights and displays hold no meaning for you. A random number
Floyd | generator may be controlling the whole thing, for all you know.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at buttons" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which buttons do you mean, the glowing button or the diamond-studded
Floyd | button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at glowing button" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT GLOWING BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The lights and displays hold no meaning for you. A random number
Floyd | generator may be controlling the whole thing, for all you know.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at diamon-studded button" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT DIAMON-STUDDED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The diamond-studded button has not yet been pushed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That is a button begging to be pushed."
		olethros asks, "save?"
		Jacqueline says, "Just did."
		Jacqueline says, "Right before we came in here. But enh, saves are free."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 399
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push diamond-studded button" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DIAMOND-STUDDED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The diamond-studded button moves, and a cunning and diabolically
Floyd | engineered set of gears, knives, grinders, and slicers moves across
Floyd | the interior of the egg.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh, that's the button on the egg"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, THAT button."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push glowing button" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH GLOWING BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Pushing the glowing button has no desirable effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "But does it have any undesirable effects?"
		Jacqueline says, "Apparently not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn kulcad" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN KULCAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't written that spell into your book yet. Until you do, you
Floyd | can't memorize the spell.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I don't suppose we can just try zipping out of there in the same way"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn exex" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 403
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN EXEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the exex spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exex me" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXEX ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing seems to happen. Perhaps the spell needs time before it can be
Floyd | cast again.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline growls.
		Roger says, "Are there any other exits? I've forgotten already."
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
		Roger says, "Just keep pushing buttons"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a dead end. And that's possibly a double entendre."
		BrianK asks, "We're not in an unwinnable state, are we?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push all the buttons" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ALL THE BUTTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | glowing button: Pushing the glowing button doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There is but one useless button."
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Maybe."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we are still zippy?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm betting this will smush us, but..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 100, Turns: 406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You rush across the engine room, your speed enabling you to avoid the
Floyd | gigantic hammers and gears; at this speed they appear to move with
Floyd | great deliberation. Unfortunately, you set off a trap, and many sharp
Floyd | spears fly at you from all directions! They seem to move pretty fast.
Floyd | Too fast, in fact. You can't dodge them, and you are severely
Floyd | skewered.
Floyd |
Floyd |     ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You awaken among the members of the Circle. Belboz the Necromancer
Floyd | looks tired, and scattered about are the remains of the components of
Floyd | a spell of great healing power. The other members of the Circle are
Floyd | pleased to see you revived, but worried by the setback. "I think Krill
Floyd | is too powerful," says one. "This inexperienced wizard will never
Floyd | defeat one so puissant as he." Quiet discussion ensues, with
Floyd | well-concealed acrimony beneath the surface.
Floyd | Debate ensues, with Belboz returning frequently to the contents of the
Floyd | ancient manuscript. His wishes prevail, and it is agreed to send you
Floyd | back....
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Fork
Floyd | You are at a fork in the road where paths to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest girdle the base of the Lonely Mountain and a smaller path
Floyd | winds its way to the east.
Floyd | There is a loaf of bread here.
Floyd | There is a jug here.
Floyd | The jug contains:
Floyd |   A very small quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Amber says, "Awe"
		Roger says, "whut"
		Roger says, "Maybe that's what the button does"
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. Extra points for puissant, which I have only ever heard used in French."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 100, Turns: 407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   A spell book
Floyd |   A battered lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   A worn silver spoon
Floyd |   A beautiful, ornamented egg
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Which button?"
		Roger says, "It shows up in D&D in a couple places"
		Jacqueline asks, "This was not all of our stuff, right?"
		Roger says, "maybe the glowing button enabled the trap, I mean"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm kind of tempted to go back to our pre-exex save."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Maybe."
		Roger says, "Without the olde scroll"
		BrianK says, "Actually I think it's everything but the brittle scroll"
		Jacqueline says, "I could try that, if you'd like. Run in, get the scroll, run out... but I think it's the act of us running through there that sets the trap."
		Roger says, "Hrm it may be so"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 388
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "possibly"
		olethros asks, "do we have a flying spell?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not yet. Maybe not ever."
		Jacqueline says, "But no."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You make it across the room, but just barely; just as you duck through
Floyd | the door, a huge hammer crashes down behind, missing by an inch.
Floyd | Something you stepped on along the way clicked as well, and with a
Floyd | horrible screeching noise, the machinery speeds up, crashing faster
Floyd | and faster until it's twice as fast as before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Control Room
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the control room for all the machinery nearby. The controls
Floyd | are all magical, of course. The walls are covered by blinking lights
Floyd | and shifting displays, interspersed with arcane dials and glowing
Floyd | buttons. It's all very mysterious looking. The exit, to the northwest,
Floyd | leads into a room with machinery which would surely crush you if you
Floyd | were to attempt to enter it.
Floyd | A scroll of old, brittle parchment is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Control Room  Score: 100, Turns: 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | glowing button: You can't be serious.
Floyd | blinking display: You must have had a silliness spell cast upon you.
Floyd | brittle scroll: Taken.
Floyd | "Crash!" A huge hammer smashes against the stone floor outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 100, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You run across the room, trying to dodge the crashing machinery, and
Floyd | you are succeeding for a while until you set off a trap. A volley of
Floyd | sharp spears, powered by cunning machinery, comes at you from all
Floyd | directions. You are skewered! The huge hammer crashes down for the
Floyd | coup de grace.
Floyd |
Floyd |     ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You awaken among the members of the Circle. Belboz the Necromancer
Floyd | looks tired, and scattered about are the remains of the components of
Floyd | a spell of great healing power. The other members of the Circle are
Floyd | pleased to see you revived, but worried by the setback. "I think Krill
Floyd | is too powerful," says one. "This inexperienced wizard will never
Floyd | defeat one so puissant as he." Quiet discussion ensues, with
Floyd | well-concealed acrimony beneath the surface.
Floyd | Debate ensues, with Belboz returning frequently to the contents of the
Floyd | ancient manuscript. His wishes prevail, and it is agreed to send you
Floyd | back....
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Fork
Floyd | You are at a fork in the road where paths to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest girdle the base of the Lonely Mountain and a smaller path
Floyd | winds its way to the east.
Floyd | There is a loaf of bread here.
Floyd | There is a jug here.
Floyd | The jug contains:
Floyd |   A very small quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it wasn't the button."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore cf13" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 100, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF13
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cf13".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ] Engine Room  Score: 100, Turns: 388
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "the buttons do nothing obvious?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
		BrianK says, "Seems like they're just decorative"
		Jacqueline | Pushing the glowing button has no desirable effect.
		BrianK says, "Well, all we have left to explore are the dangerous-looking rooms I think"
		Jacqueline says, "So we have yet to explore the East Hall, Banquest Hall, and Kitchen. I'm scared of the Junction and the Warlock's Tower to the east, but we may as well do the cursory exploration."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing. Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Tower  Score: 100, Turns: 389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | This is the base of the southeast tower of the castle. From atop a
Floyd | winding staircase comes a loud crashing and screeching noise. To the
Floyd | west is a corridor and the southern gate of the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] South Gate  Score: 100, Turns: 390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | South Gate
Floyd | This interior courtyard stands at the southern entrance to the castle,
Floyd | where a small rusty gate is standing open and slowly swaying in a
Floyd | gentle sea breeze. Beyond the gate can be seen a small meadow and,
Floyd | beyond that, a white beach on a misty sea. Passages enter the castle
Floyd | proper to the north, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] East Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | East Hall
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This short piece of corridor continues to the north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "the kitchen sounds like the most dangerous"
		Roger says, "It's a good thing I can't shove that turtle all the way into the hammer"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "It's so sad that this game does not support your advanced lateral thinking, Roger."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Banquet Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 392
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Banquet Hall
Floyd | This desolate hall is nearly empty, save for a few long benches which
Floyd | are scattered throughout the room. The walls seem to be scorched, and
Floyd | everywhere are signs of decay. A sickening odor pervades the room, and
Floyd | wisps of acrid black smoke can be seen to the north. A wide passage
Floyd | leads south, and a small one opens to the east.
Floyd | To the north you can hear the sound of a group of low, guttural
Floyd | voices.
Floyd | The low, guttural voices seem to be coming in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Kitchen  Score: 100, Turns: 393
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen has been freshly used. The oven, though empty, is still
Floyd | warm. Bones litter the floor, and the carving knives are bloody. The
Floyd | bones give all too clear an indication of the nature of the viands
Floyd | prepared here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Another French word nobody ever uses in real life. Cool."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Kitchen  Score: 100, Turns: 394
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | heap of garbage: That would be rather undignified.
Floyd | oven: It would take more magic than you've got!
Floyd | various and sundry items: You have no use for those things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ] Kitchen  Score: 100, Turns: 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no use for those things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Game), "Actually, on the contrary, I could use a knife."
		olethros says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "So, there's a room with possibly useful stuff we have not yet looked at."
		BrianK asks, "The closet?"
		Jacqueline says, "There's a closet, north of the South Hall, which... yeah. Contains a box and a rope."
		olethros asks, "and the voices?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's see if we can make it to the closet alive?"
		Roger says, "We might be able to make them friendly"
		Jacqueline says, "OH"
		Jacqueline says, "OH OH OH."
		olethros asks, "set off the traps?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Like, I doubt it, but I'm willing to see what the game does to us!"
		olethros says, "I guess they might be useful to help us past the traps"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lean vaxum" 		

Floyd ] Kitchen  Score: 100, Turns: 395
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN VAXUM
Floyd |
Floyd | That sentence isn't one I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn vaxum" 		

Floyd ] Kitchen  Score: 100, Turns: 396
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN VAXUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the vaxum spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Banquet Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 397
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Banquet Hall
Floyd | This desolate hall is nearly empty, save for a few long benches which
Floyd | are scattered throughout the room. The walls seem to be scorched, and
Floyd | everywhere are signs of decay. A sickening odor pervades the room, and
Floyd | wisps of acrid black smoke can be seen to the north. A wide passage
Floyd | leads south, and a small one opens to the east.
Floyd | To the north you can hear the sound of a group of low, guttural
Floyd | voices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 100, Turns: 398
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | The corridor widens here to form a large hall. To the north and south
Floyd | are small passages, and to the east is what appears to be an enormous
Floyd | spiral staircase. A passage to the west leads into a courtyard. The
Floyd | walls here are scarred and black, and a strange heaviness hangs in the
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 399
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A host of hunched and hairy shapes walk into the hall before you can
Floyd | do anything and, seeing you, take you in their arms and escort you to
Floyd | the west into a huge temple.
Floyd |
Floyd | Temple
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the interior of a huge temple of primitive construction. A few
Floyd | flickering torches cast a sallow illumination over the altar, which,
Floyd | atop a row of stairs, is still drenched with the blood of human
Floyd | sacrifice. Behind the altar is an enormous statue of a demon which
Floyd | seems to reach towards you with dripping fangs and razor-sharp talons.
Floyd | Two open doorways lead out of the temple to the east and west, while
Floyd | two wooden doors stand at the north and south. A mass of hunched
Floyd | figures in the temple are chanting a haunting tune. They don't seem
Floyd | interested in your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A low noise begins behind you, and you turn to see hundreds of hunched
Floyd | and hairy shapes. A guttural chant issues from their throats. Near you
Floyd | stands a figure draped in a robe of deepest black, brandishing a
Floyd | vicious dagger. The chant grows louder as the robed figure approaches
Floyd | the altar. As the shapes grab you, the figure in black speaks: "Take
Floyd | the victim to the tower. I shall prepare for the sacrifice!" The
Floyd | figures, whose form you can barely guess, take you from here through
Floyd | the northern door and into a prison cell. They take your possessions
Floyd | from you and close the door with a crash!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is a small prison cell in the north tower of the temple. Hideous
Floyd | shapes can be seen through the iron-barred window in the prison door.
Floyd | From the temple, a bloodcurdling chant can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But I didn't get a chance to cast my spellllll!"
		olethros says, "oops"
		Jacqueline says, "Y'know, though..."
		olethros asks, "had we waited, would they have come into us and gave us more time?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "we're in a cell"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, this is the north tower cell, not the one we were in earlier."
		BrianK says, "I'm curious as to the limits of the being-taken-by-cultists thing"
		olethros says, "we do have an opening spell, surely"
		Jacqueline says, "Rezrov, yeah"
		BrianK says, "Is it only in the junction where it happens, or does it occur in the adjacent rooms too"
		Jacqueline says, "I see where we are now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ] Eastern Fork  Score: 100, Turns: 402
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is locked from the outside. even if you could open it, the
Floyd | guards would undoubtedly return you with little difficulty.
Floyd |
Floyd | A host of hunched and hairy shapes appear through the window. The cell
Floyd | door opens and you are marched solemnly to the temple and, from there,
Floyd | up the steps to the altar. The large, black figure approaches
Floyd | menacingly. He reaches into his cloak and pulls out a great, glowing
Floyd | dagger. He pulls you onto the altar, and with a murmur of approval
Floyd | from the throng, he plunges the blade into your heart!
Floyd |
Floyd |     ****  You have died  ****
Floyd |
Floyd | You awaken among the members of the Circle. Belboz the Necromancer
Floyd | looks tired, and scattered about are the remains of the components of
Floyd | a spell of great healing power. The other members of the Circle are
Floyd | pleased to see you revived, but worried by the setback. "I think Krill
Floyd | is too powerful," says one. "This inexperienced wizard will never
Floyd | defeat one so puissant as he." Quiet discussion ensues, with
Floyd | well-concealed acrimony beneath the surface.
Floyd | Debate ensues, with Belboz returning frequently to the contents of the
Floyd | ancient manuscript. His wishes prevail, and it is agreed to send you
Floyd | back....
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastern Fork
Floyd | You are at a fork in the road where paths to the northwest and
Floyd | southwest girdle the base of the Lonely Mountain and a smaller path
Floyd | winds its way to the east.
Floyd | There is a loaf of bread here.
Floyd | There is a jug here.
Floyd | The jug contains:
Floyd |   A very small quantity of water
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That was sudden"
		Roger says, "death comes quickly"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we go back to CF13, or maybe earlier, and hit the closet."
		Roger says, "sure"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 308
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We haven't yet seen the turtle, but he was useless anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "At least, thus far."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] South Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hall
Floyd | The damp corridor continues east and west from here. A dark and
Floyd | forbidding stairway leads down to the south. In addition, a narrow
Floyd | passage leads to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Closet  Score: 100, Turns: 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | This small room must have been a closet of some sort. To the north is
Floyd | a passage leading out into a courtyard. Another exit is to the south.
Floyd | In the exact center of the room is a large, jewelled box. It is
Floyd | wrapped in tight coils of thin rope. You try to follow the strands
Floyd | with your eye, but become hopelessly lost in the jumble of thousands
Floyd | of loops and knots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "could the turtle have helped through the hammers?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we tried to take the turtle."
		olethros says, "I missed that"
		olethros says, "I guess we need a 'stop time' spell for that"
		BrianK says, "Yeah, I don't think the turtle's going anywhere"
		BrianK says, "We can probably try casting rezrov on the box"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Closet  Score: 100, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rezrov box" 		

Floyd ] Closet  Score: 100, Turns: 312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The magic in the rope is strong enough to prevent the rezrov spell
Floyd | from working.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Am I lagging or is everyone just being silent"
		olethros asks, "what's left to explore? kitchen?"
		Amber says, "I'm awake, I promise."
		Jacqueline says, "Just silent and thinking."
		olethros says, "otherwise, maybe we can try our luck with the cultists"
		Jacqueline says, "We checked out the kitchen."
		Jacqueline says, "It was just evil ambience."
		olethros asks, "tower?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The warlock's tower?"
		olethros says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "That sounds easy and safe, sure."
		BrianK says, "I don't think we can get past the junction room"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		Jacqueline says, "We haven't actually looked through these courtyard rooms, even though I think we may get caught."
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's check them out since we're here?"
		olethros says, "hmhm"
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
		BrianK says, "also "warlock's tower" is probably the final boss area"
		olethros asks, "is there an official map?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we're nearly our two hour marp."
		Jacqueline says, "er, mark"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the westernmost point in a large open courtyard. The huge
Floyd | entrance gate to the castle looms ominously to the west. The courtyard
Floyd | widens as it proceeds to the east, where a large, ivy-covered temple
Floyd | stands. On either side of the temple are small towers. Far beyond the
Floyd | temple, high above, are two large towers marking the corners of the
Floyd | castle. A squat dark turret hunches between them, blackening the sky
Floyd | around it. A small path leads into the castle to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "I'm curious about the "everything you see is grey and lifeless" line, since it shows up before several other rooms"
		Jacqueline asks, "I think that's just evil Krillness, isn't it?"
		BrianK says, "It's weird that it's in some rooms and not others, though"
		Jacqueline says, "I suspect this courtyard is just geography for geography's sake, but ..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The northern part of the interior courtyard is grey and lifeless. The
Floyd | vast lawns are withered and covered in black ash stretching from south
Floyd | to west. The temple stands to the southeast, and the courtyard
Floyd | continues east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | You are in the center of a large courtyard, which surrounds you.
Floyd | Everything around you is ashen and grey, and the air seems miasmic and
Floyd | oppressive. The dead grass seems to grab at your feet as you stand
Floyd | gazing around. To the east is a temple flanked by two smaller towers.
Floyd | Behind it can be seen the two eastern towers of the castle, shrouded
Floyd | in blood-red fog. Between them is a dark turret, black and ominous as
Floyd | night. It sends dark streams of smoke curling around everything near
Floyd | it. From the temple can be heard a mournful chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | This is the southern part of the courtyard, spreading north and west.
Floyd | The ground is ashen and grey, and the air heavy with death. The dead
Floyd | grass seems to grab at your feet. A narrow stretch of scorched earth
Floyd | continues to the east. To the northeast stands the temple, flanked by
Floyd | two small towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Too bad we can't dress up like a cultist."
		Jacqueline says, "Blend in."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm pretty sure we'll get caught if I head 'round toward the front of the temple, but that would take us to the junction and the last area we have yet to see."
		olethros asks, "E?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | You are south of a small tower which connects with the temple to the
Floyd | north. A large courtyard can be seen to the west and a smaller one to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd | The sun starts to set behind the Lonely Mountain in the west.
Floyd | The day is coming to an end earlier than you would have expected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | You are in a courtyard between an open hall to the east and a temple
Floyd | to the west. The temple is flanked, north and south, by twin towers.
Floyd | Paths cross the scarred lawn to the northwest and southwest. Nothing
Floyd | now grows here, however, and a foul stench fills the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Junction  Score: 100, Turns: 319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | The corridor widens here to form a large hall. To the north and south
Floyd | are small passages, and to the east is what appears to be an enormous
Floyd | spiral staircase. A passage to the west leads into a courtyard. The
Floyd | walls here are scarred and black, and a strange heaviness hangs in the
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. We yet live."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A host of hunched and hairy shapes walk into the hall before you can
Floyd | do anything and, seeing you, take you in their arms and escort you to
Floyd | the west into a huge temple.
Floyd |
Floyd | Temple
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the interior of a huge temple of primitive construction. A few
Floyd | flickering torches cast a sallow illumination over the altar, which,
Floyd | atop a row of stairs, is still drenched with the blood of human
Floyd | sacrifice. Behind the altar is an enormous statue of a demon which
Floyd | seems to reach towards you with dripping fangs and razor-sharp talons.
Floyd | Two open doorways lead out of the temple to the east and west, while
Floyd | two wooden doors stand at the north and south. A mass of hunched
Floyd | figures in the temple are chanting a haunting tune. They don't seem
Floyd | interested in your presence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A low noise begins behind you, and you turn to see hundreds of hunched
Floyd | and hairy shapes. A guttural chant issues from their throats. Near you
Floyd | stands a figure draped in a robe of deepest black, brandishing a
Floyd | vicious dagger. The chant grows louder as the robed figure approaches
Floyd | the altar. As the shapes grab you, the figure in black speaks: "Take
Floyd | the victim to the tower. I shall prepare for the sacrifice!" The
Floyd | figures, whose form you can barely guess, take you from here through
Floyd | the northern door and into a prison cell. They take your possessions
Floyd | from you and close the door with a crash!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is a small prison cell in the north tower of the temple. Hideous
Floyd | shapes can be seen through the iron-barred window in the prison door.
Floyd | From the temple, a bloodcurdling chant can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Oops."
		olethros says, "hm"
		olethros asks, "of we open door, we die?"
		BrianK says, "Ok, so it looks like any turn after we set foot in the junction leads to being taken"
		Jacqueline says, "Kinda, yeah"
		BrianK says, "I think we have rezrov learned this time"
		BrianK says, "So maybe we can cast it on the door"
		Jacqueline asks, "What if we let them sacrifice the adventurer instead?"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "It said that even if we opened the door the guards would get us, but sure."
		olethros says, "i think they already did"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rezrov door" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the rezrov spell committed to memory!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Cell  Score: 100, Turns: 322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have your spell book. How do you expect to memorize a spell
Floyd | without a spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros asks, "maybe undo and try it?"
		BrianK says, "Maybe we forget all our spells when we get stuck here"
		Jacqueline says, "There is no undo."
		olethros asks, "not even floyd-undo?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
		says (to Floyders), "You're screwed."
		BrianK asks, "Didn't we sort of kind of try "sacrificing the adventurer" last week?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		Jacqueline says, "We followed him into the temple."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe if we hang back? It's a long shot, but maybe."
		BrianK says, "I think we followed him around the courtyard to the junction"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, not from the north?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Yeah, that might not work. Let me go check the transcript."
		BrianK says, "Yeah"
		BrianK says, "And then we just got caught by the junction daemon, or whatever we can call it"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Okay."
		Jacqueline makes a psh sound, thinking.
		olethros asks, "are you sure we had actually learned rezrov?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I don't think we had."
		BrianK says, "We learned rezrov in the closet, didn't we"
		Jacqueline asks, "Want to try that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we did, but then we tried to use it."
		Jacqueline says, "It failed, but it was used."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 308
Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		BrianK says, "Oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Gallery  Score: 100, Turns: 309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] South Hall  Score: 100, Turns: 310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hall
Floyd | The damp corridor continues east and west from here. A dark and
Floyd | forbidding stairway leads down to the south. In addition, a narrow
Floyd | passage leads to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Closet  Score: 100, Turns: 311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | This small room must have been a closet of some sort. To the north is
Floyd | a passage leading out into a courtyard. Another exit is to the south.
Floyd | In the exact center of the room is a large, jewelled box. It is
Floyd | wrapped in tight coils of thin rope. You try to follow the strands
Floyd | with your eye, but become hopelessly lost in the jumble of thousands
Floyd | of loops and knots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | This is the westernmost point in a large open courtyard. The huge
Floyd | entrance gate to the castle looms ominously to the west. The courtyard
Floyd | widens as it proceeds to the east, where a large, ivy-covered temple
Floyd | stands. On either side of the temple are small towers. Far beyond the
Floyd | temple, high above, are two large towers marking the corners of the
Floyd | castle. A squat dark turret hunches between them, blackening the sky
Floyd | around it. A small path leads into the castle to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | This is the southern part of the courtyard, spreading north and west.
Floyd | The ground is ashen and grey, and the air heavy with death. The dead
Floyd | grass seems to grab at your feet. A narrow stretch of scorched earth
Floyd | continues to the east. To the northeast stands the temple, flanked by
Floyd | two small towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | Everything you see is grey and lifeless, as though covered with a veil
Floyd | of ash. Sound is muted and there is a faint acrid odor.
Floyd | You are south of a small tower which connects with the temple to the
Floyd | north. A large courtyard can be seen to the west and a smaller one to
Floyd | the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell yet another
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Courtyard  Score: 100, Turns: 316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | You are in a courtyard between an open hall to the east and a temple
Floyd | to the west. The temple is flanked, north and south, by twin towers.
Floyd | Paths cross the scarred lawn to the northwest and southwest. Nothing
Floyd | now grows here, however, and a foul stench fills the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"